Thursday, July 30, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; July 30, 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, River Bandits 4.
MLB National League: Cubs 12, Astros 0; Diamondbacks 4, Phillies 0; Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2 (15); Brewers 7, Nationals 5; Padres 7, Reds 1; Rockies at Mets PPD; Marlins 6, Braves 3; Giants 1, Pirates 0.
MLB American League: Twins 3, White Sox 2; Angels 9, Indians 3; Mariners 3, Blue Jays 2; Orioles 7, Royals 3; Yankees 6, Rays 2; Athletics 8, Red Sox 6; Tigers 13, Rangers 5; .
MLB Notes: Phillies--
Phillies get reigning AL Cy Young winner Cliff Lee from Indians; Cubs--OF Reed Johnson could miss month after breaking foot.
WNBA: Sky 75, Sparks 63.
Soccer: MLS All-Star Game--Everton 1, MLS All-Stars 1 (Everton wins 4-3 in penalty kicks); WPS--D.C. Freedom 1, Bos. Breakers 0.

Local

Local Headlines: City Layoffs--layoffs possible for South Bend city workers; Stabbing--woman arrested after stabbing incident in 500 block of South Kenmore Street; Election--St. Joseph County says it can't affort state-mandated special election on transportation district scheduled in November; SMC--Saint Mary's again ranked as one of the best colleges in the Midwest.
Area Headlines: Amish Acres--47th Amish Acres Festival begins today in Nappanee; Beaches--Indiana's beaches some of nation's dirtiest.
Deaths: Joseph Szalay, 83; Hungarian freedom fighter, longtime owner of Szalay's Custom Tailoring in downtown South Bend; spoke to groups often about his days fighting Communists in Hungary; tributes paid by Bishop D'Arcy and South Bend Mayor Luecke.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--Congress--deal with "Blue Dog" Democrats clears way for September health care vote; Defense Department--Defense Secretary Gates says some U.S. troops may leave Iraq early; Massachusetts--pregnant Mass. woman murdered, fetus cut out and taken; baby is found and woman is arrested; baby in good condition; Nigeria--Nigerian army troops battle Islamic militants in the north; 100 militants killed; rights worker says civilians being killed; Iran--Iran begins trials of election protestors; death toll over 100 in election protests; Illinois--14 people shot in four-hour span in Chicago area--seven of them in one incident at Walnut Street and Homan Boulevard; New Jersey--New Jersey political consultant Jack Shaw, 61, found dead; among 44 arrested on federal corruption charges; Health--new study shows that tanning beds cause cancer; Iran--police arrest mourners in cemetery memorial; Florida--Florida leads nation in growing hot-house pot; Moldova--last Communist-run government loses in elections; Australia--PM Rudd promises to create 50,000 "green" jobs.
Entertainment: Rodent Invasion--new big screen version of "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" being developed; M.J.--law enforcement searches home of Michael Jackson's doctor; deal reached on custody of Michael's kids; Mom gets custody; ex-wife and children's mother Debbie Rowe gets visitation but no extra money.
Deaths: The Rev. Frederick J. Eikeronkoetter II, 74; known as "Reverend Ike;" suffered stroke in 2007 and never fully recovered; Gayatri Devi, 90; former queen of western Indian kingdom of Jaipur; also served three times in Indian Parliament; described as one of the most beautiful women in the world; Zhuo Lin, 93; widow of Chinese leader and economic reformer Deng Xiaoping.

Weather
Today High 82 Low 60 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 79 Low 61 Sunny
Sat High 84 Low 64 Mostly Sunny
Sun High 79 Low 62 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 83 Low 66 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings : 16--8 p.m., 30 Rock; 8:30 p.m., Parks and Recreation; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--8 p.m., Big Brother; 9 p.m., CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28--8 p.m., Bones; 9 p.m., So You Think You Can Dance; 34--8 p.m., This Old House Hour; 9 p.m., Antiques Roadshow; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live from Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8-10 p.m., Grey's Anatomy (two episodes); 69--8-10 p.m., Leaving Las Vegas.

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