SMOKEY POINT — Close to 100 motorcycle riders packed the parking lot of the Buzz Inn for the third year in a row on Saturday, July 14, to help raise money for those facing end-of-life issues at young ages.
MARYSVILLE — The Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating the return of one of its most-missed members on Wednesday, July 18, as its Regional Visitor Information Center hosts an evening in honor of Chamber President and CEO Caldie Rogers from 5-7 p.m.
The evening of Thursday, July 12, marked the kickoffs for free outdoor summer entertainment in both Marysville and Arlington, as rock-and-roll band Shameless Hussy performed in Jennings Park starting at 7 p.m., while “Scooby Doo: Curse of the Lake Monster” began around 9 p.m. in Terrace Park, after the standard 7 p.m. karaoke session for all ages.
MARYSVILLE — The parking lot of the Marysville Municipal Court was thronged with an estimated 2,000 browsers perusing the wares of 63 vendors for the city’s annual “Junk in the Trunk” flea market on Saturday, July 14.
Marysville’s Nick Poling and Alex DeRoest are both old hands at stage plays, but while they’ve been proud of their theatrical efforts, they eventually began to feel like their work was yielding diminishing returns.
Michael Thorn opened Marysville Tobacco Joes nearly a year ago, but the latest legal developments regarding the status of roll-your-own tobacco, both in Washington state and at the federal level, have seen him shut his doors for the time being, and possibly for good.
MARYSVILLE — Preston Dwoskin, a 20-year-old Marysville resident with severe hearing and developmental disabilities, recently received another award in recognition of his community service.
The months of June and July saw the city councils of both Marysville and Arlington vote unanimously to extend their existing moratoriums on the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens within their respective city limits, as representatives of both city governments called for further clarifications from the state and federal governments on this issue.
Automobile enthusiasts will have two consecutive Saturdays to check out car shows to help benefit the community in Marysville.
While the weather on Saturday, June 30, made much of Naval Station Everett’s annual “Freedom Festival” a soggy affair, the day’s ship tours still filled up their allotments of 40 visitors for each of the larger ships every half hour, and 30 visitors for each of the smaller ships every half hour, drawing more than 1,500 visitors to the decks of the four ships in port.
The Washington State Patrol began its DUI emphasis on Friday, June 29, and will be continuing it through Sunday, July 8, to cover both the Fourth of July holiday and the following weekend.
The Marysville Police Strike Team was formed on May 8 as part of a planned six-week emphasis on burglary within the city, which had gone above the five-year averages for recent months.
The Rotary Club of Marysville not only installed its new officers for the year on June 27, but also honored several community members with the Rotary’s highest recognition, the Paul Harris Fellowship Awards.
