South Bend, Indiana; July 30, 2008

Uncle Ron’s Ramblings

From Dr. Seuss to Presidential Politics: Since we talked about Dr. Seuss yesterday we’ll switch to something really nonsensical today: the presidential race.
The major wire services have picked up the rumors that Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine is the winner in the Democratic veep sweepstakes. The rumor was announced yesterday in something called the Politico Website. I don’t know how authoritative a source that is; I’ve never heard of it.
If the Virginia governor is Barack Obama’s pick, that means the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has taken part of my advice. I advised him to select a former beltway lieutenant governor, Maryland’s Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, who lost her governor’s race.
It’s ironic that she’s the only one of Joseph P. Kennedy I’s children or grandchildren to lose a political race; she’s also one of the few members of that family to keep herself free of scandal. You could say she is to the Kennedy family what Elizabeth is to the Windsor family. If Kathleen has been involved in scandalous behavior, at least she has been discreet about it. That in itself is an accomplish with the scrutiny her family is under.
The choice of Kennedy-Townsend would have also offered an olive branch to the Hillary Clinton camp since the former lieutenant governor was almost the only member of her extended family not to support Obama.
Kaine does have the support of Clinton campaign manager Terry McCauliffe, who said the Virginia governor would be the best Democratic veep pick.
Maryland and Virginia are both swing states that have elected Democratic and Republican governors in the past decade.
If this was an ideal world, I still say McCain’s choice would be a no-brainer: Condoleeza Rice. Who else has her experience dealing with Congress and world leaders?
If not Rice, my next choice would be J.C. Watts. The former college and CFL quarterback and U.S. Representative from Oklahoma has stayed busy finding and recruiting Republican candidates for local elections. Watts is still relatively young and he is one of the outstanding speakers in the Republican Party.
To those who say picking a candidate to achieve racial or gender balance is cynical I answer that politics is a cynical business. It’s no more cynical than picking a candidate to achieve regional balance. Why not just pick the best available candidate?

Announcements

St. Joseph County 4-H Fair Open: The St. Joseph County 4-H Fair is open until Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. The midway opens at 1 p.m.
The fairgrounds are at Ironwood and Jackson Roads. The entrance is south of Jackson Road on York Road.
Admission is $6 today through Thursday and $7 Friday and Saturday. Children 8 and under are admitted free; $5 for seniors (65 and over).
Win a Bike: Anyone who completes extra projects and chores for Tammy, Troy, or Roger will have their name entered into the contest. The more projects completed, the more chances to win a bike (lock included). There are two bikes.
The drawing will be Friday, August 8, 2008. See Tammy for more details.
Water Park Open: The children’s courtyard is open again but the water park east of CFH is still a cool alternative during these dog days of Summer.
Go east on Sample Street to Fellows Street by the Boys and Girls Club. Turn south. The park is on the south side of the YWCA. The water park is on the east side of the park.
Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to ac-commodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.
Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE
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▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.
▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested
▪Learn Better Handwriting: Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m., beginning August 5. Sign up in ABE.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.
▪Save Your Files: If you have any files on the hard drives in the ABE computers, you need to save them to a disk or flash drive. The hard drives are going to be cleaned out by August 1.

Herald Sports

Lumberkings 3, Silver Hawks 0: Taylor Harbin had two hits for the Hawks, including a
2-out double in the first inning.
The Hawks (24-14) still have the best record in the Midwest League half-season and lead Dayton by one game. They have expanded their lead over first half-season champion Lansing to four games.
The teams meet again tonight; game time is 8 p.m.
MLB NL: Cubs 7, Brewers 1; Pirates 6, Rockies 4; Cardinals 8, Braves 3; Mets 4, Marlins 1; Phillies 2, Nationals 1; Astros 6, Reds 2; Diamondbacks 3, Padres 0; Dodgers 2, Giants 0.
MLB AL: Twins 6, White Sox 5; Orioles 7, Yankees 6; Angels 6, Red Sox 2; Tigers 8, Indians 5; Rays 3, Blue Jays 0; Rangers 11, Mariners 10; Royals 5, Athletics 2. (Note: Twins-White Sox game tonight televised by Channel 69 at 8 p.m. White Sox lead Twins by ½ game in AL Central).
MLS Superliga Semifinal: Houston 2, Pachuca 0.

WNBA Scores: No games scheduled.

Weather

Today High 85 Low 65 Chance Storms
Thu High 85 Low 63 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 86 Low 67 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 92 Low 68 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 92 Low 70 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., America’s Got Talent; 9 p.m., The Baby Borrowers; 22—8 p.m., Greatest American Dog; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25—8 p.m., America’s Next Top Model; 9 p.m., Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious; 28—8-10 p.m., So You Think You Can Dance (two episodes); 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 69---8 p.m., White Sox at Twins (White Sox lead Twins by ½ game in AL Central).

Uncle Ron’s Ramblings

Things Better Left Unsaid: I hope the rumors are untrue, but if some of you are pestering Jennifer in the kitchen about cooking green eggs and ham you need to stop it.
She is a sous chef, not a Seuss chef.
I’m not even sure what a Seuss chef would look like. If any of you out there are artistically—and Seusically—inclined perhaps you could sketch your rendition of one and send it to the Herald for publication. Make it the width of this column so it will fit.
Gardens Blooming: The plants in the north lot and planters are blooming nicely thanks to the hard work of Emily Pickerell and her volunteers.
I wonder if she’d mind if I borrowed some herbs from her. My clock battery is wearing out and I want to be prepared if someone asks me for the time (thyme).

Local

Local Athlete Swims Channel: Penn High graduate Clara Bennett successfully completed her swim across the English Channel this weekend.
Bennett’s friend, Plymouth native Mallory (Cook) Mead, 22, completed her swim Saturday. They each served on the support boat for the other’s swim.
Mallory and Clara are both former teammates on the Penn Aquatics Club.
For more details on the Channel swims, see Bill Moor’s column in the South Bend Tribune.
Six Shot on West Side Porch: Four girls and two boys under the age of 18 were wounded as a passer-by opened up on them with a shotgun Sunday.
All six were treated for removal of buckshot.

