Saturday, May 9, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; May 9, 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 6, Timber Rattlers 1 (Silver Hawks 15-13, tied with Loons for third in Mid Eastern Division).
ND Scores: Golf, Women, NCAA Central Region--Irish move up to 16th; NCAA Tennis Tournament, Men--Michigan 4, ND 1; Women--(5) ND 4, UIC 0; face Michigan in second round; Baseball--ND 8, South Florida 5; Softball, Big East Semifinals--ND 3, Louisville 0; Irish face (11th 40-win season in Irish history); Irish face DePaul today at 5 p.m. for the title; Football--ex-Irish running back Darius Walker signs with Broncos.
Bethel Scores:
Track & Field--Pilots compete in MCC-WHAC meet today at Marion.
NBA Playoffs: Magic 117, Celtics 96 (Magic lead 2-1); Lakers 108, Rockets 94 (Kobe 33 points), (Lakers lead 2-1).
NHL Playoffs: Penguins 5, Capitals 3 (Series tied 2-2); Hurricanes 4, Bruins 1 (Hurrcanes lead 3-1).
MLB National League: Brewers 3, Cubs 2; Giants 3, Dodgers 1; Nationals 5, Diamondbacks 4; Marlins 8, Rockies 3; Astros 2, Padres 0; Reds 6, Cardinals 4; Mets 7, Pirates 3; Phillies 10, Pirates 6.
MLB American League: Rangers 6, White Sox 0; Tigers 1, Indians 0; Yankees 4, Orioles 0; Red Sox 7, Rays 3; Twins 11, Mariners 0; Angels 4, Royals 1; Athletics 5, Blue Jays 3;
Deaths: Chuck Daly, 78, led Pistons to two NBA titles and led original Dream Team to Olympic gold medal in 1992.

Local

Local Headlines:
Keyes--former presidential candidate Alan Keyes gets wish, is arrested along with 10-20 other abortion protestors at ND; Girl Dies--Shyla Aston, 4, dies of injuries suffered when struck with older sister by hit-and-run driver Leroy Hoover, 56 on 11th Street in Mishawaka; Hoover, a Mishawaka resident, stopped by local resident who held him at gunpoint for police; makeshift memorial being set up at 11th and Dodge Streets; older sister Shianna Aston, 6, still in intensive care after two brain surgeries and having pins inserted in both legs; Niles--Tyler Refrigeration to close; 450 jobs to be lost; Abduction--woman reports carjacking, abduction, and robbery from downtown South Bend this morning; man finally got out of her car at St. Joseph-Elkhart County line on McKinley Avenue, she said; Life Saved--Granger boy Kyle Gavin, 17, saves girlfriend's father, Tom Schindewolf, 58, by administering CPR.
Local Deaths: James D'Arcy Chisholm, 77, co-founder of the Center for the Homeless.
A Shaker Heights, OH native, Mr. Chisholm attended Notre Dame but left to join the U.S. Marine Corps. during the Korean War. He returned to ND after his discharge and earned his bachelor of arts degree in economics in 1956.
Mr. Chisholm moved to California after graduation from Notre Dame, where he worked in industrial development and banking. He also did work for Governors Pat Brown and Ronald Reagan.
Mr. Chisholm moved back to South Bend in 1980 to volunteer at Notre Dame. He joined the staff of the Institute for Pastoral and Social Ministry, now the Institute for Church Life.
During his time there he teamed with David Link, then dean of the Notre Dame Law School, and the Rev. Edward "Monk" Malloy, president of Notre Dame, to found the Center for the Homeless. The center opened its doors at the old Gilbert's Clothing Store in December, 1988, where it remains with several additions. CFH has served 44,000 men, women, and children in its 20 years.
Mr. Chisholm is survived by his wife, Joyce; one brother; seven children; and 14 grandchildren.
The family is asking that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Mr. Chisholm's memory to the Center for the Homeless.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines:
White House--White House aide Louis Caldera loses job over NYC flyover; President Obama wants Fed to become finance "supercop;" Rhode Island--gay marriage push stalls in heavily Catholic Rhode Island; Pakistan--Pakitani army vows to evict Taliban; U.N. official predict there could be 1-million refugees; South Africa--Jacob Zuma sworn in as new president; Ohio--U.S. makes another effort to deport ex-concentration guard guard John Demjanjuk, 89; Congress--senators weight three government health plans; options are: Medicare-like plan run by HHS, Medicare-like plan administered by private party; leave it up to individual states to set up insurance plan for residents.
Deaths: John Furia, Jr., 79; screenwriter for TV shows including "Bonanza," "Hawaii 5-0," and "The Waltons;" Col. Harold E. Fischer, 83, Korean War fighter pilot ace; spent two years as prisoner of Chinese after his plane crashed north of the Yalu River; his and comrades continued imprisonment caused tensions between U.S. and China after end of Korean War.

Weather
Today High 56 Low 42 Partly Cloudy/Wid
Sun High 61 Low 43 Partly Cloudy
Mon
High 65 Low 44 Partly Cloudy
Tue
High 70 Low 50 Mostly Sunny
Wed
High 72 Low 53 Scattered T-Storms

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