Front Porch: Cool off your pets in Monroe

Published 11:06 pm Thursday, July 30, 2009

Del’s Farm &Feed in Monroe offers an animal cooling station. They have a paws pool, drinking water, a spray station and an in-trailer horse cooling and water station at 320 N. Lewis St.

Get a free AquaSox ticket: Do you volunteer? United Way is saying “thanks” with free tickets to the Aug. 10 AquaSox baseball game in Everett.

Thanks to United Way of Snohomish County, Cascade Bank and the Everett AquaSox, any community volunteer may get a ticket for the game against the Eugene Emeralds.

This year’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Night at the AquaSox begins at 7:05 p.m. at Everett Memorial Stadium, 3802 Broadway.

To get a free ticket, call Michelle Morris at United Way’s Volunteer Center at 425-374-5534 or e-mail michelle.morris@uwsc.org.

If you want your ticket mailed, contact her by Wednesday. Otherwise, pick up a ticket at her office by 4 p.m. Aug. 10.

Take a chill pill at the border: Canada Border Services Agency warns travelers to be prepared for long waits at the border in August.

In addition to the normal increase in traffic volumes experienced on long weekends, there are a number of special events planned in metro Vancouver, B.C., such as the 2009 World Police and Fire Games through Aug. 9.

More than 10,000 athletes are expected.