Even before “Merrysville for the Holidays” commenced that afternoon, downtown Marysville was literally singing with holiday cheer on Saturday, Dec. 1, as the stores, sidewalks and stages of Third Street were visited by a duo of strolling musicians and an a cappella quartet.
This December will mark a number of firsts for the Lakewood High School Drama group — their first holiday play, which is also their first staging of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the first time that many of the high school actors have worked with younger actors onstage, and some unique casting for a few of the main characters.
Santa Claus was a busy guy in Marysville on Saturday, Dec. 1, as he posed for photos not only at the Carabinieri Bar espresso stand for the “Passport to Christmas” and in Comeford Park for “Merrysville for the Holidays,” but also at the Marysville Mall to help raise funds for the Marysville Historical Society.
MARYSVILLE — Marysville Police Officer Derek Carlile will not be retried by the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office, but he remains on administrative leave with the Marysville Police Department.
The Marysville School District Board of Directors was named the Board of the Year by the Washington State School Directors Association this fall.
Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring expressed what he described as “cautious optimism,” as the Marysville City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, Nov. 13, to adopt a proposed city budget for 2013, whose slight increase over the previous year’s spending levels will go largely toward the city’s streets.
The Tulalip Tribes upped their regular annual donation of $15,000 to the Marysville Community Food Bank by another $5,000 this year, to bolster the fledging “Food for Thought” program that’s set to expand to three schools.
The city of Marysville is once again celebrating the winter holidays with annual events that have become familiar favorites for the community, but it’s looking for participants from the community to take part and help those events shine.
While many holiday shoppers are already gearing up for “Black Friday,” the Marysville and Arlington communities are asking that they keep “Small Business Saturday” in mind as well on Nov. 24.
As winter approaches and the need for food and clothing grows greater with the nearing holidays, the volunteers of the Seeds of Grace Distribution Center at the Allen Creek Community Church want to remind Marysville that there’s more than one food bank in town striving to serve the city’s less-fortunate citizens.
Thanksgiving is the date that the city of Marysville has had its eye on, when planning the completion of the 156th Street and Interstate 5 over-crossing project.
MARYSVILLE — Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring addressed citizen concerns ranging from public safety and budgets to traffic and neighborhood upkeep at his most recent coffee klatch at the Marysville YMCA Youth Development Center on Wednesday, Nov. 7.
The possible coming of coal trains drew not only Marysville citizens, but also those of Tulalip, Lake Stevens, Mukilteo and Bellingham, as well as a pair of politicians, to the cafeteria of Totem Middle School on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 30.
