As a follow-up to the earlier story outlining the history of the 90 year old bell donated originally by the Everett Rotary Club to a club in Marysville (see previous story click HERE), it is back with the Marysville Club and our bell, named "Bella" by the Marysville President, Rick McCarthy, is back to our club sporting a face and hair.

 

The siege of the bells ended at the Marysville Club's meeting on Wednesday.  We were told by its president that there would be a pallet of cereal for the Arlington Foodbank there as the ransom for return of the antique bell.  Of course, since Marysville had our bell, we felt it appropriate to provide a pallet of cereal for the Marysville Food Bank for the "Great Bell Exchange".

 

The hostage negotiating team included our President Simona and club members Carla (Arlington Food Bank Director) and Mel (with Arlington Grocery Outlet), and Ron Love.  Joining Mel and driving the delivery trailer, her husband Mike.  Arlington Rotarian Ron Love  claims to have been involved in at least 6 of the previous hostage episodes involving the antique bell.

 

Top-Carla with President Rick                                                                                Top, Simona joins Carla and Rick to get back Bella

Bottom, at the table, Simona with her back toward front, Mel, Mike,             Bottom Left to Right: Mike, Mel, Carla, Rick and Simona

 

It was a fun time at the Rotary Club of Marysville's meeting.  Area J A.G., Dave Duskin, who joined the Arlington Club in 1974 when it was known as the Marysville-North County Rotary Club, shared the history of the 1929 bell with the Marysville Rotarians.  This time the two local foodbanks have over 1,000 boxes of cereal to help out needy families in Arlington and Marysville!