“Oh, it’s the social event of the year,” Jason Hoffman said, drawing giggles from his 10-year-old daughter, Katie, as they stood in line to get their portrait photos and take to the dance floor Feb. 12. “You’ve got the red carpets, local celebrities and the press. It’s larger than life.”
The vows they recited were solemn yet punctuated by humor, and the attendees’ attire was hardly formal, but their well-worn leather jackets and blue jeans reflected the 35 married couples’ shared experiences on the road perhaps more than any suits or dresses could.
MARYSVILLE — If there’s one thing that Maybelle Hollingworth and Fred Teachout have shown, it’s that you’re almost never too late to find a new love.
Fred was already a resident of the Windsor Square Senior Apartments when Maybelle first moved there in 2007, and according to Maybelle’s son, Dave Hollingworth, the two took to each other right away.
Maybelle is 92 years old, while Fred is 99 and expects to turn 100 this year. On Feb. 14, the couple was named Windsor Square’s Senior King and Queen for the year, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Three years ago, Dave Vasconi was so morbidly obese that he could hardly get out of bed in the morning.
“It was December of 2007 when I strained my lower back just from getting up,” said Vasconi, the community service officer for the Marysville Police Department. “I couldn’t even get my leg into my vehicle.”
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville Tulalip Relay For Life is continuing its fundraising efforts through the month of February.
On Feb. 19, the Marysville Tulalip Relay will be sharing the wealth with the Arlington and Lake Stevens Relays, when the three Relays will jointly conduct a three-way-split fundraiser at the Marysville Skate Inn, located at 7313 44th Ave. NE, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at a cost of $5 per skater.
Feb. 26 marks the return of a familiar favorite, as Doc’s Pilchuck Tavern at 1431 S. Machias Rd. in Snohomish welcomes the return of the Oyster Barbecue fundraiser to support the Marysville Tulalip Relay.
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville Dog Owners Group’s Poochapalooza fundraiser returns this summer, but it’ll need the support of the community to be a success.
The fifth annual Poochapalooza kicks off at 10 a.m. on July 9 at the Strawberry Athletic Complex, located at 6100 152nd St. NE, and runs until 3:30 p.m. that day.
In the meantime, M-DOG is looking to recruit vendors and sponsors in advance of the event, to help generate proceeds to benefit the Strawberry Fields For Rover off-leash dog park.
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville Kiwanis Club is turning last year’s Kenneth J. Ploeger Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship Concert into an annual event.
Marysville Kiwanis Concert Coordinator Penelope Ploeger, Ken’s widow, reported that last year’s concert drew as many as 100 attendees and netted proceeds of $150. Ploeger was pleased to be able to raise some funds for the scholarship fund in honor of her late husband, a longtime dedicated Kiwanian, retired Navy electronics technician and city of Marysville employee who believed in the value of scholarships for students entering a vocational trade or career.
To that end, the memorial scholarship concert is set to return to the Marysville-Pilchuck High School auditorium this year on March 18, starting at 7 p.m.
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville Historical Society is offering attendees of their eighth annual spring tea and fashion show an opportunity to step into the shoes of their favorite movie stars, albeit on an admittedly smaller scale.
The Tulalip Resort Hotel is hosting the event for the third year in a row on April 10 from 12:30-4:30 p.m., and the theme of this year’s show will be “Fashion in Film: A Focus on Iconic Films and Film Stars.”
After more than a decade of paying its dues, a rock band made up of Marysville natives is finally getting its shot at the big time.
The city of Marysville is bringing world-renowned adventurer Helen Thayer to town on Feb. 11, to tell audiences about her trek to the magnetic North Pole when she made history by becoming the first woman to reach a world pole traveling solo.
MARYSVILLE — Scrub-A-Mutt is hosting a Valentine’s weekend pet food drive at the Marysville Safeway at 1258 State Ave.
The pet food drive will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 12, the Saturday before Valentine’s Day, and will collect both dog and cat food, as well as cash donations, to give to the Marysville Community Food Bank.
MARYSVILLE — The city of Marysville is bringing world-renowned adventurer Helen Thayer to town on Feb. 11, to tell audiences about her trek to the magnetic North Pole, when she made history by becoming the first woman to reach a world pole traveling solo.
Thayer’s presentation, entitled “Polar Dream — Achieving Your Highest Goal,” will recount her journey with Charlie, her four-legged companion to the magnetic North Pole. On her solo expedition at the age of 50, she hauled a 160-pound sled of supplies hundreds of miles over rugged terrain into a perilous, frozen world.
Tears and laughter were abundant during the “Taste of Relay” Jan. 15, which marked the kickoff of the fundraising season for the 2011 Marysville/Tulalip Relay for Life.
