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INDEX Welcome Letters ............................................................................................................................. 4-5 Event Map ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Entertainment Schedule .................................................................................................................. 7 Strawberry Festival Schedule........................................................................................................ 7 Senior Royalty................................................................................................................................ 8-10 Junior Royalty...................................................................................................................................... 11 Grand Marshal ................................................................................................................................... 12 President’s Marshal .......................................................................................................................... 13 Strawberry Festival Float .............................................................................................................. 14 Berry Run .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Kids Party in the Park...................................................................................................................... 15 Strawberry Festival History .................................................................................... 16-17 & 30 Fashion Show...................................................................................................................................... 18 Talent Show ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Carnival .................................................................................................................................................. 19 Market in the Park............................................................................................................................ 19 Grand Parade...................................................................................................................................... 20 Kiddies Parade.................................................................................................................................... 21 Adult Trike Races............................................................................................................................... 24 Rose Planting....................................................................................................................................... 27 Senior Kings & Queens ................................................................. 22, 23, 25, 26, 28 & 29
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Jon Nehring Marysville Mayor
Dear friends and visitors, As mayor, I invite you and your family to imagine the fun you will have as our community welcomes you to the city of Marysville, proud home of the 81st Annual Marysville Strawberry Festival and Twilight Grand Parade. The Strawberry Festival celebrates the annual berry harvest, and the colorful role that these famous berries have played as a part of Marysville’s rich agricultural heritage. This year’s festival promises to be more dazzling and pageantry-filled than ever. The Marysville Strawberry Festival is one of the longest ongoing festivals in Washington state, and ranks among the most recognized strawberry festivals in the nation. We invite you to join the thousands of families from around the Pacific Northwest and parts beyond who come to enjoy the full spectacle of summertime fun, food and events spread over several days. The Strawberry Festival is about bringing people together as a community, and extending that sense of belonging to all visitors. In that spirit of inclusiveness, we proudly welcome you to our great city!
Strawberry Festival 2012 Mel Sheldon Jr. Chairman The Tulalip Tribes On behalf of the Tulalip Tribes, welcome to “Just Imagine,” our 81st Annual Marysville Strawberry Festival! This year’s multi-cultural theme is also a reflection of the broad diversity of our region. The Tulalip Tribes share a strong partnership with Marysville, Everett and Snohomish County. As the region’s first ambassadors, we thrived on and along the waterways of Puget Sound and the Pacific thousands of years before the Point Elliot Treaty of 1855 brought the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish and other tribes and bands together on the Tulalip Reservation. Together as friends, neighbors and partners in economic development, we hope this festival offers a peek at the entertainment, culture, history and other opportunities our area offers. During festivities, we invite you to visit our new Hibulb Cultural Center, a quarter mile down Marine Drive on the left as you enter the Reservation. And please also consider visiting our nationally acclaimed Tulalip Resort Casino, Seattle Premium outlet mall, our amphitheater and restaurants all on the west side of I-5. Your vital business and support funds education, environmental restoration, social services, health care, law enforcement and art/culture for both Tribal membership and the surrounding region. Enjoy your visit and please come back soon. We really thank you,
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who give of their time and talent to help make Debbie Libbing the Festival what it is. I wish to express my deepPresident of est gratitude to the TulaMaryfest lip Tribes and the city of Marysville and its many departments for all they do to assist us as we plan for your participation in Welcome Friends! this year’s festival. Welcome to the 81st Annual MarysThe theme “Just Imagine” opens ville Strawberry Festival. Our theme your mind to so many potential ideas. this year is “Just Imagine!” Think of Having been a host parent for internathe possibilities your imagination can tional exchange students the past two create! years and an aunt to a Peace Corps volThe Marysville Strawberry Festi- unteer my heart has been touched by val Board of Directors invites you to their experiences and “Just Imagine” attend all the wonderful events we all the new experiences that are availhave put together for your enjoyment able to each and every one of us every during festival week June 2nd through day! June 17th. We have something for evThe Marysville Strawberry Festival eryone — Kids Day, Berry Run, Fash- travels throughout the Pacific Northion Show, Talent Show, Grand Parade, west and Canada, as representatives of Kiddie’s Parade, Market and Carnival the city of Marysville and Tulalip, and and so much more! It is through strong community participates in more than 25-plus compartnerships along with countless munity events similar to our own. As we present to you the Marysville volunteer hours that Maryfest Inc., Strawberry Festival, enjoy all that is able to bring you this celebrated Marysville has to offer — not only community event. On behalf of the Marysville Strawberry Festival Board during festival, but all year long! “Just of Directors, I want to thank all of our Imagine” what your support to our losponsors and friends of the Festival cal community means!
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events that make up our inviting and entertaining fesBriauna Hansen tival. Just imagine the long lines of chairs along State 2012-2013 Avenue as people prepare Queen for our grand festival full of activities such as the adult tricycle races, fireworks, and of course, the parade! It is spring and this is that Welcome all to the 81st Marysville perfect time that allows you to gather your Strawberry Festival! It is that exciting time of year again family, meet neighbors near and far, and where a community filled with amazing fill our town with laughter and joy. A very warm and heartfelt thank you to individuals comes together in a time honored tradition of celebration. A celebration all volunteers, community businesses and of all that unifies our beautiful city: youth, individuals for your contribution and inwisdom, past, present, all diverse but knit valuable support for this event. Your imagitogether by a strong sense of community nation and commitment are what make the Strawberry Festival a happy reality and and pride in our hometown. Inventive thought takes flight as our genuine success. We invite all to join us in this delightful theme, “Just Imagine,” brings to life the and charming hometown celebration. So creativity of all who make up our community. It encourages the belief in dreams, goals come, travel with us and “Just Imagine.” Let the games begin! Strawberry Festiand a world of imagination. Marysville residents infuse this positive spirit into all the val style!
From the Archives of The Marysville Globe
June 19, 1952 — Marysville was host to a greater crowd than ever had attended a previous Strawberry Festival, it was averred by many who helped stage the affair. To this appreciative audience, a fine spectacular celebration was presented. The 1952 Festival Queen was Kay Larsen.
