Friday, April 3, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 3, 2009

Announcements

Run To Nearest Theater: Or Community Room in this case. The German-made film "Run Lola Run" (1999) will be playing today in the Community Room at 2pm. Snacks will be provided. This film counts toward adult basic education hours.
The film was written and directed by Tom Tykwer and stars Franka Potente as Lola.
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

NBA Basketball: 76ers 105, Bucks 95; Wizards 109, Cavaliers 101; Nuggets 114, Jazz 104.
ND Scores: Track & Field--athletes from ND and Bethel to compete at Purdue's Mike Poehlein Invitational this weekend.
NHL Scores: Bruins 2, Senators 1; Canadiens 5, Islanders 1; Hurricanes 4, Rangers 2; Blues 5, Red Wings 4; Flames 2, Stars 1; Sharks 2, Oilers 1; Ducks 6, Canucks 5 (SO); Coyotes 2, Kings 1.
College Basketball: Men, NIT Finals--Penn St. 69, Baylor 63; NCAA Semifinals, April 4 (Ford's Field, Detroit)--Michigan St. vs. U Conn, 6:07 p.m.; ; Villanova vs. UNC, 8:47 p.m. (WSBT-TV); Finals, April 6, (Ford's Field, Detroit)--April 4 winners, 9:21 p.m. (WSBT-TV).
Women, NCAA Semifinals, April 5 (Scottrade Center, St. Louis)--Louisville vs. Oklahoma, 7 p.m.; U Conn (37-0) vs. Stanford, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN); WNIT Finals--Saturday, April 4, 2 p.m.; South Florida at Kansas.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 9, Indians 8; Brewers 2, White Sox 1; Nationals 12, Phillies 10; Tigers 8, Blue Jays 5; Rockies 7, Diamondbacks 4; Braves 2, Astros 1; Rangers 9, Royals 3; Cardinals 6, Marlins 3; Pirates 6, Reds 5; Mariners 18, Padres 5; Twins 7, Red Sox 3; Mets 9, Orioles 8; Dodgers 6, Angels 2; Giants 7, Athletics 4.
NFL Notes: Bears--
Bears get Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler and fifth round pick from Broncos for QB Kyle Orton, first and third round picks in this year's draft and a first round pick in next year's draft; Bears also sign Pro Bowl OT Orlando Pace.

Local

Local Headlines: Closing--LaSalle and Colfax Streets east of Eddy Street will be closed until May 15; Intersection Closed--intersection of Day and Bittersweet Roads in Granger to close for 60 days starting Monday; Gold--prospector finds gold in Michigan's Dowagiac Creek; Church Needs Help--Broadway Christian Parish, at Broadway and Carroll Streets, needs help in its outreach; church provides food shower and laundry facilities for those who need them; Broadway and Our Lady of the Road taking over serving daily breakfast from Hope Ministries; Broadway needs clothes dryers, grocery store gift cards, personal care items, nonperishable breakfast items, a refrigerator, and money; No Vote--2nd District U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly breaks ranks with fellow Democrats and votes against President Obama's budget; Donnelly said he voted against it because of "the growing national debt which our children are being asked to bear;" Donnelly was one of 20 Democrats and 176 Republicans in House who voted against bill which passed 233-196; Stimulus--economic stimulus package includes boost to Elkhart's RV industry; Suspect--police arrest suspect in break-ins at downtown South Bend restaurants.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: France--President Obama reaffirms support of NATO alliance during visit to Strasbourg with French President Sarkozy; Technology (Resistance is Futile)--new robots can think for themselves; Venezuela--Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez--on a visit to Iran--mocked efforts of the G20 leaders; says capitalism is in crisis and "has to end;" North Korea--North Korea finalizing launch preparations; U.S., Japan, and South Korea seek UN punishment for launch which they say violates UN resolutions; U.S., Japan, and South Korea say they have no plans to shoot down rocket unless it threatens their territory; North Korea says any atttempt to shoot down missile will be considered an act of war and any UN punishment will be meant by resumption in of the production of arms grade plutonium; Malaysia--Najib Razak sworn in as Malaysian PM; Israel--new Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman questioned by police in bribery investigation.
Entertainment: Woody Back--Woody Allen returns to Manhattan for new film "Whatever Works."

Weather
Today High 46 Low 32 Showers/Wind
Sat High 52 Low 34 Mostly Sunny
Sun
High 47 Low 29 Rain/Thunder
Mon
High 38 Low 28 Snow Showers/Wind
Tue
High 40 Low 27 Snow Showers/Wind

TV Listings: 16--8-9 p.m., Howie Do It (two episodes); 9 p.m., Friday Night Lights; 10 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., Flashpoint; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25--8 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 8:30 p.m., The Game; 9 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28--8 p.m., Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; 9 p.m., Dollhouse; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA in Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57--8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.

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