Sunday, May 10, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; May 10, 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.
Taste of Michiana: tonight, 5-8 p.m., Century Center. Sample cuisine from restaurants and vineyards across the area. Proceeds go to the Food Bank of Northern Indiana.

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.
▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Art Room (on break until May 28).
▪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.
Note: "Health and Wellness" is a walk-in class.

Herald Sports

Midwest League:
Silver Hawks 11, Timber Rattlers 2 (Hawks in third place, 16-13).
ND Scores: Tennis, Women's NCAA Tournament--(5) ND 4, Michigan 1; Irish advance to next Saturday's Round of 16 at College Station, TX; Softball, Big East Tournament Final--ND 1, DePaul 0 (sixth Big East title for Irish; WP Brittney Barger named tournament's Most Outstanding Player); Baseball--ND 7, South Florida 6; Golf, NCAA Central Regional--Irish finish in 16th place.
NBA Playoffs:
Nuggets 106, Mavericks 105 (Nowitzki 33 points, 16 rebounds; Billups 32 points), (Nuggets lead 3-0); Cavaliers 97, Hawks 82 (LeBron 47 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists), (Cavs lead 3-0).
NBA Notes: Rockets--Yao Ming will miss the rest of the playoffs with a broken foot.
NHL Playoffs:
Blackhawks 4, Canucks 2 (Blackhawks lead 3-2); Penguins 4, Capitals 3 (OT), (Penguins lead 3-2).
MLB National League: Brewers 12, Cubs 6; Nationals 2, Diamondbacks 1; Marlins 3, Rockies 1; Reds 8, Cardinals 3; Astros 5, Padres 4; Dodgers 8, Giants 0; Braves 6, Phillies 2; Mets 10, Pirates 1.
MLB American League: White Sox 3, Rangers 2; Rays 14, Red Sox 5; Blue Jays 6, Athletics 4; Tigers 4, Indians 0; Orioles 12, Yankees 5; Twins 9, Mariners 6; Angels 1, Royals 0.
Soccer: MLS--Fire 1, Revolution 1; Chivas USA 1, Real Salt Lake 0; Crew 3, Wizards 2; Toronto FC 3, D.C. United 3; Dynamo 1, FC Dallas 0; WPS--S.L. Athletica 1, FC Gold Pride 0.
Sprint Cup Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway: 1. Mark Martin (5 Chevy); 2. Jimmie Johnson (48 Chevy); 3. Tony Stewart (14 Chevy); 4. Ryan Newman (39 Chevy); 5. Jeff Gordon (24 Chevy); 6. Martin Truex, Jr., (1 Chevy); 7. Brad Keselowski (25 Chevy); 8. Greg Biffle (16 Ford); 9. Joey Logano (20 Toyota); 10. Matt Kenseth (17 Ford); 24. David Stremme (12 Dodge).
Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Jeff Gordon 1601; 2. Tony Stewart 1572; 3. Kurt Busch 1546; 4. Jimmie Johson 1465; 5. Denny Hamlin 1445; 6. Jeff Burton 1384; 7. Kyle Busch 1380; 8. Ryan Newman 1363; 9. Greg Biffle 1345; 10. Matt Kenseth 1326; 11. Mark Martin 1316; 12. Carl Edwards 1271; 27. David Stremme 1039.
NASCAR: Mayfield--Jeremy Mayfield suspended indefinitely after failing drug test.

Local

Local Headlines: Homeward Bound--
300 people gather at College Football Hall of Fame for 7th annual 5K Homeward Bound event; benefits 11 different agencies including Center for the Homeless; Home Invasion--two intruders shot, one dies, in alleged home invasion in LaGrange; Fair Trade--fair trade event in South Bend tries to make consumers more aware.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: Stamp Price Increase--
price of first class stamp rises to 44 cents Monday; Swine Flu--U.S. reports third swine flu death; Costa Rica first; Sri Lanka--Sri Lankan official says 378 civilians killed by artillery; California--Santa Barbara fire evacuations lifted; hackers breach UC-Berkley computer database; Georgia--University of Georgia marketing professor George Zinkhan, 57, wanted in killings of wife and two associates , found dead in Georgia woods; Massachusetts--Boston-area transit authority may ban operators from having cell phones after trolley operator says he was texting girlfriend before trolley crash that injured 50 people; none of the injuries was life-threatening.

Weather
Today High 61 Low 42 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 63 Low 43 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 71 Low 53 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 73 Low 52 Scattered T-Storms
Thu High 71 Low 47 Partly Cloudy

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