South Bend, Indiana; September 19, 2008

Announcements

Gratitude Picnic: Third Annual Cookout and Bonfire presented by The Michiana Social Committee; Saturday, September 20, 2008. Located at Gary VB's; 52871 Hickory Road; Granger, IN.

Please bring a dish and a lawn chair. Meat, water, and coffee will be provided.

Arrive at noon, meal at 1:30 p.m., speaker at 3 p.m. (speaker to be announced). Come early and help set up. Sponsors bring your "pigeons" for racing. Musicians bring your instruments.

See the Film That Inspired the Look: The next feature in the CFH Film Series will be the 1977 picture "Annie Hall" starring Diane Keaton (in the title role),

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.

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

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.

▪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: No handwriting classes in September. Sign up in ABE for the next class.

▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Starting up again September 11, Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., in the Community Room.

▪Book Club: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.

Regular (CFH Book Club)--will be meeting Monday, 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

ND Notes: Football—road team has won last seven games in Irish-Spartan series; 66^th sellout in last 73 games for Irish; Cross Country—29^th Annual National Catholic Championship today at nine-hole Notre Dame Golf Course; women's race at 4:15 p.m., men's at 5 p.m.; Soccer, Women—top-ranked Irish open Big East play today at DePaul; Volleyball—ND hosts Golden Invitational this weekend at Joyce Center.

MLB NL: Cubs 7, Brewers 6 (12) (Cubs lead Brewers by 9; magic number 2); Dodgers 4, Pirates 3 (12); Phillies 4, Braves 3; Marlins 8, Astros 1; Mets 7, Nationals 2; Cardinals 5, Reds 4; Diamondbacks 3, Giants 2.

MLB AL: Yankees 9, White Sox 2 (ChiSox lead Twins by 1.5; magic number 9); Twins 11, Rays 8 (Rays lead Red Sox by 1.5; magic number 10); Royals 12, Mariners 0; Angels 6, Athletics 4; Blue Jays 3, Orioles 2.

NCAA Football Scores: Colorado 17, (21) West Virginia 14 (OT).

MLS Scores: Columbus Crew 3, N.Y. Red Bulls 1.

WNBA Playoff Scores: Liberty 72, Sun 63 (Liberty lead series 1-0); Silver Stars 85, Monarchs 78 (Silver Stars lead series 1-0).

Golf: Ryder Cup—Phil Mickelson-Anthony Kim (USA) open play vs. Padraig Harrington-Robert Karlsson.

NFL Notes: Bears—Devin Hester's injury and status still unclear; Chargers—LT sits out practice again with sore toe; Vikings—RB Adrian Peterson too sore to practice; Steelers—billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller withdraws offer to buy majority stake of Steelers; NFL fines Steeler LB James Farrior $7,500 for obscene gesture; Broncos—domestic battery charges filed against Bronco WR Brandon Marshall; NFL—Commissioner Roger Goodell warns teams about safety after suspending Buccaneers CB Elbert Mack for helmet-to-helmet hit on Falcon QB Matt Ryan.

NCAA Notes: IU—Ball St. tries to get first win in five tries vs. Hoosiers; Purdue—Boilers face Central Michigan in Big 10 vs. MAC week; Purdue won two game last season 45-22 and 51-48 (Motor City Bowl); Tennessee—Vol coach Philip Fulmer will not give deposition in lawsuit involving former Alabama booster; Virginia—QB Peter Lalich dismissed from team for drinking alcohol in violation of probation; OSU—frosh QB Terrelle Pryor to start Saturday for Buckeyes vs. Troy; Arkansas-Alabama—ex-NFL coaches Bobby Petrino and Nick Saban to clash.

Sports Notes: NBA—Heat rookies Michael Beasley fined $50,000 for misbehavior at Rookie Transition Program; Rockets buy supplies for Hurricane Ike victims; NBA champion Celtics to be honored at White House; NASCAR—Sprint Cup Chase goes to Dover International Speedway Sunday; Carl Edwards is defending champion.

Uncle Ron's Ramblings

Is Steeler's Gesture Most Expensive "Bird" Ever: I know I'm not the only one who wondered after reading about Pittsburgh Steeler James Farrior's $7,500 fine for an obscene gesture directed at Cleveland Browns fans if that was a record for the most expensive "bird."

It turns out it's not. Blue Mutation Amazons go for $18,000-20,000; the reason is the difficulty breeding them in captivity. Gang-Gang or Palm Cockatoos run about $12,000-$15,000 although some Cockatoos can be bought for only $5,000. A Hyacinth Macaw sells for $10,000 although you can buy a blue and gold one (appropriate for ND fans) for $1,200.

Mr. Farrior might want to buy one just to remind himself to think before he gestures, that is if he hasn't already used up his "bird" budget.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Wall St.—SEC issues temporary ban on short sales: UK—Labor Party mutinies against Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Weather

Today High 77 Low 56 Partly Cloudy

Sat High 79 Low 54 Partly Cloudy

Sun High 74 Low 50 Partly Cloudy

Mon High 76 Low 52 Partly Cloudy

Tue High 77 Low 54 Clear

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., America's Toughest Jobs; 9-11 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22—8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9-11 p.m. Numb3rs (two episodes); 25—8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes; 28—8 p.m., Are You Smarter Than a 5^th Grader?; 9 p.m., Don't Forget the Lyrics!; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA In Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Berean Seventh Day Adventist; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57—8-10 p.m., America's Funniest Home Videos (two-hour episode); 10 p.m., 20/20; 69—8 p.m., The Academy; 9 p.m., Paradise Hotel; 10-11 p.m., The Adventures of Superman (1950's with George Reeves; two episodes).