Thursday, September 25, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; September 25, 2008

Announcements

Community Cleanup: There will be a Community Cleanup for CFH guests Thursday from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.

Voter Registration: There will be someone on hand to register voters Mondays at 6 p.m., either in the men's lounge or the Community Room.

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.

▪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: No handwriting classes in September. Sign up in ABE for the next class.

▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Starting up again September 11, Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., in the Community Room.

▪Book Club: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.; Regular (CFH Book Club)--will be meeting Monday, 8-8:30 p.m. Read books of choosing (approved by ABE staff). Sign up in ABE or on the ABE bulletin board by the men's lounge.

▪Masterpiece Seminar: September 9-November 4; Tuesdays 6 –7 p.m.

▪DCP: DCP (Developing Capable People) classes will be starting September 17 on Wednesday and Thursday nights, 5:30-8 p.m. Ask your coach to get on the list.

Herald Sports

ND Notes: Football—Irish football great Dick Lynch passes away at age 72; was also NFL Giants player and broadcaster; Softball—fall season resumes Sunday at Melissa Cook Stadium; Soccer, Women—senior forward Kerri Hanks named to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week and Big East Conference Weekly Honor Roll; Men—freshman central defender Aaron Maund named Big East Rookie of the Week for September 15-21.

MLB NL: Cubs 9, Mets 6 (10); Braves 10, Phillies (Phillies lead Mets by 1.5); Dodgers 12, Padres 4 (Dodgers lead Diamondbacks by 4, magic number 1); Cardinals 4, Diamondbacks 2; Marlins 9, Nationals 4; Astros 5, Reds 0; Rockies 15, Giants 6.

MLB AL: Twins 3, White Sox 2 (ChiSox lead Twins by .5); Rays 11, Orioles 6 (Rays lead Red Sox by 3; magic number 1); Red Sox 5, Indians 4; Rangers 14, Athletics 4; Royals 10, Tigers 4; Yankees 10, Blue Jays 2 (10); Angels 6, Mariners 5.

MLS Scores: No games scheduled.

WNBA Playoff Scores: no games scheduled; second round begins tonight with Silver Stars at Sparks.

.NFL Notes: Bears—WR Brandon Lloyd’s 216 receiving yards twice that of other Bear receivers combined; Colts—team is 31st in league rushing and 20th passing; Lions—team president Matt Millen is fired; Giants—WR Plaxico Burress suspended one game for missing practice without excuse; Jets—Favre unsure how ankle will limit him; Packers—team hopes CB Al Harris can return this season despite spleen injury; Browns—QB Derek Anderson will start for now but Brady Quinn is staying ready; Buccaneers—3-month-old son of kicker Matt Bryan dies Wednesday; Chiefs—QB Damon Huard will be fourth different starter in as many games; Titans—QB Vince Young looks to get back on field.

NCAA Football Notes: Purdue—retiring head coach Joe Tiller’s spread offense has rewritten Big Ten passing records and reshaped Big Ten offenses; Nebraska—ex-Husker Thunder Collins arrested after double shooting which left one dead; Oklahoma—head coach Bob Stoops denies he accused TCU coach Gary Patterson of cheating in 2005 upset; Penn St.—Nittany Lions clothing to create “white out” effect at PSU’s Beaver Stadium Saturday; UNC-Miami (FL)—Butch returns to old school as UNC head coach.

Sports Notes: MLB—feds reveal some Barry Bonds trial strategy; NBA—Nuggets guard Chuckie Atkins will miss six weeks after arthroscopic surgery; Bobcats extend offer to Rockets restricted free agent forward Carl Landry; NHL—Penguin veteran defenseman Sergei Gonchar out indefinitely with dislocated shoulder; Canadiens defenseman Mathieu Carle taken off ice on stretcher after being knocked unconscious; Sharks sign defenseman Doug Murray to four-year extension; Golf—Anthony Kim concedes nothing to Sergio Garcia at Ryder Cup; Lorena Ochoa looks to end winless streak at seven; UFC—Andrei Arlovski to fight Roy Nelson on Elite XC’s October 4 card (shown in primetime on CBS); Boxing—Olympic boxer Demetrius Andrade will make pro debut October 23 at casino in Washington state; Oscar De La Hoya chooses Nacho Beristain as new trainer.

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Local

Local Headlines: Not a Leg To Stand On—thief steals 67-year-old double amputee’s prosthetic legs from car; cost $5,000 but valueless to anyone but owner; legs turned in to security guard at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Gun at Washington High—police say gun was brought to Washington High as part of drug deal; South Shore—South Shore to bus passengers during maintenance work; Granger—police at standoff near Granger home; street blocked off; School Evacuation—electrical problem caused evacuation at Mishawaka High School; the school is expected to resume a normal schedule today; ND Fire—employees quickly extinguished a fire at Notre Dame’s power plant; .

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Wall St. Crisis—Bush warns “economy is in danger. Without immediate action of Congress America could slip into a financial panic; Presidential Campaign—Obama rejects McCain request for debate postponement as McCain suspends campaign due to Wall St. crisis; Obama blames Wall St. executives’ “greed and irresponsibility” for causing financial crisis; South Africa—nation’s Parliament expected to name ANC deputy head Kgalema Motlanthe as interim president; ANC head Jacob Zuma not eligible because he is not a member of Parliament; California—Gov. Schwarzenegger signs bill banning text-messaging while driving; Washington—heavy flooding expected from new storm just weeks after Tropical Storm Hanna left the area thoroughly soaked; China—European Union limits baby foot imports from China after deaths from tainted milk; Hanging Around—magician David Blaine successfully completes stunt of hanging upside for 60 hours over New York’s Central Park; Smallville—Justice League members Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, Black Canary and Green Arrow (what, no Wonder Woman, Batman, or Flash) mobilize to try and foil Lex Luthor’s plans for world domination; second show of new season tonight; no word on how Supergirl is doing in the Phantom Zone (undoubtedly she’s not happy).

Weather

Today High 79 Low 49 Partly Cloudy

Fri High 79 Low 50 Partly Cloudy

Sat High 76 Low 54 Partly Cloudy

Sun High 74 Low 52 Partly Cloudy

Mon High 72 Low 52 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8-9 p.m., My Name Is Earl (two episodes); 9 p.m., The Office; 22—8-10 p.m., Survivor_ Gabon—Earth’s Last Eden; 25—8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28—8-10 p.m., Kitchen Nightmares (two episodes); 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live From Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey’s Anatomy; 69—8-10 p.m., Walking Tall (2004 remake with The Rock.

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