MARYSVILLE — Tuesday, Jan. 17, saw the city of Marysville extending its three-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday into a four-day weekend for many of its activities and services, due to heavy snowfall creating difficult driving conditions, with even more severe conditions predicted for the week ahead.
Due to the inclement weather, the Arlington, Lakewood and Marysville schools will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
With inclement weather approaching, be sure to check the websites for The Arlington Times and The Marysville Globe for the latest updates on possible school closures and “snow days,” including on Tuesday, Jan. 17, the first day of school after Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
MARYSVILLE — The city of Marysville already solicited input from citizens regarding a federal Community Development Block Grant program on Jan. 10, but it’s not too late for members of the public to have their say on which community development needs the city should prioritize for this year through 2016.
The next public meeting on the Community Development Block Grant will take place before the city Planning Commission on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in Marysville City Hall, and city of Marysville Senior Planner Chris Holland invites citizens to contribute their thoughts, not only on what they see as the city’s most critical needs, but also their ideas about possible strategies and potential barriers to addressing those needs.
Monday, Jan. 16, is the deadline for Washington state residents to register online or via mail in time to vote in the Feb. 14 special election, if they haven’t registered or updated their addresses already.
Jan. 16 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, meaning there won’t be any mail service on that holiday, so people need to remember to get their mail-in registration postmarked before then.
The dishes are freshly prepared, the prices are low and the staff at this restaurant loves clocking in for their shifts.
At the age of 20, Preston Dwoskin has already accomplished a host of goals on a statewide scale, while also living with hearing and developmental disabilities, and even as his hearing continues to go down from its current level of 67 percent, he’s setting his bar of accomplishment ever higher.
OLYMPIA — As state Rep. Kirk Pearson heads into his sixth term, he reflected on recent changes and upcoming challenges facing both the Legislature and its constituents.
Residents of Marysville will remember 2011 for a variety of reasons. Here are some of the stories, by publication date, that appeared on the pages of The Marysville Globe in 2011.
MARYSVILLE — Although the winter holiday season has just wrapped up, the degree of need among many families in the community remains.
Marysville Community Food Bank Director Dell Deierling knows this too well, which was why he was pleased to receive a special visit from Marysville Rock and Gem Club President Bill Moser on Monday, Jan. 2.
Moser presented Deierling with not only 152 pounds of non-perishable food items from the Marysville Rock and Gem Club, but also a check in the amount of $500 for the Marysville Community Food Bank.
SMOKEY POINT — With La Nina expected to bring colder weather to the Pacific Northwest, the Snohomish County PUD is offering the following tips to area residents to help them keep their energy consumption under control and stay warm during upcoming cold spells.
You’ll use less energy and will still keep your home warm if you set your thermostat no higher than 68 degrees during the day and no lower than 55 degrees at night. Elderly customers or those with small babies may want to keep their homes warmer.
TULALIP — The Tulalip Tribes celebrated “Tulalip GIS Day” on Dec. 7, and invited the public to learn more about how the Tribes use information to make sound decisions in the areas of resource management and community development.
The Tulalip Data Services Department’s Geographical Information Systems Team hosted the sixth annual event, which recognizes the information-rich software that has helped the Tribes change their planning processes for their future.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — The results of the holiday DUI enforcement campaign conducted from Nov. 24, 2011, through Jan. 2, 2012, have been released.