Announcements

St. Joseph County 4-H Fair Open: The St. Joseph County 4-H Fair is open until Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. The midway opens at 1 p.m.
The fairgrounds are at Ironwood and Jackson Roads. The entrance is south of Jackson Road on York Road.
Admission is $6 today through Thursday and $7 Friday and Saturday. Children 8 and under are admitted free; $5 for seniors (65 and over).
Water Park Open: One alternative while the children’s courtyard is closed is the water park east of CFH.
Go east on Sample Street to Fellows Street by the Boys and Girls Club. Turn south. The park is on the south side of the YWCA. The water park is on the east side of the park.
Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to ac-commodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.
Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE
.
▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.
▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested
▪Learn Better Handwriting: Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m., beginning August 5. Sign up in ABE.
▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.
▪Save Your Files: If you have any files on the hard drives in the ABE computers, you need to save them to a disk or flash drive. The hard drives are going to be cleaned out by August 1.

Herald Sports

Bees 5, Silver Hawks 0: Chance Wheeless had two hits for South Bend, including a lead-off double in the second.
The Hawks (22-11) still lead their division by two games over Dayton and Lansing.
The Hawks travel to Iowa tonight to meet the Clinton Lumberkings; game time tonight is 7 p.m.
MLB NL: Cubs 6, Brewers 4; Pirates 8, Rockies 4; Cardinals 12, Braves 3; Marlins 7, Mets 3; Astros 5, Reds 4; Padres 8, Diamondbacks 5; Giants 7, Dodgers 6.
MLB AL: Twins 7, White Sox 0; Angels 7, Red Sox 5; Orioles 13, Yankees 4; Indians 5, Tigers 0; Blue Jays 3, Rays 1; Mariners 7, Rangers 5; Royals 4, Athletics 2.
MLS Scores: Real Salt Lake 2, Toronto FC 1.
WNBA Scores: No games scheduled.

Weather

Today High 88 Low 70 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 86 Low 63 Chance Storm
Thu High 83 Low 61 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 85 Low 67 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 85 Low 67 Clear

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., Celebrity Family Feud; 9 p.m., America’s Got Talent; 22—8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., Big Brother; 25—8 p.m., Beauty and the Geek; 9 p.m., Reaper; 28—8 p.m., Kitchen Nightmares; 9 p.m., House; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid Programming; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Wipeout; 9 p.m., I Survived a Japanese Game Show; 69---8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes), 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).

Nation/World

Thai-Cambodian Forces in Stare-Down: Thai and Cambodian forces continued to face off along a disputed border area after Thai troops occupied a patch of land near the ancient Preah Vihear Temple.
Officials on both sides are trying to reach a peaceful resolution to the situation.
Church Gunman Apparently Disapproved of Liberal Teachings: A man who opened fire with a shotgun at a church children’s pageant Sunday apparently disagreed with the congregation’s liberal teachings.
The man killed two people and wounded seven during the pageant based on the play “Annie.”
There were about 200 people in the Tennesse Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville at the time of the attack.
The gunman was tackled by church members and eventually taken into police custody.
Virginia Governor Said To Top Obama’s Short List: According to the Politico Website, Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine is at the top of Barack Obama’s short list of potential running mates.
The site says Kaine is also the top choice of Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager Terry McCauliffe, who said the Virginia governor would be the best pick to fill out the Democratic veep spot.
Obama and Kaine are reportedly in serious talks about the job.
Zimbabwe Talks Continue: Talks continue in Pretoria, South Africa, between opposing sides in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s recent elections.
The only statement coming out amidst a news blackout came from President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF, insisting the negotiations will not lead to MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) rule.
MDC won control of Zimbabwe’s parliament and its presidential candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai outpolled Mugabe in the general election.
Tsvangirai did not get enough votes to claim outright victory and pulled out of a scheduled runoff after Mugabe’s supporters used violence, intimidation, and censorship. A Zimbabwean freelance journalist was beaten severely and jailed

South Bend, Indiana; July 28, 2008

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Local

Local Athlete Swims Channel: Plymouth native Mallory (Cook) Mead, 22, completed her swim across the English Channel Saturday. She made the trip in 10 hours, 34 minutes.
Mead’s friend, Penn High School graduate Clara Bennett, is also plans to attempt the channel swim this week.

Announcements

St. Joseph County 4-H Fair Open: The St. Joseph County 4-H Fair is open today until Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. The midway opens at 1 p.m.
The fairgrounds are at Ironwood and Jackson Roads. The entrance is south of Jackson Road on York Road.
Admission is $6 today through Thursday and $7 Friday and Saturday. Children 8 and under are admitted free; $5 for seniors (65 and over).
Water Park Open: One alternative while the children’s courtyard is closed is the water park east of CFH.
Go east on Sample Street to Fellows Street by the Boys and Girls Club. Turn south. The park is on the south side of the YWCA. The water park is on the east side of the park.
Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to ac-commodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.
Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE
.
▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.
▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested
▪Learn Better Handwriting: Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m., beginning August 5. Sign up in ABE.
▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.
▪Save Your Files: If you have any files on the hard drives in the ABE computers, you need to save them to a disk or flash drive. The hard drives are going to be cleaned out by August 1.

