Sunday, March 1, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 1, 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.
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

High School Basketball:
Boys--Clinton Christian 45, Trinity 40; Granger Christian 54, Lakeland Christian 41; Clinton Christian 42, Granger Christian 30;
Girls Semistate, Class 4A--Washington 77, Pendleton Heights 45; Finals, Class 4A--Saturday, March 7, 8:15 p.m., Washington (26-0) vs. Ben Davis (29-0).
ND Scores: Basketball, Men--(2) U Conn 72, ND 65; Women--(23) ND 65, Providence 56; Saint Marys--Hope 77, SMC 47 (MIAA Tournament Final); (Belles finish 17-10, 13-3; 17 wins is school record); Lacrosse, Men--(8) ND 19, Dartmouth 7; Women--(12) ND 17, (16) Stanford 8; Midwest Fencing Championships (at ND)--Karol Kostka (winner, men's epee), Sarah Borrman (winner, women's sabre), Courtney Hurley (winner, women's epee), Avery Zuck (second, men's sabre), Hayley Reese (second, women's foil); Baseball--ND 14, Dayton 5;
Boxing, Bengal Bouts Finals, Best Boxer--Chris Perez (four straight BB titles); 130--Joe Hof def. Michael Sayles; 140--Chris Perez def. Eric Feduska; 145--Bobby Powers def. Mark Weber; 147--Patrick Kibbe def. Joey Leary (both fighters from South Bend); 150--Tim Thayer def. Matt Posluszny; 155--Daniel Rodgers def. John Maier; 160--Jordan Bucci def. Jim Devereaux; 165--Alex Duffy def. Daniel Brennan; 170--Bernardo Garcia def. Andres Villalba; 175--Mike Lee def. Mike Doran; 185--Leo Rubinkowski def. John Tchoula; 200--Benford Begay def. Patrick Burns; HWT--Will Bourroughs def. Kevin Crepeau.
NBA Scores: Bulls 105, Rockets 102; Magic 106, 76ers 100; Heat 120, Knicks 115; Thunder 99, Grizzlies 92; Bucks 109, Wizards 93; Jazz 102, Kings 89; Bobcats 100, Clippers 95.
NHL Scores: Capitals 4, Bruins 3 (OT); Devils 7, Panthers 2; Ducks 4, Stars 3; Islanders 2, Sabres 0; Maple Leafs 4, Senators 3 (OT); Rangers 6, Avalanche 1; Canadiens 3, Sharks 2; Thrashers 5, Hurricanes 3; Predators 8, Red Wings 0; Blues 3, Coyotes 1; Oilers 3, Wild 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Robert Morris 90, IUSB 81; Bethel 76, Spring Arbor 64 (MCC Tournament semifinals); (24) Butler 58, Cleveland St. 56 (Butler clinches Horizon League title); Indiana St. 69, Missouri St. 52; Northern Illinois 56, Ball St. 55; (16) Purdue 75, Ohio St. 50; IPFW 69, Southern Utah 52; Penn St. 61, IU 58; IUPUI 71, Western Illinois 66; Valparaiso 67, Youngstown St. 59; Northern Iowa 69, Evansville 62; (22) UCLA 72, California 68; (1) Pittsburgh 89, Seton Hall 78; (17) Gonzaga 58, San Diego 47; Oklahoma St. 69, (25) Texas 59; Washington St. 51, (14) Arizona St. 49; (18) LSU 73, Kentucky 70; (3) Oklahoma 78, Texas Tech 63; (7) Duke 72, Virginia Tech 65; (21) Washington 83, Arizona 78; (13) Wake Forest 70, Virginia 60; (23) Florida St. 73, (12) Clemson 66; (5) Memphis 58, Southern Mississippi 42; (4) North Carolina104, Georgia Tech 74; Georgetown 56, (10) Villanova 54;
Women--Robert Morris 49, IUSB 46; Ball St. 80, Western Michigan; 61, IPFW 64, Southern Utah 56; Valparaiso 67, Wis.-Milwaukee 64; IUPUI 59, Western Illinois 43; Wis.-Green Bay 69, Butler 64; (21) Iowa St. 59, Texas Tech 52; (1) U Conn 81, Seton Hall 50 (U Conn clinches regular season Big East title); (25) Arizona St. 76, Washington St. 35; (5) Baylor 66, (12) Texas 57; (8) Louisville 75, (19) Pittsburgh 51; (17) Xavier 75, Fordham 47; (2) Oklahoma 73, Oklahoma St. 63; (22) South Dakota St. 97, Centenary 52.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 13, White Sox 0; Pirates 6, Astros 5; Phillies 12, Rays 5; Rangers 6, Diamondbacks 4; Braves 6, Blue Jays 3; Padres 2, Royals 2 (10); Cardinals 9, Nationals 2; Brewers 5, Angels 3; Orioles 4, Marlins 2; Athletics 1, Indians 0; Twins 7, Yankees 3; Dodgers 13, Rockies 5; Red Sox 16, Reds 5.
MLB Notes: Nationals--GM Jim Bowden resigning.
College Softball: Bethel 8-13, IU-Southeast 2-2.
NFL Notes: Broncos--Broncos sign 7-time Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins; Chiefs--Chiefs get QB Matt Cassel and LB Mike Vrabel from Patriots; Cowboys--Cowboys sign QB Jon Kitna.

Local

Local Headlines: Shooting--one woman arrested in Saturday night shooting at Waterford Estate Lodge; no word on victim's condition but police say no ambulances were called to scene; Attack--west side man says he was beaten with handguns by four men wearing ski masks as he was leaving his home Saturday morning; treated at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center emergency room for multiple lacerations to face and possible broken finger; Charges Filed--prosecutors obtain arrest warrant for 48-year-old Michael Lindsey of South Bend on charges of criminal confinement and two counts of attempted criminal confinement; last seen in Rensselaer area; dropped Mishawaka victim in White County and alledgedly tried to grab another woman at McDonald's in Jasper County.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama taps Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be HHS Secretary; Middle East--Israeli PM Olmert vows "painful" response to rocket attacks from Gaza; Bangladesh--Bangladesh charges 1,000 border guards in mutiny massacre; Pakistan--drone-fired U.S. missiles believed responsible for killing of seven in reputed Taliban stronghhold in northwest Pakistan; China--Premier Wen says economic crisis spreading in China.
Entertainment--Brown/Rihanna--Chris Brown, Rihanna reportedly back together; Siegfried & Roy--Siegfried & Roy take final bow for charity.
Deaths: Broadcaster Paul Harvey, 90; Tribune sports writer Forest "Woody" Miller, 78; started work at Tribune in 1955 and worked there for more than 50 years.

Weather
Today High 24 Low 8 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 23 Low 9 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 32 Low 20 Sunny
Wed High 43 Low 29 Partly Cloudy
Thu High 48 Low 39 Showers/Wind

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