Friday, April 10, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 10, 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

▪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—Taking a break; moving to Sundays, 6-7 p.m., in the chapel, starting April 19.
Health and Wellness Class: Sundays from April 19 through May 17th 3:30 - 4:30 on the SO/SH room.
--April 19, Mediation facts and compliance; April 26, Living with diabetes; May 3, Managing pain without drugs; May 10, Coming out of depression without drugs; May 17, Sexual health.
Power in the Workplace II: Wednesday nights from 6:30 - 8 pm, April 8th - 29th.
--April 8, The current economic crisis and alternative approaches; April 15, Worker cooperatives; April 22, Workplace democracy; April 29, Community and Solidarity economics.
Note: Both "Health and Wellness" and "Power in the Workplace II" are walk-in classes.

Herald Sports

NBA Basketball: Bulls 113, 76ers 99; Rockets 115, Kings 98; Lakers 116, Nuggets 102.
NBA Notes: Lakers--Lakers get Andrew Bynum back in time for playoffs; has 16 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes in win over Nuggets.
ND Scores: Golf, MIAA NCAA Division III Qualifier at South Bend's Blackthorn--Saint Mary's leads by 13 strokes with 325; Baseball--Cincinnati 5, ND 4 (11); Softball--ND 11-17, Valparaiso 0-9; Track & Field--Mary Saxer named Big East Field Athlete of the Week; Soccer, World Cup--ND mentioned as possible World Cup site in 2018 or 2022.
Bethel Scores: Basketball, Men--William Walker named NAIA Division II and NCCAA Player of the Year; Golf, Women, U. St. Francis Cougar Invite--Pilot golfers take top five spots to win meet; Men, USF Invite--Pilot men finish sixth; Softball--(8) Bethel 10-1, Huntington 2-0 (Rachel Zirille pitches no-hitter in game two, Pilots 35-3); Baseball--Bethel 10-8, Marian 6-15.
NHL Scores: Bruines 5, Canadiens 4 (OT); Panthers 3, Thrashers 2; Rangers 2, Flyers 1; Sabres 5, Hurricanes 1; Penguins 6, Islanders 1; Predators 4, Red Wings 3 (SO); Capitals 4, Lightning 2; Devils 3, Senators 2 (SO); Stars 3, Avalanche 2 (SO); Canucks 1, Kings 0; Coyotes 4, Sharks 1.
NCAA Basketball Notes:
U Conn--Jim Calhoun will return for another season as Huskies' head coach.
MLB National League: Reds 8, Mets 6; Cardinals 2, Pirates 1; Padres 4, Dodgers 3; Giants 7, Brewers 1;
MLB American League: Royals 2, White Sox 1; Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2; Mariners 2, Twins 0; Yankees 11, Orioles 2; Rays 4, Red Sox 3; Rangers 12, Indians 8; Athletics at Angels PPD.
Golf: Masters--Chad Campbell's 65 leads Masters after first round; Tiger five strokes back; Greg Norman, 54--making comeback after seven-year absence--matches Tigers' 70.
Tennis: Serena Upset--world's number one ranked Serena Williams upset by unseeded Czech Klara Zakopalova at Andalucia Tennis Experience in Spain; Russian Dinara Safina will take over women's number one ranking from Serena.
Deaths: Angels' rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart, 22, killed by suspected drunk driver hours after pitching his best game yet in the major leagues; two others in Adenhart's auto killed, one injured.

Local

Local Headlines: ND--ND student petition shows support for President Obama and University President Jenkins; Judges--bill to elect county judges clears Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee; will now go before full Indiana Senate; bill passed Indiana House 88-3 in February; Recovery--police find stockpile of stolen goods in yard at Quince Road and Indiana 2; items include go-kart, Harley-Davidson motorcycle, three-wheeled ATV, lawn tractor, and numerous power tools; Fraud--Granger financial planner Mark Wozniak, 55, pleads guilty to investment fraud; Embezzlement--judge sentences Ralph and Julie Costello of South Bend to four years in prison for embezzling $3,000,000; Adams Principal Resigns--Adams High School Principal Todd Wiedemann resigns; had been on administrative leave since February 6; being investigated by St. Joseph County Police for alleged theft of money from youth Granger Rockets Football League of which he is president; Officer Charged--SBPD Cpl. Jason King charged with striking an unresisting man as he lay on the street and falsifying a police report to cover up the incident; Board of Public Safety to hold special meeting to discuss the charges.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama meets with economic advisors; plans update on economy; Italy--Italy holds state funeral as quake death toll hits 289; Somalia--hostage U.S. ship captain tries to swim to navy ship but is recaptured by pirates; Alabama--100 forensic cases called into question after flaws discovered in medical examiners work; charges against mother dropped in death of baby; medical examiner had ruled baby was suffocated but six experts concluded baby was stillborn and no crime had occurred; Bridget Lee, a 34-year-old church pianist, had spent nine months in jail after having been charged in death of her baby; North Korea--leader Kim Jong II "reelected;" Japan--PM Taro Aso unveils 15-trillion yen ($150-billion) stimulus plan.
Entertainment: Farrah--Farrah Fawcett released from LA hospital.
Deaths: Dave Arneson, 61, co-creator of "Dungeons and Dragons."

Weather
Today Fri High 51 Low 30 Cloudy
Sat High 52 Low 29 Partly Cloudy
Sun
High 58 Low 34 Partly Cloudy
Mon
High 51 Low 42 Showers
Tue
High 53 Low 38 Showers

TV Listings: 16--8-9 p.m., Howie Do It (two episodes); 9 p.m., Friday Night Lights; 10 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., Flashpoint; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25--8 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 8:30 p.m., The Game; 9 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28--8 p.m., Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; 9 p.m., Dollhouse; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA in Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57--8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.

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