Tuesday, March 10, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 10, 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

High School Basketball Scores: Boys Sectionals, Mishawaka--Clay 61, Washington 60.
ND Scores: Tennis, Men--Casey Watt and Santiago Montoya lose in consolation finals at Pacific Coast Doubles; Saint Mary's--SMC 7, Aquinas (MI) 2; Bethel (TN) 9, SMC 0; Softball, Saint Mary's--SMC 5, Worcester Polytechnic Inst. (MA) 0; SMC 11, Wheelock (MA) 1; ND--Brianna Jorgensborg named Big East Player of the Week; had 1.889 slugging percentage and .556 batting average at four-game UNLV Invitational last weekend; Golf, Men--Irish tied for fourth after first round of Palmas Del Mar Intercollegiate in Puerto Rico; score of +11 is 15 shots behind leader UNC Greensboro; Lacrosse, Women--Jillian Byers named Big East Offensive Player of the Week.
NBA Scores: Heat 130, Bulls 127 (Dwayne Wade 48 points, six rebounds, 12 assists; including buzzer-beating 3-pointer to win game; Ben Gordon 43 points); Hawks 89, Hornets 79; Pistons 98, Magic 94; Wizards 110, Timberwolves 99; Rockets 97, Nuggets 95; Trailblazers 111, Lakers 94.
NHL Scores: Hurricanes 3, Rangers 0; Senators 2, Maple Leafs 1; Kings 3, Canucks 2.
NHL Notes: Canadiens--Canadiens fire head coach Guy Carbonneau; GM Bob Gainey takes over as head coach.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(12) Gonzaga 83, St. Mary's 58 (West Coast Conference Tourney Final); Siena 77, Niagra 70 (Metro Atlantic Conference Tourney final; Virginia Commonwealth 71, George Mason 50 (Colonial Athletic Association Tourney final); Chattanooga 80, College of Charleston 69 (South Conference Tourney final).
Women--(17) South Dakota St. 68, IUPUI 53 (Summit League Tourney semifinal); Charlotte 59, Richmond 54 (Atlantic 10 Tourney final); (5) Louisville 69, (14) Pittsburgh 63 (Big East Tourney semifinal); (1) U Conn 72, Villanova 42 (Big East Tourney semifinal); Western Carolina 101, College of Charleston 87 (3 OT) (Southern Conference Tourney final); Gonzaga 66, San Diego 55 (West Coast Conference Tourney final).
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 9, Royals 1; Indians 9, White Sox 3; Red Sox 15, Pirates 14 (10); Athletics 5, Angels 4; Twins 4, Rays 3; Padres 16, Diamondbacks 3; Reds 8, Phillies 4; Giants 8, Brewers 6; Mets 9, Orioles 8; Blue Jays 6, Yankees 2; Dodgers 13, Rangers 7; Nationals 8, Astros 6 (10); Marlins 1, Tigers 0.
World Baseball Classic: Korea 1, Japan 0; Italy 6, Canada 2; Puerto Rico 3, Netherlands 1; Mexico 6, South Africa 2.

Local

Local Headlines: PHM--residents at PHM meeting defend reassigned St. Joseph County Police resource officer Cpl. Dave Sult; Fatal Shooting--man shot dead outside his South Jackson Street home on South Bend's west side; There She Is--Miss America to visit South Bend-area today; Katie Stam is first Miss Indiana to win Miss America pageant; will be shopping at University Park Mall.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama confronts teachers' unions; education push to include merit pay; NATO--Vice-President Biden warns NATO members of "deteriorating" situation in Afghanistan at meeting in Brussels; China--China says U.S. naval ship broke international and Chinese laws in confrontation with Chinese vessels off southern island of Hainan; U.S. claims its ship was operating in international waters and was harassed by Chinese vessels; Tibet--Tibetans mark 50th anniversary of Dalai Lama's exile.
Entertainment--Melrose Place--Ashlee Simpson to star in new "Melrose Place;" American Idol--American Idol finals begin.

Weather
Today High 56 Low 33 T-Storms
Wed High 32 Low 15 Partly Cloudy/Wind
Thu High 27 Low 18 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 41 Low 23 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 45 Low 28 Mostly Sunny

TV Listing: 16--8-10 p.m., The Biggest Loser (two-hour episode); 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., The Mentalist; 25--8 p.m., Reaper; 9 p.m., 90210; 28--8-10 p.m., American Idol (two-hour episode); 46--8 p.m.;, Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Homeland Security USA; 9-10 p.m., Scrubs (two episodes); 69--8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).

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