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JANUARY 3, 2020
1 man, 3 teen victims ,
14 MONTHS IN PRISON
that his son was having sex
with “half a dozen underage
girls.”
The father told dispatchers
J. Myers
that he had warned his son
By ERIC A. HOWALD
to stop, but Myers continued
Of the Keizertimes
despite admonishments.
The
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Ho
r’s
On Dec. 23, Joseph Myers, a man had a reached
a breaking
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at
former Keizer resident, was sen- point e when
he caught Myers
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tenced to 14 months for raping on ntro the
phone
with a 12-year-
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three teens at a home he lived in ches fo old.
Myers
was
20 years old at
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on Gary Street Northeast, but
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the
time.
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the events that led to his K guilty
The phone call launched a
pleas began with a phone call in months-long investigation by
February 2018.
the Keizer Police Department
that led to an indictment on
A CONCERNED FATHER 12 counts of rape, one count
On Feb. 1, 2018, Myers’ of sodomy and three counts of
father called 9-1-1 to report unlawful delivery of marijuana.
“All of these victims had
diffi culties at home, all of them
were runaways. The defendant
preyed on their vulnerability.”
— Alexandra Overton, Deputy District Attorney
THE VICTIMS
Myers fi rst victim was 15
when the two began a sexual
relationship. He was 19.
The fi rst time she was
interviewed by police, the
victim said the two had met
about a year and a half before.
She said they had grown
close and described the
relationship as being “best
friends.”
Four months later, she
admitted to having a sexual
relationship with Myers that
began after he had given
her a ride home. She also
told investigators that Myers
regularly supplied her and her
friends with marijuana.
She supplied police with
text messages stating she had
“covered” for him after the
investigation had started.
Myers’
second
victim
also initially denied a sexual
relationship, but disclosed the
truth later to her probation
offi cer. She was 14 when the
sexual relationship began.
Myers was 20.
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PAGE A2
A year of great loss — In Memoriam
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Among other things, 2019
was a year of tremendous
loss for Keizer. Pioneers and
boosters from
every corner of
the city passed
away in 2019.
Here are just a
few of the most
notable offered
in memorial:
Jerry
McGee
For nearly
four
decades,
it was virtual-
ly
impossible
to have any in-
volvement in
the city of Keizer without
running into Dr. Jerry McGee.
McGee, a former Keizer
city councilor among oth-
er roles too numerous to list,
passed away after a battle with
cancer in January. McGee’s
legacy as a statesman in city
hall is still brought up rou-
tinely during city meetings.
Others will remember him as
one of the foremost local his-
torians of Pacifi c Northwest.
Among
his
s o m ew h a t - l e s s e r - k n ow n
accomplishments were stints
as a champion for disability
rights, special education and
even time as the director of
the Oregon State Mental
Hospital.
Ted Anagnos
Whether it was the football
fi eld, baseball diamond or
basketball court, the booming
rasp of Ted Anagnos’s voice
advisor, died in April after a
brief and intense battle with
cancer. Anagnos focused on
high school students, but his
impact was felt throughout
through school and who
wouldn’t be the people they
are today without him,”
said longtime friend Craig
Nicholas.
From left to right: Jerry McGee, Ted Anagnos, Dennis Koho, Dr. Vern Casterline
Ray and Louise Boucher, Dr. Jerry Bowerly, Greg Frank
was as unmissable as it was
a fi xture of Celtic sports for
more than two decades.
Anagnos, a lifelong coach
with a side gig as an investment
the community as a Keizer
Rotarian and fi nancial backer
of efforts of large and small.
“There were dozens of
kids got into school or got
Dennis Koho
Dennis Koho, a former
Keizer mayor and city
councilor, died suddenly in
June after a long period of
declining health.
As an attorney, Koho often
worked pro bono for Keizer-
based organizations seeking a
fi rmer legal footing. As a local
politician, he
led the charge
to bring the
Salem-Keizer
Volcanoes to
the city.
“Dennis
chose to give
himself to the
betterment of
our city and
community
both through
his determined
leadership
and profound
f r i e n d s h i p s ,”
said Mayor Cathy Clark.
Dr. Vern Casterline
Vern Casterline was Keiz-
er’s fi rst doctor and the fi rst
team doctor for a generation
of McNary High School
athletes. He passed away in
October at the age of 103.
He started his career in
medicine as an orderly at a
hospital near where he grew
up. He shared an offi ce with
dentist Dr. Jerry Bowerly on
River Road for years before
retiring in 1986. He, along
with several others, founded
the
Keizer
Merchants
Association, the precursor
Please see LOSS, Page A5
KHT’s
2020 season
PAGE A3
Modern scooter
gives local man
new independence
BY ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
As he’s entered his golden
years, Keizerite Leon Search
tried his best to maintain an
active lifestyle. It includes
daily trips to Courthouse
Fitness Club from his home in
west Keizer.
At one time, he used a
Segway to make the trip, but
a car exiting a subdivision
collided with him as he crossed
the sidewalk destroying his
mode of transport and making
it harder to maneuver even if
the Segway was still around.
“I couldn't stand very long
because my knee and my hip
were giving me problems,”
Search said. “I had to fi nd
another option.”
His search led him to the Q
Pod, a four-wheeled, enclosed,
all-electric mobility scooter.
Search’s particular model is
sky blue.
“It’s not a car even though
it looks a little like one, but I
get a lot of looks and double-
takes when I’m out in it,”
Search said.
His model doesn’t have any
climate controls, but there are
models with those luxuries.
The trade-off is in the battery
life. A model like Search’s
will travel up to 30 miles on
a single charge depending on
Please see POD, Page A5
Jordan Reid
reviews
The Witcher
PAGE A6
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Leon Search in his Q Pod, an enclosed, four-wheeled scooter, that helps him maintain indepen-
dence and keeps him moving in more ways than one.