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Berry Run 7-11 a.m. Smokey Point Plant Farm Kids Party in the Park 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Asbery Field
Tuesday, June 12th Fashion Show Noon to 2 p.m. Leifer Manor
Thursday, June 14th Talent Show 6:30-9:30 p.m. Marysville-Pilchuck High School Auditorium Funtastic Carnival TBD* to 10 p.m. Marysville Middle School
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The Market 2-9 p.m. Asbery Field Funtastic Carnival TBD* to 10 p.m. Marysville Middle School Kiwanis Beer Garden 5-10 p.m. Seventh Street by Asbery Field Adult Trike Race 7-9 p.m. Asbery Field
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Funtastic Carnival TBD* to 11 p.m. Marysville Middle School
Grand Parade The Market 7:30-10 p.m. 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. State Avenue Asbery Field Fireworks Car Show 10-10:30 p.m. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Public Works Asbery Field Kiwanis Beer Garden Sunday, June 17th Noon to 6:30 p.m. Seventh Street by Asbery Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast Field 7-11 a.m. Strawberry Shortcake Asbery Field Eating Contest Funtastic Carnival 1-3 p.m. TBD* to 5 p.m. Asbery Field Rose Planting Ceremony Marysville Middle School The Market 3-4 p.m. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Totem Middle School Asbery Field Kiddies Parade 6-7 p.m. *Open time of Funtastic Carnival is weather permitting. State Avenue
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Entertainment
Jette & The Resonators 4:30-8:30 p.m.
Benefit concert for Pennies for Puppies and Ponies featuring classic rock and today’s rock.
Saturday, June 16th Voices of the Village 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Carly Calbero 1:30-2:30 p.m. The Quitters 3-5 p.m.
Uptown Lowdown Jazz 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 17th
Pilchuck Dance Academy Noon to 1 p.m. Alma Villegas 2:30-4:30 p.m.
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Hansen garners title as Senior Royalty Queen Marysville Strawberry Festival Royalty Queen Briauna Hansen, a senior at Marysville Getchell High School, sees her title as a means of serving as a role model for other youth. “You need to be seen expressing responsible citizenship to the towns that you visit,” Hansen said. “At the same time, when you’re wearing a crown, it’s so easy to make people in the crowds feel important by pointing them out and saying, ‘Hey, I notice you.’” Hansen, who also won the Bob Klepper Miss Congeniality Award, has volunteered at food banks, battered women’s shelters and the KIDStage Institute, which promotes acting for kids. For her candidacy speech, Hansen asked her listeners to “Just imagine a revitalized downtown Marysville,” and outlined some very specific steps
that she believes would benefit the city’s businesses and foster a stronger sense of community, from mixed-use buildings which combine ground-floor businesses with upper-floor residences, to architectural styles that would create a more consistent look for the city’s merchants while also affording cover from the rain and extra vantage points for parades. “A close community means people will take care of each other, their businesses and their surroundings,” Hansen said. “People still think of this as a bedroom community. We have so much to offer, but we need to show it.” When asked what advice she would give to young people, Hansen urged them to remain strongly motivated. Hansen’s mom Andee, dad Mike and stepmom Corina all cited Briauna’s hard work and commu-
nity service on behalf of her hometown. “She’s a wonderful role model for other kids,” Andee Hansen said. “I’ve been putting my heart into my home for the longest time,” Briauna Hansen said. “I want people to know how much I love where I come from.” In the meantime, Briauna Hansen admitted that her packed itinerary has occasionally been wearying, but insisted that it’s all been worth it. “It makes me so happy to see everyone’s smiling faces,” Hansen said. “By the time I’m done for the day, I’m so physically tired I can barely take my gown off and take a shower, but if you make the best of it and put on your happy face, then the folks who take the time to come out and see you will have more fun because you’re having fun.”
Marysville Strawberry Festival Royalty Queen Briauna Hansen appreciates her opportunity to serve as a positive role model for other young people.
From the Archives of The Marysville Globe June 19, 1969 — The big attraction of Marysville Strawberry Festival week is always the parade held on Saturday morning following other weekly activities and before the conclusion of the week on the following Sunday. This year there were 87 entries in the parade, involving the work of many clubs, businesses and individuals. Frank Harvey of Marysville VFW Post 5671 was Parade Marshall. Honored guests from all veterans’ organizations either rode or marched in the parade. Stanwood American Legion Post provided the color guard leading the parade. The general impression gathered from spectators was that it was a good parade with a variety of interesting entries. Strawberry shortcake was served by WOTM throughout the day at City Park and on the streets. The Strawberry Ball concluded the action filled day. The Strawberry Court included Queen Sylvia Lee, first runner-up Pamela Carpenter, second runner-up Wendy Human, third runner-up Denise Barton and fourth runner-up Glenda Campbell.
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Prince Kundu looks to broaden horizons ahead for him, while parents Michael and Nola believe that the hectic pace of their son’s schedule will serve as an effective preparation for real-life adult responsibilities. “We kind of know what to expect now, after Erik,” Nola Kundu said. “We’re still hoping to keep some family time together, so it looks like we’ll be taking more trips,” Michael Kundu said. During the candidates’ speeches, Lars Kundu evoked this year’s Strawberry Festival theme of “Just Imagine” by citing imagination as a key component of humankind’s intellectual and social progress. “The human mind is an unstoppable force,” Kundu said. “With it, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish, as a city and as a society.” In the meantime, Kundu is looking forward to partaking of strawberry shortcake and offered advice to those who might be considering following in his footsteps next year. “Be prepared for anything,” Kundu said. “Have fun, meet as many people as you can, and take advantage of opportunities like the pancake breakfast,” he laughed, admitting that he slept through the breakfast.
Marysville Strawberry Festival Royalty Prince Lars Kundu has enjoyed traveling and meeting new people.
