Tuesday, July 28, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; July 28, 2009

Announcements

City of South Bend:

▪Common Council--July 27, 7 p.m., fourth-floor Council Chambers.
▪Board of Public Works Meeting--July 27, 9:30 a.m., Room 1308, County-City Building.
Redevelopment Commission Meeting--August 3, 10 a.m., 13th floor, County-City Building.
▪Parks and Recreation Board--August 17, 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

▪Jeffrey Osborne: August 1,
▪Crosby, Stills and Nash: August 3, 7:30 p.m.
▪Alice Cooper with Blue Oyster Cult: 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.

Summer Concert Series (at St. Patrick's County Park)

▪The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show: August 1, 8 p.m.; bands-- Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners, The Contours featuring Sylvester Potts (with a tribute to James "Pookie" Hudson), The Reflections, The Volumes, Daddy G and the Church Street Five, Stormy Weather, The Blue Suede Orchestra.
▪Beach Boys: August 15, 7 p.m.

Fridays at the Fountain (Free)

▪Goldmine Pickers (Bluegrass): August 7, 11:30 a.m.
▪Dougie Wood Band (Rock Country): August 21, 11:30 a.m.

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.
Logan's Run: August 1, Fun Walk starts at 8:30 a.m. and running starts at 8:35 p.m.; begins and ends at Notre Dame's Stepan Center; registration Friday from 4-7 p.m. at pasta dinner at Logan Center (Jefferson Boulevard and 26th Street in South Bend) and Saturday from 6:30-8 a.m. at the registration tent at Notre Dame. Family Fun Fest begins after racing from 9 a.m.-noon

S.B. Free Press Sports

Midwest League:
Silver Hawks 6, Kernels 5.
MLB National League: Cubs 5, Astros 1 (13); Nationals 14, Brewers 6; (Nats' Josh Willingham hits two grand slams); Giants 4, Pirates 2 (Tim Lincecum strikes out 15); Phillies 6, Diamondbacks 2; Mets 7, Rockies 3; Reds 6, Padres 4; Cardinals 6, Dodgers 1.
MLB American League: Twins 4, White Sox 3; Royals 5, Orioles 3; Yankees 11, Rays 4; Red Sox 8, Athletics 3; Rangers 5, Tigers 2; Indians 8, Angels 6; Blue Jays 11, Mariners 4; .
WNBA: No games scheduled.
Soccer: President Obama supports U.S. World Cup effort; MLS All-Star Game--Wednesday, 9:30 p.m.
NFL Notes: NFL HQ--Michael Vick conditionally reinstated by Commissioner Goodell.
Deaths: Rick Bryan, 47; former Oklahoma University and Atlanta Falcon DE died of congestive heart failure; holds OU record for tackles by a lineman with 365.

Local

Local Headlines: No Talking--South Bend bans talking on cell phones in school zones (gum chewing is still allowed); No Half-Days--Indiana eliminates half-days in schools; Protective Orders--protective orders in St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties go online; Odyssey--St. Joseph County joins Odyssey state-wide traffic reporting system next week; Library Cuts Hours--the St. Joseph County Public Library will cut hours as a result of $1.2-million budget shortfall for 2010; downtown library will be open all day Saturday and Sunday afternoons during school year; Francis and Centre Township branches will be open on Saturdays; all other branches will be closed weekends; Readmobile will be available only for special events; New Tech--New Tech High School gets $100,000 from fund-raising; Busing--the Crossing alternative high school will begin busing students to Elkhart after the closing of local campuses.
Area Headlines: LaPorte Homelessness--25 organizations teaming up to form coalition to deal with growing problem of homelessness in LaPorte County.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--Hawaii once again declares President Obama's birth certificate legitimate; officials say declaration was in answer to those who claim that president was actually born in his father's native Kenya and therefore ineligible to serve as President of the United States; Congress--Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-AL, ranking Republican on House Judiciary Committee, says he will vote against nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court; Senators reportedly near bipartisan health deal; Iraq--Defense Secretary Gates makes unannonuced visit to Iraq; Baghdad bank robbers kill eight security guards; get $6.9-million; Space Station--Canadian astronaut says effects of global warming on polar ice caps are visible from ISS; Haiti--boat with Haitian refugees capsizes, 113 saved, 85 missing; North Carolina--seven North Carolina men charged as international "jihad" group; Space Station--shuttle Endeavour getting ready to leave ISS today for trip home.
Entertainment: Split--Kim Kardashian, Reggie Bush split; Grammar--killer of "Frasier" and "Cheers" star Kelsey Grammar's sister denied parole; Seeger--folk singer Pete Seeger celebrates 90th birthday with concert.
Deaths: Merce Cunningham, 90; famed choreographer and dancer; called revolutionary artist who was still working three months ago; George Russell, 86; jazz composer whose theories influenced the music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane; developed the Lydian concept in 1953; called the first theoretical contribution from jazz.

Weather
Today High 80 Low 63 Scattered T-Storms
Wed High 78 Low 59 Mostly Sunny
Thu
High 81 Low 61 Isolated T-Storms
Fri High 77 Low 60 Mostly Sunny
Sat
High 82 Low 64 Mostly Sunny

TV Listing: 16--8-10 p.m., America's Got Talent (two episodes); 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., Big Brother; 25--8 p.m., 90210; 9 p.m., Hitched or Ditched; 28--8 p.m., Hell's Kitchen; 9 p.m., More to Love; 34--8 p.m., Nova; 9 p.m., Nova ScienceNow; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8-9:30 p.m., The Superstars; 9:30 p.m., Better Off Ted; 69--8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).

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