Wednesday, June 24, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; June 24, 2009

Announcements

City of South Bend:

▪Common Council--July 13, 7 p.m., fourth-floor Council Chambers.
▪Board of Public Works Meeting--July 13 , 9:30 a.m., Room 1308, County-City Building.
Redevelopment Commission Meeting--July 6, 10 a.m., 13th floor, County-City Building.
▪Parks and Recreation Board--July 20, 4 p.m., O'Brien Administration and Recreation Center, 321 E. Walter Street.

Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc.:

▪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

▪Mamma Mia: July 24, 8 p.m.; July 25, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; July 26, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
▪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.
Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ribs Cook-Off: July 17, opens to the public for lunch. Competition begins at 11:30 a.m. Restaurants/caterers will start selling lunch and continue to cook up ribs, drinks, and additional food items into the evening. In addition to meals available for purchase vendors will offer a ribs sampling of two bones for $3, allowing attendees to judge the flavors themselves.
The event is free and open to the public. A limited amount of entries to compete in the Cook-Off are still available. Cost is $150 for an amateur team, $275 for a professional team, and $350 for restaurant/catering. Please call Kristen Pflipsen at (574) 235-5717.

S.B. Free Press Sports

Midwest League All-Star Game:
East 6, West 3; Silver Hawks resume play tomorrow night at Ft. Wayne against the TinCaps; game time is 7:05 p.m.
MLB National League: Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
MLB Interleague: Tigers 5, Cubs 4; Dodgers 5, White Sox 2; Indians 5, Pirates 4; Red Sox 11, Nationals 3; Blue Jays 7, Reds 5; Phillies 10, Rays 1; Braves 4, Yankees 0; Marlins 7, Orioles 6 (12); Twins 7, Brewers 3; Royals 2, Astros 1; Diamondbacks 8, Rangers 2; Angels 4, Rockies 3; Giants 4, Athletics 1; Padres 9, Marines 7.
WNBA: Sky 99, Dream 98 (OT), (A. McCoughtry 26 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists; C. Dupree 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists); Silver Stars 91, Mercury 87 (Ruth Riley 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists; D. Taurasi 22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists); Lynx 69, Liberty 57 (S. Christon 25 points, 6 rebounds; C. Wiggins 25 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists).
NBA Notes: Three-Way Trade--Spurs get Richard Jefferson from Bucks for Bruce Bowen and Kurt Thomas; Pistons get Fabricio Oberto from Spurs for Amir Johnson; Johnson goes to Bucks.
NHL Notes: Hall of Fame--Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille, Brian Leetch, and Devils' President Lou Lamoriello elected to Hockey Hall of Fame; Brett and Bobby Hull become first father-son combination elected to Hockey Hall.
Wimbledon Tennis: Marat Safin falls in opener of his last Wimbledon.

Local

Local Headlines: Early College--early college dual program to begin at Riley; student in California recently earned high school diploma and bachelors degree in same month on similar program; Stabbing--South Bend boy, 13, arrested for stabbing his two teenage cousins early Tuesday; Road Construction--Washington Street from Michigan to St. Joseph for sewer work; McKinley reopens at Ironwood but Ironwood closes; Voorde Drive closed at Bendix until Friday.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--President Obama tells lawmakers to seek compromise on health care; Pakistan--U.S. drone strike kills 45 in Pakistan; Afghanistan--23 Taliban killed in southern Afghanistan; China--Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo placed under arrest; Syria--U.S. to send ambassador to Syria after four years; North Korea--Kim Jong Il putsw youngest son, 26, in charge of spy agency; Kim Jon Un has reportedly been selected to be successor to father despite age.
Entertainment: Broderick-Parker--surrogate gives birth to twin girls for Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker; named Tabitha Hodge Broderick and Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick; Accused--Joseph Brooks, 70, Oscar-winning composer of "You Light Up My Life," accused of rape.

Weather
Today High 92 Low 73 Partly Cloudy
Thu High 83 Low 64 Scattered T-Storms
Fri High 90 Low 69 Sunny
Sat High 88 Low 68 Isolated T-Storms
Sun High 82 Low 63 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!; 9 p.m., America's Got Talent; 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., Sandwiches that You Will Like; 9-11 p.m., The Music Instinct: Science and Song; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Wipeout; 9 p.m., I Survived a Japanese Game Show; 69--8 p.m., MLB: Dodgers at White Sox.

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