Tuesday, May 5, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; May 5, 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: 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 (11-13, fourth place in Mid Eastern Division) return to action today at the Cove against the Kernels; game time 6:30 p.m.
ND Scores: Softball--Jody Valdivia named Big East Pitcher of the Week (three conference wins improved her record to 10-0); ND News--ND athletics news now available on Twitter.
Bethel Scores: Baseball, MCC Tournament--Bethel 4, Taylor 2.
NBA Playoffs: Magic 95, Celtics 90 (Magic lead 1-0); Rockets 100, Lakers 92 (Rockets lead 1-0).
NBA Notes: MVP--LeBron James named NBA MVP.
NHL Playoffs: Capitals 4, Penguins 3 (Caps lead 2-0).
MLB National League: Cubs 4, Giants 2; Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 2 (Dodgers 11-0 at Dodger Stadium this season); Rockies 9, Padres 6; Phillies 6, Cardinals 1; Marlins 3, Reds 2 (14); Nationals 9, Astros 4; Brewers 7, Pirates 4.
MLB American League: Royals 3, White Sox 0; Twins 7, Tigers 2; Red Sox 6, Yankees 4; Indians 9, Blue Jays 7 (12); Orioles 8, Rays 4; Angels 5, Athletics 2; Rangers 6, Mariners 5.
MLB Notes: Cubs--Cubs place Carlos Zambrano on DL two-three weeks with strained left hamstring and call up utility infielder from Bobby Scales Triple-A Iowa; plan to call up RHP Randy Wells from Iowa to take Zambrano's place in rotation; Cardinals--OF Rick Ankiel carted off field with neck immobilized after slamming headfirst into fence Monday in game at St. Louis.

Local

Local Headlines: Robberies--
Mishawaka police investigate three armed robberies of motorists; all have similar MOs and descriptions; Swine Flu--suspected case of swine flu in Elkhart County; Hard Times--Elkhart, which a few years ago had job surplus, now ranked as one of the ten worst cities in the U.S. to find a job by "Forbes" magazine; Correction--the police standoff at Martin's bakery on McKinley Highway in Mishawaka ended when the man shot and killed himself; the earlier report said the man was taken to the hospital but the police would not comment on the nature or extent of his injuries; Stabbing--woman found stabbed last night near Miami Hills apartment complex at High Street and Ridgedale Road; she was taken to the hospital.

Nation/World

National/World: Republic of Georgia--
rebellion at military base near Tbilisi put down; Georgian president accuses Russia of financing coup; Israel--PM Netanyahu says he is ready for peace talks right away; Fed--Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to update Congress on progress of economic recovery today; Pakistan--residents flee Pakistan's Swat region as truce between government and Taliban collapses; Turkey--44 people killed at engagement party in what authorities call a clan feud; Bill Gates--81 projects get $100,000 Gates Grants; Afghanistan--Afghan government says dozens of civilians seeking shelter from intense fighting between Taliban and Afghan/international troops killed by U.S. bombs; U.S. confirms fighting in area and says civilian deaths under investigation; Michigan--runoff vote today in Detroit between interim Mayor Ken Cockrel, Jr., and ex-NBA star/industrialist Dave Bing to take job vacated by convicted Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick; Somalia--pirates mistakenly attack French naval vessel; 11 suspected raiders and two pirate craft captured, including "mother" ship with arms cache; Venezuela--President Chavez prepared to welcome Iranian President Ahmadinejad; U.S. expresses concern about possible Venezuelan-Iranian alliance; Swine Flu--Cinco de Mayo festivities postponed in NYC; will be rescheduled; Brazil--Brazilian government says flooding and mudslides leave 60,000 homeless and 14 dead in northeast part of country.
Entertainment: Jessica Simpson--new cover photos show a svelte Jess.

Weather
Today High 70 Low 49 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 77 Low 55 PM T-Showers
Thu
High 75 Low 51 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 70 Low 48 Partly Cloudy
Sat
High 62 Low 43 AM Clouds/PM Sun

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 p.m., Scrubs; 8:30 p.m., Better Off Ted; 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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