WHY NEW RAMPS? You may be wondering why the city has been installing new wheelchair ramps. Find out the answer in the City Sene column. READ MORE ON PAGE 2 BOARDER HIT A young man skateboarding on 91st Ave. SE was hit by a car while wearing earbuds and no helmet. READ MORE ON PAGE 3 MOVIE IN THE PARK Bourne Orthodonticts and the Lake Stevens Arts Commission are hosting the second annual Movie in the Park. READ MORE ON PAGE 4 AQUAFEST 2014 Check out our photos from Aquaf- est 2014 and some of the results from that weekend. Find more at lakestevensledger.com. READ MORE ON PAGE 8-9 LEGION OFFICERS American Legion Post 181 installed their new officers at a picnic. Find out who is among the newly in- stalled group. READ MORE ON PAGE 11 PAM STEVENS PAM STEVENS PAM STEVENS MOLENKAMP | PAGE 5 FOSTER | PAGE 5 GUNS & HOSES | PAGE 5 August 6, 2014 Edition 1 Issue 2 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com Courtesy Photo Courtesy Photo Courtesy Photo Lake Stevens artist Ryan Molenkamp. LSHS 2014 graduate Dani Foster working on cars, something she loves to do. Foster will be attending the NASCARTech Institute in North Carolina for the next 15 months in an effort to pursue her dream of working on a NASCAR pit crew. Lake Stevens Police and Fire players along with the umpires who took part in this year’s Guns & Hoses Softball game. Lake Stevens native Ryan Molen- kamp graduated from Lake Stevens High School in 1995 and continued his educational career as a Viking up north at Western Washington Uni- versity where he intended to study the sciences. His plans quickly changed after he realized how much he loved the arts and also how much he disliked math. “I actually intended to study phys- ics or one of the hard sciences when I went to college - I was always in- terested in the questions that de- fined how the universe is described,” Molenkamp said. “Geology was Lake Stevens local Ryan Molenkamp shares his love of art something I considered for a bit af- ter I realized I didn’t have the math chops (or the desire) to look closely at physics or chemistry but I had al- ways been interested in landscape, rocks, formations, dramatic moun- tains and volcanoes.” Moenkamp used those early days of college reconsidering his ultimate goals by being creative. While he al- ways knew that he loved producing art he wasn’t sure he would be able to make a living at it. “I had always grown up painting and drawing, since I can remember, but I had never really considered, or The aroma of car fumes and the speed of race cars has been a passion of Dani Foster ‘s since she was a child. Foster has always loved the adrena- line rush that a race track brings and after graduating from Lake Stevens High School in June she wanted to pursue a career in NASCAR. “Doing research I knew I wanted to go to a technical school, Univer- sal Technical Institute partners with NASCAR so I applied to that one and got accepted,” Foster explained. Foster earns her way to NASCAR’s Technical Institute Foster found out that the NAS- CAR Technical Institute in Moores- ville, North Carolina was offering full ride scholarships to a lucky 30 kids for their 2014-2015 academic year, but getting one of those coveted scholarships wasn’t going to be easy. Each of the over 200 applicants had to create a three minute video explaining who they are and why they deserve a scholarship. Not an easy task, especially for an 18-year- old girl from small town America. “The video had to be about me. You had to tell them who you are, what your plans were for your edu- cation and why you needed the scholarship[,” Foster said. “My video included pictures of me working with cars. I work at the race track (Evergreen Speedway in Monroe) so there were a couple of pictures of me working there.” Foster’s video included a slide show full of pictures and integrated voice overs. That wasn’t the end of it however. All 200 videos were put on- line and had to be voted on. Let’s just Heavy rains couldn’t stop the an- nual Guns & Hoses softball game on Saturday, August 2. Lake Stevens Fire District and Lake Stevens Police warmed up un- der dark clouds and torrential down- pours but as soon as the game start- ed the sun began to shine through Guns & Hoses softball game brings in donations to Family Center Firstrespondersplayforfunandcommunity the clouds. Each year the two teams of first responders take the field at Lake Ste- vens High School to support families in Lake Stevens and to enjoy a fun and entertaining play off. This year entry into the game was at least one school supply which will go to the Lake Stevens Family Center to help families in Lake Stevens. “I like to play for the fun of it and for the community,” Fire Cap- tain Ron Rasmussen said. “I guess they asked me to coach because I’ve coached softball for quite awhile.” It should also be pointed out that since his team already knows him as their captain, making him the captain Over the past 22 months Dan Lorentzen has been filling the po- lice chief’s chair at the Lake Stevens Police Department and has been the acting chief. Last Friday, August 1, Lorentzen permanent police chief at LSPD PAM STEVENS Transparencyisatoppriority Lake Stevens Police Chief Dan Lorentzen is excited to be the permanent head of the department. Lorentzen accepted the position as Police Chief for the department. The city did go out in search of a new chief on two separate occa- sions, all the while Lorentzen, who had been Commander previously, continued to move the department LORENTZEN | PAGE 4 , OCR Text: WHY NEW RAMPS? You may be wondering why the city has been