MCABW Fashion Show Fundraiser

By J. Werner

MCABW's annual fundraiser will feature 'women of influence' and raise money for college scholarships.

'Looking Haute' Women of Influence Fashion Show to help women reach their full potential.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas - Some of the community’s most influential women will take to the runway on Thursday, September 30, to help other women reach their full potential. The Montgomery County Association of Business Women (MCABW) will be featuring community leaders, successful fundraisers, and prominent business women, in a fashion show fundraiser at April Sound Country Club, to raise money for college scholarships.

The MCABW holds an annual fundraiser to benefit essential causes and non-profits in need. Every year’s fundraiser is a different concept, and each year there’s been a different beneficiary. The MCABW’s motto is “Women Helping Women,” and MCABW founder and executive director, Carol Gooch, said the organization is on a mission to help a diverse cross-section of the community. This year’s “Looking Haute” Women of Influence Fashion Show will provide scholarships for young women graduating from Montgomery County high schools in 2011, and women seeking to achieve or advance their college educations.

Past recipients for the annual fundraiser have been the Women’s Center, Children’s Safe Harbor, and the Friends of Montgomery County Texas Animal Shelter, all of which hold membership in the MCABW. Currently there are eighteen non-profits in the organization, and on a quarterly basis one is selected to receive a donation and in-kind services which include volunteerism, collection drives, and media exposure.

This year’s fundraiser fashion show will be held at April Sound Country Club on Highway 105, from 6 - 9 p.m. on September 30. The fashion show is being coordinated by Stacy Harris of Stacy Harris Images, and will feature the latest in fall fashions for what is comfortable for our local climate. Ten influential community women have been selected to model the fashions, but the MCABW is keeping the names of the models as discreet as possible in order to create sense of anticipation. The fashions are being provided by boutiques and stores throughout the county who are either owned by women, feature women’s attire, or who want to support future women leaders of the community.

Ladies Night Out Chairman, Donna Wick, of New Visions Communications Group, said the program is coming together nicely and that attendees will enjoy a sit-down dinner, beautiful fashions, and have an opportunity to win donated raffle items and door prizes.

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Conroe ISD middle school teacher accused of online solicitation of a minor

by khou.com staff
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Posted on September 27, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Updated today at 10:41 AM
CONROE, Texas—A seventh-grade teacher from Conroe ISD has been charged with online solicitation of a minor.

Michael Brian Crawley, 30, was caught soliciting what he thought to be a 13-year-old girl over the Internet, prosecutors said. Turns out, that girl was an undercover officer in New Mexico.
According to prosecutors, Crawley discussed multiple sex acts with the officer via chat and webcam.

The first chat took place in early August, and the last on September 21.
Prosecutors said Crawley – who teaches math and science at Peete Middle School – was also actively involved with a national youth outreach group through the Methodist Church.
Investigators served a search warrant at Crawley’s home on September 24. He was taken into custody that day.

Crawley is the second Conroe ISD teacher to be arrested in the past three weeks.
Thomas Vickers, a seventh-grade history teacher, was arrested and charged with online solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and enticing a child on September 3.

9/11 contrail explained.

No - it wasn't aliens - or "chemtrails" or fighters on patrol on the anniversary of 9/11 - but rather a NASA high altitude research aircraft that caused the "mysterious" contrails over the Houston area Saturday.

Houston Airport Systems spokeswoman Marlene McClinton told Local 2 that NASA's WB-57 is a high-altitude aircraft, operating out of Ellington Field.
"It is taking air samples between 45,000 and 51,000 feet," said McClinton.

According to McClinton, it was a normal operation, but due to atmospheric conditions, the contrails were extremely visible.

Many callers said the plane looked like a big commercial passenger plane with the NASA oogo on it.
"It was just circling," said Cindy Hamilton who lives in Friendswood.
She saw the plane around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.

