South Bend, Indiana; July 21, 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.

Summer Concert Series (at St. Patrick's County Park)

▪Beach Boys: August 15, 7 p.m.

Fridays at the Fountain (Century Center, Free)

▪Bill Nicks and Motown Dance Party: July 24, 11:30 a.m.
▪Goldmine Pickers (Bluegrass): August 7, 11:30 a.m.

ABE

▪Positive Life Skills: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m.
▪Greatest Winner: We have a new program beginning July 14th called the Greatest Winner. The program will be on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 - 11 in the morning. The program will focus on supporting students on their journey to a healthier lifestyle through health education, physical activities, and group activities. All interested students see Deb Lane to sign up.
▪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: Bees 2, Silver Hawks 1.
MLB National League: Phillies 10, Cubs 1 (9th straight win for Phillies); Dodgers 7, Reds 5; Marlins 3, Padres 2; Rockies 10, Diamondbacks 6; Astros 3, Cardinals 2; Braves 11, Giants 3; Pirates 8, Brewers 5; Mets 6, Nationals 2.
MLB American League: White Sox 4, Rays 3; Yankees 2, Orioles 1 (Yanks move into tie with Red Sox); Rangers 6, Red Sox 3; Angels at Royals PPD; Athletics 14 Twins 13.
WNBA: All-Star Game--Diana Taurasi named as reserve for Saturday's All-Star Game despite being hit with two-game suspension for DUI.
Soccer: Exhibition--USA 1, Canada 0 (Abby Wambach scores 100th international goal).
World Softball Cup Final: USA 3, Australia 1 (third straight World Cup title for U.S.; Aussie Stacey Porter's HR is first earned run given up by U.S. pitchers in this year's Cup; unbeaten Americans outscored opponents 51-4).
NFL Notes: Steelers--QB Ben Roethlisberger named in sex assault suit.

Local

Local Headlines: Accident--boy, 12, taken to Riley Hospital in Indianapolis after moped accident on West Ewing Street; Home Invasion--home invasion reported on Victoria Street at dawn this morning; man says three men broke in to his home; Scholar Wronged--U.S. Appeals Court in New York rules that U.S. authority should have allowed Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan a chance to prove he was not a terrorist supporter before denying him entrance to country; Ramadan had accepted a tenured faculty position at Notre Dame in 2004; his U.S. visa was revoked when it was discovered he had donated to a charity which gives money to Hamas.
Area Headlines: Escapee Caught--second of three escapees from Indiana State Prison, convicted rapist Lance Battreal, captured at parents' home in Rockport, IN; Mark Booher remains at large; Elkhart--Elkhart girl, 4, remains in serious condition in Indianapolis hospital after being bitten in face by pit bull; pit bull's owner; dog's owner cited for not registering a violent dog.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--President Obama and GOP engage in verbal sparring over health care; President Obama defends August deadline for health care bill; Defense--Defense Secretary announces plans to expand military by 20,000 troops; July becomes deadliest month for U.S. military in Afghanistan as four American troops are killed by roadside bomb; Congress--Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she will support Justice-Designate Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court; D.C.--Watergate Hotel to go on auction block; Japan--Japan's PM dissolves Parliament, calls elections; Germany--66 people injured in 259-car pileup on autobahn near Hanover (ancestral birthplace of the British royal family); Afghanistan--13 killed as Taliban bombers attack two Afghan cities; California--California wildfire burns 2,000 acres, forces evacuation; Pakistan--military says 56 dead in clashes in Pakistan; Massachusetts--prominent African-American scholar and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., arrested by Cambridge police for "breaking in" to his own home; neighbor saw Gates putting his shoulder to stubborn door and called police; police say Gates was arrested for disorderly conduct when he objected to being interrogated; Economy--Continental Airlines to cut 1,700 jobs; Montana--Great Falls resident Walter Breuning, 112, now considered world's oldest man after the death of British WWI vet Henry Allingham, 113; credits his longevity to keeping busy and practicing moderation.
Entertainment: Brown--Chris Brown issues a public apology on YouTube for altercation with Rihanna earlier this year; Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault; M.J.--Joe Jackson suggests foul play in son Michael's death.
Deaths: Clarence "Curly Bear" Wagner, 64; Blackfeet cultural leader and American Indian historian who had lobbied for return of ancestral remains to tribal homelands; John S. Barry, 84; helped turn lubricant WSD-40--which was originally designed as a rust-preventative for missiles--into a household name.

Weather
Today High 81 Low 63 Mostly Sunny
Wed High 75 Low 62 Scattered T-Storms
Thu High 79 Low 63 Isolated T-Storms
Fri High 80 Low 67 Isolated T-Storms
Sat High 79 Low 63 Scattered T-Storms

TV Listing: 16--8-10 p.m., America's Got Talent (two episodes); 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., Big Brother; 25--8 p.m., 90210; 9 p.m., Hitched or Ditched; 28--8-10 p.m., Hell's Kitchen; 34--8 p.m., Nova; 9 p.m., Nova ScienceNow; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., The Superstars; 9 p.m., Better Off Ted; 9:30 p.m., Scrubs; 69--8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).