Jilted bride turns wedding into benefit!

VERGENNES, Vt. – A woman who learned six weeks before her wedding that her fiance was cheating on her is turning her would-be reception into a charity benefit.

"I’m really just trying to turn it around and make something positive out of it," said Kyle Paxman.

Paxman, 29, had planned to celebrate her nuptials at the Basin Harbor Club on Lake Champlain on Saturday. When she found out about her fiance, she called off the 180-guest wedding and the four-year relationship.

She and her mother canceled the band, photographer and florist, but learned they would not be reimbursed for the reception and block of rooms they had reserved. So they turned the reception into a benefit for the Vermont Children’s Aid Society and CARE USA, an international relief organization that aims to combat poverty by empowering women.

They sent out invitations to 125 women for drinks and a gourmet four-course dinner. In exchange, they hope the guests will make donations to the charities.

Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060909/ap_on_fe_st/brf_jilted_bride_benefit

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Trio accused of gunpoint prayer session

ATHENS, Ala. – A woman and two roommates are accused of holding her brother at gunpoint as she prayed for his repentance, even firing a shot into the ceiling to keep his attention.

Randy Doss, 46, of Athens said he fled the house when his captors got distracted and later went to police, who were skeptical at first because his story was so bizarre. But police said it checked out, including the bullet hole in the ceiling.

"We found where they patched the hole with caulk," said Sgt. Trevor Harris.

Police said the sister, Tammie Lee Doss, 43, Donna Leigh Bianca, 37, and Ronald David Richie, 45, who live at the Athens house, were charged with unlawful imprisonment, a misdemeanor. The two women were also charged with menacing, a misdemeanor. All were released on bond.

Read the rest here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060909/ap_on_fe_st/captive_prayer

I know it is hard to get people to pray but….?

and finally…

Dutch Priest Charged in Madonna Threat!

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Amsterdam prosecutors said Friday a 63-year-old priest has confessed to phoning in a fake bomb threat to a Madonna concert in the Dutch capital city last week.

"He was hoping to stop her from performing her famous ‘crucifixion’ act," prosecution spokesman Robert Meulenbroek said, referring to a scene in the 48-year-old pop star’s latest show.

Read the rest here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090800929.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/entertainmentnews