TULALIP — The Tulalip Tribes honored retiring regional Forest Service Supervisor Rob Iwamoto on Friday, Dec. 2, for his six years of working with the Tribes to protect their treaty rights to hunt, fish and gather on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Iwamoto also worked with the Tulalip Tribes to help ensure conservation and access to these resources.
During the same weekend that Arlington celebrated its “Hometown Holidays” and Marysville became “Merrysville for the Holidays,” the members of Arlington Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1561 made sure that the soldiers of the Washington Army National Guard 81st Brigade who are serving locally would have a happy holiday season as well.
Even before the evening’s events, the Marysville community celebrated various festivities throughout Saturday, Dec. 3, to kick off the winter holiday season.
MARYSVILLE — While the evening’s public hearing yielded no input, not all of the Marysville City Council members agreed on the proposed city budget and property tax levies for 2012 during their Nov. 28 meeting.
A Nov. 22 meeting between Marysville School District staff and community members drew not only Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring, but also state Senator Nick Harper and state representatives Mike Sells and John McCoy, as MSD Superintendent Dr. Larry Nyland made it clear how Marysville schools would be impacted by proposed state cuts to levy equalization funds.
After taking some time off, the “Take a Vet to Lunch” program made its return to Marysville.
EVERETT — Doctors Johnny and Billy Kroeze come from a family with deep roots in the region, but even as they’ve become well-known throughout the world, their priority has not been promoting their own names, but spreading the word of God.
LAKEWOOD — After being delayed for a couple of weeks due to the school football team making the quarter finals, Lakewood High School’s performances of “Robin Hood” will start running on Dec. 2.
The two-hour play starts at 7 p.m. not only on its debut night, but also on Dec. 3, 9 and 10, during which it will boast a completely new feature for LHS drama productions, in the form of choreographed fight scenes.
The Marysville Community Food Bank’s needs for this year’s holiday season have more than equaled those of previous years.
The Totem Middle School cafeteria was packed on the evening of Nov. 17, as area residents heard from representatives of the city of Marysville, the Snohomish County Health District and the Washington Environmental Council on “The Coal Hard Truth” about the potential coming of coal trains through Marysville.
Families and Friends of Violent Crime Victims called upon citizens of north Snohomish County for their support at their annual breakfast fundraiser to respond to the “Voices of Victims.”
While many holiday shoppers are already gearing up for “Black Friday,” the Arlington and Marysville communities are asking that they keep “Small Business Saturday” in mind as well on Nov. 26.
MARYSVILLE — The city of Marysville’s incumbent mayor appears likely to win his first election since being appointed to office by his predecessor.
As of Nov. 15 at 4:22 p.m., Jon Nehring is leading Kelly Wright in the Marysville mayor’s race by 8,907 votes, or 64.18 percent of the vote, to 4,935 votes, or 35.56 percent of the vote, out of 13,878 votes counted.
