Life

2 active M-P students honored

MARYSVILLE – Parker Devereux and Mackensie Connelly, seniors at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, have been named the November Students of the Month by the Marysville Kiwanis… Continue reading

  • Nov 13, 2019

 

Volunteers plant trees at Marysville estuary

MARYSVILLE – Everybody knows how to use a shovel, right? Natasha Coumou, assistant restoration ecologist with the Tulalip Tribes, can’t assume that. So when the… Continue reading

  • Nov 7, 2019

 

Students in first-grade teacher Xochitl Palacios’ class dance. (Steve Powell/Staff Photos)

Colorful event celebrates Day of the Dead

MARYSVILLE – Death is often associated in the U.S. with the color black. But not at the Day of the Dead event at Quil Ceda… Continue reading

  • Nov 6, 2019

 

Red Curtain has a variety of entertainment this holiday season

MARYSVILLE – “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical” highlights entertainment coming up at the Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts. Events kick off Nov.… Continue reading

  • Nov 6, 2019

MG student wins Community Service award

MARYSVILLE – Elise Sumsion of Marysville Getchell High School is the first recipient of the Marysville Rotary Club Community Service Award this school year. She… Continue reading

  • Nov 5, 2019

Arlington modernizes Shakespeare comedy to make it ‘fly’

ARLINGTON - According to the urban dictionary, to be “fly” is to be cool, amazing and awesome. That’s high praise for the actors who will… Continue reading

  • Nov 5, 2019

Marysville Soroptimists raise $60K

MARYSVILLE – The Soroptimist International of Marysville’s recent Denim & Diamonds Auction raised just over $60,000. “Without our community of generous donors and members we… Continue reading

  • Nov 5, 2019

Marshall, Co-op fundraisers help those in need at school

MARYSVILLE – Let’s talk turkey. Marshall PTSA and the Marysville Co-op Education Program are having a fundraising effort to help about 40 of their families… Continue reading

  • Nov 4, 2019

Become a superhero and stop the bullying

MARYSVILLE – It seems only fitting that the Marysville School District has given Preston Dwoskin a bully pulpit to talk about something he knows a… Continue reading

Pumpkin Roll delights kids at Hometown Halloween in Arlington

ARLINGTON – If you were worried about all the candy being eaten by kids at Halloween, there’s a solution in Arlington. The annual Hometown Halloween… Continue reading

  • Oct 28, 2019

Adult fun for Halloween at Red Curtain

MARYSVILLE – Back by popular demand, the inimitable Poppy Rouge hosts Monster Mash Burlesque at the Red Curtain Arts Center on Halloween night starting at… Continue reading

  • Oct 24, 2019
Laverne Moen served breakfast at Kiwanis Club meetings for 20 years. Here, Tom King, a Kiwanian that entire time, presents her with flowers on her last day. (Steve Powell/Staff Photo)

Laverne surely made everyone feel at home at The Village

MARYSVILLE – It’s pretty rare nowadays to stick with a job for 35 years. It’s even more rare in a high-turnover job like a waitress.… Continue reading

Laverne Moen served breakfast at Kiwanis Club meetings for 20 years. Here, Tom King, a Kiwanian that entire time, presents her with flowers on her last day. (Steve Powell/Staff Photo)

Marysville seeks food, toys, volunteers to help those in need for holidays

MARYSVILLE – The upcoming holiday season can be especially hard for people in need in Marysville, Tulalip and Lakewood. That is why the Marysville Food… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2019

Marysville TDs help women’s homeless shelter

MARYSVILLE – Seattle Seahawks mascot Blitz thanked Marysville-Pilchuck High School and Marysville Windermere Realty for raising money to fight homelessness at an assembly Friday. Dan… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2019

2 from MG Students of the Month

MARYSVILLE – Madeline Grandbois and Nicholas Faber of Marysville Getchell have been named the October Students of the Month by the Marysville Kiwanis and Soroptimist… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2019
The actors/musicians who provide the musical backdrop for “Dark of the Moon” Drew Winston, left, Dyann Arthur, James Prater, Bill Pfleging, and Joe Goins.

Witch boy falls in love with human girl in Red Curtain play

MARYSVILLE – “Dark of the Moon,” a gothic exploration of Smokey Mountain lore that ranges from the fantastic to the mundane, runs Oct. 18-Nov. 3… Continue reading

  • Oct 14, 2019
The actors/musicians who provide the musical backdrop for “Dark of the Moon” Drew Winston, left, Dyann Arthur, James Prater, Bill Pfleging, and Joe Goins.

Mizell takes over as Marysville parks director

MARYSVILLE – Tara Mizell, a city parks employee since 1994, has been promoted to director of Parks, Culture and Recreation, replacing the retiring Jim Ballew.… Continue reading

  • Oct 14, 2019

Marysville CT driver wins honor for going 2 million miles without an accident

MARYSVILLE – David Gibson of Marysville has been awarded by Community Transit for reaching two million miles of safe driving. For Gibson, nearly 28 years… Continue reading

  • Oct 14, 2019
Surrounded by Marysville Middle School students, Marc Mero tells how he told his mom he was sorry after she died. (Steve Powell/Staff Photo)

Tragedy and Triumph: Life story inspires students; public event Thursday

MARYSVILLE - Former professional wrestler Marc Mero is telling his inspirational story of triumph and tragedy to local students this week. He is asking students… Continue reading

Surrounded by Marysville Middle School students, Marc Mero tells how he told his mom he was sorry after she died. (Steve Powell/Staff Photo)

M-P’s Schaffler, Kalab students of the month for September

MARYSVILLE – Maggie Schaffler and Aaron Kalab of Marysville-Pilchuck are the Marysville Kiwanis-Soroptimist Club Students of the Month for September. Kalab, who has a 4.0… Continue reading

  • Oct 7, 2019