Herald Sports

Silver Hawks 3, Bees 2 (12): Pinchrunner Matt Oxendine scored in the 12th inning on a wild pitch to break up what had a well-pitched game up to that point.
Relievers Clay Zavada, Daniel Stange, and Billy Spottiswood combined for 5 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Spottiswood got the win.
The teams meet again tonight at the Cove; game time is 7 p.m.
MLB NL: Cubs 9, Florida 6; Mets 9, St. Louis 1; Rockies 11, Reds 0; Padres 3, Pirates 1; Phillies 12, Braves 10; Astros 11, Brewers 6; Diamondbacks 7, Giants 2; Dodgers 2, Nationals 0.
MLB AL: Tigers 6, White Sox 4; Red Sox 9, Yankees 2; Twins 4, Indians 2; Mariners 5, Blue Jays 1; Orioles 5, Angels 2; Royals 6, Rays 1; Athletics 6, Rangers 5.
MLS Scores: Fire 0, Kansas City 0; New York 1, San Jose 1; FC Dallas 4, Los Angeles 0; Columbus vs. Colorado, late.
WNBA Scores: Saturday—Monarchs 70, Fever 62; Comets 79, Sky 65; Sunday—Fever at Mercury, late; Liberty 86, Dream 76; Sun 82, Mystics 60; Sparks 92, Lynx 84 (OT); Monarchs at Storm, late.
Johnson Wins Brickyard 400: Defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson won a race marred by six competition cautions.
The longest stretch of racing was 12 consecutive laps.
Sixteen drivers led the race and there were a total of 26 lead changes.
The 26 lead changes set a new record, but so did the 52 laps run under caution.
Brickyard 400 Top Finishers: 1. Jimmie Johnson (Chevy); 2. Carl Edwards (Ford); 3. Denny Hamlin (Toyota); 4. Elliott Sadler (Dodge); 5. Jeff Gordon (Chevy); 6. Jamie McMurray (Ford); 7. Kasey Kahne (Dodge); 8. Greg Biffle (Ford); 9. Jeff Burton (Chevy); 10. AJ Allmendinger (Toyota); 13. Ryan Newman (12 Dodge).
Sprint Cup Leaders: 1. Kyle Busch 3004; 2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2751; 3. Jeff Burton 2733; 4. Jimmie Johnson 2689; 5. Carl Edwards 2684; 6. Jeff Gordon 2544; 7. Greg Biffle; 8. Denny Hamlin 2453; 9. Kasey Kahne 2441; 10. Tony Stewart; 11. Matt Kenseth 2366; 12. Clint Bowyer 2362; 16. Ryan Newman 2218.
Arena Bowl: Philadelphia Soul 59, San Jose SaberCats 56.
Tour de France: 2008 winner is Spain’s Carlos Sastre.
Golf: PGA Buick Open—1. Chez Reavie 267 (-17), 2. Billy Mayfair 270 (-14); LPGA Evian Masters; Evian, France—1. Helen Alfredsson (won in third playoff hole), Na Yeon Choi, Angels Park 273, 1 (-15); Champions Senior British Open—1. Bruce Vaughn (won on first playoff hole), John Cook 278 (-6).
Stan Gebo Wins Metro Golf at 66: Stan Gebo won his fifth South Bend Metro Golf title this weekend at 66—that’s his age, not his score.
Gebo won his fourth Metro in 1975. He scored even-par 72 Sunday at Blackthorn to win this year’s.


Weather

Today High 85 Low 65 Mostly Sunny
Tue High 88 Low 63 Partly Sunny
Wed High 83 Low 62 Showers
Thu High 82 Low 63 Partly Sunny
Fri High 84 Low 62 Partly Sunny

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., American Gladiators; 9 p.m., Nashville Star; 22—8 p.m., Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., The New Adventures of Old Christine; 25—8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28—8 p.m., Bones; 9 p.m., House; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., High School Musical: Get In the Picture; 9 p.m., Wanna Bet?; 69---8 p.m., Celebrity Exposè, 9 p.m., Decision House.

Nation/World

Seven Pilgrims Killed: Seven Shiite Pil-grims were slain in an ambush Sunday in Baghdad.
The victims were traveling through a Sunni neighborhood to a Shiite shrine when gunmen opened fire.
Police believe the gunmen were seeking to rekindle sectarian tensions in the area which had seen a lessening of violence due to the presence of U.S.-backed Sunni patrols.
Coordinated Bombs Kill 45 in India: An Islamic terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a well-coordinated series of bombs which killed 45 people and wounded 161.
Police said that 16 bombs were set off Saturday evening in several crowded neighborhoods.
Gunman Kills Two in Tennessee Church: A man opened fire with a shotgun in a Tennessee church Sunday, killing two people and wounding seven.
There were about 200 people in the Tennesse Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville watching a youth performance at the time of the attack.
The gunman was tackled by church members and eventually taken into police custody.

South Bend, Indiana; July 18, 2008

Local

Former Penn Student Sentenced: A 16-year-old former Penn High School student has been sentenced to the state juvenile correctional system for his role in planning a Columbine-style assault at the school. He could remain in the system until he turns 21.

Man Arrested in Food Bank Scam: Joseph DeBartolo, 46, has been arrested for allegedly soliciting money in the name of the Food Bank of Northern Indiana.

Announcements

Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival: The College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival will be July 18 and 19 with Joe Paterno, Doug Flutie, Chris Zorich, and the entire class of 2008.

Events will include the Enshrinement Grand Parade in downtown South Bend starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and the FanFest--featuring the Hall of Famer Flag Football Game-- Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Talent Show: Sign up now for a talent show for guests age 21 and under. The sign-up sheet is on the ABE bulletin board in the first floor lounge.

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to accommodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE
.
▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.

▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.

▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested.

▪The Write Stuff: (Note: The Write Stuff will not be meeting during the month of July but will be taking sign-ups.) Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

▪Save Your Files: If you have any files on the hard drives in the ABE computers, you need to save them to a disk or flash drive. The hard drives are going to be cleaned out by August 1.

Herald Sports

Silver Hawks 8, Timber Rattlers 5: Recent draftee Collin Cowgill had two hits, one run, and three RBIs for the visiting Hawks (16-11).

Cowgill--the South Bend centerfielder--had a 3-run single in the fourth inning; one of the runs scored on an error by the opposing centerfielder.

Another newcomer, Joseph Batten, had two hits, two runs and two walks. Sean Coughlin and Elijah Rumler each had two hits and a run.

Starter Joshua Collmenter (10-5) went seven innings and gave up five hits, two runs, one earned run and struck out four.

The Hawks remain a game behind the Lansing Lugnuts, who beat the Peoria Chiefs 8-7.

