Marysville Globe, December 06, 2014

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GLOBE THE MARYSVILLE

Community: Man with cerebral palsy gets first paycheck. Page 5.

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M’ville lights up BY STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com

History: Veteran recalls Pearl Harbor day. Page 3.

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Vol. 120, No. 73

Ice, snow when crew starts to go BY STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com

29th Annual Festival Trees at the Tulalip Casino Resort Dec. 2. “It’s the magic of Festival of Trees,” emcee Sean Straub said. The hundreds in

MARYSVILLE – Whenever the weather outside is frightful, Marysville street workers brave the elements to make the roads safe. Street manager Paul Kinney said when it snows the city can put plows on up to five trucks to clear roads. If traction is needed they also use sand. If the road temperature looks like it could ice up they use salt to melt it. And if the road is bare and icy conditions are in the forecast they can use de-icer. So, they are ready no matter what the winter brings. Kevin Nielsen, the Public Works director, said, “We were one of the only cities in the county” that did any road work during the dusting of snow and following ice of the past week, and drivers could certainly tell. Kinney said three plow trucks were ready because snow was forecasted. Four employees plowed and sanded the main roads and arterials. They were done in four hours. The next day

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One of the most-popular decorations at this year’s Festival of Trees had a Peanuts theme. Eight designers from Western Washington Medical Group contributed.

Eric Chrisman puts up lights at Cedarcrest Golf Course.

Event raises funds

BY STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com

TULALIP – Christmas came early for Providence Children’s Services as hundreds of people donated thousands of dollars at the Opening Night Reception of the

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Sports: Lakewood wins opener. Page 11.

MARYSVILLE - The 26th Annual Merrysville for the Holidays winter celebration will take place Saturday, Dec. 6, at Comeford Park. The free event, starting at 5 p.m., features holiday fun, food, music and a parade of lights starting at 6:30 p.m. The evening includes the Electric Lights Parade featuring a flotilla of vehicles, floats and walking groups decked out in holiday lights that will make their way along State Avenue from Municipal Court to the park at 514 Delta Ave. As of Tuesday there were 31 parade entries, but city parks director Jim Ballew expects more to join in. The Marysville-Pilchuck and Marysville Getchell high school marching bands and cheerleaders will take part. The Strawberry Festival float will be there, along with a float from the Granite Falls School of Dance. Pirates of Treasure Island and Community Transit’s Oxy Gene will be there along with the Gunslinger, Everett Eagles and Shooting Stars drill teams. After the parade, at approximately 7 p.m., the lighting of the water tower by Mayor Jon Nehring will officially welcome the start of the holiday season in Marysville. For this year’s musical entertainment, Layered System will perform the sounds of the season in the Rotary Pavilion from 7-7:30 p.m. A bonfire with free coffee and chowder will be available. Santa and Mrs. Claus and holiday scenes will be available for visitors to take photos. The scenes include a 9-foot-tall rubber duck, inflatable holiday forest and a hay ride. Marysville Community Food Bank director Dell Deierling is the grand marshal. Donations of non-perishable food items and new, unwrapped gifts for the food bank will be accepted.


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