Wednesday, May 13, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; May 13, 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, Coping with pain and depression; May 24, Sexual health.
Note: "Health and Wellness" is a walk-in class.

Herald Sports

Midwest League:
Silver Hawks 6, Lugnuts 2 (Hawks in third place in Mid Eastern Division; 17-14).
ND Sports: Basketball, Women, European Trip, Paris--ND 77, French Junior Nationals 44; Baseball--ND 14, Illinois St. 8.
Bethel Sports: Golf, NAIA Women's Championships (Rapid City, S.D.)--Pilots six strokes behind leader California Baptist University after first round; Baseball--Bethel grad Eric Stults pitches complete game shutout for Dodgers.
NBA Playoffs: Celtics 92, Magic 88 (Celtics lead 3-2); Lakers 118, Rockets 78 (Lakers lead 3-2).
NHL Playoffs: Bruins 4, Hurricanes 2 (Series tied 3-3); Ducks 2, Red Wings 1 (Series tied 3-3).
MLB National League: Cubs 6, Padres 2; Giants 9, Nationals 7; Reds 3, Diamondbacks 1; Rockies 12, Astros 1; Brewers 6, Marlins 3; Mets 4, Braves 3 (10); Pirates 7, Cardinals 1; Phillies 5, Dodgers 3.
MLB American League: White Sox 7, Indians 4; Orioles 7, Rays 5; Blue Jays 5, Yankees 1; Rangers 7, Mariners 1; Twins 6, Tigers 2; Athletics 12, Royals 3.

Local

Local Headlines: Hit-and-Run--
South Bend Police detain suspect vehicle after hit-and-run at Michigan and Ewing this morning; no word on identity or condition of victim who was taken to hospital; Veto Overridden--St. Joseph County Council overrides Commissioners' veto on tax abatement ordinance on party-line vote; Fundraiser--fundraiser tonight at Texas Roadhouse on South Michigan Street to raise money for the Police and Hero Memorial at Southlawn Cemetery; Bomb Suspects--four suspects arrested in Middlebury bomb threats; Driver Safety--Mishawaka, South Bend, and St. Joseph County police hold joint press conference on driver safety at site of accident which killed four-year-old Shayla Aston in Mishawaka; Shayla's sister Shianna, 6, was injured critically by hit-and-run driver who was stopped at gunpoint by neighbor; IUSB--new graduates at IUSB commencement don't shake hand with IU President Michael McRobbie due to H1N1 virus scare; ND--some ND seniors will not attend commencement ceremony to protest President Obama's visit.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: Neo-Nazis Attack--
masked Neo-Nazis attack concentration camp survivors during memorial service at site of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria; shout "Heil Hitler!" and "This way for the gas!" and fire plastic pellets at survivors; local authorities arrest three suspects; NASA--astronauts attempt to repair nicks on tiles of shuttle Atlantis; Mission Control says damage doesn't appear to be very serious but rescue shuttle is on standby for first time in history of U.S. space travel; NASA says tiles are thick and nicks are in less sensitive area than those which doomed space shuttle Columbia; Vatican/Middle East--Pope Benedict XVI under fire for speech at Holocaust Museum; observers say it fell short of apology for actions of his countrymen; spokesmen for Pope reiterate that he was not active member of Hitler Youth; enrollment in Hitler Youth was mandatory at that time; Pope endorses Palestinian homeland in speech at Bethlehem; Record Fine--Intel hit with record $1.45-billion antitrust fine by European Commission; Afghanistan--Afghani official says 95 children died in U.S.-Taliban clash; Absentee Votes--report says one-fourth of absentee ballots requested by military personnel may go uncounted; Spain--Spanish ticket wins 126-million euros in lottery.
Entertainment: Dancing--rodeo champ Ty Murray eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars;" Murray praised by judge for hard work; California--Miss California USA Carrie Prejean keeps title despite racy picks.

Weather
Today High 68 Low 56 T-Showers/Wind
Thu High 67 Low 49 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 74 Low 58 Few Showers
Sat High 63 Low 42 T-Showers
Sun High 62 Low 43 Sunny

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--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices Classics with Maureen Salaman; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m, Lost: A Journey in Time; 9 p.m., Lost; 69--8-10 p.m., World's Funniest Moments (two episodes).

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