At a recent presentation, the Marysville Noon Rotary donated $100,000 toward construction of a new Marysville Food Bank. From left is the Rotary’s Gordy Bjorg along with, from the food bank, director Joyce Zeigen, former director JoAnn Mulligan, Dana Mulligan, food bank board chair Mike Mulligan, and also from the Rotary, Steve Muller.

MARYSVILLE — The fact may be an unfortunate one, but Marysville Food Bank officials say as the city continues to grow, so does the need for their services.
With that in mind, officials from the food bank, the Marysville Noon Rotary and the city gathered last week to break ground for a food bank facility behind the Church of St. Mary’s on 88th Street. [more]

Nobody seemed to be keeping an exact count, but it’s probably safe to say that with the help of family members, hundreds of kids tried to hook the big one during the annual Kiwanis Fishing Derby at Jennings Memorial Park.

MARYSVILLE — No one seemed positive, but the best guess from those on hand was that this weekend’s Kiwanis Fishing Derby constituted the 19th annual event.
Still, no matter how many years kids and their families have gathered to reel in the fish from the Kiwanis pond at Jennings Memorial Park, the 2007 derby did feature a first, according to one observer. [more]