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Paint the Town Purple supports Relay for Life
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BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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Former Arlington Mayor Margaret Larson rides on the Rotary train down Olympic Avenue as part of the March 3 ‘Paint the Town Purple’ parade in support of this year’s Arlington Relay For Life.
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Vol. 123, No. 34
AHS students perform Beauty and the Beast BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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MARYSVILLE — The Arlington High School Drama Department heads into its second weekend of performances of “Beauty and the Beast” armed with an experienced, enthusiastic cast and one of the most elaborate sets in the school’s history. “This is a very talented, mature cast,” AHS Drama teacher Scott Moberly said. “Our male chorus is as deep and talented as I have ever seen.” Given that many of the scene changes and technical cues, such as lighting and fog, are embedded in the music of the show, Moberly emphasized the importance of everyone working in sync, to the point that the stage managers have to listen to the music
to anticipate exactly when to include specific effects. AHS junior Bailey Hudson, who made her debut appearance on the stage of the Linda M. Byrnes Performing Arts Center as Belle on March 2, already knew that the musical play would be well outside of the comfort zone she’d developed from performing in the Jazzmine jazz choir, but she was inspired by the encouragement she received, not only from friends and family members who advised her to audition, but also from her fellow actors in the play. “They’re such great, creative people,” Hudson said. “I have a passion for music, and it’s good to share this SEE BEAUTY, PAGE 2
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Trevor Kendall as LeFou, left, bolsters the male ego of Justin O’Hara as Gaston, during the Arlington High School Drama Department’s March 3 performance of ‘Beauty and the Beast.’
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ARLINGTON — Characters from the “Magic Kingdom” joined “Purple Pooches,” belly dancers and several teams of prospective walkers in turning an otherwise rainy Saturday in downtown Arlington into a chance to “Paint the Town Purple” to support this year’s Arlington Relay For Life. Kay Duskin has been actively involved in helping to coordinate the Arlington Relay For Life since its debut in 2010, and she reported that, as of the “Paint the Town Purple” events on March 3, this year’s Arlington Relay has already outpaced last year’s Relay in fundraising. “We’ve already generated $64,000,” Duskin said. “By April of last year, we’d only raised $45,000. That’s due to the hard work, commitment and hustle of everyone who’s already done their part, but we can’t let up now.”
According to Duskin, 68 teams had signed up for this year’s Arlington Relay For Life by March 3, 18 of whom had booths in Magnolia Hall and the former Unique Interiors building on Third Street that Saturday. The Arlington Walmart’s sevenmember team of “Relay Rascals” was peddling handmade crafts and baked goodies to help meet its goal of raising roughly $5,000 for the Arlington Relay For Life for three consecutive years. “I’ve been Facebooking my friends to death about this,” laughed Relay Rascals co-captain Gena Johnston, who first took part in Relay after her husband’s stepmother died of cancer two years ago. “We didn’t know what to do, but we knew Relay was going on, since [co-captain] Sheila [Peel] has been doing it for the past