Tuesday, January 27, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; January 27, 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: Boys--Marian 63, St. Joseph’s 53 (OT); Girls--Bethany Christian 44, LaVille 42 (OT); Bremen 61, Knox 46; North Judson 45, New Prairie 40 (OT).
ND Scores: Basketball, Men--(8) Marquette 71, ND 64 (fourth loss in row for ND; second loss in row at Joyce Center after 45 straight wins).
NBA Scores: Suns 103, Wizards 87; Knicks 104, Rockets 98; Heats 95, Hawks 79; Hornets 101, 76ers 86; Timberwolves 90, Bucks 83; Thunder 94, Nets 85; Trailblazer 113, Clippers 88.
NHL Scores: No games. All-Star break.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(4) Oklahoma 89, Oklahoma St. 81; Women--IUPUI 71, Oakland 53; IPFW 55, Western Illinois 51; (1) U Conn 91, (6) Louisville 65; (19) Virginia 75, Clemson 67.
College Basketball Notes: Alabama--Mark Gottfried resigns as Alabama head coach.
Tennis, Australian Open: Andy Roddick advances to semifinals when defending champ Novak Djokovic is forced to retire due to heat sickness.

Local

Local Headlines: Charges--St. Joseph County home detention office charged with sexual misconduct; prosecutors say he fondles a woman during a home monitoring visit; Surrender--two fugitives turn selves in at St. Joseph County jail--Mark Murphy, 20, and Brandon Phillips, 21; Robert Bobbit, 26 arrested; Phillips wanted in connection with February murder of Marcus Rice; Murphy and Bobbit wanted for October shooting death of Bradley Walls.

Nation/World


Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama in first face-off with Republicans, trying to get support for economic stimulus package; President embraces California vehicle emissions control efforts; Treasury Department--Timothy Geithner sworn in as Treasury Secretary; California--octuplets born in Southern California doing well; Illinois--Gov. Rod Blagojevich not present as his impeachment trial begins in Illinois Senate.
Deaths: former American University President David Stuart Dodge, 86; was kidnapped by extremists during Lebanese civil war.

Weather
Today High 18 Low 11 Chance Snow
Wed High 20 Low 13 Chance Snow
Thu High 23 Low 16 Chance Snow
Fri High 22 Low 13 Chance Snow
Sat High 31 Low 27 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8-10 p.m., The Biggest Loser; 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., The Mentalist; 25--8 p.m., 90210; 9 p.m., Privileged; 28--8 p.m., American Idol; 9 p.m., Fringe; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m., Harvest; 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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