Friday, April 17, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 17, 2009

Announcements

Eternal Sunshine: This week's film offering is French director Michel Gondry's American drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It will be shown at 2 pm today in the Community Room and counts toward ABE hours. Snacks will be provided.
The 2004 film uses science fiction and neosurrealism to explore the nature of memory and love. It stars Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet and features Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Wilkinson, Eiljah Wood, Jane Adams, and David Cross. The movie's title was taken from the poem Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope, which was the story of a tragic love affair.
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.

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

ND Scores: Football--Charlie Weis admits he will root for offense in Blue-Gold game; Basketball, Men--Luke Harangody announces that he will enter NBA draft; Softball, Saint Mary's--Hope 7-6, SMC 0-2; Lacrosse, Women--(12) Vanderbilt 18, (9) ND 11.
Bethel Scores: Softball--Bethel 8-8, Goshen 0-0 (Rachel Zirille throws second no-hitter of season in game two); Baseball--Bethel 7-10, Huntington 6-1.
NBA Playoffs: no games scheduled. Playoffs start tomorrow.
NHL Playoffs: Blackhawks 3, Flames 2 (OT) (Blackhawks lead 1-0); Red Wings 4, Blue Jackets 1 (Red Wings lead 1-0); Bruins 4, Canadiens 2 (Bruins lead 1-0); Ducks 2, Sharks 0 (Ducks lead 1-0).
NBA Notes: Celtics--Kevin Garnett ruled out for playoffs.
MLB National League: Cardinals 7, Cubs 4; Marlins 6, Braves 2; Astros 6, Pirates 3; Nationals 8, Phillies 2; Padres 6, Mets 5; Dodgers 7, Giants 2.
MLB American League: White Sox 3, Rays 2; Indians 10, Yankees 2 (official opener for new Yankee Stadium); Blue Jays 9, Twins 2; Angels 5, Mariners 1.
NFL Notes: Madden--John Madden, 73, retires from broadcasting after 28-year career; Chris Collinsworth will take Madden's spot on NBC "Sunday Night Football;" ex-Raiders' Super Bowl coach will keep Madden Cruiser and continue endorsements.
Deaths: Merle Harmon, 82; former Brewers, Twins, and Rangers announcer; Jack McCoy, 72; former NASCAR champion of the West; wrote autobiography "Racing's Real McCoy."

Local

Local Headlines: American Idol--"American Idol" Summer Tour coming to Rosemont, IL. and Indy; also coming to Auburn Hills, MI, and Grand Rapids, MI; features top 10 finalists from this season's "Idol;" Hall of Fame--Dallas moving ahead in plan to steal College Football Hall of Fame from South Bend; ND--ND students take "staND" against hate in effort to eliminate hate against gays, lesbians, and transgender people; U.S. 31--construction work to start on new U.S. 31; some St. Joseph and Marshall County roads will be closed for the construction; Parental Summit--South Bend schools sponsor parental summit at April 25 event; Missing--police are searching for a missing South Bend woman: Priscilla Thomas of 3400 Curtis Drive; last seen this past Saturday; she is 40, black, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 230 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes; she was last seen wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and purple pants; Unwanted Discovery--young girls walk in on four adults having sex in downtown restaurant bathroom; restaurant says it is taking steps to deal with situation; South Bend Police say they have gotten similar complaints from that restaurant and other fast food restaurants before.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama to focus on Cuba at Americas summit; Afghanistan--earthquakes in Afghanistan kill 21 people; quakes hit 30 miles from Pakistan border; Vermont--home state prepares to welcome home ship's captain held hostage by Somali pirates in Gulf of Aden; Texas--Texas Gov. Rick Perry says that secession from the Union is a possibility for Texas but says he is not advocating it; Democrat leaders in Texas in uproar over the suggestion; Perry was responding to Texans protesting President Obama's economic stimulus package; Chuck Norris offers himself as candidate for president of new Republic of Texas; North Korea--U.S. nuclear experts depart North Korea; Iran--Iranian scientists report they have cloned a goat; Illinois--13-year-old Peoria boy accused of robbing bank.
Entertainment: Tyra--Tyra Banks' stalker to go on trial in New York; YouTube--YouTube adds full-length movies and TV show lineup.
Deaths: Clement Freud, 84; grandson of Sigmund Freud; author and regular on British radio; was also a Liberal member of Parliament from from 1973-87.

Weather
Today High 70 Low 44 Sunny
Sat High 74 Low 44 Mostly Sunny
Sun High 55 Low 40 Showers
Mon
High 51 Low 35 Showers
Tue
High 53 Low 38 Showers

TV Listings: 16--8-9 p.m., Howie Do It (two episodes); 9-11 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--8-10 p.m., Prison Break (two episodes); 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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