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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Page 7 Rampaging Mommy Market at I.V. Pregnancy Center assists expectant moms lot of women it helps out all mothers, regardless of donated or bought using HILL who are in the Bridges pro- man on Cat By CHRISTINA financially, so that’s why age, income and the num- the money the center Correspondent gram,” she said. they participate,” Pinard ber of children in need. raises. Nothing is free. “One point equals one wounded concluded. Mothers who partici- “We have various peo- However, baby prod- dollar, and during the last Besides the Bridges to pate are urged to attend the ple who donate to the mar- ucts -- such as diapers, hour of the meeting they by deputy Motherhood Program and biweekly meetings, where ket,” said Pinard. “This shampoo and formula from are able to use their points By MEDFORD ‘MAIL TRIBUNE’ (Editor’s Note: Portions of this story came from Josephine County District Attorney Stephen Cambell.) A Josephine County sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded a man early Sun- day, Feb. 20 near Rogue River on Savage Creek Road, after he allegedly fired a shotgun at officers and then tried to run them down with a hijacked Cater- pillar log skidder on a rural Jackson County road. The man, identified as Michael James Murray, 41, apparently was in critical condition at Rogue Valley Medical Center (RVMC) in Medford, officials said. An- other man, identified as Mark Louis Tripp, 35, was in custody in connection with the incident. The Jackson County interagency major crime team launched an investiga- tion, and Josephine County D.A. Stephen Campbell announced Tuesday, Feb. 22, that the Jackson County D.A.’s office would handle the prosecution. The incident began when Josephine County deputies tried to stop the two men at about 3 a.m. Sunday for a traffic violation as they drove toward the city of Rogue River from Grants Pass on Rogue River Hwy. The men, driving an older-model gray Bronco, attempted to elude the depu- ties, said Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters. Campbell added that the situation then “escalated into felony attempt to elude, and reckless driving.” The men turned south onto Savage Creek Road on the border between Jackson and Josephine counties, and began firing a shotgun at the deputies. Most of the shots fired occurred in Jackson County. Shots struck two Jose- phine County vehicles; no deputies were injured, Hast- ings said. The Bronco crashed into a BLM gate in the 1900 block of Savage Creek Road, officials said. Both men attempted to flee; the driver was apprehended. He is held on outstanding warrants, Hastings said. The passenger fled on foot and successfully eluded searches for approximately five hours. As deputies from two counties and Oregon State Police officers were looking for the man, he ap- parently commandeered heavy machinery from a logging site. The man drove the skid- der -- a huge machine fitted with a large, curved blade -- over an embankment, taking out trees and striking a Jack- son County Sheriff’s Dept. cruiser. No deputies were in the car, Winters said. The man drove about 2 miles east, apparently to- ward officers, until a Jose- phine County deputy fired on him near the 900 block of Savage Creek. The man did not fire when he was inside the log skidder, Win- ters said. He eventually stopped and was arrested. Murray was taken by Mercy Flights helicopter to RVMC. If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you're right. - Henry Ford - the Mommy Market at the Illinois Valley Pregnancy Center -- don't cost mem- bers a dime. Instead, obtaining these items only requires a little of the mother’s time and energy. “We have about a dozen mothers who partici- pate in The Bridges to Motherhood Program, which meets every two weeks; on first and third Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.,” said Bernadine Pinard, a volunteer peer counselor at the pregnancy center. Pinard continued, “The mothers earn points for coming to these meetings or by reading parenting magazines or books, then writing a synopsis, getting their children’s shots, con- tinuing their education, volunteering and also by memorizing Bible verses. “The Mommy Market is only open to mothers to buy products from the Mommy Market,” she ex- plained. Pinard, who volunteers center is funded mostly by individuals that care to see this exist. We also receive donations from a couple of four hours a week, leads the “mother topic” and the Bible study group during the first hour of the two- hour meeting. “We encourage the mothers to seek God as they are mothering,” she said. “We help them with their needs with their baby. After all, we’re pro-life. We want to encourage them to be the mothers of their babies,” Pinard said. The Market, she said, only stocks items for chil- dren from birth to 2 years of age. Every item is either churches,” Pinard said. “We have a group of women who get fabric and make things like quilts and blankets,” she added. “We have another group that knits hats and booties. We also stock clothes and cribs, which are usually used, but in great shape. “The money that we do have goes to buying diapers for the market. Diapers are a hot commod- ity,” she said. The Bridges program, which Pinard estimated has been in existence for at least four years, is open to they earn points for the market. “It’s like a support group,” she said. “It espe- cially helps for first-time moms to meet with other moms and just talk about what’s going on. They don’t have to be new moms either. “Some of our mothers have several children and just need a little help. For a the Mommy Market, the I.V. Pregnancy Center also provides free pregnancy tests, counseling for mom- mies-to-be and post- abortion counseling. For more information on the center or the Bridges program, phone 592-6058 or visit 481 S. Junction Ave., adjacent to Fountain of Life Assembly of God Church.