The Arlington Lions Club received a holiday gift from the Marysville chapter of the Take Off Pounds Sensibly nonprofit support group, which TOPS members hope will share the gift of sight with the less fortunate around the world.
Thanks to a recently completed campaign of fundraising throughout the community, the students of the Life Skills Leadership class at Marysville-Pilchuck High School will be heading off to Olympia in the New Year.
After capping off 2012 with a pair of well-attended and well-received performances, the Marysville Strawberry Concert Band is taking a break for the winter holidays, but when they resume their Wednesday practice sessions from 6-8 p.m. at Totem Middle School on Jan. 9, the band’s conductors and instrumentalists hope to see a few more faces showing up to play.
The Marysville Community Food Bank and Toy Store teamed up for another holiday season to help families in need celebrate with festive favorites on their dinner plates and gifts to give each other.
The Lakewood School District Board of Directors marked the end of an era on Tuesday, Dec. 18, as 11-year Director District 3 incumbent Ken Christiansen attended his last Board meeting as a Board member, but his successor was already there to greet the Board and his predecessor.
The possible coming of coal trains to Marysville invited the ire of Tulalip Tribal Chair Mel Sheldon Jr. and Silicon Energy President Gary Shaver during two separate and otherwise unrelated days of public statements.
For Marysville’s Craig Bartl, this December marked his third in a row of participating in the “Night of 1,000 Stars” impaired-driving traffic safety emphasis patrols organized by Snohomish County and Washington state law enforcement.
For the students of Totem Middle School, their annual food drive that ran from Dec. 3-14 this year had an added significance, since they were striving to support the surrounding community while struggling to cope with the loss of a longtime friend.
The Marysville Community Food Bank got another helping hand from the community courtesy of the members of Cub Scout Pack 180, who showed up at the Food Bank’s doorstep carrying enough non-perishable food items to equal the weight of four and a half Cub Scouts.
A number of Marysville elementary schools are getting some dramatic and interactive lessons on the importance of recycling and preserving the environment this winter, courtesy of Waste Management.
The Marysville Walmart store currently under construction at the intersection of State Route 9 and Highway 528 is aiming for an official grand opening by the middle of next year, according to company spokespersons.
On Tuesday, Dec. 4, the Cascade Valley Hospital Foundation received a holiday gift that’s on track to become an annual tradition.
“Merrysville for the Holidays” put in its 24th annual appearance at Comeford Park on Saturday, Dec. 1, and in spite of what Electric Lights Parade announcer and city of Marysville Parks and Recreation Director Jim Ballew deemed “not rain, but tears of joy” that fell from the sky intermittently throughout the afternoon and evening, the event was drawing crowds well into the night.
