HOUSE FIRE A house on Vernon Road near Lundeen Park caught fire on Sunday evening. READ MORE ON Page 5 DECEMBER 9, 2015 Edition 2 Issue 11 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com PEACE POSTER Lake Stevens Lions announced the winners of the this year’s Peace Poster Contest. Read more on page 5 cops raid home Lake Stevens Police, along with partners, raided a home suspected of drug use and crimes. Read more on page 3 Lake Stevens Firefighters help servers at Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant at the annualTips for Firefighters held on Saturday, Dec. 5. Firefighters collect extra tips to help local children have a very merry Christmas. Photo by Pam Stevens pam stevens School Sports Check our sports from Lake Stevens High School and Cavelero Mid High School. Read more pages 7-8 Buy at the Factory • Cushion Foam Replacement Mattresses any size, shape or kind Showroom at 4th & Cedar in Marysville Factory at 1327 8th Street in Marysville BBB Rated A+ Come See Our In Store Christmas Specials! 360-659-8458 • 360-659-3598 www.slumberease.com PICTURES WITH SANTA Call forAppointments - 425-870-7297 Open November 21st “Talk to the People Who BuildYour Mattress.” Preparing for the Christmas season in Lake Stevens Left: Joey and Glenn Owen of Heart of a Child Gifts, one of the over 120 vendors at this year’s Dickens’s Fair at Cavelero Mid High School on Saturday, Dec. 5. Right: Santa visited with dozens of kids at the Annual DowntownTree Lighting Ceremony hosted by the Lake Stevens Kiwanis Club on Saturday, Dec. 5. Photo by Pam Stevens Photos by Pam and Cory Stevens Saturday,Dec.5wasfilledwith festive activities in Lake Stevens from the annual Dickens Fair at Cavelero Mid High School to Santa visiting town and lighting the city’s Christmas tree to Lake Stevens Firefighters earning tips at Ixtapa to help kids in need this Christmas. The day started with the Lake Stevens School District’s annual Dickens Fair where over a hundred vendors lined the common area, gymnasium and halls at Cavelero selling their handmade wares. Lake Stevens firefighters collected canned goods as en- trance fees which went to help fill the shelves at the Lake Ste- vens Food Bank. At 5 p.m. folks gathered in downtown Lake Stevens near Jay’s Market for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting cer- emony hosted by the Lake Ste- vens Kiwanis Club. Caroling and camaraderie kept people busy until Santa showed up at 6 p.m. on the new Lake Stevens Fire truck with Fire Chief Kev- in O’Brien. After Santa helped to light the Christmas tree, kids got the opportunity to sit on his lap and let him know what they hoped to find under their Christmas trees this year. Tips for Firefighters was in full swing at Ixtapa Mexi- can Restaurant on Saturday evening as local firefighters gathered tips to help pay for Christmas gifts for local kids in need. Each year firefighters use the money to buy gifts for kids in Lake Stevens who may not otherwise have any. On Sunday, Dec. 6, Ameri- can Legion Post 181 and the Women’s Auxiliary hosted lo- cal military kids at their an- nual Christmas Party at Lake Stevens High School. Kids and their families had the oppor- tunity to decorate cookies, en- joy some snacks and visit with Santa Claus. There are still kids in need of help this Christmas. If you would like the opportunity to help a child contact the Lake Stevens Family Center at 425-397-7433. Unwrapped gifts need to be turned in by Friday, Dec. 11. , OCR Text: HOUSE FIRE A house on Vernon Road near Lundeen Park caught fire on Sunday evening. READ MORE ON Page 5 DECEMBER 9, 2015 Edition 2 Issue 11 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com PEACE POSTER Lake Stevens Lions announced the winners of the this year’s Peace Poster Contest. Read more on page 5 cops raid home Lake Stevens Police, along with partners, raided a home suspected of drug use and crimes. Read more on page 3 Lake Stevens Firefighters help servers at Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant at the annualTips for Firefighters held on Saturday, Dec. 5. Firefighters collect extra tips to help local children have a very merry Christmas. Photo by Pam Stevens pam stevens School Sports Check our sports from Lake Stevens High School and Cavelero Mid High School. Read more pages 7-8 Buy at the Factory • Cushion Foam Replacement Mattresses any size, shape or kind Showroom at 4th & Cedar in Marysville Factory at 1327 8th Street in Marysville BBB Rated A Come See Our In Store Christmas Specials! 360-659-8458 • 360-659-3598 www.slumberease.com PICTURES WITH SANTA Call forAppointments - 425-870-7297 Open November 21st “Talk to the People Who BuildYour Mattress.” Preparing for the Christmas season in Lake Stevens Left: Joey and Glenn Owen of Heart of a Child Gifts, one of the over 120 vendors at this year’s Dickens’s Fair at Cavelero Mid High School on Saturday, Dec. 5. Right: Santa visited with dozens of kids at the Annual DowntownTree Lighting Ceremony hosted by the Lake Stevens Kiwanis Club on Saturday, Dec. 5. Photo by Pam Stevens Photos by Pam and Cory Stevens Saturday,Dec.5wasfilledwith festive activities in Lake Stevens from the annual Dickens Fair at Cavelero Mid High School to Santa visiting town and lighting the city’s Christmas tree to Lake Stevens Firefighters earning tips at Ixtapa to help kids in need this Christmas. The day started with the Lake Stevens School District’s annual Dickens Fair where over a hundred vendors lined the common area, gymnasium and halls at Cavelero selling their handmade wares. Lake Stevens firefighters collected canned goods as en- trance fees which went to help fill the shelves at the Lake Ste- vens Food Bank. At 5 p.m. folks gathered in downtown Lake Stevens near Jay’s Market for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting cer- emony hosted by the Lake Ste- vens Kiwanis Club. Caroling and camaraderie kept people busy until Santa showed up at 6 p.m. on the new Lake Stevens Fire truck with Fire Chief Kev- in O’Brien. After Santa helped to light the Christmas tree, kids got the opportunity to sit on his lap and let him know what they hoped to find under their Christmas trees this year. Tips for Firefighters was in full swing at Ixtapa Mexi- can Restaurant on Saturday evening as local firefighters gathered tips to help pay for Christmas gifts for local kids in need. Each year firefighters use the money to buy gifts for kids in Lake Stevens who may not otherwise have any. On Sunday, Dec. 6, Ameri- can Legion Post 181 and the Women’s Auxiliary hosted lo- cal military kids at their an- nual Christmas Party at Lake Stevens High School. Kids and their families had the oppor- tunity to decorate cookies, en- joy some snacks and visit with Santa Claus. There are still kids in need of help this Christmas. If you would like the opportunity to help a child contact the Lake Stevens Family Center at 425-397-7433. Unwrapped gifts need to be turned in by Friday, Dec. 11. , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2015,December 9, 2015.pdf,December 9, 2015.pdf Page 1, December 9, 2015.pdf Page 1