Monday, April 27, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 27, 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.; today is last day.
▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Art Room.
▪Math: Applied--Fridays, 2-3 p.m.
▪Gender Roles: Fridays, 3-4 pm.
▪Computer Keyboarding Classes: Beginning April 2; Thursdays, 3-4 p.m..
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—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:
Dragons 8, Silver Hawks 1.
ND Scores: Baseball--ND 13, Louisville 12; Softball--ND 4, Syracuse 0; ND 6, Syracuse 3; Lacrosse, Women, Big East Tournament Final--ND 12, Syracuse 10 (first Big East women's lacrosse title for Irish).
NBA Playoffs:
Bulls 121, Celtics 118 (2 OT) (Series tied 2-2); Cavaliers 99, Pistons 78 (Cavs sweep 4-0); Magic 84, 76ers 81 (Series tied 2-2); Rockets 89, Trailblazers 88 (Rockets lead 3-1).
NHL Playoffs: Capitals 5, Rangers 3 (Series tied 3-3); Hurricanes 4, Devils 0 (Series tied 3-3).
MLB National League: Cubs 10, Cardinals 3 (Fukudome five RBIs); Diamondbacks 5, Giants 4 (12); Pirates 8, Padres 3; Rockies 10, Dodgers 4; Astros 3, Brewers 2; Nationals 8, Mets 1; Reds 8, Braves 2; Phillies 13, Marlins 2.
MLB American League: Blue Jays 4, White Sox 3; Red Sox 4, Yankees 1; Indians 4, Twins 2; Orioles 8, Rangers 5; Tigers 3, Royals 2; Angels 8, Mariners 0; Athletics 7, Rays 1.
Soccer: MLS--DC United 3, N.Y. Red Bulls 2; Toronto FC 1, K.C. Wizards 1; WPS--D.C. Freedom 4, FC (CA) Gold Pride 3.
Golf: PGA Zurich Classic of New Orleans--1. Jerry Kelly -14; 2. Rory Sabbatani, Charlie Wi, and Charles Howell III -13; LPGA Corona Morelia Championship; Michoacan, Mexico--1. Lorena Ochoa -25, 2. Suzann Petterson -24; Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, Savannah, GA--1. Bernhard Langer-Tom Lehman -27, 2. Jeff Sluman-Craig Stadler -27 (Langer-Lehman win with birdie on second playoff hole).
NASCAR Aarons 499 at Talladega Superspeedway: 1. Brad Keselowski (09 Chevy); 2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (88 Chevy); 3. Ryan Newman (39 Chevy); 4. Marcos Ambrose (47 Toyota); 5. Scott Speed (82 Toyota); 6. Kurt Busch (2 Dodge); 7. Greg Biffle (16 Ford); 8. Brian Vickers (83 Toyota); 9. Joey Logano (20 Toyota); 10. Jeff Burton (31 Chevy); 31 David Stremme (12 Dodge).
Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Kurt Busch 1299; 2. Jeff Gordon 1294; 3. Jimmie Johnson 1235; 4. Tony Stewart 1232; 5. Denny Hamlin (1190); 6. Kyle Busch 1124; 7. Carl Edwards 1119; 8. Clint Bowyer 1098; 9. Jeff Burton 1092; 10. Greg Biffle 1081; 11. David Reutimann 1077; 12. Matt Kenseth 1063; 13. Ryan Newman 1033; 22. David Stremme 899.

Local

Local Headlines: Swine Flu--
no swine flu cases reported in Indiana; ISTEP--ISTEP testing continues in Indiana; Berrien County--work starting on U.S. 31 bypass in Berrien County; construction will extend from state line to U.S. 12; northbound and southbound lanes will be rebuilt as well as all ramps and culverts; Race for Cure--approximately 1,500 people take part in "Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure" starting at Beutter Park in Mishawaka Sunday; proceeds from event help fight breast cancer; Home Invasion--home invasion reported on 3300 West Dunham Street; two suspects armed with shotguns.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: Swine Flu--
same deadly strain of swine flu that has killed more than 100 people in Mexico strikes NYC school; eight cases confirmed; school closed and scrubbed down; U.S. declares public health emergency; California--three teenagers have been arrested in the beating of a 48-year-old homeless man near Redding; New Mexico--New Mexico police have finished digging at mass grave near Albuquerque; 11 bodies discovered; New York--Democrat Scott Murphy wins special election for former Congressional seat of Democrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; she took over Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's former Senate seat.; Ohio--64 students arrested for rioting; police fire baton rounds use pepper spray to break up hundreds of rioting students who lit street fires at Kent State University; South Africa--Jacob Zuma and ANC win but fail to get 2/3 majority in Parliament; new Parliament will elect president May 6; expected to pick Zuma; Iceland--leftist coalition wins parliamentary elections in Iceland; defeat of pro-business Independence party blamed on collapse of country's banking system; GM--GM to eliminate 21,000 jobs in addition to phasing out Pontiac brand; Somalia--Italian cruise ship north of the Seychelles fends off pirate attack with gunfire.
Entertainment: Spears--Casey Aldridge, father of Jamie Lynn Spears 10-month-old daughter, suffers head injury in pickup accident in Mississippi; Miley--Miley Cyrus denies rekindled romance with Nick Jonas.

Weather
Today High 78 Low 53 PM Rain/Wind
Tue
High 56 Low 42 AM Rain
Wed
High 68 Low 44 Partly Cloudy
Thu High 69 Low 50 Cloudy
Fri
High 55 Low 41 Few Showers

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Chuck; 9 p.m., Heroes; 22--8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., Rules of Engagement; 25--8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28--8 p.m., House; 9 p.m., 24; 46--8-10 p.m., Harvest Show; 57--8-9:30 p.m., Dancing With the Stars; 9:30 p.m., Surviving Suburbia; 69--8 p.m., Masters of Illusion; 9 p.m., Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.

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