MARYSVILLE — Michael Jefferson was no stranger to fame after he was selected to represent Washington state in Cosmopolitan’s list of the 50 most eligible bachelors in America two years ago, but even after finding a girlfriend, the 2000 graduate of Marysville-Pilchuck High School was able to put Marysville on the map again when he was selected for the 24th season of CBS’s “Survivor” TV series, which is currently airing.
TULALIP — Area high school students got to talk one-on-one with regional employers and representatives for post-graduate education throughout the day on Tuesday, April 17, in the Orca and Chinook rooms of the Tulalip Resort.
MARYSVILLE — After Snohomish County Sheriff’s detectives forwarded their investigation into the March 10 shooting death of a Marysville Police officer’s daughter to the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office on April 18 for review, Snohomish County Prosecutor Mark Roe responded to the concerns of citizens who have wondered whether this case will be treated differently because it involves a police officer.
TULALIP — Customers lined up around the block and filled up the overflow parking lot west of the Tulalip Resort to take part in the official grand opening of the Tulalip Cabela’s store on Thursday, April 19.
Last summer’s “Graffiti Paint-Out” saw close to 100 volunteers tackling five zones covering the entire city of Marysville, with each zone containing an average of eight graffiti-prone fences.
Attendees of the 39th Legislative District Democrats’ precinct caucuses on Sunday, April 15, laughingly conceded that their proceedings were perhaps not as dramatic as the March 3 Republican caucuses for Legislative Districts 38, 39 and 44 in Marysville, but the Democrats from Arlington, Marysville, Darrington, Granite Falls and other surrounding areas who turned out that Sunday afternoon nonetheless touted the civic value in their event.
MARYSVILLE — The All Breed Equine Rez-Q in Marysville has made great strides in recovering from the flooding that devastated its already tenuously held-together facilities last year, so the group’s volunteers want to thank the community for their support, while also enlisting their aid in completing the last of the repairs and improvements needed to give their horses a safe and happy home.
When the new Cabela’s store at Quil Ceda Village in Tulalip welcomes customers for the first time on Thursday, April 19, its familiar log and stone exterior will open up to reveal decorations, products and services to meet the needs and tastes of local hunters and outdoorsmen.
A recent spring cleaning at Cascade Elementary saw some local history unearthed for the first time in more than a dozen years.
The cities of Marysville and Arlington, and the Tulalip Tribes, were among the agencies within Snohomish County represented at the American Public Works Association Washington Chapter 2012 Spring Conference at the Tulalip Resort from April 4-6.
MARYSVILLE — After the Seattle Slam Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby Team became the recipient of the Marysville YMCA’s monies from the Y’s “Sweat for a Vet” three-hour cardio workout the day after Veterans Day last year, the team decided to show its support for the Marysville YMCA in return.
MARYSVILLE — Those who commute between Marysville and Everett on State Route 529 should look for an alternate route during the weekend of April 14-15, because the Ebey Slough Bridge replacement project is set to hit another milestone.
ARLINGTON — Even in the midst of what state health officials have deemed an epidemic of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, Marysville and Arlington are still leading the way in reported cases of the illness in Snohomish County this year, but local health agencies aren’t taking this lying down.
