South Bend, Indiana; January 7, 2009

Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish: Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
▪Positive Life Skills: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m.
Coming January 7—“Multiple Intelligences” with Andrea Nemeth.
▪Developing Capable People: Do you want to learn more about yourself and others? Do you need “new information” to get your life on track? Do you work during the day and want to learn at night? Are you waiting for your health to get better? Are you waiting for disability or SSI or housing or a 2nd chance?
This 10-week evening class is for you!! Wednesday and Thursday nights, 5:30 -8 p.m. Starts February 11. Ask your coach to get on the list. Class size is limited.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., January 14, 21, 28, and February 4. Those who attend all four sessions will get a certificate..
▪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.
▪GED: All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
▪World Masterpiece Seminar: Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., starting February 10. Sign up in ABE.
Herald Sports
ND Notes: Basketball, Women--(12) ND 86, DePaul 62.
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Saturday--Ravens at Titans (4:30 p.m., CBS); Cardinals at Panthers (8:15 p.m., Fox); Sunday--Eagles at Giants (1 p.m., Fox ); Chargers at Steelers (4:45 p.m., CBS).
NCAA Football Bowl Scores: GMAC--Tulsa 45, Ball St. 13.
NBA Scores: Bulls 99, Kings 94; 76ers 104, Rockets 96; Bobcats 114, Celtics 106 (OT); Magic 89, Wizards 80; Timberwolves 94, Grizzlies 87; Thunder 107, Knicks 99; Mavericks 107, Clippers 102; Hornets 116, Lakers 105.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 6, Coyotes 0; Capitals 2, Flyers 1 (SO); Wild 1, Bruins 0; Sabres 4, Senators 2; Hurricanes 3, Devils 2; Red Wings 3, Blue Jackets 0; Penguins 3, Thrashers 1; Panthers 4, Maples Leafs 2; Avalanche 2, Predators 1; Ducks 3, Kings 1; Flames 5, Sharks 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Northwestern (OH) 88, IUSB 68; Bethel 78, Huntington 68; (5) U Conn 61, (25) West Virginia 55; (8) Michigan St. 67, Ohio St. 58; (18) Villanova 89, Seton Hall 85 (OT); Arkansas 67, (7) Texas 61; Women--Campbellsville (KY) 87, IUSB 71; (21) Oklahoma St. 100, Centenary 57; (1) U conn 83, USF 37; Syracuse 68, (17) Rutgers 54; (10) Louisville 76, Seton Hall 47; (25) Marist 81, Iona 58.
MLB: Cubs--Cubs trade RHP Jason Marquis to Rockies for reliever Luis Vizcaino; Mark Cuban out of running to buy Cubs; Tribune Company to announce the winner out of three bidders to buy Cubs; Yankees--Yanks, Mark Texeira complete $180-million deal; Indians--Tribe signs RHP Carl Pavano to 1-year deal.
Local
Local Headlines:
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--President-elect Obama offers surgeon general position to CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta; Senate--Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointee Roland Burris arrives in Capitol building to take oath and is refused; Al Franken stays home in Minnesota while Norm Coleman’s litigation is pending.
