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“When people think of Marysville, they think of the Tulalip Tribes and the Native Indians. They don’t think of the other Indians that are here.” JASBIR SANDHU, GURU NANAK SIKH TEMPLE

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Elizabeth Holiway refastens the fencing separating the different gardening areas of the community garden adjacent to the Sunnyside Nursery.

COMMUNITY: Serving up a taste of the South. Page 5

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Sikh children celebrate their Punjabi and American heritage alike during the May 1 observance of Vaisakhi at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Marysville.

Marysville Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi SPORTS: Local

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Harjit Singh Sandhu is poised to cleanse the air around the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhism, at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Marysville.

MARYSVILLE — “When people think of Marysville, they think of the Tulalip Tribes and the Native Indians,” said Jasbir Sandhu at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Marysville, before laughing, “They don’t think of the other Indians that are here.” The Guru Nanak Sikh Temple has welcomed members and visitors alike for the past nine years at its current location at 4919 61st St. NE in Marysville, and on May 1, area followers of the Sikh faith converged on the temple to observe Vaisakhi, one of the most significant holidays of the Sikh calendar. Satwant Pandher, president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple committee, explained that Vaisakhi marks the anniversary of the establishment of the Khalsa in India in 1699. The Khalsa refers to the collective body of

all baptized Sikhs, which was originally established by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru. “It was a response to the forcible conversion of the Sikhs by the Muslims,” Pandher said. “It was the official birth of the Sikh religion as it exists today.” Pandher acknowledged that Sikhs are sometimes mistaken for Muslims, but he emphasized that Sikhism and Islam are entirely different religions. Vaisakhi is preceded by the continuous reading of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhism, for 48 hours, after which Sikhs from throughout the Puget Sound region came to the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Marysville to sing hymns, make offerings, partake of free meals, and share conversation and fellowship. On the temple’s ornately decorated upper SEE SIKHS, PAGE 2

‘Giving Gardens’ help those in need BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com

MARYSVILLE — Students, professional gardeners and other community members are once again teaming up to provide some fresh produce to those in need. For the past two years the Marysville Community Food Bank has encouraged citizens to plant rows for the hungry, growing their own “Giving Gardens,” while Marysville high school students have tended to a community garden adjacent to the Sunnyside Nursery on an almost weekly basis. As an admittedly inhospitable spring slowly turns into a slightly warmer summer, SEE GARDENS, PAGE 2


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