Saturday, May 30, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; May 30, 2009

Announcements

City of South Bend:

▪Common Council--June 8, 7 p.m., fourth-floor Council Chambers.
▪Board of Public Works Meeting--June 8, 9:30 a.m., Room 1308, County-City Building.
Redevelopment Commission Meeting--June 5, 10 a.m., 13th floor, County-City Building.
▪Parks and Recreation Board--June 15, 4 p.m., O'Brien Administration and Recreation Center, 321 E. Walter Street.

Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc.:

▪Spring Home Maintenance Seminar--May 30, 10-11 a.m., NNN meeting room, 1005 Portage.
▪2009 Housing Fair--Saturday, June 13, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 333 Main St.; array of exhibitors, admission free.
▪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

▪Alice Cooper with Blue Oyster Cult Tickets Go On Sale: May 30; performance August 9, 7:30 p.m.
▪David Pendleton Ventriloquist: June 6, 7 p.m.
▪Robin Williams Rescheduled: Robin Williams' appearance--originally scheduled for April 17 but postponed due to his heart surgery--rescheduled for October 1.

Announcements: Send announcements to southbendfreepress@gmail.com.
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.
Sunburst Marathon: Family walk starts 6 p.m., June 5 at College Football Hall of Fame; marathon begins June 6, 6 a.m., at Hall of Fame and ends at Notre Dame.
For more information go to www.sunburstraces.org or contact Molly Sullivan at (574) 647-3394.

S.B. Free Press Sports

Midwest League: Silver Hawks 4, Lumberkings 1; Food Drive--you can donate to the Food Bank of Northern Indiana by bringing non-perishable items to the Cove this weekend.
NBA Playoffs: Lakers 119, Nuggets 92 (Lakers win series 4-2), (Kobe 35 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists).
NBA Notes: 76ers--Eddie Jordan is new 76ers' head coach.
NHL Playoffs: No games scheduled. Final series begins today: Penguins at Red Wings, (8 p.m., NBC).
MLB National League: Cubs 2, Dodgers 1; Giants 4, Cardinals 2; Braves 10, Diamondbacks 6; Rockies 3, Padres 0; Brewers 3, Reds 2; Mets 2, Marlins 1 (11); Astros 6, Pirates 1; Phillies 5, Nationals 4;
MLB American League: White Sox 11, Royals 2; Rangers 6, Athletics 3; Rangers 5, Athletics 2; Orioles 7, Tigers 2; Yankees 3, Indians 1; Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 3; Rays 5, Twins 3; Mariners 5, Angels 2.
MLB Notes: Rockies--Rockies fire manager Clint Hurdle; former Dodgers' skipper Jim Tracy takes over on interim basis.
French Open: Venus Williams eliminated; loses to Agnes Szavay 6-0, 6-4.
MLS: (Thursday), Fire 3, Chivas USA 2; (Wednesday), Crew 2, Earthquakes 1.
Triple Crown: Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra won't run in Belmont.

Local

Local/Area Headlines: Elkhart--Elkhart police Cpl. Ben Kruszynski resigns after crashing squad car at 100 mph while off-duty and intoxicated with three 18-year-old women and an ex-SBPD officer inside; Body Found--body of white man in his 30's found on LaPorte's east side; was inside vehicle; Stabbing--man stabbed at Pit Stop Pub on 12th Street in Mishawaka; Bad Blood--two Elkhart General Hospital patients receive blood tainted with hepatitis C; Acquited--St. Joseph Community Corrections Director Susan Hancock acquited on charge of receiving stolen Conn-Selmer property; husband Michael Hancock found guilty; Caught--teenage burglary suspect caught in crawl space of northeast side home wearing only boxer shorts and sock; Street Closing--Ironwood and McKinley intersection to be closed this week from Monday-Wednesday for milling and paving; SJC Homicide--SJC Metro Homicide Unit investigating suspected homicide after body found at home on Laurel Road just north of Darden in Clay Township; Island--"Meet Me On the Island" series begins at Century Center yesterday.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: Pakistan--Pakistani military retakes largest town in Swat valley from Taliban; Spector--music producer Phil Spector given 19 years to life in prison for murder of actress Lana Clarkson; North Korea--Defense Secretary Bill Gates says tougher sanctions needed for North Korea; Australia--Australian ocean liner Pacific Dawn docks after swine flu outbreak; GM Germany--GM will sell its European unit Opel to Canada's Magna International Inc.; German Chancellor Merkel says the sale will protect Opel's assets from GM's imminent bankruptcy; Germany contributed euro 1.5-billion ($2.1-billion) in loans for the sale; New Virus--scientists have identified a new lethal virus in Africa similar to Ebola.
Entertainment: Leno--Jay Leno bows out after 17-year run as "Tonight Show"; includes "Best of Jaywalking" segment; his final guest is new host Conan O'Brien; Pierce--former "Frasier" co-star David Hyde Pierce announces that he had married his longime partner Brian Hargrove last year before Proposition 8 was passed; California Proposition 8 banned same-sex marriage; the two are still legally married since the California Supreme Court ruled that marriages performed before Proposition 8 are still legal.
Deaths: Karine Ruby, 31, French Olympic snowboarding gold medalist, dies in climbing accident; won gold medal at 1998 Nagano Olympics; was six-time world champion and had 65 snowboard World Cup victories.

Weather
Today High 73 Low 48 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 71 Low 57 Sunny
Mon High 78 Low 56 Isolated T-Storms
Tue High 64 Low 50 Showers
Wed High 72 Low 52 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Stanley Cup Finals: Penguins at Red Wings; 22--8 p.m., Numb3rs; 9 p.m., Harper's Island; 10 p.m., 48 Hours Mystery; 25--8-10 p.m., High Fidelity; 10 p.m.-12 a.m., American Pie; 28--4 p.m.--MLB: Dodgers at Cubs; 8-9 p.m., Cops (two episodes); 9 p.m., America's Most Wanted; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 10:30 p.m., Family Guy; 34--8 p.m., The Big Band Years; 9-10:30 p.m., Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black & White Night; 9:30 p.m., Great Performances; 46--8-9 p.m., Paid; 9-11 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Wipeout; 9 p.m., Here Come the Newlyweds; 10 p.m., Pushing Daisies; 69--8-10 p.m., Drive Me Crazy; 10 p.m., Untouchables.

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