NEW FIREFIGHTERS Lake Stevens Fire welcomes new firefighters to their crew. Find out who they are. READ MORE ON Page 12 April 12, 2017 Edition 2 Issue 21 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com LSHS JAZZ BAND The Lake Stevens High School Jazz Band played their hearts out at the Newport Festival. Read more on page 12 COMm. GARDEN Eagle Ridge Park will soon have a community garden for locals and the Lake Stevens Food Bank. . Read more ON Page 5 CITY CLEAN-UP The city’s annual spring clean-up day is May 6 at Cavelero Mid High School. Read more on page 2 This is what the proposed buoy line could look like if agreed to by council. Buoys spaced 300 feet apart and 200 feet from the shoreline. SEE READING ON page 3 HELPING in Africa A local 13-year-old is raising money for his 13th birthday to help bring clean water to parts of Africa. Read more page 2 SEE BUOY LINE ON page 2 The Mt. Pilchuck Elemen- tary School Bookworms are champions of the 2017 Sno-Isle Libraries Mega-Fun, Biblio- Trivia, Rockem-Sockem Third Grade Reading Challenge. Think of it as March mad- ness, except for third-graders and they’ve got books instead of basketballs. More than 1,300 students on 194 teams from 50 schools across two counties read the same six book titles. Starting in early March, the teams began facing off in book knowledge quiz bowls, first at their schools and then school districts. The top seven teams met March 30 on stage at Rose- hill Community Center. After three, six-question rounds, two teams were left standing with perfect scores, the Bookworms from Mt. Pilchuck in the Lake Stevens School District and the Diamond Dolphins from Discovery Elementary in the Mukilteo School District. One overtime question later, the champions were crowned. “This is fun for the students, but there is more to this event,” Sno-Isle Libraries Deputy Di- rector Kendra Trachta told the crowd of more than 250 par- ents, family members, teach- ers and other supporters. “We know that reading proficiency at the third-grade level is a strong indicator of success throughout their school ca- Mt. Pilchuck students on top in Sno-Isle reading challenge CONTRIBUTED reers.” The reading challenge pro- gram encourages children to have fun and enjoy reading while honing their literacy and teamwork skills, she added. Judges for the finals includ- ed Mukilteo School District Superintendent Marci Larsen and Trudy Rosemarin from the Northwest Literacy Foun- dation. Four members of the Kamiak High School cheer- leading squad also greeted the teams as they arrived. Guest judges at semifinal events included: Arlington Education Foundation Sher- ri Ballew, Edmonds School District Superintendent Kris McDuffy, Lake Stevens City Council member Gary Peter- shagen, Lynnwood City Coun- cil member Shannon Sessions. Oak Harbor School District Superintendent Lance Gibbon, Snohomish County Council member Stephanie Wright, Snohomish School Board Vice President Shaunna Ballas. The six books used for this year’s challenge were: “Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things”  by Lenore Look; “Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery”  by Deborah & James Howe; “To Catch a Mer- maid” by Suzanne Selfors “My Homework Ate My Homework”  by Patrick Jen- nings; “The Trouble With Chickens: a J.J. Tully Mys- tery” by Doreen Cronin ; “The World According to Hum- phrey” by Betty Birney. Joining Mt. Pilchuck and Discovery elementary schools in the finals were the Read- ing Rock Stars from Cedar- home Elementary, Stanwood- Camano School District;  the Reading Raccoons from  South Whidbey Elementary, South Whidbey School District; the Super Eight from Beverly El- ementary, Edmonds School District; and the Book Bashers from Seattle Hill Elementary, Snohomish School District. All participating schools for 2017 were: Arlington School District: Presidents Elementary, Coupe- ville School District, Coupe- ville Elementary, Darrington School District: Darrington Elementary. Edmonds School District: Beverly Elementary, Brier El- ementary, Cedar Valley Com- munity School, Cedar Way Elementary, College Place El- ementary, Edmonds Elementa- ry, Hilltop Elementary, Lynn- dale Elementary, Lynnwood Elementary, Maplewood K-8, Sherwood Elementary, Spruce Elementary, Terrace Park El- ementary, Westgate Elementar. Everett School District: For- est