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Today in History
The American space shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian
space station Mir to form the largest man-made satellite ever
to orbit the Earth. It is a historic moment of cooperation
between former rival space programs and also the 100th
human space mission in American history.
— June 29, 1995
Food 4 Thought
“The time for action is now. It’s never too late to do
something.”
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of The Little Prince,
born June 29, 1900
The Month Ahead
Monday, July 2
Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Keizer Civic Center.
leg that they were unusable for
her. Competitive swimming
led her to competing in open-
water swims in Oregon’s Hagg
Lake and in the open ocean off
the beaches of San Diego where
she’s completed lengths of one
mile.
In 2015, Karlee’s pursuits
led her to connect with a men-
tor in fellow amputee-athlete
Sarah Reinertsen and then one
of Nike’s sports managers, Lori
Roth. That led to another chal-
lenge.
“One of them dared me to
run the Nike Women’s Half-
Marathon. At fi rst, I kind of
blew it off and then she came
back and said I was locked in,”
Karlee said.
She began panicking as the
date neared and the realization
sunk in that it was 13.1 miles
through one of the hilliest ur-
ban terrains in the country.
“The night before it was
all deep breaths,” Karlee said.
“When I fi nished, Lori was
shocked. I ended up being the
youngest female amputee to
fi nish that race.” Karlee still
wears the pendant she received
for fi nishing the challenge on a
regular basis.
Not long after the half mara-
thon, Karlee learned that Nike
wanted to sponsor her. That
news led her father, Steven, to
put out a call on Facebook that
a trainer was needed. Keizer’s
Carlos Soto, owner of CS De-
fi ning Fitness, was tagged by an-
other former client in the post
and he offered his services.
“I reached out and I didn’t
know she was an amputee. I
didn’t know until we met and
then it was, ‘Oh, whoa ... that’s
cool.’”
For the past year, the two
have been training together and
with Soto’s other clients in his
River Road gym. But, it’s been
a learning experience for Soto
as well as Karlee.
The fi rst time the pair got
together, Steven accompanied
them to McNary’s track so Soto
could see her in action.
“Her dad would shout out
voice cues to get her to run
with the proper form. There’s a
way she’s supposed to run and
he had to teach me what to
tell her. That helped me, having
dad here for a while, and telling
me to not baby her,” Soto said.
“I’ve been melting her face ever
since.”
Karlee said there is a mental
hurdle to running that those
with two legs would struggle to
understand.
“I will swing my leg out
when I’m not paying attention.
It should go up and under more
like a traditional runner but, in
my head, I’m always thinking
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Wednesday, July 4
Independence Day, most government offi ces closed.
Wednesday, July 4 – Sunday, July 8
The Northwest Civil War Council returns to Powerland Heritage
Park, fi ve days of Civil War reenactments and living history with
daily battles at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Full schedule at: www.nwcwc.
net. Admission: $12.
Thursday, July 5
Southeast Keizer Neighborhood Association meeting, 6 p.m.,
Keizer Civic Center.
Friday, July 6 —Saturday, July 28
Pentacle Theatre Presents 1984. A provocative look at the
dystopian future imagined by George Orwell. 7:30 p.m. at
Pentacle Theatre at 324 52nd Avenue NW in Salem.
Monday, July 9
Keizer City Council work session, 6 p.m., Keizer Civic Center.
Tuesday, July 10
Keizer Parks Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m., Keizer Civic
Center.
Wednesday, July 11
Keizer Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m., Keizer Civic
Center.
Thursday, July 12 – Sunday, July 15
Marion County Fair. Oregon State Fairgrounds. Tons of fun for
everybody including entertainment, rides, animals and a rodeo.
Visit marioncountyfair.net for fair times and admission prices.
Thursday, July 12
Keizer Traffi c Safety/Bikeways/Pedestrian Committee meeting,
6 p.m., Keizer Civic Center.
Saturday, July 14
Race To Save The Harvest. The run benefi ts Salem Harvest
which connects farmers and backyard growers with volunteer
pickers to harvest fruits and vegetables that would otherwise
go to waste. The 5k begins at 10 a.m. and the 3k begins at 10:05
a.m. at Riverfront Park. Participants who register before June
21 get reduced prices; visit salemharvest.org/events.php for
more info.
Monday, July 16
Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Keizer Civic Center.
Saturday, July 21
Thirteenth Annual Knights of Columbus Car Show. All proceeds
benefi t Father Taafe Homes for Young Teens and Their babes.
Food available. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Edward Catholic Church,
5303 River Road N.
Friday, August 3 – Sunday, August 5
Homer Davenport Community Festival in honor of nationally-
renowned political cartoonist and Oregon native Homer
Davenport. Festival will have crafts, food, music, and more. A
contest for political and editorial cartoons is also being held;
they will be on display at the festival and judged by a panel.
Prizes up to $750 are available. Takes place in Silverton,
Oregon; homerdavenport.com
Correction/Clarifi cation
In a June 22 story titled Coming soon to Keizer parks:
Drone Zones, it was stated that drones will only be allowed
in drone zones. However, drone fl ying will be allowed in
Keizer parks while the city reserves the right to establish
zones where fl ying can occur if problems arise.
