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MARYSVILLE – While most middle schoolers listen to Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, those in the 10th Street Jazz Band listen to Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Bennie Goodman. Steve Powell/Staff Photo Director Nathan Instructor Nathan Sackman leads the 10th Street Band. Sackman has taught them to love the old January normally is a slow month for big band tunes so much that they concerts, 10th Street School again come to school an hour early each is putting on “The Red Hot Jazz day to play them. Festival.” Historically, jazz bands love to Six bands will perform in the Jan. show off their flair, and Marysville’s local schools are no different. Since SEE CONCERT, PAGE3
SMOKEY POINT — There was a time not long ago when women in business used to worry about their male counterparts. But not anymore. “There’s enough pie for everybody, so I don’t worry about competing with men, or with anyone other than Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo my own personal best,” Kim Kim Thompson and Claire Olsen, above, Thompson said. and Cindi Pedersen and Judy Bell, below, Thompson and other talk of Lake Stevens at the showcase. women were part of the second annual WISE Women Business Showcase Jan. 14. they’ve picked up from attending Being a woman is harder than meetings of WISE, which stands being a man in business, she said. for “Women Inspiring Successful “I’ve had to balance my Entrepreneurs.” approach,” she said. “My kids were Thompson has been a loan younger when I started out, so I originator in Snohomish County had to grow my business more for 10 years, most recently for slowly, planting seeds. Fortunately, PrimeLending in Marysville. She’s I have a supportive husband, so been a member of WISE since its while he was the mainstay bread- inception two years ago. She touted winner before, now it’s me.” women as “a formidable force” in Thompson and other business- business, but conceded that they women appreciated being able to often have to pace themselves in browse through more than 40 busi- how they grow their businesses ness booths, twice as many as the because of their other responsibiliMedallion Hotel hosted last year, and network with their peers. They SEE WOMEN, PAGE 2 also cited the skills and knowledge
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