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M-P Drama presents ‘Legally Blonde’ BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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From left, Hannah Rudd as Paulette, Anna Mudd as Elle and Mikko Juan as Emmett share a comic moment during the Marysville-Pilchuck High School Drama Club presentation of ‘Legally Blonde: The Musical’ on April 24.
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Sheldon presents ‘State of the Tribes’ BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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MARYSVILLE — The Marysville-Pilchuck High School Drama Club presentation of “Legally Blonde: The Musical” in April not only stepped up the game for what the students were used to in terms of set changes and choreography, but also proved challenging enough to call back an alumnus for the cast. Anna Mudd, a senior at Marysville Getchell’s BioMed Academy, brought all four years of her experience in M-P Drama to bear on playing Elle Woods, the UCLA sorority girl who serves as the production’s lead character as she attends Harvard Law, but even she was able to lean on someone senior to her on the cast, thanks to University of
Washington Bothell freshman Mikko Juan stepping up to play Elle’s partner, Emmett Forrest. “I thought it would be awkward, being back in a high school cast after being in college, but they welcomed me with open arms,” said Juan, who received a call from Mudd after the cast found itself short one Emmett. “I attended drama class all four years of high school, but it took me until my junior year before I got over my reluctance to audition.” “I forgot he was in college,” said M-PHS junior Hannah Rudd, who played Elle’s other friend, hairdresser Paulette Bonafonté. “The first week of rehearsals, we didn’t even have an Emmett. Everyone talked
TULALIP — Tulalip Tribal Chair Mel Sheldon Jr. expressed optimism for the future, both in the short term and the long run, as he delivered this year’s State of the Tribes address to the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce on April 26. “This was one of the strongest economic regions of the preColumbian era, and it can be so once again,” said Sheldon, citing the Native American tribes’ commerce in this area, even well before white settlers had ever arrived. “We offer gaming, retail and entertainment to visitors.” Sheldon summed up the results
of the recent Tulalip Tribal Board of Directors election by noting that he, Vice Chair Deborah Parker, Treasurer Chuck James and Board members Glen Gobin and Marlin Fryberg Jr. had all been reelected, while Marie Zackuse was elected back onto the Board as secretary, and Theresa Sheldon was elected to her first term on the Board. “Deborah Parker has really led the charge on the Violence Against Women Act,” Sheldon said. “It’s a monumental achievement on behalf of Indian Country and all women.” Sheldon also praised Ken Kettler, president and chief operating officer of the Tulalip Resort Hotel and Casino, for the roles
that he and his staff have played in the Tulalip Resort’s host of awards over the past year, including being named “Best Casino of the Year” by KING-5. “This place is a destination,” said Sheldon, who cited the number of organizations that take advantage of the hotel’s conference rooms. “We’re 100 percent occupied during the weekend and 80 percent occupied during the week. You can build something like the Taj Mahal casino, that people will visit once and then never again, or you can do what we did.” While the Tulalip Resort is set SEE TRIBES, PAGE 2
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Tulalip Tribal Chair Mel Sheldon Jr. speculated that the economy might be on its way back during this year’s State of the Tribes address to the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce on April 26.
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