Thursday, March 5, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 5, 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 Scores: Boys Sectionals--3A Plymouth--Plymouth 55, New Prairie 40; John Glenn 46, St. Joseph's 43.
ND Scores: Tennis, Men--ND 5, Michigan 2.
NBA Scores: Bulls 110, Warriors 88; Trailblazers 107, Pacers 105; Cavaliers 91, Bucks 73; Heats 135, Suns 129; Knicks 109, Hawks 105; Celtics 115, Nets 111; Thunder 88, Wizards 83; Mavericks 107, Spurs 102; Jazz 101, Rockets 94; Grizzlies 118, Clippers 95.
NHL Scores: Sabres 5, Canadiens 1; Red Wings 3, Avalanche 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Northwestern 64, (19) Purdue 61; Western Michigan 84, Ball St. 82 (OT); Texas Tech 84, (9) Kansas 65; (15) Missouri 73, (4) Oklahoma 64; (5) Memphis 69, Houston 60; Vanderbilt 75, (12) LSU 67; (3) Pittsburgh 90, (13) Marquette 75; (6) Louisville 95, Seton Hall 78; (2) UNC 86, Virginia Tech 78;
Women--Ball St. 65, Northern Illinois 54; Kansas St. 66, (15) Texas 50; Kansas 69, (5) Baylor 45; (3) Oklahoma 61, Texas Tech 49; Miami (OH) 45, (25) Bowling Green 40.
MLB Exhibition Scores: White Sox 7, Cubs 6; Indians 5, Cubs 4; Athletics 7, White Sox 2; Braves 3, Yankees 2; Pirates 2, Twins 1; Rangers 5, Royals 3; Nationals 6, Mets 4; Giants 10, Dodgers 8.
MLB Notes: Dodgers--Dodgers, Manny Ramirez agree on $45-million deal.
NFL Notes: Cowboys--Cowboys reportedly decide to cut WR Terrell Owens.

Local

Local Headlines: Vacant Houses--even lenders don't want foreclosed properties; 40-50% of lenders declining to take back houses at sheriff's sale; Principal Moves Up--Brown Intermediate School Principal Karyle Green hired as superintendent of East Allen Schools; Woodruff to Speak--PBS co-anchor Judy Woodruff will speak at this year's Saint Mary's College commencement.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama begins push for health care reform with White House forum; California--California high court reviews gay marriage ban; Texas--Barbara Bush recovering after heart surgery.

Weather
Today High 50 Low 47 Mostly Cloudy
Fri High 58 Low 40 AM Clouds/PM Sun
Sat High 55 Low 46 T-Showers
Sun High 51 Low 31 T-Storms
Mon High 45 Low 32 Mostly Cloudy

TV Listings : 16--8 p.m., My Name Is Earl; 8:30 p.m., Kath & Kim; 9 p.m., The Office; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--8 p.m., Survivor; 9 p.m., CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28--8 p.m.,American Idol; 10 p.m., Hell's Kitchen; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live From Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., Into the Blue.

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