Although Christmas trees are a fun tradition for many families, what’s less fun is finding the time to dispose of them after the holiday season is done.
MARYSVILLE — Just before 8 p.m., Monday, Marysville Fire District crews were dispatched to the 6300 block of 33rd Avenue NE near Marysville where a man had been stuck by a vehicle.
The Marysville Sea Mar Community Health Center was able to bring some holiday cheer to at least a few of the families it serves, thanks to the support of local businesses and other community organizations, but Sea Mar volunteers noted that more is still needed.
On Christmas Day at approximately 12:44 p.m., Marysville Police patrol officers were dispatched to a residence in the 6500 block of 98th Place in Marysville regarding a male who had received non-life threatening knife injuries during a scuffle with his brother.
MARYSVILLE — “I’ve seen this happen maybe once before in my 30-year career in education,” Marysville School District Superintendent Dr. Larry Nyland said Dec. 20. “It’s unprecedented.”
Nyland was referring to the state government’s recent moves to take back more than $2.3 million in funds that it had already committed to the Marysville School District, in the middle of the current school year.
The third annual “Toys for Tots” collection drive at the Quil Ceda Village Walmart started at 6 a.m. on Dec. 17 and raked in more than $4,000 and filled up its truck trailer before the day was done at 7 p.m.
The Marysville-based “Lego Miners” have been entering Lego robotics competitions for the past five years, but this year marked the team’s first trip to the statewide competition.
Last year, the Operation Marysville Community Christmas Toy Store served more than 600 families.
This year, OMCC Toy Store volunteers estimate that they’ve served close to 1,000 families on Dec. 17, 18 and 20.
The Marysville School Board will be meeting Monday, Dec. 20, to discuss its options in cutting an estimated $1.5 million to $1.8 million from this year’s budget. The cuts are necessary due to reductions made recently by the Washington legislature and proposed budget cuts by Gov. Christine Gregoire.
Marysville Goodwill’s Job Training and Education Center, located at 9315 State Ave., has added an additional day — Wednesday, Dec. 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. — to register people for free classes in the eight-week session that runs from Jan. 3 through Feb. 24, 2011.
Marysville aerospace manufacturers gave some Arlington students lessons on the real-world applications of mathematics.
When tour groups from Arlington High School visited C&D Zodiac Aerospace in Marysville on Dec. 10, AHS Career and Technical Education Director Brett Sarver received a check for $1,500 from Cynthia Raynor, vice president and general manager of the company’s Marysville branch.
Marysville’s Walt Bailey is a member of a dwindling fraternity.
The 91-year-old was one of less than half a dozen survivors of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor to attend Naval Station Everett’s remembrance ceremony on the anniversary of the bombing.
The return of the Electric Lights Parade in this year’s “Merrysville for the Holidays” winter festival brought with it what city officials estimate to be a record turnout.
