Monday, March 9, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 9, 2009

Announcements

Reviving the Victory Garden: Master Gardener Phil Sutton of Purdue Extension Services will present on "Reviving the Victory Garden" this coming Wednesday from 3 to 4:30pm in the SO/SH room. All are welcome! Phil will talk about the basics of gardening and how community gardens like our own can make a difference. There is a sign-up sheet at Stephanie's desk. Guests are encouraged to attend.
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.
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.

Herald Sports

ND Scores: Basketball, Big East Women's Tournament--Villanova 58, ND 47; Baseball, Rice Classic--ND 7, Washington St. 3; Softball, UNLV Invitational--ND 5, Texas Tech 0; UNLV 5, ND 3; Saint Mary's--SMC 3, Drew (NJ) 2; SMC 5, Wheaton (MA) 2; Midwest Fencing Championships--Men's Epee, 3. Karol Kostka (ND), 5. Greg Schoolcraft (ND), 6. Brent Kelly (ND), 10. Jacob Osborne (ND); Men's Foil--3. Enzo Castellani (ND), 4. Reggie Bentley (ND), Gerek Meinhardt (ND), 9. Mark Kubik (ND); Men's Sabre--2. Avery Zuck (ND), 5. Barron Nydam (ND), 6. Bill Thanhouser (ND), 8. Keith Feldman (ND); Lacrosse, Men--(7) ND 9, (3) UNC 7; Tennis, Saint Mary's--SMC 9, St. Francis (IL) 0.
NBA Scores: Jazz 109, Raptors 101 (11th straight win for Jazz); Magic 86, Celtics 79; Spurs 103, Suns 98; Nets 106, Knicks 101; Thunder 89, 76ers 74; Rockets 93, Grizzlies 83; Kings 114, Nuggets 106.
NHL Scores: Avalanche 5, Blackhawks 1; Rangers 4, Bruins 3; Penguins 4, Capitals 3 (SO); Thrashers 5, Flames 2; Islanders 3, Coyotes 2; Canadiens 3, Stars 1; Wild 3, Ducks 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(8) Michigan St. 62, (19) Purdue 51; Eastern Michigan 55, Ball St. 53 (OT); Wisconsin 85, IU 61; Oakland 75, IPFW 62; (14) Gonzaga 94, Santa Clara 59; (10) Wake Forest 96, (18) Clemson 88; (2) UNC 79, (7) Duke 71 (Tarheels win regular season ACC title); (24) Florida St. 63, Virginia Tech 53;
Women--IUPUI 61, IPFW 59; (12) Ohio St. 67, Purdue 66 (Big Ten Tourney); (14) Pittsburgh 62, DePaul 59; (22) Vanderbilt 61, (6) Auburn 54; (7) Louisville 87, Rutgers 82 (2 OT); (3) Oklahoma 74, (15) Texas 62; (1) Connecticut 79, South Florida 42; (4) Maryland 92, (8) Duke 89.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 500 (at Atlanta Motor Speedway)--1. Kurt Busch (2 Dodge); 2. Jeff Gordon (24 Chevy); 3. Carl Edwards (99 Ford); 4. Kevin Harvick (29 Chevy); 5. Brian Vickers (83 Toyota); 6. Clint Bowyer (33 Chevy); 7. Kasey Kahne (9 Dodge); 8. Tony Stewart (14 Chevy); 9. Jimmie Johnson (48 Chevy); 10. Martin Truex, Jr. (1 Chevy); 22. Ryan Newman (39 Chevy); 23. David Stremme (12 Dodge).
Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Jeff Gordon 634; 2. Clint Bowyer 591; 3. Kurt Busch 588; 4. Carl Edwards 547; 5. Matt Kenseth 546; 6. Tony Stewart 521; 7. Kyle Busch 514; 8. Kevin Harvick 511; 9. Kasey Kahne 484; 10. Greg Biffle 480; 11. Brian Vickers 477; 12. David Reutimann 475; 26. David Stremme 396; 32. Ryan Newman 324.
Golf: PGA Honda Classic--1. Y.E. Yang -9; 2. John Rollins -8; LPGA HSBC Women's Championship--1. Ji Yi Shin -11; 2. Katherine Hull -9; Champions Tour Toshiba Senior Classic--1. Eduardo Romero -11; 2. Joey Sindelar and Mark O'Meara -10.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Rangers 7, Cubs 2; White Sox 9, Dodgers 4; Giants 10, Athletics 1; Reds 6, Blue Jays 5 (10); Yankees 12, Tigers 3; Angels 8, Giants 1; Twins 2, Orioles 0; Marlins 9, Cardinals 8; Athletics 8, Indians 5; Nationals 8, Mets 3; Mariners 11, Diamondbacks 7; Pirates 11, Astros 4; Braves 7, Phillies 2; Royals 7, Brewers 1; Red Sox 8, Rays 2; Rockies 4, Padres 2.
World Baseball Classic: Korea 14, China 0 (7); Cuba 8, South Africa 1; Dominican Republic 9, Panama 0; USA 15, Venezuela 6; Australia 17, Mexico 7 (8).
MLB Notes: Yankees--A-Rod to have hip surgery; out 6-9 weeks.
NFL Notes:

Local

Local Headlines: New Tech H.S.--South Bend Common Council will discuss New Tech High School at tonight's meeting.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama will reverse government ban on funding stem cell research today; Zimbabwe--PM Tsvangirai rules out foul play in car crash that injured him and killed his wife; North Korea--North Korea threatens war if satellite shot down; Illinois--gunman kills pastor during Illinois church service; Danger, Will Robinson--Kepler spacecraft blasts off in search of Earth-like planets in the habitable zone.

Weather
Today High 47 Low 41 Partly Cloudy/Wind
Tue High 53 Low 33 Rain
Wed High 35 Low 15 Few Snow Showers/Wind
Thu High 27 Low 14 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 38 Low 23 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Chuck; 9 p.m., Heroes; 22--8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., Rules of Engagement; 25--8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28--8 p.m., House; 9 p.m., 24; 46--7-10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 57--8-10 p.m., Dancing With the Stars (two-hour episode). 69--8 p.m., Masters of Illusion; 9 p.m., Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.

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