Jake McNeal is a newcomer to Marysville and Arlington, but in many ways his new hometowns remind him of the ones where he grew up in Oregon. “It’s a lot like Beaverton,” said McNeal, who recently stepped in as the new reporter for The Marysville Globe and The Arlington Times. “It’s very spacious with a lot of smaller businesses. I’m used to this kind of community. It’s comfortable.”
The staff members of the Sunnyside Nursery were able to thank their customers and support their local food bank at the same time on Oct. 1, with a flurry of activities that drew crowds and donations in spite of the day’s dreary weather.
MARYSVILLE — A high-speed pursuit left a Marysville Police patrol car embedded in a carport on Cedar Avenue on the afternoon of Oct. 4, but without any injuries.
Marysville Police Cmdr. Robb Lamoureux reported that calls came in around 2:55 p.m. about a reckless driver, which led Marysville Police to give chase on Cedar Avenue.
ARLINGTON — Eight years in, and organizers of the annual Drag Strip Reunion and Car Show at the Arlington Airport agreed that Sept. 10 marked their best show ever.
“More than 500 cars were on display for an audience of at least 2,300 spectators,” said Bill Kinney, director of the Arlington Boys & Girls Club, who approached the Port Gardner Vintage Auto Club two years ago about partnering on the Drag Strip Reunion. “We probably generated about $12,000. This year is probably our most successful ever.”
MARYSVILLE — After opening stores in Tulalip and Arlington, Walmart is on track to open a store in Marysville.
Gloria Hirashima, chief administrative officer for the city of Marysville, noted that the city had approved Walmart’s plans in 2006, after public hearings that ran from 2005 through 2006, and added that the Snohomish County Superior Court upheld that decision in 2006, over the protests of a citizens’ group.
The Tulalip Tribes hit a new high-water mark by “raising their hands” to 300 community and non-profit groups to the tune of a record-setting $5.48 million this year. The 18th annual “Raising Hands Celebration of Community” recognition dinner, in the Orca Ballroom of the Tulalip Resort on Sept. 24, dispensed funds to organizations both locally and throughout the state, as Tulalip Tribal Board Chair Mel Sheldon Jr. credited those in attendance with benefiting not only the Tribes, but also the broader communities beyond.
Lakewood High School Principal Dale Leach acknowledged that students can occasionally see senior projects as merely being “a box to check off,” but he was heartened by the example of LHS senior Ashlie Jensen on Sept. 24.
“When we talk about human trafficking, we hear people say that it doesn’t happen here,” said Dusty Olson, advocate and volunteer coordinator for the Providence Intervention Center for Assault and Abuse. “But these are girls from Marysville, Lake Stevens and Everett who are being recruited and exploited.”
In spite of overcast skies that soon turned to the first sprinkles of rain that many Marysville residents have seen in a while, the Doleshel Tree Farm Park was packed with volunteers willing to wake up early on a Saturday morning, go outdoors and improve their community.
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville Community Food Bank is getting a big boost from the Snohomish County-Camano Association of Realtors this month, as they conduct their annual food drive for this year through Sept. 30.
Keller Williams Realty in Marysville did its part by presenting armloads of boxes and red bags filled with food and other much-needed supplies to Marysville Community Food Bank Director Dell Deierling on Sept. 13.
MARYSVILLE — Charges of two counts of child molestation in the first degree and one count of the rape of a child in the first degree were filed Sept. 15 against the son of a currently suspended day care owner and operator in Marysville.
Dakota Wilson, who turned 18 years old on Sept. 16, is the son of Anne “Ladale” Moore, who ran the 24-hour “All Hours Childcare” from her home, where Wilson also lived and assisted his mother in caring for children.
According to documents filed by Snohomish County prosecutors, Wilson not only molested a 10-year-old girl on April 18 of this year, but also molested a five-year-old girl from April 1-15 of this year, and raped another five-year-old girl from May 1, 2009, through January 31 of this year.
Last year, close to 250 volunteers spruced up Jennings Park as part of the National Day of Service and Remembrance. This year’s Day of Service for Marysville will take place on Sept. 17 at the Doleshel Tree Farm Park, located at 9002 67th Ave. NE.
ARLINGTON — With a fundraising total of more than $7,000 for the day, organizers of the Gleneagle Golf Course’s first 9/11 memorial tournament on Sept. 11 of this year hope to see the event become an annual affair.
Gleneagle Golf Course General Manager Mike Simpson took pride in raising the funds for 9/11 memorial at Arlington Firehouse 46 through a combination of hole sponsorships, string and mulligan sales, and other donations.
