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Berried Treasure Let it Shine 2015

Strawberry Festival Marysville, WA

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The Tulalip Tribes were organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. The Tulalip Constitution and Bylaws were approved January 24, 1936, and a charter ratified October 3, 1936. The governing body is the seven-member Tulalip Board of Directors. The Tribes provides many services to its members including early childhood development, higher education assistance, health and dental clinics, a pharmacy, a state-licensed chemical dependency recovery program, senior retirement home and cultural activities.

We collaborate with the Marysville School District on the education of our youth. The Tulalip Tribes provides oversight to the Tulalip Housing Authority, which provides nearly 300 housing units for tribal members, and to the Tulalip Utilities District, the primary provider of water and sewer services.

Of the 3,200 employees working for Tulalip Tribes, more than two-thirds are working in the Tribes’ business enterprises: Tulalip Resort Casino, Tulalip Housing, Tulalip Broadband, Tulalip Marina, Tulalip Liquor & Smoke Shop and the Quil Ceda Village Business Park.

Mel Sheldon., Chairman

Marlin Fryberg Jr.

Les Parks, Treasurer

Glen Gobin, Vice Chair

Marie Zackuse, Secretary

Deborah Parker

Theresa Sheldon

Tulalip Community Services • Tulalip Public Works • Tulalip Behavioral Health • Tulalip Preschool/Daycare • Tulalip Youth Services • Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve Tulalip Health Clinic • Tulalip Elders/Senior Center • Tulalip Archaeology Projects • Tulalip Fish Hatchery • Tulalip Fisheries • Tulalip Broadband • Tulalip Resort Casino • Tulalip Liquor Store

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Welcome f rom Queen Savannah From the edge of the estuary to the outlying fields and suburbs, Marysville is full of ‘Berried’ treasure. It is my honor to represent Marysville and to be a part of this year, as we recognize that treasure and let it shine.

As Marysville Strawberry Festival Queen of 2015, I have been able to take what I have learned from my lifetime of experience living here and what I have gained from all those who I have encountered, and have been able to share it with other communities. Through these opportunities to share, I have seen our treasure shine, everything from

our deep cultural roots, to the parks, activities and families that allow each of us to grow.

Our greatest treasure is the sense of service and giving back to our community and that is what helps expand our treasure chest. I am grateful to have the ability to reach out and welcome everyone, from near and far, to come and discover our treasure, just as we have.

Thank you and welcome to Strawberry Festival 2015!

Savannah Perkins 2015 Festival Queen

Greetings From The M aryfest President tival week with Kids’ Day on Saturday, June 13th, and finish it up with the Twilight Grand Parade on Saturday June 20th. Spend some time walking through the Market in the Park, which features a range of vendors, a food court and entertainment for everyone. It is open from Friday, June 19th, through Sunday, June 21st. At the Market on Saturday we will Welcome to the 84th an- be featuring our Strawberry nual Marysville Strawberry Shortcake Eating contest, so Festival which runs this year be sure to sign up and join from June 13th through the in. While you are in town 21st. stop in and visit our DownWe will kick off our fes- town Merchants.

We will be having our Talent Show and Fashion Show during the week as well as several other events.

Check our website, www. maryfest.org, for specific dates and times.

I appreciate all our volunteers and Board Members who have put in many hours of planning and hard work to make this year’s festival shine. Thank you also to the City of Marysville, Tulalip Tribes and all our sponsors for your support in making this a memorable week for our community.

This year’s theme is “Ber-

ried Treasure Let It Shine.”

Our goal is to encourage and recognize how each individual shines within their community, whether it is through their local church, volunteering at the Boys & Girls Club, helping out at a food bank or one of many other ways of serving. We hope you, or someone through your encouragement, will be that treasure and shine. Help to spread the light in our community.

Darren Doty President, Maryfest

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M ayor Nehring Welcomes Guests friends to the annual Marysville Strawberry Festival and Twilight Grand Parade.

This is our 84th annual festival, so join us in celebrating “Berried Treasure.”

This year we want to recognize the way each individual in our city shines – in keeping with our theme. As in years past, the 84th annual festival promises to be a shining example of fun, community and pageantry.

To our friends and visiYou’ll discover how tors, much Marysville has to celI’m thrilled to welcome ebrate. We’re a welcoming you, your family and your and growing community

that celebrates diversity and honors our rich agricultural heritage – centered around our most famous fruit, the strawberry.

The Strawberry Festival pays homage to our annual berry harvest, and the role these berries played in our history. This is one of the longest-running festivals in Washington State and one of the most recognized strawberry festivals nationwide. The celebration of our spring berry draws thousands of families from across the Pacific Northwest

for a week of fun and family memories.

Visitors have the chance to make a new memory each day, whether it’s watching our community members showcase their skills in our talent show, or enjoying our Market in the Park and carnival fun, or watching the Kiddies Parade. At the Strawberry Festival, you’re sure to find an activity that your whole family will enjoy. And don’t miss out on the colorful floats in our See NE HRING on page 6

Welcome From Chairman Sheldon our 84th Annual Marysville Strawberry Festival! Each and every one of us carries a talent or a passion;s this year’s theme reminds us to cultivate it, and put it to work for our community. It’s been a trying year, but we’re excited to come together and celebrate our unique strengths and our caring for one another.

