SMOKEY POINT — The winter holiday season is still well underway, but the Stillaguamish Senior Center already has its eyes on ways to help people lead healthier lives in the New Year.
The Stillaguamish Senior Center’s ice cream social on Thursday, Dec. 8, treated visitors to a pair of health experts who will be offering unique ways to feel better in January and beyond.
MARYSVILLE — Starting on Thursday, Dec. 1, Marysville’s Cedarcrest Golf Course will give over its fairways after dark to host a new and enchanting event, the first-ever “Holiday Tour of Lights.”
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.
SMOKEY POINT — The Stillaguamish Senior Center will be hosting volunteers from SHIBA — Statewide Health Insurance Benefit Advisors, an organization sponsored by the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner — to offer free unbiased healthcare counseling to Washington state residents on Nov. 16.
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville YMCA is showing its support for disabled veterans on Nov. 12, the day after Veterans Day, through “Sweat for a Vet.”
The three-hour cardio event will run from 6:30-9:30 a.m. at 6420 60th Dr. NE in Marysville to raise funds for Wounded Warriors, to help provide equipment that will allow disabled veterans to continue their rehabilitation and expand their vocational options.
SMOKEY POINT — While a number of Halloween-themed community events will kick off during the weekend before Halloween itself, the Downtown Marysville Merchants Association will be commemorating Halloween on Oct. 31.
MARYSVILLE — Area orthodontist Dr. Jason Bourne is bringing back his Halloween candy buy-back program for the eighth year starting on Nov. 1.
This year, Bourne is paying $4 for each pound of Halloween treats surrendered to his offices, with $2 going to the child and the other $2 being donated to the local Boys & Girls Club and the YMCA.
The Taste of Tulalip’s second annual “Tweet-Up” drew 31 Twitterers to the Orca Ballroom of the Tulalip Resort on Oct. 12, up from 26 last year, with a considerable wait-list of “foodies” who had hoped to sample sneak previews of the dishes that will be served at the third annual Taste of Tulalip on Nov. 11-12.
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville-Pilchuck High School POC Drama Club will be condensing some classics in November.
“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” will kick off at 7:30 p.m. in the M-PHS auditorium on Nov. 3, 4 and 5, as well as Nov. 10, 11 and 12.
MARYSVILLE — The Ken Baxter Community Center will again be hosting its annual Autumn Craft Show on Oct. 15.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., visitors will be able to stop by 514 Delta Ave. in Marysville and enjoy a diverse array of handmade arts and crafts in time for the holiday season.
TULALIP — The Taste of Tulalip’s second annual “Tweet-Up” will run from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 12 in the Orca Ballroom of the Tulalip Resort Casino, and The Marysville Globe will be there to report live on each dish.
You can follow the Tweet-Up here, as The Marysville Globe joins food bloggers from around the region in sampling a sneak preview of the dishes that will be served at the third annual Taste of Tulalip on Nov. 11-12.
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 — Marysville will be “rocking out” for the 37th year in a row on Oct. 8 and 9, as the cafeteria of Totem Middle School once again hosts the Marysville Rock and Gem Club’s annual “Rocktoberfest” event.
