South Bend, Indiana; May 2, 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: Today, 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: Continues today, 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: Silver Hawks 7, River Bandits 3.
ND Sports: Lacrosse, Men, GWLL Semifinals--(2) ND 7, Quinnipiac 4; Baseball--U Conn 8, ND 5; Softball--ND 8, Georgetown 2; Tennis, Saint Mary's, MIAA Tournament, 5th-Place Match--SMC 8, Olivet 1.
Bethel Sports: Softball, MCC Finals--Bethel 5, Marian 1; Marian 6, Bethel 5; final game noon today at Bethel.
NBA Playoffs: Heat 98, Hawks 72 (D. Wade 41 points).
NHL Playoffs: Red Wings 3, Ducks 2 (Red Wings lead 1-0); Bruins 4, Hurricanes 1 (Bruins lead 1-0).
MLB National League: Cubs 8, Marlins 6; Mets 7, Phillies 4; Cardinals 6, Nationals 2; Reds 4, Pirates 0; Braves 7, Astros 2; Diamondbacks 5, Brewers 2; Dodgers 1, Padres 0; Giants 3, Rockies 2.
MLB American League: White Sox 4, Rangers 3; Mariners 8, Athletics 7; Twins 7, Royals 5; Rays 6, Red Sox 2; Blue Jays 8, Orioles 4; Yankees 10, Angels 9; Indians 6, Tigers 5.

Local

Local Headlines: Charges--abortion foes here to protest President Obama's visit to ND get arrested for trespassing near ND Administration Building; ND had issued no-trespass order; Meningitis Death: Dickinson Intermediate Center student Louis Owens, 12, dies from bacterial meningitis; St. Joseph County Health Department is working to find anyone who came in contact with the student; officials say outbreaks of bacterial meningitis are highly unlikely and that a person can not get disease simply by being in the same room with an infected person; Stimulus--Koontz Lake sewer district to get $14-million in federal dollars; Recession--local hospitals say they are feeling the pinch; St. Joseph Medical Center says it will have to make salary, schedule, and work force changes; Dog-gone Happy Ending--Michiana residents donate to help teen get her pet sprung from the pound; Tia Schidler and mom say they will take steps to keep Blackie the black lab home; Accident--driver loses control of auto and crashes into garage at LaPorte, Wilber, and Rupel intersection.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House/Supreme Court--President Obama promises careful choice to replace Justice Souter; Chrysler--Chrysler expected to sell assets to Fiat; Economic Recovery--Warren Buffet says government is doing the right things at opening of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., annual meeting; Georgia--police search woods for Georgia professor sought in killings; Somalia--NATO forces thwart hijackers off Somalia, seize dynamite; Sri Lanka--doctor says 64 dead in shelling of Sri Lanka hospital; Swine Flu--more schools shut as swine flu spreads in U.S.; Education Department says 430 schools closed; confirmed cases rise to 161; Mexico has more than 300 cases and has 16 confirmed deaths; Saudi Arabia--Saudis clamp down on unlicensed female gyms.
Deaths: Las Vegas strip headliner Danny Gans, 52; cause of death undetermined; police do not suspect foul play; singer-actor-impressionist Gans was one of most popular entertainers in Las Vegas for more than a decade; Gans had bit part as Deke in 1988 baseball film "Bull Durham;" Nora O'Brien, 44; NBC's executive in charge of drama programming.

Weather
Today High 64 Low 45 Mostly Sunny
Sun High 69 Low 44 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 66 Low 44 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 69 Low 48 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 69 Low 50 Showers