Marysville Globe, August 29, 2012

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SPORTS: Lakewood Cougars return to the gridiron. Page 10

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Bus drivers brush up for new school year BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com

SPORTS: Marysville swimmers back in the pool. Page 10

Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo

Marysville school bus driver Jacqueline Rojas checks the light system sequence and brakes before heading out on a practice drive on Aug. 24.

Marysville food bank collects school supplies. Page 8

INDEX CLASSIFIED ADS 15-18 9 LEGAL NOTICES 4 OPINION 8 OBITUARY 10 SPORTS 14 WORSHIP

Vol. 120, No. 23

SEE DRIVERS , PAGE 12

Historical Society breaks ground for museum BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com

MARYSVILLE — The Marysville Historical Society’s long-awaited museum came a significant step closer to completion on Saturday, Aug. 25, as MHS members, city of Marysville officials and representatives of local service clubs joined in breaking ground at the site adjacent to the Jennings Park Barn area. MHS President Ken Cage reflected on how a museum to preserve and display Marysville’s history has been one of the Historical Society’s goals since its founding in 1974. In 1986, the Society purchased a plot of land off Armar Road as the future site

for such a museum, after which a $3 million capital campaign was launched in 2006. “We’ve had starts and stops along the way, but the energy expended by our citizens has been getting us there,” Cage said. “It’s the culmination of a long dream, and we’re deeply indebted to a large group of people, including Valda and Gary Bloom for starting this whole thing off.” Cage noted that Scott Kirkland’s preliminary architectural designs had to be scaled back in the wake of the economic Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo downturn in 2008, but added that the museum would retain From left, Morrie Sachsenmaier, Gerry Rasmussen, Ken and Ethel Cage, Marie Nelson and Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring break ground on the Marysville Historical Society museum site on Aug. 25. SEE MUSEUM, PAGE 11

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MARYSVILLE — Jacqueline Rojas first became certified as a school bus driver in 2005, and after some years away, the down economy has seen her brushing back up on her skills in time for the 2012-13 school year at the Marysville School District. “I live in Marysville and my daughter attends school here, so it’s nice to have the same days off as her,” said Rojas on the morning of Friday, Aug. 24, as Traci Tobler, training development specialist for the Marysville School District Transportation Department, put Rojas through her paces during a bus inspection and practice drive. “Safety always comes first when I’m driving. This is a huge vehicle and it doesn’t stop on a dime.” “Our drivers have to be prepared for ‘predictable unpredictable’ behavior from other motorists and pedestrians,” Tobler said. “You know people are going to cut you off or run red lights, so you learn to expect it. There’s a perception that bus drivers can stop more quickly than they can, and that’s because


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