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TULALIP TRIBES BOARD OF DIRECTORS tulaliptribes-nsn.gov

The Tulalip Tribes were organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. The Tulalip Constitution and Bylaws were approved January 24, 1936, and a charter ratified October 3, 1936. The governing body is the seven-member Tulalip Board of Directors. The Tribes provides many services to its members including early childhood development, higher education assistance, health and dental clinics, a pharmacy, a state-licensed chemical dependency recovery program, senior retirement home and cultural activities.

We collaborate with the Marysville School District on the education of our youth. The Tulalip Tribes provides oversight to the Tulalip Housing Authority, which provides nearly 300 housing units for tribal members, and to the Tulalip Utilities District, the primary provider of water and sewer services.

Of the 3,200 employees working for Tulalip Tribes, more than two-thirds are working in the Tribes’ business enterprises: Tulalip Resort Casino, Tulalip Housing, Tulalip Broadband, Tulalip Marina, Tulalip Liquor & Smoke Shop and the Quil Ceda Village Business Park.

Mel Sheldon., Chairman

Marie Zackuse, Vice Chairman

Les Parks, Treasurer

Bonnie Juneau, Secretary

Herman Williams, Sr., Council Member

Glen Gobin, Council Member

Theresa Sheldon, Council Member

Tulalip Community Services • Tulalip Public Works • Tulalip Behavioral Health • Tulalip Preschool/Daycare • Tulalip Youth Services • Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve Tulalip Health Clinic • Tulalip Elders/Senior Center • Tulalip Archaeology Projects • Tulalip Fish Hatchery • Tulalip Fisheries • Tulalip Broadband • Tulalip Resort Casino • Tulalip Liquor Store

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Welcome From Queen Kennedy As the 2016 Strawberry Festival Queen, and on behalf of my royal court, I am honored and thrilled to welcome you to Marysville’s hometown tradition!

I would like to extend a special thank you to all of our sponsors and volunteers for helping to create fun traditions as well as having a great vision for our festival’s future. Without them, this would not be possible.

For me, the Marysville Strawberry Festival brings memories of the strawberry shortcake eating contest at the market, getting dizzy on the carnival rides, and waving at every-

one in the Grand Parade. This year I am excited to make new memories with all of you!

I am the fourth generation in my family to be involved in the Strawberry Festival, and as queen I am honored to continue the grand tradition this year. I have enjoyed traveling to the festivals of neighboring cities, making new friends, and shining the light of Marysville wherever I go. Most of all, I am looking forward to the fun and excitement our festival will bring.

Our hometown festival is about See QUE EN on page 6

Greetings From The M aryfest President dinary people who live, work and play here. My wife, Joyce, and I are excited to be a part of this grand annual event and we hope you will join us.

This year’s theme is “Honored Traditions, Future Visions.” Our theme reflects upon our successful traditions over the past 85 years and the people who brought us to where we are Welcome to the 85th an- today. These people include nual Marysville Strawberry our honored royalty and our Festival! Our Festival is re- honored past presidents, as ally about celebrating the well as our former board wonderful community of members and civic leaders Marysville and the extraor- who grew the Strawberry

Festival into the success we are today. From our humble beginnings of a one-day parade 85 years ago, we have blossomed into a week-long, fun-packed family oriented community celebration. And while we reflect upon our honored past, we also look to the future of our festival and the many possibilities for the years yet to come.

The Strawberry Festival begins with Kids Day Party in the Park and our annual Berry Run. Our traditional Fashion Show really is a must-see event. I guarantee it will entertain and inspire.

Be sure to visit our spectacular Market Place where you can experience shopping and dining while listening to fabulous live music. For the adults, you won’t want to miss the Beer Garden hosted by our own Marysville Kiwanis Club. Kids of all ages will be thrilled by our Carnival rides. During the week you can view awesome automobiles at the Car Show which is adjacent to the Market Place. And, of course, our Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest See BROWN on page 6

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M ayor Nehring Welcomes Guests to the City of Marysville, proud home of the Marysville Strawberry Festival and Twilight Grand Parade.

This is a big year for Marysville as we’ve celebrated our 125th year as a city, and will be celebrating the 85th Annual Strawberry Festival. Join us as we celebrate “Honored Traditions, Future Visions” in style in keeping with this year’s theme.

Dear Friends and VisiMarysville has so much to tors, celebrate, as you’re sure to As Mayor, I welcome discover. We’re a welcomyou, your family and friends ing and growing commu-

nity that celebrates diversity among our many cultures, as well as the rich agricultural heritage that stems largely from Marysville’s most famous fruit, the strawberry.

