2022 Strawberry Festival

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STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL

The Berries Are Back!

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Strawberry Festival Schedule, Map, Royalty profiles, features and more inside.

Published June, 2022 by the

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Welcome From Queen Amelia Belmont

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Queen Amelia Belmont

2022 Strawberry Festival Royalty

inally, the berries are back!

I am overjoyed to say for the first time in years our wonderful city is back doing the things we have always loved, just in time for the 90th anniversary! On behalf of the Marysville Strawberry Festival, I would like to say welcome, or welcome back. Whether you will be taking time visiting the Carnival, looking around the Market in the Park, making strides in the Berry Run, testing yourself in our Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest, or lining your chairs in the best spot to watch the Twilight Grand Parade, being able to come together as friends, family and most importantly, a community is something to cherish.

The Strawberry Festival is something I,

and many others, partake in to show our community how much we are glad to call Marysville home. From the memories I have made walking the parade with my cheerleading teams, or as junior royalty in 2016, to now ending my senior year in high school as Queen I cannot say I could have wished for anything more worthwhile. My hope is that you can find a piece of happiness in ours.

Marysville is a city welcoming to everyone, with beautiful people and a beautiful atmosphere. Our week of festivities are something you must come out for! I am excited to see everyone who comes to join. Don’t forget to come say hello to our royalty court! This year, we have See QUEEN on page 6

Welcome to the 90th Strawberry Festival

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Gail Frost

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n behalf of the Maryfest Board of Directors and all our volunteers, I would like to welcome you to the 90th Annual Marysville Strawberry Festival.

It was disheartening to cancel two years of festivals due to the Covid pandemic, an overabundance of precaution, and the state’s ban on large public gatherings. But we are thrilled to say that in 2022, “The Berries are Back,” and so is the Strawberry Festival. We in-

vite you to celebrate with us June 11-19.

The Strawberry Festival is our beautiful city’s biggest annual event, bringing people together with a strong sense of community and pride in our hometown.

All communities are striving cautiously for a muchneeded return to normalcy after the pandemic. We can think of nothing better than a time-honored traditional festival, with food, fun, live entertainment, and a grand parade to ease us back into happier times.

While our theme this year is “the berries are back,” it really means that we are back, ready to put on the best possible festival we can.

The response from everyone in the community has been heartwarming and so encouraging.

Our festival this year tees off with bringing back the Golf Tournament with the help of the Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce on June 11. Working with the Chamber has been a wonderful experience since See FROST on page 6

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Greetings from Mayor Jon Nehring

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Jon Nehring

Marysville Mayor

riends, neighbors and visitors, A 90th anniversary is something to celebrate! We’ll be doing it up big for our beloved Strawberry Festival.

Created to celebrate Marysville’s rich agricultural heritage and our community’s most famous crop, the Marysville Strawberry Festival is one of the longest running and most popular festivals in the state.

My family and thousands of others from throughout the Pacific Northwest have long kicked off the start of the summer vacation season here in Marysville in June. This year, the Strawberry Festival’s welcome return truly offers something for everyone.

If you’ve never seen an Adult Trike Race, you’re in for a treat. Add a Berry Run, Golf Tournament, Fashion Show, Carnival, live music, food and craft market and more,

you’ve got a week full of fun and festive events culminating with the Twilight Grand Parade.

We appreciate the volunteer Strawberry Festival leadership team and community partners who have worked hard dedicating time year-round to ensure that the berries are back!

Marysville is always a friendly place. In June we open our arms a little bit wider to welcome visitors to enjoy our city’s unique combination of modern amenities and oldfashioned charm and hospitality.

Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a lifelong resident, I am delighted to welcome you to the Strawberry Festival. I wish you laughter, good times and an extra helping of strawberry shortcake.

Mayor Jon Nehring

The Tulalip Tribes welcome you

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Teri Gobin

Tulalip Tribes Chairwoman

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e welcome you to the traditional lands and territories of our people.

Since time immemorial, we have hunted, fished, gathered, and taken care of these lands. We respect our sovereignty, our right to self-government, and honor the sacred spiritual connection with the land and water. Our people were here when James Comeford established a trading post in what would later become the city of Marysville. Our people logged alongside early settlers and the berry farms; picking berries during the summers. We’re still here today, living and working alongside our neighbors to create a better future for our children in our community.

