Monday, October 13, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; October 13, 2008

Announcements

Qi-Gong: Qi-Gong will be in recess from October 20-November 3. It will resume its regular schedule November 10.

Voter Registration: Note: the deadline for voter registration was Monday.

St. Joseph County residents can vote early at the first floor of the County-City Building or at the County Courthouse building in Mishawaka and avoid standing in line at the polls on election day.

Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.

I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.

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

▪GED: A new GED class will be starting up this October 10th in ABE. All GED bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 on Fridays and will include group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.

▪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.

Herald Sports

ND Notes: Football—UNC 29, ND 24; Soccer, Women, Friday—(1) ND 3, (17/16) Georgetown 1; Sunday--(1) ND 3, Villanova 2 (OT) (ND 14-0-0, 7-0-0 Big East); Men—(14) ND 4, Pittsburgh 1; Volleyball, Saturday—ND 3, West Virginia 0 (600th win in program history); Sunday—Pittsburgh 3, ND 1; Tennis, Men, Tom Fallon Invitational at ND—ND wins five singles matches and three doubles on final day of event; Brett Helgeson eliminated in round of 16 at ITA All-America Championships; Women—Irish junior Kali Kristik wins two singles matches to advance to flight B finals of Northwestern's Wildcat Fall Invitational.

MLB NLCS: Friday—Phillies 8, Dodgers 5 (Phillies lead 2-0); Sunday—Dodgers 7, Phillies 2 (Phillies lead 2-1).

MLB ALCS: Friday—Red Sox 2, Rays 0 (Red Sox lead 1-0); Saturday—Rays 9, Red Sox 8 (Tied 1-1).

NFL Scores: Falcons 22, Bears 20; Colts 31, Ravens 3; Texans 29, Dolphins 28; Vikings 12, Lions 10; Saints 34, Raiders 3; Jets 26, Bengals 14; Buccaneers 27, Panthers 3; Rams 19, Redskins 17; Jaguars 24, Broncos 17; Cardinals 30, Cowboys 24 (OT); Eagles 40, 49ers 26; Packers 27, Seahawks 17; Chargers 30, Patriots 10.

NCAA Football Scores: (25) Ball St. 24, Western Kentucky 7 (Ball St. 7-0, 3-0 MAC); Southern Illinois 60, Indiana St. 7; (12) Ohio St. 16, Purdue 3; Iowa 45, IU 9; Toledo 13, Michigan 10; Minnesota 27, Illinois 20; (23) Michigan St. 37, Northwestern 20; (6) Penn St. 48, Wisconsin 7; Top 25—(5) Texas 45, Oklahoma 35 (Texas elevated to No. 1 in latest AP poll); (16) Kansas 30, Colorado 14; (14) Utah 40, Wyoming 7; Mississippi St. 17, (13) Vanderbilt 14; (7) Texas Tech 37, Nebraska 31 (OT); (8) USC 28, Arizona St. 0; (10) Georgia 26, Tennessee 14; Arkansas 25, (20) Auburn 22; (9) BYU 21, New Mexico 3; (17) Oklahoma St. 28, (3) Missouri 23; (15) Boise St. 24, Southern Mississippi 7; (11) Florida 51, (4) LSU 21.

NHL Scores: Friday—Rangers 4, Blackhawks 2; Devils 2, Islanders 1; Hurricanes 6, Panthers 4; Thrashers 7, Capitals 4; Sabres 2, Canadiens 1 (SO); Blue Jackets 5, Stars 4 (OT); Blues 5, Predators 2; Saturday—Capitals 4, Blackhawks 2; Rangers 4, Flyers 3; Islanders 5, Blues 2; Panthers 3, Thrashers 2 (OT); Red Wings 3, Senators 2; Canadiens 6, Maple Leafs 1; Hurricanes 4, Lightning 3 (OT); Devils 2, Penguins 1 (OT); Predators 3, Stars 1; Wild 4, Bruins 3; Sharks 3, Kings 1; Canucks 5, Flames 4 (OT); Coyotes 3, Blue Jackets 1; Sunday—Coyotes 4, Ducks 2; Oilers 3, Avalanche 2; Sharks 1, Kings 0.

