South Bend, Indiana; Jan. 11, 2008

Announcements

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer?
Place submissions for the new Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.
Art Group: Interested in exercising your creative spirit? Want to see some of your original art work on display in the hallways?
Please see Meg about details for joining a new art group at CFH
Homeless Veterans: If you are disabled and cannot work full-time (or are over 65), you may be entitled to a disability pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
For more information and complete eligibility requirements, call 1-800-827-1000.
You can also contact: Dianne W. Brown, Homeless Veterans Coordinator by calling 317-554-0000, extension 82589 or direct dial 317-988-2589 at Indianapolis VAMC, Room C-2065. Office Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 2-3:45 p.m.
VA Hospital Van: To schedule a ride to the VA Hospital in Ft. Wayne, St. Joseph County veterans can call Doug Davis (USMC, retired) at (574) 243-VETS (8387).
The van service also provides connecting rides to the VA hospitals in Marion and Indianapolis.

ABE

▪Dead Poets Society: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE Room. All are welcome.
We will discuss short stories and poems.
The ABE staff hopes to revive Science Club and Creative Writing when new volunteers become available, according to Andrea in ABE.

World

Explorer Sir Edmund Hillary Dies: Sir Edmund Hillary, 88, the first man to climb Mt. Everest, died Thursday of heart failure.
Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, reached the summit of Everest on June 2, 1953, as part of a British-led expedition. Fifteen previous attempts to climb the mountain had ended in failure. He was knighted by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in July, 1953.
His native New Zealand is planning a state funeral for the explorer.
Odinga Claims to be Obama Cousin: Defeated Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga says that he is the first cousin of American presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Odinga, who finished a close second to incumbent President Mwai Kibaki in the disputed election last month, claims that Obama’s father was his maternal uncle.
Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., was originally from Western Kenya and was a member of Odinga’s Luo tribe. He met and married Ann Dunham while attending college in Hawaii. Their son—Barack, Jr.—was born in 1961 in Honolulu.


Herald Sports

Sports To Watch

NFL Playoffs

Saturday: Seattle (10-6) at Green Bay (13-3), 4:30 p.m., FOX-28; Jacksonville (11-5) at New England (16-0), 8 p.m., CBS-22.
Sunday: Chargers (11-5) at Colts (13-3), 1 p.m., CBS-22; New York Giants (10-6) at Dallas (13-3), 4:30 p.m., FOX-28.