Tuesday, May 12, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; May 12, 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.

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: Starting up again this week, Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Art Room.
▪Computer Keyboarding Classes: Beginning April 2; Thursdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Beginning Computer Classes: Starts this Wednesday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. It will be six sessions long.
▪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:
No games scheduled. Hawks return to action today at the Cove against the Lugnuts; game time if 6:30 p.m.
ND Sports: Baseball--ND 5, Western Michigan 3; Volleyball--former Irish assistant coach Greg Smith named head coach at University of Toledo.
NBA Playoffs:
Cavaliers 84, Hawks 74 (Cavs sweep series); Mavericks 119, Nuggets 117 (Nowitzki 44 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists; C. Anthony 41 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists), (Nuggets lead 3-1).
WNBA Notes: Chi. Sky--Sky sign 6'5" Chinese center Chen Nan, MVP of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.
NHL Playoffs: Blackhawks 7, Canucks 5 (Blackhawks win series 4-2); Capitals 5, Penguins 4 (OT), (Series tied 3-3).
MLB National League: Cubs idle; Giants 11, Nationals 7; Reds 13, Diamondbacks 5; Braves 8, Mets 3.
MLB American League:
Indians 9, White Sox 4.

Local

Local Headlines: Found Incompetent--
Wayne M. Baney, 81, found incompetent in shooting of son; will remain in state custody for another three months before case can proceed; Beating--South Bend man reportedly beaten with lead pipe after failed attempt to convince girlfriend to return home to him and their two children; Tax Vote--St. Joseph County Council to vote tonight whether to override county commissioners' veto of tax abatement bill; first vote for new council member Corey Noland who replaced Kevin Kubsch; bill would put conditions on companies seeking tax abatements for more than three years including the payment of a "common construction wage" to workers on projects worth more than $750,000.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: GI Shoots Comrades--
U.S. soldier shoots and kills five other GIs at "stress clinic" in Iraq; soldier taken into custody after shootings; U.S. Journalist Freed--U.S. journalist Roxanna Saberi freed by Iran and reunited with parents; Swine Flu--U.S. Navy says 18 sailors afflicted with swine flu; Australia/Iraq--Australian military will end mission to Iraq at end of July; Brazil--floodwaters receding in northern Brazil but 300,000 still homeless; Defense/Afghanistan--Defense Secretary Gates fires top commander in Afghanistan, Army Gen. David McKiernan; replaces him with two generals: Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander, and Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, deputy commander; Gates says "new thinking needed at a crucial time;" Afghanistan--84 girls hospitalized in third apparent poisoning at a girls' school in as many weeks; Ohio--suspect Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk, 89, deported to Germany; Pakistan--Pakistani army says 1.3-million flee fighting in northwest Pakistan; Archbishop Gay--former archbishop of Milwaukee Rembert Weakland says he is gay; resigned as archbishop of Milwaukee in 2002 over sex and financial scandal involving finances and a man; Economy--U.S. to borrow 46 cents for every dollar spent.
Entertainment: Islam-Stevens--singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, performs in U.S. first time in more than three decades; Islam converted to Islam in 1977; American Idol--Simon Cowell says he thinks Adam Lambert will win this "Idol."
Deaths: Mark Landon, 60, eldest son of late actor Michael Landon, found dead in home; cause of death has not been determined.

Weather
Today High 68 Low 52 Sunny
Wed High 70 Low 55 T-Showers/Wind
Thu
High 68 Low 52 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 74 Low 60 Cloudy
Sat
High 71 Low 46 Scattered T-Storms

TV Listing: 16--8-10 p.m., The Biggest Loser (two-hour episode); 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., The Mentalist; 25--8 p.m., Reaper; 9 p.m., 90210; 28--8 p.m., American Idol; 9 p.m., Fringe; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8-9 p.m., According to Jim (two episodes); 9 p.m., Dancing With the Stars; 69--8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).

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