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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, JUNE 12, 2015 Caillier honored for volunteer efforts presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Summer Movie Programs UFC188 - Sat, June 13 Velasquez vs. Werdum 9 FIGHTS IN ALL ON THE HUGE SCREEN Live Fights at 5:00 (21 & Over) - Tickets $12 All Ages Replay at 10:15 - Tickets $8. Reserved Seating Available Now Online. TUE / WED / THU JUNE 23 – AUGUST 13 Saturday, June 20, at 11:00 am MOVIE: C INDERELLA [ PG ] 8 MOVIES FOR $5 Kid’s Movies at 11:30 am Throwback Movies at 11:15 am SEE WEB SITE for list of Movies and dates. Sensory Sensitive Show ONLY $3 Sensory Sensitive Showings are designed specifi cally for customers with autism and other special sensory needs. Today in History In one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the repressive Communist era in a divided Germany. — June 12, 1987 Food 4 Thought “When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.” — Ronald Reagan The Month Ahead Through Sunday, June 14 Keizer Big Toy community build days at Keizer Rapids Park. Through Friday, June 12 Wings of Freedom Tour presented by the Collings Foundation at Aurora State Airport in Aurora Experience WWII fl ying history with tours and fl ights. Walk-through tour admission is $12, $6 for kids 12 and under. Thirty- minute bomber fl ights begin at $450. For information visit cfdn.org. Friday, June 12 Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H) will be the keynote speaker at the annual dinner meeting of Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty at the Keizer Civic Center. Reception at 5, dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets are $40. 503-990-7060 or visit oadp.org. Saturday, June 13 Willamette Valley Genealogical Society meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Anderson Room of the Salem Public Library (585 Liberty St SE, Salem). Thomas Branigar will speak about the 1887 lynching of Oscar Kelly. For more information, call (503) 363-0880. Monday, June 15 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Tuesday, June 16 Keizer Points of Interest Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Free admission Tuesday at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 18 Volunteer Coordinating Committee meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Friday, June 19 106th annual Sangerfest Grand Concert, 7 p.m., West Salem High School Auditorium. Pacifi c Coast Norwegian Singers and the Thorsmen Norwegian Male Chorus of Salem. Tickets are $10, available at Music! Music! on Market Street and at the door. pcnsa.org. Saturday, June 20 By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes The volunteer of the quarter for Keizer wasn’t much of a surprise at the June 1 Keizer City Council meeting. Here’s a bit of a hint: the recipient is the general coordinator of the Big Toy playground project, being built this week at Keizer Rapids Park. Yes, Mark Caillier was honored for the latest of his volunteer efforts. The former city councilor returned to the Robert L. Simons council chambers – familiar both because of his time on the council in the past and the monthly Community Build Task Force meetings more recently – to be feted. Caillier was nominated for the second quarter award by Richard Walsh, Clint Holland and Dylan Juran from the Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting. Along with the Big Toy project, Caillier also currently serves as president of the Greater Gubser Neighborhood Association and is a member of the Claggett Creek Watershed Council. In addition, he organizes the annual civic center clean-up event and is a key member of Keizer Rotary. “Mark’s hard work, dedication to Keizer and spirit of volunteerism has not only made the Big Toy project possible, it has helped the ability of all the groups serve Keizer better through volunteerism,” Walsh wrote in his nomination. Holland, a fellow Rotarian, also heaped praise on Caillier. “A true Rotarian who gets out and helps everyone, he is the best of the best,” Holland wrote. Mayor Cathy Clark read off some of the praise in announcing the award. “To that I say a hearty amen,” By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Three new sand volleyball courts are indeed coming to Keizer Rapids Park. Members of the Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on Tuesday approved spending $5,000 from its matching grant program fund to help Hans Schneider complete the project. Schneider, who fi rst offered to put the courts in nearly a year ago, had offered from the start to help fund the project out of his own pocket. Parks Board members talked about the proposal last month but wanted to wait for the 2015-16 fi scal year budget to be approved before committing the funds, since the current year’s matching grant funding was exhausted last month. Members thus had to wait until the new budget was approved on June 1 by the Keizer City Council to hand out more funds. Since the last meeting, 5 YEARS AGO Local group wants to stop big box stores Bark for Life, 8 a.m.-noon, Keizer Rapids Park. One mile and 5K fun walk/run event for dogs and their owners to raise money for the American Cancer Society. After the walk/run, there will be demonstrations, silent auction, doggie fashion show, games and food. bfl ofsalemkeizer. com. McNary students propose Claggett Creek improvements Saturday, June 27 The Oregon Spirit Chorus presents two performances of Barbershop & Bluegrass in the auditorium at Chemeketa Community College. Show are at 2 p.m. (tickets are $15) and 7 p.m. (tickets are $20 for the evening show). For tickets visit www.oregonspirit.org or email tickets@ oregonspirit.org. Kimberly Hall and Friends, free concert at Keizer Rotary Amphitheatre at Keizer Rapids Park, 6 p.m. Free. The evening is a thank you to the Big Toy volunteers, donors and sponsors. kraorg.com. Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28 The 18th annual World Beat at Salem’s Riverfront Park. Monday, July 1 Claggett Creek Watershed Council meeting, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Keizer Civic Center. Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. Schneider did some work to se- cure help on the project once funding was ready. Morris Ex- cavation out of Lincoln City is delivering the sand at a reduced delivery rate. A neighbor, Kevin Fahey, is giving Schneider poles for a reduced price, with Todd Gardner at Pacifi c Stair offering to galvanize the poles for free. In addition, Schneider lined up a contractor who will have a crew available starting the sec- ond week of July. “It’s all falling into place,” Schneider said. Schneider anticipates getting going with the project on July 13 and estimated it would take two weeks to complete. In his proposal to the Parks Board, Schneider listed the total project cost as $49,500. Half of that is in private cash and mate- rial donations, with the value of the labor being nearly $20,000. “The proposal is all esti- mates,” Schneider said. • Susan Gahlsdorf, Finance director for the city, gave thanks to a new employee as well as others. Danielle Howitt was three weeks into her job in the Utility Billing division on May 12 when she took a call from a customer who was without water service. When the caller mentioned not feeling well, Howitt assured him the water would be reconnected and suggested he call 9-1-1 due to chest pains that could be a serious health issue. Howitt then contacted the Keizer Police Department, who transferred her to dispatch and sent an ambulance to the man’s house. The man was taken to the ER and his wife called Howitt to thank her. Gahlsdorf likewise thanked Howitt publicly and also recognized Howitt’s fellow front desk workers for the “good deeds and excellent work” they do every day. • Also honored was gradu- ating McNary High School senior Ryan Edsall, who has served as the youth councilor on council this school year. “We’ve been blessed to have some incredible young people,” Clark said. “Among those is Ryan Edsall. Every year I’m in awe of the depth of our youth councilors. Congratulations Ryan on your appointment to the Virginia Military Institute. Very few people make it and you did it. You’re awesome.” • Esteban Perez was sworn in as the KPD’s new full- time bilingual police offi cer. Perez was formerly a reserve and police offi cer with the Gervais Police Department for three years and was part of the Woodburn Police Department’s SWAT team. Perez lives in Keizer with wife Miriam, who was on hand to watch the swearing in. • Appointments were made to several boards, following recommendations from the Volunteer Coordinating Committee. Kim Steen was appointed to the Keizer Public Arts Commission, Sherrie Gottfried was appointed to the Festival Advisory Board and J.T. Hager was appointed to the Parks Board. 10 YEARS AGO A dozen McNary High School students have a plan to improve Claggett Creek, and they took that plan to the Keizer City Council, proposing to construct a bioswale in the wetland area. 15 YEARS AGO Man stalks Keizer woman A Willamette University student who woke up at 5 a.m. to fi nd a man standing in her Keizer bedroom may be the latest victim of a stalker who’s been targeting young Asian women, police said. 20 YEARS AGO Volunteer hurt as gang dispute leads to gunfi re A member of the Keizer’s Community Police Commit- tee was struck by stray shot- gun pellets fi red in a drive-by shooting. The new courts will replace the current one, which Schnei- der had previously noted wasn’t constructed correctly. Schneider was glad Parks Board members were willing to work with him. “It’s huge to have their sup- port,” he said. From the start, Schneider has touted one of the main advan- tages to the new courts being a chance to improve the com- petitiveness of volleyball players in Keizer. Schneider has been a volleyball coach for about 20 years and his daughter is a vol- leyball coach. “Sand volleyball is the most diffi cult form of volleyball to play,” he said. “If you can play on sand, you can play on a hard court. Sand volleyball is phe- nomenal for conditioning. It’s a lot harder to move in sand. You move slower, so you have to think with a different mindset. It really improves your offensive and defensive skills.” Parks Board members unani- mously approved the funding. “Thank you for being so patient,” Tanya Hamilton said. “This is such a huge gift to the community.” local weather sudoku looking back in the KT A Keizer neighborhood group is considering seeking a ballot measure to ban big-box stores in the city. Keizer Public Arts Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy Mark Caillier (left) received his Volunteer of the Quarter award from Mayor Cathy Clark on June 1. Sand volleyball courts approved at KRP Oregon Forest Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. Expo and educational event is free and open to the public. www.oswa.org Tuesday, June 23 Clark said. “Anytime there is a job to be done, Mark Caillier’s name comes up.” Caillier showed his dry sense of humor when referring to the Big Toy project, which began Wednesday morning and is scheduled to wrap up Sunday evening with a soft opening at 5 p.m. “I guess now we’ve got to fi nish it,” Caillier quipped. Caillier then shared examples of how project volunteers worked together last week to unload items from three semi trucks fi lled with materials for the play structure. “This is how Keizer works,” he said. “You just have to ask.” Clark again expressed her appreciation. “Thank you, Mark,” the mayor said. “You are truly a remarkable human being. The way you’ve given to the community is truly something.” In other business June 1: • Several fee increases were approved by councilors. A $.40 monthly Equivalent Service Unit (ESU) sewer rate increase will go into effect in January 2016. The increase is expected to bring in an additional $54,000 in revenue for the next fi scal year, which starts July 1. An average single family residential bill will increase from $5.11 to $5.51 with the increase. Also in January 2016, water rates will be going up 4 percent systemwide. The water rate increases are part of a water master plan approved by the 2012-13 council calling for $10 million of infrastructure improvements over a 20-year period. The 4 percent increase is estimated to bring in $45,000 in new revenue. Councilors also approved a resolution to receive state shared revenues, which are anticipated to be approximately $340,000 for the fi scal year ahead. Enter digits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. 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