Sunday, June 7, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; June 7, 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 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 5, Silver Hawks 1.
NBA Finals:
Game two tonight, Magic at Lakers (Lakers lead 1-0).
WNBA: Season opener--Dream 87, Fever 86 (2 OT); Lynx 102, Sky 85; Sparks 78, Shock 58; Storm 71, Monarchs 61; Mystics 82, Sun 70; Mercury 90, Silver Stars 79 (Mercury's D. Taurasi 25 points; Stars' S. Young 25 points, 10 rebounds).
NHL Finals: Red Wings 5, Penguins 0 (Red Wings lead 3-2), (goalie Chris Osgood 22 saves; 15th playoff shutout).
MLB National League: Reds 4, Cubs 3; Dodgers 3, Phillies 2; Marlins 5, Giants 4; Pirates 6, Astros 4; Nationals 7, Mets 1; Brewers 3, Braves 0; Rockies 10, Cardinals 1; Padres 6, Diamondbacks 4.
MLB American League: White Sox 4, Indians 2; Rays 9, Yankees 7; Royals 6, Blue Jays 2; Mariners 2, Twins 1; Tigers 2, Angels 1; Red Sox 8, Rangers 1; Athletics 9, Orioles 4.
Soccer: MLS--Galaxy 2, Toronto FC; Crew 2, Wizards 0; Rapids 1, Real Salt Lake 1; Chivas USA 1, Sounders 0; WPS--(Wednesday) L.A. Sol 1, Chi. Red Stars 1.
French Open Tennis: Women's Final--Svetlana Kuznetsova defeats world number one Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2, for her first French Open title in an all-Russian final.
Triple Crown, Belmont Stakes: 1. Summer Bird, 2. Dunkirk, 3. Mine That Bird, 4. Charitable Man, 5. Luv Gov, 6. Flying Private, 7. Brave Victory, 8. Mr. Hot Stuff, 9. Chocolate Candy, 10. Miner's Escape, 11.
NFL Notes: Cowboys--Cowboys unveil new $1.5-billion stadium with concert featuring George Strait, Reba McIntire concert, Lee Ann Womack, and Blake Shelton.
NASCAR: Stewart--Sprint Cup points leader Tony Stewart wrecks car in Pocono practice.

Local

Local Headlines: Budgets--
St. Joseph County budget faces $10-million shortfall; South Bend must trim $16-million from budget; Shootings--authorities investigage two shootings late Saturday night and early Sunday morning; Invasion--suspects sought in early morning home invasion on Whitehall Drive in South Bend; reports indicate a car and cash were taken.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: France/Brazil--
two bodies found near crash site of Air France jet which was flying between Rio de Janeiro and Paris with 228 aboard; Bailout--U.S. bailout repayment seen bigger than expected; unnamed sources say size of repayments may be twice the original estimate of $25-billion; Pakistan--Pakistanis attack Taliban in retaliation for mosque blast in northern Pakistan; EU--voters turn towards right in elections for European Parliament; Thailand--Carradine family threatens legal action after forensic photos of David Carradine's body released to tabloid; Alabama/North Dakota--escaped convicts from Alabama caught in North Dakota; Iraq--five U.S. citizens detained in Baghdad in connection with death of American contractor; first time U.S. citizens face local justice under U.S.-Iraq joint security pact that took effect this year; Swine Flu--two U.S. soldiers in Germany have swine flu.
Entertainment: Diddley--Gainesville, FL, renames city's downtown plaza after rock legend and former resident Bo Diddley, who died in 2008.
Death: Bernard Leon Barker, 92; one of five Watergate burglars.

Weather
Today High 75 Low 61 PM Showers
Mon
High 81 Low 56 T-Showers
Tue
High 73 Low 52 Mostly Sunny
Wed
High 74 Low 55 Mostly Cloudy
Thu High 71 Low 55 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--7-9 p.m., Dateline NBC; 9-11 p.m., The Last Templar; 22--8-11 p.m., Tony Awards; 25--8-10 p.m., Kiss the Bride; 28--3 p.m., Formula One Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul; 8 p.m., Simpsons; 8:30 p.m., King of the Hill; 9 p.m., Family Guy; 9:30 p.m., American Dad; 34--8-9:30 p.m., David Garrett: Live in Berlin;9:30-11 p.m., Great Performances; 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., NBA Finals, Game Two: Magic at Lakers; 69--8-10 p.m., Mo Money.

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