Sunday, March 8, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 8, 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: Girls State Finals--Ben Davis 71, Washington 69.
ND Scores: Baseball, Rice Classic--Rice 9, ND 0; Softball, UNLV Invitational--ND 7, Texas Tech 0; ND 5, UC Santa Barbara 2; Basketball, Big East Women's Tournament--(20) ND 62, St. John's 45; Fencing, NCAA Midwest Regional--Epee, 1. Courtney Hurley (ND), 2. Ewa Nelip (ND), 3. Kelley Hurley (ND), 7. Diane Zielinski (ND); Foil, 3. Hayley Reese (ND), 5. Adrienne Nott (ND), 7. Darsie Malynn (ND); Sabre, 1. Sarah Borrmann (ND), 2. Eileen Hassett (ND), 4. Beatriz Almeida (ND), 7. Ashley Serrette (ND); Lacrosse, Women--ND 16, (13) Dartmouth 11; Tennis, Pacific Coast Men's Doubles--ND's Casey Watt-Santiago Montoya advance to consolation semifinals; Track, Alex Wilson Invitational at ND's Loftus Sports Center--Women's Pole Vault, ND's Mary Saxer takes second; Saxer and Michigan State's Katie Shaw both finished with marks of 13-0 1/4; Men's 3000-meter run--ND's Patrick Smyth wins with time of 7:56.66; Women's 3000-meter run--ND's Marissa Treece finishes second with time of 10:06.16 (winning time 9:17.10); Women's 400 meters--ND's Joanna Schultz wins with time of 53.70 (second place time 54.07); Men's Shot Put--3. John Belcher (ND) 54-10 1.4 (winning throw 58-7 1.2).
NBA Scores: Pacers 106, Clippers 105; Hawks 87, Pistons 83; Cavaliers 99, Heat 89; Bobcats 114, Knicks 105; 76ers 110, Grizzlies 105; Hornets 108, Thunder 90; Mavericks 119, Wizards 103; Bucks 127, Warriors 120; Trailblazers 95, Timberwolves 93.
NHL Scores: Bruins 5, Blackhawks 3; Islanders 7, Devils 3; Kings 4, Wild 3; Panthers 5, Blues 3; Blue Jackets 8, Red Wings 2; Oilers 4, Maple Leafs 1; Flyers 4, Predators 1; Senators 6, Sabres 3; Hurricanes 9, Lightning 3; Canucks 3, Sharks 1.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(22) Butler 62, Wright St. 57; (6) Louisville 62, West Virginia 59; Richmond 80, (17) Xavier 75; (16) Washington 67, Washington St. 60; Auburn 69, (12) LSU 53; (9) Kansas 83, Texas 73 (Jayhawks win fifth straight regular season Big 12 title); (4) Oklahoma 82, Oklahoma St. 78; (20) UCLA 94, Oregon 68; (25) Syracuse 86, (13) Marquette 79 (OT); (21) Arizona St. 83, California 66; Texas A&M 96, (15) Missouri 86; (5) Memphis 74, Tulane 47; (3) Pittsburgh 70, (1) U Conn 60;
Women--Ball St. 75, Toledo 69; Youngstown St. 54, Valparaiso 38; Butler 68, Cleveland St. 59; Drake 63, Indiana St. 38; Southern Illinois 65, Evansville 59; Purdue 70, Wisconsin 56; (22) Vanderbilt 61, LSU 47; (5) Baylor 64, (10) Texas A&M 60; (12) Ohio St. 72, Iowa 56; (23) Iowa St. 59, Kansas 49; (6) Auburn 78, (19) Tennessee 58; (2) Stanford 77, (18) Arizona St. 68; (9) California 51, Arizona 48; (8) Duke 75, (12) Florida St. 57; (25) Bowling Green 79, Ohio 64; (17) South Dakota St. 77, Oral Roberts 49; (4) Maryland 95, (11) UNC 84; Dayton 63, (16) Xavier 60 (OT).
College Baseball: Dakota Wesleyan (SD) 8, Bethel 5.
College Softball: Bethel 8, Lee (TN) 6; Mobile (AL) 9, Bethel 4.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Brewers 2, Cubs 0; Rangers 2, White Sox 1; Blue Jays 7, Reds 2; Mariners 8, Dodgers 7; Pirates 10, Twins 1; Marlins 3, Orioles 2 (10); Athletics 15, Padres 6; Rays 15, Red Sox 7; Cardinals 5, Astros 1; Angels 9, Diamondbacks 5; Phillies 8, Tigers 2; Rockies 9, Giants 7; Nationals 7, Mets 5; Royals 9, Indians 4; Braves 3, Yankees 1.
World Baseball Classic: Japan 14, Korea 2 (7); Netherlands 3, Dominican Republic 2; USA 6, Canada 5; Puerto Rico 7, Panama 0; Venezuela 7, Italy 0.
NFL Notes: Bills--Bills sign T.O.

Local

Local Headlines: Education--Bethel-ND program offers dual engineering degrees; Stimulus--Lt. Gov. Skillman says she wishes state had more discretion on how it spends stimulus funds.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama nominates three to key Treasury Department posts; Iraq--U.S. and Britain announce that 12,000 American and 4,000 British troops will leave Iraq by September; Economy--Ohio school gets 700 applications for one janitorial opening; Zimbabwe--PM Morgan Tsvangirai leaves Zimbabwe for rest, treatment; Tsvangirai was injured in auto crash that killed his wife; Vatican--Pope to visit Holy Land in May; California--ex-California bookkeeper accused of embezzling $10-million; Afghanistan--President Karzai welcomes President Obama's call to reach out to Taliban; Northern Ireland--two slain British soldiers appeared to have been shot execution-style while lying injured.

Weather
Today High 46 Low 30 Rain/Thunder
Mon High 48 Low 37 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 51 Low 26 AM Rain
Wed High 38 Low 14 Mostly Cloudy
Thu High 40 Low 18 Partly Cloudy

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