The Tulalip Tribes share “Berried Treasure Let It a strong partnership with Shine” Marysville, Everett and On behalf of the Tulalip Snohomish County. As the Tribes, welcome to “Ber- region’s first ambassadors, ried Treasure Let It Shine,” Coast Salish culture has

thrived on and along the waterways of the Puget Sound for 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, we are continuing to build our communities and the region.

We hope you make the most of the festival, and enjoy the company of friends as well as a taste of the culture, history, entertainment and

other opportunities our area offers.

During festivities, we invite you to visit our Hibulb Cultural Center to learn the story of Tulalip as told by our own people in our own words and stories. And please, consider visiting our nationally acclaimed Tulalip Resort Casino, the Seattle Premium outlet mall, our amphitheater and restaurants! Your vital business helps to fund education, environmental restoration, See SHE LDON on page 6

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popular festival finale, the Grand Parade.

We celebrate the good things in life that bring our community together during the Strawberry Festival, and we want to extend that sense of belonging to all visitors, whether they’re here for a day or for the entire event.

So once again, welcome to our great city, and please visit any time. Experience Marysville – Live, Work, Play!

Jon Nehring Marysville Mayor

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Enjoy your visit and please come back soon. daý ěəɫ ʔut’igʷicid We really thank you,

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Meet The 2015 Strawberry Festival Royalty The 2015 Strawberry Festival Royalty includes, back row from left, Princess Cassie Coate, Queen Savannah Perkins and Princess Marina Ciferri. The Junior Royalty includes, front row from left, Zinead Morales, Ada Garza and Brooke Bontranger.

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Queen Savannah Perkins This year’s queen, Savannah Perkins, is a Marysville Getchell student who has learned all about the Marysville community and has really appreciated how together the city is.

“There is a sense of unity, that even though most of us are coming from many different directions Marysville is just this safe place where people can grow,” she said.

Perkins said that atmosphere is evident in the parks and events the city run, which she said she learned about while working as an intern for the North County Outlook and covering events.

“I fell in love with my community

and discovered how much each person combined with their own individual stories to put together Marysville, and that was really powerful to me,” she said.

Perkins wants to be a journalist and is currently the editor of the student newspaper The Clipper at Everett Community College.

“I hope to be an editor of a community newspaper. That’s my ultimate goal after doing some freelance work and maybe traveling the world,” she said.

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Princess Cassie Coate Marysville-Pilchuck High School junior Cassie Coate will serve as one of the two princesses for this year’s Strawberry Festival.

For her portfolio, she focused on the theme of women who have made a difference in the world, like Eleanor Roosevelt, Katherine Hepburn and Michelle Obama.

She describes two of her biggest passions as art and her love of the outdoors, two things which she started fully exploring during her freshman year of high school.

“I chose that theme because I’m good at painting portraits and I like to posterize them, and I wanted to do women who have inspired me,” she said.

Painting and drawing are two of Coate’s biggest artistic pursuits. She describes herself as very artistic and focused on paintings to create a portfolio this year. “I found I really just enjoyed all aspects of studio art, and I found out this year that I really enjoy painting,” she said.

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Coate is a member of the varsity golf team at Marysville-Pilchuck and said she likes the sport because it lets you stay outside.

“I love that I’m outside. After a hard day I can go out golfing and every bad thing goes away,” she said.

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Princess M arina Ciferri Marysville Getchell, Bio-Med Academy student Marina Ciferri is serving as one of two princesses in this year’s royal court.

Ciferri’s biggest passion is tennis. She will get to play in the state tournament this year and has frequently ranked highly in competitions throughout the season.

She likes the non-physical aspects of the sport, she said. “I don’t get hurt by other people. No one can elbow me in the face,” she joked.

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Ada Garza

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Brooke Bontrager is a sixth-grader from 10th Street Middle School who has walked in Strawberry Festival parades in the past, but now gets a chance to be royalty.

“It was always my dream since I was little,” she said.

Brooke likes sports like baseball, basketball and cheerleading, and said she likes to stay active with enjoyable

Eleven-year-old Ada Garza said her big sister is a role model to her, and although big sister didn’t make it into the festival when she tried, Ada was able to become part of this year’s Junior Royalty.

Ada goes to 10th Street Middle School, where one of her main passions is music.

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Zinead Morales is a 12-year-old who attends Marysville Middle School and decided to follow her big sister’s example to become part of the Strawberry Festival Royalty.

She said being part of the royalty looked fun.

“My older sister used to be part of it and I really look up to her,” said Zinead. “She was a princess and I

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Marysville car show returns to 3rd Street The third annual Rodz on 3rd car show, sponsored by the Downtown Marysville Merchants Association, continues this year on Saturday, July 11, featuring all types of cars including classics, rods, muscle cars and custom cars.

