Friday, April 24, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 24, 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.
Run Ten Ten: The first annual Run Ten Ten 10K Race and 2-Mile Mutt Strut; April 25 at Howard Park. Participants should arrive at 8 a.m. Race starts at 8:30 a.m. and 2-Mile Mutt Strut begins at 8:45 a.m.
Sponsored by C.B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. and Care of South Bend.

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:
Silver Hawks 5, Lugnuts 4; Silver Hawks 9, Lugnuts 5.
ND Scores: Tennis, Men--Brett Helgeson and Casey Watt named to 2009 All-Big East Men's Tennis Team; Women--Kelcy Tefft named Big East Player of the Year and Kristy Frilling named Big East Freshman of the Year; Lacrosse, Women--Jillian Byers named Big East Attack Player of the Year.
Bethel Scores: Baseball--Bethel 17, Judson 13; Bethel 13, Judson 1; Softball--(8) Bethel 3, Grace 1; Bethel 3, Grace 1 (Pilots clinch fourth straight MCC title); Tennis, Women--Bethel 9, Manchester 0.
NBA Playoffs: Celtics 107, Bulls 86 (Celtics lead 2-1); Mavericks 88, Spurs 67 (Mavs lead 2-1); Jazz 88, Lakers 86 (Lakers lead 2-1).
NHL Playoffs:
Red Wings 6, Blue Jackets 5 (Red Wings sweep 4-0); Flyers 3, Penguins 0 (Penguins lead 3-2); Devils 1, Hurricanes 0 (Devils lead 3-2); Ducks 4, Sharks 0 (Ducks lead 3-1).
MLB National League: Reds 7, Cubs 1; Dodgers 2, Astros 0; Cardinals 12, Mets 8; Brewers 6, Phillies 1.
MLB American League: Orioles 6, White Sox 2; Indians 5, Royals 2; Mariners 1, Rays 0; Blue Jays 5, Rangers 2; Angels 10, Tigers 5.
Soccer: MLS--K.C. Wizards 1, N.Y. Red Bulls 0.
NFL Notes: Falcons--Falcons acquire 10-time Pro Bowl TE Tony Gonzalez from Chiefs.

Local


Local Headlines: Abuse Allegation--
former South Bend man reiterates claim SBPD Cpl Jason King used excessive force in May 2005 after high-speed chase through South Bend and Mishawaka; Cpl King charged with using excessive force and falsifying report in February 2009 after high-speed chase on South Bend's west side; Arrest--Julius Anderson, 25, arrested in connection with Tuesday death of Dawn Brooks; Anderson charged with murder and arson; Brooks' body was found in her burning home on Kendall Street near South Bend's Rum Village; Presidential Visit--ND to reimburse city for some of the costs of President Obama's visit to ND for 2009 commencement; Take Back the Night--men and women participate in "Take Back the Night" rally last night; St. Joseph rape crisis center SOS reports 200 cases or sexual assault from last year; SOS has 24-hour hotline number: 574-289-HELP; Janco Penalty--Janco Composites of Mishawaka to pay $210,000 fine and get five years probation; CEO Douglas Jaques gets $30,000 fine and one year probation; Ironwood Bridge--Ironwood bridge over St. Joseph River reopened.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: Space--
astronomers discover mystery blob near beginning of time; South Africa--Jacob Zuma and ANC appear headed for victory with 66.91% of the vote; Zuma will be next South African president; Sri Lanka--UN says 6,500 civilians killed in Sri Lankan fighting; Ford--Ford posts $1.4-billion 1Q loss; Ecuador--Ecuadoreans go to polls this weekend; President Correa expected to be reelected; North Korea--U.S. journalists Lora Ling and Euna Lee to be tried for illegally entering North Korea; California--California Air Resources Board adopts nation's first low-carbon fuel rule; rules call for reducing carbon content in fuels sold in state by 10% by 2020; Gov. Schwarzenegger applauds move.
Entertainment--Leno--Jay Leno hospitalized, cancels taping of "Tonight" show; publicist says illness is "mild;" Leno will turn over "Tonight" show hosting duties to Conan O'Brien in May; first sick day for Leno since he took over "Tonight" in 1992 from Johnny Carson; Makeover--Scottish singer Susan Boyle gets makeover; gained international fame for performance on "Britain's Got Talent," British version of "American Idol."
Deaths: The Rev. Timothy Wright, 61; Grammy-nominated gospel singer; was seriously injured in car crash that killed his wife and grandson; British director Ken Annakin, 94; directed "Battle of the Bulge," "The Longest Day," and "Swiss Family Robinson."


Weather
Today High 80 Low 60 Partly Cloudy/Wind
Sat High80 Low 53 Isolated T-Storms/Wind
Sun High 76 Low 56 Scattered T-Storms
Mon
High 64 Low 43 Scattered T-Storms
Tue
High 57 Low 41 Scattered T-Storms

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 p.m., Prison Break; 9p.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; 9-11 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.

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