NEW COUNCILMAN
Lake Stevens has a new city coun-
cilmember chosen by current city
councilmembers.
READ MORE ON Page 12
January 4, 2017 Edition 2 Issue 14
PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com
INFLUENZA DEATHS
Four people in Snohomish County
have died due to influenza. It’s not
too late to get your fu shot.
Read more on page 9
HOMEless FORUM
Lake Stevens Library will be holding
a forum on local homelessness in
January.
Read more ON PAGE 5
LOCAL COLUMNISTS
The Ledger has several local colum-
nists who share their expertise with
out readers.
Read more INSIDE
The Capone family includingVanessa, Jonathan (Mom & Dad) and kids Connor (13), Christa (11), Claire (8) and Caleb (6).
Contributed Photo
SEE LEGION ON page 2
pam stevens
Left: Fred Cushman. Right: Jack Sahlbom. Contributed Photos
FIRE AUCTION
Lake Stevens firefighters are holding
an auction to help local kids get
much needed winter coats.
Read more page 2
SEE CAPONES ON page 2
Fred Cushman was born
on August 8, 1928 and passed
away on December 22.
He served in the U.S. Army
in the Korean War.
Cushman was an active
member of Post 181 for 42
years. He was also very ac-
tive with the Kiwanis and as
the unofficial gardener of the
downtown rose bushes for de-
cades.
Cushman would deliver ros-
es from his bushes to business-
es and residents on a regular
basis for years.
Legion member Jack Sahl-
bom passed away on Christ-
mas Day. He was born on April
5, 1925 and served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during World
War II and the Korean War..
He served honorably in both
wars. He was awarded the
Bronze Star with valor and the
Purple Heart during Korea.
Sahlbom was born, raised,
and lived in Lake Stevens his
American Legion Post 191 loses two members
Fred Cushman, Jack Salhbom pass away
CONTRIBUTED
Living the American dream
is how Jonathan and Vanessa
Capone describe their lives for
the past 15 years. The Capones
purchased their dream house
in Lake Stevens in January of
2014 and moved in with their
four beautiful children.
Their home is filled with love
for each other and for God
and a love of helping others,
especially children around the
world. After just two and a half
years of living in their home,
the Capones have rented it out
and are now living in a cabin
near Lake Roesiger saving
money so they can move their
family to the Philippines to
serve as missionaries at King’s
Garden Children’s Home.
Jonathan and Vanessa grew
up in Snohomish and met in
high School. They married and
Jonathan started working at HB
Jaeger straight out of high school
and has moved up the ranks
quickly into upper management.
For the past eight years,
both Jonathan and Van-
essa have served as vol-
Capone family’s mission trips become a full-time job
unteer vocational pastors.
“Something life changing hap-
pened to our family,” Jonathan
explains. “We started taking
short term mission trips as a
complete family five years ago.
At the time our youngest child
was nine months old and our
oldest was eight.”
They traveled to different
places throughout the world
as a family and soon they real-
ized that this is what they were
meant to do.
“Something awakened inside
us after the first trip, a passion
to meet people and reach them.
I like to say we were bit by the
missions bug,” Jonathan said.
“Over that span of five years
we’ve been on six international
trips and four local trips all as
a complete family. We joked
that I worked to support our
missions habit.”
On their last mission trip the
family headed to the Philip-
pines to serve at King’s Garden
Children’s Home.
“It was that trip to King’s
Garden Children’s Home that
we felt that God had called us
9302 N. Davies Rd. • Lake SteveNS • 425-903-4069
1909 Hewitt ave. • eveRett • 425-249-2812
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, OCR Text: NEW COUNCILMAN
Lake Stevens has a new city coun-
cilmember chosen by current city
councilmembers.
READ MORE ON Page 12
January 4, 2017 Edition 2 Issue 14
PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com
INFLUENZA DEATHS
Four people in Snohomish County
have died due to influenza. It’s not
too late to get your fu shot.
Read more on page 9
HOMEless FORUM
Lake Stevens Library will be holding
a forum on local homelessness in
January.
Read more ON PAGE 5
LOCAL COLUMNISTS
The Ledger has several local colum-
nists who share their expertise with
out readers.
Read more INSIDE
The Capone family includingVanessa, Jonathan (Mom & Dad) and kids Connor (13), Christa (11), Claire (8) and Caleb (6).
Contributed Photo
SEE LEGION ON page 2
pam stevens
Left: Fred Cushman. Right: Jack Sahlbom. Contributed Photos
FIRE AUCTION
Lake Stevens firefighters are holding
an auction to help local kids get
much needed winter coats.
Read more page 2
SEE CAPONES ON page 2
Fred Cushman was born
on August 8, 1928 and passed
away on December 22.
He served in the U.S. Army
in the Korean War.
Cushman was an active
member of Post 181 for 42
years. He was also very ac-
tive with the Kiwanis and as
the unofficial gardener of the
downtown rose bushes for de-
cades.
Cushman would deliver ros-
es from his bushes to business-
es and residents on a regular
basis for years.
Legion member Jack Sahl-
bom passed away on Christ-
mas Day. He was born on April
5, 1925 and served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during World
War II and the Korean War..
He served honorably in both
wars. He was awarded the
Bronze Star with valor and the
Purple Heart during Korea.
Sahlbom was born, raised,
and lived in Lake Stevens his
American Legion Post 191 loses two members
Fred Cushman, Jack Salhbom pass away
CONTRIBUTED
Living the American dream
is how Jonathan and Vanessa
Capone describe their lives for
the past 15 years. The Capones
purchased their dream house
in Lake Stevens in January of
2014 and moved in with their
four beautiful children.
Their home is filled with love
for each other and for God
and a love of helping others,
especially children around the
world. After just two and a half
years of living in their home,
the Capones have rented it out
and are now living in a cabin
near Lake Roesiger saving
money so they can move their
family to the Philippines to
serve as missionaries at King’s
Garden Children’s Home.
Jonathan and Vanessa grew
up in Snohomish and met in
high School. They married and
Jonathan started working at HB
Jaeger straight out of high school
and has moved up the ranks
quickly into upper management.
For the past eight years,
both Jonathan and Van-
essa have served as vol-
Capone family’s mission trips become a full-time job
unteer vocational pastors.
“Something life changing hap-
pened to our family,” Jonathan
explains. “We started taking
short term mission trips as a
complete family five years ago.
At the time our youngest child
was nine months old and our
oldest was eight.”
They traveled to different
places throughout the world
as a family and soon they real-
ized that this is what they were
meant to do.
“Something awakened inside
us after the first trip, a passion
to meet people and reach them.
I like to say we were bit by the
missions bug,” Jonathan said.
“Over that span of five years
we’ve been on six international
trips and four local trips all as
a complete family. We joked
that I worked to support our
missions habit.”
On their last mission trip the
family headed to the Philip-
pines to serve at King’s Garden
Children’s Home.
“It was that trip to King’s
Garden Children’s Home that
we felt that God had called us
9302 N. Davies Rd. • Lake SteveNS • 425-903-4069
1909 Hewitt ave. • eveRett • 425-249-2812
Happy New Year! Come try our new breakfast!
FREE
ENTREE
Buy one entree and two drinks
and get a second entree of equal
or lesser value free.
(Up To $8 Value)
MADE FROM
SCRATCH DAily
CAliFORniA STylE GRill & CAnTinA
Now serving
breakfast!
American Style and Mexican Breakfast - Friday, Sat and Sun 7am-3pm
One coupon per table. Not valid with any
other offer, daily special or lunch special.
www.papasmexicangrill.com
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