Sunday, June 28, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; June 28, 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.
4-H Fair: July 3-11, St. Joseph County 4-H Fairgrounds.
Admission is $8 (free for 8 years and under, $5 for 65 years and older); Dollar Days are Monday, July 6 and Wednesday, July 8.
Concessionaire hours--12-10 p.m.; Midway hours--2-10 p.m.; Nature Center hours--10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Commercial Building--12-10 p.m.
4-H Livestock Auction starts at 9 a.m. Friday, July 10.
For more information go to www.4hfair.com.

S.B. Free Press Sports

Midwest League: TinCaps 7, Silver Hawks 2.
MLB National League: Brewers 7, Giants 6.
MLB Interleague: White Sox 8, Cubs 7; Phillies 10, Blue Jays 0; Cardinals 5, Twins 3; Red Sox 1, Braves 0; Angels 2, Diamondbacks 1; Orioles 6, Nationals 3; Astros 8, Tigers 1; Reds 7, Indians 3; Pirates 6, Royals 2; Rays 3, Marlins 2; Yankees 5, Mets 0; Padres 7, Rangers 3; Rockies 11, Athletics 9; Mariners 5, Dodgers 1.
WNBA: Fever 63, Liberty 54; Sky 68, Mystics 63 (C. Dupree 23 points, 7 rebounds); Sun 82, Dream 68 (A. Jones 24 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists); Lynx 109, Mercury 80 (C. Wiggins 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists; D. Bonner 19 points, 5 rebounds).
Soccer: MLS--Crew 1, Red Bulls 0; Real Salt Lake 3, Toronto FC 0; WPS--L.A. Sol 4, Chi. Red Stars 0.
Wimbledon Tennis: American Melanie Oudin upsets ex-number one Jelena Jankovic; Williams sisters also move on; Venus' next opponent is 2008 French Open winner and ex-number one Ana Ivanovic.
Golf: Wegmans LPGA at Rochester, N.Y.--Cheyenne Woods, Tiger Wood's niece, misses the cut by four strokes in her first LPGA event; Cheyenne just finished her freshman year at Wake Forest and is ranked 93rd in the country.

Local

Local Headlines: Health Care--hundreds rally for health care at St. Joseph County Courthouse Saturday; Civic Excellence--South Bend Civic Theatre takes second at American Association of Community Theatre's national competition in Tacoma, WA; performed Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel;" Arrests--series of fights on South Bend's west side lead to number of arrests.
Area Headlines: Collision--two injured in Elkhart County when motorcycles collide at intersection of U.S. 6 and C.R. 13; Portage--babysitter Engelica Castillo, 18, and boyfriend Tim Tkachik, 24, charged with murder, neglect of a dependent, battery, and false informing in death of 2-year-old Jada Justice; Jada's body was found Thursday in rural LaPorte County; she had been missing since June 16.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: Iran--Iran detains eight staff members from British Embassy; Iranian authorities claim embassy staffers were involved in postelection protests; Britain's foreign secretary calls move "harassment and intimidation;" California--Santa Cruz man, 49, working three jobs wins $39-million lottery; Honduras--soldiers surround presidential palace and arrest Honduran President Zelaya; president taken to air force base on the outskirts of capital city, Tegucigalpa; Iraq--U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, says Iraqi troops ready to take over security in Iraqi cities.
Entertainment: Jackson--Michael Jackson's personal cardioligist grilled about singer's final moments; authorties say doctor is not a suspect.

Weather
Today High 81 Low 63 Mostly Sunny
Mon High 76 Low 61 PM Showers/Wind
Tue
High 69 Low 62 Showers
Wed
High 75 Low 62 Partly Cloudy
Thu High 80 Low 63 Mostly Sunny

TV Listings: 16--1-4 p.m., Wimbledon; 8-10 p.m., Merlin (two episodes); 22--8 p.m., Million-Dollar Password; 9 p.m., Cold Case; 25--8-10 p.m., Larger Than Life; 28--8 p.m., Simpsons; 8:30 p.m., King of the Hill; 9 p.m., Family Guy; 9:30 p.m., American Dad; 34--8 p.m., Nature; 9-10:30 p.m., Masterpiece Mystery!; 46--8 p.m., Feed the Children; 8:30 p.m., Jack Van Impe Presents; 9 p.m., Winter JRC; 9:30 p.m., Dr. Leroy Thompson; 57--8 p.m., Extreme Makeover: Home Edition; 9-11 p.m., Impact; 69--8-10 p.m., The Exorcism of Emily Rose.

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