The Strawberry Festival pays tribute to the annual berry harvest, and the role that strawberries have played as a part of Marysville’s colorful history for decades.

The Strawberry Festival is one of the longest ongoing festivals in Washington State, and ranks among the most recognized strawberry

festivals across the country.

I would like to thank Maryfest for the great work they do each year in organizing and holding this festival in our community.

We invite you to join the thousands of families from around the Pacific Northwest and parts beyond who come to enjoy the full spectacle of summertime fun, food and events spread over several days. From the talent show, fashion show and Market in the Park to the carnival fun, See NE HRING on page 17

Welcome From Chairman Sheldon

On behalf of the Tulalip Tribes, welcome to “Honored Traditions, Future Visions,” our 85th Annual

Marysville Strawberry Festival! This year’s theme represents very well the work of the Tulalip Tribes. We are bound by the traditions of our culture as well as our responsibility to protect our culture and resources for future generations.

The Tulalip Tribes share a strong partnership with Marysville, Everett and Snohomish County. As the region’s first ambassadors, Coast Salish culture has thrived on and along the waterways of the Puget Sound for thousands of years be-

fore the Point Elliot Treaty of 1855 brought the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish and other tribes and bands together on the Tulalip Reservation.

Together, as friends, neighbors and partners, we are continuing to build our communities and the region.

We hope you make the most of the festival, and enjoy the company of friends as well as a taste of the culture, history, entertainment and other opportunities our area offers.

During festivities, we

invite you to visit our Hibulb Cultural Center to learn the story of Tulalip as told by our own people in our own words and stories. And please, consider visiting our nationally acclaimed Tulalip Resort Casino, the Seattle Premium outlet mall, our amphitheater and restaurants! Your vital business helps to fund education, environmental restoration, social services, health care, law enforcement and art/ culture for both Tribal memSee SHE LDON on page 17

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tradition, lasting relationships, and community spirit.

It’s a time for families and friends to come together and reminisce about the memories from the past 85 years, as well as a time to start new traditions for our future generations to enjoy. Come join our tradition and I’ll see you there!

Kennedy Doty 2016 Festival Queen

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really can’t be missed. The Festival concludes on Saturday evening with our grand parade followed immediately by a spectacular fireworks show.

Joyce and I would like to personally extend to you and your family an invitation to join us the third week of June here in Marysville; we look upon your family as our family. So come join the party!

Warm regards to all our festival friends old and new.

C. PAUL BROWN President, Maryfest

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2016 Maryfest Board Of Directors

C. Paul Brown President

Darren Doty Vice President

Marl Jensen Vice President Elect

Rick Lewis Secretary

Kristy Hill Board Member

Lindsey Merrell Board Member

Dina Sekste-Bittner Board Member

Jess Thompson Board Member

Veronica Love Board Member

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The 2016 Strawberry Festival Royalty includes, from left, Princess Emily Gregg, Junior Princess Savanna DeMello, Queen Kennedy Doty, Junior Princesses Amelia Belmont and Isabella Reynaud, and Princess Callie Burkett.

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Queen Kennedy Doty Queen Kennedy Doty is following in the footsteps of not only her sister but many of her family members by being involved with the Strawberry Festival.

“I wanted to be a part of the royalty because it’s a tradition in my family to be a part of the Strawberry Festival,” she said.

Her great-great-grandfather was one of the first judges for the Strawberry Festival and her father is a past president of the Maryfest organization.

Her sister, Madison Doty, was the festival queen in 2013.

“She set a path for me and now

I get to continue that for the future people who want to participate in the festival as well,” said Kennedy.

When she was crowned as the queen this year Kennedy said she was happy to be another Doty who could have a part in Marysville’s signature festival.

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Princess Callie Burkett Princess Callie Burkett hopes that by serving this year as one of the princesses of the Strawberry Festival Royalty she can get more involved in her community.

“It’s really nice to be part of my community because that’s not something I get often,” she said.

“So I felt like I should be a part of the local community.”

Burkett said part of the reason she fells that way is because she has done a lot to help other communities and wanted to do something closer to home this time.

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She went to help survivors of the tsunami and earthquake who needed assistance in recovery.

“I learned ways to contact people who might need help and be a part of Japan and immersed in their culture,” she said.

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Princess Emily Gregg Princess Emily Gregg hopes that people can feel better about their community because of her service on the Strawberry Festival royalty.

“I really want to make a difference in not only the community, but in the way people view our community,” she said.

Particularly at Marysville-Pilchuck High School after the Oct. 24, 2014 shooting, Emily said she wants people to feel positive about where they are.

“Going to M-P, we’re kind of viewed as a negative place, so I want to show everyone that

there’s good in everything, and Marysville is a good place to be,” she said.

