Wednesday, January 28, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; January 28, 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 2-3pm.
▪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--Culver Academy 63, St. Joseph’s 53; Elk. Memorial 51, New Prairie 48; Rochester 86, LaVille 39; Girls--Marian 60, Culver Academy 40; NorthWood 68, Riley 35; Penn 75, Concord 44; Plymouth 51, Clay 49; St. Joseph’s 59, Trinity 56 (2 OT);
ND Scores: Basketball, Women--Rutgers 78, (17) ND 68.
NBA Scores: Magic 135, Pacers 111; Cavaliers 117, Kings 110; Nuggets 100, Grizzlies 85; Spurs 107, Jazz 100; Bobcats 117, Lakers 110 (2 OT).
NHL Scores: Blue Jackets 3, Red Wings 2 (OT); Rangers 3, Hurricanes 2; Bruins 3, Capitals 2 (OT); Lightning 5, Canadiens 3; Panthers 3, Flyers 2; Devils 4, Senators 1; Wild 6, Maple Leafs 1; Stars 2, Thrashers 0; Sabres 10, Oilers 2; Sharks 3, Avalanche 0; Ducks 7, Coyotes 3.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Bethel 76, Ind. Wesleyan 70; Creighton 73, Indiana St. 62; (16) Purdue 64, Wisconsin 63; (11) Texas 78, Baylor 72; Mississippi 85, (24) Kentucky 80; Women--(21) Pittsburgh 50, Georgetown 39; (14) Kansas St. 51, Nebraska 40; (25) DePaul 59, St. John’s 58.
Tennis, Australian Open: Serena Williams rallies to make Aussie semis.
MLB: Reds--1B Sean Casey retires after 12 years; takes broadcasting job.

Local

Local Headlines: Robbery--Chicago man arrested in connection with SR 933 robbery; Union Mills--300-pound cast-iron bell stolen from memorial site to former Union Mills High School; Presentation--Iraq veteran, Lt. Bruno Riboni, presents flag he flew in Iraq in the school’s honor; Riboni, who came home in September, has two children who attend Christ the King.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--House to vote on President Obama’s economic stimulus plan; Salmonella--Georgia peanut plant which was source of salmonella outbreak had history of problems; government says processing company found evidence of bacteria in peanut butter products and shipped anyway; World Economy--Russia and China to hold private meeting at World Economic Forum to explore common ground for tackling global economic crisis; Senate--Sen. Kirsten Gellibrand (D-NY) sworn in as Hillary Clinton’s replacement; California--murder-suicide leaves seven dead in California; man kills wife, five children, and self after he and wife are laid off from hospital jobs; Sri Lanka--Sri Lankan army prepared to deal death blow to Tamil Tigers; Iran--Iranian president demands apology from President Obama for past US “crimes” committed against Iran.
Deaths: India’s eighth president Ramaswamy Venkataraman, 98; helped draft country’s constitution; served as president from 1987-92; celebrity columnist James Brady, 80; worked on the day of his death; last column will appear February 15; also wrote books about his experiences as a Marine officer in Korean War; novelist John Updike, 76, of cancer; wrote more than 50 books including four “rabbit” novels.

Weather
Today High 22 Low 13 Snow
Thu High 25 Low 13 Chance Snow
Fri High 18 Low 9 Mostly Cloudy
Sat High 29 Low 23 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 36 Low 18 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., Privileged; 9 p.m., 90210; 28--8 p.m., American Idol; 9 p.m., Lie To Me (Pilot); 46--8-10 p.m., College Basketball: Teams TBA; 57--8-10 p.m., Lost (two 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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