Friday, May 29, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; May 29, 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: Snappers 4, Silver Hawks 2; Food Drive--you can donate to the Food Bank of Northern Indiana by bringing non-perishable items to the Cove this weekend.
ND Scores: Volleyball--Irish 4-0 on Italian trip.
NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers 112, Magic 102 (Magic lead 3-2), (LeBron 37 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists; Turkoglu 29 points, 6 rebounds).
WNBA Preseason: Fever 74, Sky 67; Mystics 74, Liberty 56.
NHL Playoffs: No games scheduled; finals start tomorrow.
MLB National League: Dodgers 2, Cubs 1; Diamondbacks 5, Braves 2.
MLB American League: White Sox idle; Indians 2, Rays 1; Red Sox 3, Twins 1; Orioles 5, Tigers 1.
MLB Notes: Cubs--Carlos Zambrano suspended six games yesterday for tantrun in game against Pirates.
NASCAR: Hendrick Motorsports--Tony Eury, Jr., relieved as crew chief for his cousin Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Local

Local/Area Headlines: Hummer--fate of Hummer brand to be learned today; JetAmerica--$9 ticket sales crash JetAmerica's web servers; JetAmerica offers two flights a day from South Bend to Newark, N.J.; Suspended--Cpl. Jason King accepts demotion and suspension from Board of Public Safety for use of excessive force even though he says he did nothing wrong; files for disability pension for injuries received in December 2007 accident; Bush Visit--former President George W. Bush addresses crowd of 1,000 at Economic Club of Southwest Michigan in Benton Harbor yesterday.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--White House announces long list of ambassodorial selections including former local U.S. Rep. Tim Roemer, an ex-member of the 9/11 Commission, as ambassador to India; Sweden--fiance of Crown Princess Victoria has successful kidney transplant; received kidney from his father; Auto Industry--auto parts supplier Visteon files for bankruptcy in wake of automakers' woes; GM announces it plans to close 14 factories by the end of 2010; Chrysler heads back to bankruptcy court; North Korea--North Korea fires another test missile and says it will "act in self-defense" if provoked by the UN Security Council; U.S. Army chief of staff, Gen. George Casey, says U.S. could fight old-fashioned war with North Korea even while war on terror continues; Economy--oil hits new six-month high at $65 a barrel; Spell Neurosurgeon--Kavya Shivashanker, 13, wins National Spelling Bee; says she plans to become neurosurgeon; Swine Flu--U.S. official in France diagnosed with swine flu; Cuckoo Bird--Royal Society for the Protection of Birds warns that cuckoo is in danger of extinction.
Entertainment: Tonight: Jay Leno hosts his last "Tonight Show" this evening; Conan O'Brien takes over next week; Boyle--"Britain's Got Talent" finalist Susan Boyle loses cool after being taunted by journalists at a London hotel.

Weather
Today High 73 Low 50 Mostly Sunny
Sat High 76 Low 50 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 79 Low 66 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 78 Low 57 Isolated T-Storms
Tue High 72 Low 53 Showers

TV Listings: 16--8-9 p.m., Howie Do It (two episodes); 9-11 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--8-11 p.m., Walk the Line; 25--8-10 p.m., Hair Show ; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28--8 p.m., Don't Forget the Lyrics!; 9 p.m., Mental; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 34--8-10 p.m., My Music: My Generation--The 60's; 10 p.m., My Music: The 70's Experience; 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 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Un-Broke: What You Need To Know About Money; 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.

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