Saturday, April 25, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 25, 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; today 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.
Komen Race for the Cure: Sign-up from 7:30-9 p.m. Sunday at Beutter Park, Mishawaka; race begins at 10 p.m.; proceeds help fight breast cancer.
Announcements: Send announcements to southbendfreepress@gmail.com.

S.B. Free Press Sports

Midwest League:
Lugnuts 10, Silver Hawks 8.
ND Scores: Golf, Saint Mary's, MIAA NCAA Qualifier at Marshall, MI--Belles lead by one stroke after second round; Baseball--Louisville 8, ND 7; Lacrosse, Women's Big East Semifinals--ND 16, Syracuse 10.
Bethel Scores: Softball--(7) Bethel 1, St. Xavier 0; St. Xavier 5, Bethel 2 (Regular season final for Pilots; MCC Tournament begins Tuesday at Marion, IN).
NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers 79, Pistons 68 (Cavs lead 3-0); 76ers 96, Magic 94 (Dwight Howard 36 points), (76ers lead 2-1); Rockets 86, Trailblazers 83 (Rockets lead 2-1).
NHL Playoffs: Capitals 4, Rangers 0 (Rangers lead 3-2).
MLB National League: Cardinals 4, Cubs 3; Padres 4, Pirates 3 (11); Giants 5, Diamondbacks 1; Dodgers 6, Rockies 5; Brewers 5, Astros 2; Mets 4, Nationals 3; Braves 4, Reds 3; Phillies 7, Marlins 3.
MLB American League: Blue Jays 14, White Sox 0; Rangers 5, Orioles 4; Twins 5, Indians 1; Red Sox 5, Yankees 4 (11); Royals 6, Tigers 1; Mariners 8, Angels 3; Rays 8, Athletics 2.
NFL Notes: Lions--Lions reach 6-year, guaranteed $41.7-million agreement with Georgia QB Matthew Stafford; Lions will pick Stafford first in 2009 NFL draft.

Local

Local Headlines: Explosion--
ND grad student suffers "moderately serious burns" when her lab experiment explodes; Challenge--homeless veteran David Whitaker of Mishawaka plans trip from Key West, FL, to Blaine, WA, in his motorized wheelchair to raise awareness of homelessness among American military veterans; plans to travel about 50 miles per day; Dancing With Our Stars--stars dance last night to raise money for CFH; Arraignment--Julius Anderson, 25, arraigned Friday in murder of girlfriend Dawn Brooks; her body was found Tuesday in her burning home; Our Lady Stays Open--Our Lady of Hungary School to stay open for one more year; Belated Honors: local WWII vets George Kline and John Hums finally receive WWII medals Friday at ceremony presided over by U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly; Volunteer Center--United Way to study feasibility of starting volunteer center.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--
President Obama asks for ideas to curb federal spending; Armenia--Armenians march to commemorate 94th anniversary of deaths of estimated 1.5-million Armenians at the hands of Ottoman Turks; Iraq--Secretary of State Clinton assures Iraqis that U.S. will not abandon them; Swine Flu--health officials in Mexico and California worry about new brand of swine flu; South Africa--ANC wins with 65.9% of votes cast in South African election paving the way for new Parliament to elect ANC leader Jacob Zuma president in May; Somalia--pirates seize German-owned ship; North Korea--North Korea says it has restarted nuclear facilities.

Weather
Today High 81 Low 53 Scattered T-Storms/Wind
Sun High 80 Low 61 Scattered T-Storms/Wind
Mon
High 75 Low 49 Scattered T-Storms/Wind
Tue
High 58 Low 39 Isolated T-Storms
Wed
High 61 Low 41 Partly Cloudy

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