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Marysville Strawberry Festival Royalty Prince Lars Kundu, a junior at Marysville Getchell High School, entered this year’s pageant to broaden his horizons. “I’ve been meeting all the ladies,” Kundu smiled, before turning serious. “It’s been really great to meet people from all these different areas that we’ve traveled to already. There’s an amazing sense of companionship among those who, like us, are representing their towns at each of these events, and all of the towns have come out to support us at our appearances.” Lars Kundu is the younger brother of former Senior Royalty Prince Erik Kundu, and he’s admitted to finding his brother’s schedule from last year to be a bit challenging to keep up with. “Waking up on time is tough,” Lars Kundu said. “You really have to keep up your energy to stay awake sometimes during the long days. Also, I still don’t know how to dance,” he laughed, referring to the dances that he and his fellow Senior Royalty are still trying to coordinate on their float. Lars Kundu nonetheless expressed confidence about the summer and year that lay
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Princess Mudd optimistic for the future Marysville Strawberry Festival Senior Royalty Princess Anna-Marie Mudd, a junior at Marysville Getchell High School, has demonstrated a positive attitude since making her candidacy speech on the evening of her crowning on March 1. “I imagine that the sun will come up, that people can learn from their mistakes and that my bad day will always end,” Mudd told attendees of the Strawberry Festival Royalty coronation in the Marysville Library that night, when explaining her faith “that you can do better tomorrow than you’ve done today.” In the weeks and months since then, Mudd has remained enthusiastic as she’s met the royalty of other cities and communities. “They’ve all been a great bunch of people,” Mudd said. “With every new meeting comes the possibility of a lifelong friendship.” After traveling to so many other festivals, what Mudd is most curious about is how her own hometown’s festival will turn out. “I’ve been to the Strawberry Festival before, of course, but not as Royalty,” Mudd said. “I hope to check out the Market again this year.”
Marysville Strawberry Festival Senior Royalty Princess Anna-Marie Mudd encourages other kids not to hold back on pursuing their dreams.
Mudd joked with her fellow float dance-impaired Senior Royalty Prince Lars Kundu that they should just do the YMCA dance as they’re cruising down State Avenue for the Grand Parade. Mudd and Kundu were sharing moments of levity as far back as their coronation night, when judges asked Mudd which extinct species she would want to bring back. “I wouldn’t want to bring dinosaurs back, because that could get messy,” Mudd said, before drawing laughter from the crowd by responding to Kundu’s tongue-in-cheek suggestion. “I don’t think we’ve ever really had unicorns, Lars.” Mudd admitted to being “kind of speechless” in the wake of her crowning, while mom Terri proudly described her daughter as a gogetter who would adjust to a schedule that Anna-Marie deemed “busy but fun.” “She’s always been very independent,” Terri Mudd said. “At the same time, we’re her family, so we’ll be there to support her.” “Just go for it,” Anna-Marie Mudd urged anyone who’s considering entering the Strawberry Festival Royalty Pageant next year. “Do it and don’t hold back.”
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June 19, 1947 — Sunny skies smiled on Marysville’s Strawberry Festival Saturday, providing a perfect day for an outstandingly successful celebration which was witnessed by thousands of people. Estimates of the number of visitors varied, but most agreed that upwards of 8,000 people witnessed the parade, The booth at the city park served 5,500 plates of strawberry shortcake and whipped cream. Floats of unusual beauty and design featured the parade of the 1947 Festival. The women’s clubs of the community produced such beautiful floral creations that descriptions would be difficult to attempt. While the parade formed, the crowds were entertained by aerial exhibitions by three local pilots, Ben, Bob and Phil Sprague. Following the parade a speaking program at the city park was heard by festival crowds. Immediately after the program, lines formed at the shortcake booth where gallons of ripe berries and huge mounds of whipped cream combined with thousands of squares of cake to produce Marysville’s famous festival feature. Concerts, sports, and drum and bugle corps performances added to the day’s events.
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Junior Royalty Princesses proud to represent Marysville said. “It’s good to be outgoing and open up,” Krutsinger agreed. Coe and Page noted that they’re far less shy with those whom they already know, which is one of the things they’re looking forward to about coming back to their hometown for the Strawberry Festival. Stefoglo is eagerly anticipating a different aspect of the festival. “I’ll be entering the strawberry shortcake eating contest,” Stefoglo said. “I can eat it in two seconds,” she laughed. Looking to their future, all four girls are very science-minded, with Coe and Krutsinger sharing plans to become veterinary technicians, while Page is leaning toward becoming a neonatal nurse and Stefoglo would like to become an electrical water engineer. In the meantime, they’re seizing the moment and hoping others will follow their example. “We want to show people that this is a great opportunity to be part of,” Stefoglo said.
From left, Strawberry Festival Junior Royalty Princesses Cheyenne Coe, Angela Stefoglo, Vanessa Page and Asheley Krutsinger.
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… bangles and berries … all added up for an unforgettable Strawberry Festival for 1986. This year’s festivities were capped off Saturday by the Grand Parade. Grand Marshal Steve Pool, weather caster for KOMO-TV 4 in Seattle, cooperated with a perfect first day of summer (though he admits his prediction Friday called for a less than good day). Before the parade were a bevy of activities throughout the community, including a fashion show, talent show, trike race, kiddies parade, carnival, golf tournament, softball tournament, bowling tournament, crafts fair, bed race and more. The 1986 Royalty included Queen Mandi Meyer and Princesses Meridith Corley, Cheryl-Lynn Tenney, Jaylene Sumrall and Dau Ho.
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Ever since their spring coronation, it’s been a whirlwind of activity for Strawberry Festival Junior Royalty Princesses Cheyenne Coe, Asheley Krutsinger, Vanessa Page and Angela Stefoglo, who are all sixth-grade students. Page and Coe were a bit more chatty than Krutsinger and Stefoglo about the highlights of their experiences to date, including their visit to the Sequim parade. “Riding in the car on the way to the parade was actually really fun,” Page said, “but the [Seattle Seafair] pirates were the best.” “They danced with us during the parade,” Coe added. “On the way to the parade, we had time to play truth or dare, and to learn our dances.” Angela Stefoglo, the younger sister of former Senior Royalty Princess Ella Stefoglo, shares her big sister’s fondness for the waving crowds at parades, while Coe admitted to feeling a bit more shy. “I still look forward to all the parades, because they’re good opportunities to represent Marysville,” Coe
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Grand Marshal is a long-time Strawberry Festival volunteer tion when they came up with the idea of the trike races. “In those days, they would ride the trikes from Fourth Street south,” she said. “They had to go through each tavern and have a beer or a burger. It was really fun in those days.” Deckard described other events that the Strawberry Festival boasted throughout the years. “We had softball tournaments, soccer tournaments. We had a drum and bugle corps. We did all kinds of things.” Deckard even remembers having country singer Mel Tillis as a musical guest. “He played two shows at the high school,” she said. “People really enjoyed that.” Deckard was surprised by receiving the honor of being selected as the Grand Marshal — literally. She was walking through the casino with a friend when festival board member Carol Kapua surprised her. “She does a lot of community service,” said Kapua. “She is the one who got me involved with the Strawberry Festival and she’s done a lot for
Cheryl Deckard is this year’s Strawberry Festival Grand Marshal.
it over the years.” Kapua said that members of the public have nominated Deckard for the honor several times before now. “I never would have guessed,” said Deckard. “I was very surprised.” Being selected as Grand Marshal is just another part of being involved in the
Strawberry Festival for a woman who has been dedicated to the event for decades. “I would say that my time doing the Strawberry Festival was the most rewarding experience of my life,” said Deckard. “I am proud of what I accomplished.”
From the Archives of The Marysville Globe June 29, 1977 — Marysville hosted a humdinger of a Strawberry Festival last week. It was a gala, fun-filled celebration that began with the Strawberry Ball on the 18th and ended with Sunday’s happy ticket holder, Charles Kaska of Marysville, who won the $1,000 Maryfest drawing. It was a success — physically and financially, according to Dave Weiser, managing director of Maryfest, the sponsoring organization. Besides the spectators, shortcake and hotdog eaters, judges, officials and committee chairperson, a great many winners emerged from the competitive events that were staged throughout the week including the five thrilling races which made up the Marysville Road Race which attracted about 100 go-karters. The 1977 Strawberry Festival Court included Queen Leslie Cruz and Princesses Cheryl Hyatt and Jill Moore. Marysville’s own Robert “Bob” Landon, who was named Chief of the Washington State Patrol recently, served as the Grand Marshal of the Strawberry Festival Parade.
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Cheryl Deckard has lived in Marysville for most of her life. “I’ve lived here since I was a year and a half, and I won’t tell you how old I am,” she laughed. Deckard is no stranger to the Marysville Strawberry Festival. In fact, she has quite a history with the event and has helped shape it into what it is today — which is why being the Grand Marshal of the parade seems to just make sense. “I actively got involved with the festival in 1974,” said Deckard. “I owned a beauty shop downtown and a client said that they were thinking of not doing the Strawberry Festival because there was no one to run it. Having grown up here, I thought that was sad.” It was then that she began helping with the Strawberry Festival and kept working for 25 more years. “When we first started there wasn’t much going on but we just kept adding events,” said Deckard. She was with the Maryfest organiza-
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President’s Marshal overcomes rare disease Ariel Jensen was surprised in 2010 when her cross country race times were consistently slower than her previous year. She didn’t really think much of it, but couldn’t explain why she was always tired. “She was in 10th grade and not improving, even though she was working really hard,” said Jeff Sowards, Lakewood High School cross country coach. “It’s more common than it’s known for female athletes to have anemia.” Sowards suggested that Jensen head to the doctor to see if that was the root of her fatigue. “My cross country coach wanted me to get my blood checked to see if I was anemic,” said Jensen, now 17. “That’s when I first found out.” In October of 2010, the result of Jensen’s blood test showed that her blood count was low — really low. “When my counts came back, they thought it was leukemia,” said Jensen. “I had a bone marrow biopsy and a spinal tap all within 48 hours of getting the results,” she said. As she would later learn, it was not leukemia but a rare illness known as aplastic anemia. “You can compare it to leukemia, but without the cancer cells,” said Jensen, a bright young woman and multi-sport athlete at Lakewood High School. Aplastic anemia is a bone marrow deficiency where the bone marrow does not produce enough red and white blood cells and platelets. Jensen began going to the Children’s Hospital in Seattle and spent time with leukemia patients. “There’s usually only three to five aplastic anemia kids each year versus the 500-700 kids with leukemia,” said Jensen, who described her
first three months after discovering the disease as the most difficult. “October, November and December of 2010 were the hardest. We were in and out of the hospital,” she said. Her mom, Jodi Jensen, said that the two to three weeks spent waiting for test results were the hardest. Jensen had to drop out of school that semester due to the stress, but did thank her English teacher, Ms. Jane Wyatt, for spending extra time to help her complete the course. Jensen requires two years of constant medication, followed by a year of tapering off the medicine. “Right now, all my blood counts are back to what they were before I found out,” said Jensen, who has a blood check every month. “It’s something you’d never think would happen to your daughter,” said Jodi Jensen, Ariel’s mom. “She’s a trooper, she’s a strong girl.” Although there are many types of treatment for aplastic anemia, the only permanent cure is a bone marrow transplant. Jensen’s brother Avery, 18, and sister Autumn, 13, both offered to be checked as matches, but ultimately did not match. Depending on if her counts drop again after the treatment, she may need a transplant or another round of drug therapy. Recently, the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted Jensen with a wish — to attend the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Jensen was chosen in mid-May to represent Marysville as the President’s Marshal for the Strawberry Festival grand parade. She will ride in a car with banners from the Children’s Hospital and Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Ariel Jensen, a junior at Lakewood High School, is this year’s President’s Marshal.
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This year’s float is all about IMAGINE-ation The idea for this year’s float has evolved over a span of some time, according to Strawberry Festival coordinators. “It was discussed for about six months,” said Carol Kapua, parade co-director. “What we got first and what we’ve done since are two different things. We had to redo a few things in our own way.” The float was originally sent to a builder in late January and was ready for use in March. The two-month building process produced quite a detailed piece, but the Strawberry Festival coordinators chose to tweak some details to tailor it to their tastes. Once it is finished being the highlight of the Strawberry Festival, the float will continue to travel
The 2012 Strawberry Festival Royalty pose atop this year’s float, completed with the theme “Just Imagine” in mind. Courtesy Photo.
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June 22, 1972 — Marysville’s Annual Strawberry Festival continues through its week of activities climaxed by the grand parade Saturday morning down the length of State Avenue in Marysville. Last Sunday saw the kick off of the full week of events with the first Jaycee Kid’s Fishing Derby. Tuesday the Marysville Chamber of Commerce enjoyed the annual salmon barbecue sponsored by the Tulalip Tribes at the Tribal Hall on Tulalip Bay. Tuesday evening the Strawberry Festival Square Dance was held on the Safeway parking lot with Eldon Slade Calling. Wednesday evening a teen dance was slated at the Marysville YMCA featuring United Flight. Saturday morning is the Grand Parade featuring Tommy Connors, KRKO disc jockey as the parade’s grand marshal. On Ebey Slough the annual boat races, sanctioned by the American Power Boat Association will be held on Sunday. The 1972 Royalty included Queen Janelle Moberg and Princesses Karen Hoffman and Janet Brown.
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“Just Imagine” is the theme for this year’s Strawberry Festival float, a grand design that features a spinning globe, the Eiffel Tower and the Space Needle. The travel-themed float — which also boasts a number of suitcases, airplanes, boats and motorcycles — has already traveled quite a bit this year, participating in five festivals and parades in the last two months. The float has made it to the Daffodil Festival in Tacoma, the Irrigation Festival in Sequim, the Apple Blossom festival in Wenatchee, the Lilac Festival in Spokane and the Hyack Festival in Vancouver, B.C., this spring. The float is 45 feet by 14 feet by 13.5 feet and the decorations atop it are all scaled for the size of the vessel.
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Berry Run promises fun Kids Party in the Park offers fun for all the economy. We are hoping for more this year.” In 2011, more than 200 people of all ages participated in the race, which helps support the Lakewood High School cross country team, of which Sowards is head coach. The cross country team and their parents help put on the race together every year. The event is separated into three registration groups; 1-12 years old, 13-59 years old and 60 years old and above. The course is completely flat and paved with a very short gravel portion. The cost to participate is $25, which includes a commemorative Berry Run T-shirt, or $20 without the Tshirt. The design for the shirts is a play on the Strawberry Festival logo, as the Berry Run is one of the first events to kick-off a week of Strawberry Festival activities.
The Strawberry Festival’s Fourth Annual Kids Party in the Park is set for Saturday, June 9, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Asbery Field. The 2012 Kids Day is the festival’s event celebrating youth in the Marysville community. The event will feature face painting, vendor booths and other activities. “We’ve got Rising Stars, free bouncies, face painting and informational booths,” said Dave Clemmons, Kids Party organizer. “I’ve got the Reptile Man coming at noon.” Scott Peterson, also known as the Reptile Man, has performed at more than 800 schools and assembly events and is set to bring his presentation to the Kids Party in the Park to teach the children about nature and reptiles. But the Reptile Man isn’t the only attraction for children during the all-day event. “Bouncy houses are the draw,” said Clemmons. “I think last year we had 1,100 kids come through, and this year we are hoping for more.” The Kids Party has been successful in previous years, but this year festival organizers have made some changes they hope will draw more kids to the event. “Last year is the first year that we were at
A group performs during the Strawberry Festival Kids Party in the Park.
Asbery Park. We used to be in front of Totem Middle School, but we moved to the park so we could have more space,” said Clemmons. The Kids Party in the Park has also been moved to one week before the main festival events and parade. “We moved it a week before so it could start off the week of Strawberry Festival activities,” said Clemmons, who is in his second year of running the Kids Party. “We are hoping for a good amount.”
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Fashion Show draws stylish crowd Talent Show draws diverse crew of local retailers including JC Penney, Target, Seattle Premium Outlets and Fashion Bug. Last year, many local celebrities modeled the looks as part of a "Berrywood" theme. "The theme is 'Just Imagine' and the Strawberry Festival board members are interpreting that to include an international travel theme," said Beckye Randall, one of the fashion show coordinators. "The outfits will probably have a tourist feel or they'll be clothes you might wear while traveling." The models will present one or two outfits during the show and refreshments are being served. "We serve a full lunch, catered by Christiano's in Marysville," said Ran-
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dall, who noted that the meal would be a pasta and salad dish. "We will have desserts from Simply Caketastic and Yummy Cookies by Jody." Tickets are $20 per person, with a 10 percent discount to those purchasing a table of 6 or 8. "This will be a great show," said Randall.
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Funtastic Shows has been delivering the "world's finest carnival" since 1985 and it will visit the Marysville Strawberry Festival once again this year, from June 14-17. The Marysville Middle School play field will be the venue, as usual, and the carnival hours will run from 4-10 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, and Friday, June 15, as well as until 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 16, and until 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 17. Opening times for June 16 and 17 will depend on the weather. Attendees can expect rides on the Ferris wheel, merry-go-round,
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Kiddies Parade offers fun for entire family "With the Kiddies Parade, you never know how many participants you might have," Carol Kapua said. "We could have anywhere between 100-500 kids show up." With its registration and setup time starting at 4 p.m. — followed by judging which commences at 5 p.m., the parade participants lining up around 5:45 p.m. and the parade proper kicking off at 6 p.m. — the Kiddies Parade on Saturday, June 16, offers a host of surprises each year, as entrants ranging from individuals to groups of 20 or more sign up for one of five categories. Bobbi Easley, who began coordinating the Kiddies Parade just last year, explained that the categories have remained the same each year,
from the costume categories for both individuals and groups, to the animals category for pets ranging from dogs to horses that their owners (or riders) have dressed up. "We do ask that those pet owners clean up after their pets, whether it's with baggies or shovels," Easley said. The floats category's restriction is that its entries can't have motors, while the wheels category can include everything from bicycles to wagons. "It's amazing to see these kids and their families coming together to work on their entries and bring them downtown," Easley said. "Getting kids and adults more involved in their community is part of what the Strawberry Festival is all about, and the Kiddies Parade can be an amazing
first step for them." Each of the five categories of entrants will have its own staging area at the start of the Kiddies Parade route, at Totem Middle School on Seventh Street. The parade will then head south on State Avenue until it reaches Fifth Street, at which point awards will be given to the participants in Comeford Park. Kapua and Easley both delight in seeing the combinations of colors and designs that each year's crop of children comes up with, and share the belief that this event is as much fun for parents and grandparents as it is for their children. "It becomes a family activity," Kapua said. "It gives the kids a chance to show off their imaginations." "The Strawberry Festi-
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in the Pekinese breeding that Pauli started in the 1980s, before Dave's retirement from what's now the Victor Calculator company in 1981, and Pauli's retirement from a career as an advertising and layout artist in 1989. Pauli takes pride in having bred a number of champion dogs after her retirement, but also fondly recalls the work she did for the Spokesman-Review and the Little Nickel. Originally from New Hampshire, a World War II stint as a squadron commander flying B-17s and B-29s in the Army Air Corps brought Dave to California, and he was living in Beverly
Hills when his company sent him to Spokane on business. "We met in Spokane on June 29, 1963," Pauli said, as she recalled how they carried on a long-distance courtship for a few years afterward. "When I asked him when he was born, he said the same date, because he said his life began when we first met." Pauli described Dave as a sentimental romantic, and indeed, as Dave explained why he and his wife still hold hands at every opportunity, he choked back tears of joy. "It's the most wonderful thing in the world to hold her hand," Dave
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said with misty eyes. "I can't explain it any further than that, or the tears really will start to run. I'm very lucky. I married the most beautiful woman in the world." "In his next life, he says he'll start looking for me sooner,"
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Frybergs enjoy everything together not expecting this year's distinction would be an understatement. "We were totally blown away and surprised to be chosen as this year's Senior Royalty," said Sammi, who expects to have a great deal of fun at this year's Strawberry Festival. "I'll get to be with my family, like always, but I'll also get to ride in the Grand Parade and be royalty," she laughed. The Frybergs are also eager to take part in the Strawberry Festival's other activities, including noshing on food and browsing through vendor tents at the Arts and Crafts Market at Asbery Field. "I always like the strawberry shortcake," Sammi said. "We're very honored to have been chosen, and will do our ultimate best to do right by this. We want to thank everybody for this opportunity."
Gerald Fryberg Sr. and his wife Sammi were crowned as the Tulalip Tribes' Senior Royalty for this year's Strawberry Festival back in April.
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When Sammi K. Fryberg looks back on her 11-year marriage to Gerald D. Fryberg Sr., what stands out to her are all the passions they share in common. "We both enjoy hunting and fishing," said Queen Sammi, who was crowned as Senior Royalty for the Tulalip Tribes in this year's Strawberry Festival along with King Gerald. "We love travel and family and canoe journeys. We each love the same things and enjoy everything together." Sammi and Gerald got together after meeting at his former place of work. Gerald retired from his post as the security director of the Tulalip Resort Casino last July, while Sammi already retired a couple of years ago. "I was the manager and server at the Best Cafe in Marysville, right across the street from the courthouse," Sammi said. To say that the Frybergs were
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Trike Race is better than ever The Strawberry Festival plans to host its annual Adult Trike Race obstacle course at Asbery Field on Friday, June 15 beginning at 7 p.m. Last year, the races were cancelled because there were not enough teams registered to fill up the event. As of press time for this guide, it was unclear whether the Trike Races would take place or would be canceled due to low registration numbers. In 2012, festival coordinators have changed the course to make it more appealing to people who wanted to sign up. The course has been shortened and trike riders can be expected to master the basic obstacles such as
riding through a tire, weaving between traffic cones and landing in a Jello pit. In previous years, the obstacle course included more than 10 obstacles. The race involves at least 10 teams of four people who will race to finish line in their three-wheeled vehicles.The racing teams can be any combination of male and female riders and enter different categories based on the gender combination. Festival coordinators view the new trike race course to be a vast improvement on previous years. "We pretty much cut the course in half," said Jodi Hiatt, the festival's trike race coordinator. "It's a lot bet-
ter." The Trike Race faced declining attendance and last year's cancelled race hit home for festival Grand Marshal Cheryl Deckard. Deckard wrote a letter to the editor urging Marysville residents to embody the spirit of the Strawberry Festival and come together to re-instate the Trike Races. "Let’s do this for the sake of our community and in honor of those who created this terrific event," she wrote. Now that the races are back, it's time for participants to get speedy. Racers are expected to arrive at least 45 minutes to one hour before the race, which is to be held rain or shine.
