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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 Begins Today: 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.
Pit Spit--36th annual International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship Saturday at Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm in Eau Claire, MI; pit-spitting legends Rick "Pellet Gun" Krause and record-holder Brian "Young Gun" Krause will conduct a clinic today at Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm.
4th of July Parades: North Liberty--parade begins at 2 p.m., July 4; Walkerton--Fourth of July Festival begins with parade today, continues through July 5 at John Glenn High School; LaPorte--LaPorte Jaycees Fourth of July Parade begins at 10 a.m. CDT in downtown LaPorte; Michigan City--Patriotic Program, featuring color guards, veterans, and more; Millenium Plaza, Washington Park, 8 a.m. CDT July 4.
4th of July Fireworks: Lakeville--dusk July 4 at Newton Park; South Bend--July 1-3 following the game at Coveleski Stadium; dusk July 3at Meet Me on the Island, South Bend Museum of Art; July 4 after the concert at Coveleski Stadium; July 5, fireworks at dusk at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds; North Liberty--dusk July 4 at North Liberty Elementary School; Walkerton--dusk July 4 at John Glenn High School; Elkhart--dusk July 4 at Elkhart H.S. Rice Field; parking $5; Bremen--10:30 p.m. July 4 in Sunnyside Park.
Beacon Sports
Midwest League: Silver Hawks 5, Whitecaps 4.
ND Notes: Men's Basketball--Holy Cross (MA) hires ND assistant Sean Kearney to be head coach.
MLB National League: Cubs 9, Brewers 5 (D. Lee 2 HRs, 7 RBIs); Cardinals 5, Giants 2; Braves 5, Phillies 2; Astros 7, Padres 2; Mets 9, Pirates 8 (10); Reds 3, Diamondbacks 2.
MLB American League: White Sox 4, Royals 1; Mariners 8, Yankees 4; Angels 5, Orioles 2.
MLB Notes: Cubs--Cubs recall RHP and former ND WR Jeff Smardzija; Dodgers--Manny Ramirez returns after 50-game ban.
WNBA: Fever 67, Sun 53 (T. Sutton-Brown 14 points, 14 rebounds; Fever win streak seven); Liberty 80, Shock 64 (S. Christon 25 points); Monarchs 74, Lynx 68 (N. Powell 21 pts, 7 rebounds).
NBA Notes: Lakers--Lakers sign Rockets' free agent F Ron Artest; Rockets sign Lakers free agent F Trevor Ariza to one-year deal.
Wimbledon Tennis: Andy Roddick faces Brit Andy Murray in semis; Roger Federer becomes first man to reach seven straight Wimbledon finals since 1922; Williams sisters to face each other again in women's final.
Local
Nation/World
Weather
Today High 78 Low 62 Mostly Sunny
Sat High 78 Low 63 T-Showers
Sun High 81 Low 61 Mostly Sunny
Mon High 79 Low 63 Mostly Sunny
Tue High 83 Low 65 Partly Cloudy
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Chopping Block; 9-11 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., Flashpoint; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25--8 p.m., Privileged; 9 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 9:30 p.m., The Game; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28--8 p.m., Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?; 9 p.m., Mental; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 10:30 p.m., The Simpsons; 34--8 p.m., Washington Week with Gwen Ifill; 8:30 p.m., Now on PBS; 9 p.m., Bill Moyers' Journal; 10 p.m., Inside; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA in Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Wisdom Keys with Mike Murdock; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57--8 p.m., Surviving Suburbia; 8:30 p.m., The Goode Family; 9-10 p.m., According to Jim (two episodes); 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Friday Night Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.
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 Begins Today: 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.
Pit Spit--36th annual International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship Saturday at Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm in Eau Claire, MI; pit-spitting legends Rick "Pellet Gun" Krause and record-holder Brian "Young Gun" Krause will conduct a clinic today at Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm.
4th of July Parades: North Liberty--parade begins at 2 p.m., July 4; Walkerton--Fourth of July Festival begins with parade today, continues through July 5 at John Glenn High School; LaPorte--LaPorte Jaycees Fourth of July Parade begins at 10 a.m. CDT in downtown LaPorte; Michigan City--Patriotic Program, featuring color guards, veterans, and more; Millenium Plaza, Washington Park, 8 a.m. CDT July 4.
4th of July Fireworks: Lakeville--dusk July 4 at Newton Park; South Bend--July 1-3 following the game at Coveleski Stadium; dusk July 3at Meet Me on the Island, South Bend Museum of Art; July 4 after the concert at Coveleski Stadium; July 5, fireworks at dusk at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds; North Liberty--dusk July 4 at North Liberty Elementary School; Walkerton--dusk July 4 at John Glenn High School; Elkhart--dusk July 4 at Elkhart H.S. Rice Field; parking $5; Bremen--10:30 p.m. July 4 in Sunnyside Park.
Beacon Sports
Midwest League: Silver Hawks 5, Whitecaps 4.
ND Notes: Men's Basketball--Holy Cross (MA) hires ND assistant Sean Kearney to be head coach.
MLB National League: Cubs 9, Brewers 5 (D. Lee 2 HRs, 7 RBIs); Cardinals 5, Giants 2; Braves 5, Phillies 2; Astros 7, Padres 2; Mets 9, Pirates 8 (10); Reds 3, Diamondbacks 2.
MLB American League: White Sox 4, Royals 1; Mariners 8, Yankees 4; Angels 5, Orioles 2.