Starting time for tonight's final game of the series is 8:05 p.m.

MLB NL Scores: Mets 10, Reds 8; Cardinals 4, Padres 3; Rockies 5, Pirates 3.

MLB AL Scores: Tigers 6, Orioles 5.

MLS Scores: Kansas City 3, Columbus 3.

WNBA Scores: Comets 96, Lynx 88; Mercury 99, Sparks 92; Liberty 77, Mystics 56.

British Open Golf: Greg Norman, 53, leads the British Open after two rounds with an even-par score of 70-70 140. The Australian is the only competitor who is not above par.

Nation/World

Mandela Celebrates 90th: Nelson Mandela, who went from political prisoner to President of South Africa, celebrated his 90th birthday today at his home in Qunu, a small village in South Africa's eastern Cape region.

Gore Challenges U.S. to Go Green: Former Vice President Al Gore challenged the United States to shift its electrical production to carbon-free win, solar, and geothermal power within 10 years.

Gore made the challenge at a speech to 1,000 supporters at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington. He insists that the transformation is doable, even though renewable energy currently accounts for only 2.5% of the electricity generated in the U.S.

Weather

Today High 90 Low 68 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 86 Low 67 Chance Storms
Sun High 83 Low 67 Chance Storms
Mon High 83 Low 65 Chance Storms
Tue High 83 Low 63 Partly Cloudy

South Bend, Indiana; July 17, 2008

Announcements

Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival: The College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival will be July 18 and 19 with Joe Paterno, Doug Flutie, Chris Zorich, and the entire class of 2008.

Events will include the Enshrinement Grand Parade in downtown South Bend starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and the FanFest--featuring the Hall of Famer Flag Football Game-- Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Talent Show: Sign up now for a talent show for guests age 21 and under. The sign-up sheet is on the ABE bulletin board in the first floor lounge.

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to accommodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE
.
▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.

▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.

▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.

▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested.

▪The Write Stuff: (Note: The Write Stuff will not be meeting during the month of July but will be taking sign-ups.) Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

▪Save Your Files: If you have any files on the hard drives in the ABE computers, you need to save them to a disk or flash drive. The hard drives are going to be cleaned out by August 1.

Herald Sports

Timber Rattlers 4, Silver Hawks 1: The Hawks (15-11) were held to three hits.
Taylor Harbin scored the only South Bend run. He led off the fourth with a double and was singled home by Sean Coughlin.

The Hawks remain a game behind Lansing; the Lugnuts lost 8-1 to Peoria. Dayton is creeping up on the leaders with a 14-12 record, two games behind Lansing.

Starting time for tonight's second game of the series is 8:05 p.m.

MLB: No games scheduled; All-Star break.

MLS Scores: No games scheduled.

WNBA Scores: Liberty 77, Sun 71; Silver Stars 97, Mercury 87.

Weather

Today High 92 Low 70 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 90 Low 70 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 86 Low 65 Chance Storms
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South Bend, Indiana; July 16, 2008

Announcements

Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival: The College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival will be July 18 and 19 with Joe Paterno, Doug Flutie, Chris Zorich, and the entire class of 2008.

Events will include the Enshrinement Grand Parade in downtown South Bend starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and the FanFest--featuring the Hall of Famer Flag Football Game-- Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Talent Show: Sign up now for a talent show for guests age 21 and under. The sign-up sheet is on the ABE bulletin board in the first floor lounge.

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to accommodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE

▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.

July 16—“Mind/Body Connection” with Katherine Dick.

▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.

▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested.

▪The Write Stuff: (Note: The Write Stuff will not be meeting during the month of July but will be taking sign-ups.) Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

▪Save Your Files: If you have any files on the hard drives in the ABE computers, you need to save them to a disk or flash drive. The hard drives are going to be cleaned out by August 1.

Herald Sports

Silver Hawks Take to Road: The Hawks (15-10) were idle last night. They travel to Wisconsin tonight to begin a 3-game series with the Timber Rattlers. Starting time for all three games is 8:05 p.m.

MLB All-Star Game; AL 4, NL 3 (15): Justin Morneau scored the winning run in the 15th inning on a sacrifice fly by Michael Young as the AL won for the 12th straight time.

It was the final All-Star game in New York's "House That Ruth Built" which will be replaced by a new ballpark next season.

Boston's J.D. Drew was named the MVP; Drew hit a game-tying 2-run homer in the seventh inning.

Geovany Soto and Kosuke Fudodome went hitless in two at-bats. Carlos Zambrano pitched two innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. Ryan Dempster struck out three batters in one inning of work.

MLS Scores: No games scheduled.

WNBA Scores: Liberty 77, Sun 71; Silver Stars 97, Mercury 87.

Indy Attorney to be ND AD: Notre Dame has scheduled a 12:30 p.m. news conference today to announce the hiring of Indianapolis attorney Jack Swarbrick as the school's new athletic director.

Swarbrick, 54, is a 1976 ND graduate. He was president of Indiana Sports Corporation from 1992-2001; during that time the NCAA offices were moved from Kansas City to Indy.


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South Bend, Indiana; July 15, 2008

Announcements

When We Were Kings: The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and CFH will present the documentary film "Muhammed Ali: When We Were KIngs" today at 5:30 in the Community Room.
There will be a background presentation before the screening and a discussion afterward.

Talent Show: Sign up now for a talent show for guests age 21 and under. The sign-up sheet is on the ABE bulletin board in the first floor lounge.

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to accommodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE
.
▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.
July 16—“Mind/Body Connection” with Katherine Dick.

▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.

▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested.

▪The Write Stuff: (Note: The Write Stuff will not be meeting during the month of July but will be taking sign-ups.) Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

▪Save Your Files: If you have any files on the hard drives in the ABE computers, you need to save them to a disk or flash drive. The hard drives are going to be cleaned out by August 1.

Herald Sports

Cougars 5, Silver Hawks 3: The host Silver Hawks (15-10) remained in second place as the Lansing Lugnuts lost to the Burlington Bees.

