Tuesday, April 21, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 21, 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--today, 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:
No Silver Hawks game scheduled; next game tonight at Lansing vs. Lugnuts.
ND Scores: Baseball--Eric Maust named Big East Pitcher of the Week; Softball--Brittney Barger named Big East Pitcher of the Week; Golf, Men's Big East Championship--Irish still in fifth place after second round; Women's Big East Championship--Irish remain in second place after second round; Lacrosse, Women--Jillian Byers named Big East Offensive Player of the Week.
Bethel Scores: Softball--Katlyn Dubois named MCC Player of the Week; Rachel Zirille named MCC Pitcher of the Week; Baseball--Nelson Sanchez named MCC Player of the Week; today's home doubleheader vs. Spring Arbor rescheduled for Wednesday, 2 p.m.; Tennis, Men--Monday's match at St. Joseph's College rescheduled for Friday, April 24, 4 p.m.
NBA Playoffs: Celtics 108, Bulls 105 (Ben Gordon 42 points) (Series tied 1-1); Spurs 105, Mavericks 84 (Tony Parker 38 points) (Series tied 1-1).
NHL Playoffs: Flames 4, Blackhawks 2 (Blackhawks lead 2-1); Bruins 4, Canadiens 2 (Bruins lead 3-0); Capitals 4, Rangers 0 (Rangers lead 2-1).
MLB National League: Cubs idle; Padres at Phillies PPD; Nationals 3, Braves 2; Pirates 8, Marlins 0; Reds 4, Astros 3; Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 3.
MLB American League: White Sox idle; Red Sox 12, Orioles 1; Oakland at Yankees PPD.
NFL Notes: Jaguars--Jags sign veteran WR Tory Holt.

Local

Local Headlines: Elkhart--
unemployed Elkhart mom wins $6.5-million jackpot; Fire and Death--South Bend firefighters pull body from fire; homicide unit investigating; Art Suffers--proposed sculpture garden outside Century Center put on hold due to economy; Ouch--man taken to hospital after being beaten with skillet; Good Budget News--St. Joseph County may get approximately $10,000,000 in unspent funds from last year's excess tax revenue; auditor suggests holding on to the money for next year; School Cuts--South Bend School board discusses possible budget cuts; Hug--some Michiana residents looking to break world's record for biggest group hug.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--
President Obama to sign national service bill; will triple size of AmeriCorps; Auto Bailout--GM spent $2.8-million in lobbying while receiving U.S. aid; Sri Lanka--1,000 die in government raid; rebels say dead were civilians; Great Britain--Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 83d birthday.
Deaths: author J.G. Ballard, 78; survivor of Japanese prison camp and author of autobiographical "Empire of the Sun."


Weather
Today High 43 Low 35 Rain/Snow Showers
Wed High 53 Low 33 AM Showers
Thu
High 71 Low 52 Mostly Sunny
Fri High 78 Low 56 Mostly Cloudy
Sat
High 76 Low 49 Partly Cloudy

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