FCCLA Awards Lake Stevens High School FCCLA members take their projects national bringng home 7 medals. READ MORE ON Page 12 August 19, 2015 Edition 2 Issue 3 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com Did you vote? Local teenager Meg Low expresses her opinion on why voting is impor- tant even in primary elections. Read more page 10 mission trip Holy Cross Catholic Church teens served disabled kids in Southern California. Read more on pages 6 vaping results Snohomish Health District received hundreds of comments regarding vaping within the county. Read more on page 3 back to school Are you ready to send your kids back to school? Check out our Back to School section for helpful hints. Read more pages 7-9 pam stevens SEE CHILL POPS ON page 2 SEE NNO ON page 2 “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. One week turn around time! The primary election took place on Tuesday, Aug. 4 with only one city council position up for election. Three candidates, Michael Boe, Jeffrey Koon and Rauchel McDaniel were vying for the position but after the election results were published Mc- Daniel and Boe are the two moving forward to the General McDaniel, Boe move forward in City Council position election Election this November. McDaniel received 43% of the vote with Boe receiving 33%. Koon came in with just under 22%. This year’s primary election saw a low voter turnout with just over 3,000 people in Lake Stevens voting. Under 23% of voters within Snohomish County voted in this primary election. pam stevens Rauchel McDaniel Michael Boe For the past 13 years, Lake Stevens has held their own National Night Out event in downtown Lake Stevens in an effort to bring the community together and promote safety. This annual event takes place on the first Tuesday in August and is always supported by lo- cal service clubs, businesses and individuals. This year’s event brought in over 1,200 people and offered 45 vendor booths. The event is always free and included sev- eral booths with free food and drinks. “Major contributors to this event included the City of Lake Stevens, Lake Stevens Police Department, Lake Stevens Fire Department, Foster Press, DJ Bob, Kiwanis and Hawkeyes for provioding free hot dogs, and many others for their food and interactive booths,” Julie Senechal frm the Lake Stevens Family Center said. National Night Out brings community together National Night Out welcomed families with kids of all ages. Service clubs including Lions, Kiwanis, American Legion, Rotary and others offered free food to attendees. Contributed Photos Vicky Flanders is a teacher here in Lake Stevens but she is a mom first and with that job title she looks for ways to feed her kids fun and healthy snacks. The drive to ensure that her boys, ages 7 and 10, get to enjoy LakeStevensteacherstartsChillIcePopsbusiness pam stevens Vicky Flanders serving up one of her delicious Chill Ice Pops. Contributed Photo the cool and refreshing plea- sures a Popsicle gives she came up with the idea to make her very own Chill Ice Pops which are both gluten and dairy free and contain fresh fruit. “I wanted to be able to give my kids a treat that they would enjoy and I would feel good about feeding them, so I started experimenting with fresh fruits,” Flanders said. “Ice pops were the perfect blend of a cool and refreshing treat that used real ingredients. They really  taste like summer on a stick!  With a great response from friends and family I de- , OCR Text: FCCLA Awards Lake Stevens High School FCCLA members take their projects national bringng home 7 medals. READ MORE ON Page 12 August 19, 2015 Edition 2 Issue 3 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com Did you vote? Local teenager Meg Low expresses her opinion on why voting is impor- tant even in primary elections. Read more page 10 mission trip Holy Cross Catholic Church teens served disabled kids in Southern California. Read more on pages 6 vaping results Snohomish Health District received hundreds of comments regarding vaping within the county. Read more on page 3 back to school Are you ready to send your kids back to school? Check out our Back to School section for helpful hints. Read more pages 7-9 pam stevens SEE CHILL POPS ON page 2 SEE NNO ON page 2 “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. One week turn around time! The primary election took place on Tuesday, Aug. 4 with only one city council position up for election. Three candidates, Michael Boe, Jeffrey Koon and Rauchel McDaniel were vying for the position but after the election results were published Mc- Daniel and Boe are the two moving forward to the General McDaniel, Boe move forward in City Council position election Election this November. McDaniel received 43% of the vote with Boe receiving 33%. Koon came in with just under 22%. This year’s primary election saw a low voter turnout with just over 3,000 people in Lake Stevens voting. Under 23% of voters within Snohomish County voted in this primary election. pam stevens Rauchel McDaniel Michael Boe For the past 13 years, Lake Stevens has held their own National Night Out event in downtown Lake Stevens in an effort to bring the community together and promote safety. This annual event takes place on the first Tuesday in August and is always supported by lo- cal service clubs, businesses and individuals. This year’s event brought in over 1,200 people and offered 45 vendor booths. The event is always free and included sev- eral booths with free food and drinks. “Major contributors to this event included the City of Lake Stevens, Lake Stevens Police Department, Lake Stevens Fire Department, Foster Press, DJ Bob, Kiwanis and Hawkeyes for provioding free hot dogs, and many others for their food and interactive booths,” Julie Senechal frm the Lake Stevens Family Center said. National Night Out brings community together National Night Out welcomed families with kids of all ages. Service clubs including Lions, Kiwanis, American Legion, Rotary and others offered free food to attendees. Contributed Photos Vicky Flanders is a teacher here in Lake Stevens but she is a mom first and with that job title she looks for ways to feed her kids fun and healthy snacks. The drive to ensure that her boys, ages 7 and 10, get to enjoy LakeStevensteacherstartsChillIcePopsbusiness pam stevens Vicky Flanders serving up one of her delicious Chill Ice Pops. Contributed Photo the cool and refreshing plea- sures a Popsicle gives she came up with the idea to make her very own Chill Ice Pops which are both gluten and dairy free and contain fresh fruit. “I wanted to be able to give my kids a treat that they would enjoy and I would feel good about feeding them, so I started experimenting with fresh fruits,” Flanders said. “Ice pops were the perfect blend of a cool and refreshing treat that used real ingredients. They really  taste like summer on a stick!  With a great response from friends and family I de- , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2015,August 19, 2015.pdf,August 19, 2015.pdf Page 1, August 19, 2015.pdf Page 1