Lake Report (Jul 16, 2019)

Posted by James Monroe on Jul 15, 2019

Marty Pease of the Rotary Club of La Conner will be our guest speaker this week. She will talk about the IPA - International Projects Alliance. This is a consortium of several Rotary Clubs that partner together to support Rotary projects internationally. Marty spoke at this year's District Conference in April about IPA. We are looking forward to her program.

Tickets for our annual Viking Coin Quest - Capture Your Riches (formally known as the Duck Dash) fundraiser will be available! SELL, SELL, SELL!!!

Speaking of...sign up for shifts at the World Famous Rotary Club of Lake Stevens Corn Booth! Click this link or the one in your email to sign up for load out Thursday, set up Friday--after our regular meeting at The Buzz Inn--Friday afternoon and evening, all day Saturday, Sunday morning and afternoon and tear down after that! Also, there are needs for the Parade and the Viking Coin Quest events! This is an ALL HANDS ON DECK event!

Thank you to those that have signed up to sponsor the weekly breakfast. Please look ahead to August and beyond to sign up for a meeting. Partnering with another member can help. Contact Club Services Chair Jim Haugen for more information.

PHOTO CONTEST: Be the first person to correctly identify from where the photo at the top of this bulletin and at the top of our website was taken from by 7:30 am Friday, July 19th. Send your guess to the Editor.

Welcome Three New Members

Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Jul 15, 2019

On Saturday, the Board approved the membership applications of three local citizens. The new members are: Amelia Mimura, Retired, Musician and President of the Lake Senior Center, sponsored by Gary O'Rielly; Brian Lewandowski, President of Lake Stevens Roofing, sponsored by Jim Haugen and Chris Jacobson, Account Executive, Convergent Technologies, sponsored by Jim Haugen.

Welcome our newest members! We continue to grow our membership.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson

Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Jul 15, 2019

Attorney General Bob Ferguson was our guest speaker at our meeting on Friday, July 12th. Ferguson is the 18th Attorney General of Washington Staate. As the state's chief legal officer, he is committed to protecting the people of Washington. Ferguson is a fourth-generation Washingtonian, a graduate of the University of Washington and New York University law school. He and his wife Colleen are the parents of 11 year old twins.

The Washington Attorney General's Office is made up of 27 legal divisions located in 12 different cities across the state. The office consists of more than 500 attorneys and more than 600 other employees providing legal services to more than 230 state agencies, boards and commissions. Its specific duties include representing the State of Washington before the United States Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals and trial courts in cases that involve the state's interest. Other duties include advising the Governor, members of the Legislature and other state officers on legal issues and giving written opinions on constitutional or legal questions.

Ferguson is a native of Skagit County and an avid hiker. He has summited the highest peaks in 45 states, given talks to 158 of the state's 185 Rotary Clubs and talked about Rotary's involvement in the communities they serve. Some of the issues the Attorney General's Office is working on are cases against Comcast regarding their Service Protection Plan which charges a monthly fee of $5.00 leading to a $10 million dollar settlement. Another important case involves suing the three pharmaceutical companies who distribute opioids which has reached epidemic proportions in many communities across Washington and the United States.