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tries to get students to feel more comfortable. Page 16.
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Marysville School District Superintendent Becky Berg reflects on gifts given to the district since the shooting, left, while Mayor Jon Nehring stands outside the high school where the walk will take place today.
Lakewood:
Girls win league volleyball match. Page 12.
Sports: MG 3-sport junior standout Athlete of the Week. Page 12.
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M’ville: Somber but strong “Never, never be afraid to do what’s right … Society’s wounds are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
BY STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com
MARYSVILLE – A year ago today was the worst day in Marysville school history. But rather than look away, Marysville and Tulalip
Tribes officials worked to open communications so another tragedy won’t happen. Schools superintendent Becky Berg said listening to students is key. “The best prevention is
having relationships with kids so they will share concerns,” Berg said. Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring said one thing parents learned is to watch social media. Classes were
taught to teach parents to look out for red flags. “The walls are slowly coming down. The culture’s starting to change,” he said SEE MPHS, PAGE 2
Event helps family of mom who died By BRANDON ADAM badam@marysvilleglobe.com
MARYSVILLE — It was a special night at MarysvillePilchuck High School Oct. 22. Not because it was a crosstown-rivalry volleyball game against Marysville Getchell, but because the community came together for one “Miracle Minute.” The fundraiser was held in support of Karrie Spitzer, who died from breast can-
cer three weeks ago at the age of 40. After the second match, fans from MG and M-P emptied their pockets in support of Spitzer’s family into buckets past around by the M-P booster club. They raised $572. Spitzer’s family was grateful. “It was certainly very generous,” said Karrie’s father, Jerry O’hail. “Karrie was a very special daughter as all daughters would be.” She was also a very spe-
cial mother, O’hail said. She left behind two kids — Mason, a freshman at MG, and Emily, a senior at M-P. “She was a very good mother,” O’hail said. “If you knew her kids you’d get a good idea about their mother.” Karrie’s mother, Carol, was stunned by the kindness. She had “no words” but was “just blown away by what the school has done.” SEE CURE, PAGE 2
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Husband Mike Spitzer receives flowers at the event.