Rock finding Have you seen painted rocks around town and wondered where they came from? READ MORE ON Page 12 AUGUST 31, 2016 Edition 2 Issue 41 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com Heroin forum Snohomish County Health District is hosting Heroin Forums around the county starting in Lake Stevens. Read more on page 11 Guns & hoses The annual Guns and Hoses softball game brings in donations for local students. Read more on page 6 Library and City Sno-Isle Libraries and the City of Lake Stevens will be working to- gether for new facilities. Read more on page 2 Lake Stevens new police chief John Dyer will be starting his new job on Monday, September 19. Dyer is originally fromWashington state and has been working as police chief in Colorado. pam stevens 9-11 Service American Legion Post 181 holding a 9-11 Remembrance Service on Friday, Sept. 9. Read more page 5 SEE CHIEF ON page 3 Mayor Spencer announced the selection of John Dyer as Lake Stevens Police Chief. The Council unanimously ap- proved Dyer’s employment contract at last night’s City Council meeting. John Dyer has been the Chief of Police for the City of Rifle, Colorado, since 2012. Prior to that, he served the City of Oak Harbor, Washington, Police Department from 1984-2012, beginning his career at the city as a Patrol Officer, progressing through the ranks to his last position there as Patrol Com- mander/Police Lieutenant. Dyer has three associate de- grees from Skagit Valley Col- lege in Washington, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organiza- tional Management from Ash- ford University in Iowa, a Master of Arts degree in Man- agement from American Pub- lic University in Virginia, and he is a graduate of the FBI Na- tional Academy. “I am very excited to have Chief Dyer leading our Po- Mayor Spencer announces new police Chief, John Dyer Photo courtesy of Ed Kosnisky lice Department” said Mayor Spencer. “John has a wealth of experience and expertise that will continue to move the de- partment in a positive direc- tion.” Dyer is excited to be able to return to his home state and to serve in the Lake Stevens com- munity. “It’s a beautiful area. I re- ally enjoy outdoor activities. When I lived up there I was a big boater and here in Colo- rado I have loved the moun- tains,” Dyer said. “It’s the best of both worlds of boating and the mountains. My wife and I have five daughters and all of them live between Seattle and Bellingham. We get to be clos- er to our kids and grand kids.” The move for Dyer is a posi- tive one professionally as well as personally and he was im- pressed by the thoughtful and professional hiring process the city used. “Professionally Lake Stevens is a growing community, it is a very progressive and grow- ing community, with a great With approximately 8,000 students headed back to school next week, many parents start to think about their child’s safety while they’re getting their education. Lake Stevens School District is thinking about it as well. Just over two years ago the district hired past Lake Ste- vens Police Chief Randy Celori as their School Safety, Security and Health Specialist. Celori’s job is to ensure that students within Lake Stevens School District are safe when they are on school property. Celori’s concerns for student safety started even before he worked for the school district, when he was serving as police chief. “When I was chief I worked directly with the district and we formed a team back in 2007 to prevent an event like what hap- pened at Marysville-Pilchuck High School. We are continu- ally working on improving our threat management and I’m confident we are ahead of many others,” Celori said. “We started with the Department of Justice and Salem Kaiser model back in 2007. This is an area that is always changing. I’m currently working with a company out of Canada who are head and shoulders above many others to improve our process even further.” One of the simple, but very effective, changes that has been Students’safety top priority for Lake Stevens School District pam stevens installed in all of the schools is the safety lock that can be found in each classroom and other rooms throughout the district. The lock is kept in a box next to each door and is easily accessed and placed in a slot in the floor. The lock keeps intruders out of the room and can be used by children of almost any age. The district uses Rapid Re- sponder, a school safety system which is an All Hazards Emer- gency Preparedness and Cri- sis Management System. It has been certified by the Depart- ment of Homeland Security. The system brings tech- nology to the safety of each classroom by, “providing the most updated emergency re- sponse information to all cri- sis response team members and first responders.” It is ac- cessed through the internet and stored encrypted on a USB drive or on an iPad app. Rapid Response Easy Alert is another system used by the district and is designed to be used in real time in case of a high stress crisis situation. Easy Alert can be used by staff, district administrators and first responders. It’s basically a communication tool. If a school has a missing student, the Rapid Response System is a great tool in help- ing identify the student hasn’t shown up for school or made it home after school. “We can hit a button and it alerts everyone that the stu- A door at the Lake Stevens School District offices with the new Nightlock emergency door barricades. Insert: A closer look at how the lock works. SEE SAFETY ON page 11 dent is missing,” Celori ex- plained. National disasters such as earthquakes are also a consid- eration when thinking of stu- dent safety. “Right now I’m exploring emergency water supplies,” Celori said. Staff and school personnel are each trained on how to use each of the systems that the district has in place and Ce- lori continues to search for the most up-to-date technology and systems to ensure contin- ued safety. “Each of our schools has trained personnel in emergen- cy management and incident command. We meet with po- lice, fire and Snohomish Coun- ty Department of Emergency Management on a monthly basis,” Celori said. “We also conduct drills every month at every school.” If students hear of a threat they can use the Safe School Alert which can be done on their phones by texting, email- ing, calling or through the web. It can be done anonymously. Every tip is immediately logged into the custom alert system so that it can be investi- gated and managed. Older stu- dents should know about this system. This year some of the schools will be participating in the Visitor Management System, it will be available in all schools , OCR Text: Rock finding Have you seen painted rocks around town and