Tuesday, January 13, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; January 13, 2009

Announcements

Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
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.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.

ABE
▪Learn Spanish: Sundays 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.
▪Positive Life Skills: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m.
▪Developing Capable People: Do you want to learn more about yourself and others? Do you need “new information” to get your life on track? Do you work during the day and want to learn at night? Are you waiting for your health to get better? Are you waiting for disability or SSI or housing or a 2nd chance?
This 10-week evening class is for you!! Wednesday and Thursday nights, 5:30 -8 p.m. Starts February 11. Ask your coach to get on the list. Class size is limited.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., January 14, 21, 28, and February 4. Those who attend all four sessions will get a certificate..
▪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.
▪GED: All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m., in the chapel.
▪World Masterpiece Seminar: Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., starting February 10. Sign up in ABE.
▪Nutrition Class: Starts January 7 and will be Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. There will be classes on menu planning and food budgeting and cooking demonstrations.
Everyone is welcome to join. Sign up in ABE.

Herald Sports

ND Notes: Basketball, Men--(20) Louisville 87, (12) ND 73 (OT); Luke Harangody named Big East Player of the Week.
NFL Notes: Colts--head coach Tony Dungy announces his retirement; will focus on prison ministry in Florida.
NFL Conference Championships: NFC--Eagles at Cardinals (3 p.m., Fox 28); AFC--Ravens at Steelers (6:30 p.m., CBS).
NBA Scores: Trailblazers 109, Bulls 95; Jazz 120, Pacers 113; Bucks 97, Wizards 91; Nets 103, Thunder 99 (OT); Celtics 115, Raptors 99 (OT); Knicks 101, Hornets 95.
NHL Scores: Stars 5, Red Wings 4 (OT); Lightning 3, Kings 1.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Indiana Tech 93, Holy Cross (SB) 61; (6) Oklahoma 78, (11) Texas 63; Women--North Dakota St. 61, IUPUI 41; Oral Roberts 78, IPFW 71; (15) Ohio St. 67, Illinois 35; (4) Duke 68, (12) Maryland 65; (24) Georgia Tech, Miami (FL) 50.
MLB: Hall of Fame--Ricky Henderson, Jim Rice elected to Hall of Fame.
NCAA Football Notes: Florida--Tim Tebow has surgery yesterday on non-throwing shoulder; should be ready for spring practice in April.

Local


Local Headlines: Charged With Murder--Mishawaka man Adam Chrzan, 27, charged with murder in death of neighbor William Fields, 86; School Board--Sheila Bergeron reelected as president of South Bend school board.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Transition--(Belated Christmas story; the Herald was too focused on other aspects of the Obama-Biden transition to stay on top of this story; we regret the omission) Vice-President-elect Joe Biden’s granddaughters pick Champ as name of new German Shepherd puppy; Champ was Biden’s father’s nickname for the future V-P; Senate--Senate approves credentials of Illinois’ Roland Burris; should take President-elect Obama’s old seat later this week; confirmation hearings start today for Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton; Israel/Palestine--Israelis strike 60 targets in Gaza; India/Pakistan--Pakistani action urged on Mumbai; England--Prince Harry on hot seat for calling one of his soldiers a “Paki” (slang expression for Pakistani); Economy--neighbors angry that Bernard Madoff gets house arrest in $7-million penthouse instead of jail cell; financial advisor from Indiana tries to fake death in Florida plane crash; Georgia--Martin Luther King papers made public, available online; South Africa--ANC says leader Jacob Zuma will still be presidential candidate despite facing 16 charges of corruption.
Entertainment: Tommy-Boy, Giselle Engaged--supermodel Giselle Bundchen gets big rock from boyfriend, Patriots’ QB Tom Brady; plan Spring wedding.
Deaths: French actor/director Claude Berri, 74, dies of stroke; worked with Roman Polanski; Bill Stone, 108, one of Britain’s last surviving World War I veterans.

Weather
Today High 25 Low 2 Snow
Wed High 13 Low 5 Snow
Thu High 6 Low -1 Snow Showers
Fri High 4 Low -1 Mostly Cloudy
Sat High 18 Low 11 Chance Snow

TV Listings: 16--8-10 p.m., The Biggest Loser (two-hour episode); 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., The Mentalist; 25--8 p.m., 90210; 9 p.m., Privileged; 28-- 8-10 p.m., American Idol (two-hour episode); 46--8-10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices (two-hour special); 57--8 p.m., Homeland Security USA; 9-10 p.m., Scrubs (two episodes); 69--8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Vice Squad (two episodes).

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