Emily already makes her community a better place through volunteering.

At the Grove Church she is a student leader of youth group where she helps with events and prayer.

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Junior royalty princess Amelia Belmont said she always watched princesses from past festival and has always known she wanted to be one of them.

“I’ve lived in Marysville my whole entire life, so since I’ve been a little girl I’ve always seen the princesses up on the float and thought that I wanted to do that,” she said.

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This isn’t the first festival royalty that junior royalty princess Isabella Reynaud has been a part of.

“When I was eight-years-old I lived in Florida and I was nominated Miss Honorary Sunshine Princess,” she said. “With that opportunity I got to be crowned at the Miss Florida pageant.”

She said she got to meet all the different princesses. “That was so much fun and I wanted to have that fun again,” she said.

Junior royalty princess Savanna DeMello said she hopes that she can be an inspirational princess, like others have been to her.

“I wanted to be a part of the festival royalty because I thought it would be so much fun to stand up on floats and wave at people who are inspired by you,” said Savanna.

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In the future she wants to go to Central Washington University to become a teacher.

“My mom’s a teacher, so since I was in kindergarten I would pretend to have my own class. It was an imaginary class and I would teach them and make my own lessons. Since then I’ve decided that’s what I want to do,” said Kennedy.

At Pinewood Elementary, where her mom is a teacher, she enjoys helping in the library and reading to the kids.

“Helping kids has always been a joy of mine,” she said.

She looks forward to continuing the Reading with Royalty program at Pinewood Elementary where the library is opened up during the summer for kids to check out books and the

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“Madison and I had the idea and started it, so now I’m excited to be royalty and be in that position where I can keep it going,” she said.

On her own time Kennedy also likes to read.

She said she reads romance novels and action novels. “It depends on how I’m feeling for the day,” she said. Her favorite books are “The Hunger Games” series.

With her family she likes to travel during the summer season on their annual family trips. Kennedy also said she likes to waterski as part of her summer.

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traditions of the past.

“To me, the Strawberry Festival represents tradition, lasting relationships and community spirit,” she said during her pageant speech.

As part of the royalty she wants to continue to build those relationships.

“I like being able to see all of our festival friends. We’ve built good relationships with other festivals so I like seeing their royalty,” she said.

She also wants to help build up the local community as well.

“I also enjoy doing the things the festival does like going to the parade, reading with the kids and crowning the senior citizens,” said Kennedy.

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strawberry shortcake, Berry Run and Twilight Parade that brings it all together in a grand finale, you’re sure to find activities that are just the right pace.

The Strawberry Festival is about celebrating the good things in life that bring people together as a community, and extending that sense of belonging to all visitors, whether for a day or throughout the entire event.

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In her spare time she has many hobbies she likes to do. “I’m really into the fine arts and performing arts,” said Burkett.

One of her biggest passions is dancing, she said.

Since she was eight-yearsold she has been practicing dancing and her favorite types are now ballet and swing dancing.

Drawing is another one of her hobbies, although her favorite part isn’t necessarily drawing the shapes.

“I know this sounds weird, but I mostly like shading them in,” said Burkett, although she still has to draw the shapes to shade them in.

Burkett also enjoys writing and plays many musical instruments as well.

She currently attends Marysville-Pilchuck High School and hopes to one day attend Brigham Young University in Utah to study mechanical engineering. In the future she wants to return to Washington to work for Boeing.

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This summer Burkett is happy to be part of the royalty.

“It was something for me to strive toward as an achievement and accomplishment,” she said.

Working with kids and the community will bring back memories from when she was young, she said.

“I’m really excited to do the reading program with the elementary students and to be treated like a Disney princess and have memories with them,” she said.

She also looks forward to being part of many parades throughout the season.

“Because I love doing the dances and being on the floats and waving at the little girls. Their eyes like light up when you wave to them,” she said.

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yourself is really awesome,” she said.

At Marshal Elementary she volunteers at a firstgrade class, which she says is good experience for what she hopes to be in the future: a special needs teacher or a kindergarten teacher.

“I think a lot of times people don’t view special needs students as real people. They baby them and think something’s wrong with them, but I like focusing on the fact that everyone’s special,” said Emily.

For the last five years she’s played softball and volleyball, and being a part of those teams is one of her favorite things to do.

“I like high-impact sports,” she said. “I like the intensity on the court. When the ball is coming to you, it’s all your responsibility.”

Emily also said she likes how much better herself and her teammates get. “It’s cool seeing how much people grow, and just seeing how much I grew,” she said.

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Another one of her passions is singing.

“A lot of our dance songs get stuck in my head, like all the time. And I love them, but they’re always stuck in my head,” she said.

