South Bend, Indiana; October 20, 2008

Announcements

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

Vote Early and Often: 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.

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▪Halloween Fiesta: Sunday, November 2, from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.

Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish and also celebrate the recent holiday.

From 6-7 p.m., we will be teaching Spanish, especially vocabulary focused on Halloween.

From 7-8 p.m., we will be enjoying some Halloween snacks, a Halloween craft and playing educational board games.

▪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.

▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam returned October 17 (the Herald editor was sleeping on the job). The new hours are Friday, from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. Read a favorite poem; share your own work; or just listen, relax, and enjoy!

Poetry Jam counts toward your ABE hours.

▪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/Scores: Cross Country—Irish men 11^th, women 13^th in Pre-Nationals at Terre Haute; Hockey, Saturday—ND 3, Sacred Heart 0 (home opener); Sunday--:ND 7, Sacred Heart 0; Soccer, Men—ND 3, Providence 1; Women—(1) ND 2, Connecticut 0; Golf, Women—ND third in Lady Northern Invitational at Purdue.

MLB ALCS: Saturday—Red Sox 4, Rays 2 (3-3); Sunday--Rays 3, Red Sox 1 (Rays win their first pennant 4-3) (WP Matt Garza is named ALCS MVP).

MLB Notes:. Yankees—pitcher Joba Chamberlain stopped for DUI.

NFL Scores: Bears 48, Vikings 41; Packers 34, Colts 14; Bills 23, Chargers 14; Panthers 30, Saints 7; Steelers 38, Bengals 10; Titans 34, Chiefs 10; Ravens 27, Dolphins 13; Giants 29, 49ers 17; Rams 34, Cowboys 14; Texans 28, Lions 21; Raiders 16, Jets 13 (OT); Redskins 14, Browns 11; Buccaneers 20, Seahawks 10.

NCAA Football Scores : Friday—(15) Boise St. 27, Hawaii 7; Saturday—Western Illinois 56, Indiana St. 0; Illinois 55, IU 13; Northwestern 48, Purdue 26; (20) Ball St. idle (Cardinals [7-0] 20^th in first BCS poll); Iowa 38, Wisconsin 16; (12) Ohio St. 45, (20) Michigan St. 7; (3) Penn St. 46, Michigan 17; Top 25—(1) Texas 56, (11) Missouri 31 (Texas No. 1 in first BCS poll); (7) Texas Tech 43, Texas A7M 25; (19) South Florida 45, Syracuse 13; Maryland 26 (21) Wake Forest 0; (10) Georgia 24, (22) Vanderbilt 14; (14) Utah 49, Colorado St. 16; (8) Oklahoma St. 34, Baylor 6; (6) USC 69, Washington St. 0; Virginia 16, (18) UNC 13 (OT); (23) Pitt 42, Navy 21; (4) Oklahoma 45, (16) Kansas 31; (2) Alabama 24, Ole Miss 20; (13) LSU 24, South Carolina 17; BC 28, (17) Virginia Tech 23; Arizona 42, (25) California 27.

NHL Scores: Friday—Rangers 1, Maple Leafs 0 (SO); Senators 6, Coyotes 3; Blue Jackets 5, Predators 3; Sabres 5, Canucks 2; Oilers 4, Flames 3; Ducks 4, Sharks 0; Kings 4, Hurricanes 3 (OT); Saturday—Blues 4, Blackhawks 3 (SO); Avalanche 5, Stars 4; Canadiens 4, Coyotes 1; Panthers 2, Islanders 0; Thrashers 3, Sabres 2 (SO); Red Wings 5, Rangers 4 (OT); Penguins 4, Maple Leafs 1; Bruins 4, Senators 2; Devils 4, Capitals 3 (SO); Wild 1, Lightning 0 (SO); Predators 6, Blue Jackets 3; Oilers 3, Flames 2; Sharks 5, Flyers 4 (OT); Sunday—Blackhawks 4, Canucks 2; Hurricanes 3, Ducks 1.

MLS Scores: Saturday—Toronto FC 3, Chicago Fire 2; Houston Dynamo 3, L.A. Sparks 0 (Dynamo clinch Western Conference); K.C. Wizards 3, Sharks 2; N.Y. Red Bulls 3, Columbus Crew 1; Real Salt Lake 3, FC Dallas 1; Sunday—Colorado Rapids 2, Chivas USA 1.

NBA Preseason Scores: Friday—Bulls 108, Jazz 105; Pacers 112, Grizzlies 86; Nuggets 94, Suns 91; Knicks 104, Celtics 97; Rockets 95, Kings 90; Warriors 109, Bucks 108; Saturday—Jazz 88, Bulls 80; Spurs 106, Pacers 98; Hawks 102, Hornets 96; Magic 100, Heat 92; Raptors 93, Clippers 89; Cavaliers 100, 76ers 93; Mavericks 124, Kings 109; Sunday—Celtics 83, Nets 66; Timberwolves 111, Nuggets 107; Lakers 112, Raptors 89.

Golf: PGA Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals Open at Las Vegas--(R) Mark Turneja -25, Matt Kuchar -24; Kapalua (HA) LPGA Classic—Morgan Pressel -8, Suzann Peterson -7; Champions Tour Administraff Small Business Classic—Bernhard Langer -12, Lonnie Nielsen -10.

Boxing: WBC Bantamweight Title Fight—Hozumi Hasegawa def. Alejandro Valdez, TKO 2^nd; Non-title Light Heavyweight—Bernard Hopkins, 43, def. middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, 12-round decision.

Sprint Cup Tums Quik Pak 500 at Martinsville, VA—1. Jimmie Johnson; 2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; 3. Carl Edwards; 4. Jeff Gordon; 5. Denny Hamlin; 6. Casey Mears; 7. Kevin Harvick; 8. Matt Kenseth; 9. Clint Bowyer; 10. Martin Truex, Jr.; 23. Ryan Newman; 31. Tony Raines; Sprint Cup Standings—1. Jimmie Johnson 6073, 2. Greg Biffle 5924, 3. Jeff Burton 5921, 4. Carl Edwards 5875, 5. Clint Bowyer 5831, 6. Kevin Harvick 5817.

Local

Local Headlines—man killed in overnight shooting at 100 block of E. Woodside; Fire—small fire quickly contained at Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Campaign—Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama; says he doesn't like racist tone of campaign against Illinois senator; Powell is second former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff to endorse Obama; U.S. Army Gen. Hugh Shelton (ret.) is also one of retired officers advising Obama.

Weather

Today High 61 Low 40 Chance Rain

Tue High 54 Low 31 Partly Cloudy

Wed High 56 Low 36 Partly Cloudy

Thu High 58 Low 43 Chance Rain

Fri High 58 Low 45 Chance Rain

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., Chuck; 9 p.m., Heroes; 22—8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., Worst Week; 25—8 pm., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28—8 p.m.; Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; 9 p.m., Prison Break; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy Unveiled; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8-9:30 p.m., Dancing With the Stars; 9:30 p.m., Samantha Who?; 69—8 p.m., Celebrity Exposè; 9 p.m., Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.