The show recognizes many types of entries during its award ceremony. The ‘Best in Show’ is recognized along with other awards like ‘Biggest Oil Leak’ or ‘Worst Luck’ given to the car that looks like it had the most mechanical problems getting there

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From an early age Perkins said she wanted to be a social worker so that she could give back to her community.

In fifth-grade a Marysville Globe reporter came to her school to cover a talk about the Holocaust. She still has the article on the wall of her room, although she said it wasn’t until recent years she realized the reason she kept it was because it planted that seed.

Through her experience she said she has enjoyed

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learning about people.

“Learning what brings people together and just connecting with people. This is just a neat way for me to highlight the strengths people have,” she said.

Perkins said she is also very involved in her church, the Church of Latter-Day Saints.

Through her church she has served as a camp councelor multiple times and plans to go on an 18-month LDS mission after her graduation.

“I have really been able to make sure I am the same person wherever I am. Whether it’s school or home or travel-

ing I’m the same person and I’ve learned that because I’ve helped lead and guide other people,” she said.

As the oldest of four children, Perkins said she has always learned to lead by example.

“I’ve been able to learn what it means to be an example to others … and that’s extended out to school and the community,” she said.

She hopes to continue being a positive influence by serving as this year’s Strawberry Festival Queen.

“I’ve grown up and seen people head toward this. I’ve

known a lot of past royalty and seeing how they get to be an example to those around them,” she said.

Perkins said she is most looking forward to the smiles she’ll get to see while riding in the parades.

“Really it’s just every individual smile. When you’re able to go along the float route and you look out and you’re able to see that smile and you just think there’s so many people there’s no way you could make eye contact with them or have an impact on them, but you see that smile and it does make a difference,” she said.

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She said the sport is very challenging, but never boring.

On hikes she is also able to enjoy the outdoors. “I just like being in the sun and how that feels,” she said.

Her favorite hike she has ever done is climbing Mount Pilchuck.

“I loved it because it was snowy but it was still really warm.

It was April and we got to have a snowball fight in April. Once we got to the top it was so beautiful,” she said.

She said the scenery on the

“I love being close the water, because I’m from Montana and that’s one thing that I really appreciate about living here,” she said.

Coate was part of the Junior Royalty in 2010 and said she enjoyed dancing on the float. “I had a blast so I’ve been waiting ever since to be a part of the royalty again,” she said.

She’s looking forward to participating in those activities again.

“I’m really looking forward to the Strawberry Festival parade, and all the activities, especially the strawberry shortcake eating contest,” she said.

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and says she likes working in the adult atmosphere there.

In the future, she wants to go in the medical field and is considering becoming an obstetrician.

“I just like helping people,” she said.

She recalls going to play doctor at Children’s Museum-esque exhibits where children got to play at whatever job they chose. “The things I enjoyed doing were always in the medical field,”

Ciferri said she likes Marysville because it’s a “pretty” town and the people are nice. “We have community here and everyone is very friendly,” she said.

She looks forward to tackling the different aspects of being part of the Strawberry Festival Royalty.

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activities.

“I like the competition because it’s fun to do and you just try your best,” she said.

She also plays the flute and said it was a fun instrument to play because she enjoys the sounds it makes. She said she enjoys learning different songs and getting the melody down.

Now Brooke will get a chance to be part of the Junior Royalty in this year’s festival.

“I’m looking forward to all the parades and hanging out with [my fellow royalty],” she said.

always been part of my life,” she said.

She plays, or is currently practicing, the flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, violin, drums and guitar.

Music helps Ada get in touch with herself, she said.

“The music explains how you feel. The kind of music you listen to you just feel like nothing can disturb you,” said Ada. She also said she likes animals and currently keeps two dogs, two birds and two fish.

Ada said she looked up to previous royalty and hopes she can, in turn, be a positive royalty figure for kids.

loved when she was around all the other princesses and I could go on floats with her,” she said.

Morales said she likes to play soccer and loves running.

Zinead also has three chickens she raises. “I hatched them in fifth grade and then I took them home,” she said.

She hopes to get to know more people while being involved with the festival. “I’m looking forward to getting to know a lot more people and getting to know everyone,” she said.

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Bob Buttke Is The 2015 Grand M arshal Bob Buttke is one of the few living persons in Marysville who was there for the first Strawberry Festival in 1932.

His mother brought the five-monthold to the festival and now, about 82 years later, Buttke will serve as the festival’s grand marshal.

Living his whole life in Marysville, Buttke has a long history with the parade.

At five-years-old Buttke served as the queen’s attendant.

Later he got to meet famous boxers Joe Louis and Max Baer as they passed through Marysville during the festival.

“I introduced them to the queen that

year,” he said.

Another time, he saw former U.S. Senators Warren G. Magnuson and Henry M. Jackson eating some of the strawberry shortcakes the festival had become known for.

And then there was the nearly five decades Buttke covered the parade for his job at The Marysville Globe.

“Being at The Marysville Globe for 48 years, that was my job, to cover it in pictures and I’d do that ‘till we got more help there,” he said.

