TULALIP — The United Way of Snohomish County’s annual Spirit Awards breakfast at the Tulalip Resort on Thursday, Sept. 6, showcased individuals and organizations who were judged to have improved the lives of others, and the quality of life of the community, through their service.
MARYSVILLE — A park project begun last year will continue to benefit from the annual National Day of Service and Remembrance.
This year’s Day of Service for Marysville will return to the Doleshel Tree Farm Park, located at 9002 67th Ave. NE in Marysville, on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
It began near the end of the last school year with 20 grade school students, but by the end of this school year the coordinators of the “Food For Thought” program, courtesy of the Marysville Community Food Bank, hope to be serving four times that number of students.
As we begin a new school year, among our goals is a safe and orderly learning environment that supports high levels of student engagement and learning.
MARYSVILLE — The 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were marked by ceremony and introspection at the Police and Firefighters’ Memorial in front of the Marysville Library.
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville Fire District was recently awarded a $1,000 stipend from the national nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition to help dispel Hollywood myths about home fire sprinkler technology. The stipend will be used toward placing HFSC public service announcements with local networks to reach almost 105,000 households in the Puget Sound region.
Marysville Police investigators are trying to learn the whereabouts of a male subject who they believe may be responsible for the early Sunday morning shooting of a 25-year-old Kent man that occurred in the 200 block of Second Street in Marysville.
At about 21:45 a.m., Sunday morning, Marysville Police were dispatched to a shooting that had taken place in the parking lot of a local eating establishment located at the south end of Marysville.
The first day of the 2012-13 school year at the Marysville School District saw enrollment figures holding relatively steady while a few new wrinkles entered the classrooms.
A crisp, sunny morning greeted more than 2,000 students enrolled in the Lakewood School District as they hopped off buses, hugged old friends, unpacked their supplies and settled in for the first day of school on Sept. 4.
MARYSVILLE — At 11:44 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5, the Marysville Fire District was dispatched to a classroom fire at the single-story Cascade Elementary School building, in the 5200 block of 100th Street NE, on the first day of school.
To make sure their school was inviting in time for the start of the 2012-13 school year on Wednesday, Sept. 5, several of the students, staff members, families and surrounding community members of Marshall Elementary and the Marysville Cooperative Education Program spruced up the school’s grounds on Tuesday, Aug. 28.
Cedar Grove Composting was once again the center of discussion at a public meeting held Aug. 30 at the Boys & Girls Club, which aimed at offering information on how composting works and how enforcement agencies are reacting to odor complaints from local residents.
