South Bend, Indiana; August 26, 2008

Announcements

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

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.

Pow Wow: The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is holding its 23d annual Kee-Boon-Meen-Kaa Pow Wow this Saturday and Sunday at tribal headquarters southwest of Dowagiac. Gates open at 10 a.m. each day.

ABE

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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 2, Wizards 0 (11): Newcomer Ryne White singled in what proved to be the winning run in the 11^th inning as the Hawks clinched a playoff spot for the sixth straight season.

White’s hit scored Matt Oxendine, who had led off the inning with a single. Collin Cowgill scored an insurance run on a throwing error.

Clay Zavada (S 8) lowered his ERA to 0.58 by retiring the side in order in the bottom of the 11^th with two strikeouts and a ground-out. Bill Spottiswood (5-5) got the win with two innings of relief.

The Hawks’ (40-23) magic number to clinch the second half Eastern Division title is two. They Lansing and Dayton each by six games.

The two teams meet again tonight at Fort Wayne’s Memorial Stadium; game time is 7 p.m.

MLB NL: Cubs 12, Pirates 3; Brewers and Cardinals idle; Phillies 5, Dodgers 0; Mets 9, Astros 1; Padres 4, Diamondbacks 2; Rockies 4, Giants 2.

MLB AL: Orioles 4, White Sox (14, completion of suspended game); White Sox 4, Orioles 3; Mariners 4, Twins 2; Indians 4, Tigers 3 (10); Rangers 9, Royals 4; Athletics 2, Angels 1.

MLS Scores: No games scheduled.

WNBA Scores: No games scheduled during Olympics; season resumes Thursday.

NFL Preseason Scores: Chargers 18, Seahawks 17.

Pennington Lands On Feet: Former New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington, who was released when the team obtained Brett Favre, has won the starting job with the Miami Dolphins.

Pennington becomes the 13^th Dolphin starter since Dan Marino retired.

University of Michigan grad Chad Henne, the Dolphins’ second round pick in this year’s NFL draft, has apparently won the backup job.

Weather

Today High 79 Low 56 Clear

Wed High 83 Low 61 Partly Cloudy

Thu High 85 Low 63 Partly Cloudy

Fri High 81 Low 56 Chance Storms

Sat High 79 Low 56 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8-10 p.m., America’s Got Talent (two-hour episode); 10 p.m., Democratic National Convention; 22—8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., Big Brother; 10 p.m., Democratic National Convention; 25—8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Reaper; 28—8-10 p.m., House (two episodes); 46—7-10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 57—8 p.m., Wipeout; 9 p.m., Wanna Bet?; 10 p.m., Democratic National Convention; 69—8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).

Local

SBCSC Teachers Ratify Contract: The South Bend Community School Corporation teachers have ratified a new contract. They had been working on an expired contract since last August.

Uncle Ron’s Ramblings

Democratic Convention Begins: The first day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver was about family.

Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama paid tribute to their husband and father Barack, the presumptive presidential nominee.

Caroline Kennedy was scheduled to introduce an eight-minute video tribute to her Uncle Ted, who is undergoing treatment for brain cancer, but the senator from Massachusetts showed up in person to deliver his usual rousing speech. Caroline did deliver her tribute to Uncle Ted, the second-longest serving U.S. senator, anyway, and the crowd did get to watch the video.

Former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the eldest daughter of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy and eldest niece of Ted, urged former Hillary Clinton backers to support Obama. Townsend said she is fully behind the presumptive nominee. Townsend had broken ranks with her uncle, aunts, cousins, mother, and siblings to support Clinton’s failed candidacy.

Clinton herself also urged her followers to support Obama. Their will be a roll call vote with the disenfranchised states of Michigan and Florida participating fully, but Clinton said she will vote for her former rival.

Michelle Obama affirmed that she does love this country in her speech, that she and her husband share classic American values.

She didn’t say whether she would still love it if her husband lost the nomination or whether she will still love it if he loses to John McCain in the general election; there was no one there impertinent enough to ask that question.

Speakers for the rest of the convention include former presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bill Richardson, former vice presidential candidate Chet Edwards, former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, former vice president and 2000 presidential nominee Al Gore.

The delegates will also debate whether to retain Howard Dean as national chairman.

Vice presidential nominee Joe Biden will address the delegates Wednesday and Obama will make his acceptance speech Thursday.