Buttke was born on 6th Street in Marysville and never really left the town. He said he liked the people and See BOB on page 25

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he liked the location, but he also said that times were hard so he was lucky to find a job at The Marysville Globe when he did.

Being familiar with the entire town helped him know where to go for every story, he said.

“I knew a lot of people, so it was easy to write about and get the history or find out the inside scoop of what was going on. Growing up in the newspaper industry I wrote the obituaries because I knew the people and families,” he said.

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And it was working with the people he liked most about his job, he said.

“I knew what to write about and I could tell the advertising people who to contact and do that part. But, it was about writing about people and getting their history,” he said.

He recalls writing about kids climbing the water tower, although they weren’t supposed to.

“I knew how to write about that without getting anybody in trouble,” he joked.

Buttke retired as general manager of The Marysville Globe.

He still has a police scanner

in his home tuned in to listen to the things going on in the city.

Buttke remembers all the changes to the city throughout the years, and even all the strawberry businesses which would give a theme to the city’s festivals, many of which he personally worked at.

He picked up strawberries near what is now Jennings Park and made $0.08 from picking two boxes. “Strawberries weren’t too good in his yard,” he said.

He said he could never waork at the Leifer Strawberry Farm that long. “I picked there for one or two days at a time, that’s all I could stand,” he said.

At Snohomish County Berry Farmers, located where the mattress factory is currently on 4th Street, he put a sugar mixture into each can of strawberries shipped out.

These days he does gardening in his backyard and spends most days at his Marysville home.

He said he is excited to ride a 1960 classic Dodge convertible down this year’s Strawberry Festival parade.

“It’s quite an honor to be named Grand Marshal for the festival after all the years I’ve watched it, all the changes, all the people who have worked on it to make it what it is,” he said.

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Saturday, June 13 Kids’ Day, Party in the Park

*Funtastic Carnival

Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, June 14 Tulalip Amphitheater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m.

Tuesday, June 16 Royalty Fashion Show

Marysville Opera House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, June 18 *Funtastic Carnival Opens

Market In The Park

Marysville Middle School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBD

Seventh Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 p.m.-10 p.m.

Market In The Park Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 p.m.-9 p.m.

Beer Garden

7th Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 p.m.-10 p.m.

*Funtastic Carnival

Totem Middle School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.

Kiddies Parade

State Avenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m.

Grand Parade

State Avenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.

Fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 p.m.

Sunday, June 21 Market In The Park

Friday, June 19

Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

Rose Planting Ceremony

Marysville-Pilchuck HS Auditorium. . . . . 6:30 p.m.

Beer Garden

Seventh Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noon to 10 p.m.

Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest

Talent Show

Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Beer Garden

Berry Run

Marysville Middle School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBD

Marysville Middle School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBD

Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

*Funtastic Carnival

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Marysville Opera House 1225 3rd Street Former royalty, members of the community and prominent Tulalip Tribal leaders will participate in this year’s fashion show to embrace the theme of “Berried Treasure Let It Shine.”

The annual Royalty Luncheon and Fashion Show takes place on June 16 in the historical setting of the Marysville Opera House. Proceeds from this year’s event support the April Friesner Schol-

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Local women will show off the best fashions from local retailers, including Fred Meyer and Walmart East.

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M-PHS Auditorium Tae Kwon Do, original songs, piano pieces, dance sets and more will be performed at the Marysville Strawberry Festival Talent Show.

This year, approximately 30 acts are expected to perform for the show, ranging from kids to adult performers, and coming from around the state, as far as Olympia.

The Talent Show will be on June 18 at the Marysville-Pilchuck High School Auditorium. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show begins at 6:30 p.m.

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Community Elders Treated Like Royalty Marysville Care Center The king and queen at Marysville Care Center for this year’s senior royalty are Earl Shaffer and Patricia Quast.

Shaffer said he has never done anything like this or rode in a parade. “I have a greatgranddaughter and I said, ‘this is your grandpa, and he’s going to ride in a parade and you’ll be able to see him,’” he said.

He’s originally from Ohio but moved to Marysville, which he now considers a beautiful town.

“I like to live out here a lot now,” he said.

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and eight grandchildren Quast said she keeps pretty busy these days.

She has lived in Marysville for the past 50 years and helped participate in the festival as well for many years, mainly the Kids’ Parade, she said. “It was fun and it’s part of our community,” she said.

Her great-grandparents were originally from Marysville, and although she lived part of her life in Seattle, she returned to the town.

“I like Marysville, it’s a nice little town, and I’ve been in lots of little towns,” she said.

Windsor Square Milbert and Dianne Kramlich were crowned as king and queen of Windsor Square for this year’s Strawberry Festival.

The couple has been married for 53 years. They raised three sons and now have 12 grandchildren and recently celebrated two great-grandchildren.

Milbert is a retired machinist who owned a transmission repair shop for 10 years. He’s an avid motorcycle rider. He said that he likes the “freedom, the wind, the challenge and the speed.”

“All the kids grew up on dirt bikes basically,” he said.

