Thursday, February 12, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; February 12, 2009

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.
Bengal Bouts (Boxing)--February 15 (5 p.m.), 17 (6 p.m.), 24 (6:30 p.m.), and 28 (7 p.m.) at the Joyce Fieldhouse; tickets on sale at Gate 1 of the Joyce Center.
Zumba Class: We now have a Zumba class for STAR students and other interested guests and staff, on Tuesdays from 3:00 until 3:45 in the Community Room. Zumba blends Latin dance and aerobics for a high energy workout. Kelly Thrall, former Front Desk Coordinator and certified Zumba Instructor, is the facilitator.

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: Girls Sectionals, John Glenn--Plymouth 51, St. Joseph’s 33; John Glenn 66, Rochester 61.
ND Scores: Golf, Women, Grumman Regional Challenger (Palos Verdes, CA.)--Irish move up one spot to finish 12th; Boxing, Bengal Bouts--February 15 (5 p.m.), 17 (6 p.m.), 24 (6:30 p.m.), and 28 (7 p.m.) at the Joyce Fieldhouse; tickets on sale at Gate 1 of the Joyce Center; Basketball, Women--(10) Louisville 71, (22) Louisville 66; Saint Mary‘s--SMC 77, Adrian 71.
NBA Scores: Bucks 122, Pacers 110; 76ers 91, Grizzlies 87; Raptors 91, Spurs 89; Cavaliers 109, Suns 92; Nuggest 82, Magic 73; Bobcats 101, Wixards 89; Hawks 99, Pistons 95; Celtics 89, Hornets 77; Rockets 94, Kings 82; Jazz 113, Lakers 109; Trailblazers 106, Thunder 92; Clippers 128, Knicks 124 (OT).
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 3, Thrashers 1; Devils 4, Islanders 2; Rangers 5, Capitals 4 (SO); Senators 3, Sabres 1; Penguins 2, Sharks 1 (SO); Wild 3, Avalanche 2; Coyotes 1, Stars 0; Ducks 3, Flames 2 (SO); Oilers 7, Canadiens 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--IUSB 86, Holy Cross (SB) 64; (20) Purdue 61, Penn St. 47; Akron 63, Ball St. 55; Indiana St. 69, Drake 57; Illinois St. 70, Evansville 68; (3) UNC 101, (6) Duke 87; (2) Oklahoma 78, Baylor 63; (8) Memphis 63, Tulsa 37; (1) U Conn 63, (23) Syracuse 49; Dayton 71, (14) Xavier 58; N.C. State 82, (7) Wake Forest 76;
Women--IUSB 64, Trinity Christian (IL) 44; Bethel 77, Marian 72 (sixth straight win for Bethel); (2) Oklahoma 58, (16) Iowa St. 49; Texas Tech 60, (12) Texas A&M 53; (7) Baylor 64, Oklahoma St. 62 (OT); (21) Xavier 82, Geo. Washington 62; (1) U Conn 77, St. John’s 64.
Pro Football Notes: Jets--QB Brett Favre announces second retirement; Packers--Packers offer to retire Favre’s No. 4; Jaguars--Jags cut WR Jerry Porter and CB Drayton Florence; 49ers--49ers waive LB Tully Banta-Cain and S Keith Lewis; Raiders--Raiders claim QB Bruce Gradkowski off waivers from Browns.
World Cup Soccer--U.S. 2, Mexico 0 (Michael Bradley scores both goals).

Local

Local Headlines: Spike in Tips--Crimestoppers reports spike in tips; State of ND--President Jenkins tells ND staff no freezes or job cuts planned; Arrest--police arrest suspect in rash of car larcenies in downtown South Bend; police say number of car larcenies has gone down since arrest; police remind motorists to lock cars; School Board--South Bend school board looks for funding for New Tech High School.

Nation/World


Nation/World Headlines: White House/Congress--House approves Senate-revised stimulus package; now must return to Senate; could be ready for President Obama’s signature by end of week; Speaker Pelosi holds out for more education money; Space--Russian and U.S. satellites collide in space over Siberia; first such collision of spacecraft; Russians launch unmanned cargo vessel to resupply International Space Station; Pakistan--Pakistan announces arrests in Mumbai massacre; Israel--both sides declare victory in Israeli elections; political gridlock could hamper peace process; Britain--Prince Harry ordered by British military to take sensitivity training after making racially insensitive remarks.
Entertainment: Jessica Simpson--Jess herself “weighs in” on “weight scandal;” Chris Brown--one radio station pulls Chris Brown’s songs off the air after his arrest for allegedly assaulting Rihanna.

Weather
Today High 40 Low 27 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 38 Low 29 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 34 Low 23 Snow
Sun High 34 Low 22 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 34 Low 22 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., My Name is Earl; 8:30 p.m., Kath & Kim; 9 p.m., The Office; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--8 p.m., Survivor; 9 p.m., CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28--8-10 p.m., NAACP Image Awards; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live From Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., Mississippi Masala.

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