Praise to the Marysville-Pilchuck High School football team for making it all the way to the semifinals and giving Bellevue such a tough game. We would be proud anyway, but especially considering the shooting at the school what you’ve done for this community’s spirit is amazing.
Praise to our Pearl Harbor veterans. Because of you we still are the land of the free.
Praise to our road crews in Marysville and Arlington. We would be lost without you on icy and snowy days. We are glad you are willing to work in those weather conditions so we don’t have to.
Praise to the Festival of Trees celebrations in Tulalip and Arlington. The huge amounts of funds you raise are for programs that help such great causes.
Praise to the cities of Arlington and Marysville for putting on such wonderful Christmas events this time of year. Even if you don’t have that much money for gifts, you can still have a tremendous holiday experience by going to these events.
Praise that Sgt. Jim Maples is back at work for the Marysville Police Department. We are so thankful your injuries in that shootout weren’t worse.
Praise to Mountain View Presbyterian Church and Sherwood Community Services for helping Ron Peters get a job. Peters, who is in his 50s, has cerebral palsy and got his first paycheck ever this week.
Praise to the Minority Achievers Program for also helping students in poverty now. Our future is brighter thanks to organizations like yours.
Praise to all of you who helped the Marysville and Arlington food banks this year.
Raze that more help is needed, but unfortunately those are the times we live in.
Raze that Driving Under the Influence emphasis patrols are needed this holiday season. People need to drink responsibly or not at all. Or at least have the sense to take a taxi. That $20 could save you thousands of dollars and a lifetime of despair.
Praise to the churches in Marysville and Arlington that help the homeless when cold weather hits.
Raze that more don’t step up to help the few that do.
Praise to all of those athletes honored for their hard work with all-league honors.
Praise also to their coaches for their encouragement and their teammates who made them better by competing against them every day in practice.
