Tuesday, February 17, 2009

LaPaz & Lakeville, Indiana; February 17, 2009

Announcements

Announcements: Send announcements to llbeacon193@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.

Beacon Sports

ND Scores: Boxing, Bengal Bouts--February 15 (5 p.m.), 17 (6 p.m.), 24 (6:30 p.m.), and 28 (7 p.m.) at the Joyce Fieldhouse; tickets on sale at Gate 1 of the Joyce Center.
NBA Notes: no games scheduled; All-Star break; Suns--Suns fire head coach Terry Porter; promote assistant Alvin Gentry.
NHL Scores: Islanders 3, Penguins 2 (SO); Stars 3, Blue Jackets 2 (SO); Blues 2, Rangers 1; Senators 2, Predators 0; Oilers 3, Coyotes 1; Thrashers 7, Kings 6 (SO).
College Basketball Scores: Men--(4) Pittsburgh 76, (1) U Conn 68;
Women--IU 67, Wisconsin 61 (OT); IUPUI 57, Centenary 55; (22) South Dakota St. 87, Southern Utah 42; (7) Duke 62, (13) Tennessee 54.
Golf: PGA Northern Trust Open (Riviera Country Club at Pebble Beach) (54 holes; final round cancelled due to two days of rain)--1. Dustin Johnson -15 (after 54 holes); 2. Mike Weir -11.
Sports Notes: Cycling--Lance Armstrong’s bicycle stolen; Swimming--no charges filed against Michael Phelps in marijuana-smoking picture; Tennis--Israeli tennis player denied visa to play in tournament in United Arab Emirates.

Local

Local Headlines: Digital TV Switch--local TV stations will still turn off their analog signal today even though Congress has extended the deadline for doing so; channel 57 still using analog signal; Thin Ice--thin ice on lakes and streams claims another life as authorities urge caution.

Nation/World


Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama to sign economic stimulus bill today; California--state of California to begin layoffs in budget crisis; Economy--Wal-Mart posts profit on grocery discounts; Japan--new Japanese finance minister says economic downturn worse than expected; former minister resigned because of economy; Cambodia--Cambodia begins Khmer Rouge war crimes trials.
Entertainment: Lindsay Lohan--skeletally-thin Lindsay blames weight loss on stress from hectic work schedule.

Weather
Today High 40 Low 31 Mostly Cloudy
Wed High 38 Low 20 Snow
Thu High 22 Low 13 Snow Showers
Fri High 29 Low 18 Chance Snow
Sat High 27 Low 16 Chance Snow

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