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Community celebrates the holidays BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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Santa and Mrs. Claus wrap up the Electric Lights Parade on State Avenue during the Dec. 1 ‘Merrysville for the Holidays.’
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MARYSVILLE — “Merrysville for the Holidays” put in its 24th annual appearance at Comeford Park on Saturday, Dec. 1, and in spite of what Electric Lights Parade announcer and city of Marysville Parks and Recreation Director Jim Ballew deemed “not rain, but tears of joy” that fell from the sky intermittently throughout the afternoon and evening, the event was drawing crowds well into the night. Bob Petersen tended the bonfire this year for the Marysville Lions Club, which experienced the slight problem of the weather being almost too good for the occasion. “Previous years have been a little colder, so we’ve had more people crowded around, but it’s been harder for them to find places at the fire,”
Petersen said as he placed more wood on the flames. “This year, though, we’ve had a steady stream of folks come by who have still been quietly appreciative of the warmth.” The Marysville Kiwanis Club joined Ivar’s and Vinaccio’s among the food vendors by selling hot dogs and hot cocoa to help raise funds for their programs throughout the year, while groups ranging from the United Way of Snohomish County to the Marysville Dog Owners Group set up special holiday backgrounds for “Merrysville for the Holidays” attendees to take photos of their families with their own cameras. City of Marysville Recreation Coordinator Maryke Burgess noted that the Ken Baxter Community Center’s holiday bazaar recruited 24 vendors, SEE HOLIDAYS, PAGE 2
Chamber meeting focuses on community need BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
TULALIP — Need in the community during the holiday season and beyond was the topic of the Nov. 30 Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce Business Before Hours, as representatives of the Marysville Community Food Bank, Goodwill and Salvation Army each cited the works they’ve done on behalf of the less fortunate, and asked the surrounding community for its
support. Marysville Community Food Bank Director Dell Deierling recalled that the Food Bank began as a temporary measure in 1974, before eventually receiving its 501(c)(3) status in 1987. “Now we have a Board of Directors with a 10-year plan and a 5,300-square-foot facility,” Deierling said. “The problem has not gone away, but the good news is that we now have an infrastructure to address that need.”
Deierling estimated that 190 individuals invest 2,000 hours a month to keep the Food Bank running for the roughly 275 families in need who stop by three times a week to collect ingredients for their meals. “That’s 6,100 individuals within the past year, or 10 percent of the population of Marysville,” Deierling said. “About 40 percent of them are children, and 10 percent are seniors. They come from all walks of life and SEE NEED, PAGE 9
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Tania Siler, site manager for Seattle Goodwill Job Training and Education, lists the free job training classes offered by the Marysville Goodwill.
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