installing new wheelchair ramps. Find out the answer in the City Sene column. READ MORE ON PAGE 2 BOARDER HIT A young man skateboarding on 91st Ave. SE was hit by a car while wearing earbuds and no helmet. READ MORE ON PAGE 3 MOVIE IN THE PARK Bourne Orthodonticts and the Lake Stevens Arts Commission are hosting the second annual Movie in the Park. READ MORE ON PAGE 4 AQUAFEST 2014 Check out our photos from Aquaf- est 2014 and some of the results from that weekend. Find more at lakestevensledger.com. READ MORE ON PAGE 8-9 LEGION OFFICERS American Legion Post 181 installed their new officers at a picnic. Find out who is among the newly in- stalled group. READ MORE ON PAGE 11 PAM STEVENS PAM STEVENS PAM STEVENS MOLENKAMP | PAGE 5 FOSTER | PAGE 5 GUNS & HOSES | PAGE 5 August 6, 2014 Edition 1 Issue 2 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com Courtesy Photo Courtesy Photo Courtesy Photo Lake Stevens artist Ryan Molenkamp. LSHS 2014 graduate Dani Foster working on cars, something she loves to do. Foster will be attending the NASCARTech Institute in North Carolina for the next 15 months in an effort to pursue her dream of working on a NASCAR pit crew. Lake Stevens Police and Fire players along with the umpires who took part in this year’s Guns & Hoses Softball game. Lake Stevens native Ryan Molen- kamp graduated from Lake Stevens High School in 1995 and continued his educational career as a Viking up north at Western Washington Uni- versity where he intended to study the sciences. His plans quickly changed after he realized how much he loved the arts and also how much he disliked math. “I actually intended to study phys- ics or one of the hard sciences when I went to college - I was always in- terested in the questions that de- fined how the universe is described,” Molenkamp said. “Geology was Lake Stevens local Ryan Molenkamp shares his love of art something I considered for a bit af- ter I realized I didn’t have the math chops (or the desire) to look closely at physics or chemistry but I had al- ways been interested in landscape, rocks, formations, dramatic moun- tains and volcanoes.” Moenkamp used those early days of college reconsidering his ultimate goals by being creative. While he al- ways knew that he loved producing art he wasn’t sure he would be able to make a living at it. “I had always grown up painting and drawing, since I can remember, but I had never really considered, or The aroma of car fumes and the speed of race cars has been a passion of Dani Foster ‘s since she was a child. Foster has always loved the adrena- line rush that a race track brings and after graduating from Lake Stevens High School in June she wanted to pursue a career in NASCAR. “Doing research I knew I wanted to go to a technical school, Univer- sal Technical Institute partners with NASCAR so I applied to that one and got accepted,” Foster explained. Foster earns her way to NASCAR’s Technical Institute Foster found out that the NAS- CAR Technical Institute in Moores- ville, North Carolina was offering full ride scholarships to a lucky 30 kids for their 2014-2015 academic year, but getting one of those coveted scholarships wasn’t going to be easy. Each of the over 200 applicants had to create a three minute video explaining who they are and why they deserve a scholarship. Not an easy task, especially for an 18-year- old girl from small town America. “The video had to be about me. You had to tell them who you are, what your plans were for your edu- cation and why you needed the scholarship[,” Foster said. “My video included pictures of me working with cars. I work at the race track (Evergreen Speedway in Monroe) so there were a couple of pictures of me working there.” Foster’s video included a slide show full of pictures and integrated voice overs. That wasn’t the end of it however. All 200 videos were put on- line and had to be voted on. Let’s just Heavy rains couldn’t stop the an- nual Guns & Hoses softball game on Saturday, August 2. Lake Stevens Fire District and Lake Stevens Police warmed up un- der dark clouds and torrential down- pours but as soon as the game start- ed the sun began to shine through Guns & Hoses softball game brings in donations to Family Center Firstrespondersplayforfunandcommunity the clouds. Each year the two teams of first responders take the field at Lake Ste- vens High School to support families in Lake Stevens and to enjoy a fun and entertaining play off. This year entry into the game was at least one school supply which will go to the Lake Stevens Family Center to help families in Lake Stevens. “I like to play for the fun of it and for the community,” Fire Cap- tain Ron Rasmussen said. “I guess they asked me to coach because I’ve coached softball for quite awhile.” It should also be pointed out that since his team already knows him as their captain, making him the captain Over the past 22 months Dan Lorentzen has been filling the po- lice chief’s chair at the Lake Stevens Police Department and has been the acting chief. Last Friday, August 1, Lorentzen permanent police chief at LSPD PAM STEVENS Transparencyisatoppriority Lake Stevens Police Chief Dan Lorentzen is excited to be the permanent head of the department. Lorentzen accepted the position as Police Chief for the department. The city did go out in search of a new chief on two separate occa- sions, all the while Lorentzen, who had been Commander previously, continued to move the department LORENTZEN | PAGE 4 , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2014,August 6, 2014.pdf,August 6, 2014.pdf Page 1, August 6, 2014.pdf Page 1