Monday, July 6, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; July 6, 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 6, 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 7, Lugnuts 1.
MLB National League: Cubs 8, Brewers 2; Dodgers 7, Padres 6 (13); Astros 7, Giants 1; Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 3; Nationals 5, Braves 3; Phillies 2, Mets 0; Marlins 5, Pirates 0; Cardinals 10, Reds 1.
MLB American League: Royals 6, White Sox 3; Athletics 5, Indians 2; Yankees 10, Blue Jays 8; Red Sox 8, Mariners 4; Twins 6, Tigers 2; Angels 9, Orioles 6; Rangers 5, Rays 2.
WNBA: Fever 78, Dream 74 (T. Sutton-Brown 22 points, 9 rebounds; E. DeSouza 15 points, 8 rebounds; eighth straight win for Fever); Sun 95, Shock 92 (OT), (K. Smith 28 points, S. Gruda 23 points, 6 rebounds); Mercury 104, Sparks 89 (D. Taurasi 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists; D. Milton-Jones 15 points, 7 rebounds).
Soccer: MLS--no games scheduled; WPS--S.L. Athletica 1, FC Gold Pride 0.
Golf: PGA AT&T National at Congressional Country Club--1. Tiger Woods -13; 2. Hunter Mahan -12; LPGA Jamie Farr Owens-Corning Classic at Sylvania, OH--1. Eunjung Yi and Morgan Pressel -18 (Yi won playoff), 2. Song-Hee Kim, Seon Hwa Lee, and MIchelle Wie -16; Most PGA Tour Wins--1. Sam Snead 82, 2. Jack Nicklaus 73, 3. Tiger Woods 68.
IRL Camping World Grand Prix at Watkins-Glen: 1. Justin Wilson, 2. Ryan Briscoe, 3. Scott Dixon, 4. Helio Castroneves, 5. Marco Andretti, 6. Mike Conway, 7. E.J. Viso, 8. Tony Kanaan, 9. Robert Doornbos, 10. Dan Wheldon.
IRL Standings: 1. Dario Franchitti 279; 2. Scott Dixon 278; 3. Ryan Briscoe 253; 4. Helio Castroneves 225; 5. Danica Patrick 219; 6. Dan Wheldon 204; 7. Tony Kanaan 190; 8. Marco Andretti 185; 9. Graham Rahal 180; 10. Hideki Mutoh 174.
Wimbledon Tennis: Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14; sixth Wimbledon and record 15th Grand Slam title for Federer; Serena Williams beats sister Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2 for third Wimbledon and 11th major title; Serena 6-2 against Venus in Grand Slam finals; Williams sisters win fouth Wimbledon doubles title and ninth Grand Slam doubles title.

Local

Local Headlines: Closes--intersection at Lincolnway West and Diamond in South closed after fire from house explosion spreads to neighboring dwelling; woman, 94, in neighboring house taken to Ft. Wayne burn unit; Closing--Cleveland Road to close for construction between Ironwood Road and S.R. 23 Thursday; New South Shore Board--election scheduled; balloting in November will determine whether residents in St. Joseph, LaPorte, Porter, and Lake counties wish to participate in regional transportation district.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House--President Obama and family arrive in Moscow; Honduras--exiled President Zelaya's plane circles airport in Honduras but is not allowed to land; plane finally lands in El Salvador; one killed in clashes between authorities and Zelaya supporters; China--heavy rain and floods in southern China kill 15, displace 550,000; 140 killed and 828 injured in ethnic riots in China's Xinjiang region; tensions between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighers become violent; Disney World--driver killed as monorails collide at Disney World; GM--bankruptcy judge OKs GM sale plan, paving the way for GM to sell the bulk of its assets to a new company; Florida--12 wounded in shooting at Miami party; Defense Department--Chairman of Joint Chiefs Adm. Mullen advises President Obama to take "measured" approach to changing military's anti-gay policy; Latvia--Latvian finance company offering loans requiring immortal soul as collateral.
Entertainment: Boyle--Susan Boyle to record debut album.
Deaths: Robert McNamara, 93, secretary of defense during Kennedy and Johnson administrations; considered architect of "mutual assured destruction" during Cold War; headed war department during buildup of U.S. forces in Vietnam; Takeo Doi, 89; scholar whose book chronicling his findings on Japanese psyche "The Anatomy of Dependence" was best-seller in Japan and abroad.

Weather
Today High 82 Low 63 Mostly Sunny
Tue
High 75 Low 59 Partly Cloudy
Wed
High 76 Low 62 Mostly Cloudy
Thu High 80 Low 65 Mostly Sunny
Fri
High 86 Low 69 Isolated T-Storms

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Law & Order; 9 p.m., Law & Order: Criminal Intent; 22--8 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 8:30 p.m., Rules of Engagement; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 25--8 p.m., One Tree Hill; 9 p.m., Gossip Girl;28--8 p.m., House; 9 p.m., Lie to Me; 34--p.m., 8 p.m., Antiques Roadshow; 9 p.m., History Detectives; 46--8-10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 57--8-10 p.m., The Bachelorette (two-hour episode); 69--8 p.m., Masters of Illusion; 9 p.m., Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.

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