South Bend, Indiana; October 10, 2008

People in the News

Belated Happy Birthday: Meg Awugah is one year older (as of Wednesday) and the Red Sox are one step closer to three-peating (we won't talk about the Cubs).

If you want to know how old Meg is, old Meg is just fine. How are you?

Announcements

Qi-Gong: Qi-Gong will be in recess from October 20-November 3. It will resume its regular schedule November 10.

Voter Registration: Note: the deadline for voter registration was Monday.

St. Joseph County residents can vote early at the first floor of the County-City Building or at the County Courthouse building in Mishawaka and avoid standing in line at the polls on election day.

Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.

I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.

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.

▪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

▪GED: A new GED class will be starting up this October 10th in ABE. All GED bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 on Fridays and will include group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.

▪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.

Herald Sports

ND Notes: Tennis, Men—ND's Brett Helgeson advances to round of 16 at ITA All-American Championship with two wins yesterday; rest of Irish men's tennis team will host 22d annual Tom Fallon Invitational tonight at ND's Courtney Tennis Center; Soccer, Women—(1) Irish open four-game road trip tonight at (17/16) Georgetown.

MLB NLCS: Phillies 3, Dodgers 2 (Phils lead 1-0); game 2 this afternoon , 4:35 p.m. (Fox 28).

MLB ALCS: Red Sox at Rays; Friday, 8:37 p.m. (TBS).

NCAA Football Scores: (21) Wake Forest 12, Clemson 7; Houston 45, UAB 20.

NHL Scores: Maple Leafs 3, Red Wings 2; Bruins 5, Avalanche 4; Canucks 6, Flames 0; Sharks 4, Ducks 1.

MLS Scores: N.Y. Red Bulls 1, Real Salt Lake 1 (first game in new professional soccer stadium in Sandy, Utah).

NBA Preseason Scores: Mavericks 110, Bulls 102; Nets 109, Heat 105; Rockets 85, Spurs 78; Sun 96, Jazz 89; Clippers 107, Lakers 80.

NBA Notes: WNBA Sparks—Candace Parker is first player to receive MVP and Rookie of the Year awards for same season; Bulls—top draft choice Derrick Rose scores 10 in preseason debut and leads team in assists with five; Nets—Vince Carter slightly injures left hamstring in European exhibition; Clippers—Baron Davis has 12 points in Clippers' debut; Trailblazers—G Rudy Fernandez and C Joel Przybilla injured; Greg Oden showing potential to dominate in exhibition season.

MLB Notes: Mets—RHP Ambiorix Burgos to spend three months in jail awaiting trial in fatal hit-run accident; Padres—team downplays report of sale.

NHL Notes: Blue Jackets—goalie coach and former goalie Clint Malarchuck accidentally shoots self in chin with .22 rifle while rabbit hunting; Jacket center Manny Malhotra placed on IR; Hall of Fame—U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Brian Leetch, Mike Richter, Brett Hull, Cammi Granato honored before last night's Avalanche-Bruins game in Denver; four will be inducted tonight; Hull joins father Bobby in Hall; Granato is first woman inducted.

NFL Notes: Cowboys—Pacman to play despite hotel fight incident; Browns—TE Kellen Winslow, Jr., to miss practice; Lions—QB Jon Kitna misses another practice; Broncos—former RB Travis Henry out of jail; owner Pat Bowlen praises Denver Police Department in Darrent Williams murder probe; Seahawks—QB Matt Hasselbeck misses practice; third-string QB Charlie Frye running team in practice since backup Seneca Wallace also injured; Redskins—DE Jason Taylor returns to practice; Chargers—WR Chris Chambers could miss Pats' game with ankle sprain.

NCAA Football Notes: Auburn—assistant coach Steve Ensminger will run offense rest of season after offensive coordinator Tony Franklin fired; USC—QB Mark Sanchez likely to start vs. Arizona St.; ASU—coach Dennis Erickson says QB Rudy Carpenter doubtful for USC game; West Virginia—QB Pat White looking to get healthy after multiple injuries; Cincinnati—freshman QB Chazz Anderson shows maturity as replacement starter for Bearcats; ND transfer Demetrius Jones still recovering from off-season shoulder surgery.

NASCAR Notes: Scuffle—witnesses say Carl Edwards-Kevin Harvick scuffle after Edwards starts 12-car crash Sunday at Talladega; Regan Smith—Tony Stewart says one-lap penalty against rookie Smith too severe for passing him on yellow line at finish line Sunday.

Local

Local Headlines: Accident—four family members sent to hospital after accident at Walnut St. underpass; Scott Brass—78 employees laid off; plant may close; cause is "precipitous drop in the price of copper …"; situation also affected by Wall St. crisis credit crunch.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines:. Wall St.—European stocks post fourth straight day of losses; CitiGroup cedes Wachovia to Wells Fargo; U.S. trade gap narrows as global economy stalls; Campaign—McCain again raises issue of Obama's ties with 1970's radical William Ayers; photo of Palin gams causes controversy; Obama widens lead in polls; sensitive Palin ethics report kept secret for now; Afghanistan—NATO joins war on Afghan drug trade; Dalai Lama—spiritual leader recovering after gallbladder surgery; Ukraine—country will hold snap elections; will be country's third Parliament in three years; Metropolis—woman with seductive but deadly touch targets Daily Plant reporter Jimmy Olsen.

Weather

Today High 74 Low 49 Clear

Sat High 77 Low 56 Partly Cloudy

Sun High 74 Low 58 Clear

Mon High 76 Low 52 Partly Cloudy

Tue High 65 Low 47 Chance Storms

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., America's Toughest Jobs; 9 p.m., Deal Or No Deal; 10 p.m., Life; 22—8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., The Ex List; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25—8 pm., Everybody Hates Chris; 8:30 p.m., The Game; 9 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 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 Meyers; 57—8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 10 p.m., 20/20; 69—8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10 p.m., Punk'd; 10:30 p.m., Cribs.