FEBRUARY 5, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A7
CAILLIER: ‘And this is an
incredible thank you.’
(Continued from pg. A1)
Association and leads the
Claggett Creek Watershed
Council.
What clinched the award,
however, was Mark serving as
project manager for the Big
Toy play structure project,
completed last June at Keizer
Rapids Park.
Mark was introduced
by former mayor Lore
Christopher, who won the
First Citizen Award a year
before and had all previous
recipients stand in front of the
stage.
“Lucky for us, this
individual can't learn to say
no and they won't take no
for an answer when they are
working for our community,”
Christopher
said. “This
recognition has been a long
time coming and I am thrilled
that I get to be the one to
present the award.”
Mark noted getting public
notoriety for good deeds goes
against his mindset.
“In my previous life as
a police offi cer, one of the
things you want to do is not
gain public attention,” he said.
“It's a little diffi cult for me to
get noted for stuff like this.”
Mark referenced the people
standing in front of the stage.
“The great thing about this
is you are following so many
great people,” he said. “I was
looking at the list (of past
winners) and I noticed at least
15 of the previous winners
of this award worked on the
Big Toy. When you volunteer,
it's nice to get a thank you
once in a while. And this is an
incredible thank you.”
Mark,
who
donned
an orange Oregon State
University hat on stage,
referenced one of the past
winners, 1985 First Citizen
Phil Bay.
“It fi nally dawned on me:
this community has classes
on how to get you involved
and lets you do things, learn
new skills, use old skills and
meet great people,” Mark
said. “What it does is it links
you permanently to doing
things for the community
for the next 30 years. I really
appreciate the honor. I could
not do it without my family,
especially my wife of 42 years
who has supported me. She
deserves the award. I'll let her
have the award.”
Mark noted he has traveled
internationally for work
and has thus seen many
communities.
“I have never, ever found a
community that has as much
cooperation (as Keizer),” he
said. “Everyone always has the
same thing in mind: what is
best for Keizer? What is best
for the Keizer kids? It's not
about what is best for me or
what is best for a particular
person, but what is best for
the community? I guess that's
what Keizer is all about.”
Mark said he “didn't have a
clue” he was going to win the
award.
“The fi rst time I had a
clue is when the light with
the camera was at the table,”
he said. “I thought, 'That is a
little strange.' I'm a little slow
on the uptake. As a trained
observer, I did not do well.”
Mark noted the award
meant a lot to him.
“It's a huge thank you
for a lot of things and a lot
of people that have helped,”
Mark said. “Apparently I've
meant a lot to the community.
It makes you feel good that
people think enough about
what you've done and want to
thank us for it. I don't do well
with recognition, but I really
appreciate the sentiment of
the thank you.
“It was emotional,” he
added. “You see all those
(previous winners) and all that
they've done, the standards are
so high. For you to be accepted
into that club, it makes you feel
like there are other things we
could do in this community
so maybe it won't be that hard.
It really gives you a boost.
Kris probably doesn't like to
hear that, but it does. It makes
you think we can do a whole
lot more than we've already
done.”
Others can be as involved
as this year's First Citizen,
though good luck trying to be
involved in as many activities
as him.
“Particularly in Keizer, it
really is easy to help out or
volunteer,” Mark said. “You
meet a lot of great folks. You
get to drive by and say we
accomplished such and such.
The projects I try to get
involved in usually have some
kind of community value
and have some longevity. It's
not about the person or the
recognition. We're doing this
beyond ourselves. The value is
that the community needs it,
appreciates it and thanks you
for it.”
Mark Caillier,
sporting his
Oregon State
hat, makes a
gesture while
accepting
the Keizer
First Citizen
Award on
Jan. 23
KEIZERTIMES/
Craig Murphy
PAWS,
continued from Page A1
“I made 18 of those and
then went to The Dollar Store
to buy more stuff to donate,”
said seventh grader Madison
Long.
The Wolverines also took
over the culinary arts room
after school one day and baked
dog treats.
The Pro Team class was
originally developed in South
Carolina with the purpose
of attracting more boys and
minorities to the teaching
fi eld, but Whiteaker is taking
the model and developing the
course as a junior leadership
class.
“For us, it's become more
about teaching them the skills
and decision-making abilities
to pursue whatever careers
they want to pursue,” Peters
said.
Part of the curriculum
is participating in service
learning projects like the
WVHS donation drive, but it
also takes other forms.
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Michelle Gee, Caitlin Huffman, Reyna Terrazas, Chloe Shepherd,
Nina Garland, Paris Boyd, Grace Melting, Madison Long and
Trevor Thompson, members of the WMS Pro Team, with their
donation.
“I had the kids brainstorm
some ideas at the beginning of
the school year and they came
up with this and a reading
buddy program,” Peters said.
Every other week the
Pro Team students walk
down the street to Gubser
Elementary School to read
with kindergarteners.
Peters said the hope is for
students taking the Pro Team
class as seventh graders to
continue on in the leadership
classes as eighth graders.
The other student members
of the Pro Team are: Michelle
Gee, Caitlin Huffman, Reyna
Terrazas, Nina Garland, Grace
Melting, Trevor Thompson,
Annie-Leigh
Besa, Irani
Chavez, Evan
Downing,
Sydney
Gates,
Andrew
Goemaere, Sierra Lane, Sydney
Morris, Kate Ronning, Toby
Straw and Emerson Woomer.
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