Wednesday, April 15, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 15, 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--April 17, 10 a.m., 13th floor, County-City Building.
▪Parks and Recreation Board--April 20, 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
▪Adopt-A-Block Kickoff--Saturday, April 18, 8 a.m., NNN Office.

The Morris Performing Arts Center

▪Riverdance, April 14, 7:30 p.m.; and April 15, 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
▪Crosby, Stills and Nash: tickets on sale.
▪Umphrey's McGee: April 17, 8 p.m.
▪The Comedy Relief Package With Sommore: April 25, 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

ND Scores: Fencing--Irish fencers win five medals at Junior World Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland; Softball--ND 5-4, Wisconsin 0-2; Baseball--Western Michigan game rained out; UND.com will stream tonight's game from U.S. Cellular Field; Tennis, Women--(4) ND top-seeded for Big East Tournament.
Bethel Scores: Tennis, Women--sophomore Carrie Edison named NCCAA National Student-Athlete of the Week for women's tennis; Carrie is daughter of long-time Plymouth High School basketball coach Jack Edison; Golf, Men, NAIA Classic--Pilots finish 10th in 30-team field; Softball, Women--Bethel 6-8; Calvin 2-0; Baseball--Saint Francis game PPD until today; doubleheader will begin today at 1 p.m. in Ft. Wayne.
Midwest League: Silver Hawks 9, Lugnuts 2 (Reynaldo Navarro two hits; Jake Elmore two hits and three runs scored; WP Ryan Cook allowed two runs on six hits); same two teams play doubleheader today at the Cove beginning at 5:30 p.m.
NBA: Hawks 81, Heat 79; Celtics, 100, 76ers 98; Lakers 125, Jazz 112.
NHL: Stanley Cup tournament begins tonight.
MLB National League: Cubs idle; Marlins 5, Braves 1; Reds 6, Brewers 1; Diamondbacks 7, Cardinals 6 (10).
MLB American League: White Sox at Tigers PPD; Mariners 3, Angels 2 (10); Yankees 7, Rays 2; Orioles 4, Rangers 2 (10); Royals 9, Indians 3; Twins 3, Blue Jays 2 (11); Athletics 6, Red Sox 5 (12).
NCAA Basketball: Florida International--Isiah Thomas hired as head basketball coach at FIU.
Boxing: De La Hoya--Oscar De La Hoya announces retirement.
Deaths: ex-football coach Bruce Snyder, 69, diagnoses with cancer last June; coached at Utah State, California, and Arizona State; at ASU was second to Frank Kush in victories; 1996 ASU team went 11-0 before losing 20-17 to Ohio State in Rose Bowl.

Local

Local Headlines: Fire Victim--woman, 82, dies from kitchen fire in Sanctuary at Trinity Tower apartment in downtown South Bend; More Revenue--Probate Judge Peter Nemeth and St. Joseph County Sheriff Frank Canarecci object to budget; say county needs to generate more revenue; Nemeth, who oversees Juvenile Justice Center, says he won't make requested cuts and he'll issue judicial mandate to block them.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama to discuss making changes to U.S. tax code; new first puppy Bo makes initial public appearance; "I've finally got a friend," president quips (referring to President Harry Truman's remark, "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog..."); Somalia--pirates fire grenades at U.S. cargo ship Liberty Sun but fail to hijack it; vessel damaged but crew uninjured; resumes voyage with food aid to Kenya under U.S. Navy guard; rescued skipper of hijacked Maersk Alabama was on U.S. Bainbridge when it was diverted to aid Liberty Sun; some of food on Liberty Sun destined for Somalia; Italy--earthquake reconstruction will cost billions; Ohio--deportation former Nazi concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk halted; Demjanjuk returning to Ohio home; Homeland Security--U.S. to name "border czar" to oversee issues such as drug cartel violence and illegal immigration; former federal prosecutor Alan Bersin will fill new post; Afghanistan--Afghans stone women protesting new conservative marriage law; Science--first cloned camel born in Dubai.
Entertainment: Decker-Roddick--model (Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition) Brooklyn Decker and tennis star Andy Roddick will marry this weekend.
Deaths: saxophonist Charlie Kennedy, 81, featured soloist in big bands of Gene Krupa and Louis Prima in the 1940's.

Weather
Today High 59 Low 33 AM Clouds/PM Sun
Thu High 65 Low 35 Sunny
Fri High 68 Low 44 Sunny
Sat
High 66 Low 45 Cloudy
High 53 Low 37 Showers

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