Saturday, February 14, 2009

LaPaz & Lakeville, Indiana; February 14, 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 Scores: Girls Sectionals, John Glenn--Culver Academy 47, Marian 44; Plymouth 34, John Glenn 31; Penn--Washington 53, Penn 30; Clay 45, Mishawaka 43; Bremen--Bremen 47, Westview 34; Fairfield 44, LaVille 31.
ND Scores: Hockey--ND 9, Northern Michigan 5; 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 Scores: no regular games; All-Star weekend.
NBA Notes: Heat/Raptors--Heat trade Shawn Marion, Marcus Banks and cash to Raptors for Jermaine O’Neal, Jamario Moon, and a future first round draft pick.
NHL Scores: Blues 1, Blackhawks 0; Blue Jackets 3, Red Wings 2; Devils 1, Bruins 0; Panthers 2, Rangers 1; Sabres 6, Sharks 5 (SO); Stars 2, Canucks 1; Canadiens 4, Avalanche 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(15) Butler 80, UIC 61; Valparaiso 71, Loyola Chicago 47 (Valpo head coach Homer Drew gets 600th career win); West Virginia 93, (13) Villanova 72;
Women--(4) Duke 77, Clemson 53; (14) Florida St. 77, (8) UNC 70.
Pro Football Notes: Texans--Hurrican Ike damage to Reliant Stadium roof finally repaired; Bears--Bears release veteran WR Marty Booker; Falcons--Falcons try to trade QB Michael Vick’s rights.

Local

Local Headlines: Deployed--Indiana National Guard’s LaPorte-based 1613th Engineer Company headed to Iraq; Stimulus--Sen. Evan Bayh and U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly add RV tax cuts to stimulus bill; Self-shooting--rural St. Joseph County man accidentally shoots self in head.

Nation/World


Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama says he will sign stimulus bill into law shortly; Congress--House passes revised stimulus bill 246-183; all but seven Democrats and no Republicans voted for it; Senate gives OK to bill 60-38; Pennsylvania--judges plead guilty in scheme to jail youths for profit; Zimbabwe--Zimbabwe cabinet nominee charged with treason; Pakistan--approximately 30 die in missile strike on reputed Taliban/Al Qaeda compound; missiles reportedly from U.S. drones; Business--Microsoft to launch its own retail stores.

Weather
Today High 34 Low 22 Chance Snow
Sun High 32 Low 18 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 34 Low 22 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 38 Low 27 Mostly Cloudy
Wed High 34 Low 22 Chance Snow

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