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Selmer has had run-ins with
law enforcement dating back
to at least 1999 and include
paid for the heating units and multiple convictions for theft,
installation, a total of more than aggravated theft, forgery and
$3,280. The forklift never ma- even one for sexual abuse and
terialized either.
then failing to register as a sex
The October deadline came offender. The Statesman Journal
and went, but Selmer claimed did an investigative piece on
that work was continuing and Selmer for fraudulent towing
he would get the RV fi nished in 2014. Selmer has four reg-
in time for a trip Long had istered business names, Mike’s
planned around Thanksgiv- Auto Repair and Towing,
ing. Thanksgiving passed and Northwest Emergency Servic-
there was no sign of the RV. es, Mike Automotive Repair,
Then, Long said, Selmer started Inc. and Auto-Medics Auto
ignoring his phone calls, text Repair. Only Mike’s Auto
messages and emails.
Repair and Towing has a rat-
By the end of December, ing with the Northwest Better
Long said he and his manager Business Bureau, it’s a D+.
had made several trips to the
Long returned to the shop
Scio shop and were unable to in January, and the RV was in
catch Selmer at work. He did, even worse condition. Since it
however, see the RV.
was left unlocked, Long went
“It was sitting outside, un- inside and found evidence
plugged and lights and canopy someone had been living in the
had all been taken off of it. The RV. There was trash through-
lights, mirrors and canopy had out the unit, scratches on the
to be removed
counters and
to repaint, but
fl oors, a sleep-
there
were
ing bag, a stash
also things that
of clothes and
didn’t need to
the toilet and
be taken off, like
shower
had
the fan belt and
been used. The
all the screws in
roof had also
the dashboard,”
begun to leak.
Long said.
“I think all
Keeping the
the snow dur-
RV unplugged
— Jerry Long ing the winter
from a power
piled on top
source can lead
and it began to
to other troubles. Even while leak since it was just left there
resting, some components of unheated,” Long said.
Long’s vehicle, like the refrig-
He did manage to catch
erator, need power. Without it, Selmer at the site – after leav-
the fridge will eventually suck ing for lunch and returning to
all the life from the batteries the shop – but received only
and then fail when the am- more assurances that the work
monia that helps cool the unit would be completed.
settles.
“We were there on a Tues-
The pick-up’s bumper had day and he guaranteed the RV
also been removed, but no would be done the following
paint work had been done.
Monday and forklift would be
While they didn’t connect delivered next week,” Long
with Selmer, they did meet said.
Rey Garcia, the owner of
Selmer, reached by phone
Rey’s Auto which is next door Tuesday, March 15, said that
to Selmer’s shop. It turned out Long entered into the agree-
Garcia would be the one doing ment with full knowledge that
the painting, and Garcia said he Garcia would be the one to do
was told by Selmer that Long the paint job, and that his only
had declined to pay the extra part in the deal was to strip
amount for the fi berglass.
down the exterior to make
“He also overcharged me,” way for the paint job along.
said Long. “Rey said it only He blamed Garcia for holding
would have been $300. I was things up.
also led to believe that Rey
“Right now, the paint job is
worked for Selmer.”
done, but there is one part that
Garcia also tipped Long off was not done right and I won’t
to Selmer’s past criminal re- take possession back until it’s
“I just don’t
understand
how he is still
allowed to
operate.”
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repaired. If (Jerry) wants me to
take it back, I’m happy to do
that, but the job has not been
done,” Selmer said.
Long said he was under the
impression that Selmer and his
employees were taking care
of all the work until meeting
Garcia in December.
Selmer said Garcia has al-
ready been paid in full for the
paint job. Calls to Rey’s Auto
in Scio went to voicemail.
In regard to the as-yet, un-
paid-for heating units, Selmer
claimed that those items were
taken in trade for the body
work as well as cleaning in the
diesel tank on the RV. He did
not comment on the forklift.
Additionally, Selmer claimed
all conversations about the
deals were recorded on body
cameras and cell phones.
Long denies that the heating
units were sold and installed as
part of a trade agreement, and
said the original estimate and
the $600 extra payment were
supposed to cover all the work.
The last contact Long had
with Selmer was in January
when Selmer met him at a
south Salem auto shop to show
Long the high-quality lights he
planned on purchasing for the
RV as a make-good gesture.
