Students, professional gardeners and other community members are once again teaming up to provide some fresh produce to those in need.
For the past two years the Marysville Community Food Bank has encouraged citizens to plant rows for the hungry, growing their own “Giving Gardens,” while Marysville high school students have tended to a community garden adjacent to the Sunnyside Nursery on an almost weekly basis. As an admittedly inhospitable spring slowly turns into a slightly warmer summer, these volunteers are sowing their seeds once more.

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The Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Marysville has welcomed members and visitors alike for the past nine years at its current location at 4919 61st St. NE in Marysville, and on May 1, area followers of the Sikh faith converged on the temple to observe Vaisakhi, one of the most significant holidays of the Sikh calendar.

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For once, the Marysville community was able to stage a “green day” during the weekend following Earth Day in some pleasant weather.
April 30 saw a large turnout at the Marysville Municipal Court parking lot for the city’s annual Shred Day, with city of Marysville Community Information Officer Doug Buell reporting that 300 cars had driven through by 10:15 a.m.

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Tulalip Tribal Chair Mel Sheldon Jr. was quick to share credit with the surrounding community for the Tulalip Tribes’ prosperity in this year’s State of the Tribes address.

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Elliot Carbajal’s family didn’t realize how committed he was to donating blood until he had passed on, and they’ve pledged to carry on his work for others.
The Arlington native died not long after turning 40, and according to brother Butch Carbajal, Elliot had donated blood for more than 20 years. Since his death, the rest of the Carbajal clan has conducted what’s become an annual donation drive on behalf of the Puget Sound Blood Center, which was supported by ServPro of Marysville and Smokey Point this year.

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