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Vol. 13 No. 13 n
December 4, 2019 - December 10, 2019
MARYSVILLE • ARLINGTON • SMOKEY POINT • LAKEWOOD • TULALIP • QUIL CEDA VILLAGE
M'ville Food Bank gives out more than 600 Thanksgiving dinners By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Marysville Community Food Bank handed out more than 600 Thanksgiving dinners before the holiday this year. The organization held three days of giveaways for their dinners with a commitment to provide turkeys to any family that wanted one. “On Friday [Nov. 22], we had 199 families come in. On Monday [Nov. 25] we had 175,” said Dell Deierling, executive director of the Marysville Community Food Bank. With Wednesday’s giveaway and the home deliveries the food bank is estimated to have served around 650 people this year. Deierling said that is See DINNERS on page 3
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Ladainian Kicking Woman dances in the Tulalip Day assembly at Quil Ceda Elementary School on Nov. 27.
Quil Ceda Elementary celebrates Tulalip Day By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Marysville Community Food Bank volunteer Bill Armstrong, right, helps client Daphne Norman pick out some produce during one of the Thanksgiving dinner giveaways held by the food bank on Nov. 27.
Tulalip Tribal members, other Native individuals and Marysville community members gathered on Nov. 27 at Quil Ceda Elementary to celebrate Tulalip Day.
The local tribes recognize the days before and after Thanksgiving as Tulalip Day. “Tulalip Day came about to recognize our heritage and our culture,” said Glen
See TULALIP on page 15
Arlington kicks off season with Hometown Holidays By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Families were roasting marshmallows on Arlington's Olympic Avenue as part of the Hometown Holidays Kickoff on Nov. 30. Many locals came downtown for the evening event filled with holiday activities and where many businesses stayed opened late into the evening. "This is our annual Shop Small Saturday and kicking off of the Christmas season," said Lisa Cisneros, president of the Downtown Arlington Business Association, who helped to organize the event. "We just want there to be more festivities, more community involvement. It's been really nice and really fun," said Cisneros.
She said the event was going well with a big crowd this year. Many families enjoyed having a local holiday event to go to after Thanksgiving. "I think it's awesome. It's a great time. We live not too far away so to walk into town and experience this is kind of cool," said local parent Mark Lilgreen. "I like pretty much everything. The little marshmallow roasting pits and the whole atmosphere down here," he said. There were a variety of things to do for families. "I think it's great. We just watched the tree lighting and it's been a lot of fun so far," See HOLIDAYS on page 2
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Lifeway Church pastor Chad Blood leads the tree lighting at Arlington's Hometown Holidays Kickoff on Nov. 30 with Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert, center, and Mrs. Claus.
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