MARYSVILLE — The spectacle at the Marysville-Pilchuck High School pool on the afternoon of Monday, Oct. 28, pitted male and female athletes from M-PHS and Marysville Getchell High School against each other in a friendly, light-hearted competition that helped support the Marysville Community Food Bank.
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville Arts Coalition has already booked a dozen vendors so far, but hopes to recruit a total of 15 vendors by Monday, Nov. 4, for its “Autumn Artistry” two-day art show and sale on Nov. 8-9 at the Red Curtain Art Center, located at the former Dunn Lumber building at 1410 Grove St. in Marysville.
SMOKEY POINT — Pirate-wear was the order of the evening at the Medallion Hotel in Smokey Point, during Soroptimist International of Marysville’s annual fundraising auction on Saturday, Oct. 26, which lived up to its billing of “Bounty of Treasures” by yielding significant funds for the community service organization’s programs.
For the special needs students at Marshall Elementary, the Rotary Club of Marysville’s pumpkin patch at the Plant Farm in Smokey Point was just a bit too far afield, so the Marysville Rotary again teamed up with staff and parents from Marshall Elementary and the Marysville Cooperative Education Program to bring the pumpkin patch to those kids.
MARYSVILLE — Marysville mom Crystal Harman was tired of fighting with her teenage son Dustin about his education, so when she read an article that Jim Strickland had written about the unorthodox educational journey of his own teenage son Sam, she knew she had to contact the Marysville dad.
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville Library will be celebrating its new Creative Commons during the “TECHcitement” event on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., but Managing Librarian Eric Spencer and Assistant Managing Librarian Jill Wubbenhorst reported that the Creative Commons area and tools are already seeing heavy use from Marysville Library patrons now, even though not all of the Creative Commons’ services are fully operational just yet.
MARYSVILLE — Chris Nation will soon be wearing two hats in the educational field, since not only will he continue to serve as president of the Marysville School District Board of Directors, but as of Nov. 24, he will also serve as vice president of the Washington State School Directors’ Association.
TULALIP — The Arts & Technology High School on the Marysville Secondary Campus will be hosting a couple of seasonal activities for families who are looking to get into the Halloween spirit and show their support for the community.
While a number of Halloween-themed community events will kick off during the weekend before Halloween itself, the Downtown Marysville Merchants Association will be commemorating Halloween on Oct. 31.
The Allen Creek area adjacent to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Marysville received yet another ecological enhancement on Wednesday, Oct. 16, as roughly 100 third-grade students from Kellogg Marsh Elementary, just across the street, were joined by more than two dozen third- and fourth-graders from Marshall Elementary, as well as nearly 20 National Honor Society students from Grace Academy, in planting 360 trees at the site.
In the wake of Cindy Rebain’s Sept. 3 resignation from the Marysville School District Board of Directors, the remaining Board members interviewed three candidates for the vacant Director District Position 2 seat on Monday, Oct. 14.
The Red Robin Restaurant in Lakewood was again bustling with uniforms, as law enforcement agents and other personnel from the Marysville and Arlington police departments joined members of the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office in collecting $385.95 for Special Olympics at the annual Tip-A-Cop event on Saturday, Oct. 12.
The Marysville City Council candidates are still seeking to communicate their platforms and personal qualifications with voters before the Nov. 5 general election deadline.
