Sunday, February 15, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; February 15, 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--Anderson 61, St. Joseph’s 53;
Girls Sectionals, John Glenn--Plymouth 59, Culver Academy 30; Penn--Washington 83, Clay 60; Bremen--Fairfield 44, Bremen 34.
ND Scores: Football--head coach Charlie Weis announced he will take over offensive coordinator duties; Basketball, Saint Mary’s--Albion 95, SMC 63; Tennis, Men--ND 6, Michigan St. 1; Women, ITA National Team Indoor--(14) ND 4, (4) Baylor 3; Hockey--ND 5, Northern Michigan 2; LaCrosse, Men--ND 10, Loyola College 9; Women--ND 22, Duquesne 7; Softball, Bama Bash--ND 2, East Carolina 1; (1) Alabama 10, ND 0; Boxing, Bengal Bouts--February 15 (5 p.m.), 17 (6 p.m.), 24 (6:30 p.m.), and 28 (7 p.m.) at the Joyce Fieldhouse; tickets on sale at Gate 1 of the Joyce Center.
NBA Scores: no regular games; All-Star weekend.; Dunk--Knicks’ Nate Robinson wins dunk title; 3-Point Shootout--Heat’s Daequan Cook wins 3-point Shootout in OT; Rookie Challenge--Sophomores 122, Rookies 116; Kevin Durant and Michael Beasley score 46 and 29 respectively; Durant’s 46 is Challenge record.
NBA Notes: NBA--NBA to rename the Finals MVP award the Bill Russell Award.
NHL Scores: Black Hawks 6, Stars 2; Flyers 5, Islanders 1; Oilers 3, Kings 2 (SO); Blue Jackets 5, Hurricanes 1; Maple Leafs 6, Penguins 2; Capitals 5, Lightning 1 (Caps‘ D Mike Green sets NHL record for defensemen by scoring goal in eighth consecutive game); Senators 5, Wild 3; Predators 3, Bruins 2 (SO); Flames 7, Coyotes 5.
College Basketball Scores: Men--IUSB 82, Illinois Tech 73; Marygrove (MI) 113, Holy Cross (SB) 70; Bradley 86, Evansville 79; (20) Purdue 49, Iowa 45; Oakland 83, IPFW 72; Indiana St. 76, Missouri St. 71; Oral Roberts 71, IUPUI 60; (19) Gonzaga 78, San Francisco 73; Boise St. 66, (21) Utah St. 56; Wisconsin 55, (24) Ohio St. 50; (10) Marquette 73, St. John’s 59; (8) Memphis 72, Southern Mississippi 47; (4) Pittsburgh 85, Cincinnati 69; (14) Xavier 88, Fordham 53; (7) Wake Forest 86, (25) Florida St. 63; (16) Kansas 85, Kansas St. 74; (17) Missouri 70, Nebraska 47; (2) Oklahoma 95, Texas Tech 74; Arizona 84, (11) UCLA 72; (1) U Conn 62, Seton Hall 54; (23) Syracuse 98, Georgetown 94 (OT).
Women--IUSB 71, Illinois Tech 60; Ball St. 80, Ohio 72; Missouri St. 53, Indiana St. 40; Butler 71, Loyola Chicago 63; Drake 69, Evansville 47; IUPUI 62, Oral Roberts 57; Oakland 76, IPFW 49; UIC 61, Valparaiso 60; (6) Stanford 58, (3) California 41; (2) Oklahoma 69, Kansas 54; (10) Louisville 67, Cincinnati 52; (12) Texas A&M 79, Colorado 50; Villanova 50, (25) DePaul 46; (7) Baylor 72, Missouri 43.
Golf: LPGA SBS Open at Turtle Bay (HI)--1. Angela Stanford -10; 2. Michelle Wie -7.

Local

Local Headlines: Stimulus--U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly says stimulus will bring 8,000 new jobs to Northern Indiana and $1-billion of road construction to state.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Illinois--Sen. Roland Burris contradicts testimony and says he did discuss contribution and Senate seat with Blagojevich aide; World Economy--world’s richest countries pledge to fix economy at summit of Group of Seven finance ministers which included U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner; California--California lawmakers vote of $41-billion budget plan; Zimbabwe--jailed cabinet appointee Roy Bennett charged with terrorism; Venezuela--President Hugo Ch`avez reaches out to President Obama.

Weather
Today High 31 Low 18 Chance Snow
Mon High 34 Low 20 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 40 Low 31 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 34 Low 22 Chance Snow
Thu High 27 Low 16 Chance Snow

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