Thrift store at Peach Creek Baptist Church celebrates re-opening

Thrifty Peach thrift shop volunteers work together as a team to put clothes on hangers to be added to new clothing racks; price items; and sort CDs, DVDs and video cassettes as they prepare for the opening of the shop for the first time since all of the inventory and the building was destroyed by arsonists in July 2008.


By JENNIFER SUMMER
Updated: 09.23.09
After a fire set by vandals destroyed the interior of the annex building where the Thrifty Peach thrift store was located, volunteers are working hard to put it all together again.

The building and all of the clothing, home decor items, accessories and furniture in the store were destroyed in the fire in July 2008 at Peach Creek Baptist Church.

The Thrifty Peach still collected items after the fire and will re-open at the beginning of October in a much larger space than they had previously.

“The fire burned the whole building we were located in and it consisted of five different rooms. They gutted the first floor and built this from the floor up so we can have enough room for customers to shop our items,” Bonnie Langston said.

The group of volunteers started working Sept. 7 to assemble clothing racks, more shelves, a peg board where their purses and accessories can be displayed, and place all of their items they have had donated throughout the new Thrifty Peach.

There will be a grand opening celebration Oct. 1, 2 and 3 and the community is invited to join them.

“We are very excited to have the Thrifty Peach open again and we have all worked very hard to have the shop open again. The fire helped to unite all of the ladies as we have all gathered to work, as a team to put everything back together,” Langston said.

The fire was almost a blessing in disguise for the church. The Thrifty Peach now has more space and the church’s insurance was able to pay for the damages and pay everything off on their buildings.

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Actor Patrick Swayze Dies; Houston Native Had Battled Cancer

LOS ANGELES (September 14, 2009)—“Dirty Dancing” actor Patrick Swayze, 57, has lost his yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer.

Swayze died Monday with his family at his side, his publicist Annett Wolf said.

In March 2008, it was disclosed that the Houston native had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Despite the grim prognosis, Swayze continued to work on the A&E series “The Beast,” in which he starred, although he said the cancer put him “through hell.”

Swayze became a star in 1987 with his performance in the coming-of-age classic “Dirty Dancing.”

Three years later, his role in “Ghost” made him a big screen favorite.

Patrick Swayze was born on August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas, the eldest child of Patsy Yvonne Helen (née Karnes; b. 1927), a choreographer, dance instructor, and dancer, and Jessie Wayne Swayze (1925-1982), an engineering draftsman.[6][7] He had two younger brothers, actor Don (born 1958) and Sean Kyle (born 1962), and two sisters, Vicky Lynn (1949-1994) and Bambi, who were adopted into the family.[8] His surname originated with an English immigrant ancestor named "Swasey".[7]
Until the age of 20,

Swayze lived in the Oak Forest neighborhood of Houston, where he attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, Oak Forest Elementary School,[9] Black Middle School,[9][10] and Waltrip High School.[9] During this time, he also pursued multiple artistic and athletic skills, such as ice skating, classical ballet, and acting in school plays. He studied gymnastics at nearby San Jacinto College for two years.

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Pit bull mauls child

KHOU:

The child was visiting her aunt's house on Sweet Gum near Live Oaks.

She went in the backyard to help feed her aunt's three dogs and that's when the pit bull attacked, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department.

The little girl was taken by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital. She's being treated for multiple puncture wounds and is in critical condition, according to Detective Mike Landrum.

The aunt suffered minor injuries when she intervened to stop the attack.

She was taken to Kingwood Medical Center.

The dog was taken into custody by Montgomery County Animal Control.

Landrum said they found no history of prior problems with the dogs.

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TV Tip leads to drug arrest.

EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY - An alert citizen tipped off the office of Montgomery County Pct. 4 Constable Rowdy Hayden after recognizing a fugitive featured on a Houston television station. The information led to four arrests, including the suspect at a home on Fostoria Road west of US 59.

