Thursday, March 26, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 26, 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: The Crochet and Knit Class will be taking a break for the Spring and Summer. It will resume in November, 2009.
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.
CFH Running Club: The CFH Running Club is taking sign-ups and will be starting soon again. The aims are to have fun, to engage in some worthwhile exercise and fitness, and to be ready to run the Sunburst Marathon on the first Saturday of June. Sign the sheet posted on Peter Lombardo's door (2nd floor, CPC building outside the admin offices) by Friday, March 27.

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.
▪Money Smart: 10-week finance class starting March 2 sponsored by Lake City Bank; Mondays 7-8:30 p.m. Get paid $15 per class! Build or fix your credit through interest-free loans.
Priority eligibility: STAR graduates, Transitional guests, Starting Over Graduates, coach referral (if open seats exist). Sign up in ABE room.
▪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: 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--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.
▪Computer Keyboarding Classes: Beginning April 2; 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.

Herald Sports

ND Scores: Basketball, Men's NIT--ND 77, Kentucky 67 (Irish move on to semifinals at Madison Square Garden; Baseball--Oakland (MI) 6, ND 5; Softball--ND 6-8, Western Michigan 1-1; Lacrosse, Men--(3) ND 11, Bellarmine 6; Tennis, Men--Casey Watt named Big East Men's Tennis Player of the Week.
NBA Scores: Pacers 90, Heat 88; Raptors 115, Bucks 106; Cavaliers 98, Nets 87; 76ers 96, Timberwolves 88; Spurs 102, Hawks 92; Wizards 95, Bobcats 93; Clippers 140, Knicks 135 (OT); Nuggets 101, Hornets 88; Magic 84, Celtics 82; Mavericks 128, Warriors 106; Suns 118, Jazz 114.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 6, Sharks 5 (SO); Sabres 5, Panthers 3; Wild 6, Islanders 2; Hurricanes 2, Senators 1; Flyers 2, Flames 0; Ducks 7, Avalanche 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men, NIT--San Diego St. 70, St. Mary's 66;
Women, WNIT--New Mexico 54, Nebraska 43.
MLB Exhibition Scores: White Sox 5, Athletics 4; Red Sox 2, Reds 1; Astros 4, Cardinals 3; Angels 18, Rockies 11; Tigers 10, Mets 6; Indians 8, Padres 4; Rays 4, Pirates 2; Brewers 12, Dodgers 8; Nationals 6, Braves 3; Rangers 8, Diamondbacks 5.

Local

Local Headlines: "Bomb" Scare--school disrupted at LaSalle Academy; bomb squad called out to nearby house; "bomb" turns out to be package of wood chips; New MHS Principal--Mishawaka High School Associate Principal Jerome Calderone promoted to principal; replaces retiring George Marzotto; Standoff--police remove two people from standoff scene near Cleveland and Juniper Roads; Stabbings--police investigate three stabbings yesterday near the 400 block of South Wellington Street; victims' treated and injuries are non-life threatening; SB Budget Survey--Mayor Luecke asking South Bend residents to fill out survey telling government what it's priorities should be; survey will be available from March 30 to April 13.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: AIG--AIG exec submits resignation in Op-Ed column in New York Times; says he will donate his $742,000 bonus to charity; North Korea--North Korea positions rocket for April liftoff; Saudi Arabia--senior Al Quaida leader, Fahad al-Ruwaily, surrenders; Thailand--20,000 protestors surround PM's office, demanding government resign; protestors are supporters of former PM.
Entertainment: American Idol--Adam Lambert gets standing "O" from guest mentor Smokey Robinson for "Tracks of My Tears."

Weather
Today High 56 Low 35 AM Clouds/PM Sun
Fri High 50 Low 34 PM Showers
Sat High 48 Low 32 Rain
Sun High 43 Low 29 Snow Showers
Mon High 54 Low 36 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings : 16--8 p.m., My Name Is Earl; 8:30 p.m., The Office; 9 p.m., The Office; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--7-12 p.m., NCAA Basketball Tournament; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28--8 p.m., American Idol; 10 p.m., Hell's Kitchen; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live From Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., In the Motherhood; 8:30 p.m., Samantha Who?; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., The Man in the Iron Mask.

No comments: