December 20 2017 Edition 3 Issue 12 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com PEACE POStERS Lake Stevens Lions honors their an- nual Peace Poster winners from local middle schools. Read more on page 8 COUNTY BUDGET The County Council approved the 2018 County Budget which will take effect January 1, 2018. Read more ON PAGE 7 shoup returns The USS Shoup returned to port in Everett with several citizens from Lake Stevens. Read more on page 2 Alyvia and Kyan, students from Highland Elementary’s K-Kids Club, help fill bags with ingredients to make cookies for families visiting the Lake Stevens Food Bank this holiday season. Photo by Pam Stevens pam stevens Photo by Alan Soler BASKETBALL Vikings basketball is well underways and the girls are on a winnign streak. The boys are working hard as well. Read more pageS 2, 4 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 14 years The Lake Stevens High School wrestling season is underway. The Vikings return four state placers from last year’s team as well as six other state partici- pants whom look to improve on their seventh place team fin- ish in last year’s 4A state team championship.   Led by returning state cham- pion senior Malachi Lawrence ranked first  at 182 lbs. and fifth place finisher senior Jacob Bennett ranked first at 106 lbs. the Vikings team enter the sea- Lake Stevens High School wrestling kicks off season son ranked third by the Wash- ington Wrestling Report in 4A.   The team traveled to Syd- ney, Montana, for the Sidney Eagle Invitational on Dec. 1 and 2 were the Vikings placed fourth of 25 teams. Marcus Johnson (113 lbs.) and Malachi Lawrence (205 lbs.) took first and five other Vikings placed: Kyle Lacour- siere (126 lbs.) fourth, Cody Lacoursiere (138 lbs.) sixth, Julian Fryberg (160 lbs.) and Ethan Binz (182 lbs.) sev- enth  and Carson West (205 ALAN SOLER SEE Wrestling ON page 2 Baking Christmas cookies as a family is a yearly tradition for most and students at Highland Elementary School wanted to make sure that families need- ing help from the Lake Stevens Food Bank will be able to enjoy this tradition as well. The 26 students who are members of the K-Kids group, sponsored by the Lake Stevens Kiwanis Club and led by Sonja Abels and Jackie Muir, gath- ered together before school on Thursday, December 14 to put together packages to give to the Food Bank. The students had been gath- ering donations of cookie mix, sprinkles, frosting mix, cookie cutters and hot cocoa mix to put in each package and they tied each package with ribbon, creating a beautiful and unex- pected gift for families in need. “It’s really fun to help the community,” 10-year-old Aly- via said. “It’s fun to have them be able to make cookies like every family.” K-Kids make cookies for families at Food Bank SEE K-KIDS ON page 6 Angelo Loera going for a fall against Snohomish High School. , OCR Text: December 20 2017 Edition 3 Issue 12 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com PEACE POStERS Lake Stevens Lions honors their an- nual Peace Poster winners from local middle schools. Read more on page 8 COUNTY BUDGET The County Council approved the 2018 County Budget which will take effect January 1, 2018. Read more ON PAGE 7 shoup returns The USS Shoup returned to port in Everett with several citizens from Lake Stevens. Read more on page 2 Alyvia and Kyan, students from Highland Elementary’s K-Kids Club, help fill bags with ingredients to make cookies for families visiting the Lake Stevens Food Bank this holiday season. Photo by Pam Stevens pam stevens Photo by Alan Soler BASKETBALL Vikings basketball is well underways and the girls are on a winnign streak. The boys are working hard as well. Read more pageS 2, 4 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 14 years The Lake Stevens High School wrestling season is underway. The Vikings return four state placers from last year’s team as well as six other state partici- pants whom look to improve on their seventh place team fin- ish in last year’s 4A state team championship.   Led by returning state cham- pion senior Malachi Lawrence ranked first  at 182 lbs. and fifth place finisher senior Jacob Bennett ranked first at 106 lbs. the Vikings team enter the sea- Lake Stevens High School wrestling kicks off season son ranked third by the Wash- ington Wrestling Report in 4A.   The team traveled to Syd- ney, Montana, for the Sidney Eagle Invitational on Dec. 1 and 2 were the Vikings placed fourth of 25 teams. Marcus Johnson (113 lbs.) and Malachi Lawrence (205 lbs.) took first and five other Vikings placed: Kyle Lacour- siere (126 lbs.) fourth, Cody Lacoursiere (138 lbs.) sixth, Julian Fryberg (160 lbs.) and Ethan Binz (182 lbs.) sev- enth  and Carson West (205 ALAN SOLER SEE Wrestling ON page 2 Baking Christmas cookies as a family is a yearly tradition for most and students at Highland Elementary School wanted to make sure that families need- ing help from the Lake Stevens Food Bank will be able to enjoy this tradition as well. The 26 students who are members of the K-Kids group, sponsored by the Lake Stevens Kiwanis Club and led by Sonja Abels and Jackie Muir, gath- ered together before school on Thursday, December 14 to put together packages to give to the Food Bank. The students had been gath- ering donations of cookie mix, sprinkles, frosting mix, cookie cutters and hot cocoa mix to put in each package and they tied each package with ribbon, creating a beautiful and unex- pected gift for families in need. “It’s really fun to help the community,” 10-year-old Aly- via said. “It’s fun to have them be able to make cookies like every family.” K-Kids make cookies for families at Food Bank SEE K-KIDS ON page 6 Angelo Loera going for a fall against Snohomish High School. , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2017,December 20, 2017.pdf,December 20, 2017.pdf Page 1, December 20, 2017.pdf Page 1