Marysville Feed and Seed has been run by Jim Spratlen and his family since 1971. As the city has grown, a mural is left to offer a glimpse of rural times.

Marysville's population has more than doubled in the past decade. With the incredible growth rate comes the inevitable traffic congestion.

Don Beaman, 83, walks the old, oiled wood floor at Carr's Hardware in Marysville. The store has been a fixture, not only for business, but as a gathering place for years.

Folks gather early each morning in the back room of Carr's for coffee and conversation. Don Beaman, center, is joined by Darlene Scott and Clarence Dosie.

Jennifer Andrew and her children, James, 2, and Jordan, 8 months, stroll through one of Marysville's new neighborhoods.

Parents meet their children outside Allen Creek Elementary. The school opened in 1993 with 480 students. Today it serves 686.

Chelsea Wiersma, 3, gets a boost from swimming teacher Joanna Holt during lessons at the YMCA.

Four-year-old Jody Hunt and his mother, Pamela, balance themselves as they walk along a curb in Marysville.

No ordinary tract homes painted in committee-approved colors will do when it comes to Rebecca Seay's birdhouses.

Autumn Kostelecky and her daughter, Lauren, pop out of a slide in a room called "The Adventure Zone" at Marysville's YMCA.

The old water tower in downtown Marysville is a local landmark.