Thursday, April 23, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 23, 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 8, Lugnuts 1.
ND Scores: Baseball--Michigan 3, ND 2; ND 4, Michigan 3; Softball--North Dakota St. 2, ND 1; ND 5, North Dakota St. 0; Tennis, Saint Mary's--Hope 8, SMC 1; Lacrosse, Men--Scott Rodgers named GWLL Co-Player of the Week.
Bethel Scores: Baseball--(21) Spring Arbor 19, Bethel 5; Spring Arbor 9, Bethel 3.
NBA Playoffs: Magic 96, 76ers 87 (Series tied 1-1); Heat 108, Hawks 93 (Series tied 1-1); Nuggets 108, Hornets 93 (Nuggets lead 2-0).
NBA Notes: Bulls--Derrick Rose named Rookie of the Year.
NHL Playoffs: Flames 6, Blackhawks 4 (Series tied 2-2); Bruins 4, Canadiens 1 (Bruins sweep 4-0); Rangers 2, Capitals 1 (Rangers lead 3-1).
MLB National League: Reds 3, Cubs 0; Cardinals 5, Mets 2; Astros 6, Dodgers 5; Brewers 3, Phillies 1; Braves 1, Nationals 0; Giants 1, Padres 0 (10); Diamondbacks 2, Rockies 0; Pirates 7, Marlins 4.
MLB American League: White Sox 8, Orioles 2; Red Sox 10, Twins 1 (8); Red Sox 7, Twins 3 (Red Sox win streak 7); Yankees 9, Athletics 7 (14); Royals 2, Indians 0; Blue Jays 8, Rangers 7 (11); Tigers 12, Angels 10; Rays 9, Mariners 3.
Soccer: MLS--Toronto FC 1, Chivas USA 0.

Local


Local Headlines:
Councilman Resigns--St. Joseph County Councilman Kevin Kubsch resigns from Council; cites "personal family reasons;" had served since January 2007; replacement will be chosen at a caucus by Democratic precinct committee members from District B within 30 days; New Exhibit--new exhibit opens at Studebaker National Museum with two dozen Harley-Davidson motorcycles; Death Ruled Homicide--Dawn Brooks' death ruled homicide; her body was found inside burning home on Kendall Street in South Bend; died of smoke inhalation and burns but also suffered head injuries and stab wounds; police seek alleged boyfriend for questioning; Rescue--South Bend Police rescue child from angry man; man held child by neck and swung him.

National/World

National/World Headlines: Poll--
48% of Americans feel country is headed in right direction; GM--GM may have to shut many plants down for nine weeks; South Africa--ANC appears headed for another easy win in South African elections with approximately 64% of the vote.
Entertainment: One and Two-Half Men--Charlie Sheen says prematurely born twin sons "doing great;" American Idol--"Idol" finalists Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai eliminated.

Weather
Today High 65 Low 53 Mostly Sunny
Fri High 81 Low 59 Partly Cloudy/Wind
Sat
High 83 Low 58 Partly Cloudy/Wind
Sun High 76 Low 55 Isolated T-Storms/Wind
Mon
High 65 Low 48 Scattered T-Storms

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