Working with kids is something Emily hopes to do in the future and is looking forward to interacting with them this summer as one of the festival’s princesses.

“I’m really looking forward to Kids Day, just because I love little kids,” she said. “That’s the main thing I love about [being part of the royalty], when you’re on the parade route and you wave to the little kids,” she said.

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alty she feels accomplished because of the work that she put in to make it happen.

Amelia attends Cedarcrest Middle School and said her favorite subjects are English and math.

“I like English because I get to write about fun experiences and sometimes take my experiences and turn them into stories,” she said, like one story she wrote about a California trip with her family.

“That lets other people feel how happy I was or my emotions through the stories,” she said.

She enjoys cheerleading and has done it for football teams before, but currently likes competitive cheerleading.

“All the hard work you do practicing and learning the skills, it all pays off when you’re performing,” she said.

She looks forward to participating in the parades of the Strawberry Festival.

“I like how whenever we’re up on the float and dancing you see the little kids, and when they see you, you just see a smile on their face,” said Amelia.

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Now she is enjoying those experiences as part of the Marysville Strawberry Festival.

“My favorite part right now is the parade. I like meeting all the little girls and the past royalty,” she said.

Isabella attends 10th Street Middle School and said she enjoys language arts.

“I like expressing my thoughts in words and creating different stories,” she said, and usually tries to write about fantasy or fairy

tales if she can.

She also enjoys art and drawing.

“I love drawing and learning how to do different techniques, like shading and different textures,” said Isabella.

Outside of school she enjoys cheerleading.

“I like all the activities and how things are constantly moving and going fast,” she said.

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what its like to be celebrated,” she said.

She attends 10th Street Middle School and said her favorite subject is band.

Savanna is a fourth-generation trumpet player and said she likes playing jazz.

“I like the style. I love how you can have just a small group of people that can make lots of noise and sound really cool,” she said.

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Athletically she enjoys playing soccer and has been part of a team for three years.

Savanna said that she looks forward to becoming friends with the other royalty.

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Former Queens Cherish Experiences The Royalty Court has been one of the most important “Honored Traditions” of the Strawberry Festival.

As Strawberry Festival Queen in 2015, Savannah Perkins realized how the Marysville community helped her succeed. She stood on the float during the Marysville Strawberry Festival and connected with many of the people whom she knew her whole life.

Perkins continued a tradition that has been evolving in Marysville for 85 years.

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Even when she was a student at Everett Community College, she saw the school was disconnected about Marysville and the tragedy the community endured.

Even though the shooting was widely known, people didn’t know the residents in Marysville.

Through the events, traveling to towns and riding the float down the parade routes, she served as a role model and an example of community’s strength.

“I didn’t realize how important it was until I did it,” Perkins said of serving as queen.

Perkins graduated from Marysville Getchell High School in 2015. At the same time she received an Associate’s degree from Everett Community College where she was studying through the Running Start program.

She decided on attending Utah State because her dad was an alumni and she has a lot of family in the Logan, Utah area. The institution also has a strong journalism program.

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crowned Strawberry Festival Queen in 1957. Back then the royal court was different. Towns from throughout Snohomish County sent kids to participate in the royalty court. In addition to the traveling and publicity, she attended a national strawberry festival which, at that time, took place in Colorado.

“It was the best experience of my life,” WalkerKramer said of her one-year reign. She said the experience taught her how to connect with people, how to be

herself, and the various aspects of life etiquette.

Walker-Kramer, who is a life-long Marysville resident, grew up on Getchell Hill across the street from the current Getchell High School, went on to raise two children and enjoy a 30-year career as a nurse.

The Royalty Court has continued to be part of Kramer’s life until recently.

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Perkins just finished her first year of college at Utah State. She is also starting her journalism career freelance writing at the student newspaper and she started a blog covering county government. Before she finishes her degree, she is venturing to Sukuoka, Japan for a year-and-a-half mission through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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not here to see it in person,” he said.

It has been an “exhausting” process getting to where they are now though.

“I’m so tired and the stress has been tremendous.

It’s a lot of work, but it’s what keeps me young and gives me a reason to get up in the morning and do something,” he said.

“We started in 2004 the first movement toward getting a museum, and now we have one in 2016. That’s not bad for a project of that

magnitude,” he said.

This December Cage will also be a fourth-time master for a local Masonic Lodge.

He’s involved in three of the lodges in the county.

“Masonry is a fabulous way of life and it teaches highly moral ethical lessons and I couldn’t ask for a better way of life,” said Cage.

Since 1975 he has been involved with the Marysville American Legion post.

