Friday, February 13, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; February 13, 2009

Announcements

Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
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. .
CFH Fundraiser Night: Texas Roadhouse, 4635 South Michigan Street; February 17.
Present coupon (available at CFH front desk) and 10% of your check will be donated to the Center for the Homeless.
Bengal Bouts (Boxing)--February 15 (5 p.m.), 17 (6 p.m.), 24 (6:30 p.m.), and 28 (7 p.m.) at the Joyce Fieldhouse; tickets on sale at Gate 1 of the Joyce Center.
Zumba Class: We now have a Zumba class for STAR students and other interested guests and staff, on Tuesdays from 3:00 until 3:45 in the Community Room. Zumba blends Latin dance and aerobics for a high energy workout. Kelly Thrall, former Front Desk Coordinator and certified Zumba Instructor, is the facilitator.

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.
▪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. Thursdays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Mondays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Art Room.
▪Math: Computation--Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. and Fridays, 1-2 p.m.; Applied--Thursdays, 3-4 p.m. and Fridays, 2-3 p.m.
▪Gender Roles: Fridays, 3-4 pm.
▪World Masterpiece Seminar: Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., starting February 10. Sign up in ABE.
▪Intermediate Computer Classes: Thursdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Grammar Classes: Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Mondays, 5-6 p.m., in the chapel..
▪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.
Free Help With Taxes: You can collect up to three years of back taxes (you can file from 2005-2008); Thursday, February 12; 3-5 p.m. and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Bring your W-2 forms, car registrations, all tax info, and any questions you may have . If you don’t have a W-2 visit the IRS office to get a printout. Sign up for this service in ABE.

Herald Sports

High School Basketball Scores: Boys--Gary Wirt 56, St. Joseph's 53; John Glenn 44, Jimtown 27; Mishawaka 50, Penn 48; New Prairie 69, LaVille 48; Adams 68, Marian 53; Clay 66, Elk. Central 50; Washington 71, Riley 68.
ND Scores: Basketball, Men--ND 90, (5) Louisville 57; Hockey-- ND announces plans to build freestanding 5,000-seat hockey arena; will be south of the Joyce Center and north of Edison Road.
NBA Scores: Heat 95, Bulls 93; Celtics 99, Mavericks 92; Warriors 105, Trailblazers 98.
NHL Scores: Panthers 5, Hurricanes 0; Senators 5, Flyers 2; Lightning 6, Maple Leafs 4; Red Wings 4, Wild 2; Predators 4, Blues 3 (SO); Canucks 4, Coyotes 3; Flames 2, Kings 0.
College Basketball Scores: Men--IUPUI 79, Centenary 67; (19) Gonzaga 72, St. Mary's 70; (21) Utah St. 62, Idaho 53; (18) Arizona St. 74, (11) UCLA 67; (22) Illinois 60, Northwestern 59;
Women--Michigan St. 71, IU 65 (OT); Indiana St. 71, Wichita St. 50; Butler 68, UIC 49; Valparaiso 85, Loyola Chicago 60; Creighton 68, Evansville 57; Purdue 55, Minnesota 40; Iowa 85, (18) Ohio Stl. 75; (24) Vanderbilt 84, (9) Florida 68; (5) Auburn 81, Kentucky 69; (15) Tennessee 80, Alabama 61; (11) Maryland 94, (17) Virginia 78.
NASCAR, Daytona Motor Speedway--Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch win Daytona 500 qualifiers; AJ Allmendinger (Richard Petty Motorsports), Scott Riggs (Tommy Baldwin Racing), Jeremy Mayfield (Mayfield Motorsports) qualify.
Pro Football Notes: LA--Los Angeles' NFL stadium proposal clears hurdle; Titans--Titans promote Chuck Cecil to defensive coordinator.

Local

Local Headlines: Home Invasion--home invasion victim dragged by suspect's car; Tech School--funding a problem for New Tech High School; school board asks for $1.3-million in TIF funds for renovation of old Merrycrest Building for school which will have 100 students in first year; House Split--South Bend house cut in half by falling tree; Bloodmobile--St. Joseph County gets its first bloodmobile.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) withdraws name from consideration for Commerce Secretary due to differences with President Obama over stimulus package; Congress--House to vote on stimulus bill; could be on President's desk today; New York--plane crashes near Buffalo; 49 dead; Australian--man charged with arson in Australian wildfires.

Weather
Today High 38 Low 27 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 34 Low 22 Snow
Sun High 34 Low 20 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 32 Low 20 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 36 Low 25 Chance Snow

TV Listings: 16--8-9 p.m., Howie Do It (two episodes); 9 p.m., Friday Night Lights; 10 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., Flashpoint; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25--8 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 8:30 p.m., The Game; 9 p.m., 13: Fear is Real; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes; first episode features the Soup Nazi); 28--8 p.m., Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicle; 9 p.m., Dollhouse; 10 p.m., Fox News; 46--8-10 p.m., College Basketball: Loyola (IL) Ramblers vs. Valparaiso Crusaders; 10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices Classics; 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., Maury.

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