Praise to the city of Marysville for taking over the historic Opera House, helping to fix it up and expand its services so the community can enjoy it again.

Praise to the Marysville School Board for taking an affordable school construction bond to voters.

Raze to that same board for not waiting for all five members to be available to vote on such an important measure. The entire district deserved to be represented.

Praise to both the Arlington and Tulalip Heritage girls basketball teams for having undefeated seasons.

Praise to the city of Marysville for moving forward to help homeless women and children have a place to stay.

Praise to those working with the local Muslim community for trying to break down barriers.

Praise to the local Soroptimists for helping young women find their careers.

Praise to the city of Marysville for opening its books for people to scrutinize.

Praise to the Marysville School District for meeting with various community groups to hear what they have to say.

Praise to Presidents Elementary in Arlington for developing students as leaders.

Raze to the Arlington woman accused of stealing from Salvation Army buckets.

Praise to the Marysville YMCA for opening its doors to help the homeless.

Praise to the city of Marysville for giving $50,000 to the new museum so it can be spruced up in time for the city’s 125th anniversary.

Praise to the resource fair in Arlington, which helped get a more-accurate homeless count this year.

Praise to the Marysville Tulalip chamber for adding Oktoberfest to its list of events.

Praise to Lowe’s for donating time and money to help the homeless.

Praise to Arlington for its Eagle Festival.

Praise to the Nazarene church for its memorial to Gary Haga, “The sign guy.”

Praise to all the students who volunteered for community projects on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Praise to the McCann family in Arlington for keeping its family tradition alive.

Praise to the Marysville School District’s “Dream Team,” which is trying to level the playing field for all.

Raze to the county prosecutor’s office for not taking more drug cases to court.

Praise to the computer repair lab at Arts and Tech High School.

Praise to Marysville Getchell’s basketball team for volunteering at the food bank.

Praise to those donating to the Arlington Boys and Girls Club.

Raze to the Marysville City Council for not being willing to work on a compromise on the fireworks issue.