Marysville Globe, November 16, 2011

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GLOBE THE MARYSVILLE

SPORTS: Lakewood runs past Lindbergh at state tourney. Page 8

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COMMUNITY: Job fair targets local military members. Page 3

Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo

SPORTS: Local

swimmers, divers compete at state. Page 8

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Vol. 119, No. 18

From left, Marysville American Legion Ladies Auxiliary President Kay Smith places a flag in the newly dedicated flag disposal mailbox at Marysville American Legion Post 178 on Nov. 11, as Post 2nd Vice Commander Tony Campbell, Chaplain Jim Sewell, Cmdr. Ken Cage and Adjutant Michael Forrest look on.

MARYSVILLE — The Marysville community conducted so many commemorations of Veterans Day that it almost qualified as “Veterans Week.� To accommodate the closing of schools on its observance, Shoultes Elementary students conducted its Veterans Day assembly one day early, on Nov. 10, during which the MarysvillePilchuck High School Naval Junior ROTC paraded the colors. Veterans were invited and honored at the ceremony which included performances of patriotic songs by the school choir and some acknowledgments of the students’ extracurricular activities on behalf of Wounded Warriors. Nancy Hammer, a teacher and librarian at Shoultes, was in tears as she praised the students for their respectful behavior and explained how they were sending “thank

yous� to veterans in ways that tied into their lessons. Firstand second-graders read “A Paper Hug� and proceeded to trace their hands onto construction paper, measure the length of their arms in string, and create “paper hugs� that could be sent to troops, while third- through fifth-graders followed their reading of “The Wall,� about a boy and his dad who travel to find the name of the man’s father on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, by writing postcards to send to injured and recuperating military members. “You can tell they really put their hearts into it,� Hammer said of the praise and encouragement that the students sent to the service members. On Nov. 11, Veterans Day itself, Marysville American Legion Post 178 not only invited area veterans to its free chili feed, but also dedicated its bright red mailbox to collect worn-out American SEE VETERANS, PAGE 2

Nehring leads race for Marysville Mayor MARYSVILLE — The city of Marysville’s current mayor appears likely to win his first election since being appointed to office by his predecessor. As of Nov. 12 at 4:56 p.m., Jon Nehring is leading Kelly Wright in the Marysville mayor’s race with 8,792 votes, or 64.21 percent of the vote, to 4,865 votes, or 35.53 percent of the vote, out of 13,692 votes counted. Nehring characterized himself as running a positive campaign based on both his

accomplishments to date and his aspirations for the future. “I have really enjoyed getting the opportunity to dialogue with so many during this campaign, through doorbelling, forums and several other events,� Nehring said. “I want to keep that dialogue going and do my absolute best to effectively represent the interests of all our citizens.� Wright touted the value of his own campaign in offering Marysville voters a choice in this election.

“Local media is dominated by the city’s official communications,� Wright said. “In that environment, it is difficult for a challenger to get a message out to the voters.� Wright will be turning over his campaign website, www. bettermarysville.com, to be relaunched by those “who want to have current information and in-depth discussion of the issues in Marysville� in the New Year. Beyond that, he looks forward to returning to work at his job full-time. “I feel it makes an impor-

tant contribution to democratic government around the world,� Wright said. “It has been a great joy to have had the six months that I have campaigned as uninterrupted time at home with my family. For that reason alone, it was worth it.� On the City Council, Rob Toyer leads Scott Allen with 6,759 votes, or 54.23 percent of the vote, to 5,614 votes, or 45.05 percent of the vote, out of 12,463 votes counted, SEE ELECTION, PAGE 2

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