Entertainment: Affleck/Garner Baby--Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner have baby girl; second girl for couple; Travolta--John Travolta and Kelly Preston bring ashes of son Jett back to Florida; memorial service set; autopsy says Jett died of seizure disorder.
Deaths: Ron Asheton, 60, guitarist for the Stooges; Adolf Merckle, 74, German billionaire, who committed suicide after losing money heavily in recent financial crisis.
Weather
Today High 31 Low 20 Snow Showers
Thu High 27 Low 16 Snow Showers
Fri High 31 Low 21 Chance Snow
Sat High 23 Low 13 Chance Snow
Sun High 20 Low 13 Partly Cloudy
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Knight Rider; 9 p.m., Law & Order: SVU; 22--8 p.m., New Adventures of Old Christine; 8:30 p.m., Gary Unmarried; 9-11 p.m., People‘s Choice Awards; 25--8 p.m., 13: Fear is Real; 9 p.m., 90210; 28-- 8-10 p.m., Bones (two episodes); 46--7 p.m.-12 a.m., Harvest Show Five-Hour Special; 57--8-9 p.m., Scrubs (two episodes); 9 p.m., 20/20 Mystery; 69--8 p.m., World‘s Funniest Moments; 9 p.m., The Tony Rock Project; 9:30 p.m., Under One Roof.
Uncle Ron’s Ramblings
If Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg’s name were anything but Kennedy would anybody be questioning her qualifications to hold a U.S. Senate seat.
The only question is why has she waited so long to throw her hat in the ring. Is it because her children are grown? Did her work for the Obama presidential campaign wet her appetite for politics.
Is it because there has been a Kennedy in the Senate her entire life--she was the born the daughter of a senator who became president--and with her Uncle Ted battling a deadly form of brain cancer that may not be true much longer. The seat which will become vacant if Hillary Rodham Clinton is confirmed as Secretary of State (which is a foregone conclusion with a Democratic majority in the Senate) was once held by Caroline’s Uncle Bobby.
Caroline has more experience than her Uncle Ted had when he became a senator--he barely met the age qualification and she’s older than her Uncle Bobby was when he ran. Her Uncle Bobby had served as Attorney General in the Kennedy administration.
She has the same qualifications as the incumbent junior senator from New York. She has a law degree from an Ivy League school, Columbia. She has practiced law. (We don’t know how many times she took the bar examination. Her attempts to pass the bar weren’t as well documented as her late brother John F. Kennedy, Jr.) She’s lived in the White House, for what that’s worth, during her father’s abbreviated term in office.
From a pragmatic standpoint her name is a plus--and New Yorkers are pragmatic people. She probably has as much practical experience as the other new senators being sworn in.
Minnesotans didn’t question what qualifications comedian and former talk show host Al Franken had to be a U.S. Senator, other than his Ivy League undergraduate degree from Harvard. His biography in Wikipedia didn’t list a graduate degree.