KPRC, Channel 2 in Houston airs a “Wheel of Justice” segment during their newscast, which shows a fugitive’s photograph and provides details of their alleged crime, along with information about reporting their whereabouts. On Wednesday, the program spotlighted 21-year-old Crystal Deann Kimberlin of Splendora, whose probation was revoked. Her alleged victim was interviewed for the segment and described a brutal attack by two women who she identified as Kimberlin and 33-year-old Patricia Ann Quintanilla, who was not wanted because she had not been caught violating the terms of her probation.

On Wednesday night, the “Men in Black” arrested Kimberlin, whose current address is 11581 Fostoria Rd. near Splendora; Quintanilla, address unknown (last known address was east of Conroe); Anthony Shane Sustaita, 25, of 21433 Towerwood Drive in EMC; and 31-year-old Edward Garcia Jr. of 1250 Meekins Rd. in Splendora were all charged with first-degree felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine).

A 15-year-old who was also present was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and will appear before Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace James Metts.

Sustaita was also charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution of a known felon and multiple JP4 warrants, including no driver’s license; three warrants for failure to appear; and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Garcia, who surrendered to authorities at the Pct. 4 Constable’s Office while deputies processed the first three suspects, was also charged with evading arrest/detention.

In addition to the drug charge, Kimberlin was arrested on a motion to revoke warrant which is the reason for her unexpected appearance on television. The program showed an interview with the female victim of the crime for which Kimberlin was convicted who detailed her assault/robbery at the hands of Kimberlin and Quintanilla. There was no warrant to revoke Quintanilla’s probation because was not caught violating the terms – that is, until Wednesday night…

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It's 09-09-09 - does it mean anything?

And though the date lacks the pizzazz of the lucky sevens (07/07/07), that isn't stopping marketers, mathematicians and the marriage-minded from dressing it to the nines.

Hotels are offering discounts, couples are wedding in droves and "9/9/09" was among the top 100 search terms on the search engine Google on Tuesday.

Lottery users will undoubtedly try their luck by playing 999 Wednesday, and a lucky mother might see herself profiled on the news should she give birth at just the right time: 9:09.

So why not get in on the act?

After all, you're unlikely to experience another single-digit date in your lifetime. The next one won't roll around for 92 years -- until 1/1/2101.

Going to the chapel, gonna get married

In China, more than 10,000 couples were expected to register their marriages in Beijing on Wednesday and 6,000 more couples were set to tie the knot in Shanghai -- even though it's a weekday, said the Xinhua news agency.

In Malaysia, more than 500 ethnic Chinese couples married at a Buddhist temple in Kuala Lumpur.

That's because Chinese culture considers the number nine auspicious. In major Chinese dialects, the word for "nine" sounds similar to "longlasting."

Marriage also will be on the mind of many around the world who hope the date will translate to a life on cloud nine.

The Registry of Marriages in Singapore had more than 364 couples signed up to marry Wednesday, says The Straits Times newspaper. The average is 64.

Ditto for Australia. The state of Queensland has reported a threefold increase in the number of couples tying the knot.

"It's as simple as having a wedding anniversary that you can never forget," the registrar-general Helen Lucas told the broadcaster ABC.

Needless to say, the so-called marriage capital of the world -- Las Vegas, Nevada -- isn't about to let such an opportunity pass it by.

The Stratosphere is among several hotels and casinos offering quickie weddings. It is angling to marry off 99 couples at 9:09 p.m. for -- what else -- $99.09.

Hotels hope you book it!

Several hotels are offering special deals, tied to the date. The truth is that September is a slow time for the travel industry and any gimmick will do.

Hotels.com has been running a nine-day sale leading up to Wednesday, for rooms priced $99 or less.

Mathemagic

Those who like to play with numbers will have a field day on 09/09/09.

The date falls on a Wednesday in September, both of which have 9 letters.

September 9 also is the 252nd day of the year. 2+5+2

In addition, if you multiply a single-digit number by 9, the resulting two digits add up to 9. Consider: 8x9

Take me out to the ballgame

More than most, baseball is a game steeped in nines: nine players on the field at one time, nine innings, 90 feet between bases and nine strikes per inning.

