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1,200 cards ‘With Love’ for soldiers BY BRANDON ADAM badam@arlingtontimes.com
MARYSVILLE — Inspired by the death of her brother, Kylie Hazelett decided to pay her sibling tribute by creating a senior project that would send thank you cards to all who serve in the army. “I had a brother that passed away five years ago. He was in the army so I wanted to join the army,” she said. “When he was in basic training, we would send cards to him, and he would send cards to us.”
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Kylie’s “With Love” project aims to connect the Marysville community to the armed forces by sending 1,200 letters to all branches of the military. “The whole purpose of this was for my brother,” she said. “He was the biggest influence in my life.” Kylie is involving the community in her project. She has 2,500 blank cards that people can use. Participants can write and decorate the cards in any way they want, just as long as they end “with love”
and their name. “I wanted to make sure everyone in a squadron gets a card,” she said. “I hope each person will create more than one card because I obviously have enough.” She isn’t sure where all the cards will end up, but Kylie hopes to disperse the cards across the nation. “It makes people feel happy that way by getting something from someone,” Kylie said. Brandon Adam/Staff Photo
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Kylie Hazelett writes letters to soldiers.
Berry fest sweet for M’ville BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
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MARYSVILLE — The city is packed to the hills with visitors from Wenatchee to Olympia to Port Angeles here for the Marysville Strawberry Festival parade. The town’s restaurants and hotels always do well this weekend, leading up to the parade at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21, on State Street, with the fireworks following. Rachel Ralson is new to the job of director of sales for the Holiday Inn Express in Marysville. She praised the Maryfest directors for working with local lodging outlets to direct business their way. “We’ve got tons of people coming in for this festival,” Ralson said. “I came from Everett to live and work here, so I’m amazed that Marysville can put on an event like this every year. It really gets the whole community involved. I’m so looking forward to my first Strawberry Festival this year.”
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A young troupe dances to the jazz tune “Fun House” at the festival’s Talent Show June 19. Renae James, publisher of the Hometown Values Magazine, said more business should take advantage of so many visitors in town. She touted the festival’s Market at Asbery Park as an excellent opportunity for local businesses to promote themselves to prospective
customers. “It’s a great way for owners to develop relationships with community members by meeting them face-toface,” James said. She said other businesses are missing opportunities. “If you have a business along State Avenue, that’s
another chance to make connections. Keep your doors open and offer water, cookies or something for the kids,” during the parade, she said. Amy Spain, executive director of the Snohomish County Tourism Bureau,
said other than parade participants and their followers few other tourists come to Marysville just for the festival. However, she said the festival attracts a number of attendees who have already traveled to the area for other tourist events. “If people come here for the Boeing tour, they’re going to ask what else there is to do here,” Spain said. “It adds to the fabric of tourism, even if it’s not a draw in and of itself to those outside the county.” With so many people in town for festival events, traffic and parking is always a problem. Marysville Police Sgt. Pete Shove said one thing new this year that could help out is construction on 51st Avenue is complete. “That gives people a nice new north-south corridor SEE BERRY, PAGE 2