Uncle Ron’s Ramblings

Things Better Left Unsaid: I hope the rumors are untrue, but if some of you are pestering Jennifer in the kitchen about cooking green eggs and ham you need to stop it.
She is a sous chef, not a Seuss chef.
I’m not even sure what a Seuss chef would look like. If any of you out there are artistically—and Seusically—inclined perhaps you could sketch your rendition of one and send it to the Herald for publication. Make it the width of this column so it will fit.
Gardens Blooming: The plants in the north lot and planters are blooming nicely thanks to the hard work of Emily Pickerell and her volunteers.
I wonder if she’d mind if I borrowed some herbs from her. My clock battery is wearing out and I want to be prepared if someone asks me for the time (thyme).

Local

Local Athlete Swims Channel: Penn High graduate Clara Bennett successfully completed her swim across the English Channel this weekend.
Bennett’s friend, Plymouth native Mallory (Cook) Mead, 22, completed her swim Saturday. They each served on the support boat for the other’s swim.
Mallory and Clara are both former teammates on the Penn Aquatics Club.
For more details on the Channel swims, see Bill Moor’s column in the South Bend Tribune.
Six Shot on West Side Porch: Four girls and two boys under the age of 18 were wounded as a passer-by opened up on them with a shotgun Sunday.
All six were treated for removal of buckshot.

Announcements

St. Joseph County 4-H Fair Open: The St. Joseph County 4-H Fair is open until Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. The midway opens at 1 p.m.
The fairgrounds are at Ironwood and Jackson Roads. The entrance is south of Jackson Road on York Road.
Admission is $6 today through Thursday and $7 Friday and Saturday. Children 8 and under are admitted free; $5 for seniors (65 and over).
Water Park Open: One alternative while the children’s courtyard is closed is the water park east of CFH.
Go east on Sample Street to Fellows Street by the Boys and Girls Club. Turn south. The park is on the south side of the YWCA. The water park is on the east side of the park.
Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to ac-commodate 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.
▪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
▪Learn Better Handwriting: Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m., beginning August 5. Sign up in ABE.
▪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

Bees 5, Silver Hawks 0: Chance Wheeless had two hits for South Bend, including a lead-off double in the second.
The Hawks (22-11) still lead their division by two games over Dayton and Lansing.
The Hawks travel to Iowa tonight to meet the Clinton Lumberkings; game time tonight is 7 p.m.
MLB NL: Cubs 6, Brewers 4; Pirates 8, Rockies 4; Cardinals 12, Braves 3; Marlins 7, Mets 3; Astros 5, Reds 4; Padres 8, Diamondbacks 5; Giants 7, Dodgers 6.
MLB AL: Twins 7, White Sox 0; Angels 7, Red Sox 5; Orioles 13, Yankees 4; Indians 5, Tigers 0; Blue Jays 3, Rays 1; Mariners 7, Rangers 5; Royals 4, Athletics 2.
MLS Scores: Real Salt Lake 2, Toronto FC 1.
WNBA Scores: No games scheduled.

Weather

Today High 88 Low 70 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 86 Low 63 Chance Storm
Thu High 83 Low 61 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 85 Low 67 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 85 Low 67 Clear

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., Celebrity Family Feud; 9 p.m., America’s Got Talent; 22—8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., Big Brother; 25—8 p.m., Beauty and the Geek; 9 p.m., Reaper; 28—8 p.m., Kitchen Nightmares; 9 p.m., House; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid Programming; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Wipeout; 9 p.m., I Survived a Japanese Game Show; 69---8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes), 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).

Nation/World

Thai-Cambodian Forces in Stare-Down: Thai and Cambodian forces continued to face off along a disputed border area after Thai troops occupied a patch of land near the ancient Preah Vihear Temple.
Officials on both sides are trying to reach a peaceful resolution to the situation.
Church Gunman Apparently Disapproved of Liberal Teachings: A man who opened fire with a shotgun at a church children’s pageant Sunday apparently disagreed with the congregation’s liberal teachings.
The man killed two people and wounded seven during the pageant based on the play “Annie.”
There were about 200 people in the Tennesse Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville at the time of the attack.
The gunman was tackled by church members and eventually taken into police custody.
Virginia Governor Said To Top Obama’s Short List: According to the Politico Website, Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine is at the top of Barack Obama’s short list of potential running mates.
The site says Kaine is also the top choice of Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager Terry McCauliffe, who said the Virginia governor would be the best pick to fill out the Democratic veep spot.
Obama and Kaine are reportedly in serious talks about the job.
Zimbabwe Talks Continue: Talks continue in Pretoria, South Africa, between opposing sides in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s recent elections.
The only statement coming out amidst a news blackout came from President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF, insisting the negotiations will not lead to MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) rule.
MDC won control of Zimbabwe’s parliament and its presidential candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai outpolled Mugabe in the general election.
Tsvangirai did not get enough votes to claim outright victory and pulled out of a scheduled runoff after Mugabe’s supporters used violence, intimidation, and censorship. A Zimbabwean freelance journalist was beaten severely and jailed