Marian L. Franken
March 21, 1930 – June 11, 2018
Marian L. Franken passed
away peacefully in her sleep at
age 88 on June 11, 2018.
Her family was at her side.
Marian was born March
21, 1930 in rural Brown
County, Nebraska.The Great
Depression was just beginning.
Her mother Edith died
unexpectedly when Marian
was just four. Marians father
remarried two years later and
she became one of six in a
blended family, living in the
Sandhills of Nebraska.
After graduating high
school in 1948 she got her
teaching certifi cate and taught
in a one room schoolhouse.
Marian, ready for a change
,set out for Omaha. She lived
at the YWCA and worked for
Mutal of Omaha. Marian met
Francis, the love of her life
,and they married June 11,
1955. The new couple moved
to Bellevue where their three
daughters were born. Marian
was an excellent homemaker
and cook. She sewed, painted,
wallpapered, knit, and canned
and cooked all the goods from
the garden. In 1974 Frank
retired and the family moved
to Corvallis, Oregon. After the
girls graduated and moved,
the couple moved to West
Salem.They were married
for 38 years when Frank died
Gloria Murphy
Gloria Murphy passed away
in Coats, North Carolina on
June 19, 2018. She was 65.
Arrangements are by Crea-
mation Society of the Caroli-
nas.
in1993. Marian sold her house,
moved to Keizer where she
had her dream house built. She
resided there for the next 30
years. Marian
traveled
to
Italy, Ireland,
New Zealand,
Australia, and
Switzerland.
Mar ian
enjoyed
her
M. Franken
friends her rose
garden and her
family and bridge. She moved
to Portland the last few years
to be close to her kids.
Marian is survived by her
sister Vernice of Iowa and
daughters Barbara Moore of
Bend Oregon, Julie Warren of
Goldendale Washington and
Leslie Maynard of Oregon
City and grandsons Matthew
and Jason of Tempe Arizona.
She will be laid to rest at
Willamette National Cemetary
with Frank. A small service will
be held at a later date.
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my toe will get stuck and I’ll
trip and fall,” Karlee said.
Karlee has some load lim-
its as far as what she is able to
bear, but Soto has been able to
adapt most of his exercises for
her needs.
“She favors the amputation,
but we are trying to get her hip
fl exor straight and it has im-
proved a lot in the past year,”
Soto said.
To assist in his ability to work
with Karlee’s needs and desire
to compete in the Paralympic
Games, Soto has taken part in
camps on the Nike campus tai-
lored for amputees.
“Working out with them
and picking their brains was
huge,” Soto said. “I was able to
ask one of the other coaches
when she got over the mental
block of running right and she
said that it will click one day. So
we just keep working at it.”
Along the way, Karlee rarely
fails to impress. The fi rst time
Soto brought out a jump rope,
Karlee left him agape. He took
out his phone and started fi lm-
ing so others could see what she
was capable of. He was also sur-
prised to discover that her fa-
vorite workout music was rock
from the 1970s.
Soto said he puts more
thought into movement than
many of his clients would guess,
but working with Karlee has
been a wholly new experience.
“I try to go over it and think
about the mechanics of a knee
and the exercises she will be
able to do, but there are still
times when we need to modify
something on the day we try it,”
Soto said.
For her part, kettle bell
swings are the least favor-
ite of the rigors Soto puts her
through, but he rarely hears her
complain about anything.
“She’s an inspiration with the
drive she has. Most of my clients
know her because I invite her
to different group trainings and
they watch her and get more
motivated,” Soto said.
The immediate goal is the
Paralympics, but she’s happy to
have developed the relationship
she has with Soto, especially
since that other coach left such
a welt on her pride.
“Carlos doesn’t baby me. He
knows how to switch things up
when they need to be, but he
doesn’t use my leg as an excuse
for anything,” Karlee said. “It’s
just something we have to work
around and that’s huge. It’s the
way I want everyone to feel
about it. It doesn’t make am-
putees weird, it’s just something
we have to deal with.”
maze
looking
back in
the KT
5 YEARS AGO
Teaching assistant
convicted
Jose Juan Moreno, a former
teacher’s assistant at Whiteaker
Middle School was convicted
of four counts of sex abuse
involving three minors.
10 YEARS AGO
Maze by Jonathan Graf of Keizer
Man cuffed
for pot grow
An apparent marijuana grow
operation was found in the attic
of a home on McLeod Lane.
Police arrested Joel Haskins,
18, for possession of controlled
substance and manufacturing
of controlled substance, both
enhanced because the home
is less than 1,000 feet from
Whiteaker Middle School.
15 YEARS AGO
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KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Carlos Soto spots Karlee Miller during assisted pull-ups in his
gym at 3816 River Road N.
Policing activist
resigns amid
neighbor feud
The chairman of Keizer’s
Community Oriented Policing
Main Committee has resigned
his post after a neighborhood
feud regarding a vine plant
boiled over, resulting in his
arrest and that of three others.
20 YEARS AGO
Ex-director gets jail
term for theft
from Chamber
A former manager of the
Keizer Chamber of Commerce
pleaded guilty to stealing more
than $18,000 in chamber funds
and equipment. She will spend
30 days in jail.
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