Check out our Easter page for information on Easter around Lake Stevens. READ MORE ON PAGE 7 CAV ROBOTICS One Cavelero Robotics team is head- ing to Worlds after doing well in the state competition. READ MORE ON PAGE 12 April 1, 2015 Edition 1 Issue 19 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com LOCAL SPORTS See what’s happening in sports around our community and in our schools. READ MORE ON PAGE 8 SEE SCAM ON PAGE 10 Commissioner Steinruck, Commissioner Gagnon, Deputy Chief Huff, Chief O’Brien, Commissioner Elmore, and Chief Lingenfelter. Contributed Photos LSHS alum heading to Harvard Medical School PAM STEVENS LSHS Class of 2011’s Malia McAvoy will be attending Harvard Medical School in the Fall. SEE MCAVOY ON PAGE 3 SEE CHIEF ON PAGE 4 “T alk to the People Who BuildY our Mattress.” • Buy at the Factory • Mattresses any size, shape or kind Showroom at 4th & Cedar in Marysville Factory at 1327 8th Street in Marysville BBB Rated A+ • Cushion foam replacement • RV and boat upholstery 360-659-8458 • 360-659-3598 www.slumbereasemattress.com $ 50 Off RV Mattresses Must present at time of purchase. LSPD BLOTTER Arresting Developments lets our readers know what is happening in their neighborhood. READ MORE ON PAGE 3 MAYOR CANDIDATE Lake Stevens councilmember John Spencer announced his run for Mayor in the upcoming election. READ MORE ON PAGE 2 The Lake Stevens Fire Board of Commissioners unani- mously made a motion to of- fer the job of Fire Chief to final candidate Kevin O’Brien, ef- fective April 15, 2015. This de- cision was made at their regu- lar Commissioner Meeting on Friday, March 20. Lake Stevens Fire District announces new Fire Chief Contributed Photos CONTRIBUTED Chief O’Brien has 24 years of fire service experience; three years as Fire Chief with Orcas Island Fire & Rescue, and he previously spent 21 years with Valley Regional Fire Authority in Auburn, Wash. A total of 55 applicants from all over the United States sub- mitted for the fire chief open- ing and the top four candidates went through the final inter- view process during the week of March 10. Chief Lingenfelter com- mented, “We had numerous leaders within the Lake Ste- vens community assist with the final interview process. We appreciate their time and value their perspectives as Dreams change over the years, especially when you are young and work hard to achieve those dreams. Lake Stevens High School 2011 graduate Malia McAvoy had dreams of becoming a pilot and officer in the U.S. Navy when she attended Skyline El- ementary School. She even re- ceived a Congressional Nomi- nation from Representative Rick Larsen in 2011 and even received an appointment to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. McAvoy soon found out that she was medically disqualified because of her history of pso- riasis. That’s when her dreams shifted to the medical field. “I became interested in med- icine after taking care of my father who has a spinal cord injury and my brother who has autism,” McAvoy said. “I start- ed volunteering at VA hospi- tals and I worked at homeless shelters for veterans. I wanted to devote my life to improving health care for veterans by be- coming a doctor.”  Hopes to change the lives of veterans McAvoy, who moved to Lake Stevens from Honolulu, Ha- waii when she was only five years old, earned her Bach- elor of Science and Master of Science degrees at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass. Attending Harvard gives her opportunities to continue to reach for her dreams. “Harvard was not always my dream school. I wanted to go to a school that would best prepare me to become a global leader in medicine. Harvard Medical School affords me the opportunities and connections in order to accomplish my goals,” McAvoy explained. She will be starting medical school in August of this year and will graduate in 2019. Af- ter that, her dream is to come back to Washington to be near her parents Michael and Kim- berly and her borther Matthew. “I would like to end up prac- ticing in emergency trauma surgery or orthopedic surgery at Harborview Medical Cen- ter,” she said.  For other students hoping to attend medical school some- Seeing a phone call from the IRS come across your caller ID can make your heart skip a beat, but when you pick up the phone and realize that the so-called IRS Representative is telling you that you have to pay up now or go to jail, or some other terrifying threat, fear takes over and you may end up doing something that you will regret later. Dozens in Lake Stevens and the surrounding areas are complaining about phone calls just like this, and the Lake Ste- vens Police Department wants IRS phone scams targeting some in Lake Stevens PAM STEVENS to make sure that you protect yourself from scams such as these. “Anecdotally, I can say we’ve had a dozen or so IRS phone scam complaints in the last three months or so,” Lake Ste- vens Police Commander Den- nis Taylor said. “I don’t track the various fraud complaints separately; however,  during 2014 we had 224 fraud com- plaints total.” The LSPD suggest that you beware of any phone call ask- ing for money.   “I haven’t had too many in our city as of late but it is con- stantly coming up in other cit- ies,” Lake Stevens Police De- tective Jared Wachtveitl said. “I would always be suspicious when they contact you on the phone. Ask yourself, do I have any reason to be contacted by the IRS?” These scammers are smart too. They have technology that allows them to make your call- er ID show up as an IRS num- ber. “I have heard of them spoof- ing numbers. They can alter the numbers coming into your caller ID,” he explained. “They sometimes have the name of the agent or an identification Happy Easter , OCR Text: Check out our Easter page for information on Easter around Lake Stevens. READ MORE ON PAGE 7 CAV ROBOTICS One Cavelero Robotics team is head- ing to Worlds after doing well in the state competition. READ MORE ON PAGE 12 April 1, 2015 Edition 1 Issue 19 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com LOCAL SPORTS See what’s happening in sports around our community and in our schools. READ MORE ON PAGE 8 SEE SCAM ON PAGE 10 Commissioner Steinruck, Commissioner Gagnon, Deputy Chief Huff, Chief O’Brien, Commissioner Elmore, and Chief Lingenfelter. Contributed Photos LSHS alum heading to Harvard Medical School PAM STEVENS LSHS Class of 2011’s Malia McAvoy will be attending Harvard Medical School in the Fall. SEE MCAVOY ON PAGE 3 SEE CHIEF ON PAGE 4 “T alk to the People Who BuildY our Mattress.” • Buy at the Factory • Mattresses any size, shape or kind Showroom at 4th & Cedar in Marysville Factory at 1327 8th Street in Marysville BBB Rated A • Cushion foam replacement • RV and boat upholstery 360-659-8458 • 360-659-3598 www.slumbereasemattress.com $ 50 Off RV Mattresses Must present at time of purchase. LSPD BLOTTER Arresting Developments lets our readers know what is happening in their neighborhood. READ MORE ON PAGE 3 MAYOR CANDIDATE Lake Stevens councilmember John Spencer announced his run for Mayor in the upcoming election. READ MORE ON PAGE 2 The Lake Stevens Fire Board of Commissioners unani- mously made a motion to of- fer the job of Fire Chief to final candidate Kevin O’Brien, ef- fective April 15, 2015. This de- cision was made at their regu- lar Commissioner Meeting on Friday, March 20. Lake Stevens Fire District announces new Fire Chief Contributed Photos CONTRIBUTED Chief O’Brien has 24 years of fire service experience; three years as Fire Chief with Orcas Island Fire & Rescue, and he previously spent 21 years with Valley Regional Fire Authority in Auburn, Wash. A total of 55 applicants from all over the United States sub- mitted for the fire chief open- ing and the top four candidates went through the final inter- view process during the week of March 10. Chief Lingenfelter com- mented, “We had numerous leaders within the Lake Ste- vens community assist with the final interview process. We appreciate their time and value their perspectives as Dreams change over the years, especially when you are young and work hard to achieve those dreams. Lake Stevens High School 2011 graduate Malia McAvoy had dreams of becoming a pilot and officer in the U.S. Navy when she attended Skyline El- ementary School. She even re- ceived a Congressional Nomi- nation from Representative Rick Larsen in 2011 and even received an appointment to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. McAvoy soon found out that she was medically disqualified because of her history of pso- riasis. That’s when her dreams shifted to the medical field. “I became interested in med- icine after taking care of my father who has a spinal cord injury and my brother who has autism,” McAvoy said. “I start- ed volunteering at VA hospi- tals and I worked at homeless shelters for veterans. I wanted to devote my life to improving health care for veterans by be- coming a doctor.”  Hopes to change the lives of veterans McAvoy, who moved to Lake Stevens from Honolulu, Ha- waii when she was only five years old, earned her Bach- elor of Science and Master of Science degrees at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass. Attending Harvard gives her opportunities to continue to reach for her dreams. “Harvard was not always my dream school. I wanted to go to a school that would best prepare me to become a global leader in medicine. Harvard Medical School affords me the opportunities and connections in order to accomplish my goals,” McAvoy explained. She will be starting medical school in August of this year and will graduate in 2019. Af- ter that, her dream is to come back to Washington to be near her parents Michael and Kim- berly and her borther Matthew. “I would like to end up prac- ticing in emergency trauma surgery or orthopedic surgery at Harborview Medical Cen- ter,” she said.  For other students hoping to attend medical school some- Seeing a phone call from the IRS come across your caller ID can make your heart skip a beat, but when you pick up the phone and realize that the so-called IRS Representative is telling you that you have to pay up now or go to jail, or some other terrifying threat, fear takes over and you may end up doing something that you will regret later. Dozens in Lake Stevens and the surrounding areas are complaining about phone calls just like this, and the Lake Ste- vens Police Department wants IRS phone scams targeting some in Lake Stevens PAM STEVENS to make sure that you protect yourself from scams such as these. “Anecdotally, I can say we’ve had a dozen or so IRS phone scam complaints in the last three months or so,” Lake Ste- vens Police Commander Den- nis Taylor said. “I don’t track the various fraud complaints separately; however,  during 2014 we had 224 fraud com- plaints total.” The LSPD suggest that you beware of any phone call ask- ing for money.   “I haven’t had too many in our city as of late but it is con- stantly coming up in other cit- ies,” Lake Stevens Police De- tective Jared Wachtveitl said. “I would always be suspicious when they contact you on the phone. Ask yourself, do I have any reason to be contacted by the IRS?” These scammers are smart too. They have technology that allows them to make your call- er ID show up as an IRS num- ber. “I have heard of them spoof- ing numbers. They can alter the numbers coming into your caller ID,” he explained. “They sometimes have the name of the agent or an identification Happy Easter , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2015,April 1, 2015.pdf,April 1, 2015.pdf Page 1, April 1, 2015.pdf Page 1