Community calls on Marysville schools to save choirs

Members of the Northern Sound Choirs sing in protest outside the Marysville School District Service Center on May 7. - Kirk Boxleitner
Kirk Boxleitner
Members of the Northern Sound Choirs sing in protest outside the Marysville School District Service Center on May 7.
MARYSVILLE — The state of music education in Marysville schools inspired impassioned testimony at the Marysville School District's May 7 Board of Directors meeting, with former Marysville-Pilchuck High School choral teacher Stuart Hunt challenging Board members to break their silence in spite of their practice of not commenting on public testimony.

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11:33 PM May 7, 2012 2

Road closures coming up on Ebey Slough Bridge, I-5 near 156th St.

SMOKEY POINT — Motorists commuting on the Ebey Slough Bridge or I-5 near north Marysville should plan for road closures in the weeks ahead.

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7:04 PM May 15, 2012 0

Marysville firefighters battle two residential fires May 10

MARYSVILLE — At 11:44 a.m. on Thursday, May 10, the Marysville Fire District was dispatched to a residential fire in the 13700 block of 57th Avenue NE.

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9:53 AM May 11, 2012 0

Low-cost whooping cough vaccine available at Arlington Pharmacy, throughout Snohomish County

ARLINGTON — The Arlington Pharmacy at 540 West Ave. is one of 15 Snohomish County retail pharmacies that will receive whooping cough vaccine from the Snohomish Health District to dispense to low-income uninsured adults throughout the county. None of the participating pharmacies will charge for the cost of the vaccine, but they may charge a fee of up to $15.60 for administering the shot.

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5:21 PM May 9, 2012 Arlington Times 0

Strawberry Festival looking for Trike Race teams

MARYSVILLE — The Strawberry Festival is now accepting applications for teams to participate in the festival's annual trike race obstacle course in Asbery Field on June 15.

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updated 2:01 PM May 9, 2012 0

Work continues on 156th Street overpass

Motorists on I-5 near north Marysville might have noticed the bridge pillars are already up and the westside ramp leading up to the 156th Street overcrossing is nearing completion, which means that the project as a whole has hit its halfway mark, but those drivers can expect some traffic slowdowns between now and the expected opening of the overcrossing in the fall of this year.

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8:50 AM May 8, 2012 0

Rep. Bailey holds telephone town hall on May 14

OLYMPIA — State Rep. Barbara Bailey is inviting her constituents in the 10th District to a telephone town hall meeting on Monday, May 14. The community conversation, which will be conducted like a call-in radio show, will run from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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5:14 PM May 3, 2012 Arlington Times 0

Dunshee invites citizens to telephone town hall on May 7

OLYMPIA — State Rep. Hans Dunshee is inviting the citizens of the 44th Legislative District to a town hall meeting via telephone so interested people can ask questions, share ideas or comment on issues that matter to their families and neighborhoods.

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4:34 PM May 3, 2012 0

Descendants honor Civil War veteran

Those driving along State Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, might have been surprised to see men in Civil War uniforms at the Marysville Cemetery firing their muskets into the sky.

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9:38 AM May 2, 2012 0

Local officials show solidarity against odor

MARYSVILLE — Officials for the city of Marysville and the Tulalip Tribes showed their solidarity with Citizens for a Smell Free Snohomish County by calling for a determination of significance and an environmental impact statement from the city of Everett and the Puget Sound Clear Air Agency on Cedar Grove’s Smith Island composting facility in Everett.

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9:37 AM May 2, 2012 0

Tulalip Tribes Vice Chair speaks out on Violence Against Women Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tulalip Tribes Vice Chair Deborah Parker joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray, Barbara Boxer and Amy Klobuchar in advocating the passage of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act on Wednesday, April 25, one day before the Senate passed the VAWA reauthorization bill by a vote of 68-31.

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updated 8:33 PM April 30, 2012 0

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