South Bend, Indiana; January 6, 2009

Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish: Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪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.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 was the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Notes: Basketball, Men--(13) ND 73, (9) Georgetown 67 (Luke Harangody 31 points; Irish home win streak 44 games);
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Saturday--Ravens at Titans (4:30 p.m., CBS); Cardinals at Panthers (8:15 p.m., Fox); Sunday--Eagles at Giants (1 p.m., Fox ); Chargers at Steelers (4:45 p.m., CBS).
NCAA Football Bowl Scores: Fiesta--(3) Texas 24, (10) Ohio St. 21.
NBA Scores: Nuggets 135, Pacers 115; Spurs 91, Heat 84; Nets 98, Kings 90; Bucks 107, Raptors 97; Jazz 119, Warriors 114.
NHL Scores: Rangers 4, Penguins 0; Oilers 3, Islanders 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Wisconsin Milwaukee 61, Valparaiso 47; (6) Oklahoma 100, MD Eastern Shore 64; Women--Purdue 66, (8) Texas 55; Butler 84, Youngstown St. 50; North Dakota St. 63, IPFW 59; Mo. Kansas City 80, IUPUI 75; Cleveland St. 68, Valparaiso 55; (5) Duke 87, Temple 52; (15) Virginia 82, St. Francis (PA) 66; Florida St. 60, (3) Texas A&M 53; Oakland 67, (23) South Dakota St. 51.
MLB: Cubs--Cubs to give OF Milton Bradley a $30-million deal; Rays--Rays sign OF Pat Burrell to $16-million, 2-year deal; Twins--owner Carl Pohlad dead at 93.
Local
Local Headlines: Carbon Monoxide--South Bend Fire Station #9 evacuated due to carbon monoxide scare; Winamac--mother, two children, estranged husband dead in apparent murder-suicide; Grambo Update--70-year-old intruder who held intruder at gunpoint being treated for heart problems; Gentlemen (and Ladies), We Have Ignition--new nanotechnology park to be named “Ignition Park.”
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--President-elect Obama chooses former U.S. Rep. and White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta to be CIA chief; Obama tells House Speaker Nancy Pelosi he favors $775-billion price tag for economic stimulus package; Fox News sources say Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire will replace New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as Commerce Secretary-designate; appointment could come as early as today; Richardson withdrew from consideration due to investigation into possible improprieties in awarding New Mexico contract to campaign contributor; Israel/Palestine--Israeli troops continue to push into southern Gaza despite efforts by European envoys to broker cease-fire; India/Pakistan--India accuses Pakistan of involvement in Mumbai attacks; Senate--Majority Leader Harry Reid says there is “room for negotiation“ in seating of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich‘s appointed Sen. Roland Burris; Burris says he is determined to be seated; Burris will not be sworn in with the other new senators; Al Franken declared winner of Minnesota recount as results are certified by state‘s independent canvassing board; Minnesota incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman says he will challenge the recount in court; Thnolecogy--program to provide reduced-price digital converter boxes runs out of money.
Deaths: Griffin Bell, 90, U.S. Attorney-General during Jimmy Carter administration.
Weather
Today High 31 Low 25 Snow
Wed High 29 Low 16 Chance Snow
Thu High 22 Low 14 Chance Snow
Fri High 27 Low 20 Chance Snow
Sat High 25 Low 11 Chance Snow
TV Listings: 16--8-10 p.m., The Biggest Loser; 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., The Mentalist; 25--8 p.m., 90210; 9 p.m., Privileged; 28-- 8 p.m., House; 9 p.m., Fringe; 46--7 p.m.-12 a.m., Harvest Show Five-Hour Special; 57--8 p.m., Homeland Security USA; 9-10 p.m., Scrubs (two episodes); 69--8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Vice Squad (two episodes).