The Hawks scored two runs in the sixth and one in the bottom of the ninth. Taylor Harbin had three hits. Sean Coughlin had a double, single, and RBI. Elijah Rumler had two hits and scored a run.

The Hawks are off tonight. They travel to Wisconsin tomorrow to begin a 3-game series with the Timber Rattlers. Starting time for all three games is 8:05 p.m.

MLB NL: No games scheduled due to All-Star Game.

MLB AL: No games scheduled due to All-Star Game.

MLS Scores: Saturday--No games scheduled.

WNBA Scores: Sparks 75, Silver Stars 62 (Silver Stars winning streak snapped at seven).

Packer Out at CBS: Billy Packer will be replaced by Clark Kellogg as lead college basketball analyst at CBS, the network announced Monday.
Packer had spent 27 years as lead analyst and worked 34 final fours.


Weather

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Wed High 88 Low 67 Partly Cloudy
Thu High 88 Low 67 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 88 Low 67 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 85 Low 65 Chance Storms

South Bend, Indiana; July 14, 2008

Announcements

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to accommodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.
Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE
.
▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions. July 16—“Mind/Body Connection” with Katherine Dick.
▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.
▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested
▪The Write Stuff: (Note: The Write Stuff will not be meeting during the month of July but will be taking sign-ups.)
Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else.
▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.
▪Save Your Files: If you have any files on the hard drives in the ABE computers, you need to save them to a disk or flash drive. The hard drives are going to be cleaned out by August 1.

Herald Sports

River Bandits 8, Silver Hawks 2; Silver Hawks 10, River Bandits 2; River Bandits 4, Silver Hawks 2; Silver Hawks 8, Cougars 6; Cougars 10, Silver Hawks 4: The Silver Hawks (14-8) are in second place, one game behind the Lansing Lugnuts, in the second Midwest League half-season.
The Hawks and Kane County Cougars meet again this afternoon at the Cove; game time is 1:30 p.m.
MLB NL: Giants 4, Cubs 2; Astros 5, Nationals 0; Phillies 6, Diamondbacks 3; Cardinals 11, Pirates 6; Brewers 3, Reds 2; Braves 12, Padres 3; Dodgers 9, Marlins 1; Mets 7, Rockies 0.
MLB AL: Rangers 12, White Sox 11; Red Sox 2, Orioles 1; INdians 5, Rays 2; Tigers 4, Twins 2; Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1; Mariners 4, Royals 3; Angels 4, Athletics 3.
MLS Scores: Saturday--Fire 2, Toronto FC 1; Colorado 1, San Jose 1; Real Salt Lake 2, Columbus 0.
WNBA Scores: Saturday--Fever 66, Sky 57; Lynx 85, Comets 71; Monarchs 105, Mercury 97; Liberty 74, Shock 64; Storm 70, Sparks 52; Sunday--Sky 79, Dream 66; Mystics 69, Sun 64.
Sprint Cup LIfelock.com 400, Chicagoland Speedway: 1. Kyle Busch (18 Toyota); 2. Jimmie Johnson (48 Chevy); 3. Kevin Harvick (29 Chevy); 4. Greg Biffle (16 Ford); 5. Tony Stewart (20 Toyota); 6. Brian Vickers (83 Toyota); 7. Matt Kenseth (17 Ford); 8. David Ragan (6 Ford); 9. Martin Truex, Jr. (1 Chevy); 10. Ryan Newman (12 Dodge).
Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Kyle Busch 2881; 2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2619; 3. Jeff Burton 2590; 4. Carl Edwards 2509; 5. Jimmie Johnson 2494; 6. Jeff Gordon 2384; 7. Greg Biffle; 8. Matt Kenseth 2317; 9. Kevin Harvick 2308; 10. Tony Stewart 2305; 11. Kasey Kahne 2295; 12. Denny Hamlin 2283; 16. Ryan Newman 2094.
IRL Firestone 200 at Nashville (171 Laps Due to Rain): 1. Scott Dixon (9); 2. Dan Wheldon (10); 3. Helio Castroneves (3); 4. Tony Kanaan (11); 5. Danica Patrick (7); 6. Vitor Meira (4); 7. Buddy Rice (15); 8. Ed Carpenter (20); 9. Darren Manning (14); 10. Mario Moraes (R, 19).
Golf: PGA John Deere Classic--Kenny Perry, Brad Adamonis, Jay Williamson 268 (Perry won in playoff); LPGA Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic--1. Paula Creamer 268, 2. Nicole Castrale 270; Champions--nothing scheduled.

Weather

Today High 83 Low 61 Clear
Tue High 88 Low 65 Clear
Wed High 88 Low 67 Partly Cloudy
Thu High 88 Low 67 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 85 Low 65 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., American Gladiators; 10 p.m., Nashville Star; 22—8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., The Big Bang Theory 25—8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28—8 p.m., Bones 9 p.m., House; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy Unveiled; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., The Bachelor: Where Are They Now:; 9 p.m., The Mole: Take a Closer Look; 69---8 p.m., Under One Roof; 8:30 p.m., Celebrity Expose; 9 p.m., Decision House.

South Bend, Indiana; July 9, 2008

Local

Sentenced Reduced for Redding: The Indiana Court of Appeals reduced Mijell Redding’s 45-year sentence to 30 years yesterday. Redding had been convicted for being the getaway driver in the fatal shooting of South Bend Police Cp. Scott Severns in April, 2006.

Announcements

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to ac-commodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE

.

▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.

July 9—“Beyond MEPS with Katherine Dick.

July 16—“Mind/Body Connection” with Katherine Dick.

▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.

▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.

▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested

▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

▪Save Your Files: If you have any files on the hard drives in the ABE computers, you need to save them to a disk or flash drive. The hard drives are going to be cleaned out by August 1.

Herald Sports

Silver Hawks Lose Another Midwest League All-Star: Another Midwest League All-Star has been promoted to Visalia of the California League. First baseman/outfielder Mike Mee was hitting .299 for the Hawks.

