Wednesday, April 29, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 29, 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.
Dance for Change: May 2, 2-7 p.m., gridiron at College Football Hall of Fame.

Dance for Change will include dancing, group activities, eating and socializing. Participants are invited from all area high schools and junior high schools in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties--a turnout of several hundred is expected.

For more information contact Jacqueline Kronk (574) 282-8700 ext. 424 or visit danceforchange.net.


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:
Silver Hawks 8, Dragons 0; Dragons 6, Silver Hawks 3.
ND Scores: Baseball--UIC 10, ND 5; Tennis, Women--Irish earn number 5 seed in NCAA tournament; will host early round action; Men--Irish named to 64-team NCAA tournament field; Lacrosse, Women--Shannon Burke name Womenslacrosse.com Player of the Week;
Bethel Scores: Softball, MCC Tournament--(7) Bethel 2, Goshen 1; Golf, Women--Pilots win NAIA Independent Championship in Nashville, TN by 49 strokes; Golf, Men--Pilots third in MCC Tournament at Peru, IN; Bethel's Jon Bonfiglio captured MCC Player of the Year and medalist honors; Tennis--Bethel men's and women's teams to compete in NCCAA championships May 5-7 at Indiana Wesleyan University.
NBA Playoffs: Celtics 106, Bulls 104 (OT) (Celtics lead 3-2; Magic 91, 76ers 78 (Magic lead 3-2); Mavericks 106, Spurs 93 (Mavericks win 4-1); Trailblazers 88, Rockets 77 (Rockets lead 3-2).
NHL Playoffs: Capitals 2, Rangers 1 (Caps win 4-3); Hurricanes 4, Devils 3 (Hurricanes win 4-3).
MLB National League: Cubs 11, Diamondbacks 3; Dodgers 5, Giants 3; Padres 4, Rockies 3; Brewers 6, Pirates 5; Braves 2, Cardinals 1; Astros 8, Reds 3; Marlins 7, Mets 4; Phillies 7, Nationals 1.
MLB American League: White Sox 2, Mariners 1; Mariners 9, White Sox 1; Indians 9, Red Sox 8; Yankees 11, Tigers 0; Angels 7, Orioles 5; Rangers 5, Athletics 4; Blue Jays 8, Royals 1; Twins 4, Rays 3.

Local

Dancing With Our Stars:
Katie Anthony and partner Matt Smith hand S.B. Mayor Steve Luecke his first election loss in several decades; Final Tally--Katie Anthony 1,001, Maribeth Roncz 682, Roberta Ziolkowski 367, Jacqueline Kronk 322, Pam Mullin 249, Mike Charbonneau 205, Diane Stover 148, Steve Luecke 115, LaPhonso Ellis 103, Mike Ragz 77; preliminary numbers indicate that $210,000 was raised for CFH; for more details go to www.events.org/stars.
Local Headlines: Swine Flu--Michigan has second probable case of swine flu; ND student was infected with swine flu and has since fully recovered; health officials say no plans to cancel classes; another case of swine flu confirmed in northern Indiana; ND--anti-Obama group displays graphic images.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--
President Obama celebrates 100th day in office; Senate--Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's jump from GOP to Democratic Party gives Dems a near filibuster-proof majority; Dems one vote away from 60 with Democrat Al Franken leading in disputed Minnesota election; Specter says decision was one of principle but that his chances of winning renomination for sixth term next year were slim in GOP gone increasingly conservative; Swine Flu--swine flu claims first victim in U.S.; at least five hospitalized in U.S. as number of cases rises to 66; most of confirmed cases in NYC; Egypt slaughtering all hogs to stop swine flu; President Obama says schools with confirmed cases of swine flu should consider closing; Antarctica--NYC-sized chunk of ice collapses off Antarctica; Economy--economy shrinks at 6.1% pace in 1Q; Pakistan--Taliban kidnap dozens of Pakistani security personnel; North Korea--North Korea threatens nuclear, missile tests; Switzerland--Swiss canton bans nude hiking.
Entertainment: Jackie Chan--Jackie Chan announces 100th movie.

Weather
Today High 62 Low 53 Few Showers
Thu High 70 Low 55 Rain/Thunder
Fri High 59 Low 41 Rain
Sat
High 61 Low 43 Partly Cloudy
High 62 Low 42 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Law and Order; 9 p.m., Law and Order: SVU; 22--8 p.m., Rules of Engagement: 8:30 p.m., New Adventures of Old Christine; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25--8 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 9 p.m., 90210; 28--8 p.m., Lie To Me; 9 p.m., American Idol; 46--7 p.m., Harvest Marathon; 57--8 p.m, Scrubs; 8:30 p.m., Better Off Ted; 9 p.m., Lost; 69--8-10 p.m., World's Funniest Moments (two episodes).

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