The pandemic affected all of us in different ways, we’re excited to celebrate together once again. We invite you to learn more about the first people of this area by visiting the Hibulb Cultural Center. If you choose to visit our gaming facilities the Tulalip Resort Casino, Quil Ceda Creek Casino, or Tulalip Bingo our rewards program has the most cash back of any Washington casino.

The Tulalip Tribes to work together with the community to give benefits back to others to help build a stronger neighborhood.

We look forward to seeing your smiling faces at the 2022 Strawberry Festival.

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Welcome Letters Queen Amelia Belmont................. 3

Welcome to the 2022 Strawberry Festival

President Gail Frost....................... 3 Mayor Jon Nehring........................ 4 Tulalip Chairwoman Teri Gobin..... 4

2022 Royalty Queen Amelia Belmont................. 7 Princess Rachel Turral................... 8 Princess Gabriella Samaniego....... 9 Princess Ziri Morales.................... 10

Events Event Schedule.............................11 Map of Events.............................. 12 Golf Tournament.......................... 14 Fashion Show & Luncheon......... 15 Carnival........................................ 16 Trike Races.................................. 17 The Market................................... 18 Entertainment............................... 19 Rose Ceremony............................ 20 Combat Pro Wrestling................. 21

Great Family Carnival Fun at the 90th Annual Strawberry Festival!

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Berry Run..................................... 22 Twilight Grand Parade................. 23

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we are both committed to promoting the City of Marysville. We are bringing back the Fashion Show and Luncheon, Adult Trike Races, Carnival and Market, Berry Run, and of course, our Twilight Grand Parade on June 18.

It takes a lot of people and hours to put on a festival. I would like to personally thank our Board Members for their hard work and dedication, and to our Royalty, their families and all the many volunteers. In berry-speak, you are the cream of the crop!

A very special thank you goes out to the

Tulalip Resort Casino who supported us through these past two years and with their commitment allows our festival to continue year after year. The city of Marysville is our biggest supporter in both advice and support and we could not put on this Festival without it.

We love our community and know that everyone is looking forward to finally getting back to as normal as possible.

So please come enjoy our festival. If you are from out of town, please remember that Marysville has lots to offer any time of year, from outdoor recreational opportunities to diverse shopping and dining experiences.

Stop by anytime.

President Gail Frost

QUEEN

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some ladies who truly show the spirit of our community.

Lastly, I want to say thank you to all who make this festival possible. You are helping to create memories that will last a lifetime, all from our very own hometown. I wish for everyone to remember to take time to spread kindness, rejoice, and enjoy yourselves. This moment is something you cannot replicate. Whether this is your first Strawberry Festival, 10th or 90th, I welcome you to this year’s fun!

Queen Amelia Belmont

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Queen Amelia Belmont

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ueen Amelia Belmont will lead the Strawberry Festival’s Royalty Court this year.

The Court has gone to a couple of festivals so far this year.

“So far it’s been going really amazing,” said Amelia. “The weather has been perfect at the couple of festivals we’ve been to and it’s been nice to meet all the other royalty.”

She looks forward to the opportunity to meet other royalty courts across the state and see how other festivals are run this summer.

Amelia said she is looking forward to the parade and the Market in the Park at the upcoming Strawberry Festival.

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“Everything is going to be fun, but I think I’ll like being able to see all the people of Marysville who come down for the market with their art,” she said.

Amelia is a Lakewood High school senior who also takes dental assistant classes a the Sno-Isle Tech Center.

“That is a really hands-on class and we have internships in actual dental offices around the county,” she said.

Next year at university she hopes to continue her education, possibly in dentistry studies, but said it may depend on what options are available to her at her university.

She has been a part of her school’s See BELMONT on page 24

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Princess Rachel Turral

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ne of the Princesses for this year’s Strawberry Festival is Rachel Turral.

Rachel and the Royalty have already been a part of a couple of the festivals happening around the state.

“It’s been really fun so far,” she said.

“I definitely enjoy the parades that we have and you get to see the whole community come out when we visit.”

Throughout the summer she hopes to make new friends with all of the other Royalty members from different festivals.

“I like meeting the other Royalties.

They have all been very sweet,” said Rachel.

Turral’s family has a long history with the Strawberry Festival.

