Wednesday, June 10, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; June 10, 2009

Announcements

City of South Bend:

▪Common Council--June 22, 7 p.m., fourth-floor Council Chambers.
▪Board of Public Works Meeting--June 22, 9:30 a.m., Room 1308, County-City Building.
Redevelopment Commission Meeting--June 19, 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.:

▪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.
▪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.

S.B. Free Press Sports

Midwest League:
TinCaps 7, Silver Hawks 6 (Hawk loss streak extended to seven games despite presence of The Famous Chicken).
NBA Finals:
Magic 108, Lakers 104 (Lakers lead 2-1), (K. Bryant 31 points, 8 assists; D. Howard 21 points, 14 rebounds).
NBA Notes: Kings--Kings choose Paul Westphal to be next head coach.
WNBA: Fever 73, Storm 66.
NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Penguins 2, Red Wings 1 (series tied 3-3).
NHL Notes: Devils--Devils' head coach Brent Sutter resigns after two seasons.
MLB National League: Cubs 7, Astros 1; Dodgers 6, Padres 4; Giants 9, Diamondbacks 4; Rockies 3, Brewers 2; Mets 6, Phillies 5; Braves 4, Pirates 3; Marlins 4, Cardinals 3; Reds 3, Nationals 2.
MLB American League:
Tigers 7, White Sox 6 (10); Orioles 3, Mariners 1; Indians 8, Royals 4; Angels 4, Rays 3; Red Sox 7, Yankees 0; Blue Jays 9, Rangers 0; Twins 10, Athletics 5.
MLB Draft: Nationals take RHP Stephen Strasburg with first pick; Strasburg's fastball has been clocked at 103 MPH; Cubs take U California OF Brett Jackson, a left-handed batter who batted 321 with 41 RBIs, 42 runs, eight HRs in 53 games for Cal this season; White Sox pick LSU OF Jared Mitchell; ranked by Baseball America as best athlete and fastest runner among draft-eligible college players.
Soccer: MLS--next game tonight, Chivas USA at Dynamos; WPS--next game tonight, Chi. Red Stars at L.A. Sol.
NCAA Basketball--USC--Tim Floyd resigns as head basketball coach at USC amid allegations of wrongdoing.

Local

Local Headlines: Chrysler--
local ex-Chrysler dealerships down to one new car apiece; June 9 was official termination date for Chrysler dealerships at Gurley-Leep in Mishawaka and Heart City in Elkhart; Charges--Rashad D. Taylor, 17, charged with murder in shooting death of Eddie Ward Jr., 16; Ward was shot Sunday at Phillips 66 station, 1623 Lincolnway West; Deadline--Friday is deadline for converting TVs to digital; most local stations converted in February even though President Obama extended the original deadline to June; Walkerton--Walkerton gets $3-million housing grant; will upgrade West York neighborhood; Arrested--intruder in custody after stabbing St. Joseph County resident multiple times this morning.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--
President Obama stresses "pay as you go" but says its all right to borrow money to get new health care plan started; other than health care president says Congress should pass a law requiring that funds should be on hand to pay for new programs; Wall Street--Obama administration looking at curbing pay at financial institutions; North Carolina--two missing, 41 injured in explosion and collapse at Slim Jim manufacturing plant south of Raleigh; one body recovered; Pakistan--suicide bomb at luxury hotel in Peshawar kills at least 11; Job Shortages--despite slow economy, there are shortages in health care jobs, computer control programmers, CNC programmers, actuaries (develop and price insurance products), financial analysts, financial planners; need two-year degree or vocational degree and apprenticeship for computer jobs; other jobs require minimum of bachelor's degree; Iraq--car bomb in south Iraq kills 29 people; Chrysler--Supreme Court denies request by Indiana pension funds to delay sale of Chrysler to Fiat; Fiat to close sale today; Guantanamo--Palau to take Uighur (Chinese Muslim) detainees from Guantanamo Bay; Congress--Sen. Edward Kennedy's health plan includes long-term care.
Entertainment: American Idol--Adam Lambert confirms that he is gay; Miley--Miley Cyrus reportedly splits with Justin Gaston.
Deaths: Restaurant chain owner Norman Brinker, 78; owned 1,700 restaurants in 27 countries, including Chili's Grill & Bar outlets; founded and eventually sold Steak & Ale.

Weather
Today High 70 Low 57 AM Showers
Thu High 71 Low 54 Showers
Fri High 77 Low 57 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 76 Low 55 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 79 Low 59 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!; 9 p.m., Law and Order; 22--8 p.m., New Adventures of Old Christine; 8:30 p.m., Gary Unmarrried; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25--8 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 9 p.m., Hitched or Ditched; 28--8-10 p.m., So You Think You Can Dance; 34--8 p.m., Natural History of the Chicken; 9 p.m.; American Masters; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8-10 p.m., Wipeout (two episodes); 69--8 p.m., World's Funniest Moments; 9 p.m., Twilight Zone (two episodes).

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