This year marks a transition for Marysville’s 25th annual HomeGrown street fair on Third Street, as former BookWorks owner Mary Burns hands off the event to new coordinator Patricia Schoonmaker, owner of Trusty Threads.
Close to 30 veterans from Marysville, Arlington, Everett and Lynnwood descended upon Jim Eastbury’s Arlington estate to give more than 100 flags an honorable farewell.
Marysville American Legion Post 178 and its Ladies Auxiliary conducted their flag disposal ceremony on the property of Eastbury, a fellow Marysville Legion member, who also hosted a pot luck picnic for the attendees.
TULALIP — Steve Gobin has been appointed as interim general manager of Quil Ceda Village in the wake of John McCoy’s resignation, but his new position is not a permanent one.
TULALIP — “I’m starting my fifth career,” said state Rep. John McCoy, as he spoke about resigning as general manager of Quil Ceda Village. “My friends have told me, ‘John, you just can’t keep a job,” he laughed.
McCoy is stepping down as manager of Quil Ceda Village to start a public policy and economic development consulting firm, tentatively titled “Sovereignty Services,” but he has no plans to end his career as a state representative for the 38th Legislative District, nor to leave the Tulalip Tribes.
MARYSVILLE — Area crafters will have an outlet to express themselves and show off their wares at the first Marysville Summer Market, July 31 and Aug. 28.
MARYSVILLE — One week after Marysville School Board member Michael Kundu resigned, Board President Sherri Crenshaw resigned from the board effective July 19.
MARYSVILLE — Marysville’s incoming and outgoing mayors conducted a “coffee klatsch” with citizens at ServPro’s Marysville facility July 13.
The Marysville Rotary Club installed its new officers for the year July 14, while honoring nine community members with the Rotary’s highest recognition, the Paul Harris Fellowship awards.
Incoming Past President Larry Trivett explained that the awards are named for the founder of Rotary International and are intended to honor those who exemplify the Rotary motto of “service above self.”
Sound Harley Davidson will be helping bikers and law enforcement pitch in on behalf of some very special athletes.
On Aug. 28, Sound Harley will serve as one of five primary starting points for the launch of the Northwest Ride of Dreams and Classic Car Show, presented by Special Olympics Washington and the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
“I didn’t realize I was raising such a stink,” Marysville resident Mike Davis joked at the introductory meeting for his group, Citizens for a Smell-Free Marysville, as close to 60 area residents crowded into one of the conference rooms of the Marysville Library July 19.
TULALIP — The Tulalip Tribal Police Department is once again staging the National Night Out Against Crime for the area at the Tulalip Amphitheatre.
According to Tribal Police Office Manager Ashlynn Danielson, organizers expect 150-200 attendees and 30 vendors on site during the event, which is set for Aug. 3 from 6-8 p.m.
MARYSVILLE — In the wake of Michael Kundu’s resignation from the Marysville School District Board of Directors, the remaining Board members are now faced with the task of appointing his replacement in the District Director 4 position.
The Tulalip Tribes hosted a number of other tribes, who arrived in their canoes on the shores of Tulalip Bay during the late afternoon of July 11, as part of the assembled tribes’ 21st annual canoe journey.
