LAKEWOOD — Residents and business owners in the Lakewood and north Marysville areas are invited to meet with Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring for coffee and conversation from 10-11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the International House of Pancakes, located at 16518 Twin Lakes Ave. in the Lakewood Crossing Shopping Center. Coffee is on the city of Marysville.
Drivers who use southbound State Route 529 to travel between Marysville and Everett should plan for nightly closures of the highway this week.
MARYSVILLE — Firefighters dodged traffic on State Avenue in Marysville on Friday, Sept. 13, and filled their boots with cash from generous passers-by, in an effort to raise money for muscular dystrophy research.
The Snohomish County Council on Aging (COA) is seeking vibrant new members for terms beginning in January 2014. Snohomish County residents interested in the needs and issues facing older persons and younger persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply for COA membership. The COA manages federal, state and local funds targeted for the county’s elderly citizens.
MARYSVILLE — Operation Desert Comfort will return to the Marysville American Legion Post 178 Hall, at the corner of Cedar Avenue and Second Street, on Saturday, Sept. 14, to assemble care packages for American troops serving overseas.
MARYSVILLE — In the wake of a Snohomish County Superior Court judge’s recent ruling in favor of Cedar Grove Composting, both the city of Marysville and the Marysville-based Citizens for a Smell Free Snohomish County have disputed claims that the citizens’ group and its campaign against Cedar Grove were spearheaded by the city and its consulting firm, Strategies 360.
The Snohomish County Public Works Department released its Weekly Road Construction Update on Sept. 11.
Students from the Marysville/Tulalip area have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Washington for Spring 2013 Quarter.
MARYSVILLE — Firefighters, police officers, city officials and community members gathered at the Police and Firefighters’ Memorial, outside the Marysville Library, to observe the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
MARYSVILLE — This year’s National Day of Service and Remembrance will see the completion of a three-year project to convert the Doleshel Tree Farm property into the Doleshel Park for Marysville residents and families.
SMOKEY POINT — The weekend after Sept. 11 of this year will mark the return of a motorcycle ride to honor the men and women of law enforcement, the fire service and the armed forces, as well as those who lost their lives on 9/11.
Over the next three years, United Way of Snohomish County will distribute up to $330,000 to organizations working to address intergenerational poverty. These grants will support capacity building for both small and large agencies. Potential applicants are invited to one of two Bidders’ Conferences on Wednesday, Sept. 18, and Friday, Sept. 20. Applications will be accepted online starting on Sept. 18. The deadline to apply is Friday, Oct. 4.
EVERETT — Local non-profits, developers and government agencies are encouraged to apply for an estimated $4 million in federal and local grand funding for projects to benefit low- or moderate-income people or neighborhoods in Snohomish County.
