South Bend, Indiana; June 12, 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.

ABE

▪Positive Life Skills: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m.
▪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: Beginner computer class will be starting again soon. Please sign up in ABE. The classes will be from 3:30 - 4 pm on Wednesdays.
▪Math Computation with Nick will be from 1-2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays starting June 10th.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Sundays, 6-7 p.m., in chapel.

Herald Sports

Midwest League: Silver Hawks 8, Whitecaps 7 (Hawks' loss streak ends at eight).
NBA Finals: Lakers 99, Magic 91 (OT), (Lakers lead 3-1), (K. Bryant 32 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists; D. Howard 16 points, 21 rebounds, 9 blocked shots [finals record]).
WNBA: No games scheduled.
WNBA Notes: Fever--veteran forward Yolanda Griffith, 39, suffers season-ending achilles tear; could be career-ending since Griffith had announced that this was to be her last season; Griffith is number two rebounder in WNBA history.
NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Game 7 tonight; Penguins at Red Wings (8 p.m., NBA 16).
MLB National League: Astros 2, Cubs 1 (13); Phillies 6, Mets 3 (10); Nationals 3, Reds 2; Diamondbacks 2, Giants 1; Rockies 5, Brewers 4; Pirates 3, Braves 1; Cardinals 6, Marlins 5.
MLB American League: White Sox 4, Tigers 3; Athletics 4, Twins 3; Mariners 6, Orioles 3; Indians 4, Royals 3 (10); Rays 11, Angels 1; Red Sox 4, Yankees 3; Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.
NFL Notes: Eagles--QB Donovan McNabb gets $5.3-million raise, no extension.
NCAA: Alabama--NCAA places Alabama football program on probation.

Local

Local Headlines: Arrests--multi-state drug investigation nets two suspects in Elkhart; State Theatre--historic State Theatre in downtown South Bend to be sold at auction; Lester Sumrall, grandson of late evangelist and LESEA founder Lester Sumrall, had been trying to restore it to use as a venue for Christian entertainment but could not raise money; Swine Flu--local doctors say don't be alarmed by swine flu pandemic.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: Washington, D.C.--white supremacist and Holocaust denier James von Brunn, 88, charged with murder of Holocaust Museum security guard Stephen T. Johns, who was black; Johns was shot after opening door for elderly man who was hiding .22 rifle under coat; von Brunn immediately opened fire on Johns who died at the hospital later that day; von Brunn was critically wounded in an exchange of gunfire with other security guards; White House--President Obama stumps for health care in Green Bay; says current system is unsustainable and that he will not tolerate "endless delay" before Congress acts to fix it; Virginia--former Democratic party chairman Terry McAuliffe loses in his bid for Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Virginia; McAuliffe had supported Hillary Clinton in her race for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008; NATO--German defense minister says NATO will scale down Kosovo force by a third and expand anti-piracy mission off Somali coast; main task in Gulf of Aden will be to escort World Food Program vessels carrying aid to Somalia; Al-Qaida--Al-Qaida leader appeals to Muslim world for funds; says militants in Afghanistan are short of cash; Winds Dying?--study hints that reduced wind speed in U.S. could be a problem for wind-energy farms; says global warming could be cause; Kenya--Kenya files piracy charges againts 17 Somali men handed over by U.S. Navy; Economy--study shows Americans' net worth shrinks by $1.3-trillion in 1Q; Swine Flu--Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG claims to have produced successful swine flu vaccine; Smoking--new bill would give FDA power to regulate tobacco; Iran--heavy turnout in Iranian presidential election; TV--analog TV broadcasts end today; Science--new superheavy element--numbered 112--to enter periodic table; Rhode Island--U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, son of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, checks into treatment center; has history of alocoholism and depression.
Entertainment: Carradine--forensic specialist hired by Carradine family rules that actor David Carradine did not commit suicide; did not say conclusively whether death was foul play or accident; Letterman/Palin--Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and husband Todd direct angry remarks to David Letterman; Letterman says his crude sexual remarks were directed toward Palin daughter Bristol, 18--who recently gave birth to a son--not Willow, 14; Letterman says he would never make crude sexual remarks about underage girls but he stands by his insults about Gov. Palin's appearance; Bono--Chastity (Chaz) Bono, daughter of Sonny and Cher, to have sex change; Madonna--Malawi court rules that Madonna can adopt daughter "Mercy;" Mercy, 3, would be second child Madonna has adopted from African nation.
Deaths: former Michigan U.S. Rep. Carl Pursell, 76; served 1976-92; South African aids activist Thembi Ngubane, 24; Edward V. Hanrahan, 88; former Cook County (IL) state's attorney; political career was ruined when police from his office participated in raid that killed two Black Panthers in 1969.

Weather
Today High 74 Low 54 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 74 Low 52 Scattered T-Storms
Sun High 78 Low 58 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 79 Low 61 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 77 Low 63 Isolated T-Storms

TV Listings: 16--8-11 p.m., NHL Stanley Cup Finals, Game 7, Penguins at Red Wings; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., Flashpoint; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25--8 p.m., Privileged; 9 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 9:30 p.m., The Game; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28--8 p.m., Don't Forget the Lyrics!; 9 p.m., Mental; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 34--8 p.m., Washington Week with Gwen Ifill; 8:30 p.m., Economic Outlook; 9-11 p.m., People Will Talk; 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 p.m., Surviving Suburbia; 8:30 p.m., The Goode Family; 9-10 p.m., Samantha Who? (two episodes); 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Friday Night Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.