Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity. Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Qi-Gong will be in recess from October 20-November 3. It will resume its regular schedule November 10.
Vote Early and Often: 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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▪Halloween Fiesta: Sunday, November 2, from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish and also celebrate the recent holiday.
From 6-7 p.m., we will be teaching Spanish, especially vocabulary focused on Halloween.
From 7-8 p.m., we will be enjoying some Halloween snacks, a Halloween craft and playing educational board games.
▪Computer Basics and Microsoft Word: Wednesdays starting November 5, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Four sessions: November 5, 12, 19 and December 3.
▪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.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam returned October 17 (the Herald editor was sleeping on the job). The new hours are Friday, from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. Read a favorite poem; share your own work; or just listen, relax, and enjoy!
Poetry Jam counts toward your ABE hours.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.
▪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/Scores: Volleyball (at Long Beach St.)—Long Beach St. 3, ND 1; Soccer, Women—Kerri Hanks and Brittany Bock named to national team of the week; Hockey—Ian Cole named CCHA Defenseman of the Week.
World Series: Game 1, tonight, Phillies at Rays, 8 p.m. (Fox 28).
MLB Notes: Red Sox—manager Terry Francona to have back surgery; Nationals—GM Jim Bowden had skin cancer surgery; Cardinals—team declines option on RHP Mark Mulder; Cubs—Cubs might play exhibition opener at new Yankee Stadium; Cubs give GM Jim Hendry 4-year extension; Braves—announcer Pete Van Wieren announces retirement.
NFL Notes: Vick—ex-NFL QB Michael Vick plans to plead guilty to Virginia dog-fighting charges which could qualify him for early release; Cowboys—Tony Romo says he won't play vs. Buccaneers; Patriots—S Rodney Harrison's career likely over due to torn thigh muscle; Browns—TE Kellen Winslow suspended one game for critical comments he made about team management after Sunday's game; 49ers—new head coach Mike Singletary introduced to press; Chiefs—RB Larry Johnson benched for second game due to legal problems; Chiefs replace K Nick Novak with Connor Barth, seek help at QB; former Bucs QB Bruce Gradkowski a possibility; Chiefs reject signing former Pro Bowl QB Daunte Culpepper; Saints—RB Reggie Bush could miss two months after surgery on left knee; Steelers—S Troy Polamalu may play despite concussion.
NHL Scores: Flames 2, Capitals 1 (first win for over Capitals in nine years for Flames); Sabres 3, Bruins 2 (SO); Blue Jackets 4, Canucks 2; Ducks 3, Maple Leafs 2 (SO); Lightning 3, Thrashers 2 (SO).
NHL Notes: Red Wings—D Andreas Lilja undergoes appendectomy; could return as early as Friday; F Darren Helm reassigned to AHL Grand Rapids Griffins; Blue Jackets—C Manny Malhotra activated off IR; Rangers—former Rangers' fan favorite returns to Madison Square Garden as Dallas Star.
MLS Scores/Soccer Notes: Beckham—David Beckham close to signing with AC Milan on loan from L.A. Galaxy; FC Dallas—Marcelo Saragosa out three-four months after knee surgery; N.Y. Red Bulls—D Jeff Parke apologizes for using banned substance.
NBA Preseason Scores: Bulls 109, Mavericks 105; Hornets 101, Pacers 96; Cavaliers 91, 76ers 83; Celtics 101, Knicks 90; Heat 102, Grizzlies 85; Nuggets 105, Raptors 94; Lakers 102, Bobcats 98; Suns 86, Clippers 69.
NBA Notes: Bulls—top draft pick Derrick Rose scores 30 with seven assists in win at Dallas; Lakers—Kobe hyperextends right knee; will be examined today; Heat—Heat gets first preseason win since 2006.
NCAA Football Notes:. Penn St.—Paterno to get right leg looked at during bye; USC—Trojans have outscored opposition 138-0 since falling behind Oregon 10-3 (USC came back to win 44-10); Alabama—NG Terrence Cody out at least two games with knee injury.
Sports Notes: Track—disgraced coach Trevor Graham given one year of home confinement for lying about performance-enhancing drugs; Graham coached Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery, Justin Gatlin; all banned for taking performance-enhancing drugs.
Local
Local Headlines: Safe Schools—South Bend school leaders debate new security measures; Technology—nanotechnology project at Old Lathe Building making big strides; Fire—fire officials investigate unusual number of vacant house fires in South Bend.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Campaign—Obama calls McCain economic policy "outdated ideology;" more Democrats than Republicans voting early; reverses trend of past elections; Palin reaches out to female voters, slams Obama for passing over Hillary Clinton as running mate; India—India launches country's first unmanned mission to moon; France—hackers steal money from French president's bank account; Arkansas—Anne Pressly, TV anchor who appeared in Bush biopic, found severely beaten in bed at home; California—voters in Santa Ana use drive-through voting booth; activist with handcuffs tries to make citizen's arrest of Karl Rove for "treason" during meeting in San Francisco; Afghanistan—nine Afghan soldiers killed by U.S. airstrike in friendly fire incident; Chicago—former high-ranking ex-cop charged with lying about torturing suspects.
Weather
Today High 52 Low 34 Clear
Thu High 58 Low 43 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 56 Low 41 Chance Rain
Sat High 54 Low 40 Chance Rain
Sun High 52 Low 36 Chance Rain
TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., Knight Rider; 9 p.m., Deal Or No Deal; 22—8 p.m., New Adventures of Old Christine; 8:30 p.m., Gary Unmarried; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25—8 pm., America's Next Top Model; 9 p.m., Stylista (Pilot); 28—8 p.m.; World Series: Phillies at Rays; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices Classics; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Pushing Daisies; 9 p.m., Private Practice; 69—8 p.m., The Tony Rock Project; 8:30 p.m., Under One Roof; 9 p.m., World's Funniest Moments.
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