South Bend, Indiana; January 5, 2009

Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish: Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session and will resume January 12.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪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.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 was the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Ravens 27 Dolphins 9; Eagles 26, Vikings 14. Titans, Panthers, Giants, and Steelers get byes.
NFL Notes: Falcons--Falcons’ head coach Mike Smith is AP Coach of the Year by one vote; edged out Dolphins’ Tony Sparano; CBS--Bill Cowher announces he will stay with CBS rather than return to coaching next season.
NBA Scores: Raptors 108, Magic 102; Wizards 80, Cavaliers 77; Pistons 88, Clippers 87; Grizzlies 102, Mavericks 82; Knicks 100, Celtics 88; Lakers 100, Trailblazers 86.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 5, Flames 2; Canadiens 6, Panthers 5 (SO); Devils 4, Senators 3 (OT); Lightning 4, Thrashers 1; Ducks 2, Coyotes 0; Wild 2, Avalanche 0; Stars 3, Canucks 2 (SO).
College Basketball Scores: Men--Evansville 65, Indiana St. 59; BC 85, (1) UNC 78 (first loss of season for UNC); (23) Michigan 74, Illinois 64; (12) UCLA 83, Oregon 74; (18) Louisville 84, Kentucky 81; (5) Duke 69, Virginia Tech 44; California 81, (17) Arizona St. 71; Women--IU 76, Iowa 54; St. Louis 79, Ball St. 69; (19) Pittsburgh 72, West Virginia 63; (17) Ohio St. 67, Michigan St. 49; (23) Georgia Tech, 69, Tulane 52; (5) Oklahoma 89, N.C. Central 25; (13) California 54, Arizona St. 53; (11) Stanford 70, Arizona 61.
Boxing: Women’s boxing champ Jesselle Salandy, 21, dies in car crash in native Trinidad; WBA Flyweight Title Fight--Denkoasan Kaovichit of Thailand KO’d Takefumi Sakata of Japan in second round.
Local
Local Headlines: Arrest--SBPD arrests two suspects in Saturday morning and Wednesday home invasions; Grambo--elderly South Bend woman holds home invader at gunpoint; .
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--Commerce Secretary-designate Bill Richardson removes himself from consideration due to investigation into possible improprieties in New Mexico state contract; will remain as New Mexico governor and says he expects to be cleared of charges of wrongdoing; President-elect Obama proposes $300-billion tax cut; Obama chooses Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to head Democratic National Committee; Kaine will remain as governor for last year of his term in office; Minnesota--Minnesota election board expected to name Al Franken winner of U.S. Senate race after two-month recount; incumbent Norm Coleman expected to file challenge; India-Pakistan--India hands Mumbai attack evidence to Pakistan; Sri Lanka--Sri Lankan army pushes deeper into Tamil Tiger territory in effort to end 25-year civil war; Technology--new high-definition TV will instantly stream movies from movie service Netflix.
Deaths: Pat Hingle, 84, had recurring role in Batman movies as Commissioner Gordon; Sam McQuagg, 73, 1965 NASCAR Rookie of the Year.
Weather
Today High 29 Low 14 Clear
Tue High 31 Low 25 Snow
Wed High 27 Low 16 Chance Snow
Thu High 22 Low 13 Chance Snow
Fri High 27 Low 20 Chance Snow; 8:30
TV Listings: 16--8-10 p.m., Superstars of Dance; 22--8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., Worst Week; 25--8 p.m., Gossipt Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28-- 8 p.m., College Football: 2009 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl; 46--7 p.m.-12 a.m., Harvest Show Five-Hour Special; 57--8-10 p.m., The Bachelor (two-hour episode); 69--8-9 p.m., The Twilight Zone (two episodes); 9 p.m., Masters of Illusion.

