SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 38, NO. 11
SECTION A
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
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Teens hurt in Windsor Island Road crash
Courtesy Keizer Police Department
Emergency responders work to get Keven Potts and Connor Campbell out of their mangled car after a crash Feb. 19.
Two wrestlers,
zero
excuses
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Two former wrestlers with
similarly unique challenges
visited Keizer schools last
week delivering messages of
inspiration.
Anthony Robles, who won
the 2011 national NCAA
wrestling title at 125 pounds,
visited McNary High School
Wednesday, Feb. 17. Keizer's
own Kacey McCallister, a
wrestling standout at McNary
who ended his career with a
second place fi nish at the state
tournament, visited Whiteaker
Middle School Friday, Feb. 19.
Robles was born with only
one leg, McCallister lost both
of his when he was struck by
a semi truck at age 6.
Both wrestlers credited
their parents for setting the
standards by which they
would learn to live their lives.
“(My mom) raised me
thinking that missing a leg
wasn't going to be an excuse, it
was a challenge,” said Robles.
After
the
accident,
McCallister's parents were
told by doctors to let him
fi gure things out for himself.
If it meant fi guring out a way
Two 17-year-old boys
from Salem were injured in a
one-vehicle crash last Friday
afternoon, Feb. 19.
Keven Potts, who had just
turned 17 the day before, was
driving a 1992 Toyota Camry
when he struck a large tree
along the road on the 5900
block of Windsor Island Road
North shortly after 3 p.m.
Potts' passenger, Connor
Campbell, had serious injuries
and underwent surgery at Salem
Hospital. Potts had serious but
non-life threatening injuries,
according to the Keizer Police
Department.
According to Facebook
pages, both boys attend West
Salem High School.
Mark Glyzewski, public
relations consultant for the
hospital, said on Tuesday
afternoon Campbell had been
updated to fair condition. Potts
was released from the hospital
on Saturday.
Schrader's
Congress
update
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Please see CRASH, Page A7
Christmas
miracle
totals
“ When
opportunity
doesn’t knock,
you have to
build your
own door.”
PAGE A3
— Anthony Robles
to scale the cabinets to get a
box of cereal, so be it.
“I had to fi gure out how
to be awesome,” McCallister
said. “The next summer I was
playing t-ball. I would hit the
ball and my dad would push
me in the wheelchair, but he
would run like he was the
one playing. There were kids
dodging me and trying to tag
me out at the same time.”
McCallister knew from the
beginning that he didn't want
to be stuck in his wheelchair
playing video games and
eventually fi gured out how to
Please see ZERO, Page A7
MHS student
art winner
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
PAGE A5
RIGHT: Anthony Robles, who won an NCAA national wrestling
title despite being born with one leg, speaks to students at
McNary High School. ABOVE: McNary alum Kacey McCallister
shows off his dance moves to Whiteaker Middle School students.
KPD questioned Woman blessed by Benny—twice
persons of interest
Stories
We Like
about fatal shooting
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Two men arrested in
Eugene last week were also
questioned about the fatal
Keizer Station shooting on
Valentine's Day night, Feb. 14.
Jeff Kuhns, deputy chief
with the Keizer Police
Department, said offi cers
investigating
the
fatal
shooting of 28-year-old Jerrid
Goodpaster went to Eugene
the night of Feb. 16.
“(They were) looking for
two men they had identifi ed
as individuals with whom
they wanted to speak to with
regard to the investigation,”
Kuhns said on Feb. 18.
“Coincidentally, both men
had warrants for their arrest
for unrelated alleged crimes.
Although both men were
taken into custody, they were
not taken into custody for any
alleged crimes or relation to
the homicide investigation.
By CRAIG
MURPHY
Of the
Keizertimes
Is Benny
back with his
$100 bills?
Keizer's
Joni Powers
Saluting the people that make
sure is a Benny
us proud of our community
Believer.
On
Val-
capitolauto.com
entine's Day,
Powers
was
shopping in the toy aisle at the Keizer Good-
will store with grandson Jackson, 3. Powers takes
care of Jackson full-time so his parents can both
work.
Having not worked herself for more than 18
months, money is a little tight for Powers.
“I live on $30 a week,” Powers said. “Both
of my kids work. We just started going back to
church. This was after church on (Feb. 14).”
Please see SHOOTING, Page A6
Please see BENNY, Page A7
J. Goodpaster
J. Kuhns
Keizer kid is
hoop champ
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KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy
Joni Powers holds up the two $100 'Benny'
bills she found at Goodwill on Feb. 14.