aquafest time It’s hard to believe but Aquafest is just around the corner. Find out what’s to come this year. READ MORE ON Page 12 FEBRUARY 3, 2016 Edition 2 Issue 14 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com food bank The Lake Stevens Food Bank re- ceived donations from most of the local schools last year. Find out how much. Read more on page 12 local sports Volleyball, curling and more sports updates can be found on pages 8 and 9. Read more PAGEs 8-9 LSEF GRANTS Lake Stevens Education Association announces grant recipients and their upcoming fundraiser. Read more on page 3 Members of theWashington Conservation Corps. helped the Lake Stevens Food Bank move donated food to their new storage at Eagle Park on Saturday, January 16. Photo by Glen Moffitt SEE ROWING ON page 2 pam stevens with Anne Anderson Photo by Cory Stevens Members of the Lake Stevens Rowing Club at their open house on Saturday, Jan. 23. pam stevens LSPD HIRES Lake Stevens Police has hired a new Records Specialist. Michelle Vander- walker will be working full-time. Read more page 6 SEE FOOD BANK ON page 2 Introducing the Dreamscape II Showroom at 4th & Cedar in Marysville Factory at 1327 8th Street in Marysville BBB Rated A+ 360-659-8458 • 360-659-3598 www.slumberease.com Maintain ergonomic position while changing elevation angle to decrease congestion, open air passages, reduce acid reflux and pressure. Our Adjustable Bed The Newest Generation - First of Its Kind! Only at Slumber Ease! Exclusive Unique Design! Other Adjustable Beds The stars aligned this winter to give the Lake Stevens Com- munity Food Bank a much- needed boost. Extremely generous Safeway shoppers provided 2,700 Hunger Bags for those without food in our community. Each $10 bag provides sta- ples such as pasta, canned vegetables, peanut butter and more. Our charitable commu- nity provided more than twice as many bags as last year. Safeway employees includ- ing Rob Jones, Lydia Rickett, Scott Diaz, Michael Markwood and many others worked tire- lessly to make this drive a huge success. “We had this huge gift that would take up two-thirds of a storage unit,” Lake Stevens Food Bank Board President Mitch Robinson said. “I al- ready had four storage units and didn’t want to have to pay for a fifth.” Lake Stevens Community Food Bank had a bit of a di- Safeway, City and WCC save Food Bank thousands lemma. Where in their 1,100 square foot facility were they to store this blessing that had been be- stowed upon them? They couldn’t very well turn away donated food with a re- tail value of $38,000 that would give each needy family in their care one bag of grocery staples each month for six months though. Robinson called up Lake Stevens City’s Maintenance Superintendent, Scott Wicken, who has a history of champion- ing for the food bank. Wicken did not disappoint. “Wicken mentioned the pole barn in Eagle Ridge Park and he quickly went to talk to City Administrator Mary Swenson and Mayor John Spencer,” Rob- inson said. “Scott called me back 30 minutes later and told me that the mayor and Mary Swenson said, ‘why wouldn’t we do this?’” The City Council approved a gracious lease that will save the food bank $2,400 each year The Lake Stevens Rowing Club started their 2016 season with an Olympic Gold Med- alist and a World Champion rower. On Saturday, January 23 cur- rent LS Rowing members and those who might be interested in learning the sport met at the Club’s facility located behind the Lake Stevens Library. Olympic rower Anna Cum- mins and 1999 FISA World Champion Angie Sievers spoke to those present and shred their experiences with future rowers. Sophomore Hannah DuByne was one of the Lake Stevens Rowing Club Rowers who helped to put the Open House together. DuByne has been rowing for the past few years and tried it out after some coaxing from a friend. “I decided to take up row- ing because one of my friends Lake Stevens Rowing Club kicked off season with star rowers was rowing. I went to a Regatta with her and it looked like a lot of fun so I decided to join,” DuByne explained. She sticks with rowing for the workout as well as for the community involvement it brings. “It is an amazing workout. I do about 12 hours of intense workout a week because of rowing,” she said. “My team- mates are like my family to me. I’ve met every single one of my closest friends through row- ing and it’s really turned my life around in a great way. In rowing, the bond between you and your team mates is much stronger than if I were to be in, say, a club at school that meets once or twice a week for a min- imal amount of time.” Taking the opportunity to listen to Cummins and SIev- ers made her appreciate the , OCR Text: aquafest time It’s hard to believe but Aquafest is just around