South Bend, Indiana; January 4, 2009

Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish: Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session and will resume January 12.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪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.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 was the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Hockey, Shillelagh Tournament at Sears Centre; Hoffman Estates, IL. Championship--ND 3, Minnesota Duluth 1 (Irish unbeaten streak 16); Basketball, Men--St. John‘s 71, (7) ND 65; Women--(12) ND 66, Seton Hall 60; Saint Mary‘s--SMC 91, Hope 84 (Belles 4-0 in MIAA); Fencing--former NCAA champion Luke LaValle, 30, dies of cancer; his 200 career fencing wins is second in ND team history; won NCAA championship in 1998.
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Saturday--Cardinals 30, Falcons 24 (first home playoff victory for Cardinal franchise since 1947 when Chicago Cardinals won NFL championship at old Comiskey Park); Chargers 23, Colts 17 (OT); Sunday--Ravens at Dolphins (1 p.m., CBS); Eagles at Vikings (4:30 p.m., Fox). Titans, Panthers, Giants, and Steelers get byes.
NFL Notes: Colts--Peyton Manning voted NFL MVP for third time.
NCAA Football Scores, Bowls: International--U Conn 38, Buffalo 20.
NBA Scores: Timberwolves 102, Bulls 92; Pacers 122, Kings 117; Bobcats 102, Bucks 92; Hawks 103, Rockets 100; Heat 101, Nets 96 (OT); Spurs 108, 76ers 106; Nuggets 105, Hornets 100.
NHL Scores: Panthers 6, Penguins 1; Sabres 4, Bruins 2; Flames 3, Predators 2; Capitals 2, Rangers 1; Maple Leafs 3, Senators 1; Hurricanes 3, Lightning 2; Red Wings 3, Wild 2 (SO); Blues 5, Blue Jackets 2; Oilers 4, Stars 1; Kings 2, Flyers 1 (SO); Sharks 5, Islanders 3.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Aquinas (MI) 78, IUSB 66; Spring Arbor 66, (2) Bethel 65; St. Joseph‘s 63, Ball St. 55; Iowa 65, IU 60; (25) Butler 75, Valparaiso 62; (10) Michigan St. 77, Northwestern 66; (21) Minnesota 68, (24) Ohio St. 59; (3) Pittsburgh 70, (11) Georgetown 54; (4) Oklahoma 93, Coppin St. 62; (22) Xavier 84, Virginia 70; Kansas 92, (14) Tennessee 85; (20) Clemson 79, East Carolina 66 (Clemson 14-0); (2) U Conn 80, Rutgers 49; (6) Wake Forest 94, BYU 87; Women--IUSB 83, Wilberforce (OH) 60; Bethel 70, Spring Arbor 40; Indiana St. 56, Creighton 54; Butler 55, Cleveland St. 46; Valparaiso 86, Youngstown St. 43; (24) South Dakota St. 71, IPFW 48; IUPUI 68, Southern Utah 47; (1) U Conn 76, LSU 63; (8) Tennessee 55, Rutgers 51 (10) Louisville 78, DePaul 60; (9) Auburn 79, Stephen F. Austin 56; Iowa St. 55, (20) Vanderbilt 51; (4) Texas 82, Lamar 45; (14) Maryland 83, Richmond 65; (21) Oklahoma St., 85, Texas Pan Am 36; Texas A&M 78, Geo. Washington 59; (18) Florida 74, Ohio 56; (22) Kansas St. 81, Central Ark. 38; (7) Baylor 95, Texas St. 55.
MLB: Marlins--RHP Scott Proctor signs 1-year deal with Marlins.
Local
Local Headlines: Crime Spree--homeowner chases off pair in attempted break-in.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--President-elect Obama considers major expansion in jobless aid; Obama daughters enroll at Sidwell Friends School; same school Chelsea Clinton attended; Israel/Palestine--Israeli ground forces move in to Gaza; casualties on both sides, including civilians; Sri Lanka--Sri Lankan army nearing Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold; Minnesota--Democratic Al Franken claims victory in Senate recount with 225-vote margin; Republican senators in Washington say they will filibuster if Franken tries to be seated in Senate without election being certified; Economy--U.S. stocks continue to post gains.
Deaths: Edward D. Cartier, 94, artist who illustrated “The Shadow” and other science fiction publications.
Weather
Today High 36 Low 13 Chance Rain
Mon High 27 Low 18 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 29 Low 25 Ice Pellets
Wed High 29 Low 16 Chance Snow
Thu High 20 Low 11 Chance Snow
TV Listings: 16--7-9 p.m., Saturday Night Live Sports Extra 2009; 9-11 p.m., Superstars of Dance; 22--1 p.m., NFL Playoffs: Baltimore at Miami; 4:30 p.m., NCAA Basketball: Kentucky at Louisville; 8 p.m., Million Dollar Password; 9 p.m., Cold Case; 25--8-10 p.m., Trail of the Pink Panther; 28---4:30 p.m., NFL Playoffs: Eagles at Vikings; 8-10p.m., 24; 46--8 p.m., Larry Jones Feed the Children; 8:30 p.m., Jack Van Impe Presents; 9 p.m., Winter JRC; 9:30 p.m., Ever Increasing Word With Dr. Leroy Thompson; 57--8 p.m., Extreme Makeover: Home Edition; 9 p.m., Desperate Housewives; 69--8-10 p.m., Real Genius.

