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Kindergarten registration begins for Marysville schools BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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Graham and Becky Larson read from a selection of oversized picture-books that Graham will be treated to when he starts kindergarten this coming school year.
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MARYSVILLE — The Totem Middle School cafeteria was packed with families as the Marysville School District kicked off its kindergarten registration for the coming school year with its annual information fair on Saturday, Jan. 25. Dr. Kyle Kinoshita and Cinco Delgado, both of whom serve as executive directors of teaching and learning for the school district, reported an abundance of attendees who were able to meet with staff members from their children’s schools and to register their children for the 2014-15 kindergarten class. “There were a considerable number of families whose first language was other than English,” Kinoshita said. “District bilingual staff, as well as bilingual Marysville high school students, guided those parents through the entire registration process.” Kinoshita added that cheer-
leaders from the MarysvillePilchuck and Marysville Getchell high school campuses were on hand to greet parents and to pass out informational materials. Marysville dad Quang Phung was among the parents at the info fair who were old hands at this process. Although his daughter Megan will be starting kindergarten this fall, he’s already shepherded her two older siblings through the process. “They both went to Allen Creek Elementary,” Phung said. “One is at Cedarcrest Middle School now, while the other is at Marysville Getchell.” While this was not his first info fair and kindergarten registration at Marysville, Phung noted that this year’s event met his needs better than previous years had done. “They hand you the packages you need right at the doors,” Phung said, gesturing SEE SCHOOLS, PAGE 2
Odor study results fail to halt debate BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
MARYSVILLE — A 13-month study of odors in the Snohomish River Delta by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has done little to identify the source of noxious smells that have plagued Marysville and north Everett for years. Representatives of Cedar Grove Composting, which has a facility on Smith Island in north Everett, were first to respond to the recently released results of the study, but representatives of other organizations — including the city of Marysville and the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency itself — soon
offered follow-up responses of their own to dispute Cedar Grove’s characterization of the study results. Cedar Grove Vice President Susan Thoman’s initial press statement touted the study results as a vindication of sorts for Cedar Grove, pointing to the multiple sources of odor that were identified, and citing the modeling results which showed that, during one quarter of the study, odors from the Marysville waste water treatment plant reached 24.9 odor units at the weather station in the center of town, compared to 3.7 from Cedar Grove. The SEE STUDY, PAGE 2
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Cedar Grove workers at Smith Island move compost after it’s received a thickening agent.