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Page B6 (Jurtlauò Septem ber 20, 2000 ÿorthtnh Observer Metro/Religion 8» M M I 0M M H I Officers Pay Last Respects to Slain Deputy Helping Hands Gives Area Kids A Boost Value Based Center Accepting New Enrollments B y M ichael L eighton Cinda Jackson directs the Helping Hands Develpment Center at Emmanuel Temple Church. P ortland O bserver A local learning center is do ing its part to get kids ready for school in north and northeast Portland. A ccording to recent statistics, m ore than a third o f O regon kids are not ready for school. The people at the E m m anuel H elping H ands D ev elo p m en t C enter are w orking to im prove those odds. “W e’re highly oriented tow ard academ ics,” said C inda R. Jack- son, director o f the center. Located in the low er level o f guage. V alue-based instruction includes the im provem ent o f life skills like responsibility, attitude, co m passion, courage, honesty and self-discipline. O ther activities inc lude games, m usic, story tim e, field trips, per form ances, arts and crafts, and outdoor activities. Helping H ands has a staff for up to 39 students w ith new enroll m ents now being taken. The staff includes h erself as director, two teachers and an assistant direc tor. Emmanuel T em ple Church, H elp ing H ands w orks to provide a safe and healthy learning environm ent for each child, w hile also helping to establish and m aintain a quality level o f academ ic, social, physical and em otional developm ent. Helping Hands believes that all children can learn, and that the diversity o f each child will en hance and enrich the know ledge o f cultural environm ent. Jackson said the program ’s cur riculum includes reading, writing, arithmetic, science and foreign lan- The non-profit program is part o f the Em m anuel Tem ple Church but is open to people o f all faiths. The cost for one child in all day care is $350 a year. Part-tim e day care is $250 a year. D rop-off rates are $2.95 an hour. The program also provides free transportation, and is open on days and vacation periods when schools are closed. There are no application or enrollm ent fees^ For m ore inform ation, yo( co u rag ed to call Helping Hand 281-1511. Big City Produce In loving Memory of Theresa Camie Richardson Named BEST FRESH MARKET in Portland 1999!! Civic-minded Grandmother, Volunteer Dies at 81 T h e r e s a C a m ie R ic h a r d s o n p a rte d from th is life S e p te m b e r 1 1 ,2 0 0 0 at th e a g e o f ag e 81. T h e re s a w as b o rn in S a ta rtia , M is s is s ip p i on S e p te m b e r 17, 1918. S he w as th e 7 th o f 10 c h il d re n b o rn to J e f f a n d L illia n T h o m p s o n -R ic h a rd s o n . S h e led h er sib lin g s in -m ig ra tin g to P o rtlan d , O re g o n in 1940. U p o n a r r iv in g to P o r tla n d , T h e re s a h e ld m a n y o c c u p a tio n s such as, d o m e stic , fa c to ry w o rker, an d o ffic e a d m in is tra to r. In 1939 sh e m a rrie d W illie Je n k in s, w ith w h o m sh e h ad tw o d a u g h te r s , L a V e rn e C a r r an d C o n s ta n c e Je n k in s . S h e w as a d e v o t e d a n d lo v in g m o th e r . L a V e rn e p r e c e d e d T h e r e s a in Buy the Case, Buy the Pound, or Buy the Bunch, You Save BIG at Big City Produce! Best Greens in Portland. Best ethnocentric selections in Portland. 722 N. Sumner St. (Corner of N. Albina & N. Sumner) One Block West of Jefferson High School. 460-3830 Open 7 Days a Week Mon-Fri 7:30 - 7:00pm Sat. 9:00am - 6pm Sun. 10:00am - 6pm d e a th in 1983. T h e re s a w as c iv ic m in d e d , an d in v o lv e d in m any so c ia l p ro g ra m s su c h as M o d e l C itie s , S H E P H y p e r te n s io n R e s e a r c h , a n d th e F o ste r G ra n d p a re n t P ro g ra m . S he w a s a w o n d e rfu l c o o k , e x c e lle n t g a rd e n e r, a n d an a c tiv e c o m m u n ity v o lu n te e r. She is su rv iv ed by h er dau g h ter, C onstance Jen k in s o f P ortland. O r egon; G ra n d ch ild re n : D am on A. C arr, JR. o f K o rea, and M artin M oore, JR. o f P o rtlan d , and G reat- g ran d d au g h ter, N ia J. M u rat o f Portland, Surviving siblings, Zelm a S carb o ro u g h , C o rn elia M o n tg o m ery, O sb o rn e D. R ich arso n , all o f P o rtland, and A rd ean W h ite o f P o n tia c M ic h ig a n . CLACKAM AS, Ore. (A P)— Po lice officers from Idaho, W ashing ton and O regon paid their last re spects Tuesday to the C lackam as County deputy who was acciden tally shot by a firearms instructor during a training exercise last week. A m id the sound o f som ber bag pipes, the coffin carrying the deputy, W illiam Bow m an, was carried into the N ew H ope Church and placed in front o f family by six w