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BY STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com
MARYSVILLE – To ban, or not to ban, that is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler to keep fireworks in our fair city, or to take arms against them, and by opposing, end them? The Marysville City Council continues its Shakespearian tragedy with
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Veterans remember comrades on Memorial Day. Page 15.
the divisive fireworks issue after months of research and debate. It hasn’t led to a Montague and Capulet street brawl, but council president Jeff Vaughan said May 26 it’s the most “polarizing” issue he’s seen in his many years on the council. He said many people participated in an online city survey and were very pas-
sionate in their comments. The vote was very close, but came out against a ban. Karen Gower of Tacoma, who supplies legal fireworks, said 80 percent of fireworks are sold on Indian Reservations. To ban fireworks would only hurt community groups who sell the other 20 percent as fund-raisers. She said bans don’t work, citing Duvall,
Edgewood and Othello, which have rescinded their bans. If there is a ban, she said people will just go to Boom City. Gower said it would be better to let people celebrate freedom, enforce current city fireworks laws, and emphasize safety and legality through education. “Illegal fireworks are easy to identify,” she said.
“Nobody’s going to tell them there,” on the reservation. Cheryl Bratcher of Marysville said she is not against fireworks. She just wants them out of her neighboring park. Signs are put up in all of the city parks around July 4, reminding people it is illegal to shoot off fireworks there. SEE BAN, PAGE 9
Marysville Spray Park crowds light Steve Powell/Staff Photo
Marysville’s Spray Park opened its second season Memorial Day weekend, but crowds have been light due to cooler weather. Things picked up May 27 when it started to get warmer. Here, Elginn Keys-Jones, 6, of Sacramento, CA, who was visiting local relative, is all smiles as he shoots a spray gun at a playmate. The park expects to be busy this weekend with sunny skies expected.
Education:
New children’s book also a song and game. Page 19.
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Local high school graduations begin on June 5 BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
Whether you’re attending the Arlington or Lakewood high school graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 5, school staff recommend you arrive early.
Arlington’s graduation starts at 7:30 p.m. at John C. Larson Stadium, but seniors need to report to the commons by 6 p.m., which is also when the gates open to families. The mandatory graduation rehearsal, during which students will
receive their tickets, kicks off at 9 a.m. and will last an hour. All guests over age 2 must have a ticket. Seniors will be given six tickets each. Non-ticket-holders will be directed to sit in the visitors’ grandstands. Families
who do not plan to use all six tickets should contact the school, so they may be redistributed. The school’s parking lots often fill up at least an hour before the gradua SEE GRAD, PAGE 2
Other graduations • June 8, Arts and Tech • June 9, Mountain View • June 10, Marysville Getchell, Marysville-Pilchuck • June 11, Heritage
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