Long has sent complaints
to the Better Business Bureau
and fi led others with the Or-
egon Department of Justice
(ODOJ). Representatives of
the ODOJ told him they were
powerless when it came to the
business transactions regarding
the forklift and heating instal-
lations. Long is still waiting to
fi nd out if the consumer com-
plaints will be assigned to an
attorney.
Selmer said the audio and
visual recordings of conversa-
tions with Long have been sent
to the BBB to rebut the claims.
“I just don’t understand
how he is still allowed to op-
erate and I don’t want anyone
else to be hurt by him,” Long
said.
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to go to because my younger,
middle sister sometimes gets
on my nerves a little bit,”
said Purkey, who plays Lenny.
“It's not that diffi cult. Myself,
I don't like to release all of
that but in the show I get to.
It's an outlet where I can do
that without actually doing it,
without getting in trouble.”
The play opened in the
Ken Collins Theater on
Wednesday, March 15 and
runs through March 18 at
7 p.m. with an additional
matinee performance on
Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Tickets
are $5 and available at
mcnaryhs.ticketleap.com.
“It's just about us three
sisters and we are all together
again for the fi rst time in a
very long time and with that
comes arguments that we
used to have and problems,”
said Runnow, who plays Babe.
“I shot my husband. They're
trying to keep me out of
jail and then with Meg and
Lenny there's a lot of tension.”
The play, which also
features Cawthon as Meg,
Madi Zuro as Chick Boyle,
Josiah Henifi n as Doc Porter
and Matthew Albright as
Barnette Lloyd, takes place
in the Magrath kitchen with
MAYOR,
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the housing bubble mostly un-
scathed, but now faces a hous-
ing shortage.
“We still need 214 acres be-
yond the current urban growth
boundary to meet the current
needs of the population,” said
Clark in a nod to continuing
discussions about expanding
the urban growth boundary
that keeps Salem and Keizer
within a confi ned space.
Clark also addressed the is-
sue of homelessness early in
the speech. She was part of
a task force that spent a year
looking at the issues around
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cry. That's something that's
been really diffi cult is playing
all of those emotions in the
two hours. But still fun at the
same time.”
Cawthon has enjoyed
spending more time with her
co-stars.
“It's been really fun to
grow in a relationship with
my cast members,” she said.
“We've been able to get really
close, especially with it being
a family. I love this show.”
and is now working toward
implementing the recommen-
dations that resulted from the
process.
“We have a rising homeless
problem and we don’t have
the services and support and
safe, secure shelter for them. I
want to be clear that the peo-
ple are not the problem, it’s
about our ability to take care
of the people that we are fac-
ing,” Clark said.
She lauded the efforts of
Salem’s Union Gospel Mission
and Habitat for Humanity in
serving the vulnerable popula-
tion.
Clark spent several min-
utes praising the local business
community and suggested a
revitalized economic develop-
ment effort was in the offi ng.
“You bring your A-game
everyday and that is the heart
of the Keizer business com-
munity,” Clark said.
At the city government lev-
el, there are no staff members
tasked directly with economic
development. A city task force
was convened to discuss a way
forward, but meetings have
been intermittent at best.
“I am working with Coun-
cilor Bruce Anderson and,
together, we are going to be
looking at how to redefi ne the
committee to partner with lo-
cal business to plot the course
forward,” she said.
She encouraged the repre-
sentatives of local businesses
in attendance to fi nd ways to
get involved at McNary High
School and help students dis-
cover how to continue their
journey after receiving a high
school diploma.
“If a student takes one ca-
reer technical education class,
the graduation rate jumps to
88 percent. The diploma is no
longer the end game for them.
Mentoring those students is
critical. The opportunities for
them open up in business and
life when someone comes up
to them and speaks to their
potential. That goes a very,
very long way,” Clark said.
If there were any hid-
den asterisks attached to the
Keizer way working, they
were reserved for the end of
the speech when Clark ad-
dressed the state of funding for
parks and police. The Keizer
City Council has identifi ed
both as needs for the city,
but one of the only ways to
create sustainable dedicated
funds is through the creation
of fees. That leaves some resi-
dents with a bad taste in their
mouth.
“We chose Keizer because
it works. But, it’s old enough
to begin replacing and main-
tain the things we built, and
do so in a sustainable way,”
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ostensibly in the kitchen with
the sisters.
“I think it's necessary for
this kind of show because it's
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that it brings them right
into the kitchen and right
in the middle of all the ups
and downs that they're all
going through,” Purkey said.
“There are scenes where we
are laughing until we cry and
then getting angry until we
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