LOCAL SINGER Lake Stevens has new country singer in town. Find out how Kern West’s career is moving forward. READ MORE ON Page 12 July 5, 2017 Edition 2 Issue 26 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com MAYOR’S UPDATE Lake Stevens Mayor John Spencer shares his monthly community update. Read more on page 10 DID YOU KNOW? The Lake Stevens Sewer District explains how they come to calculate rates and how the help the environ- ment. Read more on Page 7 FAMILY CENTER The Lake Stevens Family Center of- fers so much to help those in need. Find out if they can help you. Read more on page 3 At the Lake Stevens Fire District’s Everything EMT Open House onWednesday, June 28, Lake Stevens residents got to see first-hand all that the Fire District does in the community, new ranking firefighters were given their oath of office and the traditional“wipe down”of the new fire truck took place SEE ROESIGER ON page 9 pam stevens The Lake Stevens Historical Society honored DougWilliams and KennyWilliams and his wife for all of their work restoring the Grimm House onTuesday, June 27. pam stevens AquAFEST READY Aquafest is at the end of the month. Are you ready for the many opportu- nities it brings with it? Read more page 6 Lake Stevens Fire educates public, shares new truck SEE FIRE ON page 2 On the Trail of Richard Roesiger is a recently released book about Richard Roesiger, the first settler in the Lake Roesiger area (yes, the lake was named after him!), who wrote thorough accounts of life as a pioneer and homesteader in the Pacific Northwest. The accounts of his trials and tribulations have some- how survived decades of wet and damp conditions in his first years, and then survived later years stashed away for safekeeping in various places, some of which have just recent- ly been rediscovered. Author Monika Teuschel-Schramm painstakingly compiled the di- aries/journals that he kept for over 30 years into a most com- pelling story about life in this area over 100 years ago. Lake Roesiger History: 125-year-old journals describe homesteading in our own backyard CONTRIBUTED This 500-page illustrated book is a substantial work, with details of Northwest homesteading found nowhere else. Richard, born in 1862 near Dresden, Germany, came to the United States in 1882 as a young man to seek his for- tunes in the “Wild West” of the United States, eventually end- ing up in Washington State. After landing in New York, he zig-zagged his way across the country working as a black- smith on the railroads and in gold and coal mines. He ended up working in the mines of Newcastle in King County and was a union activist. Still looking for that special place to call home, Richard traveled north into Snohom- ish County and discovered Lake Roesiger (unnamed at Historical Society honors those who helped bring Grimm House to community The Historically registered Grimm House, which sits next door to the history museum, was painstakingly restored to reflect an accurate 1920’s era mill home. The home is toured by stu- dents of all ages from Lake Ste- vens each year. The Lake Stevens Historical Society, at its monthly board meeting, wanted to honor a few of those who helped re- store the home to its current condition. On Tuesday, June 27, the Historical Society showcased Kenny Williams and his wife along with Doug Williams. Kenny spent many painstak- ing hours restoring the home including replicating wallpa- pers to match the 1920’s era The Grimm House represents. “It took eight years to re- store The Grimm House and probably thousands of hours,” Cyndi Whitsell Fraser said. “We wanted to honor them (the Williams) when we heard they were moving the house and Kenny resigned from the board. They deserve to be rec- ognized.” Because of construction in downtown Lake Stevens, both the Historical Museum and The Grimm House will be moved to a new location, how- ever, that location has not been decided as of yet. “The Grimm House is on the Historical Registry so it will be in Lake Stevens forever,” Anita Kroeze, Chair of the Historical Society said. Lake Stevens Fire welcomed the community to its down- town Station 81 on Wednes- day, June 28 to introduce them to their firefighters, EMTs and Paramedics and the work they do within Lake Stevens. Fire Chief Kevin O’Brien welcomed guests and thanked them for coming and educat- ing themselves on all that the district does. “We want to take this time to thank you. We work for you, this is your department”, O’Brien said. Lake Stevens Fire is 70 years old this year and began as a small volunteer fire depart- ment. “We’ve come a long way. We’ve seen unprecedented growth in Lake Stevens and sometimes it has been hard to keep up,” O’Brien said. “Our service demands keep grow- ing but we are planning ahead. Service and caring for people is at the heart of what we do.” , OCR Text: LOCAL SINGER Lake Stevens has new country singer in town. Find out how Kern