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Gay, Hajek enjoy shared centenarian status Blanche Gay and Ernie Hajek of the Madeleine Villa Health Care Center share not only a royal status in common, but also a certain level of seniority. Hajek and Gay were named Madeleine Villa’s Senior King and Queen for this year’s Strawberry Festival after Hajek celebrated his 100th birthday on Jan. 17, but before Gay celebrated her 102nd birthday on May 16. Born in Brainard, Neb. and raised in North Dakota, Hajek went to school up to the eighth grade, then went to work as a meat-cutter and a landscaper. As for Gay, she was born Blanche Davidson in Illinois in 1910, and her father was killed by a train the same year she was born. Her mother followed her aunt out to Washington state, after her aunt moved to Stanwood. Following a brief period in Silvana, 2-year-old Blanche and her family moved to Marysville. Blanche would meet her future spouse while cooking for some of the single men staying at the hotel in Everett owned
by her aunt’s parents. She married John Francisco on her 17th birthday, and although that marriage eventually ended, their three children went to school in Marysville, and graduated from the local high school. After 10 years in Everett, Blanche met Clifford Gay when she was 30, and they moved to Whiskey Ridge following their marriage. Blanche and Cliff left Marysville in 1948, when his employers sent him to Oregon. Two years later, they’d moved to Enumclaw, where they would spend the next 35 years. Cliff went from retiring from Weyerhaeuser at the age of 62 to being hired as a display carpenter for the Jayhawks store in Enumclaw, where he worked for the next 15 years. At the age of 49, Blanche enrolled in beautician school without even expecting to get hired in the field. When she graduated, she shared the news with her own hairstylist, Vivian Hall, who noted that she could use someone to help her on Fridays and Satur-
days. After 10 years of working for Hall, Cliff encouraged Blanche to turn their rec room into her own hair salon. Blanche Gay retired at the age of 76, and in the wake of her husband’s stroke, returned to Marysville in 1986. Clifford Gay passed away at the age of 92. Although Gay “could hardly believe it” when she heard that she’d been selected as Strawberry Festival Senior Royalty, Hajek had already been crowned as such for a previous Strawberry Festival. Gay and Hajek agreed that they’d be relieved once the rush of their royal activities had finally abated. Throughout his life, Hajek has enjoyed all sports, especially baseball, as well as hunting, fishing, playing cards and going camping with his wife Gladys in their trailer in North Dakota and Minnesota. Hajek was married for 65 years before Gladys passed on, and their daughter gave them one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. “I loved my wife dearly,” Hajek said.
“She was a very nice, sweet lady. She was just perfect.” Hajek’s favorite memories of Gladys are when they went dancing and bowling together. At Madeleine Villa, Hajek has kept active with daily walks and taking part in the center’s activities. “I look forward to seeing my friends and listening to their stories,” Hajek said. “I’ve probably seen all of the Strawberry Festivals,” said Gay, who expressed a particular fondness for strawberry shortcake. “I grew up with a big family, and what I’ve always liked about Marysville is that it felt like a family.”
Queen Blanche Gay and King Ernie Hajek are the centenarian Senior Royalty of the Madeleine Villa Health Care Center.
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O'Brian, Philips keep busy with kids, activities
Jackie O'Brian and Fred Philips bask in the sunlight following their crowning as the Marysville Center Center's Senior Royalty for this year's Strawberry Festival.
"I got paired off with a real chick," laughed 86-year-old King Fred Philips, as he and 73-year-old Queen Jackie O'Brian talked about what it was like to be crowned and partnered up as the Senior Royalty for the Marysville Care Center in this year's Strawberry Festival. "She's a young woman." "I haven't been called that since high school," O'Brian laughed back. Although both O'Brian and Philips have been residents of the Marysville Care Center for less than a year, they needed to be reminded of how long they'd stayed there, which O'Brian touted as a good sign. "I've been having so much fun here that I don't even remember how long it's been,"
O'Brian said. "The Marysville Care Center is one of the nicest places. The people are really great, and it feels more like an extended vacation." Although Philips looks forward to riding in a fancy car and O'Brian is eager to wave to the crowds, both of them say they have plenty of activities to keep them occupied in the meantime. O’Brian is popular with one of the center's resident cats, Payday, whom she says listens to her, while Philips is only occasionally as successful with the other cat, Patches, whom he described as a bit of a loner. "I like to chat with all the people I see coming and going," O'Brian said. O'Brian and Philips
also share a fondness for receiving visits from groups of children, who stop by to talk to them. "Even if you've had a crappy day, nothing brightens your spirits quite like telling things to kids, some as young as kindergarten, and seeing them cock their heads curiously," O'Brian said. O'Brian and Philips certainly aren't deprived of visits from the children in their own families, either. O'Brian has four grandchildren, while Philips has a great-grandchild. "I've enjoyed my stay here," Philips said. "I'd like to get some strawberry shortcake during the Strawberry Festival, but I'm worried about putting on weight," O'Brian laughed
From the Archives of The Marysville Globe
June 16, 1966 — Marysville’s traditional summer opener, the week-long 31st Annual Strawberry Festival ended musically Sunday evening, June 19, with a lively concert in City Park by the Everett Eagles Band but as always, highlight of the week was the traditional festival parade on Saturday. Led by John Hilton as grand marshal, in a convertible, the 1966 parade was assembled at the B & M parking lot and got off to a rousing start with the shooting off of a booming flare. Joy Woll was Miss Marysville, Marcella Thompson was first runner-up, Cindy Crabbs was second runner-up, Linda Adams was third runner-up and Kathy Smith was fourth runner-up.
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Rose Planting Ceremony continues at Totem Middle School rose garden This year's Marysville Strawberry Festival Rose Planting ceremony continues on in the venue it gained in 2010. The annual ceremony — a tradition to commemorate the friendship between the Strawberry Festival and the Northwest Festival Hosting Association — will take place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 16, at Totem Middle School, located at 1605 Seventh St. in Marysville. During the ceremony, which is slated to take about an hour, representatives from the Portland Royal Rosarians will plant roses in honor of individuals in
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Baxters celebrate 25 years of marriage "She's helpful to just about anybody." Gene met Bonnie when the brother of his first wife introduced them, after Gene's first wife had passed on. "We liked each other immediately," Bonnie said. "We have a lot of respect for each other." Before they retired, Gene worked as a parts manager for a Chevrolet dealership, while Bonnie performed estimates as a certified moving consultant for Bekins Moving & Storage. "I loved my job," Bonnie said. Bonnie expressed even more enthusiasm for the family she gained when she married Gene, just as Gene
has always appreciated living in Marysville. "We get together with his family about once a year, and they've always made me feel welcome," Bonnie said. "I just like the friendly atmosphere of Marysville," Gene said. "I've known a lot of people here." Perhaps one of the more well-known members of the Baxter family locally is Gene's brother, Ken Baxter, the former Marysville City Council and Fire District member for whom the Ken Baxter Community Center was named, before he passed away earlier this year. "We wish Kenny was still here," Bonnie
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The Baxters feel honored to be in this year's Grand Parade, and are also looking forward to engaging in a little bit of spectating themselves. "I just like watching everything that's going on," Bonnie said. "Even
if we don't take part in all the activities, it's still nice to see them." "We should be getting some nice fresh berries too," Gene said. "I'd just like to tell the community to keep up the good work."
