Tuesday, April 21, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 21, 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.
Run Ten Ten: The first annual Run Ten Ten 10K Race and 2-Mile Mutt Strut; April 25 at Howard Park. Participants should arrive at 8 a.m. Race starts at 8:30 a.m. and 2-Mile Mutt Strut begins at 8:45 a.m.
Sponsored by C.B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. and Care of South Bend.

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: Cancelled.
Note: Both "Health and Wellness" and "Power in the Workplace II" are walk-in classes.

Herald Sports

Midwest League:
No Silver Hawks game scheduled; next game tonight at Lansing vs. Lugnuts.
ND Scores: Baseball--Eric Maust named Big East Pitcher of the Week; Softball--Brittney Barger named Big East Pitcher of the Week; Golf, Men's Big East Championship--Irish still in fifth place after second round; Women's Big East Championship--Irish remain in second place after second round; Lacrosse, Women--Jillian Byers named Big East Offensive Player of the Week.
Bethel Scores: Softball--Katlyn Dubois named MCC Player of the Week; Rachel Zirille named MCC Pitcher of the Week; Baseball--Nelson Sanchez named MCC Player of the Week; today's home doubleheader vs. Spring Arbor rescheduled for Wednesday, 2 p.m.; Tennis, Men--Monday's match at St. Joseph's College rescheduled for Friday, April 24, 4 p.m.
NBA Playoffs: Celtics 108, Bulls 105 (Ben Gordon 42 points) (Series tied 1-1); Spurs 105, Mavericks 84 (Tony Parker 38 points) (Series tied 1-1).
NHL Playoffs: Flames 4, Blackhawks 2 (Blackhawks lead 2-1); Bruins 4, Canadiens 2 (Bruins lead 3-0); Capitals 4, Rangers 0 (Rangers lead 2-1).
MLB National League: Cubs idle; Padres at Phillies PPD; Nationals 3, Braves 2; Pirates 8, Marlins 0; Reds 4, Astros 3; Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 3.
MLB American League: White Sox idle; Red Sox 12, Orioles 1; Oakland at Yankees PPD.
NFL Notes: Jaguars--Jags sign veteran WR Tory Holt.

Local

Local Headlines: Elkhart--
unemployed Elkhart mom wins $6.5-million jackpot; Fire and Death--South Bend firefighters pull body from fire; homicide unit investigating; Art Suffers--proposed sculpture garden outside Century Center put on hold due to economy; Ouch--man taken to hospital after being beaten with skillet; Good Budget News--St. Joseph County may get approximately $10,000,000 in unspent funds from last year's excess tax revenue; auditor suggests holding on to the money for next year; School Cuts--South Bend School board discusses possible budget cuts; Hug--some Michiana residents looking to break world's record for biggest group hug.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--
President Obama to sign national service bill; will triple size of AmeriCorps; Auto Bailout--GM spent $2.8-million in lobbying while receiving U.S. aid; Sri Lanka--1,000 die in government raid; rebels say dead were civilians; Great Britain--Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 83d birthday.
Deaths: author J.G. Ballard, 78; survivor of Japanese prison camp and author of autobiographical "Empire of the Sun."


Weather
Today High 43 Low 35 Rain/Snow Showers
Wed High 53 Low 33 AM Showers
Thu
High 71 Low 52 Mostly Sunny
Fri High 78 Low 56 Mostly Cloudy
Sat
High 76 Low 49 Partly Cloudy

TV Listing: 16--8-10 p.m., The Biggest Loser (two-hour episode); 22--8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9 p.m., NCIS; 25--8 p.m., Reaper; 9 p.m., 90210; 28--8 p.m., American Idol; 9 p.m., Fringe; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m.;, Harvest; 57--8-9 p.m., According to Jim (two episodes); 9 p.m., Dancing With the Stars; 69--8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).

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