Sunday, January 25, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; January 25, 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: Computation--Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. and Fridays, 1-2 p.m.; Applied--Thursdays, 3-4 p.m. and Fridays, 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
High School Basketball Scores: Boys--Gary Wallace 76, Adams 71; Washington 76, F.W. North 67; Bi-County Championship--Culver Academy 54, Bremen 52 (OT); Girls--Marian 40, St. Joseph’s 24; Penn 54, Munster 24; Trinity 42, Westville 35; Bi-County Championship--Oregon-Davis 76, LaVille 42.
ND Scores: Swimming, ND’s Shamrock Invitational, Women--ND 259.5, Michigan St. 106.5; ND 233, Denver 131; ND 265.5, West Virginia 97.5; Men--ND 190, Denver 180; ND 232, Michigan St. 138; ND 243, West Virginia 127; Basketball, Men--(3) U Conn 69, (19) ND 61 (Irish home win streak snapped at 45); Women--Villanova 55, (13) ND 48; Saint Mary’s--SMC 69, Trine 58; Fencing, Men--(1) ND 17, (4) Columbia 10; ND 14, St. John’s 13; Women--(2) ND 18, (4) Columbia-Barnard 9; ND 18, St. John’s 9; Track--ND men and women each win at ND Invitational.
NBA Scores: 76ers 116, Knicks 110, Heat 103, Magic 97; Nets 99, Grizzlies 88; Bucks 106, Kings 104; Cavaliers 102, Jazz 97; Trailblazers 100, Wizards 87.
NHL Scores: All-Star Game; 6 p.m., Montreal.
College Basketball Scores: Men--IUSB 79, St. Xavier (IL) 65; Andrews 60, Holy Cross 53; Bethel 81, Grace 61; (16) Butler 78, Wis.-Milwaukee 48; IUPUI 84, IPFW 57; Bradley 68, Indiana St. 56; Wis.-Green Bay 83, Valparaiso 76; (15) Xavier 80, LSU 70; (23) Gonzaga 93, Loyola Marymount 60; (14) Texas 67, Texas A&M 58; (6) Oklahoma 95, Baylor 76; Washington 86, (13) UCLA 75; (25) Illinois 64, Wisconsin 57; (22) Memphis 54, Tennessee 52; (11) Marquette 79, DePaul 70; (20) Villanova 70, South Florida 61; (2) Duke 85, Maryland 44; Women--Xavier (IL) 82, IUSB 78; Bethel 71, Grace 62; IUPUI 70, IPFW 61; Indiana St. 66, Evansville 59; Ball St. 61, Akron 55; (1) U Conn 65, Cincinnati 34; (9) Texas A&M 60, (24) Oklahoma St. 50; (11) Stanford 69, Oregon St. 54; DePaul 60, (21) Rutgers 58; (8) California 65, Oregon 50; (5) Baylor 76, Texas Tech 64; (25) Pittsburgh 77, Syracuse 75; (18) Kansas St. 59, Kansas 50.
NCAA Basketball Notes, Women: N.C. State--head coach Kay Yow, 66, dies; won more then 700 games despite two-decade battle with breast cancer.
Boxing: WBA Welterweight Title Fight--Shane Mosley KOs champion Antonio Margarito (43 seconds ninth round).
Tennis, Australian Open--Jelena Jankovic becomes third top women’s seed to be upset at Aussie Open.
Local
Local Headlines: Shootings
--South Bend Police investigate two shootings Saturday night, one on Lincolnway West and one on South Ironwood near River Park.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama faces pressure for faster action on economy; president lifts ban on U.S. funding for international groups that perform abortions; Gaza--Israel’s PM says he will grant legal protection to soldiers who fought in Gaza against war crimes charges; Sri Lanka--Sri Lankan army says it has captured last Tamil Tiger stronghold; China--China rejects currency manipulation charge; Guantanamo--”Gitmo” case files in disarray; France/Spain--two countries pick up pieces after deadly storm; four boys killed as sports arena roof collapses outside Barcelona; four people killed in France from near hurricane-force winds; Salmonella--death in Minnesota brings toll to seven in Salmonella outbreak.
Deaths: Brazilian model and Miss World finalist Mariani Bridi, 20, dies of rare bacterial infection that necessitated amputation of her hands and feet; World War II Marine flying ace and Medal of Honor winner James E. Swett, 88; shot down seven enemy aircraft in one engagement.
Weather
Today High 13 Low 2 Mostly Cloudy
Mon High 16 Low 4 Mostly Cloudy
Tue High 22 Low 11 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 27 Low 18 Mostly Cloudy
Thu High 31 Low 18 Chance Snow

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