Wednesday, January 21, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; January 21, 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.
FDA Warning: The FDA warns consumers to avoid using cookies, cakes, ice cream, and other foods containing peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.
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
High School Basketball Scores: Boys, Bi-County Tournament--Bremen 60, Argos 50; New Prairie 87, LaVille 41; Culver Academy 44, John Glenn 42; Culver 83, Oregon-Davis 65; Girls--Michigan City 67, Clay 59; Niles 57, St. Joseph’s 35; Bi-County--Bremen 52, Argos 45; LaVille 41, New Prairie 30; John Glenn 36, Culver Academy 33; Oregon-Davis 76, Culver 45.
NFL Notes: Colts--defensive coordinator Ron Meeks resigns after seven seasons; Browns--Hall of Fame WR Dante “Gluefingers” LaVelli, 85, dies; played for team in All-American Football Conference and NFL; Broncos--Broncos name Mike McCoy offensive coordinator and QB coach; Dolphins--Stephen Ross becomes majority owner; California--voters approve bond for new NFL stadium outside L.A. in order to lure team; Steelers--expect WR Hines Ward to play in Super Bowl.
NBA Scores: Spurs 99, Pacers 81; Hawks 105, Bulls 102; Jazz 112, Timberwolves 107; Nuggets 118, Kings 99.
NHL Scores: Rangers 4, Ducks 2; Thrashers 4, Canadiens 2; Senators 3, Capitals 2; Hurricanes 2, Penguins 1; Kings 5,Wild 2; Coyotes 6, Red Wings 3; Oilers 4, Blue Jackets 3; Sharks 2, Canucks 1 (OT).
College Basketball Scores: Men--St. Francis (IN) 93, (1) Bethel 88 (OT); Moody Bible Institute 77, Holy Cross 63; Ball St. 50, Western Michigan 44; Creighton 79, Evansville 57; (2) Duke 73, N.C. State 56; (25) Illinois 67, Ohio St. 49; Women--Chicago St. 69, IPFW 56; (7) Louisville 66, Cincinnati 50; (21) Rutgers 60, West Virginia 44; (25) Pittsburgh 76, Seton Hall 40.
Local
Local Headlines: SB Schools--
SBCSC board votes to experiment with trimesters at Washington High School; Fire--house fire shuts down intersection of Williams Street and Lincolnway West.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Inauguration--Barack Obama takes oath as 44th President of the United States; calls Americans to service and reiterates call for change says “…”we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.”; cites Washington’s crossing of Delaware, “With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come;” in one of first official acts president requests halt to military trials at Guantanamo detention camp; Obama also orders last minute regulations signed by President Bush to be put on hold; Obama promised that on first day in office he would give military commanders a new mission--to end the war in Iraq; Ted Kennedy ILL--Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), who is already suffering from brain cancer, becomes ill at post-inauguration luncheon in Capitol building; taken to hospital; Senate--Senate unanimously confirms Steven Chu (Energy), Eric Shinseki (Veterans’ Affairs), Janet Napolitano (Homeland Security), Arne Duncan (Education), Tom Vilsack (Agriculture), Ken Salazar (Interior), Peter Orszag (Director of Management and Budget); Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is lone holdout on unanimous confirmation of Hillary Clinton (State); says he would insist on “a full and open debate;” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would schedule three hours of debate for this afternoon on Clinton confirmation; Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner also scheduled to appear at Senate confirmation hearing today; Eric Holder (Attorney-General) and Tom Daschle (Health and Human Services) yet to be confirmed; Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) gets to work as President Obama’s replacement in Senate (he was actually sworn in last week); New York--New Yorkers will have to wait at least one more day to find out who will take Clinton Senate seat; poll says N.Y. voters prefer Andrew Cuomo to Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg; N.Y. Gov. David Paterson says he will not appoint Clinton successor until she is sworn in as Secretary of State; Economy--stocks tumble on Inauguration Day; indicators point to rebound today.
Deaths: Beatrice Farve, 113, second-oldest person in world, died at Brunswick, Ga., home she had lived in since she was 21; actress Susanna Foster, 84, starred with Claude Rains in 1943 version of “Phantom of the Opera.”
Weather
Today High 22 Low 18 Partly Cloudy
Thu High 31 Low 25 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 31 Low 9 Chance Snow
Sat High 18 Low 4 Chance Snow
Sun High 18 Low 7 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Knight Rider; 9 p.m., Law and Order: SVU; 22--8 p.m., New Adventures of Old Christine; 8:30 p.m., Gary Unmarried; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25--8 p.m., 13: Fear is Real; 9 p.m., 90210; 28--8 p.m., American Idol; 9 p.m., Lie To Me (Pilot); 46--7-11 p.m., College Basketball: Florida Gators vs. South Carolina Gamecocks; Auburn Tigers vs. Kentucky Wildcats; 57--8-11 p.m., Lost (three episodes); 69--8 p.m., World‘s Funniest Moments; 8:30 p.m., The Tony Rock Project; 9 p.m., Under One Roof.

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