The members of the Puget Sound Blood Center’s “Bloodmobile” and American Legion Post 178 in Marysville exceeded their goal of 33 donors for their blood drive on Saturday, July 20, at the Post 178 Hall, which Legion members presented to visitors as a resource that’s available to the community as a whole.
The 16th annual “Dalmatian Drive” offered the return of an old tradition on Saturday, July 20, as the yard behind Marysville Fire District Station 63 in Smokey Point served as the site for a “family fun day,” complete with barbecue meals, athletic activities on bouncy structures, DJ music and even free hair and nail styling.
The city of Marysville’s summer concert series and “Popcorn in the Park” are in full swing at Jennings Park, where hundreds are flocking each week for free music and free movies, courtesy of the Marysville Parks and Recreation Department and a number of supportive community groups.
Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring will be wearing another hat this year. Although he’s already a member of the United Way of Snohomish County’s Board of Directors, Nehring has been named the United Way Campaign Chair for 2013 in recognition of his commitment to the community.
Another summer marks another set of complaints about the odors allegedly emanating from Cedar Grove Composting’s Smith Island facility, which was cited for two odor violations on June 6 and another two on June 25 by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.
Ballots are already arriving in Arlington and Marysville mailboxes for the Aug. 6 primary election, and five local men are running for the same seat — Snohomish County Council District 1. Gary Wright, Bill Blake, Carsten Mullin, Ken Klein and Sean Olson talked about what each of them hopes to work on if elected and what sets him apart from the others.
MARYSVILLE — Completing construction work early seems to be a trend on Getchell Road. Repairs to the Little Pilchuck Creek bridge wrapped up on Tuesday, July 23, more than a week and a half ahead of schedule.
MARYSVILLE — Former Marysville Police Officer Derek Carlile was fired by the city of Marysville in May of this year, after his daughter died in March of last year from being shot by a handgun that he’d left unattended, but the Marysville Police Officers Association has filed a grievance on Carlile’s behalf and an arbitration hearing is tentatively set for this fall.
The evening of Tuesday, Aug. 6, will see the annual “National Night Out Against Crime” return to the Arlington, Marysville and Tulalip communities.
Snohomish County Elections mailed ballots July 18 to more than 332,000 voters for the Aug. 6 Primary. The Aug. 6 Primary is not countywide. Voters in Edmonds, Everett and Tulalip as well as some of the surrounding areas have no races to vote on in the Primary and will not receive a ballot. The local voters’ pamphlets were mailed July 18, one per household to areas featuring a Primary race or issue.
Those wondering what public school teachers do all day are going to get an answer.
EVERETT — The USNS Montford Point (MLP 1) arrives at Naval Station Everett on the morning of Friday, July 19. The new ship, which departed from San Diego on July 12, is the Navy’s first Mobile Landing Platform, and is owned by Military Sealift Command.
The parking lot of the Marysville Municipal Court was filled with at least 2,000 shoppers perusing the wares of 70 vendors for the city’s third annual “Junk in the Trunk” flea market on Saturday, July 13.
