Retired FLAGS Lake Stevens Scouts along with American Legion members retired old American flags. READ MORE ON Page 12 June 21, 2017 Edition 2 Issue 25 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com Safe 4th of JULY Lake Stevens Fire encourages safety at local 4th of July celebrations and share safety guidelines. Read more on page 12 Aquafest ready? It’s time to register for Aquafest activities including the Aquarun and Waterski and Wakeboard tourney. Read more ON Pages 6-7 EMS IN ACTION Lake Stevens Fire will be holding an Open House to show how their EMS works in the field. Read more on page 3 Over 600 students from the Lake Stevens High School Class of 2017 graduated onTuesday, June 13 at Xfinity Arena in Everett. Contributed Photo SEE ART ON page 2 pam stevens BEWARE OF BATS Snohomish Health District warns of local bats carrying rabies. Read more about the warning. Read more ON page 5 Congratulations LSHS Class of 2017 SEE LAKE ON page 111 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 12 years After a long, rainy winter, the sun has finally made its ap- pearance in Lake Stevens. Like many others in our community, you might have already taken advantage of the summer sunshine and planned a trip to the lake. On a lake drive during our unusually hot Memorial Day weekend, our city were beaches packed with people soaking up the sun, and the lake filled with boaters making some of the first runs of the season. Our lake is a wonderful place Taking care of our lake for the long haul, be careful what goes in the lake Emma DeFrang, Junior at Lake Stevens High School to swim and boat, but as sum- mer approaches this year, it can be hard to ignore the thick algae teeming at the shore- lines, the unsightly aerator in the middle of the lake, and the feeling of slimy mifoil graz- ing your feet as you’re swim- ming. Why does our lake suffer from such poor water quality? Where does all this algae come from? Why must we have an aerator to fix it? The answer lies in a sub- stance you probably have ly- ing around your garage. If you who take pride in your per- An aerial view of Lake Stevens in 2017 showing algae around the border of the lake.The 2012 aerial view can be seen on page 11. Summers in Lake Stevens consist of long nights, beau- tiful weather and fun in the lake but this summer the Lake Stevens Arts Commission has planned several experiences to bring a little more culture into our community. The commission has always displayed local artists’ work at the Police Station and the Lake Stevens Library and those ven- ues still carry artwork. However, they have added Music in the Park, Shakespeare in the Park and Movies in the Park. With the support of the city council and staff the commis- sion has been able to arrange for a plethora of events made for all ages. “This is our pilot season,” Steve Apodaca, Chair of the Arts Commission said. “Our goal is to have even more next year.” Music on the Lake will be held at Lundeen Park on Sun- day, July 9 and Sunday, July 23 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The July 9 concert will show- case Sounds of the Delta fea- turing Cobblestone and Rang- er and the Re-Arrangers. Cobblestone is a folksy jazz type band and Ranger and the Re-Arrangers play Gypsy Jazz. On July 23, folks can hear Swing and Techno Dance style music with Mood Swings and Caleb Akay. The Mood Swings are a 19 woman group who play Big Band music. Akay fuses Swing and Techno music to create an original sound. Bringing different types of music to our residents is a goal Arts Commission bringing culture Lake Stevens , OCR Text: Retired FLAGS Lake Stevens Scouts along with American Legion members retired old American flags. READ MORE ON Page 12 June 21, 2017 Edition 2 Issue 25 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com Safe 4th of JULY Lake Stevens Fire encourages safety at local 4th of July celebrations and share safety guidelines. Read more on page 12 Aquafest ready? It’s time to register for Aquafest activities including the Aquarun and Waterski and Wakeboard tourney. Read more ON Pages 6-7 EMS IN ACTION Lake Stevens Fire will be holding an Open House to show how their EMS works in the field. Read more on page 3 Over 600 students from the Lake Stevens High School Class of 2017 graduated onTuesday, June 13 at Xfinity Arena in Everett. Contributed Photo SEE ART ON page 2 pam stevens BEWARE OF BATS Snohomish Health District warns of local bats carrying rabies. Read more about the warning. Read more ON page 5 Congratulations LSHS Class of 2017 SEE LAKE ON page 111 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 12 years After a long, rainy winter, the sun has finally made its ap- pearance in Lake Stevens. Like many others in our community, you might have already taken advantage of the summer sunshine and planned a trip to the lake. On a lake drive during our unusually hot Memorial Day weekend, our city were beaches packed with people soaking up the sun, and the lake filled with boaters making some of the first runs of the season. Our lake is a wonderful place Taking care of our lake for the long haul, be careful what goes in the lake Emma DeFrang, Junior at Lake Stevens High School to swim and boat, but as sum- mer approaches this year, it can be hard to ignore the thick algae teeming at the shore- lines, the unsightly aerator in the middle of the lake, and the feeling of slimy mifoil graz- ing your feet as you’re swim- ming. Why does our lake suffer from such poor water quality? Where does all this algae come from? Why must we have an aerator to fix it? The answer lies in a sub- stance you probably have ly- ing around your garage. If you who take pride in your per- An aerial view of Lake Stevens in 2017 showing algae around the border of the lake.The 2012 aerial view can be seen on page 11. Summers in Lake Stevens consist of long nights, beau- tiful weather and fun in the lake but this summer the Lake Stevens Arts Commission has planned several experiences to bring a little more culture into our community. The commission has always displayed local artists’ work at the Police Station and the Lake Stevens Library and those ven- ues still carry artwork. However, they have added Music in the Park, Shakespeare in the Park and Movies in the Park. With the support of the city council and staff the commis- sion has been able to arrange for a plethora of events made for all ages. “This is our pilot season,” Steve Apodaca, Chair of the Arts Commission said. “Our goal is to have even more next year.” Music on the Lake will be held at Lundeen Park on Sun- day, July 9 and Sunday, July 23 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The July 9 concert will show- case Sounds of the Delta fea- turing Cobblestone and Rang- er and the Re-Arrangers. Cobblestone is a folksy jazz type band and Ranger and the Re-Arrangers play Gypsy Jazz. On July 23, folks can hear Swing and Techno Dance style music with Mood Swings and Caleb Akay. The Mood Swings are a 19 woman group who play Big Band music. Akay fuses Swing and Techno music to create an original sound. Bringing different types of music to our residents is a goal Arts Commission bringing culture Lake Stevens , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2017,June 21, 2017.pdf,June 21, 2017.pdf Page 1, June 21, 2017.pdf Page 1