Together he and Dianne went to the famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota in 2005. They’ve trav-

eled to San Francisco and other places as well.

Dianne was a travel agent and a business owner as well. She ran a mailbox and copy center in Stanwood for many years.

She said she likes bowling and crafts.

She has worked with crocheting, knitting and other handiwork crafts. Her favorite items she’s knitted were a sweater for her firstborn son and the Christmas presents she’s made.

Milbert and Dianne stay active in their Lutheran church. They’re involved in planning and running events, like a dinner they’re planning now. “Pastor’s been involved for 15 years so we’re having a big dinner. We’re going to roast him,” said Milbert.

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Mountain View Rehabilitation Joanne King and Bill Strong are the senior royalty crowned at Mountain View Rehabilitation and Care Center.

King said she “grew up a tomboy and I still am.”

She loves baseball and was known as “Jojo the Home Run King” when she was a kid.

She recalls several times she almost put the windows out at her high school.

In her youth she also picked strawberries in the strawberry fields of Marysville.

down-to-earth, not a big metropolitan,” she said.

Strong said he spends most of his time these days with his wife and reading novels, particularly westerns.

He used to go fishing and traveling more, he said, but hasn’t been able to as much lately.

At the age of 17 Strong joined the Navy and served for four years.

When she had kids of her own she brought them up in Marysville. “It was a wonderful place to bring kids up,

Later he worked for the city of Everett and owned a restaurant in Sultan. “I decided I could be a cook, I did pretty well with it, but eventually it took too much time,” he said.

eastern Washington. She said she’s liked watching Marysville change during the time she’s lived here.

“I love the Marysville area.

I’ve been here over 60 years, so it’s grown from a very small town to have mass transportation and development,” she said.

Grandview Village Amy Cox and Gordon Rux are the senior royalty from Grandview Village.

Rux was born in South Dakota but moved out to Washington, lived in Lake Stevens for 62 years and has lived in Marysville the last 17 years.

He served in WWII in the Philippines, Okinawa and Saigon.

For 33 years he was a volunteer fireman in Lake Stevens and responded to many emergency and fire calls.

“In those days, you had to have volunteers because you didn’t have enough people there to pay the tax to hire people,” he said.

Rux was also the postmaster for Lake Stevens for many years.

He has two children.

Cox has lived in the area for many years and taught school in the Marysville and Stanwood areas.

“I taught business education, so I liked the fact that I was watching students prepare themselves for their future, and because I had majored in business education I knew how valuable it was,” she said.

Her son now follows in her footsteps and is a teacher in Marysville.

She also has a daughter in

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Brookdale The king and queen at Brookdale for this year’s Strawberry Festival are Don Hendrickson and Nickie Morris.

Morris was born in Renton but lived in California for much of her life.

For 23 years Morris worked at the College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California as an administrative assistant to police training. She arranged the classes and managed the police academies there.

Her biggest passion was rock hounding/collecting. Morris has traveled to Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and more in search of rocks.

“It was great finding what was out there. You might call it God’s underground world. You never would dream the stuff that was out there,” she said.

Her husband owned a shop with lots

of polishing equipment and she often made jewelry with the rocks.

She has three children, six grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Hendrickson was born on a wheat farm in eastern Washington but has lived in the Sunnyside area of Marysville for practically all his life.

He still owns a home there that was originally his grandparent’s property. He graduated with the class of ’42 at Marysville High School.

After graduation he served in the military for three years in the south Pacific.

Later, he would take up as an apprentice machinist and would work at Sumner Ironworks and 29 years at Scott Paper.

He has four children, 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Tulalip Senior Center The Tulalip Senior Center named Eleanor and Eddie Nielsen as this year’s senior royalty.

Eleanor was born in a tribe from Oklahoma, but is now a member of the Tulalip Tribes.

She says that Tulalip has always been her home.

“When I lived in Oklahoma what I missed the most was the smell of the beach at low tide, I missed the mountains, and I missed the particular type of humor we have here,” she said.

She has seven children and 12 grandchildren and most of her work has been in support of children.

Eleanor was the first Na-

tive American liaison for the Marysville School District and then later was a manager for the prevention of child abuse with the Tulalip Tribes.

She served on many tribal committees and currently volunteers on the Tulalip Elder Court.

Eddie came to the U.S. 22 years ago from Western Samoa.

While aboard cargo and passenger boats he served as an engineer for many years and likes working in the automotive business currently.

He was a “fire dancer” and played in a band for many

years that played Samoan and Polynesian music.

In Samoa he also often took

part in canoe races.

Eddie has five sons and 11 grandchildren.

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Saturday, June 20 1-3 p.m.

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Top it all off with strawberry shortcake made with homemade biscuits from the Masonic Crystal Lodge.

Grownups are invited to step inside the Kiwanis Beer Garden tent on 7th Street to enjoy a refreshing beverage; it is open Thursday and Friday from 5 p.m.-10 p.m., and on Saturday from noon to 10 p.m.

Rain or shine, The Strawberry Festival Market attracts more than 75,000 visitors each year. Make sure you’re one of them!