South Bend, Indiana; January 3, 2009

Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish: Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session and will resume January 12.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪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.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 was the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Hockey, Shillelagh Tournament at Sears Centre; Hoffman Estates, IL.--ND 3, Union 1 (Irish unbeaten streak reaches 15).
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Saturday--Falcons at Cardinals (4:30 p.m., NBC); Colts at Chargers (8 p.m., NBC); Sunday--Ravens at Dolphins (1 p.m., CBS); Eagles at Vikings (4:30 p.m., Fox). Titans, Panthers, Giants, and Steelers get byes.
NFL Notes: Colts--Peyton Manning voted NFL MVP for third time.
NCAA Football Scores, Bowls: Cotton--(20) Ole Miss 47, (8) Texas Tech 34; Liberty--Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19; Sugar--(7) Utah 31, (4) Alabama 17 (Utah finishes 13-0).
NBA Scores: Cavaliers 119, Bulls 92; Pacers 105, Knicks 103; Magic 86, Heat 76; Raptors 94, Rockets 73; Celtics 108, Wizards 83; Nets 93, Hawks 91 (OT); Nuggets 122, Thunder 120; Pistons 98, Kings 92; Spurs 91, Grizzlies 80; Timberwolves 115, Warriors 108; Mavericks 96, 76ers 86; Bucks 103, Bobcats 75; Suns 106, Clippers 98; Hornets 92, Trailblazers 77; Lakers 113, Jazz 100.
NHL Scores: Hurricanes 2, Blues 1; Devils 4, Canadiens 1; Thrashers 4, Canucks 3 (SO); Blue Jackets 6, Avalanche 1; Coyotes 5, Islanders 4; Flyers 5, Ducks 4 (SO).
College Basketball Scores: Men--IPFW 100, South Dakota St. 66; IUPUI 59, Southern Utah 54; South Carolina 85, (19) Baylor 84; (13) Syracuse 59, South Florida 54; (8) Texas 78, Appalachian St. 43; (12) UCLA 69, Oregon St. 46; (17) Arizona St. 90, Stanford 60; Women--Evansville 70, Southern Illinois 65; (11) Stanford 64, Arizona St. 61; (13) California 56, Arizona 46; (16) Virginia 62, Georgia 60.
MLB: Diamondbacks--ex-Diamondback 1B Tony Clark agrees to 1-year deal to return to team; Padres--former Diamondbacks CEO Jeff Moorad says he has reached an agreement to buy Padres.
Local
Local Headlines: Singing Hoosiers--former local high school students to perform at inauguration with IU Singing Hoosiers; Crime Spree--two shootings and two home invasions this morning; man arrested in Saturday’s second home invasion; Library--St. Joseph County Public Library to offer video game rentals.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--newly inaugurated Senate hopes to have President-elect Obama’s cabinet picks confirmed by time he takes oath; Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, Jr., will reportedly pick Denver schools chief Michael Bennett to fill Senate seat left vacant by Secretary of the Interior-designate Ken Salazar; Senate--as 111th Senate set to be sworn in, four seats still up in air: Illinois (President-elect Obama); New York (Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton); Colorado (Secretary of the Interior-designate Ken Salazar; see item above); Minnesota (former “Saturday Night Live” star Al Franken leads incumbent Norm Coleman in recount by 49 votes); Senate refuses to seat Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich pick Roland Burris because Blagojevich is under investigation for attempting to sell the Senate seat; New York Gov. David A. Paterson refuses to confirm that he has decided on Caroline Kennedy for Clinton seat that was once held by Caroline’s Uncle Bobby; Israel/Palestine--Israeli offensive kills senior Hamas fighter; Ghana--opposition party candidate John Atta Mills wins presidency of Ghana in third try 50.23%-49.77%; Economy--federal government agrees to sell what’s left of IndyMac Bank of California to private investors; IndyMac’s aggressive lending practices helped set off financial crisis.
Deaths: Jett Travolta, 16, son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston; had history of seizures; hit head on bathtub at family’s Bahamas vacation home; former Olympic swimmer Roy Saari, 63; won gold in 1500-meter freestyle in 1964 Olympics; Henry King Stanford, 92, former president of Universities of Miami and Georgia.


Weather
Today High 32 Low 29 Mostly Cloudy
Sun High 38 Low 16 Chance Snow
Mon High 27 Low 18 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 31 Low 22 Snow
Wed High 27 Low 16 Chance Snow
TV Listings: 16--4:30 p.m., NFL Playoffs: Falcons vs. Cardinals; 8 p.m., Colts at Chargers; 22--2 p.m., Women’s Basketball: Tennessee at Rutgers; 4 p.m., Men’s Basketball: No. Carolina St. at Florida; 8-9 p.m., Game Show In My Head (two episodes); 9 p.m., Cold Case; 10 p.m., 48 Hours Mystery; 25--8-10 p.m., Happy, Texas; 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m., The Missing; 28---8-9 p.m., Cops; 9 p.m., America’s Most Wanted; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 10:30 p.m., Family Guy; 46--8-10 p.m., College Basketball: Butler vs. Valparaiso; 10 p.m., Animated Stories of the New Testament; 10:30 p.m., Jesse DuPlantis Ministries; 57--8 p.m., Happy New Year, Charlie Brown; 8:30-11 p.m., Sleepless In Seattle; 69--8-10 p.m., Wing Commander; 10-12 p.m., Svengoolie.

