Thursday, June 25, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; June 25, 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:
Silver Hawks resume play tonight at Ft. Wayne against the TinCaps; game time is 7:05 p.m.
ND Notes: Football--Irish spring football star, TE Joseph Fauria, decides not to enroll in school for summer or fall semesters; coach Weis says he hopes to have Fauria back for the spring semester.
MLB National League: Mets 11, Cardinals 0.
MLB Interleague: Tigers 5, Cubs 3; White Sox 10, Dodgers 7; Red Sox 6, Nationals 4; Pirates 10, Indians 6; Blue Jays 8, Reds 2; Rays 7, Phillies 1; Marlins 5, Orioles 2; Yankees 8, Braves 4; Royals 4, Astros 3 (11); Brewers 4, Twins 3; Rangers 2, Diamondbacks 1; Angels 11, Rockies 3; Giants 6, Athletics 3; Mariners 4, Padres 3.
WNBA: No games scheduled.
Soccer: Confederation Cup--U.S. 2, Spain 0; U.S. advances to Sunday's final against either Brazil or host South Africa; MLS--Rapids 1, FC Dallas 1 (Rapids' franchise-record unbeaten streak eight); Toronto FC 2, Red Bulls 0; WPS--Bos. Breakers 1, D.C. Freedom 0; L.A. Sol 2, S.L. Athletica 1 (N.D. grad Kerri Hanks scored Athletica goal); Superliga--Fire 1, Chivas USA 0.
NBA Notes: Suns-Cavaliers--Cavaliers get Shaq from Suns for Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic, the 46th pick in today's draft, and cash.
Wimbledon Tennis: Maria Sharapova upset 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 by 45th-ranked Gisela Dulko of Argentina; Roger Federer advances along with Venus and Serena Williams.
NCAA Basketball--Illinois--Jeff Jordan, son of Michael, says he is dropping basketball to concentrate on studies; younger Jordan averaged 8.4 minutes-per-game of playing time as a sophomore.
NFL Notes: Panthers--four-time Pro Bowl LB Julius Peppers signs new one-year, $16.7-million deal with Panthers.
Deaths: Iowa high school coaching legend Ed Thomas, 58, shooting suspect is former player; Thomas coached five current NFL players.

Local

Local Headlines: Homeless Veterans--CFH, with help from retired judge and WWII veteran Robert L. Miller, Sr., plans to convert neighboring commericial building at 747 S. Michigan Street into veteran's facility; Judge Miller says he was moved to help by South Bend Tribune photo of a homeless man sleeping in a coffin-like packing crate; local VA official, Naomi Nicastro, says it could be the first homeless shelter in the country exclusively for veterans; CFH director Steve Camilleri says new sheleter will have 25-30 beds; Nicastro says facility could be eligible for VA funding; Judge Miller's granddaughter, Amanda Miller, is the development and public relations specialist at the center; Judge Miller is also skipper of CFH drill team "Miller's Vets;" Judge Miller and Camilleri hope to have the facility open in the fall; Danger, Will Robinson--St. Joseph County robotics team to compete in underwater robotics competition in Massachusetts; team is youngest ever to compete with ages ranging from 10-16; team sponsored by Boys and Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County; Alleged Accident--Benton Harbor woman Ruth Martin says she was struck by South Bend Police Car; SBPD denies that she was struck; report says neither Martin nor her grandson had visible injuries but both complained of pain; neighbors back up Martin's story; Memorial--memorial created in Mary Gibbard Park to honor murder victim Bill Fields, 86; Fields' house was across the street from park; family members say he enjoyed sitting on his porch and watching activity at the park; Road Construction--U.S. 20/31 overpass at Locust Road and Ireland to be restricted; Locust Road to be closed at overpass.
Area Headlines: Nappanee--Nappanee lifeguard pulls unconscious five-year-old boy from pool; after being revived, boy taken to Goshen General Hospital.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--President Obama does not rule out possibility of tax on employer-provided health care benefits; President Obama to meet and try to iron out differences with German Chancellor Angela Merkel; Washington, D.C.--D.C. mayor concedes subway system needs improvements after deadly collision of two commuter trains; South Carolina--South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits mystery trip to Argentina was to see mistress; Iran--presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi says he is being pressured to drop his election challenge and that he is being isolated; Mousavi says he will press on in spite of intimidation; 70 university professors arrested after meeting with Mousavi; President Ahmadinejad sharply attacks President Obama; North Korea--North Korea continues to make threats against U.S. and allies; Iraq--bomb strikes market in Baghdad, killing 69; 160 people have been killed in violence leading up to U.S. withdrawal from Iraqi cities; Pakistan--new reports say that Taliban commander mistakenly declared slain; escaped U.S. drone missile attack which killed 80; Economy--Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says he did not pressure Bank of America to acquire Merrill Lynch in a deal that cost taxpayers $20-billion; judge gives OK so GM can access $33.3-billion in bankruptcy financing; Zambia--monkey urinates on Zambian President Banda as he gives speech; president finishes speech after scolding monkey, which was playing in tree above him.
Entertainment: O'Donnell--Rosie O'Donnell to host new satellite radio show.
Deaths: Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald, 57; diagnosed and treated her own breast cancer before a dramatic rescue from the South Pole 10 years ago; Dr. Jean Dausset, 92; Nobel Prize-winning French immunologist and pioneer behind organ transplants and mapping of the human genome; German actress Hanne Hiob, 86; daughter of playwright Bertolt Brecht; played title roles in father's plays "Saint Joan of the Stockyards" and "Carrar's Rifles."

Weather
Today High 85 Low 67 Scattered T-Storms
Fri High 87 Low 67 Sunny
Sat High 90 Low 71 Isolated T-Storms
Sun High 82 Low 65 Mostly Sunny
Mon High 77 Low 61 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings : 16--8 p.m., 30 Rock; 8:30-9:30 p.m., The Office (two episodes); 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--8-9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 9 p.m., CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28--8 p.m., Bones; 9 p.m., So You Think You Can Dance; 34--8 p.m., This Old House Hour; 9 p.m., Antiques Roadshow; 46--7-10 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Samantha Who?; 8:30 p.m., In the Motherhood; 9 p.m., Grey's Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., The Street King.

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