January 3, 2018 Edition 3 Issue 13 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com FLU ONTHE RISE Influenza in Snohomish County and Washington state is on the rise. Find out how you can avoid it. Read more on page 8 PUD’S BUDGET Snohomish PUD adopted their 2018 budget. How will this affect your family? Read more ON PAGE 5 SPECIAL OLYMPICS The Lake Stevens Special Olympics Softball team is headed to the Na- tional competition. Read more on page 2 Photo by Alan Soler SEE SIGNING ON page 2 ALAN SOLER Contributed Photo pam stevens Viking B-BALL Lake Stevens High School’s basket- ball teams have still been busy on the court even through the holiday. Read more page 5 SEE wrestling ON page 2 We Create Beautiful Smiles for Adults & Children www.bourneorthodontics.com 360-659-0211 815 State Avenue • Suite 3 Marysville (in Opus Bank Building) 425-334-4053 9633 Market Place • Suite 104 Lake Stevens (Southeast of Target) Proudly serving the community for 14 years In a home dual on Dec. 21 the eighth ranked Vikings defeated top ranked South Kitsap by a score of 43-26. Number one ranked Jake Bennett of Lake Stevens started the dual off with a fall over Mot- ter of South Kitsap at 106 lbs.   The Viking wrestlers won six of the first seven matches to take a 27-6 lead into the 152 lbs. match where number one ranked Sebastian Robles of South Kitsap scored a fall over Ryan of Lake Stevens to start a run of four wins of five matches for South Kitsap. The only win for the Vikings during South Kitsap’s run was at 170 pounds where Lake Stevens’ Isaac Gust trailing by three with seconds to go in the bout scored a reversal with back points at the buzzer to pull out an exciting 6-5 victory over number two ranked Nathan Marin of South Kitsap. Going into the final two bouts Lake Stevens held a 31-26 lead. After trailing early at 220 lbs., Viking wrestlers defeat number one ranked South Kitsap Lake Stevens’Isaac Gust working for an escape against South Kitsap. Lake Stevens boys basketball player Ryder Kavanaugh signs his autograph to Gordan, a younger athlete after Young athletes learn sportsmanship from high school athletes The Lake Stevens boys bas- ketball team has seen better seasons, but even with a loss, many of them stay on the court after the game to sign autographs and talk to younger athletes who are in awe of the Viking players. “Last night our family went to another high school bas- ketball game, we watch all the Lake Stevens home football and boys basketball games,” Melinda Woelfle said. “The players and team are improv- ing each game, which is cool to watch and see.”  That wasn’t the highlight for their family though. The boys lost their game, but in true sportsmanship, they stayed on the court to visit with boys who look up to them and just wanted to get their signatures on paper. “After the game many of the little kids, including mine, went up asking the play- ers for autographs on shirts, posters, even paper  rosters,” Woelfle explained. “It was , OCR Text: January 3, 2018 Edition 3 Issue 13 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com FLU ONTHE RISE Influenza in Snohomish County and Washington state is on the rise. Find out how you can avoid it. Read more on page 8 PUD’S BUDGET Snohomish PUD adopted their 2018 budget. How will this affect your family? Read more ON PAGE 5 SPECIAL OLYMPICS The Lake Stevens Special Olympics Softball team is headed to the Na- tional competition. Read more on page 2 Photo by Alan Soler SEE SIGNING ON page 2 ALAN SOLER Contributed Photo pam stevens Viking B-BALL Lake Stevens High School’s basket- ball teams have still been busy on the court even through the holiday. Read more page 5 SEE wrestling ON page 2 We Create Beautiful Smiles for Adults & Children www.bourneorthodontics.com 360-659-0211 815 State Avenue • Suite 3 Marysville (in Opus Bank Building) 425-334-4053 9633 Market Place • Suite 104 Lake Stevens (Southeast of Target) Proudly serving the community for 14 years In a home dual on Dec. 21 the eighth ranked Vikings defeated top ranked South Kitsap by a score of 43-26. Number one ranked Jake Bennett of Lake Stevens started the dual off with a fall over Mot- ter of South Kitsap at 106 lbs.   The Viking wrestlers won six of the first seven matches to take a 27-6 lead into the 152 lbs. match where number one ranked Sebastian Robles of South Kitsap scored a fall over Ryan of Lake Stevens to start a run of four wins of five matches for South Kitsap. The only win for the Vikings during South Kitsap’s run was at 170 pounds where Lake Stevens’ Isaac Gust trailing by three with seconds to go in the bout scored a reversal with back points at the buzzer to pull out an exciting 6-5 victory over number two ranked Nathan Marin of South Kitsap. Going into the final two bouts Lake Stevens held a 31-26 lead. After trailing early at 220 lbs., Viking wrestlers defeat number one ranked South Kitsap Lake Stevens’Isaac Gust working for an escape against South Kitsap. Lake Stevens boys basketball player Ryder Kavanaugh signs his autograph to Gordan, a younger athlete after Young athletes learn sportsmanship from high school athletes The Lake Stevens boys bas- ketball team has seen better seasons, but even with a loss, many of them stay on the court after the game to sign autographs and talk to younger athletes who are in awe of the Viking players. “Last night our family went to another high school bas- ketball game, we watch all the Lake Stevens home football and boys basketball games,” Melinda Woelfle said. “The players and team are improv- ing each game, which is cool to watch and see.”  That wasn’t the highlight for their family though. The boys lost their game, but in true sportsmanship, they stayed on the court to visit with boys who look up to them and just wanted to get their signatures on paper. “After the game many of the little kids, including mine, went up asking the play- ers for autographs on shirts, posters, even paper  rosters,” Woelfle explained. “It was , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2018,January 3, 2018.pdf,January 3, 2018.pdf Page 1, January 3, 2018.pdf Page 1