West’s career is moving forward. READ MORE ON Page 12 July 5, 2017 Edition 2 Issue 26 PO Box 349 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 LakeStevensLedger.com MAYOR’S UPDATE Lake Stevens Mayor John Spencer shares his monthly community update. Read more on page 10 DID YOU KNOW? The Lake Stevens Sewer District explains how they come to calculate rates and how the help the environ- ment. Read more on Page 7 FAMILY CENTER The Lake Stevens Family Center of- fers so much to help those in need. Find out if they can help you. Read more on page 3 At the Lake Stevens Fire District’s Everything EMT Open House onWednesday, June 28, Lake Stevens residents got to see first-hand all that the Fire District does in the community, new ranking firefighters were given their oath of office and the traditional“wipe down”of the new fire truck took place SEE ROESIGER ON page 9 pam stevens The Lake Stevens Historical Society honored DougWilliams and KennyWilliams and his wife for all of their work restoring the Grimm House onTuesday, June 27. pam stevens AquAFEST READY Aquafest is at the end of the month. Are you ready for the many opportu- nities it brings with it? Read more page 6 Lake Stevens Fire educates public, shares new truck SEE FIRE ON page 2 On the Trail of Richard Roesiger is a recently released book about Richard Roesiger, the first settler in the Lake Roesiger area (yes, the lake was named after him!), who wrote thorough accounts of life as a pioneer and homesteader in the Pacific Northwest. The accounts of his trials and tribulations have some- how survived decades of wet and damp conditions in his first years, and then survived later years stashed away for safekeeping in various places, some of which have just recent- ly been rediscovered. Author Monika Teuschel-Schramm painstakingly compiled the di- aries/journals that he kept for over 30 years into a most com- pelling story about life in this area over 100 years ago. Lake Roesiger History: 125-year-old journals describe homesteading in our own backyard CONTRIBUTED This 500-page illustrated book is a substantial work, with details of Northwest homesteading found nowhere else. Richard, born in 1862 near Dresden, Germany, came to the United States in 1882 as a young man to seek his for- tunes in the “Wild West” of the United States, eventually end- ing up in Washington State. After landing in New York, he zig-zagged his way across the country working as a black- smith on the railroads and in gold and coal mines. He ended up working in the mines of Newcastle in King County and was a union activist. Still looking for that special place to call home, Richard traveled north into Snohom- ish County and discovered Lake Roesiger (unnamed at Historical Society honors those who helped bring Grimm House to community The Historically registered Grimm House, which sits next door to the history museum, was painstakingly restored to reflect an accurate 1920’s era mill home. The home is toured by stu- dents of all ages from Lake Ste- vens each year. The Lake Stevens Historical Society, at its monthly board meeting, wanted to honor a few of those who helped re- store the home to its current condition. On Tuesday, June 27, the Historical Society showcased Kenny Williams and his wife along with Doug Williams. Kenny spent many painstak- ing hours restoring the home including replicating wallpa- pers to match the 1920’s era The Grimm House represents. “It took eight years to re- store The Grimm House and probably thousands of hours,” Cyndi Whitsell Fraser said. “We wanted to honor them (the Williams) when we heard they were moving the house and Kenny resigned from the board. They deserve to be rec- ognized.” Because of construction in downtown Lake Stevens, both the Historical Museum and The Grimm House will be moved to a new location, how- ever, that location has not been decided as of yet. “The Grimm House is on the Historical Registry so it will be in Lake Stevens forever,” Anita Kroeze, Chair of the Historical Society said. Lake Stevens Fire welcomed the community to its down- town Station 81 on Wednes- day, June 28 to introduce them to their firefighters, EMTs and Paramedics and the work they do within Lake Stevens. Fire Chief Kevin O’Brien welcomed guests and thanked them for coming and educat- ing themselves on all that the district does. “We want to take this time to thank you. We work for you, this is your department”, O’Brien said. Lake Stevens Fire is 70 years old this year and began as a small volunteer fire depart- ment. “We’ve come a long way. We’ve seen unprecedented growth in Lake Stevens and sometimes it has been hard to keep up,” O’Brien said. “Our service demands keep grow- ing but we are planning ahead. Service and caring for people is at the heart of what we do.” , Lake Stevens Historical Society,Newspapers,Lake Stevens Ledger,2017,July 5, 2017.pdf,July 5, 2017.pdf Page 1, July 5, 2017.pdf Page 1