Friday, May 1, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; May 1, 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.
Dance for Change: May 2, 2-7 p.m., gridiron at College Football Hall of Fame.

Dance for Change will include dancing, group activities, eating and socializing. Participants are invited from all area high schools and junior high schools in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties--a turnout of several hundred is expected.

For more information contact Jacqueline Kronk (574) 282-8700 ext. 424 or visit danceforchange.net.

River Bend Film Festival: May 1, 7-11 p.m.; May 2, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Century Center; featuring work by Independent filmmakers. Local filmmakers are holding auditions.


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.
▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Art Room (on break until May 28).
▪Computer Keyboarding Classes: Beginning April 2; Thursdays, 3-4 p.m..
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—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.
Note: "Health and Wellness" is a walk-in class.

Herald Sports

Midwest League:
River Bandits 4, Silver Hawks 2.
ND Scores: Softball, Women--ND 9, Providence 1 (five innings); ND 7, Providence 1 (Five HRs by Irish in DH set new season record of 57); Tennis, Saint Mary's, MIAA Tournament--Albion 5, SMC 3; SMC 6, Adrian 0; Golf, Women--Becca Huffer named Freshman of the Year for Big East Women's Golf; Men--Doug Fortner and Max Scodro named to All-Big East Men's Golf Team; Lacrosse, Men--Scott Rodgers named GWLL Player of the Year and Kevin Corrigan named GWLL Coach of the Year.
Bethel Scores: Softball, MCC Finals--Marian 14, Bethel 6 (5); forces best two out of three series for championship starting with DH today at Bethel; begins at 2 p.m.
NBA Playoffs: Bulls 128, Celtics 127 (3 OT), (Series tied 3-3); Magic 114, 76ers 89 (Magic win 4-2); Rockets 92, Trailblazers 76 (Rockets win 4-2).
NHL Playoffs: Canucks 5, Blackhawks 3 (Canucks win 1-0).
MLB National League: Marlins 8, Cubs 2 (10); Dodgers 8, Padres 5; Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 1; Cardinals 9, Nationals 4.
MLB American League: White Sox idle; Athletics 4, Rangers 2; Royals 8, Blue Jays 6; Yankees 7, Angels 4; Rays 13, Red Sox 0.
Golf: PGA Quail Hollow Championship; Charlotte, NC--Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson tied for first after first round with -7.

Local

Local Headlines: Chrysler--
local parts supplier say Chrysler Chapter 11 is a positive step; Indiana Legislature--Indiana legislators and Gov. Daniels can't agree on state budget; will require special session; Pedestrian Identified--Kathy Curtis, 57, has been identified as the pedestrian hit and killed by a South Bend school bus yesterday at Angela and Riverside; Curtis was wife of South Bend city attorney Chuck Leone; police say bus drive reportedly failed to yield to pedestrian in crosswalk; No Kidnap Attempt--the suspicious person near a school bus stop in Osceola allegedly wearing a clown mask yesterday morning was a NIPSCO meter reader, according to police; a 10-year-old girl waiting alone at the bus stop was frightened and notified police; police say man made no threatening moves toward girl and they don't know where she got the idea he was wearing a clown mask; Conviction--Brian White, 33, convicted in stabbing death of Mishawaka native Christopher Johnson at June, 2008, house party in Bloomington; Cold Case--possible 60-year-old burial site discovered off SR 23 in South Bend; ND--Notre Dame will not award Laetere Medal this year for the first time since the inception of the award in 1883; Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, turned down the honor and said she will not attend the commencement because of keynote speaker President Barack Obama.

Nation/World

National/World News: Supreme Court--
Supreme Court Justice Souter retiring; would allow for first appointment in 15 years by Democratic president; Chrysler--Chrysler announces bankruptcy; will get $8-billion from government; Economy--CBS/Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone says U.S. is on the brink of a bull market; Brazil--Brazilian slave labor complaints on rise; mostly connected to sugar cane/ethanol production; Netherlands--out-of-control automobile crashes along route of Dutch Queen Beatrix and royal family's motorcade; no word on whether crash was attempted attack on royal family; four spectators dead, 13 injured; Update--death of Dutch military policemen brings toll to six; police say driver of van was attempting to attack the Queen and royal family; the assailant also died of his injuries this morning; Venezuela--legislature controlled by President Chavez transfers funds and services from opposition mayor of Caracas to federal authority in Venezuelan capital; Turkey--Turkish military says its planes have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside Northern Iraq; Russia--Russia signs deal with Republic of Georgia's breakaway regions to guard their borders; Border--Vice-President Joe Biden and Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, say they remain opposed to closing the U.S.-Mexican border, calling it "a monumental undertaking with questionable benefits; Britain--Carol Ann Duffy chosen as British poet laureate.
Entertainment: Most Beautiful--First Lady Michelle Obama makes "People's" "100 Most Beautiful People" list; actress and breast cancer survivor Christina Applegate, 37, makes cover; list also includes Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Nick and Joe Jonas, plus "Slumdog Millionaire" star Dev Patel; " Tyra--Brady Green, 39, convicted of stalking Tyra Banks; Hitler Comes Home--Mel Brooks' musical "The Producers" about Hitler musical plays in Berlin.
Deaths: British poet U.A. Fanthorpe, 79; was a leading candidate for poet laureate in 1999.

Weather
Today High 57 Low 44 Mostly Cloudy
Sat High 62 Low 46 Mostly Cloudy
Sun High 63 Low 45 Cloudy
Mon
High 58 Low 45 Few Showers
Tue
High 67 Low 49 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8-9 p.m., Howie Do It (two episodes); 9-11 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., Prison Break; 9p.m., Dollhouse; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8-10p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Wisdom Keys with Mike Murdock; 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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