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PAGE A10, KEIZERTIMES, JUNE 5, 2020 WINDOWS, CABINETS, APPL I ANCES, LUMBER, PLYWOOD, YES WE DELIVER! DOORS, FENCING, SIDING, FLOORING, INSULATION, & MUCH, MUCH MORE! B M B C BUILDING MATERIALS BARGAIN CENTER, INC. 775 FRONT STREET NE - SALEM - CALL US AT 503-363-9070 Cherriots lands federal grant for electric buses Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader announced a $3.5 million-dollar grant from the Department of Transportation (DOT) that will be used to purchase fi ve electric buses for Salem Area Mass Transit District (SAMTD) as part of the Low or No Emission Vehicle Program. “I am very pleased that Salem-Keizer Tran- sit was chosen by the DOT to receive these much-needed funds,” said Schrader. Schrader wrote a letter of support of this pro- gram on behalf of SAMTD to the Department of Transportation on May 8. “I led a letter to the DOT requesting these funds to purchase electric buses to replace fi ve of the agency’s oldest buses that have been in use for over 15 years,” Schrader said, “These new battery-powered, electric buses will dramatically reduce emissions, lower operating costs and will be far more reliable for Salem area passengers.” KPD sgt. triples student award By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes McNary graduate Jorie Skipper knew she was getting a $1,000 scholarship from the Keizer Police Association Fri- day, May 29, but Jeff and Liz Goodman had another sur- prise in store. After offi cers Kevin De- Marco and David Zavala presented Skipper with the $1,000 Shayla Goodman Me- morial Scholarship, Sgt. Jeff Goodman announced that he and his wife would triple the award to $3,000. Goodman is retired but still working with the Keizer Po- lice Department while the city works out the fi nances to hire a new offi cer. His daughter, KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald TOP: Jorie Skipper learns that Keizer Police Department Sgt. Jeff Goodman and his wife, Liz, will triple her $1,000 scholar- ship from the Keizer Police Association, the Keizer police union. ABOVE: Skipper with her family and members of KPD. Sheila “Shayla” Goodman, is the scholarship’s namesake. As a parting gift, members of the Keizer police union (KPA) asked if Jeff and Liz would like to be part of pre- sentation this year. The couple opted to take that participation a step further. Goodman said he’d always kept the presentation of the scholarship at arm’s length, be- cause Shayla’s death is still raw, as it would be for most parents. Shayla died at age 18, the re- sult of being injured in an ATV accident in Florence, Ore., in 2010. “The scholarship is import- ant because I know that there are good kids that are coming up in our community. Both of our kids were raised here, went to school here, went to Mc- Nary,” Jeff said. “Shayla always dreamed of going to college and this is a way to help another student reach that goal,” added Liz. Skipper plans to attend Se- attle Pacifi c University and study nursing. “By replacing our oldest vehicles with our fi rst battery-electric buses, this grant is a monu- mental step toward enhanced service and mod- ernization of our vehicle fl eet,” said SAMTD President Ian Davidson. The new buses will be used on Route 11 Lancaster Drive, which runs between Keizer and South Salem. This service corridor will be re- branded under the project as the “Electric Bus Corridor,” providing access to major employ- ment, education, and health care destinations including the Mill Creek Business Park and Chemeketa Community College. “I would like to thank Congressman Schrader for his support in securing the funding to make this project a reality,” Davidson said. “Transit investments should be a top national priority and I am proud to have worked to se- cure this much needed funding,” Schrader said. Chase takes KPD to Gervais area A 25-year-old Vernonia man led Keizer police offi cers as well as offi cers from other agencies on a chase through country roads before crashing into a ditch and fl eeing on foot Wednesday, May 27. The driver was arrested by members of the Marion Coun- ty Sheriff ’s Offi ce about 100 yards from the car. The incident began about 11:30 a.m. when a motorcycle offi cer from the Keizer Police Department attempted to stop a green Subaru Legacy near the intersection of 7th Avenue Northeast and Faymar Drive Northeast. The driver acceler- ated away from the scene at- tempting to elude the offi cer. Shortly after the chase be- gan, the driver turned into a cul-de-sac and forced the pur- suing offi cer off the road as he made his way back out, accord- ing to police offi cials. Other KPD offi cers joined the pursuit and soon the chase moved north of Keizer on Riv- er Road North. The pursuit continued east on Waconda Road Northeast and then the driver turned north on Howell Prairie Road Northeast. A Gervais Police Depart- ment offi cer successfully de- ployed spike strips near the intersection of Howell Prarie Road and Mt. Angel/Gervais Highway. The pursuit ended near the area of 12900 How- ell Prairie Road NE when the Subaru’s driver drove through a ditch and fl ed on foot. Christopher Matthew Levi Benzel, the driver, complained of minor pain and was trans- ported by ambulance to Salem Health for an evaluation. He was later transported to the Marion County Jail. Benzel was arrested on an outstanding warrant and is charged with attempting to elude police in a vehicle and on foot, attempted fi rst degree as- sault, criminal mischief, reckless driving, reckless endangering, unauthorized use of a vehicle and unlawful possession of her- oin. His bail was set at $85,000. WE TAKE PRIDE in being staff ed better than any other senior living community Come See the Finest in Senior Living CALL (503) 390 -1300 1165 McGee Ct NE • Keizer, OR • VillageAtKeizerRidge.com