"It would go north and just circle back to the south. I was just concerned because of what day it is. Seeing the plane brought back memories," Hamilton said.
Karon Wisdom saw the plane in Channelview circling for hours.

"Because its 9/11, everyone's keeping their eye on the sky," she said. "I thought either someone was watching out for us on the Gulf Coast, or something weird was happening."

NASA officials said the aircraft was testing out a new instrument and that "they have made several flights this week. It's unfortunate for the atmospheric conditions that made it very visible on 9/11."
Officials said it was nothing to be alarmed about.


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Breaking: Fire destroys Houston complex

by khou.com staff
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Posted on September 15, 2010 at 11:20 AM

HOUSTON—Eight units were completely destroyed and several families were displaced after a two-alarm fire damaged part of a southwest Houston apartment complex Wednesday morning.
Fire officials rushed to the burning apartments on Wilcrest at South Drive around 6:45 a.m.
HFD said they had a slight water pressure issue in the beginning, but managed to quickly get the fire under control. No firefighters were injured and all of the families got out safely.
One child standing outside was checked for smoke inhalation at the scene. He was determined to be OK.

Arson investigators do not know how the fire started at this time.


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MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF’S BLOTTER

Updated: 09.02.10
District 1 – (North County)

A deputy was sent to the 13800 block of Henry Harris Road Aug. 26 in reference to a disturbance. A man said he was driving down the road when another man ran onto the road with a 2-by-4 board and swung the board at the complainant after getting out of his vehicle, striking him on the knee. The man then hit the complainant on the face with his hand. The man then went back into his yard and picked up a machete and started waving it. The complainant got back into his vehicle and went home. The man fled the scene. The deputy searched for the man and found him hiding under an abandoned mobile home. The 52-year-old Conroe man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

District 2 – (South County)

Deputies responded to a robbery call at 25650 I-45 N. Aug. 26. While sitting in his vehicle, the complainant was approached by a black man wearing a security shirt. The man demanded his driver’s license and registration. The complainant exited his vehicle and produced his wallet to retrieve the requested documents. The man took the wallet out of his hands, put the complainant against the vehicle and left with the wallet. A deputy located a person fitting the description of the man, and the complainant positively identified him by his face and clothing. The 43-year-old man had lived on the property for approximately two weeks as the onsite security officer. He was wearing a T-shirt that said “police I am the law.” The sergeant conducted a lengthy interview with the man, as well as his family. There were numerous discrepancies in their stories. The man was arrested for impersonating a peace officer and theft from a person.

District 3 – (East County)

A deputy responded to the 20000 block of Mizell Road Aug. 26 in reference to a suspicious person call. A school district officer had observed a man loading a riding lawnmower from the woods. The deputy arrived and observed that the man’s vehicle had the inspection sticker from another vehicle on the windshield. The lawn mower was believed to be stolen but had not been reported or entered stolen at that time. The 29-year-old man was arrested and charged with fictitious inspection sticker.

District 4 – (West County)

A deputy was dispatched to the Turtle Creek subdivision Aug. 26 in reference to a family disturbance. The reportee said a man and his wife were arguing and the wife had started shooting a handgun into the air while standing in their back yard. Both parties told the deputy they had been drinking and began arguing. They said it had become a heated verbal altercation but did not get physical. The 58-year-old wife walked outside with a loaded Smith and Wesson 40-caliber handgun and fired it into the air while she yelled at her husband. The woman was arrested for discharging a firearm on less than 10 acres.

District 5 – (Northwest County)

A deputy conducted a traffic stop in the 16200 block of Texas 105 West Saturday. The male driver was suspected of being intoxicated. The man was administered several standard field sobriety tests and later arrested.

District 6 – (Woodlands)

A deputy responded to 1201 Lake Woodlands Drive Aug. 27 in reference to a 35-year-old Spring woman being detained for shoplifting. She allegedly attempted to steal $116.55 in merchandise from Macy’s.


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