A local cat shelter recently received a big boost from the Internet fame of an area cat, whose owners teamed up with Friskies to provide free cat food to the shelter.
The holiday toy store that was started to serve clients of the Marysville Community Food Bank has expanded to serve a broader base of shoppers in the community, but its number of customers this year seems to be holding steady from last year’s total, according to Bonnie Ramsey, who’s long co-chaired the toy store with fellow veteran volunteer Sue Kendall.
Marysville’s Laikyn Drake was one week old when her daddy finally came home.
The fourth annual holiday bazaar on the Marysville Getchell High School campus on Dec. 14 was its biggest yet, with 117 vendors in the MG gymnasium drawing an estimated 900 shoppers that Saturday, which generated $3,175 in revenue, or about $2,700 in profit, for the school’s Future Business Leaders of America.
Santa Claus and his lookalikes are no strangers to storefronts during the holiday season, but the Santa who appeared at the Marysville branch of HomeStreet Bank on State Avenue on Dec. 17 might have seemed a bit more authentic than most, right down to the white hair of his real beard.
The store owners of the Downtown Marysville Merchants Association reported that the seasonal shopping specials which began with “Merrysville for the Holidays” have continued to boost their business, even as they’ve added new deals to entice customers.
MARYSVILLE — The fourth annual holiday bazaar on the Marysville Getchell High School campus on Dec. 14 was its biggest yet, with 117 vendors in the MG gymnasium drawing an estimated 900 shoppers that Saturday, which generated $3,175 in revenue, or about $2,700 in profit, for the school’s Future Business Leaders of America.
In the seven years that Dennis Warren has lived in Marysville, he’s quickly become known as the “holiday lights guy” for his electric light displays on Halloween and Christmas of each year, which he’s used to help support those in need, in addition to creating an entertaining show for those who pass by his house during the afternoons and evenings.
MARYSVILLE — Comeford Park was bustling with an estimated 3,000 attendees for the 25th anniversary of “Merrysville for the Holidays” on Dec. 7, which extended well into the evening with the Electric Lights Parade at 6:30 p.m., followed by the traditional water tower lighting and the new fireworks show at 7 p.m. this year.
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville School District Board of Directors swore in two new members, alongside a returning member, before they reshuffled their positions in time to conduct the rest of their Dec. 9 meeting.
MARYSVILLE — At the same time that Comeford Park was celebrating “Merrysville for the Holidays” on Dec. 7, the merchants of historic downtown Marysville were staying open “Late ’til 8” to offer extended shopping hours as part of their annual “Passport to Christmas” event, but the Downtown Marysville Merchants Association has no intention of going to bed early again just yet.
MARYSVILLE — Firefighters from the Marysville Fire District Local 3219 were joined by friends, family members and even Santa Claus at the front entrances of the Marysville Safeway from Dec. 9-11, as they dispensed multi-flavored candy canes in exchange for donations to the Marysville Community Food Bank.
MARYSVILLE — Two of Marysville’s Mega Camp Fire Clubs collected for the Marysville Community Food Bank at the Marysville Haggen Food & Pharmacy on Dec. 9-10, and while they’re still adding up the pounds of food that they received, they’ll be using the $55 they took in from both evenings to help purchase more food.
