Front Porch: Fire levy opponent wanted

Wanted: Levy opponent

Camano Island Fire and Rescue needs volunteers to help with pro and con statements for the ballot measure regarding an emergency medical services levy renewal.

No volunteers opposed to the measure have come forward, according to a news release.

“The law requires that both pro and con statements be included in the voters’ guide or neither will appear,” Assistant Fire Chief Levon Yengoyan said. “We want to ensure that all voters have access to the correct information and are able to understand both sides of the ballot measure.”

More info: 360-387-1512, lyengoyan@camanofire.com.

Garden club: The No Nonsense Garden Club of Arlington is meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Stillaguamish Room at the city’s utility building, 154 W. Cox Ave. Two lessons are scheduled, one on how to grow roses in the Pacific Northwest and the other on problems with growing cherry trees in the region. The club meets monthly, except in the winter, and new members are invited. The first meeting costs $4 for member dues, and meetings thereafter cost $1. The money goes toward booking speakers and planning events for the club. For more information, call Nikki Fee at 360-435-0463 or Bea Randall at 360-435-3892.

Coffee with the mayor: Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring will hold one of his regular coffee klatches at 10 a.m. Friday at the Living Room Cafe, 1212 State Ave., Suite D. The event is free but participants should RSVP to executive assistant Leah Tocco at 360-363-8091 or ltocco@marysvillewa.gov.

Marysville spray park to open: The spray park in Marysville’s Comeford Park will open for the summer Saturday. The park will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Labor Day weekend. The park will open one hour earlier on Tuesdays for families with children who have special recreation needs.

More information: 360-363-8400 or go to marysvillewa.gov/spraypark.

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