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With the Boy Scouts of America Cage has served as a scoutmaster for years and has actually built floats in the past that were part of the Strawberry Festival parade.

Cage also served one term on the Marysville City Council. “Before I got on the council there was a lot of bad blood and anger and infighting,” he said.

Mayor at the time Gene Gunther wanted to “make peace with the council. Instead of fighting with each other, he wanted everyone to work together for the good of the city. In the two years I was there it was very successful,” he said.

Cage was born and grew up in Durango, Colo., but came to Washington state after graduating high school.

For a while he worked logging jobs, but soon enlisted in the Navy where he served four years, including time during the Korean War. After his military service, he would attend the Milwaukee School of Engineering and work for Boeing and then the Everett heavy machinery company Black Clawson as a research engineer.

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There is no more rewarding business than trying to do something that’s never been done before, and succeed,” he said.

Since the ‘60s Cage has lived in Marysville and has been involved in many Strawberry Festivals.

“I was in a float about half a block away from where the lightning struck one year and closed the parade down,” he said.

The population was around 3,800 when he came to the city, and has grown since then, but he still enjoys the town.

“For the most part Marysville is just an example in everything that’s good in this country. A nice hometown,” he said.

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Mountain View Senior Royalty Mountain View’s King John Spackman is originally from London. “I like London, cause it’s always on the move,” he said.

In the U.K. he spent four years serving in the Royal Navy and also spent some time as a Royal Guard.

After his service he was a seaman for around 40 years.

“I’d get off my ship, have a couple of weeks, and then back on,” he said.

He said since he was a kid he always wanted to be on a boat.

“At 14 I left school and went to a training course,” he said.

“Eventually, we got a ship, and ships were pretty scarce then.”

Senior royalty queen Georgia Noble has lived in Marysville for about five years and says that she enjoys the community.

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M arysville Care Center Senior Royalty Marysville Care Center Queen Mary Simmons is a former teachers aide for special education and has worked in California and Oregon.

She moved up to Washington to be with her daughter and now has a house right near State Avenue.

“I live just right off the Strawberry Parade,” she said, so she has seen the parade up close many times.

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“My father used to grow strawberries in his backyard.

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She has one daughter, and from that one child she has many grandchildren and now three great grandchildren.

As a hobby she enjoys doing many arts and crafts.

“I do a lot of sketching, coloring, drawing, taking paper and shaping things out of them,” she said and added that she likes to sketch flowers.

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Dean served in the air force for “21 years, six months, eight days, but who’s counting.”

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Grandview Village Senior Royalty Grandview Village Queen Marlene Meyer worked for most of her life as a nurse.

This is the third time Gordon Rux has been a senior royalty King.

“I have a heart for nursing,” she said and has worked at hospitals and was an industrial nurse at Boeing.

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She went through the Marysville school system, her kids went to school there and now her grandchildren are going through Marysville schools.

“It’s been a fun thing to be in a place where you can walk down the street and still see people you know and see these businesses you’ve known for a long time,” she said.

She says she has seen most of the Strawberry Festivals that

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Windsor Square Senior Royalty Nick and Molly Both are this year’s King and Queen for Windsor Square.

They met in Canada, but neither were born there. Molly was born in Russia and Nick was born in North Dakota.

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They have lived in the Snohomish County area for a long time. “This is the nicest place you could find in Washington state,” said Molly.

The two were avid fisher-

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2016 Strawberry Festival

Schedule Of Events Saturday, June 11

Saturday, June 18

Kids’ Day, Party in the Park

Car Show

Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, June 12 Tulalip Amphitheater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m.

Tuesday, June 14 Royalty Fashion Show

Marysville Opera House. . . . . . . . . Noon-1:30 p.m.

Talent Show

Marysville-Pilchuck HS Auditorium. . . . . 6:30 p.m.

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*Funtastic Carnival

Marysville Middle School. . . . . . . . 10 a.m..-10 p.m.

Market In The Park

Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 p.m.-10 p.m.

Beer Garden

Seventh Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m.-10 p.m.

*Funtastic Carnival

Marysville Middle School. . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Seventh Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noon to 11 p.m.

Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest

Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 p.m.

Rose Planting Ceremony

Totem Middle School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.

Kiddies Parade

State Avenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m.

Grand Parade

State Avenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:45 p.m.

Fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 p.m.

Sunday, June 19

Seventh Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m.-10 p.m.

Friday, June 17

Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

Beer Garden

Beer Garden

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Market In The Park

Berry Run

Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m..-3 p.m.

Market In The Park

Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Kids’ Party Kicks Off Festival Week Saturday, June 11 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Asbery Field 7th St. & Alder Ave. Get set for a day devoted to Marysville’s youngsters, as families celebrate the Kids Party in the Park on Saturday, June 11, at Asbery Field, with a wide variety of free activities for children to enjoy.

