Sunday, April 26, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 26, 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.
Komen Race for the Cure: Sign-up from 7:30-9 p.m. today at Beutter Park, Mishawaka; race begins at 10 p.m.; proceeds help fight breast cancer.

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 9, Dragons 3.
ND Scores: Baseball--ND 11, Louisville 5; Lacrosse, Men--(3) ND 14, Ohio St. 8 (crowd of 30,192 in Ohio Stadium is NCAA lacrosse record), (Irish 13-0, 5-0 GWLL); Rowing--Irish win sixth consecutive Big East championship; crews get four firsts and two seconds; Tennis, Saint Mary's--SMC 7, Adrian 2; Softball--Trine 8, SMC 3; Trine 5, SMC 1; Golf, Saint Mary's, MIAA Qualifier at Marshall, MI--Belles clinch NCAA Division III Tournament berth; Track & Field, Drake Relays, women's hammer throw--Anna Weber fourth; Hillsdale Relays, men's triple jump--Eric Quick first; women's triple jump--Jaime Minor first; women's javelin throw--Elise Knutzen first.
Bethel Scores: Track & Field, MCC Championships--Pilots win men's and women's titles; head coach Tony Natali named MCC Women's Coach of the Year; Baseball--Bethel 6, Rochester College 4; Bethel 13, Rochester College 3.
NBA Playoffs: Hornets 95, Nuggets 93 (Nuggets lead 2-1); Mavericks 99, Spurs 90 (Tony Parker 43 points), (Mavs lead 3-1); Heat 107, Hawks 78 (Heat lead 2-1); Lakers 108, Spurs 94 (Kobe 38 points).
NHL Playoffs: Blackhawks 5, Flames 1 (Blackhawks lead 3-2); Penguins 5, Flyers 3 (Penguins win 4-2); Sharks 3, Ducks 2 (OT), (Ducks lead 3-2).
MLB National League: Cardinals 8, Cubs 2; Pirates 10, Padres 1; Giants 5, Diamondbacks 3; Dodgers 6, Rockies 5; Phillies 6, Marlins 4 (10); Brewers 9, Astros 8 (11); Mets 8, Nationals 2; Braves 10, Reds 2.
MLB American League:
White Sox 10, Blue Jays 2; Red Sox 16, Yankees 11; Athletics 5, Rays 2; Twins 7, Indians 1; Rangers 6, Orioles 5; Tigers 9, Royals 1; Mariners 9, Angels 8.
Soccer: MLS--Chi. Fire 2, Col. Crew 2; Chivas USA 2, FC Dallas 0; L.A. Galaxy 1, Col. Rapids 0; Real Salt Lake 6, N.E. Revolution 0; Sea. Sounders 2, S.J. Earthquakes 0; WPS--Chi. Red Stars 4, Bos. Breakers 0; S.L. Athletica 0, L.A. Sol 0.
NFL Draft: 1. Lions--QB Matt Stafford, Georgia; 2. Rams--OT Jason Smith, Baylor; 3. Chiefs--DE Tyson Jackson, LSU; 4. Seahawks--LB Aaron Curry, Wake Forest; 5. Jets (traded with Browns for pick)--QB Mark Sanchez, USC; 6. Bengals--OL Andre Smith, Alabama; 7. Raiders--WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland; 8. Jaguars--T Eugene Monroe, Virginia; 9. Packers--DT B.J. Raji, BC; 10. 49ers--WR Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech; 11. Bills--DE Aaron Maybin, Penn St.; 12. Broncos--TB Knowshown Moreno, Georgia; 13. Redskins--DE Brian Orakpo, Texas; 14. Saints--DB Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio St.; 15. Texans--LB Brian Cushing, USC; 16. Chargers--DE Larry English, Northern Illinois; 17. Buccaneers--QB Josh Freeman, Kansas St.; 18. Broncos--DE Robert Ayers, Tennessee; 19. Eagles--WR Jeremy Maclin, Missouri; 20. Lions--TE Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma St.; 21. Browns--C Alex Mack, California; 22. Vikings--WR Percy Harvin, Florida; 23. Ravens--OT Michael Oher, Mississippi; 24. Falcons--DT Peria Jerry, Mississippi; 25. Dolphins--DB Vontae Davis, Illinois; 26. Packers--DE Clay Matthews, USC; 27. Colts--RB Donald Brown, Connecticut; 28. Bills--C Eric Wood, Louisville; 29. Giants--WR Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina; 30. Titans--WR Kenny Britt, Rutgers; 31. Cardinals--RB Chris "Beanie" Wells, Ohio St.; 32. Steelers--DT Ziggy Hood, Missouri.

Local

Local Headlines:
Mail Theft--man tries to steal mail bag from letter carrier on Grace Street in South Bend; Transition to Teaching--IUSB to host "Transition to Teaching" event at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the IUSB Student Activities Center; Overtime--local police earn $2,000,000 in overtime last year; SB Council--Council says VIP costs higher than police; Monaco Buyer--Navistar International, based in Warrenville, IL., may buy Monaco Coach assets for $52,000,000; Mishawaka Anniversary--Center for History hosts Princess City 175th anniversary displayEducation Summit--dozens of parents attend South Bend Education Summit.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Petraeus--
Gen. Petraeus says that shippers should consider posting armed guards on vessels; Somalia--mortars aimed at Somali Parliament building strike houses instead; Iran--Roxana Saberi, U.S. reporter jailed in Iran, goes on hunger strike; Iceland--Icelanders go to polls to elect new Parliament; GM--GM to discontinue Pontiac brand; Sri Lanka--Sri Lankan rebels declare unilateral cease-fire; Florida--two Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies fatally shot; Georgia--interstate manhunt for University of Georgia professor George Zinkhan, 57, suspected of fatally shooing his ex-wife and two other men; Swine Flu--WHO tries to come up with swine flu plan; N.Y. awaits confirmation of possible swine flu cases; reports of swine flu climb in Mexico; D.C.--law, protestors clash near IMF meetings in D.C.
Entertainment: Leno--
Jay Leno out of hospital after overnight stay which caused him to miss taping of "Tonight" show first time in 17 years; says he is eager to get back to work Monday.
Deaths: Bea Arthur, 86; star of "Maude" and "Golden Girls;" won Tony Award as Vera Charles in Broadway musical "Mame;" reprised role in film version with Lucille Ball.

Weather
Today High 80 Low 62 Isolated T-Storms
Mon High 76 Low 52 Scattered T-Storms/Wind
Tue High 60 Low 42 AM Showers
Wed High 64 Low 43 Cloudy
Thu High 67 Low 52 Partly Cloudy

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