South Bend, Indiana; May 21, 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--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.
▪Town Hall Meeting--Tonight, May 21, IUSB Northside Hall.

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.

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: Bees 11, Silver Hawks 3.
South Bend Motor Speedway: 2009 Dick Beebe Memorial Race; May 24 (rain date May 25); gates open noon; qualifying 1 p.m.; general admission is $7, but if you have a ticket stub from any other track, take $2 off to make it $5; seniors are $3, kids 14 and under are free.
ND Scores: Tennis, Women's NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships--Kristy Frilling advances to second round with 6-1, 6-2 win over Florida St.'s Katie Rybakova; Kelcy Tefft loses 6-1, 6-4 to Miami's Laura Vallverdu (Tefft finishes with a 29-15 singles record and is fourth on the ND's all-time singles list); Frilling and Tefft are seeded second in doubles championships.
NBA Playoffs: Magic 107, Cavaliers 106 (LeBron 49 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists; Dwight Howard 30 points, 13 rebounds).
NBA Notes: Bulls--John Paxson gives up GM duties for Bulls; Gar Forman promoted to GM; Paxson will remain with team as vice-president of basketball operations.
NHL Playoffs: No games scheduled; series resume tonight.
MLB National League: Cardinals 2, Cubs 1; Dodgers 2, Mets 1; Padres 2, Giants 1; Astros 6, Brewers 4; Braves 12, Rockies 4; Reds 5, Phillies 1; Pirates 2, Nationals 1; Diamondbacks 11, Marlins 9 (13); Marlins 8, Diamondbacks 6.
MLB American League: White Sox 7, Twins 4; Tigers 5, Rangers 3; Yankees 11, Orioles 4; Athletics 7, Rays 6; Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3; Indians 6, Royals 5; Mariners 1, Angels 0.
Golf: Mickelson--Phil Mickelson takes leave-of-absence from PGA Tour after wife Amy is diagnosed with breast cancer.

Local

Local Headlines: Fire--fire extensively damages several Indian Springs apartments; Urban Garden Market--Urban Garden Market opens for second season at 1025 N. Bendix Drive; hours are 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday through October 31; Officer Arrested--SBPD Sgt. Eric Downey, 21-year veteran of the force, arrested Wednesday on charges of domestic violence and DWI; police had been called to his home three times prior to arrest; Obama Bill--overtime bill for President Obama's visit is $45,000.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: Texas--Texas Senate passes bill allowing concealed guns on campus; New York--NYC police and FBI arrest four in possible terror plot; group allegedly planned to blow up synagogue and community center and shoot down military plane; Swine Flu--U.S. suffers 10th swine flu death; Serbia--man with grenade enters Serbian president's office; threatens to detonate it if his court case is not settled in his favor in one day; Senate--Senate blocks Guantanamo shutdown; Alabama--five Alabama police officers fired for beating caught on tape; Space--shuttle Atlantis wraps up mission; cleared for reentry into Earth's atmosphere despite damage sustained at launch; International Space Station crew successfully tests system which recycles urine and sweat into water; Green Energy--South Korea teaming with Swedish companies to turn waste water into biogas; biogas will be used for heat and auto fuel.
Entertainment: Idol--Kris Allen beats out Adam Lambert for "American Idol" title.
Deaths: British composer Nicholas Maw, 73; known for his opera based on "Sophie's Choice" and a nearly 100-minute symphony; actor Wayne Allwine, 62; voiced Mickey Mouse for more than 30 years; his widow Russi Taylor is voice of Minnie Mouse; British actress Lucy Gordon, 28, found dead in Paris apartment; apparently committed suicide; starred in more than a dozen films including "Spider-Man 3."

Weather
Today High 80 Low 56 Sunny
Fri High 78 Low 59 Mostly Cloudy
Sat High 80 Low 57 Isolated T-Storms
Sun High 70 Low 56 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 75 Low 58 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings : 16--8 p.m., My Name is Earl; 8:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 9 p.m., The Office; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28--8-10 p.m., So You Think You Can Dance; 34--8 p.m., Ask an Expert; 9 p.m., Ballykissangel; 46--7-10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 57--8 p.m., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., Lethal Weapon.