Announcements
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.
▪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.
Herald Sports
ND Notes: MLB—former Irish and current Phillie hurler Brad Lidge named NL Comeback Player of the Year; Fencing, Track/Field—Irish Olympians to be honored Saturday at ND-Standord football game; Golf, Women—ND wins Heather Farr Memorial (Bloomfield, CO) by five strokes; Men—Irish finish seventh at Saint Mary's (CA) Invitational; Soccer, Women—senior forward Kerri Hanks named to Soccer America and Top Drawer Soccer national teams of week and Big East Player of the Week; freshman forward Melissa Henderson Big East Rookie of the Week, TDS team of the week, and Soccer Buzz Elite Team.
MLB NL: no games scheduled.
MLB AL: White Sox 1, Twins 0 (ChiSox win division; first time in more than a century both Chicago teams in playoffs). AL Playoff pairings—Red Sox vs. Angels and White Sox vs. Rays.
NHL Scores: Wild 3, Black Hawks 2 (OT); Canadiens 2, Red Wings 1 (SO); Flames 4, Oilers 0; Ducks 2, Kings 1 (SO); Sharks 4, Coyotes 3 (OT).
MLS Scores: no games scheduled.
WNBA Finals: Start tonight; Shock at Silver Stars. Third trip to finals for Ruth Riley who won two championships with Shock.
NFL Notes: Bears—DT Tommie Harris, who missed Sunday game, could return for week 5; Colts—team returns to practice after three-day weekend; Raiders—Al Davis fires head coach Lane Kiffin, promote offensive line coach Tom Cable; Bengals—former Bear RB Cedric Benson signs with Bengals; Rams—new coach Jim Haslett restores Marc Bulger to starting QB job; Steroids—former top draft pick and NFL bust Tony Mandarich admits steroid use; Titans—DE Jevon Kearse's DUI hearing postponed until January; Jets—Favre, WR Laveranues Coles finally connecting; Steelers—team may sign two running backs due to injuries; Dolphins—Ricky Williams says he fights "pot urge."
NCAA Football Notes: Ball St.—Cardinals (5-0) 29th in both major polls; IU—starting safeties Nick Polk and Austin Thomas plus backup S Jerimy Finch injured; Purdue—RB Kory Sheets should play despite shoulder injury suffered against ND; S Frank Duong is doubtful after straining his knee at ND; Iowa—RB Shonn Greene to return Saturday; Washington—injured QB Jake Locker says he'd try new position while injured thumb heals; was also star defensive back in high school; Tennessee—Vols will use Jonathan Crompton and Nick Stephens at QB; Florida—LB Dustin Doe to miss at least two games after surgery to repair double hernia.
MLB Notes: Cubs—team picks up Lou Piniella's option for 2010; Yankees—GM Brian Cashman signs 3-year contract; Phillies—LF Pat Burrell injures back in workout; will be checked before tonight's game; Indians—pitcher Cliff Lee (22-3, 2.54 ERA) AL Comeback of the Year winner.
NBA Notes: Rockets-- Rockets Tracy McGrady says shoulder arthritic; health major key for Yao; Lakers—Kobe and Pau Gasol could miss some preseason; Heat—GM Randy Pfund resigns; Pat Riley takes over; Celtics—NBA champs open training camp; Knicks—D'Antoni has new team off and running.
NHL Notes: Penguins—defenseman Sergei Gonchar out four-six months after arthroscopic surgery on shoulder; Hurricanes—Jeff O'Neill ends comeback bid; Sabres—center Paul Gaustad will miss first three weeks after thumb ligament surgery.
Sports Notes: Sampson—Kelvin Sampson denies wrongdoing while at IU; NASCAR—AJ Allmendinger will not finish season with Red Bull Racing; Paul Menard leaving DEI for Yates Racing.
Local
Local Headlines: Lesislator Dies: five-term State Senator Marvin Riegsecker, 71, of Goshen died yesterday of cancer; Gay Bashing?—man says he was assaulted Monday in South Bend because he is gay; Guns—SBPD says kids and guns on-going problem; Pauley—Jane Pauley to campaign in Plymouth for Barack Obama; Long-Time Business Closes—Hart City RV SuperCenter in Elkhart closes after 27 years; AMG—AM General unveils entrant in bid to build new tactical vehicle for military; More RV News—RV maker Patriot Homes, based in Middlebury, files for bankruptcy; CEO says he hopes to keep employees; Mortgage Scam—U.S. Attorney's office says third person will admit role in mortgage scam run by former South Bend Police officer; Wind—requests for wind generators increasing in St. Joseph County; five pending construction requests.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Wall St. Crisis—Senate to vote today on bailout; President Bush warns Tuesday of "painful" damage to economy if Congress fails to pass bailout; market rebounds, reversing a sell-off that shook Wall St. Monday; Campaign—poll shows Obama with 15-point lead over McCain in Pennsylvania; VP debate moderator pens pro-Obama book; presidential candidates unveil plans to aid in bailout; both call for raising federally insured limits on bank-deposit accounts from $100,000 to $250,000 in effort to reassure voters that their funds are safe; NYC—Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to overturn two term limit law and run for third term; Pentagon—deployment orders issued for 26,000 U.S. troops to go to Iraq through 2009; Canadian Election—poll says Conservatives continue to lead Liberals in fourth week of campaign; Republic of Georgia—first EU monitors enter buffer zones; Somali Pirates—talks begin to free seized Ukranian ship; U.S. Navy joins other nations' maritime forces to blockade ship; China—food scandal touches new dairies and Hong Kong; astronauts honored after first Chinese spacewalk; Entertainment—Janet Jackson returns home; was in hospital after fall during concert; AC/DC has extended its Black Ice Tour of North America into 2009
Weather
Today High 56 Low 43 T-Storms
Thu High 58 Low 43 Chance Rain
Fri High 58 Low 43 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 67 Low 47 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 67 Low 52 Partly Cloudy
TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., Knight Rider; 9 p.m., America's Got Talent; 22—8 p.m., New Adventures of Old Christine; 8:30 p.m., Gary Unmarried; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25—8 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 9 p.m., 90210; 28—8 p.m., Bones; 9 p.m., 'Til Death (two episodes); 46—7 p.m.-12 a.m., Harvest Show Five-Hour Special; 57—8 p.m., Pushing Daisies; 9 p.m., Private Practice; 69—8-10 p.m., Twilight Zone (four episodes).
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