“My sister and my mom were part of the Royalty as well and I remember when they did it and had such a fun time,” said Rachel.

Rachel was able to continue that tradition by being a part of this year’s royalty.

“I wanted to represent my community and meet new people,” she said.

This year’s Strawberry Festival will return after a hiatus and Rachel hopes that people come out to celebrate it.

“I’m mainly looking forward to the parade. We haven’t had it in two years in Marysville so I think a lot of people will come out and be a part of it this year See TURRAL on page 24

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abriella Samaniego is one of this year’s Princesses with the Strawberry Festival Royalty.

She has enjoyed working with the Royalty this year while they have gone to festivals in towns like Port Townsend and Wenatchee.

“I think what I’ve enjoyed about being a part of the Royalty is just seeing all the places in Washington I’ve never seen before,” she said. “We get to see how all these small towns celebrate with their own traditions and festivals.”

As the summer continues she hopes to continue meeting with youth from around the state.

“As you get further into the parade

schedule you meet with the same Royalty again and again and get to know each other,” said Gabriella.

She enjoys that she will get to be one of the faces for Marysville this year.

“One of the main reasons I wanted to be a part of the Royalty is so that I could represent my community,” she said.

“Strawberry Festival has always been one of my favorite times of the year and it’s cool to be a part of it this year.”

Gabriella is a junior at Marysville Getchell High School.

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Princess Ziri Morales

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The Strawberry Festival Royalty has joined other festivals and Ziri said she enjoys the experience.

“I like seeing all the kids who are just happy to see all the Princesses come out,” she said.

As a member of the Junior Royalty in 2018 Ziri said that she had many good experiences and that is why she was glad to be able to rejoin the Royalty this year.

She looks forward to Marysville’s Strawberry Festival and all the other festivals that she will be traveling to soon.

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ormer Junior Royalty member Ziri Morales serves as an alternate to the Strawberry Festival Royalty Court this year.

This is the first year the festival has named an alternate who will fill in on the parade float if one of the other members is absent or walk beside the float if all are present.

Ziri is an Arlington High School junior and Everett Community College running start student who said her time with the Royalty so far has been going well.

“So far it’s been going great,” she said.

“We’ve had some really long road trips but that’s good because it gives me and the other girls a lot of bonding time.”

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2022 Strawberry Festival Schedule of Events Saturday, June 11 Strawberry Festival Golf Tournament Cedarcrest Golf Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m.

Tuesday, June 14

Friday, June 17 Market in the Park Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 p.m. - 9 p.m.

*Funtastic Carnival Marysville Middle School. . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Fashion Show & Luncheon

Saturday, June 18

Marysville Opera House. . . . . . . . . . . . Noon - 2 p.m.

Thursday, June 16 *Funtastic Carnival Marysville Middle School. . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. -10 p.m.

Trike Races Third Street & Columbia Avenue. . . . 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Market in the Park Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

(Food vendors open until 9 p.m.)

Rose Planting Ceremony Totem Middle School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.

*Funtastic Carnival Marysville Middle School. . . . . . . . . Noon - 11 p.m.

Combat Pro Wrestling

Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest

Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m.

Berry Run

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Twilight Grand Parade

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Sunday, June 19 Market in the Park Asbery Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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The Marysville Strawberry Festival Golf Tournament, presented by the Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce, will be Saturday, June 11.

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inksmen will usher in the Marysville Strawberry Festival doing what they love — playing golf.

The Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce is organizing a tournament that takes place Saturday, June 11, at Cedarcrest Golf Course located at 6810 84th St. NE, Marysville. Registration for the golf tournament closed May 11.

“It was a good partnership between Maryfest and the Chamber,” said Ivonne Sepulveda, president and CEO of the Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce, of the relationship with the group that organizes the

Strawberry Festival.

Golfers check-in at 7:15 a.m. with a shotgun start taking place at 8 a.m. The tournament concludes at 2 p.m. followed by a barbecue and awards ceremony.

A raffle for gift baskets will take place with tickets costing $10 each or five tickets for $40. Baskets include a margarita-theme, Tulalip resort, an Everett Silvertips basket and more, Sepulveda said adding, as of press time, 18 baskets were available.

In addition, anyone who shoots a hole-in-one will win a 2022 Toyota Tundra provided by sponsor Marysville Toyota, Sepulveda said.