Last week center fielder Evan Frey, the Hawks leading hitter, made the jump to Visalia. His roster spot was taken by outfielder Joseph “JoJo” Batten.

Outfielder Collin Cowgill, drafted by the Diamondbacks in the fifth round this year from the University of Kentucky, is joining the Hawks.

The Hawks were idle last night. The Quad City River Bandits visit the Cove the rest of the week; game time tonight is 7 p.m. with an afternoon game tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.

Uncle Ron’s MLB Roundup: The Cubs countered the Brewers’ acquisition of CC Sabathia by obtaining RHP Rich Harden from the A’s in a 6-player deal.

The Cubs get Harden—who is 5-1 in 13 games this season with a 2.34 ERA—and RHP Chad Gaudin—who pitched for Lou Piniella at Tampa Bay.

The A’s get pitcher Sean Gallagher, Matt Murton, Eric Patterson, and Josh Donaldson.

Sabathia gave up five hits and two earned runs in six innings in his National League debut but he still got the win as the Brewers remained four games behind the Cubs.

Rick Dempster improved his record to 10-0 at home as the Cubs remained 3.5 games ahead of the second place Cardinals. Mike Fontenot and Geovany Soto (16) homered for the Cubs. Dempster and Harden are both from British Columbia.

The Cubs can now match the Brewers’ rotation of Ben Sheets and Sabathia with Carlos Zambrano, Dempster, and Harden. The Cubs also still have some promising young mound prospects even with the trade of Gallagher.

The White Sox increased their lead in the AL Central to 2.5 games with the help of a Red Sox win over the Twins. The Red Sox closed the gap in the East to 3 games as the Rays lost their second in a row after a seven-game streak.

The Angels lost, but still maintain a five game lead in the AL West and a 54-36 record—which matches the Cubs.

The Phillies lead the Marlins in the NL East by 1.5 games and the Diamondbacks are the only NL West team at or above .500 with a 45-45 record. The D’Backs lead the Dodgers by one game.

MLB NL: Cubs 7, Reds 3; Pirates 4, Asros 3; Cardinals 2, Phillies 0; Mets 7, Giants 0; Diamondbacks 2, Nationals 0; Brewers 7, Rockies 3; Padres 10, Marlins 1; Braves 9, Dodgers 3.

MLB AL: White Sox 11, Royals 9; Red Sox 6, Twins 5; Yankees 5, Rays 0; Tigers 9, Indians 2; Blue Jays 7, Orioles 6; Rangers 3, Angels 2; Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

MLS Scores: No games scheduled. .

WNBA Scores: Mystics 50, Fever 48; Mercury 99, Comets 94; Shock 88, Sun 82; Storm 79, Monarchs 64; Silver Stars 83, Liberty 79.

.Uncle Ron’s WNBA Roundup: Diana Taurasi reached 3,000 career points in fewer games than any WNBA player with a 30-point effort last night for the Mercury ((9-9).

Tina Thompson led the Comets (9-10) with 23 points.

The Mystics (7-11) outscored the Fever (9-9) 20-8 in the fourth quarter to pull out their win.

The Shock took a ½ game lead over the Sun in the Eastern Conference with their 4-point win.

The Storm (12-7) are the only team in Seattle now that the former Sonics have left for Oklahoma City. The Sonics do still exist on paper as Seattle kept the rights to the Sonics’ name and logo.

Sue Bird led the Storm in their win over the Monarchs (8-11) with 16 points, five rebounds, and nine assists.

Good news and bad news for former Notre Dame All-American Ruth Riley. Her Silver Star team (13-6) has the best record in the Western Conference but she has had to accept a backup role to Ann Wauters at center. Wauters scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Stars win over the Liberty (9-9) last night. Riley had no points and one board in 15 minutes.

Weather

Today High 79 Low 58 Partly Cloudy

Thu High 85 Low 63 Clear

Fri High 86 Low 65 Partly Cloudy

Sat High 88 Low 65 Storms

Sun High 83 Low 63 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8-10 p.m., Baby Borrowers (two episodes); 22—8 p.m., Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25—8 p.m., America’s Next Top Model; 9 p.m., Pussycat Dolls Present Girlicious; 28—8-10 p.m., So You Think Can Dance (2-hour episode); 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 69---8 p.m., Under One Roof; 8:30 p.m., Whacked Out Videos; 9-10 p.m., Twilight Zone (two episodes).

Nation/World

U.S. Turkish Consulate Attacked: Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen are dead after a 15-minute gun battle outside the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul.

American officials said no U.S. personnel were killed in the attack.

Bachelorette Chooses Snowboarder: Bachelorette Deanna Pappas chose snowboarder Jesse Csincsak in the show’s season finale in the Bahamas.

The wedding date is May, 2009.

South Bend, Indiana; July 8, 2008

Local

Police Investigators Fired At: South Bend Police Cpl. Michael Norby and members of the St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit were shot at while inspecting the scene of a fatal shooting on South Bend’s west side.

The detectives were checking out the area behind Wade’s Unique Car Wash in the 1800 block of Lincolnway West where Harold Parks, 28, was fatally shot Saturday night.

The shots went over the officers’ heads. Norby and another officer gave chase, but couldn’t find a suspect.

It has been little more than a year since Norby was shot in the arm and Cpl. Nick Polizzotto was fatally shot at the Wooden Indiana Motel.

It was a violent holiday weekend in South Bend. Five people were shot and one person stabbed.

Announcements

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to ac-commodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE

.

▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.

July 9—“Beyond MEPS with Katherine Dick.

July 16—“Mind/Body Connection” with Katherine Dick.

▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.

▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.

▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested

▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

Herald Sports

Silver Hawks 6, Wizards 0: South Bend’s second batter Taylor Harbin drove in newcomer Joseph Batten with a home run to give the host Silver Hawks an early lead they never relinquished.

Batten was trying to fill the void left by the promotion of South Bend’s leading hitter, Evan Frey. Playing in Frey’s old center field position, Batten had three hits and three runs, including the lead-off single.

