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Community: Train set gets a home at church in Marysville. Page 6.
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Red Curtain gets a home
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He’s the magic man
Jeff Evans mixes science and magic at the Marysville library for students during their winter break. For a story and more photographs see Page 14.
Community:
Mailman delivers more than letters during holidays. Page 3.
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It’s the news in review, coming right at you for ‘15 By STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com
The Year of 2015 was a busy one in Marysville and Arlington. Following are some of the top stories of the year, by month. DECEMBER The Tulalip Tribes are working on a very important transportation project connecting the reservation and Marysville at 116th Street. They announced they would like to tweak the plan to make it reduce congestion even more.
The Red Curtain Arts Center found a new home behind the Goodwill on State Street after its former home, at the old Dunn Lumber, was purchased. The Marysville Food Bank announced it was serving fewer people, but those who did come had greater needs than before. In Arlington they are feeding younger and smaller families. About 600 people in Marysville and Arlington have GoFundMe accounts to try to get help from the community to pay for vari-
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ous needs. A Marysville citizens committee decided the school district need to try to pass a $196.5 million bond to pay for construction of new schools. A fundraiser was under way for Layla Beckstrand of Marysville, a toddler with cancer. Ivan Owen of Arlington developed a model to help people who need prosthetics. Arlington and Marysville opened their cold-weather SEE REVIEW, PAGE 2
MARYSVILLE – The show must, and will, go on for Red Curtain Foundation of the Arts. After 2 1/2 years at the old Dunn Lumber location on Grove Street, the foundation will be moving behind the Goodwill store on State Avenue. The last play performed at the previous site, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” played a key role in the move. The foundation’s Scott Randall explained that one cast member’s brother sells real estate locally. They were able to work out an arrangement for a seven-year lease for the warehouse. Foundation volunteers packed up everything over the past week and moved it to the new spot. “It’s a Wonderful Life” also brought in a profit as four of the shows sold out.
A few other plays also have shown profits. “We’re in a better position than when we moved in here,” he said of the old site. At its new home, Red Curtain will have six-tonine months to get it ready for operation. During the buildup it won’t have to pay full price for the site. Red Curtain had found another location, but it was much smaller. It would have been a fine spot for performances, he said, but it lacked storage space, and areas where it could put on its arts classes. But thanks to its moreprofitable plays and a Brandy Carlisle grant, Randall said he believes Red Curtain can afford the higher rent. “People are starting to hear about Marysville as a SEE MOVE, PAGE 5
Steve Powell/Staff Photo
Scott Randall stands in front of boxes ready for the move.