Saturday, March 7, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 7, 2009


Announcements

Reviving the Victory Garden: Master Gardener Phil Sutton of Purdue Extension Services will present on "Reviving the Victory Garden" this coming Wednesday from 3 to 4:30pm in the SO/SH room. All are welcome! Phil will talk about the basics of gardening and how community gardens like our own can make a difference. There is a sign-up sheet at Stephanie's desk. Guests are encouraged to attend.
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.
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.
▪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.
▪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.

Herald Sports

High School Basketball Scores: Boys Sectionals--4A Mishawaka, Clay 51, Mishawaka 37; Washington 63, Adams 45; 3A Plymouth, Rochester 45, Culver Academy 40; Plymouth 45, John Glenn 44; 2A Jimtown, Jimtown 50, LaVille 28; Westview 54, Bremen 51.
ND Scores: Baseball, Rice Classic--ND 2, Oral Roberts 1; Basketball, Men--ND 74, St. John's 55; Tennis, Women--(3) ND 7, Iowa 0; Track, Alex Wilson Invitational at ND's Loftus Sports Center--final events today.
NBA Scores: Bulls 117, Bucks 102; Bobcats 98, Hawks 91; Magic 105, Nets 102; Heat 108, Raptors 102; Pistons 108, Warriors 91; Celtics 105, Cavaliers 94; Spurs 100, Wizards 78; Rockets 114, Suns 112; Jazz 97, Nuggets 91; Lakers 110, Timberwolves 90.
NBA Notes: Pistons--ex-coach Chuck Daly has cancer.
NHL Scores: Hurricanes 6, Flames 1; Thrashers 2, Canadiens 0; Blues 4, Lightning 3 (OT); Sabres 5, Coyotes 1; Stars 3, Ducks 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Northern Iowa 73, Indiana St. 69; Illinois St. 78, Evansville 68;
Women--Purdue 68, IU 64; (8) Duke 76, (24) Virginia 53; (19) Tennessee 71, (21) Florida 67; (12) Florida St. 83, BC 71; (12) Ohio St. 70, Illinois 53; (22) Vanderbilt 69, Georgia 61; (4) Maryland 72, Wake Forest 70; (6) Auburn 71, Mississippi 65; (11) UNC 74, Clemson 55;
College Baseball: William Penn (IA) 7-10, Bethel 6-2.
College Softball: Bethel 6, William Carey (MS) 0; Bethel 7, Faulkner (AL) 6 (8).
MLB Exhibition Scores: Dodgers 5, Cubs 4; Mets 5, Cardinals 4; Red Sox 5, Marlins 3; Angels 5, Giants 4; Orioles 6, Nationals 2; Brewers 17, Indians 7; Rays 8, Pirates 5; Royals 8, Rangers 7; Twins 3, Reds 0; Athletics 12, Mariners 1; Braves 13, Astros 0; Rockies 13, Padres 11; Blue Jays 4, Phillies 3; Yankees 7, Tigers 3.
World Baseball Classic: Korea 9, Chinese Tapei 0; China 4, Chinese Tapei 1.
NCAA: Florida St.--Florida St. may have to forfeit some of Bobby Bowden's 382 wins due to academic cheating scandal; school will lose scholarships and three NCAA track & field championships threatened; Bowden is currently only one win (383-382) behind Penn St.'s Joe Paterno as the all-time winningest Division I football coach.

Local

Local Headlines: Jobless--Indiana's jobless rate 9.2%; Elkhart County continues to lead with 18.3% unemployment; New Tech--New Tech High School plan moves forward as Redevelopment Commission approves $1.3 million for Merrycrest Building improvements renovations; Time Marches On--time change Sunday; Arraignment--Michael Lindsey, 48, appears before judge to be arraigned for one abduction and two attempted abductions in St. Joseph County; also allegedly tried to abduct woman in Jasper County; Closing--Trans Tech Electric announces it is closing; had gone from 300 to 80 employees in one year.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama outlines health care reform plan; president restores stem cell funding; president claims stimulus plan is already saving jobs; Palestine--Palestinian PM Fayyad submits resignation; Ohio--Cleveland husband suspected of killing wife, four children, kills self; Zimbabwe--PM Morgan Tsvangirai hospitalized, wife killed in automobile crash; prime minister's party calls for investigation.
Entertainment: Barbie--Barbie turns 50.

Weather
Today High 52 Low 38 Rain/Thunder
Sun High 47 Low 31 Rain/Thunder
Mon High 39 Low 35 Mostly Cloudy
Tue High 51 Low 30 Showers
Wed High 41 Low 19 Mostly Cloudy

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