Harbin had one other hit. Matthew Oxendine had two hits and one run.

Hawk starter Tom Layne (3-2, 2.89) allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out two to get the win. Bryan Henry pitched two perfect innings in relief of Layne with two strikeouts.

South Bend maintained a one-game lead over Lansing and a three-game margin over third place West Michigan.

The Hawks finally have a night off tonight. The Quad City River Bandits come to the Cove tomorrow night; game time is 7 p.m. with an afternoon game Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

Uncle Ron’s MLB Roundup: The race in the National League Central Division has gotten tougher for the Cubs with the Brewers’ acquisition of pitcher CC Sabathia from the Indians.

The Brewers traded four prospects to the Indians for the reigning AL Cy Young winner. Sabathia and Ben Sheets give Milwaukee a powerful one-two punch to go with their offense led by Prince Fielder.

The Brewers are currently four games behind the Cubs and ½ game behind the Cardinals.

The Rays finally had their winning streak snapped at seven. During the skein, they went from trailing the Red Sox by two games to leading them by five games. Tampa Bay still holds a four-game lead over Boston in the AL East. The streak included series sweeps of the then AL Central leading Red Sox and the NL Central leading Cubs.

The White Sox are still doing what they need to bring about the first Windy City World Series in more than 100 years. They lead the Twins by 1.5 games. The Red Sox helped the Pale Hose by cooling off the Twins.

Fans in Florida are hoping for a Sunshine State World Series. Not only do the Rays have the best record in baseball, the Marlins trail the Phillies by only 1.5 games in the NL East. Even if that doesn’t happen, Florida has still hosted (and won) more Fall Classics than Chicago since the birth of the Rays (formerly Devil Rays) and Marlins. It would be the first Series for the Rays.

The Angels are threatening to run away with the AL West, leading the A’s by six games. The Dodgers could join them in the first City of the Angels World Series due to their weak division. No one in the NL West has a record above .500. MLB NL: Mets 10, Phillies 9; Pirates 10, Astros 7; Rockies 4, Brewers 3; Marlins 3, Padres 1; Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

MLB AL: Red Sox 1, Twins 0; Royals 7, Rays 4; Angels 9, Rangers 6; Athletics 4, Mariners 3.

MLS Scores: No games scheduled. .

WNBA Scores: No games scheduled.

Gay Says He’ll Be Ready for Beijing: American sprinter Tyson Gay says he should be 100 % for his two races at the Beijing Olympics.

Gay pulled up lame in the 200 meter finals at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, OR., Sunday. He ignored the advice of his coach and pulled the hamstring 25 meters into the race.

Gay is scheduled to compete in the 100 and the 400 relay at Beijing.

Weather

Tue High 85 Low 65 Showers, Storm

Wed High 77 Low 58 Partly Cloudy

Thu High 83 Low 61 Clear

Fri High 85 Low 65 Partly Cloudy

Sat High 86 Low 68 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., Celebrity Family Feud; 9 p.m., America’s Got Talent; 22—8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., 48 Hours Mysteries; 25—8 p.m., Beauty and the Geek; 9 p.m., Reaper; 28—8 p.m., Moment of Truth; 9 p.m., Hell’s Kitchen; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid Programming; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Wipeout; 9 p.m., I Survived a Japanese Game Show; 69---8 p.m., White Sox at Royals.

Nation/World

Bozos of the World Lose a Role Model: Larry Harmon, 83--who turned Bozo the Clown into a national franchise—died last Thursday in Los Angeles.

Harmon was not the first Bozo. The characters began in 1946 on a cartoon series with an actor named Vance Pinto Colvig doing the voice. Harmon took over in 1956, organized a group to buy the rights, and gave Bozo a makeover which included the sixe 83AAA shoes and flaming red wig.

Harmon trained Bozos and franchised the character to TV stations across the country, including WGN in Chicago which could be picked up locally.

He also took Vice-President George H.W. Bush to task during the laters’ 1988 presidential campaign for erroneously calling someone a bozo. The correct definition of a “bozo” is a clown or hobo, not an idiot.

South Bend, Indiana; July 7, 2008

Announcements

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to ac-commodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE

.

▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.

July 9—“Beyond MEPS with Katherine Dick.

July 16—“Mind/Body Connection” with Katherine Dick.

▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.

▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.

▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested

▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

Herald Sports

Silver Hawks 4, Lugnuts 0; Silver Hawks 2, Lugnuts 0; Wizards 6, Silver Hawks 1: The Silver Hawks won a series against the Lansing Lugnuts for the first time this season. South Bend leads second-place Lansing by one game in the second half-season.

Joshua Collmenter (9-4, 3.25) pitched seven innings of no-hit ball July 4 against the Lugnuts. He struck out seven and walked one. There are strict pitch count rules in the Midwest League, so Collmenter still had to come out with the no-hitter and the lead. He did get the win.

South Bend center fielder and Midwest League All-Star Evan Frey has been promoted to the Class A Advanced California League Visalia Oaks team. Frey was leading the Hawks with a .327 average and 101 hits.

The Hawks face the Wizards again tonight at the Cove; game time is 7 p.m.

MLB NL: Cubs 7, Cardinals 1; Reds 6, Nationals 5; Braves 7, Astros 6 (17); Mets 4, Phillies 2 (12); Brewers 11, Pirates 6; Marlins 10, Rockies 5; Dodgers 5, Giants 3; Diamondbacks 3, Padres 2.

MLB AL: White Sox 4, Athletics 3; Yankees 5, Red Sox 4 (10); Rangers 11, Orioles 10; Rays 9, Royals 2; Twins 4, Indians 3; Angels 7, Blue Jays 1; Tigers 2, Mariners 1 (15).

MLS Scores: July 3—Houston 0, Real Salt Lake 0; July 4—Colorado 4, New York 0; New England 2, Los Angeles 1; Kansas City 1, FC Dallas 1; July 5—Fire 2, Columbus 2; Chivas USA 1, San Jose 0.

