Saturday, June 20, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; June 20, 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.
Rescued Pets: First of 35 pets rescued from puppy mill in New Albany will be ready for adoption June 20; will have big tent set at shelter on West Sixth Street in Mishawaka for adoption day.
Help Animals: Care is hosting a two-day event June 19 and 20 at Borders. Borders will contribute 10% of your purchase towards the construction of a new animals shelter for South Bend when you present the attached coupon at the time of your purchase.
On June 20 we will have several fun, family-oriented activities:
At noon and 2 p.m. we will have Story Time with "Angelo," the SBACC Shelter Cat. We will be reading Dr. Seuss's tale "The Cat in the Hat."
From 1-1:30 p.m. we will have a magic show performed performed by Kevin Wilson of Abracadabra Magic.
From 11 a.m.-4 p.m. we will have animals available for adoption from SBACC.
We hope you can join us! If you’d like to volunteer for the event, please RSVP to Valerie Schey at VSchey@SBCGlobal.net or (574) 210 – 9623.
Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ribs Cook-Off: July 17, opens to the public for lunch. Competition begins at 11:30 a.m. Restaurants/caterers will start selling lunch and continue to cook up ribs, drinks, and additional food items into the evening. In addition to meals available for purchase vendors will offer a ribs sampling of two bones for $3, allowing attendees to judge the flavors themselves.
The event is free and open to the public. A limited amount of entries to compete in the Cook-Off are still available. Cost is $150 for an amateur team, $275 for a professional team, and $350 for restaurant/catering. Please call Kristen Pflipsen at (574) 235-5717.

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: TinCaps 3, Silver Hawks 1.
MLB National League: Rockies 7, Pirates 3.
MLB Interleague: Cubs 8, Indians 7 (10); Reds 4, White Sox 3; Nationals 2, Blue Jays 1 (11); Tigers 10, Brewers 4 (7); Orioles 7, Phillies 2; Yankees 5, Marlins 1; Braves 8, Red Sox 2; Mets 5, Rays 3; Twins 5, Astros 2; Cardinals 10, Royals 5; Angels 5, Dodges 4; Athletics 7, Padres 5; Mariners 4, Diamondbacks 3; Giants 6, Rangers 4.
WNBA: Fever 66, Shock 54; Sun 91, Sky 61; Dream 93, Mystics 81 (A. Beard 20 points, 5 rebounds; S. Lyttle 20 points, 13 rebounds); Liberty 77, Silver Stars 61; Mercury 89, Sparks 80 (C. Pondexter 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists; T. Thompson 14 rebounds); Storm 90, Lynx 62 (L. Jackson 26 points, 6 rebounds).
NBA Notes: Lakers: Kobe Bryant says he will stay with Lakers; Phil Jackson says his health will determine whether he comes back as coach.
Professional Basketball: St. Joseph--a new professional basketball team, the Lake Michigan Admirals, will begin play this season in the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor area.

Local

Local Headlines: Unemployment--Elkhart County unemployment rate no longer highest in state; Howard County/Kokomo takes over top spot; Storms--out-of-town utility crews aid Michiana customers in restoring electrical service; All-America--South Bend makes finals of All-America Awards competition but fails to get title; South Bend one of 32 finalists--three from Indiana; Ft. Wayne and Richmond receive honor; Shooting--man shoots at Portage Street Fashions Chi' Town retail clerk after she refuses to let him return an item; LaPorte--alligator sighting confirmed at Pine Lake; police suspect that it must be an escaped pet.

Nation/World


National/World Headlines: Iran--Iranian government threatens harsh crackdown against election protestors; Iraq--truck bomb kills at least 25 in northern Iraq; Swine Flu--U.S. swine flu cases now total 21,000, 87 deaths; swine flu sends cruise ship home early to Aruba; Apple--Apple CEO Steve Jobs had liver transplant; North Korea--North Koreans make new round of threats; U.S. destroyer closes in on North Korean ship hauling weapons; Afghanistan--U.S. military says Afghanistan bombings killed 26 civilians.
Deaths: John Joseph Houghtaling, 92; inventor of "Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed."

Weather
Today High 82 Low 66 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 85 Low 66 Mostly Sunny
Mon High 87 Low 69 Isolated T-Storms
Tue High 84 Low 68 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 86 Low 69 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--2 p.m.-8 p.m., U.S. Open Golf; 8 p.m., Kings; 9 p.m., Law & Order; 9 p.m., Law & Order: SVU: 22--8 p.m., Without a Trace; 9 p.m., Harper's Island; 10 p.m., 48 Hours Mystery; 25--8-10 p.m., Billy Elliott; 10 p.m.-12 a.m., Undisputed; 28--3:30 p.m., This Week in Baseball; 4 p.m.--MLB: Brewers at Tigers; 8-9 p.m., Cops (two episodes); 9 p.m., America's Most Wanted; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 10:30 p.m., Family Guy; 34--8-9:30 p.m., Great Performances; 9:30 p.m., From the Top at Carnegie Hall Special Edition; 10 p.m., Soundstage; 46--8-9 p.m., Paid; 9-11 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Wipeout; 9 p.m., Castle; 10 p.m., Eli Stone; 69--8-10 p.m., Catch That Kid; 10 p.m., Untouchables.

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