Wednesday, March 18, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 18, 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

NBA Scores: Bulls 127, Celtics 121; Hawks 119, Kings 97; Cavaliers 97, Magic 93; Mavericks 103, Pistons 101; Spurs 93, Timberwolves 86; Jazz 103, Wizards 88; Warriors 127, Clippers 120; 76ers 94, Lakers 93.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 12, Dodgers 3; Diamondbacks 7, White Sox 6; Astros 1, Tigers 1 (11); Braves 5, Mets 1; Athletics 11, Diamondbacks 3; Phillies 8, Reds 1; Angels 12, Padres 7; Red Sox 9, Twins 5; Rangers 11, Indians 5; Yankees 9, Pirates 2; Giants 7, Brewers 5; Royals 9, Rockies 9 (10).
World Baseball Classic--USA 6, Puerto Rico 5; Korea 4, Japan 1.
Silver Hawks: Silver Hawks selling tickets for '09.
ND Scores:
Basketball, Men's NIT--(2) ND 70, (7) UAB 64; Baseball--ND 5, Ball St. 4; Softball, Saint Mary's--SMC 4-11, Goshen 0-0 (Angela Gillis threw no-hitter in game 2; Belles 11-1); Fencing--NCAA championships begin tomorrow (March 19) at Penn St.; ND qualified the maximum 12 fencers for the tournament; Lacrosse--ND 18, Rutgers 9.
NHL Scores: Devils 3, Blackhawks 2; Penguins 6, Thrashers 2; Rangers 4, Canadiens 3 (SO); Senators 4, Sabres 2; Red Wings 3, Flyers 2; Capitals 3, Panthers 0; Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3 (SO); Wild 3, Avalanche 2 (SO); Oilers 2, Blues 1 (SO); Canucks 4, Stars 2; Coyotes 4, Sharks 3.
College Basketball Scores: Men, NCAA Midwest Region--(16) Morehead St. 58, (16) Alabama St. 43; NIT--(6) Rhode Island 68, (3) Niagra 62; (6) Davidson 70, (3) South Carolina 63; (2) Penn St. 77, (7) George Mason 73 (OT); (4) Kentucky 70, (5) UNLV 60; (1) San Diego St. 65, (8) Weber St. 49; (3) New Mexico 83, (6) Nebraska 71; (2) St. Mary's 68, (7) Washington St. 57;
Men's NCAA Tourney First Round--(5) Purdue vs. (12) Northern Iowa; (9) Butler vs. (8) LSU;
Women--no games scheduled. First round NCAA tournament games start Wednesday.
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: Abatement--St. Joseph County Council sets tax abatement standards; would require employers getting abatements to pay at least $8 an hour; PHM--police drugs search Penn High School for drugs; none found; Brother Dies--flag-flying Holy Cross Brother Edward Courtney, 90, dies; World War II veteran was familiar figure to motorists on SR 933 sitting between his American flags; Deployment--area soldiers headed for duty in Afghanistan; 175 members of 113th Engineer Battalion based in LaPorte say goodbye to loved ones yesterday; will spend 40 days training at Camp Atterbury near Indianapolis before leaving for Afghanistan; New Tech--Eggleston School in north Clay Township suggested as temporary site for New Tech High School; deadline looms before South Bend School Board must decide whether to open school this August or August 2010; board must also decide whether to renovate Marycrest Building on Western Avenue for school.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--former President George W. Bush says he wants President Obama to succeed; White House backs bill to expand national service opportunities; Congress--Congress to grill AIG CEO Edward Liddy about company paying bonuses after accepting bailout money; UN--sources say U.S. to sign UN gay rights declaration; Sudan--Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir defies Hague Court which indicted him for war crimes.
Entertainment: Natasha Richardson--family holds vigil for actress who was injured in Canadien ski accident; American Idol--American Idol to issue trading cards.
Deaths: screenwriter Millard Kaufman, 92, co-created cartoon character "Mr. Magoo;" won Academy Awards for "Take the High Ground" and "Bad Day at Black Rock" screenplays; also won cult following as first-time novelist at age 90.

Weather
Today High 55 Low 33 Showers
Thu High 47 Low 23 Sunny
Fri High 46 Low 29 Mostly Sunny
Sat High 54 Low 35 AM Clouds/PM Sun
Sun High 55 Low 42 Few Showers

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Chopping Block; 9 p.m., Life; 22--8 p.m., The New Adventures of Old Christine; 8:30 p.m., Gary Unmarried; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25--8 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 9 p.m., 90210; 28--8 p.m., Lie To Me; 9 p.m., American Idol; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m, Scrubs; 8:30 p.m., Better Off Ted; 9 p.m., Lost (two episodes); 69--8-10 p.m., World Magic Awards.

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