MLS Scores: Saturday—Toronto FC 2, FC Dallas 2; K.C. Wizards 1, N.E. Revolution 0; Chivas USA 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0; Sunday—Columbus Crew 2, Chicago Fire 2; D.C. United 0, Houston Dynamo 0; L.A. Galaxy 3, Colorado Rapids 2.

NBA Preseason Scores: Friday—Pacers 102, Bulls 95; Knicks 110, 76ers 104; Pistons 73, Wizards 62; Celtics 96, Cavaliers 94; Grizzlies 91, Bobcats 79; Trailblazers 102, Hawks 80; Mavericks 105, Bucks 79; Hornets 89, Spurs 84; Nuggets 118, Timberwolves 95; Kings 94, Thunder 85; Saturday—Celtics 90, Rockets 89; Pistons 111, Bucks 99; Nuggets 77, Suns 72; Warriors 122, Thunder 102; Sunday—76ers 85, Raptors 79; Nets 94, Heat 92; Jazz 93, Trailblazers 80; Lakers 94, Kings 89. .

Golf: PGA Texas Open—Zach Johnson -19; Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson, Tim Wilkinson -17; LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge—In-Kyung Kim -10, Angela Stanford -7; Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship—D.A. Weibring -9, Fred Funk -8.

Sprint Cup Bank of America 500, Lowe's Motor Speedway: 1. Jeff Burton (31 Chevy); 2. Kasey Kahne (9 Dodge); 3. Kurt Busch (2 Dodge); 4. Kyle Busch (18 Toyota); 5. Jamie McMurray (26 Ford); 6. Jimmie Johnson (48 Chevy); 7. Greg Biffle (16 Ford); 8. Jeff Gordon (24 Chevy); 9. Mark Martin (8 Chevy); 10. David Ragan (6 Ford); 21. Ryan Newman (12 Dodge); 40. Tony Raines (70 Chevy).

Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Jimmie Johnson 5878; 2. Jeff Burton 5809; 3. Greg Biffle 5792; 4. Carl Edwards 5710; 5. Clint Bowyer 5693; 6. Kevin Harvick 5671; 7. Tony Stewart 5650; 8. Jeff Gordon 5633; Kyle Busch 5552; 10. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 5524; 11. Matt Kenseth 5518; 12. Denny Hamlin 5498.

Boxing: WBC Heavyweight Title Fight—Vitali Klitschko def. Samuel Peter, TKO (Peter did not come out for the ninth round); IBF-IBO Light Heavyweight Title Fight—Chad Dawson KO's Antonio Tarver with 2:11 left in final round.

Sports Notes: Golf—Seve Ballesteros has brain tumor; will undergo biopsy tomorrow to find out if it is malignant;

Local

Local Headlines: Accident—pedestrian hit by police car in Mishawaka; Killed By Tree—South Bend resident killed by falling tree he cut down;

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines:. Wall St.—Bush administration says it is moving quickly to implement $700-billion bailout plan; Germany pledges EU500-billion ($681-billion) in bailout; Campaign—polls show Indiana governor's race even; Zimbabwe—power-sharing agreement unraveling; prime minister threatens to resign; Entertainment—"Star Trek" episodes to be shown on YouTube

Weather

Today High 79 Low 59 Partly Cloudy

Tue High 74 Low 50 Chance Rain

Wed High 67 Low 45 Chance Rain

Thu High 65 Low 45 Partly Cloudy

Fri High 58 Low 43 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., Chuck; 9 p.m., Heroes; 10 p.m., Life; 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 p.m., Worst Week; 25—8 pm., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28—8 p.m., NLCS: Phillies at Dodgers; 46—7-10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices Three-Hour Special; 57—8-9:30 p.m., Dancing With the Stars; 9:30 p.m., Samantha Who?;69—8 p.m., Celebrity Exposè; 9 p.m., Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.


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