South Bend, Indiana; May 14, 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.
Film Series: To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) will be playing at 2pm Friday in the Community Room. This film counts toward ABE hours. Snacks will be provided.
The classic film stars the late Gregory Peck.

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: Starting up again this week, Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Art Room.
▪Computer Keyboarding Classes: Beginning April 2; Thursdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Beginning Computer Classes: Starts this Wednesday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. It will be six sessions long.
▪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, Coping with pain and depression; May 24, Sexual health.
▪Note: "Health and Wellness" is a walk-in class.

Herald Sports

Midwest League: Lugnuts at Hawks PPD; will be made up as part of a doubleheader this morning starting at 10:30 at the Cove.
ND Scores: NCAA Tournaments--Women's tennis, softball, and lacrosse teams still alive in NCAA Tournaments; all in action this weekend.
Bethel Scores: Golf, Women's NAIA Tournament--Pilots third going in to third round.
NBA Playoffs: Nuggets 124, Mavericks 110 (Nuggets win 4-1), (Dirk Nowitzki 32 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists; Chauncey Billups 28 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists).
NHL Playoffs: Penguins 6, Capitals 2 (Penguins win 4-3).
MLB National League: Cubs 6, Padres 4 (Soriano hits 53d leadoff HR); Nationals 6, Giants 3 (Ryan Zimmerman's hitting streak ends at 30); Reds 10, Diamondbacks 3; Astros 15, Rockies 11; Brewers 8, Marlins 6; Pirates 5, Cardinals 2; Dodgers 9, Phillies 2; Braves 8, Mets 7 (12).
MLB American League: Indians 4, White Sox 0; Rays 8, Orioles 6; Yankees 8, Blue Jays 2; Rangers 6, Mariners 5 (11); Twins 14, Tigers 10 (13); Angels 8, Red Sox 4; Athletics 7, Royals 2.
Triple Crown: Preakness--Rachel Alexandra is 8-5 Preakness favorite.

Local

Local Headlines: Swine Flu--pregnant women should take flu shot promptly; New Food Coop--new food co-op--Purple Porch Co-op--promotes local foods, local growers; growers post foods available on group's website; distribution center is at Good Shepherd Montessori School, 1101 East Jefferson, South Bend; Elkhart--smoking ban starts Friday in Elkhart; some restaurant and bar owners say it will hurt business; New Business--Gov. Daniels in Wakarusa today with Electric Motors Corp.; the company makes electric engine systems for light trucks and cars; ND--ND senior Patrick Tucker moves to final "Jeopardy!" College Championship round; Traffic Alert--be aware of high water and no power at traffic signals; Sentencing--former St. Joseph County Police officer Andrew Taghon sentenced to seven years for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and illegal sale of a handgun.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: Myanmar--Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged with "abetting a criminal act" after American intruder sneaks into home; intruder, John William Yettaw, also faces time in Burmese prison for incident; Suu Kyi has been under house arrest since winning landslide victory in 1990 presidential election and denied power by military junta; new elections scheduled for 2010; TARP--government documents show former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson forced banks to accept TARP money; Missouri--tornadoes kill three people in Missouri; Vatican/Middle East--Pope Benedict XVI tells crowd in Nazareth to "reject hatred and prejudice;" Florida--two men given death sentences for killing family of four on Florida Turnpike over drug debt; Jordan--King Abdullah II says Israel must accept Palestinian state; Craigslist--Craigslist to drop "erotic services" ads one month after murder of masseuse who advertised there; all admissions to new "adult services" section to be screened.
Entertainment: Idol--Danny Gokey voted off "American Idol;" Adam Lambert and Kris Allen last two finalists.
Deaths: Monsignor William A. Kerr, 68; leading human rights figure whom serial killer Ted Bundy sought out as spiritual advisor; also administered last rites to one of Bundy's victims.

Weather
Today High 67 Low 49 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 76 Low 59 Isolated T-Storms
Sat High 63 Low 43 AM T-Storms
Sun High 61 Low 42 Mostly Sunny
Mon High 69 Low 50 Mostly Sunny

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., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., The Last King of Scotland.