The Reptile Man will be on hand with dozens of slithering, slinking creatures for kids to touch and hold. The Bubble

Man demonstrates the biggest and bestest bubbles for all.

Also performing for the kids will be Rowdy Reff, a familyoriented show featuring a magic show, stand-up comedy, a pie eating contest and so much more. The Marysville police and fire departments will also be on hand.

The fun day also features lots of free fun, games, face painters and entertainment.

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Marysville Opera House 1225 Third Street Members of the community, notable guests and local leaders will be participating in this year’s fashion show and luncheon which highlights this year’s theme of “Honored Traditions, Future Visions.”

The annual Royalty Luncheon and Fashion Show takes place on Tuesday, June

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For the kids, be sure to check out the play area that features bouncy houses, a minigolf course, pony rides, a rock climbing wall and much more.

And of course, there’s food. Vendors are stocked with pretzels, elephant ears, barbecue, hot dogs, hamburgers, onion rings and other diet-busting goodies.

While you’re at the Market, you can visit the Marysville Strawberry Festival Car Show which will be held June 18, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Asbery Field.

Grownups are invited to step inside the Kiwanis Beer Garden tent on Seventh Street to enjoy a refreshing beverage; it is open Thursday and Friday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., and on Saturday from noon to 11 p.m.

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Grand Parade Returns On June 18 Saturday, June 18 7:45 - 10 p.m.

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Seventh St. & State Ave. Kids can dress up in their favorite costumes or decorate their bikes or wagons, and join the Strawberry Festival Kiddies Parade, which happens right before the Grand Parade.

Categories for the Kiddies Parade include Costumes, Wheels, Pets, Groups and Floats.

Registration begins at 4 p.m. at Totem Middle School on Seventh Street. Kids can also register for the parade during Kids’ Party in the Park the preceding Saturday.

Entries are judged for prizes, then the parade travels from the intersection of Seventh St. and State Ave. to Comeford Park.

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Kapua, Hiatt Reminisce About Festival One of the most important “Honored Traditions” of the Strawberry Festival is the dedicated volunteers who put in countless hours each year to ensure the festival’s success.

About 20 years ago, Carol Kapua was asked to join a team of volunteers working to organize Marysville Strawberry Festival. What she thought would be attending one meeting a month turned into something a bit more.

“I worked harder at it than I ever did at a job,”

Marysville resident Kapua said. The humble beginning turned into a commitment where, over the years, she would serve in virtually every capacity – she was a board member, helped with construction of the float, traveled to various cities throughout the region and helped chaperone the royalty that accompanied the float.

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While she helped out with various parts of the festival over the years, she was probably best known for being co-director of the parade and making sure it remained a highlight of the festival.

“In order to get people to come to your parade, you

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The parade changed a bit over the years while Kapua was co-directing the parade.

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Strawberries Are A Part Of Our History erable strawberry patch in 1948, the Biringer family has grown berries in three locations over the years throughout the edges of Marysville. They started on Cemetery Road, which is present-day 88th Avenue. In 1974, they moved the farm to their longtime home on Spencer Island off Highway 529 between Everett and Marysville. Then about nine years ago, they moved to their current home on Highway 531 near Arlington.

Dianna Biringer said her husband, Mike, is a secondgeneration farmer. Their original farm consisted of about 19 acres. She highlighted several business reasons for the move to Spencer Island. Housing in Marysville was booming at the time and they found the property that she described as having a 360-degree view.

“We were hanging on by our fingernails,” Biringer said of their business situation back then. They owned the land that was nestled between Steamboat and Union sloughs until the early 1990s, when they sold it to the Port of Everett, on Donna Leifer of Leifer Manor the understanding it would worked on the family farm that someday be turned into a was once the largest privately wetland. owned strawberry farm in the They eventually decided Pacific Northwest. Today it’s a popular wedding venue. to move the farm to their

Strawberries are among the original “Honored Traditions” of the Marysville Strawberry Festival and have long been an important part of the history of this community.

The Biringer family is continuing the sweet tradition that is the hallmark of Marysville’s biggest festival of the year. The family has grown strawberries for several generations.

Marysville once was the home to hundreds of acres of strawberries, many of which were grown at three farms, Leifer, Biringer and Due’s berry farms. Several of those farms have undergone significant changes over the years, but they are still valuable parts of the community.

Since opening their ven-

Mike and Dianna Biringer show the strawberry blooms growing at Biringer Farm near Arlington.

current 75-acre plot on in the Pacific Northwest, is Highway 531. In addition known today as Leifer Manto strawberries, the Biring- or, which is a popular weders also grow tayberries, ding venue in Marysville. raspberries and blueberries.

