Thursday, April 2, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 2, 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: Raptors 99, Magic 95; Celtics 111, Bobcats 109 (2 OT); Nets 111, Pistons 98; Grizzlies 112, Wizards 107; Lakers 104, Bucks 98; Mavericks 98, Heat 96; Suns 114, Rockets 109; Warriors 143, Kings 141 (OT); Hornets 104, Clippers 98.
ND Scores: Baseball--ND 11, Toledo 7; Softball--ND 11, Northern Illinois 4; Saint Mary's--SMC 3-7, Olivet 1-0; (Belles 18-2); Tennis, Men--Brett Helgeson named Big East Men's Tennis Player of the Week.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 3, Blues 1; Capitals 5, Islanders 3; Thrashers 3, Sabres 2 (OT); Penguins 6, Devils 1; Maple Leafs 3, Flyers 2; Coyotes 3, Avalanche 0.
College Basketball: Men, NCAA Semifinals, April 4 (Ford's Field, Detroit)--Michigan St. vs. U Conn, 6:07 p.m.; ; Villanova vs. UNC, 8:47 p.m. (WSBT-TV); Finals, April 6, (Ford's Field, Detroit)--April 4 winners, 9:21 p.m. (WSBT-TV).
Women, NCAA Semifinals, April 5 (Scottrade Center, St. Louis)--Louisville vs. Oklahoma, 7 p.m.; U Conn (37-0) vs. Stanford, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN); WNIT Semifinals--South Florida 82, BC 65; Kansas 75, Illinois St. 72.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 8, Athletics 8; Padres 6, White Sox 1; Mets 5, Cardinals 2; Rangers 5, Angels 4; Rays 2, Twins 1; Blue Jays 7, Nationals 6; Royals 6, Rockies 5; Braves 9, Tigers 3; Brewers 8, Diamondbacks 7; Astros 7, Reds 2; Giants 10, Dodgers 8; Marlins 13, Orioles 2; Mariners 14, Indians 14; Red Sox 4, Pirates 3; Yankees 8, Phillies 5.
NFL Notes: Dallas--
police officer who kept Houston Texans RB Ryan Moats from seeing his dying mother-in-law in ER resigns, apologizes to Moat and wife; Browns--WR Donte Stallworth charged with DUI manslaughter in vehicular killing of pedestrian.
Deaths: Paul Davis, 87, former Mississippi St. head football coach (1962-66); coached seven All-Americans and went to nine bowl games; Andrea Mead Lawrence, 76, only U.S. skiier to win two gold medals in a single Winter Olympics (Oslo, 1952); first woman skiier to accomplish that feat.


Local

Local Headlines: O'Connor Visit--retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to speak April 22 in South Bend; local attorneys hosting O'Connor to boost merit selection of St. Joseph County judges; Hungry Burglar--burglar preying on downtown South Bend restaurants; Main St. Cafe may have to close after being hit three times in month; in the past several weeks no fewer than nine businesses have been burglarized in the downtown area according to Sgt. Lee Ross of the South Bend Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit; Union-North--Union-North residents not allowed to speak; public comments--normally reserved for the end of the meeting--were taken off agenda of Tuesday night's UN School Board meeting; board members refused to talk with members of public after the meeting saying the meeting was over; board members say board wants public comment to be focused on agenda items; Big Boy Returned--stolen Big Boy statue returned to Ike's Sign Shop in Mishawaka; teens said they thought it was trash; Big Boy symbol of national restaurant chain which used to have outlets in South Bend and Mishawaka.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: G20 Meeting--G20 leaders agree to give more money to the International Monetary Fund, clamp down on tax havens, and tighten regulation over freewheeling hedge funds; President and Mrs. Obama have private audience with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip; Congress--House, Senate ready to adopt pared-back budget; U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) says GOP suffers from a psychological disorder; Franks' Pay for Performance Act of 2009 gives Treasury Department power "to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards;" bill does not define "excessive" or "unreasonable;" North Korea--North Korea appears to be going ahead with missile launch; Scotland--16 killed in helicopter crash on North Sea.
Entertainment: Dim the "Light:" CBS cancels soap opera "Guiding Light" after 72 years on the air; "GL" first began airing on NBC radio in 1937; switched to TV and CBS in 1952 (the year Uncle Ron was born).
Deaths--Puerto Rican actor Miguelangel Suarez, 69; starred in over 30 films--most of them in Spanish; non-Spanish films include "Under Suspicion," "Che," and Woody Allen's "Bananas."

Weather
Today High 59 Low 41 PM Showers
Fri High 44 Low 32 Rain/Wind
Sat
High 51 Low 34 Mostly Cloudy
Sun
High 49 Low 32 Rain
Mon
High 38 Low 25 Rain/Snow Showers

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