From the Archives of The Marysville Globe June 23, 1955 — Sirens, Rockets and an untimely drizzle heralded the beginning of Saturday morning’s Grand Parade, highlight of the 20th Annual Strawberry Festival. An estimated eight or nine thousand people jammed sidewalks, many viewing the spectacle from under umbrellas, trees or any other shelter along the 10 blocks of State Street which formed the parade route. Quipped parade chairman Art Nelson from the judges’ stand on the State Street side of the city park, “Remember last year when it rained, I promised sunshine for this year’s festival? Well, here it is.” Queen Margaret Whitson was joined by her court which included Patti Johnson, Sharon Dearenger, Joy Dodge, Maxine Hatch, Sharon Sullivan and Diane Rogge.
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Smith, Dobbee have family ties to Marysville They're not married or a couple, although they can occasionally act like it. "If you behave, I won't hit you on the head," 98-year-old Queen Bertha Dobbee laughed, as she and 86-year-old King Scott Smith posed for photos as the Senior Royalty for Grandview Village in this year's Strawberry Festival. Although both Smith and Dobbee have been residents at Grandview Village for roughly a year, their levels of experience with the Strawberry Festival are vastly different. Dobbee came from Tacoma to live closer to her daughter, Janet Millar, and as a result of being crowned a Senior Queen in this year's Strawberry Festival, several of her relatives will be visiting Marysville to watch their first Grand Pa-
rade on State Avenue. As for Smith, not only has he already served as a Senior King in a previous Strawberry Festival, but he's lived so long in Marysville that he admitted that he had to do the math in his head before he could say how many years it's been (60). "I lived here with my wife, until she passed on a couple of years ago," Smith said. "My daughters live in this area too, so I get to see them by being around here. My wife always had a great belief in the local people, and we decided that this would be where we stopped together." Dobbee can still scarcely believe that she'll be appearing in the Grand Parade, and has been practicing her queenly wave to the crowds of "elbow, elbow, wrist, wrist." Besides their shared
royal status, another thing Smith and Dobbee have in common is their service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, during which Dobbee dealt with acetylene torches and depth charges. While Dobbee went on to work for the telephone company, Smith's 45year career as a teacher in Everett saw him molding young minds in the fifth through ninth grades. "I taught at the junior high, but never at the high school, because I was getting up there in Scott Smith and Bertha Dobbee, fellow one-year residents of Grandview Village, were years by then," Smith named its Senior Royalty for this year's Strawberry Festival. laughed. "Besides, I have made headway," participate in and help was pretty comfortable laughed. "Throughout hisSmith said. "I hope out their communities where I was." As they look forward tory, we as a people that people continue to to make that happen." to the Strawberry Festival, Smith and DobFREE 1 HOUR MASSAGE for NEW PATIENTS bee agreed on how fortunate they were. "I think about all I've gone through, and I still have my health and my mind," Dobbee
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HISTORY FROM PAGE 17 parade, he escaped unharmed. Festival-goers persevered through what some called the most rain in recent history that time of year. The rest of the week's events went off without a hitch. Golfers were able to finish Friday evening's golf tournament despite a deluge. The Market in the Park at Comeford Park withstood the challenges and festival-goers shopped and dined through Sunday evening.
25 years ago 1987
The sidewalk was lined eight deep with parade watchers and the horizon was lined with rain clouds. But even the Saturday morning drizzle couldn't take
the sparkle out of the Grand Parade, the highlight of the 1987 Strawberry Festival. The last day of spring saw the first appearance of the long awaited, eagerly anticipated new Strawberry Parade float. At 46 feet long and 12 feet high, the float proved to be an immediate crowd pleasers. Strawberry Festival Royalty included 4th Princess Veronica Puckett, 3rd Princess Heather Hill, 2nd Princess Paige Closner, 1st Princess Chris Yost and Queen Justine Russell. Parade Co-Grand Marshals were Dana Middleton and Dick Foley. Parade Marshall was Lloyd Seibert. Michael Blackburn, Kate O'Neill, Scott Drennen and Cathy Davis were the big winners in the 1987 Straw-
berry Run. Blackburn and O'Neill won the 10-kilometer division while Drennen and Davis were the champions of the two-mile run. More than 300 runners participated in the two runs.
50 years ago 1962
Sandra Staben of Marysville was crowned Queen of the 1962 Strawberry Festival. Princesses in her court included Bonnie McLaury, Dianne Gregory, Barbara Wenz, Donna Jensen and Carol Hatley. A colorful Canadian float returned home with the honor of Sweepstakes winner of the Marysville 27th Annual Strawberry Festival Parade. This imaginative entry from Vancouver, B.C., bore the
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title "Pacific National Exhibition" and was chosen best of the floats that entered the parade. Sweepstakes winner from the Junior Division was the Marysville DeMolay entry. A large crowd of spectators lined the banks of Ebey Slough to watch the Sixth Annual rung of Strawberry Cup outboard races. Threatening skies cleared to provide perfect weather and conditions during the racing program which was won by Norm Boddy who completed the 26-mile course in 31 minutes 28 seconds, which was just short of the record of 28 minutes five seconds Jan Bosworth clocked in the two laps of the course in 1961.
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In spite of overcast skies and rather threatening weather, Marysville's first Strawberry Festival attracted thousands of visitors to the town Wednesday. Local businessmen, as a rule, appeared surprised that so many people could be assembled here. It is estimated that 3,000 persons were assembled at one time in the city park to see the sports, witness In-
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