What was originally a A popular place for U-pick, 2-acre chicken farm eventuBiringers also has their pop- ally expanded to become a ular trolley they use to trans- a 300-acre strawberry farm, port people to the fields. said Donna Leifer, who They also take the trolley to grew up on the farm. She nearby parades throughout still lives in the brick farmhouse that her dad originalthe year.

“We’re family oriented – ly constructed in 1947 and very family oriented,” Bir- 1948.

“It was where I learned inger said.

They continue to donate my work ethic,” Leifer strawberries to the festival said of her time being inand continue to be part of volved with the farm. That work ethic continues as she the community. is busy getting the manor “We’re still Marysville in ready for the wedding seaour hearts,” Biringer said. son that begins in mid-May. While Biringers still Her parents, Clarence and grows berries, another farm founded the farm and Vina, is operating as an entirely eventually Donna’s brothdifferent business. and Gale, took Leifer farm, which was at ers, Wayne over. it one time the largest privately owned strawberry farm See SRAW BERRIES on page 57

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Summer calendar of events June

11 Show ‘n Shine Classic Car Show Presented by the Downtown Arlington Business Association. Along Olympic Avenue, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.arlingtonwa.org 18-19 Biringer Farm Strawberry Harvest Festival Fun in farmland! 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy giant strawberry ride and inflatable, a castle maze, kiddie slides and tunnel, face painting, Pro Kite Flyers and much, much more. www.biringerfarm.com/events/ 23-26 Smokey Point Carnival Hosted by the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce. At the Arlington Airport. www.arlington-smokeypointchamber. com 25 Marysville-Tulalip Relay for Life Fundraising event for the American Can-

cer Society. Held at the Tulalip Amphitheater, noon to 7 a.m.

25-26 Darrington Timberbowl Rodeo Presented by the Darrington Horse Owners’ Association. Starting at 6 p.m. on June 25 and 2 p.m. on June 26.. Rodeo grounds 3 miles west of Darrington. www.darringtonrodeogrounds.com

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4 Arlington 4th of July/Frontier Days A full day of activities downtown for the whole family. Pedal, Paddle, Puff Triathlon; Kiwanis Auction; entertainment, Kiddies Parade, Grand Parade; Duck Dash; Fireworks at Quake Park. www.arlingtonwa.gov 7-9 Arlington Fly-In 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Workshops, demos, air shows, kids’ day, movies, hot air balloons. The west’s largest aviation festival. Camping avail-

able. Arlington Airport, 4700 188th St. NE. (360) 435-5857. www.arlingtonflyin.org 8-10 Arlington Street Fair Vendors, entertainment, food all along Olympic Avenue. http://arlingtonwa.org 9 Poochapalooza Tail-wagging events include a fashion show, flying disc contest, dog dancing, and much more. At Asbery Field located at Totem Middle School in Marysville, 4th and Alder, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.poochapalooza.com 9 Rodz on 3rd Downtown Marysville Merchants present the classic car show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Marysville on 3rd Street. Free admission! www.facebook.com/rodzon3rd See SUMMER on page 57

2016 Parade Schedule June

August

June 11 – Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade – Portland

Aug. 6 – Pioneer Days – Lake City Seattle

June 11 – Kelowna, BC

Aug. 13 – Astoria Regatta – Astoria

June 18 – Strawberry Festival – Marysville

Aug. 27 – Monroe Fun Days – Monroe

June 28 – Cashmere Festival – Cashmere

July

September Sept. 3 – Ellensburg Rodeo – Ellensburg

July 4 – Loggerodeo – Sedro-Woolley

Sept. 5 – Prosser State’s Day – Prosser

July 16 – Lakefair – Olympia

Sept. 17 – Sunfair – Yakima

July 23 – West Seattle Grand Parade – Seattle

Sept. 24 – Autumn Leaf Festival – Leavenworth

July 24 – Chinatown Seafair Parade – Seattle July 30 – Seafair Torchlight Parade – Seattle

October Oct. 1 – Salmon Days – Issaquah

December Dec. 3 – Marysville for the Holidays – Marysville

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Donna noted that three significant strawberry farms, Leifer, Biringer and Due’s berry farms, were at one point located within a half-mile of each other.

Biringer estimated strawberries, at one point, were grown on about 2,500 acres of land throughout Snohomish County.

Eventually the Leifers started selling off portions of the farm because her dad wanted to retire, Donna said.

The last strawberries were picked at the farm in 1977. Houses currently stand on much of the property where the strawberries were grown.