Live entertainment is provided for free on the outdoor stage.

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Grand Parade Returns On June 20 Saturday, June 20 7:30-10 p.m.

Asbery Field Dozens of floats, marching bands, precision drill teams, antique cars and trucks, horses, pirates and much, much more draw thousands of residents and visitors to the Strawberry Festival Grand Parade.

Stake out your viewing spot early, and remember to stick around for fireworks in the sky above Marysville which begin at 10 p.m.

Kiddies Parade Runs On Kid Power Saturday, June 20 6-7 p.m.

Asbery Field Kids who are 13-years-old and younger can dress up in their favorite costumes or decorate their bikes or wagons, and join the Strawberry Festival Kiddies Parade, which happens right before the Grand Parade.

While the parade may feature pets, floats and other wheeled units, motorized vehicles are not allowed.

Registration begins at 4 p.m. at Totem Middle School on 7th Street. Kids can also register for the parade during Kids’ Party in the Park the preceding Saturday.

Entries are judged for prizes, then the parade travels from the intersection of 7th and State to Comeford Park.

There’s no fee to be in the Kiddies Parade.

Prizes in several categories are presented to youngsters following the parade.

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2015 Traveling Float Schedule April

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Roses Bloom With Thanks, Memories Maryfest volunteer who made a big impact on the annual festival and the community as a whole.

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Totem Middle School The west side of a building at Totem Middle School, facing State Avenue, is the site of a rose garden that blooms each year to remember and thank past Strawberry Festival volunteers.

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Celebrate the 4th of July in Arlington The 4th of July in Arlington means a full schedule of events that can fill any family’s agenda with fun.

Start your day off right with a pancake breakfast hosted at Haller Park and then proceed to the day’s fundraisers, competitions and events.

Those who can’t resist the thrill of competition and exercise can go to the Pedal, Paddle & Puff Triathlon. The nearly 14-mile race starts at Haller Park with a 5.8-mile bike ride to River Meadows Park, continues with a sixmile canoe/kayak race down the Stillaguamish River and finishes with a two-mile run through Twin Rivers Park.

Hunt for deals, special items or both from the variety of donated items at the Kiwanis Club scholarship auction at Haller Park at noon. There is a live auction and two silent auctions. Past auctions have seen items like antique furniture, sports tickets and boat trip passes among other things. Proceeds fun scholarships for local high school seniors.

Thousands of rubber ducks will float down the river at Haller Park for the Great Stilly Duck Dash.

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tary’s community projects and for a chance to win a big cash prize! This year the grand prize totals $5,000, with additional prizes given out to those who have the winning ducks.

Kids 12 and under can participate in their own parade. The 121st Grand Parade down Olympic Avenue begins shortly after the kid’s parade. Both are sponsored

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As the day winds down, make your way to Quake Park for great views of the city’s fireworks displays, beginning at dark.

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Summer calendar of events

13 Show ‘n Shine Classic Car Show Presented by the Downtown Arlington Business Association.

Along Olympic Avenue, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.arlingtonwa.org 20-21 Biringer Farm Strawberry Harvest Fest Fun in farmland! 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy giant strawberry ride and inflatable, a castle maze, kiddy slides, interactive story time, face painting and animals.

20 Arlington Relay for Life Fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. Teams gather at Arlington High School at noon for the event.

27-28 Darrington Timberbowl Rodeo Presented by the Darrington Horse Owners’ Association. Starting at 2 p.m. each day. Rodeo grounds 3 miles west of Darrington.

26-29 Smokey Point Carnival Hosted by the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce. At the Arlington Airport.

27-28 Marysville-Tulalip Relay for Life Fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. Teams gather at Asbery Field for the overnight event.

July 4 Arlington 4th of July/Frontier Days A full day of activities downtown for the whole family. Pancake Breakfast; Pedal, Paddle, Puff Triathlon; Kiwanis Auction; Marshmallow Food Fight; Grand Parade; Duck Dash; Fireworks at Quake Park. www. arlingtonwa.gov 9-11 Arlington Fly-In 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Workshops, demos, air shows, kids’ day, movies, hot air balloons. The west’s largest aviation festival. Camping available. Arlington Airport, 4700 188th St. NE. 360-435-5857.

www.arlingtonflyin.org 10-12 Arlington Street Fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturdays Vendors, entertainment, food all along Olympic Avenue. Free shuttle service to airport (for the Fly-In).

11 Poochapalooza Tail-wagging events include a fashion show, flying disc contest, dog dancing, a K9 demonstration and much more. At Asbery Field located at Totem Middle School in Marysville, 4th and Alder Ave. www.poochapalooza.com 11 Rodz on 3rd Downtown Marysville Merchants present the classic car show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Marysville on 3rd Street. Free admission! www.facebook.com/rodzon3rd 11 Junk in the Trunk Modeled after the popular European tradition, sellers reserve a spot for their vehicle, and get the open space next to it for sales.

