South Bend, Indiana; January 11, 2009

Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
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.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish: Sundays 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.
▪Positive Life Skills: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m.
▪Developing Capable People: Do you want to learn more about yourself and others? Do you need “new information” to get your life on track? Do you work during the day and want to learn at night? Are you waiting for your health to get better? Are you waiting for disability or SSI or housing or a 2nd chance?
This 10-week evening class is for you!! Wednesday and Thursday nights, 5:30 -8 p.m. Starts February 11. Ask your coach to get on the list. Class size is limited.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., January 14, 21, 28, and February 4. Those who attend all four sessions will get a certificate..
▪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.
▪GED: 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 will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m., in the chapel.
▪World Masterpiece Seminar: Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., starting February 10. Sign up in ABE.
▪Nutrition Class: Starts January 7 and will be Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. There will be classes on menu planning and food budgeting and cooking demonstrations.
Everyone is welcome to join. Sign up in ABE.
Herald Sports
ND Notes: Hockey--ND 3, Alaska 0 (win streak eight; school-record unbeaten streak 18); Spring Track (at IU)--sophomores Kelly Lang and Natalie Johnson 1-2 in women’s 600m dash; freshman Jordan Rincon and Billy Buzaid 1-2 in men’s 600m dash; senior Mary Saxer won pole vault.
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Eagles 23, Giants 11; Steelers 35, Chargers 24.
NFL Notes: Broncos--Broncos hire Patriots’ offensive coordinator to replace Mike Shanahan as head coach.
NCAA Football Notes: Florida--Tim Tebow announces he will return for senior season.
NBA Scores: Warriors 120, Pacers 117; Celtics 94, Raptors 88; 76ers 109, Hawks 94; Suns 109, Clippers 103; Magic 105, Spurs 98; Kings 102, Mavericks 95; Lakers 108, Heat 105.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 3, Predators 1; Oilers 2, Blues 1; Ducks 4, Devils 3.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(14) Purdue 65, Wisconsin 52; (10) UCLA 64, USC 60; (4) Wake Forest 92, (3) UNC 89; (22) Minnesota 79, Penn St. 59; (16) Xavier 86, Fordham 60; (1) Pittsburgh 90, St. John’s 67; Women--IU 84, Penn St. 77; Purdue 67, Northwestern 57 (OT); Bradley 65, Evansville 54; (13) California 62, Washington 34; (24) Vanderbilt 74, (7) Tennessee 58; (9) Auburn 81, (18) Florida 65; (25) Marist 86, Loyola (MD) 44; (10) Louisville 64, (17) Rutgers 59; (15) Virginia 77, Wake Forest 59; (2) UNC 75, N.C. St. 66 (OT).
Golf: PGA Mercedes-Benz Championship (Hawaii)--1. Geoff Ogilvy -24; 2. Anthony Kim and Davis Love III -18.
Local
Local Headlines: South Shore--South Shore train strikes car in LaPorte County, killing driver; all westbound South Shore service is temporarily suspended; Dangerous Ice--man dies after falling through ice at Lake Maxinkuckee; Elkhart Jail Going Green--Elkhart jail trying to tap methane from nearby landfill to heat facility.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--President-elect Obama in discussions to tap remaining $350-billion in bailout funds; Obamas narrow first pup choices to labradoodle or water hound; Obama invokes spirit of FDR; South Africa--corruption charges reinstated against African National Congress (ANC) leader and frontrunner in next presidential election Jacob Zuma; meanwhile polygamist Zuma marries fifth wife; Israel/Palestine--Israel considers retaking Gaza border corridor.
Entertainment: Golden Globes--Heath Ledger wins posthumous Golden Globe for performance in “Dark Knight.;” low-budget independent film “ Slumdog Millionaire” wins four awards: best drama, best director, best screenplay, and best musical score.
Deaths: Harry Endo, 87, played Che Fong on “Hawaii Five-0;” Cardinal Pio Laghi, 86, longtime Vatican diplomat who tried to dissuade President Bush from launching Iraq invasion in 2003.
Weather
Today High 25 Low 19 Chance Snow
Tue High 21 Low -1 Snow
Wed High 11 Low 0 Chance Snow
Thu High 9 Low -1 Chance Snow
Fri High 4 Low -1 Chance Snow
TV Listings: 16--8-10 p.m., Superstars of Dance; 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 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28-- 8-10 p.m., 24 (two episodes); 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy Unveiled; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8-9:30 p.m., The Bachelor; 9:30 p.m., Samantha Who?; 69--8-9 p.m., The Twilight Zone (two episodes); 9 p.m., Masters of Illusion.