Looking for something to do after retiring in 1992 (she was the assis-

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tant to Willis Tucker – Snohomish County’s first executive), Leifer decided she would either open a bed and breakfast or a wedding locale.

The city eventually granted her a license for the outdoor wedding facility.

“I could retire, but I needed to do something,” Leifer said.

As for the Biringers, they are gearing up for another season accommodating the crowds of people eager to pick their own berries. They are looking to open for the season in early June.

“If you like what you’re doing, then you don’t retire,” Biringer said, adding her son, Gary, is coming into the business ensuring the family farm will continue for years to come.

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9 Junk in the Trunk Modeled after the popular European tradition, sellers reserve a spot for their vehicle, and get the open space next to it for sales. A wide variety of items to choose from. In Marysville Municipal Court parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

9-10 Art by the Bay - Stanwood 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Stanwood-Camano festival of art and music. Free admission and parking. In downtown Stanwood 271st Street NW (Main Street). http://artbythebayartshow.com 9-17 Snohomish Kla Ha Ya Days Carnival, parade, car show, street fair, and more happening citywide. www.klahayadays.com 15-17 Darrington Bluegrass Festival Bluegrass Music Park, 42501 SR 530, Darrington. Ticket information at (360) 436-1006. www. darringtonbluegrass.com.

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Darren Doty, vice president of the Marysville Strawberry Festival. He said the weather April 9 was wonderful. Attending the parades also allowed the crew

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“We worked well together and we had a lot of fun,” Kapua said.

The biggest change that came to the parade occurred years ago when it changed from a daytime event to a nighttime event. She cited several reasons for the change at the time. Back then, the parade was getting criticism from local business owners saying the event put a financial crunch on the businesses, she said. She added there were concerns the daytime parade competed with children’s activities and youth sports.

She talked with parade organizers in Moses Lake, Spokane and Seattle while considering the change.

When the change was made, the children turnout appeared higher with some bringing sleeping bags and pillows. Organizers also noticed bigger crowds attending the parade that always

to fine-tune the float.

Volunteers started months ago building the float that is designed to honor the festival’s 85-year history.

The float features photos chronicling the traditions of Marysville. The float also shows a replica of one of

the most visible structures in town – the water tower, Doty said.

Doty said the float construction was slightly delayed because volunteers had trouble finding a suitable location to build it. Work on the float typically starts after

the final parade of the year, which is the Marysville Christmas parade.

The Strawberry Festival float will participate in nearly 30 parades in 2016.

People locally can view the Strawberry Festival float during the June 16 parade.

takes place during the third week in June.

She highlighted the efforts of her co-directors who helped with the parade over the years including April Fiesner, Sheila Thompson, Debbie Libbing and Dina Sikste.

She noted that people may not realize the work it takes to organize the parade. What used to be a parade that had three floats now has around 20 floats, in addition to all of the other entries. There’s work to organize the procession, efforts to find interesting additions to the parade, and the negotiating with city and state officials to close down a state Highway for a couple of hours in June.

“I really enjoyed it,” Kapua said. “It was a challenge to see it grow and see what you could get here.”

In addition to the help of Marysville city staff to deal with the logistics, she cited the support of the Tulalip Tribes.

“I think that we’re very fortunate to have the support of the Tribes. They’re sup-

port has been very much appreciated,” Kapua said.

Lynne Walker-Kramer, who was a longtime chaperone for the royalty court, said one of Kapua’s strengths was her knowledge of the community.

“She knows everybody and she knows everybody related to everybody,” Walker-Kramer, who also recently stepped down from her volunteer work with the Strawberry Festival, said.

Walker-Kramer praised the efforts of the people involved with the Strawberry Festival Parade which is the third largest parade in the state.

Another volunteer who recently stepped down from her duties with the Strawberry Festival was Jodi Hiatt. Before stepping down in 2015, Hiatt spent 20 years helping the festival, most notably organizing the market each year.

Hiatt said Kapua roped her into volunteering for the festival. She enjoyed getting to know the vendors who plied their wares during Strawberry Festival not-

ing virtually everyone was a pleasure to work with.

Like Kapua, Hiatt mentioned the time commitment required make sure the market comes together. She said she worked about 100 hours during the festival week.

Hiatt enjoyed the friends she’s made throughout the region. When she served as festival president in 2005, she became close to many of the leader] of other festivals throughout the region and she still gets together with them regularly.

She said she decided step down last year because she was running out of new ideas and she wanted to spend more time with her family.

Hiatt added that she is looking forward to the festival in June.

“I’m just going to be an everyday person who gets to go and see a festival,” Hiatt said.

“There’s just something charismatic about these people,” Walker-Kramer said of volunteers such as Kapua and Hiatt.

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