South Bend, Indiana; August 13, 2009

Announcements

City of South Bend:

▪Common Council–August 24, 7 p.m., fourth-floor Council Chambers.
▪Board of Public Works Meeting–August 24, 9:30 a.m., Room 1308, County-City Building.
▪Redevelopment Commission Meeting–August 17, 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

▪Robin Williams Rescheduled: Robin Williams’ appearance–originally scheduled for April 17 but postponed due to his heart surgery–rescheduled for October 1.
▪Dan Tepfer: “Variations on Goldberg” at Palais Royale, September 13, 7 p.m.
▪South Bend Symphony Orchestra Presents: “Triumphant Beginnings” with Gleb Ivanov, piano; September 26, 8 p.m.

▪Tyler Perry’s “Laugh to Keep from Crying:” September 30, 7:30 p.m.; tickets go on sale August 19.

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

▪Beach Boys: August 15, 7 p.m.
▪The Bear 103.9 Presents: Rock Day with Tantric, Framing Hanley, and Smile Empty Soul, August 16, 4 p.m.

Fridays at the Fountain (Free)

▪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.
Pet of the Week: Daisy was returned to the shelter, because her family realized they don’t have the time to spend with her. Daisy is 3 years old, purebred yellow Lab female; house trained, leash trained, and fully vaccinated.
To learn more about Daisy and the many other wonderful animals available for adoption at South Bend Animal Care and Control go to: www.careofsouthbend.org and click “Adopt”.

Daisy

South Bend Free Press Sports

Midwest League: Lugnuts 8, Silver Hawks 6; The Famous Chicken returns to the Cove for tonight’s game against the Lugnuts; game time is 7 p.m.
MLB National League: Phillies 12, Cubs 5 (LP Jeff Smardzija; his first start); Cardinals 5, Reds 2; Rockies 8, Pirates 0; Padres 6, Brewers 5; Braves 6, Nationals 2; Astros 14, Marlins 6; Giants 4, Dodgers 2 (10); Mets 6, Diamondbacks 4.
MLB American League: Mariners 1, White Sox 0 (14); Red Sox 8, Tigers 2; Twins 7, Royals 1; Rangers 5, Indians 0; Angels 10, Rays 5; Athletics 6, Orioles 3; Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3 (11).
NL Standings (GB):  Central–Cardinals 64-52; Cubs 58-54 (4); Astros 56-58 (7); Brewers 55-58 (7.5);  Reds 49-64 (13.5); Pirates 46-67 (16.5); East–Phillies 63-48; Marlins 60-54 (4.5); Braves 60-54 (4.5); Mets 53-61 (11.5); Nationals 40-74 (24.5); West–Dodgers 69-46; Rockies 63-51 (5.5); Giants 62-52 (6.5); Diamondbacks 52-63 (17); Padres 49-66 (20).
AL Standings:  Central–Tigers 59-54; White Sox 58-57 (2); Twins 55-58 (4); Indians 49-64 (10); Royals 44-69 (15); East–Yankees 71-43; Red Sox 65-48 (5.5); Rays 61-523(10); Blue Jays 54-59 (16.5); Orioles 47-67 (24); West–Angels 68-44; Rangers 63-49 (5); Mariners 60-54 (9); Athletics 51-63 (18).
WNBA: No games scheduled.
WNBA Notes:  Trade–Sky trades former Rookie of the Year G Armintie Price for G Tamera Young.
Soccer:  World Cup–Mexico 2, U.S. 1 (Miguel Sabah scored winning goal in 81st minute; Charlie Davies scored U.S. goal).

Local

Local Headlines: Health Care–supporters of health care reform gather yesterday at Charles Martin Youth Center; representative of Senator Bayh in attendance; organizers attempted to keep discussion civil in contrast to rancorous town hall meetings; U.S. Rep. Donnelly’s meeting this weekend had protesters outside; Budget Cuts–Mayor Luecke tries to trim 20% off South Bend’s budget; More Clunkers–“Cash for Clunkers” program also improving business at salvage yards; Frustrated–Rum Village residents frustrated with blight of vacant properties; IUSB Job Fair–today from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. at the Student Activity Center; open to public.
Area Headlines:  Probation–former Elkhart police officer Benjamin Kruszynski given probation for crashing his squad car while off duty and drunk; the  nine-year veteran resigned from the force after that incident.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: White House–President Obama awards Medal of Freedom to Sen. Edward Kennedy; daughter Kara accepts on behalf of the senator who is battling terminal brain cancer; State Department–U.S. officials try to smooth things over after Secretary of State Clinton’s angry retort to Congolese student; who asked for her husband’s opinion; the secretary replied that Bill Clinton was not the Secretary of State; secretary visits Liberia; Australia–Australian arrested and charged with infecting 3,000 computers worldwide with a virus designed to capture banking and credit card data; Australian police have not said whether he used the information to commit identity theft; Pakistan–12 die as Pakistan military pounds Taliban commander’s bases; Phillipines–Phillipine troops capture militant strongholds, 23 soldiers and 33 guerillas dead; Kenya–mob kills famous Scottish geologist Campbell Bridges, 72, in southern Kenya in apparent dispute over mining rights; Medicine–study shows that chocolate cuts death rate in heart attack survivors; Russia–Russian navy searches for Maltese-flagged with Russian crew and cargo that disappeared after sailing through English Channel; believed hijacked; Georgia–man convicted of terrorism for sending video of U.S. landmarks to terrorist groups and plotting to support “violent jihad;” Pennsylvania–Philadelphia man sentenced to 120 years for making porn videos that show him molesting children; FBI found 11,000 videos in John Jackey Worman’s possession with more than 1-million images.
Entertainment: M.J.–Michael Jackson has three albums on top 10 list; could be first deceased star to have number one album.
Deaths: Margaret Bush Wilson, 90; pioneering civil rights attorney and former national chair of the NAACP; second black woman to pass the Missouri bar exam; Ricardo Cassin, 100; mountain climber credited with 100 first ascents from the Himalayas to Alaska.

Weather
Today High 84 Low 61 Sunny
Fri High 86 Low 64 PM Sunny
Sat  High 89  Low 68  Sunny
Sun High 88 Low 69 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 84 Low 68 Scattered T-Storms

TV Listings : 16–8 p.m., 30 Rock; 8:30 p.m., Parks and Recreation; 9 p.m., The Office; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22–8 p.m., Big Brother; 9 p.m., CSI; 25–8-10 p.m., Supernatural (two episodes); 28–8 p.m., Bones; 9 p.m., House; 34–8 p.m., Natural Heritage of Indiana; 9 p.m., Ballykissangel; 46–7-10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 57–8 p.m., Who Wants to Be a Millionaire; 9 p.m., Grey’s Anatomy (two episodes); 69–8-10 p.m., The Last King of Scotland.