Thursday, February 26, 2009

LaPaz & Lakeville, Indiana; February 26, 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

High School Basketball: Boys--
No local games.
ND Scores: Basketball, Men--ND 70, Rutgers 65; Boxing, Bengal Bouts Finals--February 28 (7 p.m.) at the Joyce Fieldhouse; tickets on sale at Gate 1 of the Joyce Center.
NBA Scores: Pacers 104, Grizzlies 99; Nets 111, Bulls 99; 76ers 106, Wizards 98; Magic 114, Knicks 109; Jazz 120, Timberwolves 103; Hornets 90, Pistons 87; Mavericks 116, Bucks 96; Spurs 99, Trailblazers 84; Nuggets 110, Hawks 109; Bobcats 98, Kings 91; Clippers 93, Celtics 91.
NHL Scores:
Flyers 2, Kings 0; Maples Leafs 2, Rangers 1 (SO); Penguins 1, Islanders 0; Red Wings 4, Sharks 1.
College Basketball Scores: Men--IUSB 69, St. Francis (IL) 63; Bethel 73, Taylor 53 (MCC Tournament First Round); Northwestern 75, IU 53 (IU 1-14 in Big Ten); Ball St. 53, Central Michigan 44; Evansville 56, Bradley 49; (25) Texas 87, Texas Tech 81; (7) Duke 78, Maryland 67; (11) MIsso;uri 94, Kansas St. 74; (9) Michigan St. 62, Iowa 54; (10) Villanova 74, DePaul 72; Virginia Tech 80, (12) Clemson 77; (2) U Conn 93, (8) Marquette 82;
Women--Nebraska 52, (16) Kansas St. 47; (21) Iowa St. 76, Colorado 63; (5) Baylor 83, Texas Tech 53; Temple 74, (17) Xavier 65; (7) Duke 83, Wake Forest 50.
Golf: PGA Accenture Match Play Championship--Tiger Wood defeats Brendan Jones 3 and 2 in first competition since knee surgery last year.
NFL Notes: Buccaneers--Bucs release LB Derrick Brooks, four others.

Local

Local Headlines: Abductions--South Bend woman, 19, abducted from Mishawaka shopping center; found safe 100 miles south in White County, IN; abduction follows two failed attempts in Mishawaka shopping centers; police say they have identified suspect in case--a registered sex offender--and they are trying to find him; New Business--Fortis Plastics moving corporate management functions to South Bend; will keep manufacturing functions in Kentucky; Fortis also has three plants in Elkhart; Mayor Luecke says move will bring 184 manufacturing and corporate-management jobs to South Bend by 2013; Mishawaka--Mishawaka High School principal George Marzotto announces retirement after four-decade career in education.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama sends budget to Congress with $1.75-trillion deficit; Congress--mortgage relief bill for House set; Florida--Miami piano teacher kills wife, two daughters, self; Bangladesh--tanks roll in Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka after border guards mutiny; Turkey/Netherlands--Turkish airliner crashes near Amsterdam airport, killing nine and injuring 86; Antarctica--Antarctic glaciers melting faster than thought; Suicide--four charged in multi-state suicide assistance program; Great Lakes--odd microbes found in Great Lakes; peculiar geological formations support purple mats of microbes; similar to life forms found in Antarctica.
Entertainment--Tyler Perry--Tyler Perry says he is considering killing off Medea.

Weather
Today High 47 Low 32 PM Rain
Fri High 32 Low 16 Snow Showers
Sat High 32 Low 19 Cloudy
Sun High 25 Low 13 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 26 Low 17 Partly Cloudy

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