Sunday, July 12, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; July 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.
Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ribs Cook-Off: July 17, opens to the public for lunch. Competition begins at 11:30 a.m. Restaurants/caterers will start selling lunch and continue to cook up ribs, drinks, and additional food items into the evening. In addition to meals available for purchase vendors will offer a ribs sampling of two bones for $3, allowing attendees to judge the flavors themselves.
The event is free and open to the public. A limited amount of entries to compete in the Cook-Off are still available. Cost is $150 for an amateur team, $275 for a professional team, and $350 for restaurant/catering. Please call Kristen Pflipsen at (574) 235-5717.
4-H Fair: July 3-11, St. Joseph County 4-H Fairgrounds.
Admission is $8 (free for 8 years and under, $5 for 65 years and older); Dollar Days are Monday, July 6 and Wednesday, July 8.
Concessionaire hours--12-10 p.m.; Midway hours--2-10 p.m.; Nature Center hours--10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Commercial Building--12-10 p.m.
4-H Livestock Auction starts at 9 a.m. Friday, July 10.
For more information go to www.4hfair.com.

ABE

▪Positive Life Skills: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m.
▪Greatest Winner: We have a new program beginning July 14th called the Greatest Winner. The program will be on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 - 11:30 in the morning. The program will focus on supporting students on their journey to a healthier lifestyle through health education, physical activities, and group activities. All interested students see Deb Lane to sign up.
▪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: Beginner computer class will be starting again soon. Please sign up in ABE. The classes will be from 3:30 - 4 pm on Wednesdays.
Math Computation with Nick will be from 1-2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays starting June 10th.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Sundays, 6-7 p.m., in chapel.

Herald Sports

Midwest League:
Silver Hawks 3, Timber Rattlers 1.
MLB National League: Cubs 5, Cardinals 2; Giants 2, Padres 1; Diamondbacks 5, Marlins 1; Braves 4, Rockies 3; Mets 4, Reds 0; Brewers 6, Dodgers 3; Nationals 13, Astros 2; Phillies 8, Pirates 7.
MLB American League: White Sox 8, Twins 7; Angels 14, Yankees 8; Athletics 7, Rays 2; Indians 5, Tigers 4; Orioles 4, Blue Jays 3 (12); Red Sox 15, Royals 9; Mariners 4, Rangers 1.
WNBA: Shock 79, Sun 77 (K. Smith 25 points; A. Jones 23 points, 10 rebounds); Mystics 75, Sparks 63 (A. Beard 26 points); Liberty 71, Dream 69 (I. Castro Marques 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists); Mercury 107, Monarchs 105 (C. Pondexter 23 points, 8 assists; N. Powell 23 points).
Soccer: MLS--Fire 0, Crew 0; Galaxy 1, Chivas USA 0; Rapids 1, FC Dallas 0; Wizards 0, Revolution 0; Toronto FC 3, Earthquakes 1; Sounders 2, Dynamo 1.
MMA: UFC--Heavyweight Title Fight--Brock Lesnar KOd Frank Mir (1:48, second round); Georges St. Pierre def. Thiago Alves 50-45, 50-45, 50-44.
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong remains in third place.
NASCAR Sprint Cup LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway: 1. Mark Martin (5 Chevy); 2. Jeff Gordon (24 Chevy); 3. Kasey Kahne (9 Dodge); 4. Tony Stewart (14 Chevy); 5. Denny Hamlin (11 Toyota); 6. Ryan Newman (39 Chevy); 7. Brian Vickers (83 Toyota); 8. Jimmie Johnson (48 Chevy); 9. Clint Bowyer (33 Chevy); 10. Juan Pablo Montoya (42 Chevy); 26. David Stremme (12 Dodge).
Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Tony Stewart 2884; 2. Jeff Gordon 2709; 3. Jimmie Johnson 2672; 4. Kurt Busch 2526; 5. Denny Hamlin 2457; 6. Carl Edwards 2438; 7. Ryan Newman 2385; 8. Kasey Kahne 2336; 9. Juan Pablo Montoya 2321; 10. Kyle Busch 2298; 11. Mark Martin 2296; 12. Matt Kenseth 2295; 32. David Stremme 1584; 46. Tony Raines 352.
Deaths: Former junior welterweight boxing champion Arturo Gatti, 37; found dead in seaside resort near Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Local

Local Headlines: Shooting--man shot early this morning near Christy's Bar at Western and Grant; Italian Fest--Mishawaka's Toscana Park to host first Italian Fest; Robberies--robbery at Speedway on Ireland Road is fourth of local convenience store this week.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--President Obama returns home from overseas trip, urges patience on economic stimulus plan; first family visits Cape Coast Castle where slaves were held before shipping to Americas; president addresses Ghanian Parliament; cites personal experience; Washington, D.C.--U.S. AG Holder may push forward with investigation into Bush administration torture practices, contrary to White House wishes; Iran--five Iranian officials released by U.S. return to Iran; China--injured toll from ethnic riots 1,680; Netherlands/Liberia--former Liberian President Charles Taylor goes on trial in Hague for war crimes;
Entertainment: Lantern--Ryan Reynolds to play title role in "Green Lantern."

Weather
Today High 81 Low 57 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 80 Low 58 Scattered T-Storms
Tue
High 83 Low 67 Partly Cloudy
Wed
High 86 Low 66 Scattered T-Storms
Thu High 78 Low 62 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--3-4 p.m., LPGA U.S. Women's Open; 8 p.m., Merlin; 9-11 p.m., Meteor; 22--8 p.m., Big Brother; 9 p.m., Cold Case; 25--8-10 p.m., Hoosiers; 28--3-4 p.m., Formula One German Grand Prix at Nurburg; 8 p.m., Simpsons; 8:30 p.m., King of the Hill; 9 p.m., Family Guy; 9:30 p.m., Simpsons; 34--8 p.m., Nature; 9-10:30 p.m., Masterpiece Mystery!; 46--8 p.m., Feed the Children; 8:30 p.m., Jack Van Impe Presents; 9 p.m., Winter JRC; 9:30 p.m., Dr. Leroy Thompson; 57--1-3 p.m., IndyCar Racing on Toronto Streets; 8 p.m., Extreme Makeover: Home Edition; 9 p.m., Desperate Housewives; 69--8-10 p.m., Bobby Z.

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