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A16 o:o Marysville Globe www.marysvilleglobe.com Wednesday, December 31, 2008 • 2008 Continued from page A3 1,,ok back at some of the top stories of 20 98 the July 23 fire at the LES building were celebrated by the Lakewood School District and the Marys- ville Fire District Aug. 20. Art Cooper and Jim Venturo were absent, but Angela Ramirez, Tracy Melton, Terri Virdell, Jamie Miller, Dawn Taylor and Justin Bradely were handed plaques and flow- ers in honor of their hero status. September Sept. 3 "Put it to a standstill," were the words George Clayton used in answer to a question on how State Avenue construction is affecting his business. He said Saturdays used to be his busiest days. But with the arrival of construction in front of his Home Town Heating Stove Shop, Clayton said his weekend customers have dropped to a trickle. Clayton is not alone in his complaints regard- ing the construction that began in June. The $12 million project eventually will see State, also known as Smokey Point Bou- levard, widened to five lanes between 136th and 152nd. Sept. 10 For Dennis Haddock, tion growing up and fond memories of the positive relationships that my teachers developed with their students. That's instrumental when you're at a young age and it makes education a worth- while profession." Haddock served as assistant superintendent to Larry Francois for three years before being pro- moted by the Lakewood School District Board of Directors, and has accu- mulated 28 years of expe- rience in public education. After having worked in the Lake Stevens, Mukilteo, Anacortes and Olympia sChool districts, Haddock concluded that a commu- nity like Lakewood would be an ideal fit for him. Sept. 17 The state board charged with finding a location for a possible new branch campus of the University of Washington hired a sort of mediator to help resolve what became an impasse over the loca- tion questions. In a memo e-mailed to state legislator in Sno- homish, Skagit and Island counties, the state's Higher Education Coor- dinating Board said it had brought on attorney and former state government File photo Grove Principal Jeanne Tenis, holding microphone, readies a few student to help cut a ribbon marking the opening of Grove Elementary. From left is kindergartner Ashley Gooding, fifth-grader Crystal Brewster, kindergartner Alex Smothers, and Joey Lund, fifth-grade. Looking on is district facilities director John Bingham and school board Director Michael Kundu. education has been a life- long love. "My grandma was a math teacher," said Had- dock, who was starting his first school year as superintendent of the Lakewood School District July 1. "I had wonderful experiences with educa- executive Bill Wilkerson to negotiate a decision on the campus site and write a final report on the loca- tion question. October Oct. 1 Grove Elementary wel- comed its first students into the fresh, new build- ing Sept. 2. But officials held off on an official ribbon cutting for the Marysville School District's llth elementary school until a formal cer- emony on Sept. 25. Oct. 8 As of late the week of Sept. 22. one observer said about all that was left of more than 100 years of history was a few scraps that workers were loading into dumpsters. "It's kind of sad," said Tom Ross, who described himself as a fourth gen- eration Marysville resi- dent who had relatives, including his father, who attended the old Kel- logg Marsh School near the intersection of 100th Street NE and 67th Ave- nue NE. Built in 1902 according to newspaper articles writ- ten years later, the school was torn down the week of Sept. 22, said Henry Otter, whose sister has owned the school property for a while. Otter said the struc- ture, originally a one-room school, was in extremely bad shape. He said city officials complained about the building to Snohom- ish County, which in turn forced Otter and his sis- ter, Evelyn Mount, to have it demolished. Oct. 15 Asbery Field was blan- keted with volunteers Oct. 11. as members of local churches, schools and city staff teamed up to "Serve Marysville." According to Kari Lewis, of the Turning Point Church in Marysville, more than 200 volunteers were drawn from more than half a dozen local churches, the Marysville School District and the city of Marysville Parks and Recreation staff, to descend on the base- ball and football fields of Totem Middle School with gloves, shovels, wheelbar- rows and backhoes. The volunteers land- scaped an area for a sign, refurbished and extended several trail paths, planted close to 40 trees, removed a batting cage, replaced bleachers and improved the fields themselves. November Nov. 5 M arysville residents of all ages had chances to celebrate the "spooky sea- son" in safe ways, as the city, its businesses and senior communities all hosted Halloween events. Jennings Park was once again the site of the annual Halloween egg hunt Oct. 30, which city of Marysville Athletic Coor- dinator Dave Hall came up with three years ago for a simple reason. "It was easy to get orange and black plastic eggs," Hall laughed, as he estimated that approxi- mately 2,000 plastic eggs were laid out for 55 chil- dren aged 11-15. Nov. 19 A gray, rainy day became a lot brighter for the Tulalip Boys and Girls Club Nov. 11, when hundreds of community members, Home Depot employees and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Bobby Engram came together to build a play- ground for the Boys and Girls Club in a single day. The playground includes a 360-degree spiral slide, a duo rumble slide, lily pods, a rock block wall. a grid climb- ing wall, a tire swing, six picnic tables and benches, two trash containers and roughly 200 stepping stones. Nov. 26 More than 900 fami- lies will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving thanks to the generosity of the businesses and people of Marysville, and the hard work and dedication of a group of very caring vol- unteers. The Marysville Com- munity Food Bank will be handing out Thanks- giving food baskets this week to help families in the community. December Dec. 10 After 100 years in oper- ation, it's still going strong. The Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Com- merce celebrated its centennial in style Dec. 4, with so many distin- guished guests that it was rendered standing room only at several points dur- ing the evening. Dec. 17 The third-grade stu- dents of the Marysville Co-op Program have been busy this holiday season. On Dec. 9, the 24 students of Shawn Jenkins' class delivered 1,807 pounds of food items to the Marys- ville Community Food Bank. In less than two weeks, the students had collected that much food from the parents' pantries and workplaces, as well as generous local businesses such as WinCo Foods and the Grocery Outlet. Dec. 24 The Marysville Com- munity Food Bank hosted a fundraising dinner at its new location Dec. 16 that drew a veritable Who's Who of the community and put food bank mem- bers and volunteers in a mood to reflect on their past and plan for their future. File photo Some of the playground structures, such as the 360-degree spiral slide, were able to be assembled before they were planted in the post holes that had been dug for them.