Friday, June 5, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; June 5, 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.:

▪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:
Dragons 6, Silver Hawks 3.
NBA Finals: Lakers 100, Magic 75 (Lakers lead 1-0), (Kobe 40 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists; D. Howard 15 rebounds).
NHL Stanley Cup Finals:
Penguins 4, Red Wings 2 (Series tied 2-2), (Sidney Crosby has two points, including game-winning goal).
NHL Notes: Avalanche--Avs hire Joe Sacco as head coach.
MLB National League: Cubs at Braves PPD; Giants 5, Nationals 1 (Randy Johnson wins 300th game); Giants 4, Nationals 1 (6); Pirates 11, Mets 6; Phillies 3, Dodgers 0; Cardinals 3, Reds 1; Rockies 10, Astros 3; Marlins 4, Brewers 3.
MLB American League:
Athletics 7, White Sox 0; Angels 6, Blue Jays 5; Yankees 8, Rangers 6; Twins 11, Indians 3; Rays 3, Royals 2.
MLB Notes: Yankees--pitcher A.J. Burnett suspended six games for throwing high and tight to Rangers' Nelson Cruz earlier this week.
Soccer: MLS--DC United 2, Red Bulls 0.
French Open Tennis: Russians Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova meet in women's final; Kuznetsova eliminated Serena Williams in quarterfinals.

Local

Local Headlines: Hummer--
Chinese regulatory agencies could block GM's sale of Hummer brand to Chinese company; Lunch--federal lunch program begins at various locations in area.

Nation/World


National/World Headlines: White House--
President Obama calls for new effort for 2-state solution for Israel and Palestine during overseas tour; China--police swarm Tiananmen Square on 20th anniversary of demonstration and bloody crackdown; Mali--Al Qaeda says it has beheaded British hostage Edwin Dyer in Mali; Economy--new jobless claims fell slightly last week for the first time in 20 weeks; jobless benefit rolls fall to lowest level since January; GM--GM reportedly to sell Saturn brand to race car and dealership chain owner Roger Penske; Utah--Utah man charged with threat to President Obama.
Deaths: David Carradine, 72; star of "Kung Fu" TV series; found dead in Thai hotel room; starred in over 100 movies including roles of Woody Gutherie in "Bound for Glory" and Cole Younger in "The Long Riders" with brothers Robert and Keith playing Bob and Jim Younger; "Queen of the Blues" Koko Taylor, 80; songs include "Wang Dang Doodle," "What Kind of Man is This," and "I Got What it Takes;" seven Grammy nominations, won in 1984; Hong Kong actor Shih Kien, 96, played Bruce Lee's nemesis in 1973 movie "Enter the Dragon;" Charles Donald Albury, 88; co-pilot of plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

Weather
Today High 76 Low 54 Sunny
Sat High 75 Low 59 PM Showers
Sun High 82 Low 63 Scattered T-Storms
Mon
High 83 Low 55 Scattered T-Storms
Tue
High 71 Low 56 Few Showers

TV Listings: 16--8-9 p.m., Howie Do It (two episodes); 9-11 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., Flashpoint; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25--8 p.m., Privileged; 9 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 9:30 p.m., The Game; 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--8-9:30 p.m., Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night; 9:30-11 p.m., Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon Live: Pulse; 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; 9-10 p.m., Samantha Who? (two episodes); 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8 p.m., MLB: Indians at White Sox.

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