South Bend, Indiana; August 22, 2008

Announcements

Do Not Forsake This: “Man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.” See Coop (Gary Cooper) do what he’s gotta do in the classic film “High Noon” today at 2 p.m. in the Community Room.

The cast includes Coop, Grace Kelly, Harry Morgan, and Lloyd Bridges with Tex Ritter (father of actor John Ritter) singing the famous theme song. Lee Van Cleef is a member of Frank Miller’s gang, just to show you what Coop is up against.

There will be a presentation before the screening about the documentary film genre and an open discussion about the film following the screening.

Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.

New CFH Exercise Room Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 1-3 p.m.; Monday-Friday, 6-8 p.m. (women 6-7 p.m., men 7-8 p.m.).

Water Park Open: The children’s courtyard is open again but the water park east of CFH is still a cool alternative during these dog days of Summer.

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.

Just a few notes concerning the Children’s Courtyard/AKA Our Back Yard: 1) Families should refer to their copy of the playground rules in order to make sure they are always in compliance; 2) Absolutely NO SMOKING in this yard! We have been finding evidence of smoking and it will not be tolerated!; 3) Always clean up your messes. Put toys away and pick up trash; 4) New Back Yard hours begin September 1. Children may gain access at 4 p.m.

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 he/she should contact his/her coach who will then contact the Development Department.

Voter Registration: There will be someone on hand to register voters Mondays at 6 p.m., either in the men’s lounge or the Community Room.

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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.

▪Advanced Computer Classes: Students need to sign up in ABE for a 15-minute preview with Sanya by September 5 to qualify for this class. The class will be meeting for eight sessions on Wednesdays from 3-4 p.m.

▪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: In recess.

▪Book Club: Inspirational—Monday and/or Thursday, 7-8 p.m.

Regular--will be meeting Monday and/or Thursday, 8-8:30 p.m. Read books of choosing (approved by ABE staff).

Sign up in ABE or on the ABE bulletin board by the men’s lounge.

▪Masterpiece Seminar: September 9-November 4; Tuesdays 6 –7 p.m.

▪DCP: DCP (Developing Capable People) classes will be starting September 17 on Wednesday and Thursday nights, 5:30-8 p.m. Ask your coach to get on the list.

Herald Sports

Silver Hawks, Loons: Elijah Rumler doubled home Derrick Walker in the eighth with the winning run to bring to bring their playoff-clinching magic number to four.

JoJo Batten hit his sixth homer and third in as many games; Matt Oxendine had three hits.

The Silver Hawks (37-22) lead Dayton and Lansing by five games.

Clay Zavada set the side down in order in the ninth for his seventh save and improved his ERA to 0.64.

The two teams play again tonight at Midland, Mi. Game time is 7:05 p.m..

MLB NL: Cubs 3, Reds 2; Dodgers 3, Rockies 1; Giants 4, Marlins 3; Nationals 4, Phillies 3; Mets 5, Braves 4, Diamondbacks 4, Padres 1.

MLB AL: White Sox Idle; Twins 2, Angels 1 (12); Indians 10, Royals 3; Blue Jays 14, Yankees 3; Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

MLS Scores: Fire 1, Los Angeles 0.

WNBA Scores: No games scheduled during Olympics.

Olympic Soccer Final; USA Women 1, Brazil 0 (Extra): Carli Lloyd knocked in the winning in the sixth minute of extra time as the short-handed USA women beat Brazil.

The Americans were without striker Abby Wambach and defender Cat Whitehill due to injury.

ND alumnae Shannon Box and Kate (Sobrero) Markgraf played the entire game.

Monday Olympic Results: Men’s 400—LaShawn Merritt gold (USA); Jeremy Wariner silver (USA); David Neville bronze (USA); 110 Hurdles—David Payne silver (USA); David Oliver bronze (USA); Women’s 200—Allyson Felix silver (USA); Equestrian Individual Jumping—Beezie Madison bronze (USA); Women’s Water Polo Final—Netherlands def. USA; Men’s 68 KG Taekwondo—Mark Lopez Silver (USA); Women’s 57 KG Taekwondo—Diana Lopez bronze (USA); Women’s Volleyball Semifinal—USA 3, Cuba 0; Men’s Beach Volleyball Final—Todd Rogers-Phil Dalhausser (USA) def. Fabio-Marcio (Brazil) 23-21, 17-21, 15-4.

Olympics Medal Count (gold, silver, bronze): 1. USA 30, 36, 35, 101; 2. China 46, 15, 24, 85; 3. Russia 16, 17, 22, 55; 4. Britain 18, 13, 11, 42; 5. Australia 11, 14, 16, 41; 6. Germany 14, 9, 13, 36; 7. France 5, 13, 16, 34; 8. South Korea 11, 10, 6, 27; 9. Italy 7, 8, 10, 25; 10. Japan 9, 6, 9, 24.

Weather

Today High 85 Low 68 Chance Storms

Sat High 86 Low 65 Chance Storms

Sun High 81 Low 56 Partly Cloudy

Mon High 77 Low 58 Clear

Tue High 81 Low 61 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., 2008 Summer Olympics; 22—8-11 p.m., NFL Preseason: Texans at Cowboys; 25—8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28—8-10 p.m., Are You Smarter Than a 5^th Grader? (two episodes); 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA In Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 9:30 p.m., Berean Seventh Day Adventist; 9:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57—8-10 p.m., Collateral (Movie w/Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx); 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Jaws the Revenge; 10 p.m., Andy Griffith; 10:30 p.m., Twilight Zone.

Weekend Sports: Baseball—This Week In Baseball (Sat, 28, 12 p.m.); Little League World Series (Sat, 57, 12:30 p.m.-6 p.m.); MLB: Braves at Cardinals (Sat, 28, 3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.); Extreme Sports—Sun, 16, 4-6 p.m.; Football—High School NorthWood at Jimtown (Sat, 46, 9-11 a.m.); Big East College Football Preview (Sat, 69, 6 p.m.); NFL: Steelers at Vikings (Sat, 22, 8-11 p.m.); Golf—PGA The Barclays (22; Sat, 3-6 p.m. and Sun, 2-6 p.m.); Olympics—16; Sat, 10-6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.-12 a.m.; Sun. 12-4 p.m. and Closing Ceremony, 7-11 p.m.; Tennis—Women’s Pilot Pen Final (Sat, 22, 1-3 p.m.); UFC—69; Sat, 7 p.m., and Sun, 6 p.m.

Weekend Movies: Adrift in Manhattan (69, Sat., 8-10 p.m.); Cherish (25, Sat, 12-2 p.m.); Drop Dead Gorgeous (25, Sat, 2-4 p.m.); From Justin To Kelly (28, Sun, 5-7 p.m.); Jeepers Creepers 2 (25, Sat, 4-6 p.m.); The Last Trimester (25, Sun, 1-3 p.m.); Little Nicky (25, Sun, 3-5 p.m.); Madagascar (57, Sat, 8-10 p.m.); The Perfect Marriage (25, Sun, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.); Punchline (28, Sun, 1-3:30 p.m.); Summer of Sam (25, Sat, 8-10 p.m.).