Almost anything goes! In Marysville Municipal Court parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

11-12 Art by the Bay - Stanwood 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stanwood-Camano festival of art and music. Free admission and parking. Stanwood-Camano Community Fairgrounds, 6431 Pioneer Hwy. www.stanwoodcamanoarts.com 11-19 Snohomish Kla Ha Ya Days Carnival, parade, car show, street fair, 5-mile race and more happening citywide. www.klahayadays.com 17-19 Darrington Bluegrass Festival Bluegrass Music Park, 42501 SR 530, Darrington. Ticket information at (360) 436-1006. www.darringtonbluegrass.com 24-26 Lake Stevens Aquafest Community festival, carnival, car show, boat races, Aqua Run, fireworks and more. Downtown Lake Stevens. www.aquafest.org 25-26 Bryant Blueberry Festival Free admission, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Inflatable for kids, a “Cow Train,” face painting, pony rides, balloon animals, and an activity center available. Enjoy a BBQ with the family and, of course, berries! www.redroosterroute.com 26 Silvana Community Fair Free admission, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Livestock displays, entertainment, food and fun. Viking Hall and the field behind, 1331 Pio-

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August 1-3 Stanwood-Camano Community Fair Old-fashioned community fair at the Stillaguamish Fairgrounds, 6431 Pioneer Hwy. (360) 629-4121. www.stanwoodcamanofair.org 2 Oso Strong 5K Walk/Run A new community 5K run to raise money for the Oso, Darrington and Arlington Rural fire departments, in support of first responders. www.osostrong5k.com 7-9 Marysville Street Festival Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local produce, artisans and musicians, all handcrafted, all homegrown. On 3rd Street. www.marysvillemerchants.com 8-11 14th Annual Summer Meltdown Summer Meltdown hosts an eclectic mix of emerging West Coast talent, as festival goers from around the country come to Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater seeking a wide variety of music, camping and family fun. www.summermeltdown.com 8-9 Stillaguamish Festival of the River Free multi-cultural musical family festival. Live music, wildlife displays, pow-wow, 5K run, salmon bake, climbing wall.

River Meadows Park, 20416 Jordan Rd. (360) 631-2620. www. festivaloftheriver.com 14-16 Snohomish Taste of Music Free! Two music stages offering live music on First Street in historic downtown Snohomish. www.tasteofmusic.org 15-16 Everett Fresh Paint Festival Annual waterfront festival that showcases artists at work at the Everett Marina. 1620 W. Marine View Dr., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.schack.org 22 Scrub-a-Mutt Fundraising Dog Wash 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your dog and help raise money for NOAH, Old Dog Haven and M-DOG. Every washed dog gets a goodie bag. Strawberry Fields for Rover, Marysville. www.scruba-mutt.org 27-9/7 Evergreen State Fair The fair in Monroe features arts & crafts, food, concerts, exhibitors, horse show, rodeo, monster trucks, farm animal competitions, much more. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Evergreen State Fairgrounds. www.evergreenfair.org

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Free Concerts in the Park Marysville Jennings Park, Lions Centennial Pavilion 6915 Armar Road · Beginning at 7 p.m.

July 10 cana) July 17 July 24 July 31 Aug. 7 Aug. 14 Band)

Wild Snohomians (Redhouse AmeriSly Mr. Y (Classic Rock) Shaggy Sweet (Pop/Rock and Blues) Layered System (Jazz/Soul/R&B) Mealfrog (Roots Rock) Cherry Cherry (Neil Diamond Tribute

Arlington Terrace Park · Beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 6 Red Classic Rock Aug. 13 Stacy Jones Band-Blues Aug. 20 Folsoms- Johnny Cash Tribute Aug. 27 Dennis Agajanian “World’s fastest flatpick guitar player” Gospel / Blues/ country (presented

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Outdoor Movies in the Park Marysville Jennings Park Baseball Field Beginning at Dusk (about 9 p.m.)

July 11 July 18 July 25 Aug. 1 Aug. 8 Aug. 15

Paddington (PG) Strange Magic (PG) Despicable Me II (PG) The Box Trolls (PG) Into the Woods (PG) Big Hero 6 (PG)

Arlington Terrace Park Beginning at Dark (9 p.m.) · Karaoke at 7 p.m.

July 16 July 23 July 30

Annie (PG) Big Hero 6 (PG) Jupiter Ascending (PG-13)

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Treat your dog to Marysville Poochapalooza July 11 Marysville Dog Owners Group (MDOG) invites you to give your dog the day out they deserve at the 9th Annual Marysville Poochapalooza outdoor dog event 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 11 at its new location, Asbery Field at 4th Street and Alder Avenue in downtown Marysville.

Snohomish County’s biggest dog event has kept tails wagging with the Fashions and Rescues Runway Show, Running of the Wieners dachshund races, Flyball exhibitions, pet contests, dog pie-eating contests and a dessert dash all designed to give dogs their moment to shine. Dozens of pet-related vendors will be on site to let you snoop for bargains, Poochapalooza Founder and Coordinator Leslie Buell saids.

