South Bend, Indiana; October 24, 2008

Announcements

Free Admission Tomorrow At Hall of Fame: In celebration of Community Day, the College Football of Hame will offer free admission from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (tomorrow).

There will be special activities for children, including the South Bend Fire Department's Safety House and a rock-climbing wall.

Children who come in costume will receive free candy and a kids meal from Jersey Mike's Subs. The South Bend Silver Hawks mascot, Swoop, will be on hand.

Halloween Party (13-22-year-olds only): October 31; 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ; in the newly-remodeled resilience room.

We will have food provided by Jersey Mikes and watch a scary movie! If you have any suggestions for the movie or any questions please see Erin.

Something To Sink Your Teeth Into (or to sink its teeth into you): The producer of the first vampire movie, "Nosferatu", did not believe in cute, cuddly vampires like Angel, Spike, Harmony, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, or Kirsten Dunst.

The poster didn't specify whether the version of "Nosferatu" shown October 31 in the Community Room will be the original 1922 silent German version (that creature of the night was downright creepy, but then isn't that the way a vampire is supposed to be. If they all looked like Brad Pitt or Kirsten Dunst people would be wanting to get their necks bitten) or the 1979 low-budget German remake directed by Werner Herzog.

A 2000 movie, "Shadow of the Vampire", told of the making of the 1922 version. It was based on the theory that the actor F. W. Murnau hired to play the title character was a real vampire. Actor Max Schreck, of course, was no longer alive to defend himself although if he was a real vampire he could have just been laying low in his coffin.

The movie borrowed its plot from Bram Stoker's "Dracula" but since the studio didn't own the rights the vampire's name was changed to Nosferatu and the count's name was changed from Dracula to Orlok.

Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.

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 (just once, though, this is not Chicago) 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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▪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.

▪Computer Basics and Microsoft Word: Wednesdays atarting November 5, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Four sessions: November 5, 12, 19 and December 3.

▪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.

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

▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam returned October 17. 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.

▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.; Regular—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: Football—Irish look at walk-on to solve place-kicking woes; Basketball—ND men and women each picked to finish fourth in Big East preseason poll; .

World Series: Rays 4, Phillies 2 (Series tied 1-1). Game three tomorrow at Phillies (weather permitting; forecast calls for rain), 8:35 p.m. (Fox 28).

MLB Notes: Braves—won't deal top talent for RHP Jake Peavy; Mets—Mets hire Randy Niemann as bullpen coach and Razor Shines as third-base coach.

NFL Notes: Patriots—team officials deny they are upset with QB Tom Brady for having surgery on west coast instead of in Boston; Cowboys—Goodell says Pacman could play again; Browns—GM defends Winslow suspension; Daunte Culpepper—former Pro Bowl QB seeks to end retirement; Chiefs—Chiefs talk to Culpepper but wind up signing former Jaguar backup QB Quinn Gray; Bengals—name on Chad Ocho Cinco's uniform to remain "Johnson"; Titans—RB Chris Johnson fined for celebrating; Giants—LB Antonio Pierce likely to face Steelers;

NHL Scores: Stars 5, Islanders 3 (Mike Ribeiro has five points on goal and four assists); Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 2; Penguins 4, Hurricanes 2; Flames 5, Predators 3; Sabres 4, Wild 3 (OT); Avalanche 4, Oilers 1; Coyotes 2, Capitals 1.

NBA Preseason Scores: .Pacers 114, Mavericks 91; Hawks 88, Pistons 87, Timberwolves 95, Bucks 76; Hornets 100, Heat 80; Jazz 100, Trailblazers 89; Rockets 110, Kings 97; Suns 102, Thunder 93; Lakers 88, Bobcats 77.

NBA Notes: Lakers—Kobe held out with knee swelling; Magic—Shaq, Grant Hill announce interest in buying team.

MLS Scores: Chi. Fire 5, N.Y. Red Bulls 2.

Sports Notes: NCAA Basketball—long-time Iowa and Arizona head coach Lute Olsen, 74, retires from coaching; Golf—Seve Ballestero's brain tumor is cancerous.

Local News

Local Headlines: Homicide—mother of city's latest homicide victim waiting for answers in his death; Ballots—Teamsters claim responsibility for mysterious ballot applications.

National/World

Nation/World Headlines: Wall St.—stocks set for major declines today; China—President Hu says China economy stable; promises coordination with West in financial crisis; Technology—Google's Android system turns phone into pocket PC according to reviews; Russia—Soyuz spacecraft lands safely with American space tourist and two cosmonauts after trip to International Space Station; Bali Bombing—Indonesia to execute Bali bombers in November; Israel—early general elections may be necessary as coalition falls apart.

Weather

Today High 52 Low 43 Rain

Sat High 54 Low 43 Chance Rain

Sun High 54 Low 32 Chance Rain

Mon High 45 Low 32 Chance Snow

Tue High 47 Low 34 Chance Rain

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., Deal Or No Deal; 9 p.m., Crusoe; 10 p.m., Life; 22—8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., The Ex List; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25—8 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 8:30 p.m., The Game 9 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 10 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—8p.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 (with Selma Hayek, Eva Longoria); 10:30 p.m., Cribs.