Saturday, February 21, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; February 21, 2009

People In the News

CFH Guests of the Month:
Lorenzo Kibler, Joseph Blank, Marcus Lockmondy, Mike Bell, Andrew Bultas, Jennifer LeVeque, David Reed, Jessica Howder, Christopher Irish, Danae Woods, Willliam Wessendorf, David Young, Justina Urbin, Bill Allee, Glenn Harrington, Sue Palm, Rebbecca Roberts, Kathy Guyton-Smith, Danny Forrest, Mike Reed Anthony Neri, Cameron Smith, Jerry Griffin.

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. .
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.
▪Money Smart: 10-week finance class starting March 2 sponsored by Lake City Bank; Mondays 7-8:30 p.m. Get paid $15 per class! Build or fix your credit through interest-free loans.
Priority eligibility: STAR graduates, Transitional guests, Starting Over Graduates, coach referral (if open seats exist). Sign up in ABE room.
▪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.
▪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.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Mondays, 5-6 p.m., in the chapel..
▪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

Indiana High School Basketball: Boys-- Argos 50, John Glenn 49; Culver Academy 57, New Prairie 49; Marian 72, Trinity 31; Adams 50, Penn 46; Clay 64, Mishawaka 50; Riley 57, St. Joseph's 33; Washington 72, Elk. Central 64.
ND Scores: Hockey--ND 4, Nebraska-Omaha 3 (OT); Baseball--Ohio St. 2, ND 0; Softball, Nike Invite (at Stanford)--ND 4, Sacramento St. 1; (4) Stanford 2, ND 0; 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; Swimming, Big East Tournament (IUPUI)--Irish men and women remain heading into final day of conference meet.
NBA Scores: Pacers 112, Timberwolves 105; Bulls 116, Nuggets 99; Magic 92, Bobcats 80; Knicks 127, Raptors 97; Kings 115, Grizzlies 106; Rockets 93, Mavericks 86; Wizards 107, Nets 96; Cavaliers 111, Bucks 103 (LeBron 55 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists); Suns 140, Thunder 118; Trailblazers 108, Hawks 98; Lakers 115, Hornets 111 (OT).
NBA Notes: Jazz--Jazz owner Larry Miller, 64, dies; Suns--Amare Stoudemire out for six-eight weeks after surgery for detached retina.
NHL Scores: Avalanche 4, Capitals 1; Hurricanes 4, Lightning 1; Red Wings 5, Ducks 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--no Indiana or ranked teams;
Women--no Indiana or ranked teams.
IHSAA: Indiana House of Representatives bill could eliminate IHSAA.

Games Today: College Basketball--69, 12 p.m., ND vs. Providence; 22, 1 p.m., Tennessee at Kentucky; 46.1, 3 p.m., Vanderbilt vs. Florida; 57, 3:30 p.m., UNC vs. Maryland; Golf, 3 p.m., PGA Northern Trust Open, Third Round; Gymnastics--4 p.m., 16, Tyson American Cup.

Local

Local Headlines: Hospital Construction-- new Mishawaka St. Joseph Medical Center construction on schedule for December opening; U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly gets tour of facility; Coach Tried--lawsuit against Mishawaka High School head basketball coach Robb Berger, who allegedly abused player, and School City of Mishawaka to go to jury; Bus Vandals--New Prairie vandals incapacitate 15 school buses.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--White House trying to squelch talk of bank nationalization; President Obama nixes plan to tax motorists for mileage driven; State Department--Secretary of State Clinton criticized for saying U.S. will not let human rights concerns hinder cooperation with China; Chile--volcano that sat dormant for 9,000 years until last year erupting again; Pentagon--Pentagon report defends Guantamo; says it meets standards for humane treatment laid out in the Geneva Convention; Iraq-- Iraq promises better treatment at new Abu Ghraib.
Deaths: Sox, 18, White House cat during Clinton years.

Weather
Today High 30 Low 18 Snow Showers
Sun High 23 Low 13 Snow Showers
Mon High 23 Low 11 Snow Showers
Tue High 32 Low 25 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 34 Low 29 Rain/Snow

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