South Bend, Indiana; May 15, 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 today 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 5, Silver Hawks 1; Silver Hawks 6, Lugnuts 5.
ND Scores: Saint Mary's, Division III National Women's Golf Championship; Port St. Lucie, FL--Belles tied for 12th after second round; Women's Basketball European Tour; Sesto San Giovanni, Italy--ND 78, GEAS Sesto San Giovanni 68 (Irish 2-0 on trip); Baseball--ND 9, St. John's 1 (Irish clinch berth in Big East tournament).
Bethel Scores: NAIA Women's National Golf Championship; Rapid City, SD--Pilots move into second place after third round, 19 strokes behind defending champion Oklahoma City University; NAIA National Softball Championships--Bethel 10, University of Virginia-Wise 1.
NBA Playoffs: Magic 83, Celtics 75 (Series tied 3-3) (D. Howard 23 points, 22 rebounds); Rockets 95, Lakers 80 (Series tied 3-3), (Kobe 32 points; L. Scola 24 points, 12 rebounds).
NHL Playoffs: Red Wings 4, Ducks 3 (Red Wings win 4-3); Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2 (OT) (Hurricanes win 4-3).
MLB National League: Cubs 11, Padres 3; Mets 7, Giants 4; Cardinals 5, Pirates 1; Astros 5, Rockies 3; Dodgers 5, Phillies 3 (10); Brewers 5, Marlins 3.
MLB American League: White Sox idle; Twins 6, Tigers 5; Angels 5, Red Sox 4 (12); Yankess 3, Blue Jays 2; Indians 11, Rays 7; Orioles 9, Royals 5.
MLB Notes: Cubs--OF Milton Bradley's suspension for dispute with plate umpire reduced to one game.

Local

Local Headlines: Elkhart County--Electric Motors CEO says 450 could be hired to start for new company near Wakarusa; number could rise to thousands (that does not include support jobs); Electric Motors Corp. manufactures hybrid electrical engine systems for small trucks; Memorial--National Peace Officers Memorial services today; Gov. Daniels has requested that flags be flown at half-staff; Chrysler--Gurley-Leep Chrysler to be among four area dealerships closed; had been with Chrysler since 1970; others include Heart City Automotive in Elkhart, Sorg South in Warsaw, and Siemans Imports Inc. in St. Joseph; Tyler Automotive in Niles will keep Chrysler dealership; four dealerships will continue to sell other brands; Sentencing--Erik Neal Jr., 18, gets 50-year sentence for being getaway driver in October, 2008, murder of James Wallace Martin; Martin was shot and killed during burglary at 100 block of East Woodside Street; Veto--Gov. Daniels vetoes bill to establish centralized local voting centers; St. Joseph County is still exploring the idea; Cleanup--President Obama wants to pump $475-million into Great Lakes cleanup; GEDs--500 people--largest class in the state--earn GEDs this year through South Bend Schools.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--President Obama names NYC's top health official, Dr. Thomals Frieden, to head Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Auto Industry--Chrysler to close nearly 800 dealerships (see Local News); GM ponders cutting 1,100 shops; Sony--Sony reports $1-billion annual loss; first loss in 14 years; Somalia--EU naval commander says pirate mother ships coordinating raids off Somalia according to searches of captured vessels; Terror Tribunals--President Obama says terror suspect tribunals to return but with new legal protections for defendants; Attorney Firings--Karl Rove to be interviewed by special prosecutor on Bush administration U.S. attorney firings; Vatican/Mideast--at end of Mideast trip, Pope Benedict XVI says peace possible; Mexico--four U.S. citizens found strangled in Tijuana; had left California for evening of night-clubbing.
Deaths: Dutch photojournalist Hugh Van Es, 67; recorded most famous image of the fall of Saigon in 1975--a group of people scaling a ladder to a CIA helicopter on a rooftop.

Weather
Today High 71 Low 58 PM T-Showers
Sat High 61 Low 40 Partly Cloudy/Wind
Sun High 61 Low 43 Sunny
Mon High 68 Low 51 Mostly Sunny
Tue High 73 Low 49 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8-9 p.m., Howie Do It (two episodes); 9-11 p.m., Farrah's Story; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., Flashpoint; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25--8 p.m., The Game; 9 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28--8-10 p.m., Prison Break (two-hour episode); 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., Wisdom Keys with Mike Murdock; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57--8-10 p.m., America's Funniest Home Videos (two-hour episode); 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.