Articles published Mon, May 9, 2011

Quantivate LLC, the leading provider of web-based business continuity, vendor management, and enterprise risk management software; today announced that Banner Bank, a Washington-chartered commercial bank that conducts business from 86 locations in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, has renewed its contract with Quantivate for Business Continuity software and services.

On May 2, 9-1-1 Driving School opened up in Marysville. The school was opened by local police officers. The classes are taught by police officers whose training, knowledge and experience are unmatched.

The City of Lake Stevens recently earned a Well City Award from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Employee Benefit Trust, one of 82 cities receiving the award. The award is based on meeting stringent best practice standards in employee health promotion. 

Lake Stevens Chamber

This is National Women's Checkup Day, a reminder that preventing health problems is a better, and less expensive, strategy than waiting until they become problems.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Today in a Portland courtroom, final arguments are being presented in a case that could determine the future of salmon in the Northwest.

GUEST | EDITORIAL

Your letters for May 11, 2011 issue

Sahlbom awarded Legionnaire of the Decade

It reads like an oxymoron—“The depths of drug use —the good news” however, it is true that here in Lake Stevens our students seem to be well informed about what using drugs can and will do to them and their futures.

Students and staff at Mt. Pilchuck Elementary walked the track behind their school all day last Friday, May 6.

Dr. Tom Huxford will be guest speaker at Relay for Life Lake Stevens on Saturday, May 14. Huxford is an American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant recipient and will bring a wealth of information about his work in cancer research including how close they are to finding cures for cancer.

On Saturday, May 21, the City of Lake Stevens will be hosting its annual Spring Cleaning Day Event.

Schools help out Relay for Life

Triploid trout are bred to be fast growing sterile fish and have been recorded to grow with poundage into the teens.

Did you know car crashes are the leading cause of death for children from three to 14 years old? Many of these deaths can be prevented.

In the story “The depths of drug use” in last week’s Journal there was some confusion regarding OxyContin. Here are the facts regarding oxycodone and OxyContin:

After visiting a friend of mine in the hospital, I stopped at the station to chat with a nurse. Five months ago I had occupied the room across the hall as I recovered from knee replacement surgery. With a little nostalgia in my voice, I told her. “Knee replacement?” she smiled, since this was an orthopedic wing.