Thursday, April 9, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 9, 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

▪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—Taking a break; moving to Sundays, 6-7 p.m., in the chapel, starting April 19.
Health and Wellness Class: Sundays from April 19 through May 17th 3:30 - 4:30 on the SO/SH room.
--April 19, Mediation facts and compliance; April 26, Living with diabetes; May 3, Managing pain without drugs; May 10, Coming out of depression without drugs; May 17, Sexual health.
Power in the Workplace II: Wednesday nights from 6:30 - 8 pm, April 8th - 29th.
--April 8, The cBoldurrrent economic crisis and alternative approaches; April 15, Worker cooperatives; April 22, Workplace democracy; April 29, Community and Solidarity economics.
Note: Both "Health and Wellness" and "Power in the Workplace II" are walk-in classes.

Herald Sports

NBA Basketball: Pacers 130, Raptors 101; Cavaliers 98, Wizards 86; Magic 81, Grizzlies 78; Trailblazers 95, Spurs 83; Pistons 113, Knicks 86; Celtics 106, Nets 104; Suns 105, Hornets 100; Hawks 113, Bucks 105; Nuggets 122, Thunder 112; Mavericks 130, Jazz 101; Timberwolves 105, Warriors 97.
ND Scores: Tennis, Saint Mary's--Calvin 9, SMC 0; Softball, ND 7-5, DePaul 8-2; Saint Mary's--SMC 3-8, Robert Morris (IL) 2-0; Rowing--ND second varsity eight wins Big East Crew of the Week honors; Basketball, Women--Muffet McGraw accepts WBCA Carol Eckman Award for contributions to sport of women's basketball; Football--graduates CB Mike Anello, S Ray Herring, S Kyle McCarthy, and LB Scott Smith granted fifth year of eligibility.
Bethel Scores: Golf, Women, U. St. Francis Cougar Invite--Pilots lead after round one; Tennis, Men--Bethel 9, Manchester 0; Softball--(8) Bethel 12-8, Indiana Wesleyan 3-6.
NHL Scores: Blue Jackets 4, Blackhawks 3 (SO); Sabres 3, Maple Leafs 1 (ND's Christian Hanson scores first NHL goal for Leafs).
NCAA Basketball Notes:
Pittsburgh--center DeJuan Blair will enter NBA draft; Arizona--forwards Jordan Hill and Chase Budinger to turn pro; Arizona St.--guard James Harden leaving for NBA; Wake Forest--guard Jeff Teague declares for draft but does not hire agent leaving open the possibility of returning to Wake Forest.
MLB National League: Cubs 11, Astros 6; Marlins 6, Nationals 4; Phillies 12, Braves 11; Rockies 9, Diamondbacks 2; Mets 9, Reds 7; Pirates 7, Cardinals 4; Dodgers 5, Padres 2; Brewers 4, Giants 2;
MLB American League: Royals 2, White Sox 0; Rays 7, Red Sox 2; Orioles 7, Yankees 5; Tigers 5, Blue Jays 1; Rangers 8, Indians 5; Twins 6, Mariners 5; Athletics 6, Angels 4.
Deaths: Marvin "the Human Eraser" Webster,
56; played with Morgan St., Nuggets (in ABA and NBA), SuperSonics, Knicks and Bucks; 7'1" center known as "the Human Eraser" for his shot-blocking ability.

Local

Local Headlines: Overdue Honors--local veterans from WWII to Iraq receive belated medals in ceremony from U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly at Military Honors Park and Museum in South Bend; Missing--police seek Stacy Smart, 17, missing since last week; he is 5'8", 170 pounds, hair and eyes are brown; he was last seen wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt; Protests Continue--10 Holy Cross priests protest choice of President Obama as ND commencement speaker; Survivor--Elkhart women, 51, survives being hit by train.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Somalia--20 Maersk Alabama crewmembers overpower Somali pirates; pirates escape and still hold captain of U.S.-flagged cargo ship on drifting lifeboat; Some Good Economic News--Wells Fargo predicts $3-billion 1Q profit; stock futures jump after investors hear Wells Fargo news; trade deficit falls for seventh straight month; Reality Check--job losses fall more than expected to 654,000; unemployment insurance claims set record for 11th straight week; Vermont--Vermont legislature approves gay marriage bill; first legislature to approve gay marriage; Massachussets, Connecticut, California, and Iowa approved gay marriage by state supreme court decision; California ruling overtuned by voter referendum; California--proponents of gay marriage asking California Supreme Court to overturn results of referendum; Education--college courses offered on YouTube.
Entertainment: American Idol--Scott MacIntyre voted off 'Idol;" "Idol" judges split 2-2 over whether to overrule fan vote and keep Scott.
Deaths: David "Pop" Winans, 74, grammy-nominated patriarch of award-winning gospel music family.

Weather
Today High 55 Low 35 Mostly Sunny
Fri High 52 Low 30 Showers
Sat High 51 Low 30 Sunny
Sun
High 53 Low 36 Partly Cloudy
Mon
High 48 Low 40 Showers

TV Listings : 16--8 p.m., The Office; 8:30 p.m., Parks and Recreation; 9 p.m., The Office; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--8 p.m., Survivor; 9 p.m., CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28--8 p.m., Bones; 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., Sweepers.

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