Tuesday, March 31, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 31, 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

NBA Basketball: Magic 101, Heat 95; Bucks 107, Nets 78; Jazz 112, Knicks 104; Grizzlies 114, Warriors 109.
ND Scores: Softball, Saint Mary's--SMC 8-3, Calvin 0-2 (first game five innings); Golf, Southwestern Invitational (Georgetown, TX)--Saint Mary's in third place after first round; Basketball, Men's NIT Semifinals, Tuesday, Madison Square Garden--Baylor vs. San Diego St., 7 p.m.; ND vs. Penn St., 9 p.m. (ESPN2).
NHL Scores: Rangers 3, Devils 0; Sharks 2, Flames 1; Coyotes 6, Stars 5 (OT).
College Basketball: Men, NCAA Semifinals, April 4 (Ford's Field, Detroit)--Michigan St. vs. U Conn, 6:07 p.m.; ; Villanova vs. UNC, 8:47 p.m. (WSBT-TV);
Women, NCAA Raleigh Region--Louisville 77, Maryland 60; Berkeley Region--Stanford, 74, Iowa St. 53; WNIT--Kansas 78, New Mexico 69.
NCAA Notes: Virginia--Virginia hires Washington head basketball coach Tony Bennett; Kentucky--Kentucky receives permission to talk to John Calipari.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 8, Royals 8 (10); Angels 13, White Sox 3; Tigers 3, Nationals 2; Brewers 9, Mariners 7; Phillies 13, Astros 3; Athletics 9, Dodgers 5; Braves 4, Red Sox 3 (10); Rangers 7, Giants 5 (10); Twins 3, Rays 2; Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1; Cardinals 2, Marlins 1; Rockies 10, Diamondbacks 3; Pirates 3, Reds 2; Indians 5, Padres 2; Mets 2, Orioles 1.
MLB Notes: Cubs--manager Lou Piniella chooses former Padre Kevin Gregg as closer over Carlos Marmol.
High School Sports: Washington High School senior and ND women's basketball recruit Skyler Diggins wins McDonald's 3-point contest.

Local

Local Headlines: School Needs Cash--Our Lady of Hungary School needs to raise $150,000 to stay open; Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne/South Bend could close school this summer if it doesn't raise money; school originally opened in 1927; Tea Parties--area groups plan "Tea Party" spending protests; one planned for April 15 on courthouse steps at Washington and Main Streets in South Bend; "Tea parties" protest alleged excessive government spending and taxation.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama makes first trip to Europe since taking office; Africa--300 African migrants feared to have drowned off coast of Libya after boat capsized; boat meant to hold 75 was reportedly carrying 365 people; World Economy--World Bank announces creation of $50-billion trade fund; G20 leaders--including President Obama--meet in London Wednesday and Thursday; North Korea--expert claims North Korea has several nuclear warheads; North Korea to indict and try two U.S. journalists for illegal entry and "committing hostile acts;" pair were detained by North Korean border guards during reporting trip to China; Health Care--Kansas Gov. and HHS Secretary-Designate Kathleen Sebelius calls for immediate action on health care; Space--shuttle Discovery lands in Florida after 13-day trip.
Entertainment--Miley--Miley Cyrus looks for movie roles but says no more Hannah Montana films.
Deaths--singing cowboy Monte Hale, 89; starred in dozens of westerns for Republic Pictures in the 1940's; guest-starred in TV and movie westerns in the 1950's and 60's; was co-founder of Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum; Walter Palmer, 87, of Indianapolis; one of last surviving WWII Tuskegee Airmen.

Weather
Today High 54 Low 36 PM Showers/Wind
Wed High 54 Low 36 Partly Cloudy/Wind
Thu High 59 Low 37 Cloudy
Fri
High 51 Low 32 Mostly Cloudy
Sat
High 53 Low 35 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--8-9:30 p.m., American Idol; 9:30 p.m., Osbournes: Reloaded; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m.;, Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Better Off Ted; 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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