Poochapalooza is free, but a suggested minimum $5 donation per person is requested which includes goodie-filled “wag bags” to the first 400 visitors. All proceeds support Strawberry Fields for Rover OffLeash Park for improvements such as agility equipment, bench seating, picnic tables and other amenities. The city-owned threeacre dog park is maintained year-round by M-DOG volunteers in cooperation with Marysville Parks and Recreation.

Poochapalooza this year will again go high fashion with the popular Fashions and Rescues Runway Show, featuring adoptable dogs modeling the latest eyecatching fashions live on the catwalk ... urr ... dogwalk. The event goes international with a second fashion show feature guest costume designer Cheryl Kenninger, who will display fashions that appear in the upcoming summer 2015 motion picture release, “Wiener Dog Internationals.”

Fashion shows sponsored by HomeStreet Bank.

Speaking of wiener dogs, the “Running of the Wieners” dachshund races return at 11 p.m. in the Der Wienerschnitzel Racing Arena. Don’t have a dachshund?

No problem; this year, new mixed-breed race categories have been added based on weight divisions, with heats starting at 2 p.m. Day of event registration is $10 per dog to race, or enter online for $7 at http:// poochapalooza.org before July 1.

Dogs with a hidden talent can enter fun “Best in Show” contests and pie-eating contests. Contest donation cost is $5 for one contest, or $10 for unlimited contests (excluding the Pooch Pie-Eating Contest in big and small dog categories, which is $10.) Register and pay at the event or online at the Poochapalooza website, and see the complete schedule. The pie-eating contests are emceed and sponsored

by Dining Dog Café and Bakery of Edmonds and Owner Dorothy Moore, with

the Doggie Dessert Dash hosted by Pupcakes LLC. Most activities will occur in the Poochapavlion sponsored by Angel of the Winds Casino.

Other exciting activities to round out the day include Flyball exhibitions featuring the Seattle FlyDogs team, barn hunt exhibitions, Canine Good Citizen Testing, and animal communicator Joan Ranquet.

“We also have more raffle baskets than you can shake a tail at,” Buell said.

Food and beverages available for purchase by Annie’s Hot Dogs, What’s Brewing, Ice Cream Mom and more. Parking is free.

For more information about Poochapalooza, contact Leslie Buell at 425-2685285, e-mail labuell@frontier.com, or visit the website at http://poochapalooza. org. Likethem on Facebook at http://www. facebook.com/poochapalooza.

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Dive into Aquafest fun in Lake Stevens Help celebrate life on the water at Lake Stevens’ Aquafest.

Started in 1960, this year’s festival will feature many new and returning events for locals to enjoy during the three-day event, July 24-26.

Aquafest events are centered on the lake, including $50 Boat Races, a Boat Parade, Duck Dash and a Waterski/Wakeboard tournament.

On dry land, enjoy the Grand Parade, Diaper Dash, a Disc Golf Tournament, a Classic Car Show, a Proud Pet Show, the 2014 Aquarun, the Aquafest Idol competition, plus much more!

The live entertainment line-up for this year’s Aquafest offers something for all musical tastes, from contemporary dance music to country to blues. Comedy hypnotist Ron Stubbs also makes an appearance Friday night on the North Cove Stage.

Organizers encourage visitors to park at Lake Stevens High School and take the free shuttle service, which runs every 15 minutes to downtown. Free horse-drawn wagon rides are also available.

For a list of events, visit www.aquafest.org.

Enjoy bluegrass music in Darrington What would summer be without bluegrass music in Darrington?

After the devastating Oso mudslide, which blocked Hwy. 530 on the way to Darrington, there was heavy speculation about whether or not the Darrington Bluegrass Festival would continue on. Luckily, the festival continues to be a great success and will entertain guests again this upcoming summer.

Tune up your banjo and strap on your mandolin, because music lovers are not about to let Mother Nature have the last word. The 39th annual Darrington Bluegrass Festival is set for July 17-19.

This year’s bluegrass festival has attracted nationally-recognized acts that include The Gibson Brothers, The Gentle-

man of Bluegrass, Gold Heart, Fern Hill, Panhandle Polecats, Red Desert Ramblers, North County Bluegrass, Birdsview Bluegrass, Rural Delivery, Damascus Road and The Combinations.

Summer Meltdown takes place on the same grounds as the bluegrass festival, the Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheatre in Darrington. But, the sounds bouncing off the hillsides are undeniably different.

Tickets to the festival are $45 per person for all three days, plus $35 for camping (per RV or tent). You can also pay for daily entrance to the grounds, at $20 for Friday and Sunday and $25 for all day Saturday. Children 12 and under are free with an adult.

Summer Meltdown 2015 features music by Valley Green, Choir of Crickets, Surrealized, Cedar Teeth, Willdabeast and a host of others.

For more information, go to darringtonbluegrass.com.

For those who prefer their guitars plugged in, the 15th annual Summer Meltdown Festival, Aug. 6-9, may be just the ticket.

Weekend passes to the four-day festival include on-site tent camping. Now through June 10, the weekend pass is $165 for adults and $55 for youth, but prices will increase as the date gets closer. Trailers and RV’s are also welcome, at an additional cost.

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