Tuesday, June 9, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; June 9, 2009

Announcements

City of South Bend:

▪Common Council--June 22, 7 p.m., fourth-floor Council Chambers.
▪Board of Public Works Meeting--June 22, 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 4, Silver Hawks 1.
NBA Finals: Game 3 tonight, Lakers at Magic (9 p.m., ABC 57), Lakers lead 2-0.
WNBA: Shock 81, Sparks 52 (D. Nolan 27 points).
NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Game 6 tonight, Red Wings at Penguins (8 p.m., NBC 16), Red Wings lead 3-2.
MLB National League: Cubs idle; Padres 6, Diamondbacks 3; Braves 7, Pirates 6 (15); Marlins 4, Giants 0; Rockies 5, Cardinals 2.
MLB American League: Tigers 5, White Sox 4; White Sox 6, Tigers 1; Yankees 5, Rays 3; Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3; Athletics 4, Twins 3.
Soccer: MLS--next game Wednesday, Chivas USA at Dynamos; WPS--next game Wednesday, Chi. Red Stars at L.A. Sol.

Local

Local Headlines: Shooting--
man shot Monday night in parking lot at LaSalle Park Homes; in another shooting Clay student Eddie Ward, Jr., 16, dies Sunday after being shot at Phillips 66 station, 1623 Lincoln Way West; Police Advisory--police advise residents to keep doors, garages locked this summer to prevent "crimes of opportunity;" police investigating rash of home burglaries in rural areas near Indiana-Michigan state line; Chase--man leads police in three-county chase that exceeds 100 miles-per-hour early this morning after routine traffic stop; chase runs from South Bend through Marshall County to Starke County; Sentencing--Edwin Dewayne Brooks, 37, sentenced to at least 15 years in prison after crime spree that extended into Michigan; five counts include home invasion, receiving and concealing stolen property, and possession of a firearm by a felon; has three prior felony convictions, one in Wisconsin and two in Indiana; Stabbing--police investigate robbery and stabbing on Elmer Street in South Bend this morning.

Nation/World


National/World Headlines: Chrysler--
U.S. Supreme delays Chrysler sale to Fiat; Fiat commits to Chrysler deal despite court delay; Air France--searchers find tail section, vertical stabilizer, and more bodies at crash site of AF 447; North Korea--families of jailed U.S. reporters ask North Korea for clemency; North Korea steps up rhetoric amid nuclear crisis; Space--black hole is biggest ever discovered; estimated weight 6.4-billion times the mass of our sun; Pennsylvania--police officers in northeastern Pennsylvania rescue kidnapped boy; kidnapper--the boy's father--and state trooper are killed; Daniel Autenrieth had kidnapped his nine-year-old son at gunpoint and led police on a 40-mile high-speed chase that ended with crash and exchange of gunfire; Guantanamo--first Gitmo detainee arrives in U.S.; Pakistan--Pakistani army backs up citizens fighting Taliban.
Entertainment: Tonys--rocker Bret Michaels' nose fractured at Tony Awards ceremony.
Dead: Singer-songwriter Kenny Rankin, 69; wrote and recorded "Peaceful;" wrote "In the Name of Love" which was recorded by Peggy Lee and "Haven't We Met", performed by Carmen McRae and Mel Torme; Gabon President Omar Bongo, 73, became world's longest-serving president (42 years) after Cuba's Fidel Castro stepped down.

Weather
Today High 68 Low 55 AM Clouds/PM Sun
Wed High 73 Low 54 Showers
Thu
High 73 Low 55 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 77 Low 55 Partly Cloudy
Sat
High 78 Low 58 Partly Cloudy

TV Listing: 16--8 p.m., Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6, Red Wings at Penguins; 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., The Mentalist; 25--8 p.m., 90210; 9 p.m., Hitched or Ditched; 28--8 p.m., House; 9 p.m., Mental; 34--8-9:30 p.m., Live From Lincoln Center; 9:30 p.m., Frontline; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night; 8:30 p.m., NBA Countodown; 9 p.m., NBA Finals, Game 3, Lakers at Magic; 69--8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).

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