South Bend, Indiana; January 2, 2009

Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish: Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session and will resume January 12.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪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.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 was the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Hockey--Irish to host Shillelagh Tournament at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL today and tomorrow.
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Saturday--Falcons at Cardinals (4:30 p.m., NBC); Colts at Chargers (8 p.m., NBC); Sunday--Ravens at Dolphins (1 p.m., CBS); Eagles at Vikings (4:30 p.m., Fox). Titans, Panthers, Giants, and Steelers get byes.
NCAA Football Scores, Bowls: Outback--Iowa 31, South Carolina 10; Gator--Nebraska 26, Clemson 21; Capital One--(16) Georgia 24, (19) Michigan St. 12; Rose--(5) USC 38, (6) Penn St. 24; Orange--(21) Virginia Tech 20, (12) Cincinnati 7.
NBA Scores: No games scheduled.
NHL Scores: Winter Classic (at Wrigley Field)--Red Wings 6, Blackhawks 4 (Red Wings sweep home and home series; Blackhawks 0-2 after winning nine straight); Bruins 4, Penguins 2; Capitals 7, Lightning 4; Sabres 4, Maple Leafs 1; Canucks 2, Predators 1.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Marquette 79, (15) Villanova 72; Women--Indiana St. 50, Drake 38; Michigan St. 68, Purdue 62 (OT);
MLB: Orioles--O’s sign LHP Mark Hendrickson to 1-year deal.
Local
Local Headlines: Economy--Indiana stocks took a beating in 2008; Home Invasion--Jason Stewart, 31, dies of gunshot wounds allegedly suffered in home invasion on Frederickson St.; Brian Scott faces preliminary charges of felony murder; homeowner Sam Merriweather says two home invaders exchanged gunfire with each other (earlier reports said Merriweather and home invaders exchanged gunfire); Scott also faces charges of robbery, burglary, and criminal confinement; police still looking for another man, Philip Nelson, for questioning.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--Obama family moves into suite at historic Hay-Adams hotel so girls can start school on time; move to Blair House Jan. 15; suite is $6,000 per night (paid from private transition funds) and has view of White House; with cabinet chosen President-elect Obama focuses on economic recovery plan; Obama team seeks public input on health care; Israel/Palestine--Israelis launch fresh attacks in seventh day of fighting; key Hamas leader Nizar Rayan killed in Gaza air strikes; Economy--Wall St. signals quiet start to 2009; European manufacturing recession worsens in December; SpongeBob/Time-Warner--Viacom and Time-Warner reach agreement to keep Nikolodeon on Time-Warner cable; Time-Warner serves New York, Los Angeles and other large cities.
Deaths: Bernie Hamilton; 80; played no-nonsense police captain on “Starsky and Hutch;” former Rhode Island Sen. Claiborne Pell, 90; Pell education grants named after him; mystery writer Donald Westlake, 75; wrote more than 90 books.


Weather
Today High 29 Low 16 Mostly Cloudy
Sat High 31 Low 29 Mostly Cloudy
Sun High 36 Low 16 Chance Snow
Mon High 27 Low 16 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 32 Low 25 Chance Snow
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Deal Or No Deal; 9 p.m., Lipstick Jungle; 10 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--8-10 p.m., Ghost Whisperer (two episodes); 10 p.m. Numb3rs; 25--8 p.m., Everybody Hate Chris; 8:30 p.m., The Game; 9 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 9:30 p.m., The Game; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28---8 p.m., Allstate Sugar Bowl: Utah vs. Alabama; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA In Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57--8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.

