Saturday, July 18, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; July 18, 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: today and tomorrow. Parade from 9:30-11:30 a.m. today; begins at Howard Park with main grandstand on St. Joseph Street. Events continue today including Enshrinement Ribs Cook-Off.

S.B. Free Press Sports

Midwest League: Silver Hawks 5, Cougars 2.
MLB National League: Cubs 3, Nationals 1; Astros 8, Dodgers 1; Rockies 5, Padres 3; Cardinals 6, Diamondbacks 1 (Albert Pujols 2 HRs); Braves 11, Mets 0; Reds 4, Brewers 0; Phillies 6, Marlins 5 (12); Pirates 2, Giants 1 (14).
MLB American League: White Sox 12, Orioles 8 (Jim Thome 7 RBIs); Yankees 5, Tigers 3; Mariners 6, Indians 2; Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 1; Twins 5, Rangers 3; Rays 8, Royals 7; Athletics 7, Angels 3.
MLB Notes: Cubs--Alfonso Soriano out with dislocated finger.
WNBA: Fever 84, Dream 79 (K. Douglas 25 points; A. Desouza 23 points, 14 rebounds), (Fever extend club-record win streak to 11); Sun 72, Silver Stars 64 (B. Hammon 24 points); Storm 69, Monarchs 56 (S. Bird 20 points, 6 assists).
NBA Notes: Trade--Clippers trade leading scorer and former Indiana high school all-star Zach Randolph to Grizzlies for Quentin Richardson.
MLS/WPS Notes: WPS All-Star Game--balloting starts today for WPS All-Star Game.
British Open Golf: Tom Watson, 59, tries to become oldest golfer to win a major; is already oldest golfer to lead a major; Tiger woods fails to make cut; only second time he has failed to make cut in a major.
NCAA: Football--Lou Holtz leads College Football Hall of Fame induction class this weekend.

Local

Local Headlines: Case Dropped--case against late Dr. Philip Gabrielle and wife Marcella dropped in wake of their apparent murder-suicide; Alternative Education--alternative high school programs at JJC (Central Academy) and The Crossing threatened because of financial crunch; as of now The Crossing's South Bend Campus at 1820 South Michigan Street is closed; The Crossing's 15-passenger bus will take students to the Elkhart campus; Cell Phones--South Bend City Council ponders banning cell phone use in school zones; Airline Grounded--start-up airline JetAmerica, formerly Air Azul, folds before it even gets off the ground; refunds offered; Enshrinement--local businesses hopes for boost from Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival; Hall of Fame inductee Troy Aikman visits patients at Memorial Hospital.
Area Headlines: Escape--search goes on for escaped Indiana State Prison at Michigan City inmates Mark Booher and Lance Battreal.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--President Obama defends call for broad health care overhaul; president pays tribute to Walter Cronkite, who died this week; Space--International Space Station sets record after docking by Space Shuttle Endeavour--13 people aboard; space station crew was expanded from three to six earlier this year with installation of new module; Wisconsin--Wienermobile crashes in to Mount Pleasant home (35 miles south of Milwaukee); PETA asks Oscar Mayer to retire Wienermobile in wake of death of Oscar G. Mayer because "for years it has been driving kids toward a meat-laden diet;" Tour de France--woman struck and killed by motorcycle at Tour de France; Afghanistan--two dead as fighter jet crashes in Afghanistan; Business--Yahoo and Microsoft discuss partnership; South Africa--former South African President Nelson Mandela celebrates 91st birthday; South Africans do community service to celebrate Mandela Day.
Entertainment: Orwell--pirated copies of George Orwell books pulled from Kindle; Child--Meryl Streep stars in movie about French chef and TV host Julia Childs.
Deaths: Walter Cronkite, 92; "most trusted man in America;" started broadcasting in World War II and was CBS evening news anchor for 19 years, starting in 1962; was at anchor desk for assassinations of JFK, Martin Luther King, and RFK and the Apollo moon landing; world's oldest man Henry Allingham, 113; WWI vet and last surviving original member of the British Royal Air Force which was formed in 1918.

Weather
Today High 66 Low 54 Few Showers
Sun High 74 Low 56 PM Showers
Mon High 80 Low 61 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 83 Low 65 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 81 Low 64 Isolated T-Storms

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Kings; 9 p.m., Law & Order: Criminal Intent; 10 p.m., Law & Order: SVU: 22--8 p.m., The Unit; 9 p.m., Numb3rs; 10 p.m., 48 Hours Mystery; 25--8-10 p.m., Dr. Doolittle; 10 p.m.-12 a.m., Big Mama's House; 28--3:30 p.m., This Week in Baseball; 4 p.m.--MLB: Orioles at White Sox; 8-10 p.m., Cops (two episodes); 9 p.m., America's Most Wanted; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 10:30 p.m., Family Guy; 34--8 p.m., Ascent of Money; 9-10:30 p.m., P.O.V.; 10:30 p.m., Ribbon of Sand 46--8-9 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10-11p.m., Paid; 57--8 p.m., Wipeout; 9 p.m., Castle; 10 p.m., Dirty Sexy Money; 69--8-10 p.m., A Cool, Dry Place; 10 p.m., Untouchables.

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