South Bend, Indiana; May 27, 2008

Announcements

Volunteer at Sunburst: CFH will have a water/Gatorade stop at the Sunburst Marathon; Saturday, May 31, 6:30-12:30 p.m.

There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board by the men’s lounge. All volunteers will receive a free t-shirt and complimentary lunch.

Transportation will be provided: pick-up is 6:30 a.m. at the Center; drop-off is approximately 12:30 p.m. Please see Emily Pickerill for more details.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

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.

ABE

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. Currently the prize is free ice cream.

▪Math Seminar Series: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., SOSH room.

▪Math Study Session: Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested

▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

Herald Sports

.

ND Duo Loses in NCAA Doubles Semifinals: ND’s number-3 seeded team of Brook Buck and Kelcy Tefft made it to the semifinals of the NCAA Doubles Tournament.

They lost, 6-1, 7-5, to Melanie Gloria and Tinesta Rowe of Fresno State Sunday night

Lugnuts 5, Silver Hawks 1; Lugnuts 1, Silver Hawks 0; Lugnuts 4, Silver Hawks 2; Lugnuts 10, Silver Hawks 5; Silver Hawks 6, Lugnuts 5: The Silver Hawks (20-30) take a day off today. They continue their road trip with a four-game series at West Michigan. Tomorrow’s game starts at 11 a.m.

Weekend NBA Playoff Scores: Friday—Lakers 101, Spurs 71 (Lakers lead 2-0); Saturday—Celtics 94, Pistons 80 (Celtics lead 2-1); Sunday—Spurs 103, Lakers 84 (Lakers lead 2-1); Monday--Pistons 94, Celtics 75 (series tied 2-2).

Weekend Stanley Cup Finals Scores: Saturday—Red Wings 4, Penguins 0 (Red Wings lead 1-0); Monday—Red Wings 3, Penguins 0 (Red Wings lead 2-0).

Monday MLB National League: Cubs 3, Dodgers 1; Braves 7, Diamondbacks 3; Brewers 4, Nationals 3 (11); Phillies 20 (not a typo), Rockies 5; Marlins 7, Mets 3).

Monday MLB American League: White Sox 6, Indians 3 (12); Red Sox 5, Mariners 3; Blue Jays 7, Royals 2; Orioles 6, Yankees 1; Rays 7, Rangers 3; Angels 1, Tigers 0.

Weekend MLS Scores: Saturday—Chivas USA 2, Colorado 1; New England 1, Columbus 0; DC United 3, Toronto FC 2; FC Dallas 2, Real Salt Lake 1; Los Angeles 3, Kansas City 1; Sunday—Fire 5, New York 1.

Weekend WNBA Scores: Friday—Shock 88, Dream 76; Saturday—Silver Stars 87, Storm 72; Sunday—Sparks 74, Dream 56; Shock 72, Liberty 62; Mystics 69, Mystics 69, Comets 66.

Dixon Collects Record Indy Purse: New Zealander Scott Dixon earned a record $2,988,065 from a record overall $14,406,580 for his win at the 2008 Indianapolis 500.

Dixon—the pole-sitter—won by 1.7498 seconds over Vitor Meira. Marco Andretti came in third for his second top-three Indy finish in three years.

Sixth-place finisher Ryan Hunter-Reay won the Rookie of the Year award.

Top Ten Finishers (all Hondas): 1. Scott Dixon; 2. Vitor Meira; 3. Marco Andretti; 4. Helio Castroneves; 5. Ed Carpenter; 6. Ryan Hunter-Reay; 7. Hideki Mutoh (R); 8. Buddy Rice; 9. Darren Manning (14); 10. Townsend Bell.

Kahne Sweeps Lowe’s Races: Kasey Kahne became the sixth driver to win the All-Star Challenge and Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in the same season Sunday.

Kahne, who led 66 of 400 laps, took the lead when Tony Stewart blew his right rear tire and hit the wall with three laps remaining. Stewart had a six-second lead at the time.

South Bend’s Ryan Newman moved up from 38^th to ninth before being penalized a lap for leaving the pits too fast. He was starting to gain back the ground he had lost when his car got caught up in a collision and he wound up finishing 21^st.

Newman fell to 14^th in the Sprint Cup points standings.

Kyle Busch retained his points lead with a third-place finish.

Top Ten Finishers: 1. Kasey Kahne (9, Dodge); 2. Greg Biffle (16, Ford); 3. Kyle Busch (18, Toyota); 4. Jeff Gordon (24, Chevy); 5. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (88, Chevy); 6. Jeff Burton (31, Chevy); 7. Matt Kenseth (17, Ford); 8. Elliott Sadler (19, Dodge); 9. Carl Edwards (99, Ford); 10. David Reutimann (44, Toyota).

Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Kyle Busch 1860; 2. Jeff Burton 1766; 3. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1721; 4. Danny Hamlin 1596; 5. Clint Bowyer 1578; 6. Carl Edwards 1538; 7. Kevin Harvick 1517; 8. Tony Stewart 1511; 9. Jimmie Johnson 1493; 10. Jeff Gordon 1486; 11. Greg Biffle 1483; 12. Kasey Kahne 1454.

Big Brown Returns To Track After Injury: Big Brown looked good in his return to the track today. The 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner was found to have a three-quarter inch crack on the inside of his left front hoof Friday.

Big Brown’s trainers hope to have him back to full strength June 7 for the Belmont Stakes. The three-year-old can become the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to capture the Triple Crown with a win in the Belmont.

.Weather

Today High 56 Low 36 Partly Cloudy

Wed High 67 Low 43 Clear

Thu High 70 Low 49 Partly Cloudy

Fri High 76 Low 58 Partly Cloudy

Sat High 76 Low 56 Chance Storm

TV Schedule: 16—8-9 p.m., Most Outrageous Moments (two episodes); 9 p.m., Law and Order: SVU; 22—8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., The Unit; 25—8 p.m., Beauty and the Geek; 9 p.m., Reaper; 28—8 p.m., Moment of Truth; 9 p.m., Hell’s Kitchen; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid Programming; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8-9 p.m., According to Jim (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Samantha Who? (two episodes); 69—7 p.m., White Sox at Indians.

Today’s Birthdays: Henry Kissinger (85); Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877); Julie Ward Howe (1819-1910); Wild Bill Hickock (1837-76); Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961); Rachel Louise Carson (1907-64); John Cheever (1912-82); Herman Wouk (93); Christopher Lee (86); Lou Gossett, Jr. (72); Richard Schiff (53); Peri Gilpin (47).

Deaths On This Date: Tony “Big Tuna” Accardo (mobster, 1992), Kay Campbell (All My Children, 1985), Jeffrey Hunter (1969), Jawaharlal Nehru (1964), Robert L. Ripley (1949), Henry Adams (1918), Niccolo Paganani (1840), John Calvin (1564).

“Laugh-In’s” Dick Martin Dies: Dick Martin, co-host of “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In”, died Saturday night at the age of 86.

Martin co-hosted the satirical variety show from January, 1968 to May, 1973 with his long-time comedy partner Dan Rowan (1922-1987).