South Bend, Indiana; May 15, 2009

Announcements

City of South Bend:

▪Common Council--May 25, 7 p.m., fourth-floor Council Chambers.
▪Board of Public Works Meeting--May 25, 9:30 a.m., Room 1308, County-City Building.
▪Redevelopment Commission Meeting--May 15, 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.:

▪Plant Swap--Sunday, May 17, 12:30-2 p.m.; Community Garden, 746 Sherman.
▪Spring Home Maintenance Seminar--May 30, 10-11 a.m., NNN meeting room, 1005 Portage.
▪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

▪South Bend Symphony Orchestra Presents "Magical Melodies:" May 16, 8 p.m.
▪Alice Cooper with Blue Oyster Cult Tickets Go On Sale: May 30; performance August 9, 7:30 p.m.

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.

S.B. Free Press Sports

Midwest League: Lugnuts 5, Silver Hawks 1; Silver Hawks 6, Lugnuts 5.
ND Scores: Saint Mary's, Division III National Women's Golf Championship; Port St. Lucie, FL--Belles tied for 12th after second round; Women's Basketball European Tour; Sesto San Giovanni, Italy--ND 78, GEAS Sesto San Giovanni 68 (Irish 2-0 on trip); Baseball--ND 9, St. John's 1 (Irish clinch berth in Big East tournament).
Bethel Scores: NAIA Women's National Golf Championship; Rapid City, SD--Pilots move into second place after third round, 19 strokes behind defending champion Oklahoma City University; NAIA National Softball Championships--Bethel 10, University of Virginia-Wise 1.
NBA Playoffs: Magic 83, Celtics 75 (Series tied 3-3) (D. Howard 23 points, 22 rebounds); Rockets 95, Lakers 80 (Series tied 3-3), (Kobe 32 points; L. Scola 24 points, 12 rebounds).
NHL Playoffs: Red Wings 4, Ducks 3 (Red Wings win 4-3); Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2 (OT) (Hurricanes win 4-3).
MLB National League: Cubs 11, Padres 3; Mets 7, Giants 4; Cardinals 5, Pirates 1; Astros 5, Rockies 3; Dodgers 5, Phillies 3 (10); Brewers 5, Marlins 3.
MLB American League: White Sox idle; Twins 6, Tigers 5; Angels 5, Red Sox 4 (12); Yankess 3, Blue Jays 2; Indians 11, Rays 7; Orioles 9, Royals 5.
MLB Notes: Cubs--OF Milton Bradley's suspension for dispute with plate umpire reduced to one game.

Local

Local Headlines: Elkhart County--Electric Motors CEO says 450 could be hired to start for new company near Wakarusa; number could rise to thousands (that does not include support jobs); Electric Motors Corp. manufactures hybrid electrical engine systems for small trucks; Memorial--National Peace Officers Memorial services today; Gov. Daniels has requested that flags be flown at half-staff; Chrysler--Gurley-Leep Chrysler to be among four area dealerships closed; had been with Chrysler since 1970; others include Heart City Automotive in Elkhart, Sorg South in Warsaw, and Siemans Imports Inc. in St. Joseph; Tyler Automotive in Niles will keep Chrysler dealership; four dealerships will continue to sell other brands; Sentencing--Erik Neal Jr., 18, gets 50-year sentence for being getaway driver in October, 2008, murder of James Wallace Martin; Martin was shot and killed during burglary at 100 block of East Woodside Street; Veto--Gov. Daniels vetoes bill to establish centralized local voting centers; St. Joseph County is still exploring the idea; Cleanup--President Obama wants to pump $475-million into Great Lakes cleanup; GEDs--500 people--largest class in the state--earn GEDs this year through South Bend Schools.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--President Obama names NYC's top health official, Dr. Thomals Frieden, to head Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Auto Industry--Chrysler to close nearly 800 dealerships (see Local News); GM ponders cutting 1,100 shops; Sony--Sony reports $1-billion annual loss; first loss in 14 years; Somalia--EU naval commander says pirate mother ships coordinating raids off Somalia according to searches of captured vessels; Terror Tribunals--President Obama says terror suspect tribunals to return but with new legal protections for defendants; Attorney Firings--Karl Rove to be interviewed by special prosecutor on Bush administration U.S. attorney firings; Vatican/Mideast--at end of Mideast trip, Pope Benedict XVI says peace possible; Mexico--four U.S. citizens found strangled in Tijuana; had left California for evening of night-clubbing.
Deaths: Dutch photojournalist Hugh Van Es, 67; recorded most famous image of the fall of Saigon in 1975--a group of people scaling a ladder to a CIA helicopter on a rooftop.

Weather
Today High 71 Low 58 PM T-Showers
Sat High 61 Low 40 Partly Cloudy/Wind
Sun High 61 Low 43 Sunny
Mon High 68 Low 51 Mostly Sunny
Tue High 73 Low 49 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8-9 p.m., Howie Do It (two episodes); 9-11 p.m., Farrah's Story; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., Flashpoint; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25--8 p.m., The Game; 9 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28--8-10 p.m., Prison Break (two-hour episode); 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA in Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Wisdom Keys with Mike Murdock; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57--8-10 p.m., America's Funniest Home Videos (two-hour episode); 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.