South Bend, Indiana; July 18, 2008

Local

Former Penn Student Sentenced: A 16-year-old former Penn High School student has been sentenced to the state juvenile correctional system for his role in planning a Columbine-style assault at the school. He could remain in the system until he turns 21.

Man Arrested in Food Bank Scam: Joseph DeBartolo, 46, has been arrested for allegedly soliciting money in the name of the Food Bank of Northern Indiana.

Announcements

Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival: The College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival will be July 18 and 19 with Joe Paterno, Doug Flutie, Chris Zorich, and the entire class of 2008.

Events will include the Enshrinement Grand Parade in downtown South Bend starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and the FanFest--featuring the Hall of Famer Flag Football Game-- Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Talent Show: Sign up now for a talent show for guests age 21 and under. The sign-up sheet is on the ABE bulletin board in the first floor lounge.

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to accommodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.

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.

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▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.

▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in 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.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and 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: (Note: The Write Stuff will not be meeting during the month of July but will be taking sign-ups.) 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.

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

▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

▪Save Your Files: If you have any files on the hard drives in the ABE computers, you need to save them to a disk or flash drive. The hard drives are going to be cleaned out by August 1.

Herald Sports

Silver Hawks 8, Timber Rattlers 5: Recent draftee Collin Cowgill had two hits, one run, and three RBIs for the visiting Hawks (16-11).

Cowgill--the South Bend centerfielder--had a 3-run single in the fourth inning; one of the runs scored on an error by the opposing centerfielder.

Another newcomer, Joseph Batten, had two hits, two runs and two walks. Sean Coughlin and Elijah Rumler each had two hits and a run.

Starter Joshua Collmenter (10-5) went seven innings and gave up five hits, two runs, one earned run and struck out four.

The Hawks remain a game behind the Lansing Lugnuts, who beat the Peoria Chiefs 8-7.

Starting time for tonight's final game of the series is 8:05 p.m.

MLB NL Scores: Mets 10, Reds 8; Cardinals 4, Padres 3; Rockies 5, Pirates 3.

MLB AL Scores: Tigers 6, Orioles 5.

MLS Scores: Kansas City 3, Columbus 3.

WNBA Scores: Comets 96, Lynx 88; Mercury 99, Sparks 92; Liberty 77, Mystics 56.

British Open Golf: Greg Norman, 53, leads the British Open after two rounds with an even-par score of 70-70 140. The Australian is the only competitor who is not above par.

Nation/World

Mandela Celebrates 90th: Nelson Mandela, who went from political prisoner to President of South Africa, celebrated his 90th birthday today at his home in Qunu, a small village in South Africa's eastern Cape region.

Gore Challenges U.S. to Go Green: Former Vice President Al Gore challenged the United States to shift its electrical production to carbon-free win, solar, and geothermal power within 10 years.

Gore made the challenge at a speech to 1,000 supporters at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington. He insists that the transformation is doable, even though renewable energy currently accounts for only 2.5% of the electricity generated in the U.S.

Weather

Today High 90 Low 68 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 86 Low 67 Chance Storms
Sun High 83 Low 67 Chance Storms
Mon High 83 Low 65 Chance Storms
Tue High 83 Low 63 Partly Cloudy