Friday, February 6, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; February 6, 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.
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.
Pan’s Labyrinth: The next offering in the CFH Film Series will be the Spanish language fantasy “Pan’s Labyrinth” or El Laberinto del Fauno.” It will be shown February 6 at 2 p.m. in the Community Room.
The film is written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. It mixes a little girl’s fantasy world with the ugly reality of the brutal repression by the Franco regime in Spain after the Spanish Civil War.
The film premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and has won numerous international awards, including three Academy Awards, the Ariel Award for Best Picture, and the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form.
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.
▪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. 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: See ABE.

Herald Sports

High School Basketball Scores: Boys--Trinity 67, Oregon-Davis 59;
Girls--Mishawaka 64, Elk. Central 48.
NBA Scores: 76ers 99, Pacers 94; Lakers 110, Celtics 109 (Celtics win streak ends at 12); Jazz 115, Mavericks 87.
NBA Notes: 76ers--Eldon Brand out for season.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 5, Flames 2; Bruins 4, Senators 3 (SO); Kings 5, Capitals 4; Panthers 3, Islanders 2; Predators 4, Ducks 2; Oilers 2, Blues 1 (SO); Avalanche 3, Stars 2; Hurricanes 4, Sharks 3 (SO).
College Basketball Scores: Men--IUPUI 71, South Dakota St. 63; Wright St. 68, Valparaiso 58; IPFW 71, Centenary 59; (11) Butler 66, Detroit 61; (18) Gonzaga 93, Portland 78; California 86, (22) Washington 71; (24) Arizona St. 66, Oregon 57; (25) Utah St. 78, New Mexico St. 59; Wisconsin 63, (23) Illinois 50; (9) Xavier 83, Temple 74;
Women--(12) Tennessee 73, Georgia 43 (Pat Summitt becomes first Division I head coach --man or woman--to win 1,000 career victories); (14) Ohio St. 59, Purdue 47; Northern Iowa 65, Evansville 62 (OT); Iowa 69, IU 67; Mississippi St. 66, (20) Vanderbilt 61; (16) Texas 91, Oklahoma St. 74; (6) Auburn 72, Mississippi 65; (15) Florida St. 64, BC 53; (11) Florida 92, Alabama 71; (4) Duke 81, (17) Virginia 67; (13) Maryland 87, N.C. State 66; (8) UNC 93, Virginia Tech 77.
MLB: Padres--Padres sign OF Cliff Floyd; designate former top draft choice P Matt Bush for reassignment.
NFL: Patriots--Pats apply franchise tag on QB Matt Cassel; Cowboys--former Cowboys’ WR Terry Glenn arrested on public intoxication and marijuana possession charges.
Olympic Sports--Swimming--Michael Phelps suspended three months because of pot-smoking photos.

Local


Local Headlines: Delays Expensive--property tax delays cost South Bend more than $750,000 in interest over five years; Stabbing--Saybert Huff, 42, turns self in; arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with stabbing Thursday evening; police say victim was “gravely wounded;” Four Arrested--four arrested in house on Westmoor St. in connection with narcotics investigation.

Nation/World


Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama continues push for stimulus bill; president to name business executives, academics, and labor leaders to economic advisory panel; Auto Industry--Toyota losses mounting; could show $5-billion operating loss for fiscal year; U.S. parts firms seek aid; Kyrgystan--Kyrgystan says closure of U.S. air base final; Senate--confirmation of Labor Secretary-designate Hilda Solis delayed because of husband’s outstanding tax liens; senators rebuke regulators in peanut-borne salmonella outbreak; Supreme Court--Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg being treated for pancreatic cancer.

Weather
Today High 34 Low 31 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 45 Low 31 Chance Rain
Sun High 38 Low 29 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 43 Low 34 Rain
Tue High 45 Low 32 Chance Rain

TV Listings: 16--8-9 p.m., Howie Do It (two episodes); 9 p.m., Friday Night Lights; 10 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., Flashpoint; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25--8 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 8:30 p.m., The Game; 9 p.m., 13: Fear is Real; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28--8-9 p.m., Cops (two episodes; 9 p.m., America‘s Most Wanted: America Fights Back; 10 p.m., Fox News; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA in Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices Classics; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyers; 57--8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.

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