Thursday, May 28, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; May 28, 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 3, Snappers 2 (Hawks move back to .500 at 22-22).
NBA Playoffs: Lakers 103, Nuggets 94 (Lakers lead 3-2), (C. Anthony 31 points).
NHL Playoffs: Red Wings 2, Blackhawks 1 (OT), (Red Wings win 4-1); Stanley Cup Finals Saturday, Penguins at Red Wings (8 p.m., NBC).
MLB National League: Cubs 5, Pirates 2; Giants 6, Braves 3; Padres 8, Diamondbacks 5; Mets 7, Nationals 4; Reds 6, Astros 1; Marlins 6, Phillies 2; Dodgers 8, Rockies 6; Cardinals 3, Brewers 2.
MLB American League: Angels 3, White Sox 1; Orioles 12, Blue Jays 10 (11), Tigers 8, Royals 3; Mariners 6, Athletics 1; Indians 12, Rays 7; Yankees 9, Rangers 2; Twins 4, Red Sox 2.
MLB Notes: Carlos Zambrano faces possible suspension after argument with umpire and tantrum.
NCAA Basketball--Memphis--
NCAA accuses Memphis of violations under John Calipari, who left after 2008-9 season to coach Kentucky.

Local

Local/Area Headlines: Bush Visit--
former President George W. Bush will speak tonight to the Economic Club in Benton Harbor; protestors from group WarCriminalsWatch.org say they will be at the event; Hearing--SBPD Cpl. Jason King will have hearing tonight by the Board of Public Safety; charged with hitting an unresisting man after high-speed chase; Construction--public meeting tonight on S.R. 23 construction between Brick and Adams Roads; construction would include two travel lanes in each direction, dedicated turn lanes, and a sidewalk; State Budget--state budget shows $1-billion less in revenue than projected; Roemer Picked--former U.S. Rep. Tim Roemer picked to be U.S. ambassador to India; New Co-op--Purple Porch Co-op kicked off season yesterday; located at Good Shepherd Montessori School; customers can place orders online before going to co-op.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: Washington, D.C.--
President Obama scheduled to meet with Palestinian Authority President Abbas today; will discuss Mideast conflict; Texas--66 bodybuilders, trainers arrested in Houston-area steroid ring; Korea--U.S., South Korea raise military alert on North; Auto Industry--GM all but certain to file for Chapter 11; Afghanistan--U.S. says 29 insurgents killed in Afghanistan; Central America--7.1-magnitude earthquake collapses shacks in Honduras and Belize but no reported deaths; tremors felt as far away as Guatemela City; Pennsylvania--mother reportedly faked abduction of herself and 9-year-old daughter; pair taken into custody Wednesday night in Orlando, FL; New York--family of psychiatric patient who died after collapsing in hospital and was ignored by hospital staff gets $2-million settlement.
Entertainment: Hope--Dolores Hope celebrates 100th birthday; widow of Bob Hope, who also lived to be 100.

Weather
Today High 64 Low 51 Cloudy
Fri High 76 Low 53 Sunny
Sat
High 75 Low 48 AM Showers
Sun High 74 Low 60 Sunny
Mon
High 76 Low 57 Isolated T-Storms

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--8-10 p.m., Harvest; 57--8-10 p.m., National Spelling Bee; 69--8 p.m., MLB: Dodgers at Cubs.

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