As the ballots for the Feb. 11 special election in Snohomish County continue to be counted, the Marysville School District seems poised to receive approval of both of its levies, while the fate of the Lakewood School District’s bond remains up in the air.
The Cedarcrest Middle School cafeteria has remained as much of a packed house as ever for the annual city of Marysville Parks and Recreation Department’s ninth annual Father/Daughter Dances, which have booked a near-record total of 840 for the Saturday evenings of Feb. 1 and 8, with two separate dances slated for each night, as always.
The Arlington and Marysville school districts are among those whose schools have received a total of 10 mini-grants for science-related educational projects from the Snohomish County Public Utility District. These grants help schools incorporate energy and water education into their curricula.
TULALIP — Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring’s State of the City address for 2014 on Friday, Jan. 31, sounded a cautiously optimistic note for the year to come, as he acknowledged the city’s partners and cited the city’s investments in the community.
MARYSVILLE — The cause of an apartment fire on the morning of Friday, Feb. 7, appears likely to have been a lit cigarette on a sofa.
MARYSVILLE — Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary’s visit to Marysville on Wednesday, Feb. 5, had a slightly sparser attendance than the community gathering in Stanwood on Saturday, Jan. 25, which kicked off his “Coffee with the Sheriff” series of meet-and-greets, but however many members of the public turn out, Trenary wants to ensure that they have access to their sheriff.
MARYSVILLE — Greg McCarthy knows the importance of hard-wearing clothing, having worked 35 years in the building industry, in construction and lumber.
MARYSVILLE — Colton McGuire hopes to help clients of the Marysville Community Food Bank not need to decide between feeding themselves or feeding their pets.
The Totem Middle School cafeteria was packed with families as the Marysville School District kicked off its kindergarten registration for the coming school year with its annual information fair on Saturday, Jan. 25.
A 13-month study of odors in the Snohomish River Delta by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has done little to identify the source of noxious smells that have plagued Marysville and north Everett for years.
SMOKEY POINT — US HealthVest’s Certificate of Need application, proposing to establish a 75-bed psychiatric hospital in north Marysville, was approved by the state Department of Health on Jan. 14, clearing the way for an $18.8 million, 60,000-square-foot facility that could open at 15621 Smokey Point Blvd. with an estimated 200 employees as early as 2016.
MARYSVILLE — Those who stop by the Marysville Alfy’s Pizza on State Avenue for the Marysville-Pilchuck High School Life Skills open-mic night and pizza party from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, will also have a chance to contribute to the Life Skills students’ “Million Penny Project,” by dropping off pennies or other donations to help build a school in Africa.
MARYSVILLE — The latest “Strawberry City Jam” on Friday, Jan. 24, scored the monthly event’s largest attendance since it started at the Marysville Alfy’s Pizza on State Avenue last summer.
