South Bend, Indiana; February 10, 2009

People in the News

Friday Starting Over, Stepping Higher (SOSH) Graduates: Mandy Custard, Karla Dotson, Alex Ingrassia, Chris Irish, Brianna LaMar, Ron Moon, Melissa Phillips, Ed Smith, Brandon Urbin.

Announcements

Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
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. .
CFH Fundraiser Night: Texas Roadhouse, 4635 South Michigan Street; February 17.
Present coupon (available at CFH front desk) and 10% of your check will be donated to the Center for the Homeless.

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.
▪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. Thursdays 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.; Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Art Room.
▪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, 3-4 pm.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—returns February 16; Mondays, 5-6 p.m., in the chapel.
▪World Masterpiece Seminar: Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., starting February 10. Sign up in ABE.
▪Intermediate Computer Classes: Thursdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Grammar Classes: Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.
▪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.
Free Help With Taxes: You can collect up to three years of back taxes (you can file from 2005-2008); Thursday, February 12; 3-5 p.m. and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Bring your W-2 forms, car registrations, all tax info, and any questions you may have . If you don’t have a W-2 visit the IRS office to get a printout. Sign up for this service in ABE.

Herald Sports

High School Basketball Scores: Boys--Jimtown 44, Marian 41.
ND Scores: Golf, Women, Grumman Regional Challenger (Palos Verdes, CA.)--ND 14th after first day with +46 (330); Arizona St. leads with +21 (305).
NBA Scores: Bobcats 94, Clippers 73; 76ers 108, Suns 91; Grizzlies 85, Hornets 80; Bucks 124, Rockets 112.
NBA Notes: Timberwolves--C Al Jefferson out for season with torn ACL.
NHL Scores: Devils 3, Rangers 0; Flames 6, Canadiens 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(17) Missouri 62, (16) Kansas 60; (4) Pittsburgh 70, West Virginia 59.
Women--IPFW 65, Centenary 57; (23) South Dakota St. 64, IUPUI 48; (8) North Carolina 75, (4) Duke 60; (11) Maryland 85, BC 81.
NFL Notes: Cowboys--Cowboys release Pacman; Steelers--QB Ben Roethlisberger says he played in Super Bowl with broken ribs.
Golf: Boy Cub--Tiger and Elin Woods announce birth of second child and first son Charlie Axel Woods; Woods also have daughter, Sam (1 ½).

Local

Local Headlines: Presidential Visit--President Obama lands at South Bend Regional on the way to Concord High School; fields questions for 40 minutes from audience; Tech High Approved--the South Bend school board approved the creation of a New Tech High School (that’s it’s name); hope to have it ready by August.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama talks to crowd at Concord High School in Elkhart; plans to visit Fort Myers, FL. and Peoria, IL. this week; president tells reporters at first press conference, “I am the eternal optimist; I think that over time people respond to civility and rational argument; Senate--just enough Republicans (three) support stimulus to break filibuster; Australia--Queen to make donation to wildfire victims.
Entertainment: Grammys--Robert Plant and Alison Krauss named music’s king and queen.

Weather
Today High 65 Low 49 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 54 Low 29 T-Storms
Thu High 36 Low 23 Chance Snow
Fri High 36 Low 25 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 36 Low 18 Chance Snow

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; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown; 8:30 p.m., A Charlie Brown Valentine; 9-10 p.m., Scrubs (two episodes). 69--8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Vice Squad (two episodes).