Saturday, January 31, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; January 31, 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--Bremen 45, New Prairie 42; Elk. Central 63, Marian 49; LaVille 61, Culver 43; John Glenn 57, Knox 55; Adams 70, Mishawaka 42; Clay 80, St. Joseph’s 54; Riley 55, Penn 52 (OT); Covenant Christian 40, Trinity 32;
Girls--Marian 69, Elk. Central 61; Riley 85, Penn 50.
ND Scores: Hockey--Michigan 2, ND 1 (ends Irish 20-game unbeaten streak); Football--former Irish and 49er DL Bryant Young joins Weis staff as graduate assistant.
NBA Scores: Pacers 114, Heat 103; Bulls 109, Kings 88; Celtics 86, Pistons 78; 76ers 104, Wizards 94; Bucks 96, Raptors 85; Hawks 105, Nets 88; Cavaliers 112, Clippers 95; Lakers 132, Timberwolves 1119; Nuggets 110, Bobcats 99; Jazz 110, Thunder 90; Warriors 91,, Hornets 87.
NHL Scores: Blue Jackets 1, Senators 0; Devils 4, Penguins 3 (OT); Flyers 6, Lightning 1; Oilers 3, Wild 1; Flames 3, Predators 1.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(13) Butler 59, Valparaiso 51;
Women--Indiana St. 66, Northern Iowa 59; (19) Virginia 89, (8) Maryland 81; (21) Pittsburgh 86, Marquette 54.
Tennis, Australian Open: Women’s Final--Serena Williams def. Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3 (fourth Aussie, 10th Grand Slam for Serena; first player to win back-to-back Slams since Justine Henin in 2003; Serena regains number 1 ranking).

Local

Local Headlines: City Hall--Mayor Luecke says city could face $8,000,000 budget shortfall; Guilty--former S.B. Police officer Jamie Buford and ex-St. Joseph County officers Andrew Taghon and Ryan Huston plead guilty to wire fraud, drug and weapons charges; Buford and Huston will serve six years; Taghon six and a half.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--administration official says Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) leading candidate for Commerce Secretary; Kenya--George Obama, Kenyan half-brother of President Obama, arrested in Kenya on marijuana possession charge; Congress--GOP governors press Congress to pass stimulus bill; Secretary of Health and Human Services-designate Tom Daschle faces possible conflict of interest; received $220,000 in speaking fees from health care organizations; GOP--former Maryland lieutenant-governor and GOP nominee for governor Michael Steele is first African-American chairman of Republican National Committee; Economy--President Obama promises new strategy to revive credit markets; Exxon Mobil posts record $45.2-billion in yearly profits despite fourth quarter drop; Washington--President Obama declares state disaster area in wake of large-scale flooding and windstorms.
Entertainment: Jessica Simpson--Kim Kardashian and Heidi Klum support curvier Jess.
Deaths: Guy Hunt, 75, first Republican Alabama governor since reconstruction and first Alabama governor removed from office for criminal conviction; Hunt was later pardoned.

Weather
Today High 29 Low 29 Mostly Cloudy
Sun High 36 Low 18 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 27 Low 14 Chance Snow
Tue High 22 Low 7 Chance Snow
Wed High 22 Low 11 Chance Snow

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