hite-gloved officers. The coffin was covered w ith the A m erican flag and topped w ith B ow m an’s deputy hat. A black hearse carrying Bowm an w ound its w ay under a large A m eri can flag that w as hoisted over two firetrucks. Bowman, 35, was eulogized as a m an o factio n and intensity. M ourn ers said he loved jokes, golfing, rafting, his jo b — and most o f all, his w ife Corie and their two daughters, 3-year-old Lauren and 3-m onth-old Grace. “The w orld felt like a safer place with Bill in it, because I knew he loved me,” his sister Dacia Bowman told about 2,000 people gathered in the church. “A s I struggle w ith the loss o f his presence on this earth, I’ve gained in the realization that he is still protecting us, only now it is as a guardian angel.” Bowman, a six-year veteran, died instantly last T uesday after a fellow deputy used real bullets during a SW A T team drill that was supposed to be run with dum m y rounds. The shooting is still under inves tigation, but authorities have d e scribed it only as a tragic accident. “ There’s no making perfect sense o f what has happened,” S h eriff Ris Bradshaw said during the service. “ T h ere's no drunk driver, no m i crobes or cancer, no bad guy. “It’s tim e to restore ourselves,” he added. " It’s tim e to accept our responsibility to move on. Bill would insist that w e go on and stay to gether.” 'We Are One Body' - A Jubilee Conference Summer Cleanup Carpel &■ Ulphos+ery cleaning Remember the. Martin Cleaning Service Carpet cleaning: 1 Hall Free and Pre-Spray Traffic Area • Vacuum $5.00 each area • Stairs $1.50 Ea. Upholstery Cleaning • Sofa under 6 ft. $69.95 * Ottoman $20 • Sofa over 6 ft. $79.95 - $89.95 * Dining Chair $20 • Loveseat $49.95 * Chair $24.95 • Recliner $39.95 * Sectional $99.95 Additional Services • Auto * Boat • R.V. 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B ow m an’s sis te r a n d b r o th e r - a n d - la w g a v e lengthier eulogies, taking long pauses to catch their breath and sw allow their tears. “ I kept asking w hy this had to happen,’ ’ said Ryan Foote, B ow m an' s brother-in-law w ho is also an officer. “T he only thing I can think o f is God m ust have had two little girls in heaven w ho needed a daddy.” T he officers in attendance w ore black ribbons across their badges. Foote vow ed to w ear his for the rest o f his career. T he m an w ho shot B ow m an, D eputy R ick Vail, was at the service and on the m inds o f the mourners. “ I grieve for him as I grieve for the wi fe and those two girls,” said Debbie Besner. w ho works for the Clackamas County S h e riffs Departm ent. “ He has to carry that for the rest o fh is life. Though Bill w ould never blam e him, h e’ll blam e himself.” A fter the service, the pallbearers li fled the coffin and w alked out o f the church w ith B ow m an’s fam ily close behind. T he hearse and the proces sion drove to Lincoln M emorial Park, w here Bowm an was buried. (Mt.Hood Community College Campus) At Proceeds benefit the Sickle Cell Foundation * as well as the clients! Saturday, S ep tem b er 23rd 4:00-9:00P.M. “W e are one body,” is the them e fo ra ju b ilee conference being spon sored by the A rchdiocesan M arriage and Fam ily Life and M inistry to the A ging O ffices. T he sem inar will reflect upon the various m eanings ofbeing em bodied persons throughout the life cycle: in m arriage and fam ilyand in the aging process. T he conference will be held on Oct. l4 ,atS tA n th o n y p a rish 3 6 0 0 SE 79Th, from 8 am to4 PM. Franciscan Sister M ary Tim othy Prokes will give the Keynote p resen tation. H er talk is titled “Theology o f the B ody T hrough the Life Process.” Sr. M ary T im othy is professor o f T heology and Spirituality at N otre Dame G raduate School in Alexandria, VA. T he theology o f the body a fad based in current health trends. It is faith seeking understanding o f Jesus C h rist’s com ing in the flesh, and the co n seq u en t u n derstanding o f our ow n em bodim ent. Dr. R obin M aas w ill present a w orkshop “The Sanctifying Pow er o f M arriage." Dr. M aas is professor o f Spirituality and retired academic dean o f the John Paul II Institute in W ash ington, DC. People com m only em bark on the married life with high hopes that it will m ake them “ happy” by satisfying all o f their needs and longings. This w orkshop will draw on the history o f an actual m arriage, in m any respects bitterly difficult, to illustrate how the sanctifying pow er can operate in any m arriage w hen w e desire above all things to be faithful to Christ. “T he fam ily and the C hallenge o f V iolence,” to be presented by Harold B urke-Sivers, will assert that the key to com bating violence is a com m it m ent to m arriage and family life.