wondered where they came from? READ MORE ON Page 12 AUGUST 31, 2016 Edition 2 Issue 41 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com Heroin forum Snohomish County Health District is hosting Heroin Forums around the county starting in Lake Stevens. Read more on page 11 Guns & hoses The annual Guns and Hoses softball game brings in donations for local students. Read more on page 6 Library and City Sno-Isle Libraries and the City of Lake Stevens will be working to- gether for new facilities. Read more on page 2 Lake Stevens new police chief John Dyer will be starting his new job on Monday, September 19. Dyer is originally fromWashington state and has been working as police chief in Colorado. pam stevens 9-11 Service American Legion Post 181 holding a 9-11 Remembrance Service on Friday, Sept. 9. Read more page 5 SEE CHIEF ON page 3 Mayor Spencer announced the selection of John Dyer as Lake Stevens Police Chief. The Council unanimously ap- proved Dyer’s employment contract at last night’s City Council meeting. John Dyer has been the Chief of Police for the City of Rifle, Colorado, since 2012. Prior to that, he served the City of Oak Harbor, Washington, Police Department from 1984-2012, beginning his career at the city as a Patrol Officer, progressing through the ranks to his last position there as Patrol Com- mander/Police Lieutenant. Dyer has three associate de- grees from Skagit Valley Col- lege in Washington, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organiza- tional Management from Ash- ford University in Iowa, a Master of Arts degree in Man- agement from American Pub- lic University in Virginia, and he is a graduate of the FBI Na- tional Academy. “I am very excited to have Chief Dyer leading our Po- Mayor Spencer announces new police Chief, John Dyer Photo courtesy of Ed Kosnisky lice Department” said Mayor Spencer. “John has a wealth of experience and expertise that will continue to move the de- partment in a positive direc- tion.” Dyer is excited to be able to return to his home state and to serve in the Lake Stevens com- munity. “It’s a beautiful area. I re- ally enjoy outdoor activities. When I lived up there I was a big boater and here in Colo- rado I have loved the moun- tains,” Dyer said. “It’s the best of both worlds of boating and the mountains. My wife and I have five daughters and all of them live between Seattle and Bellingham. We get to be clos- er to our kids and grand kids.” The move for Dyer is a posi- tive one professionally as well as personally and he was im- pressed by the thoughtful and professional hiring process the city used. “Professionally Lake Stevens is a growing community, it is a very progressive and grow- ing community, with a great With approximately 8,000 students headed back to school next week, many parents start to think about their child’s safety while they’re getting their education. Lake Stevens School District is thinking about it as well. Just over two years ago the district hired past Lake Ste- vens Police Chief Randy Celori as their School Safety, Security and Health Specialist. Celori’s job is to ensure that students within Lake Stevens School District are safe when they are on school property. Celori’s concerns for student safety started even before he worked for the school district, when he was serving as police chief. “When I was chief I worked directly with the district and we formed a team back in 2007 to prevent an event like what hap- pened at Marysville-Pilchuck High School. We are continu- ally working on improving our threat management and I’m confident we are ahead of many others,” Celori said. “We started with the Department of Justice and Salem Kaiser model back in 2007. This is an area that is always changing. I’m currently working with a company out of Canada who are head and shoulders above many others to improve our process even further.” One of the simple, but very effective, changes that has been Students’safety top priority for Lake Stevens School District pam stevens installed in all of the schools is the safety lock that can be found in each classroom and other rooms throughout the district. The lock is kept in a box next to each door and is easily accessed and placed in a slot in the floor. The lock keeps intruders out of the room and can be used by children of almost any age. The district uses Rapid Re- sponder, a school safety system which is an All Hazards Emer- gency Preparedness and Cri- sis Management System. It has been certified by the Depart- ment of Homeland Security. The system brings tech- nology to the safety of each classroom by, “providing the most updated emergency re- sponse information to all cri- sis response team members and first responders.” It is ac- cessed through the internet and stored encrypted on a USB drive or on an iPad app. Rapid Response Easy Alert is another system used by the district and is designed to be used in real time in case of a high stress crisis situation. Easy Alert can be used by staff, district administrators and first responders. It’s basically a communication tool. If a school has a missing student, the Rapid Response System is a great tool in help- ing identify the student hasn’t shown up for school or made it home after school. “We can hit a button and it alerts everyone that the stu- A door at the Lake Stevens School District offices with the new Nightlock emergency door barricades. Insert: A closer look at how the lock works. SEE SAFETY ON page 11 dent is missing,” Celori ex- plained. National disasters such as earthquakes are also a consid- eration when thinking of stu- dent safety. “Right now I’m exploring emergency water supplies,” Celori said. Staff and school personnel are each trained on how to use each of the systems that the district has in place and Ce- lori continues to search for the most up-to-date technology and systems to ensure contin- ued safety. “Each of our schools has trained personnel in emergen- cy management and incident command. We meet with po- lice, fire and Snohomish Coun- ty Department of Emergency Management on a monthly basis,” Celori said. “We also conduct drills every month at every school.” If students hear of a threat they can use the Safe School Alert which can be done on their phones by texting, email- ing, calling or through the web. It can be done anonymously. Every tip is immediately logged into the custom alert system so that it can be investi- gated and managed. Older stu- dents should know about this system. This year some of the schools will be participating in the Visitor Management System, it will be available in all schools , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2016,August 31, 2016.pdf,August 31, 2016.pdf Page 1, August 31, 2016.pdf Page 1