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.
FDA Warning: The FDA warns consumers to avoid using cookies, cakes, ice cream, and other foods containing peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.
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 Scores: Fencing--Irish fencers impressive at North American Cup D; Gerek Meinhardt first in men’s foil; Courtney Hurley first in women’s epee; Avery Zuck first and Barron Nydam third in men’s sabre; Soccer, Men--Matt Besler named NSCAA Scholar Athlete of the Year.
NFL Notes: Giants--Giants promote LB coach Bill Sheridan to defensive coordinator.
NBA Scores: Knicks 102, Bulls 98; Hornets 105, Pacers 100; Mavericks 95, 76ers 93; Hawks 87, Raptors 84; Rockets 115, Nuggets 113; Spurs 86, Bobcats 84; Timberwolves 94, Clippers 86; Warriors 119, Wizards 98; Pistons 87, Grizzlies 79; Celtics 104, Suns 87; Trailblazers 102, Bucks 85; Lakers 105, Cavaliers 88.
NHL Scores: Wild 4, Blackhawks 1; Blues 5, Bruins 4 (SO); Capitals 2, Islanders 1 (OT); Sabres 3, Panthers 2 (SO); Hurricanes 2, Maple Leafs 0; Lightning 4, Stars 2; Devils 3, Predators 1.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(4) Pittsburgh 78, (8) Syracuse 60; Women--IU 71, Purdue 57; (1) U Conn 88, (2) UNC 58; (4) Duke 61, N.C. State 58 (OT).
MLB: Cardinals--1B Albert Pujols says he’s fine after surgery on right elbow.
Local
Local Headlines: Greenhouse--only 10% of tropical plants lost due to boiler malfunction at Potawatomi Greenhouse; Accident--seven reported injured after Auten Road head-on crash ; MLK--South Bend hosts Martin Luther King Day events; inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President gives South Bend MLK breakfast new energy.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--Bush commutes sentences of two ex-Border Patrol agents convicted in death of Mexican drug dealer; Vice-President Cheney to attend swearing-in of successor in wheelchair after pulling back muscle during packing for move out of Vice-Presidential mansion; Auto Industry--Fiat, Chrysler announce alliance; Gaza--UN Secretary-General in Gaza to inspect damage after Israeli ceasefire; humanitarian aid groups say situation in Gaza highly critical due to lack of food, electricity and communications; 1340 Palestinians killed and 5320 injured during Israeli invasion; Salmonella--453 illnesses, five deaths tied to peanut butter; Britain--PM Gordon Brown rescues British banks again.
Deaths: songwriter Clint Ballard, Jr., 77; song “You’re No Good” sung by Linda Rondstadt hit top of pop charts; 1960’s light heavyweight boxing champion Jose Torres, 72; also wrote biographies of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.
Weather
Today High 20 Low 7 Chance Snow
Wed High 25 Low 18 Partly Cloudy
Thu High 32 Low 20 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 27 Low 16 Chance Snow
Sat High 20 Low 5 Snow Showers
TV Listings: 16--10:30 a.m., Inauguration Coverage Begins; 8-10 p.m., The Biggest Loser (two-hour episode); 22--9:30 a.m., Inauguration Coverage Begins; 8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., Change and Challenge: The Inauguration of Barack Obama; 25--8 p.m., 90210; 9 p.m., Privileged; 28--8 p.m., American Idol; 9 p.m., Fringe; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--9:30 a.m., Inauguration Coverage Begins; 8-11 p.m., More Inauguration Specials; 69--8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Vice Squad (two episodes).
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