Money raised from the golf tournament will help fund Marysville Strawberry Festival community service scholarships.

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Fashion Show benefits Royalty scholarships Tuesday, June 14 Noon-2 p.m.

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arysville’s best and brightest fashions will be on display at the Marysville Opera House during the Strawberry Festival.

The April Friesner Scholarship Fund Royalty Luncheon and Fashion Show starts at noon Tuesday, June 14.

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fashion show and luncheon,” said Gail Frost, president of the Marysville Strawberry Festival.

The show will feature fashions from Hilton and Company, Old Soul and J.C. Penney all located in Marysville. The final dress of the show will be a Quinceanera dress from Mora’s Boutique in Marysville.

Proceeds from the fashion show and luncheon helps fund Royalty scholarships.

The luncheon costs $40 per ticket and $230 for a table of six people.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.marysvillestrawberryfest. com up to one week before the fashion show.

The Fashion Show is Tuesday, June 14, at the Marysville Opera House.

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Carnival brings rides and games to festival Thursday-Sunday June 16-19 Marysville Middle School

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he rides and games that have been a fixture at the Strawberry Festival are slated to make a return in 2022.

The Funtastic Carnival is bringing a fairlike midway complete with amusement rides and games.

“It’s just a fun place to go,” festival volunteer Carol Kapua, who helped organize the carnival, said. “It’s going to be something they have missed.”

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The races take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, June 16, on Third Street between State Avenue and Third Street Books.

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Chocolate-Strawberry Pie

This recipe for “ChocolateStrawberry Pie” from Addie Gundry’s “NoBake Desserts” (St. Martin’s Press) can be prepared in just 15 minutes, all without turning on the oven.

Yields 1 pie 1 pint fresh strawberries, washed, trimmed and halved 1 store-bought (or homemade) chocolate cookie pie crust 2⁄3 cup sugar 1⁄4 cup cornstarch 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1⁄4 teaspoon minced crystallized ginger 1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg Pinch of kosher or sea salt 6 large egg yolks 21⁄2 cups half-and-half 6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped 1⁄2 tablespoon rum extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Additional strawberries for garnish (optional) 1. Place the strawberry halves in a single layer in the bottom of the pie crust.

2. In a medium saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder, ginger, nutmeg, and salt over medium heat.

3. Whisk in the egg yolks to create a thick paste. Gradually whisk in the half-and-half until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.

4. Add the chocolate and whisk until combined. Add the rum and vanilla extracts. Cool the mixture for 4 minutes.

5. Pour the filling over the strawberries and up to the top of the crust. Chill the pie for 2 hours or until set.

6. Garnish with additional strawberries, if desired.

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The Marysville Strawberry Festival Market at Asbery Field will be held Friday, June 17 through Sunday, June 19.

Market features food, crafts Friday-Sunday June 17-19 Asbery Field

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tasty variety of foods and a wide variety of crafts will highlight the Market at Asbery Field that takes place during Strawberry Festival.

“There will be various crafts and various foods,” said Veronica Hamblin, who is helping coordinate the market.

The Market takes place from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, June 17, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with food available until 9 p.m. Saturday, June 18, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, June 19.

“After two years of not having our market, it’s great to do this again this year,” Hamblin said. Marysville’s Strawberry Festival in 2020 and 2021 was canceled due to COVID-19.

She highlighted the food that is available at Asbery Field to provide families a place to enjoy lunch or dinner while visiting the market.

New for 2022 is Mille Cugini Italian Lodge, who will prepare Italian sausage sandwiches, gelato and Italian cookies, Hamblin said.

Other food includes Ramblin Gourmet, Ohana BBQ, See MARKET on page 26 North County Outlook

Festival entertainment offers diverse line-up Friday-Sunday June 17-19 Asbery Field

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hree days of music will be offered during the returning Strawberry Festival.

The festival entertainment will feature a diversity of musical styles and most of the bands booked have at least one musician who is from Marysville.

Performances take place at the Strawberry Festival Market located at Asbery Field at the corner of Fourth Street and Alder Avenue in Marysville. The lineup for 2022 features classic rock, indie-Americana, Ska/Reggae and more.

Market hours are 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, June 17, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 18, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, June 19.

