Thursday, March 19, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 19, 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: The Crochet and Knit Class will be taking a break for the Spring and Summer. It will resume in November, 2009.
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.
Old Men Take Note: The Coen brothers film "No Country for Old Men" (2007) will be shown Friday at 2 p.m. in the CFH Community Room. Snacks will be provided.
The crime thriller stars Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin. Bardem and the Coen brothers won Academy Awards for best supporting actor and best director respectively. Roger Ebert said it was "as good a film as the Coen brothers have ever made."


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.
▪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--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.
▪Computer Keyboarding Classes: Beginning April 2; 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.

Herald Sports

ND Scores: Basketball, Men's NIT--Baseball--ND 10, Valparaiso 4 (fifth straight win for Irish); Softball, Women--ND 15-9, Toledo 0-1; Saint Mary's--SMC 5-5, Manchester 7-4.
NBA Scores: Bulls 103, Thunder 96; Trailblazers 95, Pacers 85; Celtics 112, Heat 108 (OT); Bobcats 104, Kings 88; Nets 115, Knicks 89; Magic 106, Bucks 80; Nuggets 111, Grizzlies 109; Hornets 94, Timberwolves 93; Rockets 106, Pistons 101 (2 OT); Suns 126, 76ers 116; Clippers 123, Wizards 108.
World Baseball Classic--Venezuela 10, USA 6; Japan 5, Cuba 0.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Giants 8, Cubs 6; Angels 4, White Sox 1; Rays 7, Reds 3; Yankees 4, Astros 1; Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 1; Blue Jays 7, Phillies 7; Rangers 9, Padres 4; Cardinals 3, Orioles 2; Mariners 9, Royals 3; Pirates 4, Twins 3 (10); Braves 7, Mets 4; Marlins 7, Nationals 5.
Silver Hawks: Silver Hawks selling tickets for '09.
NHL Scores: Blue Jackets 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT); Hurricanes 4, Devils 2; Flames 2, Stars 1; Ducks 4, Predators 3 (OT).
College Basketball Scores: Men, NIT--(2) Virginia Tech 116, (7) Duquesne 108 (2 OT); (4) Miami (FL) 78, (5) Providence 66; (1) Auburn 87, (8) Tenn-Martin 82; (1) Florida 84, (8) Jacksonville 62; (4) Kansas St. 83, (5) Illinois St. 79; (1) Creighton 73, (8) Bowling Green 71; (4) Tulsa 68, (5) Northwestern 59; (3) Baylor 74, (6) Georgetown 72;
Men's NCAA Tourney First Round--(5) Purdue vs. (12) Northern Iowa; (9) Butler vs. (8) LSU;
Women, NIT--Syracuse 90, Canisius 65; New Mexico 72, Southern 44.
Women's NCAA Tourney First Round--(15 Evansville vs. (2) Texas A&M; (12) Ball St. vs. (5) Tennessee; (6) Purdue vs. (11) Charlotte .

Local

Local Headlines: Mishawaka--Mishawaka web site to get more staff, more user-friendly; new person will update city's web sites; Abduction--hearing begins today in Mishawaka abduction of 19-year-old South Bend woman; Roseland--adult children of late Roseland town marshall sue driver who killed him and woman who owned the vehicle; Medical Marijuana--meeting scheduled to discuss effects of medical marijuana in Michigan.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--California Gov. Schwarzenegger to help president answer GOP critics; Congress--House set to vote on 90% tax aimed at executive bonuses; North Korea--two U.S. journalists detained in North Korea; Israel--former Israeli President Moshe Katsav indicted on rape and other sexual offense charges after rejecting plea bargain that would have allowed him to avoid jail; New Zealand--rare reptile hatchling, with lineage dating back to dinosaur era, found in New Zealand; Austria--Josef Fritzl sentenced to life in prison in incest and kidnapping case; Economy--jobless claims fall but still had record high; Vatican/Cameroon--Pope Benedict XVI tells Muslims that religion rejects violence during African trip; Palestine--talks between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah in Cairo break up with no deal; Somalia--Osama Bin Laden urges Somali militants to overthrow country's new president, moderate Islamist Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed; New Mexico--Gov. Richardson abolishes capital punishment.
Deaths: actress Natasha Richardson, 45, from head injuries suffered during ski trip in Quebec; came from acting family which included maternal grandparents (Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson), parents (director Tony Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave), aunt and uncle (Lynn and Corin Redgrave), sister (Joely Richardson), and husband (Liam Neeson); roles included films "Patty Hearst" and remake of "The Parent Trap" (with preteen Lindsay Lohan in role originated by Hayley Mills), Tony-winning performance in revival of "Cabaret", most recent Broadway performance was benefit production of Sondheim's "A Little Night Music" with her mother.

Weather
Today High 42 Low 23 Sunny
Fri High 45 Low 29 Sunny
Sat High 52 Low 33 Mostly Cloudy
Sun High 52 Low 39 Few Showers
Mon High 53 Low 43 Showers

TV Listings : 16--8 p.m., My Name Is Earl; 8:30 p.m., The Office; 9 p.m., The Office; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--7-12 p.m., NCAA Basketball Tournament; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28--8 p.m., Bones; 10 p.m., Hell's Kitchen; 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., Lethal Weapon.

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