Tuesday, April 14, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 14, 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: Cancelled.
Note: Both "Health and Wellness" and "Power in the Workplace II" are walk-in classes.

Herald Sports

Midwest League: Lugnuts at Silver Hawks PPD.
ND Scores: Softball, Saint Mary's--Belles' pitcher Angela Gillis named MIAA Pitcher of the Week for second straight week; Football--former head coach Lou Holtz to host player tryouts during Blue-Gold weekend; Tennis, Men--ND 7, Ball St. 0 (regular season finale).
Bethel Scores: Track, Little State Championships--Pilot women third and men fourth; Softball--Brittney Hire named MCC Pitcher of the Week; Basketball, Men--Adams High School guard Landon Booker to play for Bethel.
NBA Scores: Bulls 91, Pistons 88; Cavaliers 117, Pacers 109; Raptors 97, Wizards 96; Nets 91, Bobcats 87; Bucks 98, Magic 80; Rockets 86, Hornets 66; Mavericks 96, Timberwolves 94; Nuggets 118, Kings 98; Jazz 106, Clippers 85; Trailblazers 113, Thunder 83; Suns 119, Grizzlies 110; Spurs 101, Warriors 72.
NBA Notes: Wizards--Wizards hire Flip Saunders as new head coach; Celtics--Celtics to keep Kevin Garnett out until playoffs.
NHL Scores: no games scheduled.
MLB National League: Cubs 4, Rockies 0; Padres 6, Mets 5 (first home game for Citi Field); Pirates 7, Astros 0; Phillies 9, Nationals 8; Dodgers 11, Giants 1; Reds 7, Brewers 6; Cardinals 2, Diamondbacks 1.
MLB American League: White Sox 10, Tigers 6; Rays 15, Yankees 5; Orioles 10, Rangers 9; Blue Jays 8, Twins 6; Royals 4, Indians 2; Athletics 8, Red Sox 2.
Death: Phillies' broadcaster Harry Kalas, 73; former Tigers pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, 54.

Local

Local Headlines: ND--ND President Jenkins defends invitation to President Obama; says it follows 'letter and spirit' of bishops' statement; Hall of Fame--Dallas launches bid to take College Football Hall of Fame from South Bend; Groundbreaking--Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians breaks ground for new 19,000-square-foot tribal headquarters near Dowagiac.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--poll names President Obama most trusted man in American politics; Obamas welcome Bo, a six-month-old Portuguese Water Dog, to the White House; Somalia--undeterred by failure to take U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama, pirates hijack four more ships; North Korea--North Korea vows to restart its nuclear reactor and boycott nuclear disarmament talks in retaliation for U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its missile launch; Illinois--former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich due in federal court for arraignment today; Minnesota--unanimous three-judge panel rules that Al Franken is winner of Minnesota U.S. Senate race; former Sen. Norm Coleman vows to take his fight to the Minnesota Supreme Court; Recall--GM recalls 1998-99 Olds Intrigue,; 1997-2003 Pontiac Grand Prix; 1997-2003 Buick Regal; 1998-2003 Chevrolet Lumina, Monte Carlo, and Impala; GM vehicles with 3.8 liter V6 engine; due to potential engine fires; Thailand--Thai riots stop after deaths; leaders face arrest; Iran--Iran tries U.S. journalist Roxana Saberi on espionage charges; California--L.A. jury convicts music producer Phil Spector of second degree murder in death of actress Lana Clarkson.
Entertainment: Gibson Divorce--Mel Gibson and wife Robyn to divorce after 28 years and seven children.
Deaths: Marilyn Chambers, 56, starred in Ivory Snow commercials and Barbra Streisand film "The Owl and the Pussycat" before switching to porn in "Behind the Green Door."

Weather
Today High 46 Low 37 Showers
Wed High 59 Low 37 Mostly Cloudy
Thu
High 65 Low 38 Sunny
Fri High 65 Low 44 Partly Cloudy
Sat
High 59 Low 41 Few Showers

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 p.m., American Idol; 9 p.m., Fringe; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m.;, Harvest; 57--8-9 p.m., According to Jim (two episodes); 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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