For more information, go to www.marysvillestrawberryfest.com.

Entertainment Schedule Performances are at Asbery Field

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Friday, June 17 The Jimmy Wright Band 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

A staple of the Marysville music community for more than 30 years, the Jimmy Wright Band plays oldies from the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. In addition to the Strawberry Festival, the Jimmy Wright Band performs at casinos, benefits, wedding receptions along with indoor and outdoor parties.

Jenny and the Blue Moon Boys – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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The Aardvarks will be performing on Saturday, June 18, 5-7 p.m., at Asbery Field.

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Saturday, June 18 Lion of Judah Band 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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With an energetic blend of old-time country, rockabilly and honky-tonk, Bakersfield Mafia performs at the Strawberry Festival on parade day June 18. Bakersfield Mafia have performed at the Brick Saloon in Roslyn and the Little Red Hen

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Rose ceremony shows community spirit Saturday, June 18 10 a.m.

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n a show of community spirit, the Royal Rosarians will bring a rose with them when they visit the Marysville Strawberry Festival.

The Portland-based group will bring a rose and plant it with other roses growing in a small garden near the corner of Totem Middle School and State Avenue.

The rose planting ceremony takes place at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 18, which is the same day as

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the Grand Parade.

“They plant roses at most of the bigger festivals,” said Jennifer Hansen, a Strawberry Festival volunteer.

The Royal Rosarians are Ambassadors of Goodwill for the City of Portland and the Portland Rose Festival. Members march in parades and organize rose plantings throughout the region, according to the Royal Rosarians website.

As a member of the Northwest Festival Hosting Group the Royal Rosarians participate in community festivals. Some of those festivals include the Capital Lakefair in The Rose Planting Ceremony will be held Saturday, June 18, beginning at 10 a.m.

Olympia and Seattle’s Seafair.

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Pro Wrestling comes to Strawberry Festival Saturday, June 18 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

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mid the shopping and entertainment at Asbury Field during Strawberry Festival, a battle royal will take place, which is one of the matches taking place when Combat Pro Wrestling comes to the forefront.

Combat Pro Wrestling will hold two events June 18 during the Market at Asbury Field. The first show begins at 1 p.m. and the second at 4 p.m.

“It’s family friendly and comedy oriented,” said Scott Dutton, who helps promote Combat Pro Wrestling events.

“Our guys are very well known for being goofballs.”

In addition to the battle royal, where a group of wrestlers start in the ring and get eliminated when they’re tossed over the top rope, Jack the Snack, whose enemy is veggies, will also make an appearance.

A cruiserweight title match is scheduled along with an intergender match and a family championship match.

The show will also include a grappling

Combat Pro Wrestling will be featuring a variety of matches at Asbery Field on Saturday, June 18, at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

match, which is similar to Greco-Roman wrestling, Dutton said.

“We’re just a bunch of people that love pro-wrestling,” Dutton, who competes as SEDS and has been wrestling for 27 years, said. An associate group, New Generation Wrestling, will have a match during the event as well.

Dutton encourages spectators to stop by and say “hi” to wrestlers and have pictures taken with them.

The Strawberry Festival marks the first time since before start of the pandemic that Combat Pro Wrestling organized an event. He said he is looking for venues for future matches.

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Berry Run warms up parade crowd Saturday, June 18 6:30 p.m.

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rowds of paradegoers will enjoy watching a healthy kickoff before the start of the Marysville Strawberry Festival’s Twilight Grand Parade.

The annual Berry Run will take place on a new route which will be on State Avenue, beginning at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, June 18, along the parade route.

“We will warm up the crowd,” Berry Run organizer Jeff Sowards said. This year’s Berry Run marks the first time participants will run on State Avenue. “Having the crowd cheer on people is going to be very exciting.”

The Berry Run offers a one-mile run/walk option and a 5K run/walk option.

The one-mile run travels down State Avenue and starts at 80th Street and goes to Fifth Street. The 5K has the same starting and finSee BERRY RUN on page 28

The Berry Run will be Saturday, June 18, beginning at 6:30 p.m., and will travel down State Avenue.

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Twilight Grand Parade returns to Marysville Saturday, June 18 7:45 p.m.

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he Seafair Pirates will make an appearance in Marysville during the Strawberry Festival’s Twilight Grand Parade. They are one of the projected 80 or so entries scheduled to participate in the parade, which has been canceled in recent years due to the pandemic.

