On Tuesday, December 9th, Kevin Teague, Senior Park Planner for Snohomish County Parks and Recreation and Rebecca Ableman from the City of Lake Stevens presented three alternative park plans to a full…

Local hydroplane racer, David Warren, use to be a hydroplane rescue driver. That was over ten years ago. He was always drawn to hydroplanes and when he was asked to help out a crew that worked on an…

Where were you when you heard the news? I think most of us can still answer that question. When you heard the news, what did you do? I was working. Doing something that seemed important, at the time….

It was Leslie Martin who called me one day shortly after she returned home from Bali. Martin, who replaced Karen Cornish as Administrator for Elim Lutheran Church in Lake Stevens, was also blessed and…

Lake Stevens resident Kim Boyer had established My Father’s Home as a nonprofit entity and now the work would begin by finding the most desperate children they could help. The Home could only take 18…

This is a story about God’s amazing grace. It is a true story and it began fifty to sixty years ago with an Indonesian man who believed in Christ and the Word of the Holy Bible. He believed so much…

It was Thursday, almost time to call it a day, when I took a call from a young lady very excited about the Ice Bucket Challenge she and her friends from the Lake Stevens Vikings Cheer Team were going…

ke Mary Kester. She comes from a different generation where people stay with an employer for thirty plus years. A generation when getting married meant staying married. And so it is Mary Kester has reached two more pinnacles in her lifetime. She…

It was just three months ago that the Lake Stevens Journal reported that Karate NW  of Lake Stevens brought home five  Gold medals from the Karate US Open in Las Vegas, Nevada.   In July Aleen…

Each year the Rotary Club of Lake Stevens recognizes a member for their outstanding contribution to the club and the community. This achievement belongs to Dr. Tracy DeLorm, DDS, who has demonstrated…

“On the outskirts of Lake Stevens on a quiet road, sits a humble store with a big heart,” said Cameron Turner, son to proprietor Doug Turner. In 1989 Turner bought this sweet little Mom & Pop…

How is it that in the small town of Granite Falls two women celebrated their 103-year birthdays? Not only do they both live in Granite Falls, they both reside at The Village, operated under GenCare….

Dear Granite Falls Community: I am excited to report that the Lake Stevens Journal is the new owner of the Granite Falls Press! As publisher of the Lake Stevens Journal these last 20 plus years, I have always tried to include Granite Falls news, even…

I knew Cindy. She was my friend. Not just in business but also socially. Cindy Tate was a beautiful woman, inside and out. When I think about her I see her smiling – and those blue eyes – Wow! In a social setting Cindy and I always had good conve…