WNBA Scores: July 3—Comets 72, Dream 65; Storm 84, Liberty 71; Silver Stars 68, Monarchs 67; Lynx 88, Sparks 70; July 5—Dream 91, Sky 84 (first win ever for Dream); Fever 81, Sun 74; Comets 73, Monarchs 65; Liberty 93, Mercury 83; Storm 96, Lynx 71; July 6—Silver Stars 83, Mystics 75; Sparks 91, Mercury 80.

Wimbledon Tennis: Women’s Singles—Venus Williams (7) def. Serena Williams (6) 7-5, 6-4; Men’s Singles—Rafael Nadal (2) def. Roger Federer (1) 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7; Women’s Doubles—Venus and Serena Williams def. Lisa Raymond-Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-2; Men’s Doubles—Daniel Nestor-Nenan Zimonjic def. Jonas Bjorkman-Kevin Ullyett 7-6 (6-7), 6-3, 6-3; Mixed Doubles—Bob Bryan-Samantha Stosur def. Mike Bryan-Katarina Strebotnik 7-5, 6-4.

Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca Cola (at Daytona): 1. Kyle Busch (18 Toyota); 2. Carl Edwards (99 Ford); 3. Matt Kenseth (17 Ford); 4. Kurt Busch (2 Dodge); 5. David Ragan (6 Ford); 6. Robby Gordon (7 Dodge); 7. Kasey Kahne (9 Dodge); 8. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (88 Chevy); 9. Clint Bowyer (07 Chevy); 10. Mark Martin (8 Chevy); 36. Ryan Newman (12 Dodge).

Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Kyle Busch 2686; 2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2504; 3. Jeff Burton 2484; 4. Carl Edwards 2437; 5. Jimmie Johnson 2319; 6. Jeff Gordon 2249; 7. Denny Hamlin 2240; 8. Kasey Kahne 2177; 9. Matt Kenseth 2166; 10. Clint Bowyer 2159; 11. Greg Biffle 2153; 12. Tony Stewart 2145; 17. Ryan Newman 1960.

IRL Camping World Watkins Glenn Grand Prix: 1. Ryan Hunter-Reay (17), 2. Darren Manning (14), 3. Tony Kanaan (11), 4. Buddy Rice (15), 5. Marco Andretti (26), 6. Bruno Junqueria (18), 7. Mario Moraes (R 19), 8. Graham Rahal (R 6), 9. Hideki Mutoh (R 27), 10. E. J. Viso (R 33).

Golf: PGA AT&T National—1. Anthony Kim 12, 2. Fredrick Jacobson -10; LPGA P&G Beauty N.W. Arkansas Classic—1. Seon Hwa Lee -15, T2. Jane Pak and Meena Lee -14; Champions Dick’s Sporting Goods Open—1. Eduardo Romero -17, T2. Gary Koch and Fulton Allem -16.

MLB American League All-Star Team: Starters—C Joe Mauer, Twins; 1B Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox; 2B Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox; SS Derek Jeter, Yankees; 3B Alex Rodriguez, Yankees; OF Josh Hamilton, Rangers; OF Manny Ramirez, Red Sox; OF Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners; DH David Ortiz, Red Sox; Pitchers—Justin Duchscherer , (R), Athletics; Roy Halladay (R), Blue Jays; Scott Kazmir (R), Rays; Cliff Lee (L), Indians; Joe Nathan (RH), Twins; Jonathan Papelbon (RH), Red Sox; Mariano Rivera (RH), Yankees; Mariano Rivera (RH), Yankees; Francisco Rodriguez (RH), Angels; Ervin Santana (RH), Angels; Joe Saunders (L), Angels; George Sherrill (L), Orioles; Joakim Soria (RH), Royals; Reserves—C Dioner Navarro, Rays; C Jason Varitek, Red Sox; 1B Justin Morneau, Twins; 2B Jan Kinsler, Rangers; SS Michael Young, Rangers; 3B Joe Crede, White Sox; 3B Carlos Guillen, Tigers; OF J.D. Drew, Red Sox; OF Carlos Quentin, White Sox; OF Grady Sizemore, Indians; DH Milton Bradley, Rangers.

National League All-Star Team: Starters—C Geovany Soto, Cubs; 1B Lance Berkman, Astros; 2B Chase Utley, Phillies; SS Hanley Ramirez, Marlins; 3B Chipper Jones, Braves; OF Ryan Braune, Brewers; OF Kosuke Fukodome, Cubs; OF Alfonso Soriano, Cubs; Pitchers—Aaron Cook (RH), Rockies; Ryan Dempster (RH), Cubs; Dan Haren (RH), Cubs; Brad Lidge (RH), Phillies; Tim Lincecum (RH) Giants; Ben Sheets (RH), Brewers; Edinson Volquez (RH), Reds; Billy Wagner (RH), Mets; Brandon Webb (RH), Diamondbacks; Brian Wilson (RH), Giants; Kerry Wood (RH), Cubs; Carlos Zambrano (RH), Cubs; Reserves—C Russell Martin, Dodgers; C Brian McCann, Braves; 1B Adrian Gonzalez, Padres; 1B Albert Pujols, Cardinals; 2B Dan Uggla, Marlins; 3B Aramis Ramirez, Cubs; SS Cristian Guzman, Nationals; SS Miguel Tejada, Astros; Of Matt Holiday, Rockies; OF Ryan Ludwick, Cardinals; OF Nate McClouth, Pirates.

Weather

Today High 85 Low 70 Storms

Tue High 86 Low 65 Showers, Storm

Wed High 81 Low 58 Partly Cloudy

Thr High 79 Low 61 Clear

Fri High 85 Low 65 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., American Gladiators; 9 p.m., Nashville Star; 22—8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 25—8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28—8 p.m., Bones; 9 p.m., House; 46—7-10 p.m., Harvest Show Special 57—8-10 p.m., 2-hour Bachelorette; 69---8 p.m., Celebrity Exposè; 9 p.m., Decision House.