Tuesday, March 24, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 24, 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.
CFH Running Club: The CFH Running Club is taking sign-ups and will be starting soon again. The aims are to have fun, to engage in some worthwhile exercise and fitness, and to be ready to run the Sunburst Marathon on the first Saturday of June. Sign the sheet posted on Peter Lombardo's door (2nd floor, CPC building outside the admin offices) by Friday, March 27.

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: Football--former Irish stars Bertrand Berry, Reggie Brooks, Jeff Faine, and Justin Tuck will be honorary coaches for Blue-Gold game April 18; Hockey, NCAA Tournament--Irish to be top seed at Grand Rapids Regional March 28-29; Lacrosse, Women--Gina Scioscia named Big East Offensive Player of the Week.
NBA Scores: Bulls 101, Wizards 99; Hawks 109, Timberwolves 97; Magic 106, Knicks 102; Celtics 90, Clippers 77; Heat 94, Grizzlies 82 (D. Wade breaks own Heat single-season scoring record with 2,064 points); 76ers 114, Trailblazers 108 (OT); Suns 118, Nuggets 115.
NBA Notes: Knicks--Howard "Butch" Komives, 67, former Bowling Green and NBA star dies; former Knick, Pistons, Buffalo Braves, and Kansas City-Omaha Kings star had been in poor health for a decade.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 20, Athletics 5; Pirates 4, Rays 1; Twins 8, Orioles 7; Padres 9, Royals 7; Red Sox 7, Tigers 6; Mariners 5, Giants 1; Phillies 8, Yankees 3; Angels 10, Dodgers 4; Reds 3, Blue Jays 0; Rockies 7, Brewers 1; Astros 10, Marlins 8; Cardinals 6, Nationals 3.
MLB Notes: Red Sox--Curt Schilling announces retirement.
World Baseball Classic: Japan 5, Korea 3 (10) (Championship game).

NHL Scores: Flyers 4, Devils 2; Hurricanes 3, Panthers 2 (OT); Flames 5, Red Wings 3.
College Basketball Scores: Men, NIT--Kentucky 65, Creighton 63; St. Mary's 80, Davidson 68;
Women, NCAA, Trenton Region--Arizona St. 63, Florida St. 58; California 99, Virginia 73; Raleigh Region--Vanderbilt 74, Kansas St. 61; Oklahoma City Region--Rutgers 80, Auburn 52; Purdue 85, UNC 70; Pittsburgh 65, Gonzaga 60; Berkley Region--Ohio St. 64, Mississippi St. 58; Stanford 77, San Diego St. 49; WNIT--BC 68, Boston U. 53; Marquette 58, Butler 49; Arkansas 61, Oklahoma St. 60 (OT); Kansas 79, Creighton 64.

Local

Local Headlines: More New Homes--new home construction picking up in St. Joseph County; Birthday--Ruth Larson of Elkhart turns 103; says she has lived so long because she stays active.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Congress--Fed and Treasury chiefs to be grilled on AIG; Alaska--Alaskans brace for ashfall after Mount Redoubt volcano erupts; UN/Myanmar--UN rules detention of opposition leader Suu Kyi illegal; Suu Kyi has been under home detention by military junta since winning 1990 Burmese presidential election; Japan--robot models unveiled; no threat yet to Heidi Klum or Tyra Banks; AIG--many top AIG execs agree to return bonuses; Pennsylvania--injured Marine in Pittsburgh hospital moves finger after rare hand transplant; Marine was injured in training accident.
Entertainment: Robin Williams--Robin Williams, 57, recovering at Cleveland (OH) Clinic after heart surgery for aortic valve which caused him to postpone Morris Center appearance; Letterman Wed--David Letterman marries longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko; their son, Harry, is five.

Weather
Today High 64 Low 47 PM Showers/Wind
Wed High 51 Low 33 AM Showers
Thu High 55 Low 33 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 59 Low 37 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 52 Low 35 Showers

TV Listing: 16--8 p.m., President Obama Press Conference; 9 p.m., The Biggest Loser (two-hour episode); 22--8 p.m., President Obama Press Conference; 9 p.m., NCIS; 25--8 p.m., Reaper; 9 p.m., 90210; 28--8 p.m., President Obama Press Conference; 9 p.m., House; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m.;, Harvest; 57--8 p.m., President Obama Press Conference; 9 p.m., Dancing With the Stars; 69--8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).

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