Wednesday, April 22, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 22, 2009

Announcements

City of South Bend:

▪Common Council--April 27, 7 p.m., fourth-floor Council Chambers.
▪Board of Public Works Meeting--April 27, 9:30 a.m., Room 1308, County-City Building.
Redevelopment Commission Meeting--May 1, 10 a.m., 13th floor, County-City Building.
▪Parks and Recreation Board--May 18, 4 p.m., O'Brien Administration and Recreation Center, 321 E. Walter Street.

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

The Morris Performing Arts Center

▪The Comedy Relief Package With Sommore: April 25, 8 p.m.
▪The Oak Ridge Boys: May 7, 7:30 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.
Run Ten Ten: The first annual Run Ten Ten 10K Race and 2-Mile Mutt Strut; April 25 at Howard Park. Participants should arrive by 8 a.m. Race begins at 8:30 a.m. and 2-Mile Mutt Strut begins at 8:45.
Sponsored by C.B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. and Care of South Bend.
Announcements: Send announcements to southbendfreepress@gmail.com.


S.B. Free Press Sports

Midwest League: Silver Hawks at Lugnuts PPD; game will be made up as part of a Thursday evening doubleheader beginning at 6:05 p.m.
ND Scores: Tennis, Saint Mary's--
SMC 9, Trine 0; Softball--Northwestern game cancelled due to rain; Irish host North Dakota State today; doubleheader begins at 3:30 p.m.; Baseball--yesterday's scheduled game at Michigan will made up today as part of doubleheader beginning at 4:30 p.m.; both games will be seven innings; Golf, Big East Men's Championship--Irish finish fourth; Big East Women's Championship--Irish finish second; Lisa Maunu gives Irish second consecutive Big East Individual championship; she finished at -1 for the tournament with a final round 70.
NBA Playoffs:
Cavaliers 94, Pistons 82; (Cavs lead 2-0); Trailblazers 107, Rockets 103 (Brandon Roy 42 points), (Series tied 1-1); Lakers 119, Jazz 109 (Lakers lead 2-0).
NBA Notes: Magic--Dwight Howard named NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
NHL Playoffs: Penguins 3, Flyers 1 (Penguins lead 3-1); Red Wings 4, Blue Jackets 1 (Red Wings lead 3-0); Hurricanes 4, Devils 3 (series tied 2-2); Canucks 3, Blues 2 (OT), (Canucks win 4-0); Sharks 4, Ducks 3 (Ducks lead 2-1).
MLB National League: Cubs 7, Reds 2; Giants 8, Padres 3; Rockies 9, Diamondbacks 6; Cardinals 6, Mets 4; Astros 8, Dodgers 5; Nationals 4, Braves 3; Phillies 11, Brewers 4; Pirates 3, Marlins 2.
MLB American League: Orioles 10, White Sox 3; Indians 8, Royals 7; Yankees 5, Athletics 3; Rangers 5, Blue Jays 4; Angels 4, Tigers 3; Mariners 4, Rays 2; Twins at Red Sox PPD.

Local

Local Headlines: Going Green--mayors teaming up to make June "Green Michiana Month;" Elkhart County saving $300,000 a year by using methane from nearby landfill to heat county jail; Suspect Sought--Suspect in South Bend armed robbery attempt hunted; incident occurred in 1300 block of North Adams Street; Sentencing--Janco Composites President Doug Jacques to be sentenced today for hiring illegal aliens and trying to conceal actions from the government; Jacques pleaded guilty; Gardening--more Michiana families planting gardens; Earth Day--today is Earth Day; SBCSC--SBCSC crossing guards get ax; must reapply for jobs with lower per diem and no health insurance; school safety panel discusses improving security at South Bend schools and making them more uniform throughout SBCSC; Indiana House passes bill to give teachers more legal protection for trying to enforce classroom discipline; Fugitive Sentenced--fugitive who eluded police for eight years--Rufino Castaneda, 34--sentenced to 55 years for rape and criminal confinement; was found guilty of the November 2000 rape of a St. Joseph County woman; he was finally captured in 2007 in Mexico.

National/World

Nation/World Headlines:
White House--President Obama hosts King Abdullah II of Jordan; says he is open to prosecuting Bush administration officials for use of torture against terror suspects; Space--scientists discover earth-sized planet; Freddie Mac--Freddie Mac acting chief financial officer David Kellerman found dead in apparent suicide; police say no sign of foul play; Maryland--family of four found dead in motel; Maryland's second apparent murder-suicide in one week; New York--police say frustrated mother ordered squabbling daughters, ages 10 and 12, out of car in White Plains business district and drove off; mother charged with endangering child and temporarily barred from contact with her children; South Africa--South Africans go to polls in national elections; voters will elect Parliament which will choose new president; Jacob Zuma and ANC expected to capture landslide victory; Egypt--ancient Egyptian temples discovered in Sinai.
Entertainment: Debate--
Paris Hilton and Miss California USA Carrie Prejean debate gay marriage on "Today;" Prejean claims she lost Miss USA pageant for expresssing opposition to gay marriage in response to a question during pageant.
Deaths: Benjamin Edwards III, 77, helped build family business A.G. Edwards from regional firm in St. Louis to national investment powerhouse.

Weather
Today High 54 Low 33 AM Showers
Thu High 67 Low 52 Mostly Sunny
Fri High 81 Low 58 Mostly Cloudy/Wind
Sat
High 79 Low 57 Partly Cloudy/Wind
High 67 Low 53 Scattered T-storms

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