Thursday, January 22, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; January 22, 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: Mondays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Math: Fridays, Computation 1-2 p.m. and Applied 2-3 p.m.
▪Gender Roles: Fridays, time TBA.
▪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 Scores: Basketball, Saint Mary’s--SMC 81, Kalamazoo 63 (SMC 9-7, 7-1 MIAA); Swimming, Women--Samantha Maxwell named Big East’s Athlete of the Week for women’s swimming and diving; three individual wins and three pool records in meet at Louisville; Men--John Lytle named Big East’s Athlete of the Week for men’s swimming and diving; swept 50 and 100 free events at Northwestern.
High School Basketball Scores: Boys--Riley 71, Niles 35; Mishawaka 58, Elk. Memorial 57 (OT); Girls--Riley 49, Adams 39; Washington 88, Penn 45.
NFL Notes: Pro Bowl--QB Kerry Collins replaces Brett Favre on Pro Bowl roster; Falcons--retired Falcons’ DT Shane Dronett, 38, found dead in home; played 10 years for Falcons and started every game for 1998 Super Bowl team; cause of death still under investigation; Browns--Ravens’ pro personnel director George Kokinis nearing deal to become Browns’ GM.
NBA Scores: Bobcats 101, Grizzlies 86; Knicks 114, Suns 109; Celtics 98, Heat 83; Pistons 95, Raptors 76; Hornets f102, Nets 92; Bucks 133, Mavericks 99; Rockets 108, Jazz 99; Wizards 110, Kings 107; Cavaliers 104, Trailblazers 98; Thunder 122, Warriors 121; Lakers 108, Clippers 98 (Andrew Bynum 42 points).
NHL Scores: Blues 2, Blackhawks 0; Devils 5, Canadiens 2; Islanders 2, Ducks 1; Flyers 5, Thrashers 3; Lightning 5, Sabres 3; Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 3 (SO); Stars 4, Panthers 1; Kings 6, Avalanche 5; Flames 5, Blue Jackets 4 (SO).
College Basketball Scores: Men--IUSB 98, Illinois Tech 56; Southern Illinois 58, Indiana St. 47; (17) Arizona St. 53, Arizona 47; (6) Oklahoma 72, Nebraska 61; (5) UNC 94, (10) Clemson 70; (22) Memphis 80, Rice 52; (9) Louisville 78, Rutgers 59; Virginia Tech 78, (1) Wake Forest 71; (15) Xavier 84, St. Bonaventure 64; (3) U Conn 89, (20) Villanova 83; South Carolina 70, (24) Florida 69; Northwestern 70, (7) Michigan St. 63; Women--St. Francis (IN) 80, Bethel 68; Northern Illinois 76, Ball St. 72; San Diego St. 57, (23) New Mexico 52; (3) Oklahoma 72, Colorado 58; (5) Baylor 64, (9) Texas A&M 61; (18) Kansas St. 60, Texas Tech 48; (16) Virginia 75, Virginia Tech 69.
Tennis: Australian Open--Venus Williams eliminated in third round.
MLB: Dodgers--Jeff Kent retires after 17 seasons; hit 351 of his 377 homers as a second baseman--most for any player at that position, 74 more than Cubs’ Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg.

Local

Local Headlines: SB Schools--S.B. school board votes down proposal for trimesters in all schools by 4-3 margin; approves experimental trimester program at Washington High School by 6-1 vote.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Salmonella--FDA says lone source of Salmonella is Peanut Corporation of America’s Blakely, GA. Processing facility; inspectors found strain of bacteria in jar of peanut butter from facility; a possible six deaths linked to salmonella outbreak; 486 people ill from 43 states and one from Canada; 107 hospitalized; more than 125 products--including cookies, crackers, ice cream, and even some pet food--have been recalled; White House--President Obama retakes oath of office just to be on the safe side after Chief Justice Roberts transposes words at Inauguration Ceremony; Obama administration officials say former Senate Democratic leader George Mitchell will be Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s special envoy to the Middle East; President Obama meets with top military leaders to chart new course and set timetable for withdrawal from Iraq; Senate--Senate confirms Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State by 94-2 vote with Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Jim DeMint (R-SC) opposing; Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who opposed unanimous confirmation without debate, voted for confirmation after debate; Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) out of hospital after becoming ill at inaugural luncheon in Capitol; New York--Gov. David Paterson says he has zeroed in on Clinton successor in U.S. Senate but wants to mull it over for a couple of days; Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg informs Gov. Paterson that she is dropping Senate bid “for personal reasons;’ China--two death sentences and one life imprisonment for dairy officials in tainted milk scandal; Economy--housing starts, permits slump to record low in U.S.; Abortion--activists on both sides of issue mobilize in Washington as Congress debates Freedom of Choice Act; FOCA is umbrella legislation designed to lift barriers to access, including parental notification laws; Antarctica--effects of global warming starting to be seen in Antarctica which had been thought to be immune to global warming.
Deaths: Holly Coors, 88, conservative political activist and ex-wife of brewery magnate Joseph Coors; David “Fathead” Newman, 75, saxophone player for Ray Charles band; started playing for Ray Charles in 1954.

Weather
Today High 31 Low 25 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 32 Low 11 Mostly Cloudy
Sat High 14 Low 5 Chance Snow
Sun High 13 Low 2 Chance Snow
Mon High 18 Low 7 Chance Snow

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., My Name is Earl; 8:30 p.m., Kath & Kim; 9 p.m., The Office; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28--8-10 p.m., Bones (two episodes); 46--8-10 p.m., College Basketball: UW-Milwaukee Panthers vs. Valparaiso Crusaders; 57--8 p.m., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., The Man (PG-13).

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