MLB Notes: Cubs--Cubs recall RHP and former ND WR Jeff Smardzija; Dodgers--Manny Ramirez returns after 50-game ban.
WNBA: Fever 67, Sun 53 (T. Sutton-Brown 14 points, 14 rebounds; Fever win streak seven); Liberty 80, Shock 64 (S. Christon 25 points); Monarchs 74, Lynx 68 (N. Powell 21 pts, 7 rebounds).
NBA Notes: Lakers--Lakers sign Rockets' free agent F Ron Artest; Rockets sign Lakers free agent F Trevor Ariza to one-year deal.
Wimbledon Tennis: Andy Roddick faces Brit Andy Murray in semis; Roger Federer becomes first man to reach seven straight Wimbledon finals since 1922; Williams sisters to face each other again in women's final.
Local
Local Headlines: Angel Recovering--heroic Angel the Rottweiler continues to recover at local animal clinic after being shot by intruders; despite gunshot wounds Angel barred entry to would-be home invaders; contributions have paid for Angel's care; Zoo Popular--Potawatomi Park reports surge in zoo business; Recall--Meijer Brand Instant Nonfat recalled; product sold in stores in Indiana; Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky; Possible ID--body found in St. Joseph River Tuesday believed to be Linda Rowe, 61; she has been missing for more than a month; SBPD Cpt. Phil Trent says size, race, and sex of the body match missing woman; body was found in river near her apartment at Riverside Drive and Riverside Court.
Area Headlines: Elkhart--state cites VIM Recycling for safety issues after worker's death May 6; Hunts--controlled deer hunts scheduled for 17 Indiana state parks including Potato Creek; Michigan--Van Buren County deputy pinned between car of suspected drunk driver and trunk of patrol car during traffic stop.
Area Headlines: Elkhart--state cites VIM Recycling for safety issues after worker's death May 6; Hunts--controlled deer hunts scheduled for 17 Indiana state parks including Potato Creek; Michigan--Van Buren County deputy pinned between car of suspected drunk driver and trunk of patrol car during traffic stop.
Nation/World
National/World Headlines: White House--U.S., Russia poised to restart relationship; President Obama tells Russian PM Putin the Cold War is history; Senate--Senate health care bill would mandate fines of up to $1,000 for those who refuse to sign up for low-cost health insurance; Congressional Budget Office estimates fines would bring in $36-billion over 10 years; Iran--British Embassy staffers to be tried in Iran, Iranian cleric says; Pakistan--17 die in U.S. missile strike on alleged Taliban training center in South Waziristan; Michigan--dozens of students flee Detroit High School yesterday as shots fired again; five students from high school were shot at a nearby bus stop Tuesday; Madoff--feds seize $7-million Bernard Madoff penthouse; wife forced to move out and leave possessions behind, including a fur coat she asked to take with her; Afghanistan--Marines fight gun battles with Taliban in Southern Afghanistan; push deeper into towns; Myanmar--Myanmar rejects UN attempt to see jailed presidential candidate Suu Kyi; Germany--John Demjanjuk, 89, pronounced fit to stand try for Nazi war crimes in Germany; Demjanjuk was deported from Ohio to Germany; Honduras--U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) defends ouster of Honduran President Zelaya; DeMint says Zelays was Hugo Chavez-style dictator who ignored a Supreme Court order to halt a constitutional revamp designed to keep him in power beyond his constitutionally-mandated term limit.
Entertainment: Jackson--Michael Jackson memorial service to be Tuesday at L.A.'s Staple Center, home of the Clippers and Lakers; L.A. police under scrutiny in handling of Michael Jackson death scene; Jackson ex-wife Debbie Rowe may sue for custody of her two children; Gossip Girl--Hilary Duff to be semi-regular on "Gossip Girl."
Deaths: Herbert G. Klein, 91; Richard Nixon's White House director of communications; actress Anna Karen Morrow, 94; had regular role on prime-time soap opera "Peyton Place" and starred on Broadway, in films, and numerous other TV shows.
Entertainment: Jackson--Michael Jackson memorial service to be Tuesday at L.A.'s Staple Center, home of the Clippers and Lakers; L.A. police under scrutiny in handling of Michael Jackson death scene; Jackson ex-wife Debbie Rowe may sue for custody of her two children; Gossip Girl--Hilary Duff to be semi-regular on "Gossip Girl."
Deaths: Herbert G. Klein, 91; Richard Nixon's White House director of communications; actress Anna Karen Morrow, 94; had regular role on prime-time soap opera "Peyton Place" and starred on Broadway, in films, and numerous other TV shows.
Weather
Today High 78 Low 62 Mostly Sunny
Sat High 78 Low 63 T-Showers
Sun High 81 Low 61 Mostly Sunny
Mon High 79 Low 63 Mostly Sunny
Tue High 83 Low 65 Partly Cloudy
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Chopping Block; 9-11 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., Flashpoint; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25--8 p.m., Privileged; 9 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 9:30 p.m., The Game; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28--8 p.m., Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?; 9 p.m., Mental; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 10:30 p.m., The Simpsons; 34--8 p.m., Washington Week with Gwen Ifill; 8:30 p.m., Now on PBS; 9 p.m., Bill Moyers' Journal; 10 p.m., Inside; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA in Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Wisdom Keys with Mike Murdock; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57--8 p.m., Surviving Suburbia; 8:30 p.m., The Goode Family; 9-10 p.m., According to Jim (two episodes); 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Friday Night Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.
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