Friday, March 27, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 27, 2009

Announcements

City of South Bend:

Redevelopment Commission Meeting--April 3, 10 a.m., County-City Building 13th floor conference room.
▪Common Council--Monday, April 13, 7 p.m., fourth-floor Council Chambers.
▪Board of Public Works Meeting--Monday, April 13, 9:30 a.m., Room 1308, County-City Building.

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
▪Adopt-A-Block Kickoff--Saturday, April 18, 8 a.m., NNN Office.

The Morris Performing Arts Center

South Bend Symphony Orchestra: April 4, 8 p.m.; featuring Bethel College Concert Choir.
▪Annie--April 10, 8 p.m. and April 11, 2 p.m. and 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

NBA Basketball: Bulls 106, Heat 87; Lakers 92, Pistons 77; Trailblazers 129, Suns 109.
ND Scores: Basketball, Men's NIT Semifinals, Tuesday, Madison Square Garden--Baylor vs. San Diego St., 7 p.m.; ND vs. Penn St., 9 p.m. (ESPN2); NCAA Hockey First Round, Grand Rapids, MI--(1) ND vs. (4) Bemidji St., 7:30 p.m.; Softball, Saint Mary's--SMC 13-3; Franklin 0-0 (first game five innings); Tennis, Women--ND 7, IU 0; NACDA Cup--Irish now seventh in NACDA Cup standings (for all sports); Golf, Women--So Hyun Park named Big East Women's Golfer of the Week.
NHL Scores: Blue Jackets 5, Flames 0; Panthers 4, Flyers 2; Thrashers 5, Rangers 4 (SO); Canadiens 3, Lightning 2 (OT); Predators 3, Sharks 2; Blues 4, Canucks 2; Kings 1, Stars 0 (SO); Coyotes 3, Oilers 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men, NCAA East--Pittsburgh 60, Xavier 55; Villanova 77, Duke 54; West--U Conn 72, Purdue 60; Missouri 102, Memphis 91;
Women, WNIT--IU 75, Bowling Green 67; South Florida 74, Mississippi 57; BC 68, St. John's 64; Georgetown 65, Richmond 49; St. Bonaventure 56, Wisconsin 51; Kansas 75, Arkansas 59; Illinois St. 51, Marquette 50.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Giants 5, Cubs 3; Diamondbacks 3, White Sox 1; Yankees 10, Phillies 2; Brewers 11, Rangers 10; Blue Jays 7, Braves 5; Mets 9, Cardinals 5; Mariners 10, Royals 9; Marlins 11, Orioles 6; Angels 8, Indians 5; Tigers 6, Rays 3; Dodgers 8, Rockies 6; Reds 6, Twins 4.
MLB Notes: Miguel Tejada sentenced to one year probation for lying to Congress.
Soccer: Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) begins inaugural season this weekend; ND well-represented on league rosters.
Golf: Tiger three strokes back at Bay Hill.

Local

Local Headlines: Public Works Evaluated--South Bend's public works department being evaluated for efficiencies and cost savings by public-private task force; Mayor Luecke says decreasing tax revenues require streamlining of city operations.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--jobs, auto industry, universal health care, mortgages, education, veterans' care, and legalization of marijuana among topics for President Obama's "virtual townhall meeting;" President Obama to boost U.S. forces in Afghanistan; president seeks input of bank CEOs for recovery plan; North Dakota--Red River reaches all-time high in Fargo; breach in levee forces evacuation; Alaska--Mt. Redoubt volcano erupts twice more, sending ash 12 miles high; Pennsylvania--hundreds of juvenile convictions presided over by corrupt judge overturned; Indonesia--dam bursts near Jakarta, killing 58; Slimey Problem--estimate that millions of computers have been infected by conficker worm; expected to do more damage April Fools' Day; California--fourth Oakland police officer dies of injuries.

Weather
Today High 549 Low 33 AM Clouds/PM Sun
Sat High 51 Low 32 PM Showers
Sun High 38 Low 28 Rain/Snow/Wind
Mon High 53 Low 38 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 53 Low 34 Showers

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