Friday, February 13, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; February 13, 2009

Announcements

Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc.:

▪Neighborhood Yoga--gentle yoga practice for beginners and continuing students Monday afternoons from 4-5:15 p.m. at the NNN Neighborhood Center. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your own yoga mat.
Questions? Call Ann at 289-8366 or email at aclark@saintmarys.e
▪Environmental Committee Meeting--Tuesday, February 24, 6 p.m., at the NNN Offices; (1007 Portage Avenue).
▪Safety Committee Meeting--Thursday, February 19, 6-7:15 p.m., NNN Offices. This committee, which focuses on public safety and works with the South Bend Police Department, is also looking for new members.
▪Wind Turbines-- Green technology in your backyard. Are you interested in green energy? Do you want to give input for a possible change in the zoning ordinance. If so do not miss this meeting Tuesday, March 3, 5:30 p.m., at the NNN Offices.
▪Vacant and Abandoned Properties Committee--Tuesday, March 4, 5:30 p.m., at the NNN Offices. Get in on the ground floor of this committee's efforts to impact vacant and abandoned properties.

The Morris Performing Arts Center

Gordon Lightfoot: 8 p.m., Thursday, March 12.
The 25th Putnam County Spelling Bee: Friday, March 13, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
▪South Bend Symphony Pops! Presents "Photography": Saturday, March 21, 8 p.m.

Recycling Containers: St. Joseph County residents who still don't have their new recycling bins can call Borden Waste-Away Services at 1-800-683-6801.
Announcements: Send announcements to southbendfreepress@gmail.com.


S.B. Free Press Sports

High School Basketball Scores: Boys--Gary Wirt 56, St. Joseph's 53; Adams 68, Marian 53; Clay 66, Elk. Central 50; Washington 71, Riley 68.
ND Scores: Basketball, Men--ND 90, (5) Louisville 57; Hockey-- ND announces plans to build freestanding 5,000-seat hockey arena; will be south of the Joyce Center and north of Edison Road.
NBA Scores: Heat 95, Bulls 93; Celtics 99, Mavericks 92; Warriors 105, Trailblazers 98.
NHL Scores: Panthers 5, Hurricanes 0; Senators 5, Flyers 2; Lightning 6, Maple Leafs 4; Red Wings 4, Wild 2; Predators 4, Blues 3 (SO); Canucks 4, Coyotes 3; Flames 2, Kings 0.
College Basketball Scores: Men--IUPUI 79, Centenary 67; (19) Gonzaga 72, St. Mary's 70; (21) Utah St. 62, Idaho 53; (18) Arizona St. 74, (11) UCLA 67; (22) Illinois 60, Northwestern 59;
Women--Michigan St. 71, IU 65 (OT); Indiana St. 71, Wichita St. 50; Butler 68, UIC 49; Valparaiso 85, Loyola Chicago 60; Creighton 68, Evansville 57; Purdue 55, Minnesota 40; Iowa 85, (18) Ohio Stl. 75; (24) Vanderbilt 84, (9) Florida 68; (5) Auburn 81, Kentucky 69; (15) Tennessee 80, Alabama 61; (11) Maryland 94, (17) Virginia 78.
NASCAR, Daytona Motor Speedway--Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch win Daytona 500 qualifiers; AJ Allmendinger (Richard Petty Motorsports), Scott Riggs (Tommy Baldwin Racing), Jeremy Mayfield (Mayfield Motorsports) qualify.
Pro Football Notes: LA--Los Angeles' NFL stadium proposal clears hurdle; Titans--Titans promote Chuck Cecil to defensive coordinator.

Local

Local Headlines: Home Invasion--home invasion victim dragged by suspect's car; Tech School--funding a problem for New Tech High School; school board asks for $1.3-million in TIF funds for renovation of old Merrycrest Building for school which will have 100 students in first year; House Split--South Bend house cut in half by falling tree; Bloodmobile--St. Joseph County gets its first bloodmobile.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) withdraws name from consideration for Commerce Secretary due to differences with President Obama over stimulus package; Congress--House to vote on stimulus bill; could be on President's desk today; New York--plane crashes near Buffalo; 49 dead; Australian--man charged with arson in Australian wildfires.

Weather
Today High 38 Low 27 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 34 Low 22 Snow
Sun High 34 Low 20 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 32 Low 20 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 36 Low 25 Chance Snow

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