View Elementary, James Members of the Mt. Pilchuck Elementary Bookworms before winning the 2017 Sno-Isle Libraries Mega-Fun, Biblio-Trivia, Rockem- SockemThird Grade Reading Challenge on March 30 at Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. Enjoying the lake comes with issues of safety for every- one and the city of Lake Ste- vens has made a proposal to its citizens - a buoy line that goes around the entire perimeter of the lake. The idea came from several residents who were concerned about the safety of their family and friends who wanted to en- joy paddleboarding, kayaking, swimming and other types of non-motorized activities. “The city worked with the police department, who had safety concerns with both non- motorized and motorized ve- hicles on the lake,” Jill Meis, Assistant Planner with the City of Lake Stevens said. The city held an informa- tional meeting on March 29 to hear what residents thought of the idea of a buoy line. The police shored statistics which showed that many of the lake’s users were younger people who didn’t know all of the rules of lake use. The suggestion was that the buoys be placed 300 feet apart City considering buoy line for added safety on the lake Pam Stevens and 200 feet from the shore- line to create a “no wake” zone with no attachments between buoys. “The thought behind it is that when the police depart- ment took all of the unregu- lated, non-permitted buoys off of the lake the planning de- partment received phone calls asking if they could permit the buoys,” Meis explained. “How- ever, the Shoreline Master Plan says that there is no way to permit those.” Several people at the meet- ing said that they didn’t like the aesthetics of the buoys, They preferred more education for the uses of the lake and there were also concerns about the cost of the buoy line. “The police removed 150 buoys and we would only be putting in 108. The cost would be $20,000,” Meis said. “The city hasn’t budgeted anything for it as of yet.” Other suggestions included having people apply for the permit and have the buoys put in for those who wanted them. , OCR Text: NEW FIREFIGHTERS Lake Stevens Fire welcomes new firefighters to their crew. Find out who they are. READ MORE ON Page 12 April 12, 2017 Edition 2 Issue 21 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com LSHS JAZZ BAND The Lake Stevens High School Jazz Band played their hearts out at the Newport Festival. Read more on page 12 COMm. GARDEN Eagle Ridge Park will soon have a community garden for locals and the Lake Stevens Food Bank. . Read more ON Page 5 CITY CLEAN-UP The city’s annual spring clean-up day is May 6 at Cavelero Mid High School. Read more on page 2 This is what the proposed buoy line could look like if agreed to by council. Buoys spaced 300 feet apart and 200 feet from the shoreline. SEE READING ON page 3 HELPING in Africa A local 13-year-old is raising money for his 13th birthday to help bring clean water to parts of Africa. Read more page 2 SEE BUOY LINE ON page 2 The Mt. Pilchuck Elemen- tary School Bookworms are champions of the 2017 Sno-Isle Libraries Mega-Fun, Biblio- Trivia, Rockem-Sockem Third Grade Reading Challenge. Think of it as March mad- ness, except for third-graders and they’ve got books instead of basketballs. More than 1,300 students on 194 teams from 50 schools across two counties read the same six book titles. Starting in early March, the teams began facing off in book knowledge quiz bowls, first at their schools and then school districts. The top seven teams met March 30 on stage at Rose- hill Community Center. After three, six-question rounds, two teams were left standing with perfect scores, the Bookworms from Mt. Pilchuck in the Lake Stevens School District and the Diamond Dolphins from Discovery Elementary in the Mukilteo School District. One overtime question later, the champions were crowned. “This is fun for the students, but there is more to this event,” Sno-Isle Libraries Deputy Di- rector Kendra Trachta told the crowd of more than 250 par- ents, family members, teach- ers and other supporters. “We know that reading proficiency at the third-grade level is a strong indicator of success throughout their school ca- Mt. Pilchuck students on top in Sno-Isle reading challenge CONTRIBUTED reers.” The reading challenge pro- gram encourages children to have fun