Friday, April 17, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 17, 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: Football--Charlie Weis admits he will root for offense in Blue-Gold game; Basketball, Men--Luke Harangody announces that he will enter NBA draft; Softball, Saint Mary's--Hope 7-6, SMC 0-2; Lacrosse, Women--(12) Vanderbilt 18, (9) ND 11.
Bethel Scores: Softball--Bethel 8-8, Goshen 0-0 (Rachel Zirille throws second no-hitter of season in game two); Baseball--Bethel 7-10, Huntington 6-1.
NBA Playoffs: no games scheduled. Playoffs start tomorrow.
NHL Playoffs: Blackhawks 3, Flames 2 (OT) (Blackhawks lead 1-0); Red Wings 4, Blue Jackets 1 (Red Wings lead 1-0); Bruins 4, Canadiens 2 (Bruins lead 1-0); Ducks 2, Sharks 0 (Ducks lead 1-0).
NBA Notes: Celtics--Kevin Garnett ruled out for playoffs.
MLB National League: Cardinals 7, Cubs 4; Marlins 6, Braves 2; Astros 6, Pirates 3; Nationals 8, Phillies 2; Padres 6, Mets 5; Dodgers 7, Giants 2.
MLB American League: White Sox 3, Rays 2; Indians 10, Yankees 2 (official opener for new Yankee Stadium); Blue Jays 9, Twins 2; Angels 5, Mariners 1.
NFL Notes: Madden--John Madden, 73, retires from broadcasting after 28-year career; Chris Collinsworth will take Madden's spot on NBC "Sunday Night Football;" ex-Raiders' Super Bowl coach will keep Madden Cruiser and continue endorsements.
Deaths: Merle Harmon, 82; former Brewers, Twins, and Rangers announcer; Jack McCoy, 72; former NASCAR champion of the West; wrote autobiography "Racing's Real McCoy."

Local

Local Headlines: American Idol--"American Idol" Summer Tour coming to Rosemont, IL. and Indy; also coming to Auburn Hills, MI, and Grand Rapids, MI; features top 10 finalists from this season's "Idol;" Hall of Fame--Dallas moving ahead in plan to steal College Football Hall of Fame from South Bend; ND--ND students take "staND" against hate in effort to eliminate hate against gays, lesbians, and transgender people; U.S. 31--construction work to start on new U.S. 31; some St. Joseph and Marshall County roads will be closed for the construction; Parental Summit--South Bend schools sponsor parental summit at April 25 event; Missing--police are searching for a missing South Bend woman: Priscilla Thomas of 3400 Curtis Drive; last seen this past Saturday; she is 40, black, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 230 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes; she was last seen wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and purple pants; Unwanted Discovery--young girls walk in on four adults having sex in downtown restaurant bathroom; restaurant says it is taking steps to deal with situation; South Bend Police say they have gotten similar complaints from that restaurant and other fast food restaurants before.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama to focus on Cuba at Americas summit; Afghanistan--earthquakes in Afghanistan kill 21 people; quakes hit 30 miles from Pakistan border; Vermont--home state prepares to welcome home ship's captain held hostage by Somali pirates in Gulf of Aden; Texas--Texas Gov. Rick Perry says that secession from the Union is a possibility for Texas but says he is not advocating it; Democrat leaders in Texas in uproar over the suggestion; Perry was responding to Texans protesting President Obama's economic stimulus package; Chuck Norris offers himself as candidate for president of new Republic of Texas; North Korea--U.S. nuclear experts depart North Korea; Iran--Iranian scientists report they have cloned a goat; Illinois--13-year-old Peoria boy accused of robbing bank.
Entertainment: Tyra--Tyra Banks' stalker to go on trial in New York; YouTube--YouTube adds full-length movies and TV show lineup.
Deaths: Clement Freud, 84; grandson of Sigmund Freud; author and regular on British radio; was also a Liberal member of Parliament from from 1973-87.

Weather
Today High 70 Low 44 SunnySat High 74 Low 44 Mostly Sunny
Sun High 55 Low 40 Showers
Mon
High 51 Low 35 Showers
Tue
High 53 Low 38 Showers

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