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…

Dear Editor, My name is Mike Albright.  I was born and raised in Bellevue and I now live in Bend, Oregon.  I’ve been racing BMX since 1978 and I started working at Seattle Bike Supply (Redline Bicycles) in 1996 after owning a bicycle store in Belli…

Dear Editor, I favor the possible addition of the BMX Track that has been proposed by both the City of Lake Stevens and Snohomish County in the Cavalero Community Park. My son and I are involved in BMX racing, which has provided my son and I with a…

Dear Editor, I wanted to write you a quick letter in support of the proposed BMX facility.BMX is a family sport where everyone is included. I should know – we are all racers in my family: me (Mom), Dad and two sons, ages 5 and 7. It is a sport that…

Photos with Santa! Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM. Everett Mall 1402 SE Everett Mall Way Everett, WA 98208. Event Description: Make a new memory, continue a fond tradition, plan a magical moment with Santa for holiday photos. The…

Perfectly Knotty Sit-N-Stitch. First Tuesday of the month, 6pm @ The Village 302 North Alder Ave, Granite Falls, WA, 98252. A FREE, fun social event open to all stitchers of all ages. Bring your favorite stitching art and join us for great…

eady Readers: Toddler Storytime Date: 12/18/2014 Start Time: 10:00 AM Description: Jump and bounce into a magical world of stories, music and movements that nurture the desire to read in toddlers. For ages 18 months to 3 years. Caregiver required….

I’m sitting at my kitchen table. It’s pouring outside. Isabelle taps the back door to go out. I let her out. The linoleum is freckled with muddy paw prints documenting her forays to and from the…

Snow and ski season has arrived in the great northwest. When families head to the mountains to enjoy snow sports such as skiing, snowboarding and tubing, Lake Stevens Fire and Safe Kids Snohomish…

After an intense 12 weeks of training at the North Bend Fire Academy, Paramedic/Firefighter Joe Virnig, Firefighter Chris Harrott, and Firefighter David Pick have graduated. There were 29 firefighters in their graduating class, representing 13 fire…

Lake Stevens School District’s Community Education program has hosted this annual craft fair. The Dickens Fair features nearly 100 vendors selling hand-crafted goods. It’s a festive community holiday…

Pets and babies. Both are adorable. They compel us to whip out our phones – or an actual camera – and capture that cuteness for all eternity. But darn it! They move! And fast. I have countless…

Nominated and selected by their peers, the following Lake Stevens School District employees will be recognized for their contributions to our district and for their demonstration of excellence in their work. November recipients of the APPLE AWARD…

Lake Stevens Chief of Police Dan Lorentzen took time out of his busy schedule to read to preschoolers at the Early Learning Center. He read Emma Dodd’s Dog’s Colorful Day and engaged  the children by enlisting their help in identifying colors and…

Our beautiful little redhead, Samantha (Sami) Schaeffer, went home to be with the Lord at 11:55am on December 2, 2014. Though she was never expected to take a single breath on this earth, she lived for 27 glorious years that were filled with love and…

4:00 p.m. / Oak Harbor High School Mon., Dec. 15,7:00 p.m. / Town Hall, Seattle For performance times and to learn more about Navy Band Northwest, please visit: http://www.facebook.com/navybandnorthwest Free Christmas Dinner – Christ Community…

Dr. Ben Burgoyne is only 97.5 years young. In a recent fishing trip to the Lewiston / Orofino area he purchased a three day, out of state, fishing license, and fished all three nights. This was…

Women learn that simple techniques can be useful in defending yourself BY CHUCK TUCK | JOURNAL REPORTER Whether you are a man, woman, or child, knowing how to protect yourself and how to recognize danger is a priority that many people have…

Thomas Jefferson, Rage Against the Machine and lesbian attacks As Thomas Jefferson once said, “Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes that nothing is wrong.” And…

Marysville man runs up a tree to escape police Takes police on a pursuit through N. Snohomish County BY PAM STEVENS | EDITOR Lights and sirens cruised along Highway 9 near Frontier Village on Sunday, Nov. 23, around 7:30 p.m. after a man wanted by…

Local retailer helps Lake Stevens Marine while serving in Africa Joe’s Sporting Goods is honored by the Department of Defense BY PAM STEVENS | EDITOR For Marines serving in Djibouti, Africa mosquitoes are not only a nuisance but could also be…

L.S. offers a fun and festive weekend Spend your Saturday celebrating the holidays with your neighbors BY PAM STEVENS | EDITOR Clear your calendar this Saturday, Dec. 6 and plan to spend the day hanging out right here in Lake Stevens, getting some sh…

Q & A: Could we really be getting a UW campus? I’m sure a lot of you are wondering what’s up with all this U-Dub talk. One day you hear that Lake Stevens is in the running for the University of Washington campus, the next day you…

LSHS band director shares his love and passion of music Lake Stevens High School band director Neil Proff has brought something almost unexpected to the Viking Band program; pride, which he fashionably wore on a T-shirt that he had printed for all…

From here to Virginia to who knows where – the race is on Local IT professional wins big in contest BY CHUCK TUCK | JOURNAL REPORTER Lake Stevens motor sports enthusiast Chad Norley received an opportunity of a lifetime when he responded to a…