You can celebrate by going to one of 15 games that Major League Baseball has on tap on Wednesday. Or you can commemorate along with MLB.com, which is inviting fans to vote for each team's best players, by season and position, in the All-Time 9s.

Tweet away ...

Republicans are asking Twitter users to log on at 9 p.m. ET for what is being billed as the "largest Twitter tea party ever."

... or take in a movie

The Tim Burton-produced sci-fi flick "9" comes out Wednesday, the 9th. It's a story about hand-stitched robots that battle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. How many robots? Nine.

Nine lives? Not today

The humor Web site URLesque has declared a one-day ban on all cat-related videos and stories on 09/09/09. The site doesn't specifically say so, but we suspect it has to do with feline luck running out after nine lives.

"Why only one day?" the Web site asks. "Well let's be honest, that's probably only as long as we'll last before a hilarious video comes crashing into our inbox."

A day in the life

An Internet project led by 25-year-old student Matthias Kluckert in Germany is soliciting stories from around the world Wednesday -- to capture an ordinary day on Earth experienced by people across cultures.

The project, "A Day on the Planet," hopes to collect the best stories and eventually publish them in eight languages.

Why 09/09/09?

"Because it is a date that is so easy to remember," the organizers said.

Speaking of the Beatles ...

It is a big day for the Beatles.

The group's entire music collection comes out digitally mastered.

Head on claims two in Montgomery County

A head-on crash in Montgomery County killed two women and sent another person to the hospital, Department of Public Safety officials said.

The women were identified as Catherine Burk, 29, and Oreveyln Foy, 56, DPS officials said Tuesday.
Burk, of Conroe, was on eastbound Highway 242 about 9:45 p.m. Monday when she crossed into the oncoming lanes and into the path a Ford Escape driven by Foy, of Magnolia, officials said. DPS officials said it was a no-passing zone.
A Ford Taurus then struck Burk's Toyota Rav 4, which then hit a fourth vehicle, DPS officials said.

The driver of the Ford Taurus, identified as Gerald Adair, 45, of Spring, was taken to a hospital where his injuries weren't known Tuesday.

The driver of the fourth vehicle wasn't injured, officials said.

New Caney girl abducted - let go quickly.

NEW CANEY, Texas -- A 15-year-old girl told deputies that she was abducted Monday while walking home from a friend's house.

The girl said she was walking near the intersection of Heather Lane and Saddle Rock Lane in New Caney when a man pulled his black pickup beside her around 3 p.m.

She said the man got out of the truck, grabbed her and forced her into the vehicle.

The girl told deputies that he drove a short distance, then pushed her out of the truck after she told him her father is a police officer. Her father isn't really an officer.

The teen wasn't injured.

She described her abductor as 18 to 19 years old, about 5'7 and 140 lbs. She said he was wearing a white tank top, blue jeans and brown cowboy boots.

She thinks he was driving either a Nissan or Toyota, but she wasn't able to get the license plate number.

Montgomery County investigators are looking into the death of a 3-year-old boy.

Montgomery County investigators are looking into the death of a 3-year-old boy.

Deputies were called to the boy’s home on Edgefield Lane for a welfare check around 6:40 p.m. Monday.

When they arrived, they found paramedics performing CPR on the boy.

The boy was rushed to St. Luke’s Hospital in The Woodlands, where he was pronounced dead.

Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit went to the hospital and to the boy’s home.

They said the boy appeared to have suffered some kind of recent trauma.

Detectives obtained a search warrant for the home and began looking for evidence on the boy’s cause of death.

An autopsy was ordered for the child, and the results are expected on Tuesday.

Investigators have not released the boy’s name.

Deputies said there were numerous adults and other children living with the boy.

CPS removed five kids, ranging in age from 2 to 12, from the home.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to call Det. Paul Hahs Sr. at 936-760-5876 or Montgomery County Crime Stoppers at 800-392-7867.