“People are very excited this year after two years

away,” said Jennifer Hansen, director of the Grand Parade.

The parade begins at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, June 18, starting at 76th Avenue and State Avenue. The parade travels south on State Avenue toward downtown, turning east onto Third Street and finishing at Alder Avenue.

She said around 60 groups have registered, but she hopes to see that number increase as the parade date nears. “People are getting their applications in.”

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The Twilight Grand Parade will be Saturday, June 18, beginning at 7:45 p.m., and will travel down State Avenue.

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cheerleading squad for many years and enjoys being a part of the school in that way.

At Lakewood High School she is also a part of the American Sign Language Club and has taken ASL classes for the last three years.

“We just get to spread this language that we’ve been learning and meet deaf people and learn about deaf

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and I’m happy I can be a part of that,” she said.

Rachel is a member of the National Honor Society at Marysville Pilchuck High School, where she does a lot of volunteering in her community, such as tutoring

in schools.

She also volunteers at vacation bible schools at her church.

“I like interacting with all the kids. They’re all very sweet and I like teaching them,” said Rachel.

At her high school Rachel helps lead the cross country, golf and cheerleading teams and is a captain with each

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leadership and athletics.

She serves as the ASB communications officer and helps promote events on social media, as well as helping plan the events themselves.

“We have committees there that help plan a lot of the events that happen at the school,” said Gabriella.

Project management is something that she enjoys and Gabriella said it is fulfilling to help improve other students’ high school experience.

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culture in the class,” said Amelia.

As part of the National Honor Society Amelia has been involved with many volunteer efforts in her community.

“I’ve helped with the volunteering at a lot of our sports events, such as running the concession stands,” she said.

She’s also done some volunteering relating to dentistry.

“I’ve done a couple of community events for the dental class,” said Amelia, including the ‘Tooth-a-

Palooza’ event at the Imagine Children’s Museum in Everett.

That event helps give education and supplies out to children who do not have adequate access to dental services.

The Strawberry Festival will return this year for the first time in three years and Amelia said she is glad to help out in its return.

“I’m really excited that the Strawberry Festival will be back this year and I hope that everyone comes out,” she said.

of those teams.

She also participates in the jazz band, concert band and pep band, as well as serving as band treasurer.

“I love playing my instrument and everyone in band is really nice to be with,” said Rachel. “In addition to music and sports, I love drawing, painting, reading and

In her community she has volunteered at various events, often through her Girl Scouts troop.

She has been given her Silver Award in Girl Scouts after she completed a community project.

“I created a hygiene cabinet at Totem Middle School which contained items such as hair brushes, deodorants and feminine hygiene products,” she said. “This was for students that didn’t always have access to these kinds of

spending time outdoors.”

After graduating high school Rachel hopes to attend a four-year university.

“I want to go to the University of Washington and I hope to study architecture there,” she said. “My grandma was an architect and she was so good at art too, and that’s how I became interested in it.”

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Gabriella is currently working on her Gold Award project for Girl Scouts, which she said is about the equivalent of an Eagle Scout project in the Boy Scouts.

“One of my biggest goals right now is to apply to the University of Washington next year,” she said.

At a university she hopes to study business or pre-law and eventually go into law school.

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The Strawberry Festival was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.

The Funtastic Carnival takes place at Marysville Middle School, 4923 67th Ave. NE. Check out www.marysvillestrawberryfest.com for more information.

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this summer, especially after COVID,” she said.

At school she enjoys her medical classes the most and hopes to follow in the footsteps of her sister and become a nurse.

“I’ve always loved the medical field, and ever since I was a little girl I wanted to go into it,” she said.

After graduation she hopes to go to Brigham Young University and possibly go into the Air Force to become a military medic.

She wants to show special appreciation to her teachers who have helped in her education.

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who is organizing the races.

He hopes the first year of the races will be such a success it will get bigger as the years go on.

“We’re hoping to have 12 teams compete,” Seifert said, adding he’s received verbal commitments from several businesses and community groups to form teams. Participants have to be at least 18

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“I love all my teachers, they are all so supportive,” said Ziri.

At school she enjoys volleyball, which she has been playing since she was 9 years old.

