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SR 529 bridge nears completion BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
MARYSVILLE — The ongoing replacement of the State Route 529 Ebey Slough Bridge has seen some significant milestones since this winter, and if the weather permits, March 8-11 will mark yet another key step toward the completion of the nearly three-year construction project. “We’ve completely demolished the existing bridge structure, well below the ground line, to the point that no remnants are visible,” said Joe Rooney, chief inspector for the project with the Washington State Department of Transportation. “Once that was complete, we were able to build the approach fills on the west side of the new bridge, which put us in place
to pave the full width, not including the final overlay we’ll be doing in April.” According to Rooney, so long as the construction work doesn’t get rained out, SR 529 is set to be closed from First Avenue to Milepost 6, including the Ebey Slough Bridge, starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 8, and lasting until 5 a.m. on Monday, March 11. “We’ll finally be pulling out that temporary barrier to put in temporary striping along where the permanent channels will be,” Rooney said. “The plastic imprinted striping will go in place this spring, but the new bridge will be at full capacity for the first time. With a little bit of landscaping work left, we should be completely out of here by May.” SEE BRIDGE , PAGE 2
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Construction worker Sergio Rojas puts the finishing touches on a stretch of sidewalk leading to the new Ebey Slough Bridge.
Auction raises $3,500 for Life Skills Program
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BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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Isabelle, left, and Mimi Santos check out an art drawing book up for bid at the March 1 “Parker’s Cure” silent auction in support of the Marysville-Pilchuck High School Life Skills Program.
MARYSVILLE — Thanks to the roughly 150 or so attendees who filtered through the back room at Alfy’s Pizza on March 1, the Marysville-Pilchuck High School Life Skills Program raised an estimated $3,500 through its annual “Parker’s Cure” silent auction. “That’s more than double last year’s take of around $1,500,” said Jim Strickland, the teacher of the Life Skills class at M-PHS, who noted that this year marked the first that the silent auction just so happened to coincide with the Life Skills students’
monthly open-mic pizza party at Alfy’s. This year’s notable auction items included autographs from the Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson, Bravo’s Andy Cohen and Survivor winner “Boston Rob,” as well as two paintings from Seattle-area artists Michael Tolleson and Jack Carl Anderson, a Lynda Allen photo shoot and golf lessons from Alex Stacy at the Battle Creek Golf Course. Strickland explained that last year’s silent auction funds covered the costs of transporting the entire Life Skills program to the Woodland Park Zoo last spring, SEE AUCTION, PAGE 2
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