Friday, July 10, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; July 10, 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 20, 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.edu

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: Silver Hawks 6, Snappers 5.
MLB National League: Cubs idle; Giants 9, Padres 3; Marlins 14, Diamondbacks 7; Rockies 7, Braves 6; Astros 9, Nationals 4; Dodgers 11, Mets 2; Phillies 9, Reds 6; Cardinals 5, Brewers 1.
MLB American League: Indians 10, White Sox 8; Rays 3, Blue Jays 2; Yankees 6, Twins 4; Royals 8, Red Sox 6; Mariners 3, Rangers 1.
WNBA: Sparks 69, Liberty 60 (B. Lennox 20 points, 7 rebounds); Storm 66, Monarchs 55 (15th straight home win for Storm).
NBA Notes: Four-Team Trade--Shawn Marion goes to Mavericks; Jerry Stackhouse goes to Grizzlies; F Kris Humphries, C Nathan Jawai, and cash go from Raptors to Mavericks; G Greg Buckner goes from Grizzlies to Mavericks; swingmen Anthony Wright and Devean George go from Mavericks to Raptors; Grizzlies receives second-round pick and cash from Raptors.
Soccer: WPS--L.A. Sol close to clinching regular-season division title in WPS.
NASCAR: Mayfield--banned Jeremy Mayfield considers selling his racing team.
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong remains split-second off lead.

Local

Local Headlines: Resignation--CEO Nancy Hellyer of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center to resign after move to new facility on Douglas Road; S.B. Budget--Mayor Luecke defends proposed budget cuts; S.B. Common Council President Derek Dieter, who voted against local income tax hike in December, says he will vote for it Monday; will urge St. Joseph County Council to follow suit; ND Top 10--Notre Dame was ranked one of the top 10 higher education workplaces in the country; Ride for Kids--hundreds of local motorcyclists to participate in "Ride for Kids" Sunday; proceeds go to pediatric brain tumor research; Robberies--second 7-11 in two days hit by armed robbers.
Area Headlines: LaVille--judge to hear arguments in resident George Moffett's suit to halt construction of new LaVille middle school; Michigan--woman in 70's fatally shot in Porter Township home; family member arrested; Voting--lawsuits say Indiana is violating Voter Registration Law requirement to help low-income voters register; Gary--Michael Jackson's father Joe to attend memorial for son in hometown.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: G-8/G5 Summit--world leaders want $20-billion for food aid; President Obama says G-8 leaders concerned about Iran; Ghana prepares welcome for President Obama; China--earthquake registered at 6.0 forces 400,000 to relocate in southwestern China; Congress--fiscally conservative Democrats break ranks over health care; concerns include more cost containment measures, protections for small businesses, and a focus on rural health care; North Korea--Laura Ling, American reporter held in North Korean prison, phones sister Lisa in U.S.; Laura Ling and fellow prisoner Euna Lee reportedly in North Korean guest house rather than prison as North Korea negotiates journalists' release; Palin--daughter's ex-fiance and father of Grandson Tripp, Levi Johnson, says Gov. Palin resigned to take advantage of money-making opportunities; Afghanistan--22 Taliban reportedly killed in central Afghanistan; California--mysterious tremors detected on San Andreas Fault; Somalia--Islamist insurgents behead seven people; Climate--El Nino conditions return to affect weather.
Entertainment: Jackson--Michael Jackson memorial cost City of Los Angeles $1.4-million; Jackson's drug history to be probed.

Weather
Today High 85 Low 71 PM T-Storms
Sat High 82 Low 63 Isolated T-Showers
Sun High 85 Low 64 Sunny
Mon
High 83 Low 66 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 86 Low 70 Isolated T-Storms

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Chopping Block; 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., Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?; 9 p.m., Mental; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 34--8 p.m., Washington Week with Gwen Ifill; 8:30 p.m., Now on PBS; 9 p.m., Bill Moyers' Journal; 10 p.m., Inside; 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., Surviving Suburbia; 8:30 p.m., The Goode Family; 9-10 p.m., According to Jim (two episodes); 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Friday Night Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.

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