She also volunteers at a local nonprofit organization, Courageous Connections, that provides equine therapy, which involves activities with horses to promote mental health.

“They give classes at a barn called Alpine Ridge,” said Ziri. “I love horses and would love to own some of my own horses someday.”

In the past Ziri said that she has been helped by equine therapy and hopes to share that with others in the world now by volunteering.

years old and wear a helmet.

Two, four-person teams will compete at a time along the course that will include eight-to-10 obstacles.

While teams can build their own trike if the wheel isn’t larger than 26 inches, two trikes will be available.

“As fast as you can pedal is as fast as you go,” Seifert said.

The adult-sized drift trikes, which Seifert described as an adult Big-Wheel, were purchased from Amazon.

The bikes are on display at 5 Rights Brewing. Seifert rides one around the Brewery at night when he’s announcing last call.

“I think there’s a lot of enthusiasm and excitement about that,” Seifert said.

He said the last time he could find that the trike races took place was around

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by Golden Corral and comprised of aircraft aluminum, is on display at 5 Rights Brewing.

Awards will be given for first, second and third places, along with last place and the best dressed team.

Businesses and organizations can sponsor a team for $200 or sponsor an obstacle for $150.

For more information, go to www.marysvillestrawberryfest.com.

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1-Graham cracker crust 1-8oz pkg. cream cheese softened 1/4 cups white sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla dash nutmeg 1 1/4 cup fresh strawberry slices

Blessing, Native Creations and more will be selling at the festival market. Hamblin also highlighted some of the vendors who have been a fixture at the market in the past including Sticker City, Henna Me Pretty, Vivid Imaginations and To Dye For. She encourages festivalgoers to support the new and returning vendors at the Strawberry Festival.

1 cup Cool Whip Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg, mixing until well blended. Mash 3/4 cup strawberry slices,-stir into cream cheese mixture. Fold in Cool Whip, add 1/4 cup strawberry slices. Chill for at least 1 hour. Garnish with 1/4 cup sliced strawberries.

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in Seattle. Formed in 2016 and led by singer-songwriter Lucky Lawrence, the band woos listeners with their Hank Williams vocal twang and Johnny Cash country rebelliousness.

The Aardvarks 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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ishing point. Once 5K runners reach Fifth Street, they will return to 80th Street via State Avenue and then back to Fifth Street.

Recent years, before the pandemic, the Berry Run took place at the Tulalip Amphitheatre, Sowards said.

Proceeds from the race benefit Seattle Children’s Hospital Strong Against Cancer, the Lakewood Education Foundation, and the

Lakewood Booster Club.

Preregistration, which is needed to get a T-shirt, goes until June 10. Day-of race registration is available from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Children 17 and younger will pay their age.

Sowards said he hopes to see around 60 people participate in the Berry Run. For more information, about the Berry Run go to MarysvilleStrawberryfest. com. To register online, go to http://getmeregistered. com/MarysvilleBerryRun. The Grand Parade starts at 7:45 p.m.

Runners of all ages will enjoy the 2022 Berry Run which takes place beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 18.

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In addition to the Seafair Pirates, the Clan Gordon Bagpipe Band and two equestrian groups — Skagit Latin Horse Association and the Colors of Hawaii, Kay Lio Pa’u Riders — are in the parade as well as St. Bernards of the Pacific Northwest.

“We have the usual great variety of cheer squads and cheer teams that will be participating,” Hansen said.

Marysville Getchell and Marysville Pilchuck high schools will combine their marching bands for the Twilight Grand Parade.

Capitol Lake Fair, Royal Rosarians from Portland, Sequim Irrigation Festival, Autumn Leaf Festival from Leavenworth and the Apple Blossom Festival will also be participating.

Taking place near sunset, most of the entries will be illuminated and they will be judged based on several criteria including presentation of theme, synchronization and community spirit.

Hansen said the types of award categories are to be determined. In past years awards included the grand sweepstakes for business and for community group, Festival Award, the April Freisner Memorial Award, the Short-

cake Award, crowd pleaser and the mayor’s award.

Visitors will have easy access to watch the parade as the route is located near the Marysville/Tulalip exit 199 from Interstate 5.

For more information about the Twilight Grand Parade or other Strawberry

Festival events, go to www. marysvillestrawberryfest.org.

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