July 19, 2017 Edition 3 Issue 1 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com AQUAFEST GUIDE Aquafest 2017 is just around the corner. Find the Aquafest brochure inside this issue. It’s your guide to everything Aquafest! AVOID FALLS Falls can be life threatening so Lake Stevens Fire has information on how to avoid them Read more ON PAGE 12 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT National Night Out Against Crime is on Tuesday, August 1 and it’s going to look a little different this year. Read more on page 2 Left: Community members working together on the Unity Art project in Lundeen Park on Sunday, July 9.The project still stands at the park. Right: Music in the park at Lundeen Park was also held on July 9 with Jazz music. Photo by Pam Stevens pam stevens pam stevens STDs INCREASED Snohomish County’s STD rates have increased over the past few years. What does this mean? Read more page 3 SEE Unity ON page 2 The Lake Stevens Arts Com- mission welcomes Shakespeare in the Park on Sunday, August 6 at 4 p.m. at North Cove Park. Last Leaf Productions will be performing the interactive “Comedy of Errors.” This free performance is fun for all ages. Performers take the oppor- tunity to interact with the au- dience, making it a great way for children to get a taste of Shakespeare in a fun and fes- tive setting. Last Leaf Productions was established in 1999 by Pa- tricia Haines Ainsworth Arts Commission welcomes Shakespeare in the park and Alexandra Clark to provide quality “afford- able portable theatre” to audiences not often reached by other touring companies.  Because of school budgets andtimerestrictionstherewere students at the far reaching districts that had little or no contact with live the- atre except what their town schools or churches would put on.  Last Leaf saw the need for in- teractive, fun, and educational theatre to be brought to these schools and libraries for easy access to eager minds.  They also developed their special brand of edited for time but fully period Shakespeare for outdoor summer perfor- mances.  By cutting the shows down they offer a more manageable taste of the playwright’s master- pieces for those less familiar.  Last Leaf has been touring for 19 seasons now bringing the magic of theatre to the audience throughout West- ern Washington from bor- der to border and a little into Canada too! The Lake Stevens Arts Commission is dedicated to bringing art of all formats to the community and sharing Shakespeare gets them closer to that goal. FIND IT INSIDE 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 13 years An elaborate web of yarn is taking center stage at Lundeen Park right now all in an effort to unify our community. How does colorful yarn help unify us, you may ask. Let me explain. The web has 32 posts, each with some sort of identifier at the base of the pole such as “I’m a parent” or “English is my second language” along with other descriptions. The participants string the yarn around each pole that they identify with and in the end it creates a web of colorful art. Lake Stevens resident Ter- ry Bockivich heard about this project through the  Ves- sence #WeLiveBig initiative to promote human flourishing.  “This project has been in- stalled 142 times all around the world,” Bockovich said.” UNI- TY, is an interactive public art project and was created as a re- sponse to the divisiveness and negative rhetoric in American politics. It was created to raise Art helping bring unity to Lake Stevens community Special Supplement to the | July 19, 2017 Fun!Food!RIdES! Fun!Food!RIdES! Friday-Sunday July28-30 LIVEEnTERTAInMEnT!3PARAdES! FoRTHEWHoLEFAMIL Y! , OCR Text: July 19, 2017 Edition 3 Issue 1 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com AQUAFEST GUIDE Aquafest 2017 is just around the corner. Find the Aquafest brochure inside this issue. It’s your guide to everything Aquafest! AVOID FALLS Falls can be life threatening so Lake Stevens Fire has information on how to avoid them Read more ON PAGE 12 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT National Night Out Against Crime is on Tuesday, August 1 and it’s going to look a little different this year. Read more on page 2 Left: Community members working together on the Unity Art project in Lundeen Park on Sunday, July 9.The project still stands at the park. Right: Music in the park at Lundeen Park was also held on July 9 with Jazz music. Photo by Pam Stevens pam stevens pam stevens STDs INCREASED Snohomish County’s STD rates have increased over the past few years. What does this mean? Read more page 3 SEE Unity ON page 2 The Lake Stevens Arts Com- mission welcomes Shakespeare in the Park on Sunday, August 6 at 4 p.m. at North Cove Park. Last Leaf Productions will be performing the interactive “Comedy of Errors.” This free performance is fun for all ages. Performers take the oppor- tunity to interact with the au- dience, making it a great way for children to get a taste of Shakespeare in a fun and fes- tive setting. Last Leaf Productions was established in 1999 by Pa- tricia Haines Ainsworth Arts Commission welcomes Shakespeare in the park and Alexandra Clark to provide quality “afford- able portable theatre” to audiences not often reached by other touring companies.  Because of school budgets andtimerestrictionstherewere students at the far reaching districts that had little or no contact with live the- atre except what their town schools or churches would put on.  Last Leaf saw the need for in- teractive, fun, and educational theatre to be brought to these schools and libraries for easy access to eager minds.  They also developed their special brand of edited for time but fully period Shakespeare for outdoor summer perfor- mances.  By cutting the shows down they offer a more manageable taste of the playwright’s master- pieces for those less familiar.  Last Leaf has been touring for 19 seasons now bringing the magic of theatre to the audience throughout West- ern Washington from bor- der to border and a little into Canada too! The Lake Stevens Arts Commission is dedicated to bringing art of all formats to the community and sharing Shakespeare gets them closer to that goal. FIND IT INSIDE 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 13 years An elaborate web of yarn is taking center stage at Lundeen Park right now all in an effort to unify our community. How does colorful yarn help unify us, you may ask. Let me explain. The web has 32 posts, each with some sort of identifier at the base of the pole such as “I’m a parent” or “English is my second language” along with other descriptions. The participants string the yarn around each pole that they identify with and in the end it creates a web of colorful art. Lake Stevens resident Ter- ry Bockivich heard about this project through the  Ves- sence #WeLiveBig initiative to promote human flourishing.  “This project has been in- stalled 142 times all around the world,” Bockovich said.” UNI- TY, is an interactive public art project and was created as a re- sponse to the divisiveness and negative rhetoric in American politics. It was created to raise Art helping bring unity to Lake Stevens community Special Supplement to the | July 19, 2017 Fun!Food!RIdES! Fun!Food!RIdES! Friday-Sunday July28-30 LIVEEnTERTAInMEnT!3PARAdES! FoRTHEWHoLEFAMIL Y! , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2017,July 19, 2017.pdf,July 19, 2017.pdf Page 1, July 19, 2017.pdf Page 1