and enjoy reading while honing their literacy and teamwork skills, she added. Judges for the finals includ- ed Mukilteo School District Superintendent Marci Larsen and Trudy Rosemarin from the Northwest Literacy Foun- dation. Four members of the Kamiak High School cheer- leading squad also greeted the teams as they arrived. Guest judges at semifinal events included: Arlington Education Foundation Sher- ri Ballew, Edmonds School District Superintendent Kris McDuffy, Lake Stevens City Council member Gary Peter- shagen, Lynnwood City Coun- cil member Shannon Sessions. Oak Harbor School District Superintendent Lance Gibbon, Snohomish County Council member Stephanie Wright, Snohomish School Board Vice President Shaunna Ballas. The six books used for this year’s challenge were: “Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things”  by Lenore Look; “Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery”  by Deborah & James Howe; “To Catch a Mer- maid” by Suzanne Selfors “My Homework Ate My Homework”  by Patrick Jen- nings; “The Trouble With Chickens: a J.J. Tully Mys- tery” by Doreen Cronin ; “The World According to Hum- phrey” by Betty Birney. Joining Mt. Pilchuck and Discovery elementary schools in the finals were the Read- ing Rock Stars from Cedar- home Elementary, Stanwood- Camano School District;  the Reading Raccoons from  South Whidbey Elementary, South Whidbey School District; the Super Eight from Beverly El- ementary, Edmonds School District; and the Book Bashers from Seattle Hill Elementary, Snohomish School District. All participating schools for 2017 were: Arlington School District: Presidents Elementary, Coupe- ville School District, Coupe- ville Elementary, Darrington School District: Darrington Elementary. Edmonds School District: Beverly Elementary, Brier El- ementary, Cedar Valley Com- munity School, Cedar Way Elementary, College Place El- ementary, Edmonds Elementa- ry, Hilltop Elementary, Lynn- dale Elementary, Lynnwood Elementary, Maplewood K-8, Sherwood Elementary, Spruce Elementary, Terrace Park El- ementary, Westgate Elementar. Everett School District: For- est View Elementary, James Members of the Mt. Pilchuck Elementary Bookworms before winning the 2017 Sno-Isle Libraries Mega-Fun, Biblio-Trivia, Rockem- SockemThird Grade Reading Challenge on March 30 at Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. Enjoying the lake comes with issues of safety for every- one and the city of Lake Ste- vens has made a proposal to its citizens - a buoy line that goes around the entire perimeter of the lake. The idea came from several residents who were concerned about the safety of their family and friends who wanted to en- joy paddleboarding, kayaking, swimming and other types of non-motorized activities. “The city worked with the police department, who had safety concerns with both non- motorized and motorized ve- hicles on the lake,” Jill Meis, Assistant Planner with the City of Lake Stevens said. The city held an informa- tional meeting on March 29 to hear what residents thought of the idea of a buoy line. The police shored statistics which showed that many of the lake’s users were younger people who didn’t know all of the rules of lake use. The suggestion was that the buoys be placed 300 feet apart City considering buoy line for added safety on the lake Pam Stevens and 200 feet from the shore- line to create a “no wake” zone with no attachments between buoys. “The thought behind it is that when the police depart- ment took all of the unregu- lated, non-permitted buoys off of the lake the planning de- partment received phone calls asking if they could permit the buoys,” Meis explained. “How- ever, the Shoreline Master Plan says that there is no way to permit those.” Several people at the meet- ing said that they didn’t like the aesthetics of the buoys, They preferred more education for the uses of the lake and there were also concerns about the cost of the buoy line. “The police removed 150 buoys and we would only be putting in 108. The cost would be $20,000,” Meis said. “The city hasn’t budgeted anything for it as of yet.” Other suggestions included having people apply for the permit and have the buoys put in for those who wanted them. , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2017,April 12, 2017.pdf,April 12, 2017.pdf Page 1, April 12, 2017.pdf Page 1