the corner. Find out what’s to come this year. READ MORE ON Page 12 FEBRUARY 3, 2016 Edition 2 Issue 14 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com food bank The Lake Stevens Food Bank re- ceived donations from most of the local schools last year. Find out how much. Read more on page 12 local sports Volleyball, curling and more sports updates can be found on pages 8 and 9. Read more PAGEs 8-9 LSEF GRANTS Lake Stevens Education Association announces grant recipients and their upcoming fundraiser. Read more on page 3 Members of theWashington Conservation Corps. helped the Lake Stevens Food Bank move donated food to their new storage at Eagle Park on Saturday, January 16. Photo by Glen Moffitt SEE ROWING ON page 2 pam stevens with Anne Anderson Photo by Cory Stevens Members of the Lake Stevens Rowing Club at their open house on Saturday, Jan. 23. pam stevens LSPD HIRES Lake Stevens Police has hired a new Records Specialist. Michelle Vander- walker will be working full-time. Read more page 6 SEE FOOD BANK ON page 2 Introducing the Dreamscape II Showroom at 4th & Cedar in Marysville Factory at 1327 8th Street in Marysville BBB Rated A 360-659-8458 • 360-659-3598 www.slumberease.com Maintain ergonomic position while changing elevation angle to decrease congestion, open air passages, reduce acid reflux and pressure. Our Adjustable Bed The Newest Generation - First of Its Kind! Only at Slumber Ease! Exclusive Unique Design! Other Adjustable Beds The stars aligned this winter to give the Lake Stevens Com- munity Food Bank a much- needed boost. Extremely generous Safeway shoppers provided 2,700 Hunger Bags for those without food in our community. Each $10 bag provides sta- ples such as pasta, canned vegetables, peanut butter and more. Our charitable commu- nity provided more than twice as many bags as last year. Safeway employees includ- ing Rob Jones, Lydia Rickett, Scott Diaz, Michael Markwood and many others worked tire- lessly to make this drive a huge success. “We had this huge gift that would take up two-thirds of a storage unit,” Lake Stevens Food Bank Board President Mitch Robinson said. “I al- ready had four storage units and didn’t want to have to pay for a fifth.” Lake Stevens Community Food Bank had a bit of a di- Safeway, City and WCC save Food Bank thousands lemma. Where in their 1,100 square foot facility were they to store this blessing that had been be- stowed upon them? They couldn’t very well turn away donated food with a re- tail value of $38,000 that would give each needy family in their care one bag of grocery staples each month for six months though. Robinson called up Lake Stevens City’s Maintenance Superintendent, Scott Wicken, who has a history of champion- ing for the food bank. Wicken did not disappoint. “Wicken mentioned the pole barn in Eagle Ridge Park and he quickly went to talk to City Administrator Mary Swenson and Mayor John Spencer,” Rob- inson said. “Scott called me back 30 minutes later and told me that the mayor and Mary Swenson said, ‘why wouldn’t we do this?’” The City Council approved a gracious lease that will save the food bank $2,400 each year The Lake Stevens Rowing Club started their 2016 season with an Olympic Gold Med- alist and a World Champion rower. On Saturday, January 23 cur- rent LS Rowing members and those who might be interested in learning the sport met at the Club’s facility located behind the Lake Stevens Library. Olympic rower Anna Cum- mins and 1999 FISA World Champion Angie Sievers spoke to those present and shred their experiences with future rowers. Sophomore Hannah DuByne was one of the Lake Stevens Rowing Club Rowers who helped to put the Open House together. DuByne has been rowing for the past few years and tried it out after some coaxing from a friend. “I decided to take up row- ing because one of my friends Lake Stevens Rowing Club kicked off season with star rowers was rowing. I went to a Regatta with her and it looked like a lot of fun so I decided to join,” DuByne explained. She sticks with rowing for the workout as well as for the community involvement it brings. “It is an amazing workout. I do about 12 hours of intense workout a week because of rowing,” she said. “My team- mates are like my family to me. I’ve met every single one of my closest friends through row- ing and it’s really turned my life around in a great way. In rowing, the bond between you and your team mates is much stronger than if I were to be in, say, a club at school that meets once or twice a week for a min- imal amount of time.” Taking the opportunity to listen to Cummins and SIev- ers made her appreciate the , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2016,February 3, 2016.pdf,February 3, 2016.pdf Page 1, February 3, 2016.pdf Page 1