MARYSVILLE — Preston Lawrence is still in third grade, but the Grove Elementary student already has his career path planned out for when he grows up.
“I want to be a scientist,” Lawrence said on March 4, in between poring over the pages of his new dictionary. “But to do that, I need to know the definitions of words, so I’ll know what they mean when I study them.”
Lawrence and every other third-grade student in the Marysville School District got a leg up on their adult aspirations on March 4, when more than 45 Marysville Rotarians distributed more than 1,200 full-color hard-bound dictionaries to the district’s 13 elementary schools as part of their seventh annual “Dictionaries in a Day” program.

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MARYSVILLE — A group of community members who are concerned with equity in education approached the Marysville School Board about forming a partnership.
Members of “OUR Marysville” — with “OUR” standing for “Organization United for Reform” — attended the Board’s March 7 workshop meeting, with poster-board signs in hand, to request that the Board pass a resolution calling on Olympia to cut tax breaks for banks and redirect those monies toward public education.

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MARYSVILLE — Jon Nehring admitted that he’s hesitant to promote himself, but fortunately for him a host of friends and acquaintances were willing to do so on his behalf.
Nehring kicked off his campaign to retain his seat as Marysville’s mayor on March 8, and was joined by community members ranging from Snohomish County Sheriff John Lovick to Arlington Mayor Margaret Larson.

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Area eighth-graders got a hands-on lesson on the importance of trees to the local environment, thanks to the city of Marysville and the Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force.

Cedarcrest Middle School science teacher Kirby Schaufler escorted 122 of his eighth-grade students to the Northpointe and Strawberry Fields Athletic parks in Marysville on March 1 and 2 as part of the Task Force’s Tree Connections program. Task Force Education Specialist Abby Kuranz explained that the Tree Connections program taught the eighth-graders about the recreational, economic and ecological benefits of trees through lessons that started in the classroom.

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TULALIP — Tulalip youths transformed an area frequently targeted by vandals into a canvas to express their dreams, and Tribal elders and leaders alike took notice.
The Big Shot – Cyrus James Overpass next to the Tulalip Boys & Girls Club has seen its share of graffiti, and then some, but artist Andrew Morrison worked with Tribal youths in the New Directions Music & Arts Program after school through the fall and winter months to deter “taggers” with a mural that would speak to the young artists’ hopes and heritage.
On Feb. 3, two of the more than two-dozen Tulalip youths who’d been among the most active contributors to this art project were honored, as the mural was officially unveiled.

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The Senior Royalty for this year’s Marysville Strawberry Festival will include not only a queen and a princess, but also a prince.
Marysville Getchell High School junior Erik Kundu and senior Lauren Stallcup each received a scholarship of $3,500 as this year’s Senior Royalty Prince and Princess, respectively, while Getchell junior Louie Vital not only received the $5,000 scholarship as this year’s Senior Royalty Queen, but also received the $500 Bob Klepper Memorial Congeniality Scholarship.

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MARYSVILLE — A midweek snowfall seemed to affect work and school schedules more than traffic within the city of Marysville.
Third Street had little more than slush in its gutters and on its sidewalks by Feb. 24, but snow and ice still impacted employees of the street’s businesses who drove in from out of town.

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MARYSVILLE — Although they’re still in their teen years themselves, Michael Thomas and Jake Hubbert were both recognized for their service on behalf of other youth by being awarded the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America.
Hubbert joined the Boy Scouts at the age of 11, while Thomas joined at the age of 12, but now, the two 15-year-olds are already Eagle Scouts, after having completed their service projects.

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MARYSVILLE — The children of the Marysville community were among the biggest beneficiaries of the Marysville Rotary Club’s $32,000 in donations to various service organizations.

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MARYSVILLE — An Everett motorist died driving northbound on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Marysville.
The 43-year-old Everett man was killed after his vehicle struck those of a 33-year-old Stanwood woman and a 54-year-old Marysville man just north of Fourth Street on I-5 on the morning of Feb. 8.

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