South Bend, Indiana; January 1, 2009

Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
ABE
▪Learn Spanish: Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Spanish class will be in recess after the December 14 session and will resume January 12.
▪Positive Life Skills: PLS will be in session Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting January 14.
▪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.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam will be in recess after the December 19 meeting from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. The ABE staff hopes to see it resume in late January.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
Writing will be in recess on Christmas and New Year’s days.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.
December 15 was the last meeting of Inspirational Reading Squad until January.
Herald Sports
ND Scores: Basketball, Men--(7) ND 92, DePaul 82.
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Saturday--Falcons at Cardinals (4:30 p.m., NBC); Colts at Chargers (8 p.m., NBC); Sunday--Ravens at Dolphins (1 p.m., CBS); Eagles at Vikings (4:30 p.m., Fox). Titans, Panthers, Giants, and Steelers get byes.
NCAA Football Scores, Bowls: Armed Forces--Houston 34, Air Force 28; Sun--(24) Oregon 3, (18) Pittsburgh 0; Music City--Vanderbilt 16, BC 14; Insight--Kansas 42, Minnesota 21; Chick-fil-A--LSU 38, (14) Georgia Tech 3.
NBA Scores: Magic 113, Bulls 94; Pistons 83, Nets 75; Rockets 85, Bucks 81; Nuggets 114, Raptors 107; Thunder 107, Warrior 100; 76ers 100, Clippers 92.
NHL Scores: Islanders 4, Panthers 2; Wild 3, Sharks 2 (OT); Hurricanes 3, Thrashers 1; Coyotes 3, Avalanche 1; Stars 4, Devils 2; Blue Jackets 2, Ducks 0; Flames 6, Oilers 4.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Illinois St. 80, Evansville 50; Creighton 79, Indiana St. 61; North Dakota St. 67, IPFW 60; IUPUI 72, Mo.-Kansas City 69; UNLV 56, (18) Louisville 55; Wisconsin 73, (23) Michigan 61; (10) Michigan St. 70, (21) Minnesota 58; (1) UNC 84, Nevada 61; (24) Ohio St. 68, Iowa 65; (3) Pittsburgh 78, Rutgers 72; Utah 66, (16) Gonzaga 65; (22) Xavier 78, Robert Morris 57; (19) Baylor 113, Jackson St. 78; (5) Duke 92, Loyola (MD) 51; Women--(1) U Conn 78, Hartford 41; (17) Ohio St. 68, Northwestern 59; (6) Duke 66, Providence 49;
MLB: Cubs--Cubs sign IF Aaron Miles to 2-year deal; send IF Mark DeRosa to Indians; Angels--Angels, closer Brian Fuentes agree to 2-year, $17.5-million deal.
Local
Local Headlines: Homicide--SBPD investigate 17th homicide of 2008; Wednesday death believed related to home invasion on Frederickson St.; resident exchanged gunfire with intruders; one of intruders was hit; Erosion--inspector says broken water pipe cause bluff collapse at Lake Michigan home near St. Joseph, MI.; Morgue--new county morgue in works for St. Joseph County.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--Israel--Israel working on peace settlement; Colorado--72-year-old man who left four bombs in Aspen kills self; police detonate bombs in open areas without injuries or damage; Iraq--U.S. hands over control of Green Zone and Basra Airport to Iraqi forces; U.S. troops will remain in Green Zone for next 90 days; Thailand--dozens die in New Year’s night club fire in Bangkok; Cuba--Cubans mark 50th anniversary of Castro revolution.
Deaths: Helen Suzman, 91; one of the few white South African lawmakers who protested against apartheid.
Weather
Today High 34 Low 25 Mostly Cloudy
Fri High 31 Low 16 Chance Snow
Sat High 34 Low 29 Mostly Cloudy
Sun High 34 Low 16 Chance Snow
Mon High 27 Low 18 Partly Cloudy
TV Listings: 16--1 p.m., NHL Winter Classic--Red Wings at Blackhawks (at Wrigley Field); 8-10 p.m., Deal or No Deal; 22--1 p.m., Gator Bowl; 8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m. CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28---8 p.m., FedEx Orange Bowl; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live From Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--1 p.m., Capital One Bowl; 5 p.m., Rose Bowl; 8:30 p.m., America‘s Funniest Home Videos; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., The 2008 World Magic Awards.