Open Mic @ North Cove Park Friday, June
13th 5-8 PM
Open Mic is an evening of free
expression in music, song, word and art
for
Lake Stevens
youth, co-sponsored by the Family Center and the Lake Stevens High School
Natural Highs Network.
(This is a rescheduled event; it was
postponed due to bad weather last week.)
Citizen of the Year Nominations Due Next
Monday the 16th
If you haven’t turned in a nomination
for the Citizen or Junior Citizen of the
Year, your time is running out. All
nominations need to be received in the
Chamber office by next Monday, June 16
th. You can fill out an online
application at
www.lschamber.org, or pick up an
application at the Chamber office, the
library, city hall or Foster Press. Call
the Chamber office if you have any
questions 425-334-0433.
Ironman Volunteer/Sponsorship
Opportunity
There is a way for your business to
sponsor the Ironman Event by providing
volunteers for the 10 water stations
that will be posted along the bike and
run route. Your water stations would be
manned by you and/or your employees and
would have your sponsorship signage at
the sight (water & Gatorade will be
provided by event). You would need 3 to
4 people. Please see below for other
volunteer opportunities and the contact
names and numbers.
When: July 6th 2008
Times: 5am-7pm (a variety of shifts available 2-8 Hrs)
Where:
Downtown
Lake Stevens
Tasks: There are a variety of
tasks including the
following:
Event Set up • Body Parking /
Championship Assistance • Finish Line
Assistance • Course Marshals • Post
Event Party area • Event Breakdown •
Water Stations (3-4 people each Station)
**Spots will be assigned depending on
availability**
Persons of Contact are: Jennifer
Anderson 425-334-9537,
janderson@ci.lake-stevens.wa.us or
Rebecca Rideout 425-377-8183,
rebecca@taskproperties.com
Music on the
Lake
Sponsorship
Opportunity – A Six Event Series for only $500
I am writing as a Chamber member and an
Arts Commissioner.....We are asking
Chamber members about sponsoring the
“Music On the Lake” series. For the
$500, a banner sign (up to 3x5) can be
displayed at each concert AND all print
medium will include the sponsor name!
We need to know by mid-June in order to
include you in all printing orders.
For further information contact Tracy L.
Stevens at 425-330-7052 or email:
tracyst@johnlscott.com
Investing Basics for Women
Summer Class at the
Everett
Community College taught by Chamber member
Diana Jackson, Financial Advisor, Edward
Jones
Introducing Financial Class for Women,
the easy way to learn how to save,
invest and work toward your financial
goals!
Tuesday's July 15th through August 12th
from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Located at EVCC - Room BAK 220 -
Financial Planning for Women - 10 hours
$45.00
This class is designed specifically for
women, by women. Discover how easy it is
to save, invest, and work toward your
financial goals.
Whether you're just starting out or want
to explore new options, this class will
give you real world strategies that are
easy to follow.
Enroll with the
Everett
Community College at 425-267-0150 –
9880 7/15/08 - 08/12/08 6:30 to
8:30 PM BAK 202 Openings: 30
For questions on the class contact Dawn
Clark or Diana Jackson at 425-397-6019
SnoStat Public Feedback Session
Thursday, June 19th
Dear
Snohomish
County
Resident,
Here at
Snohomish
County, we strive to be innovators in
government. We are always working to
improve the way we do business. Now,
we’re asking for your help.
In 2004,
County
Executive
Aaron Reardon launched
SnoStat to measure the effectiveness
of Snohomish
County services. We began to shift the
culture of government by instituting
accountability measures in every
department. Today, these performance
measures guide County decisions and are
the foundation of the County budget.
Good performance measures increase
government’s accountability to you – the
taxpayers – by showing how effectively
your tax dollars are being spent to
improve your local quality of life. It’s
time again to assess how well our
performance measures are working. In
June, we will host a public feedback
session designed to gauge your opinion.
Thursday, June 19th 11 a.m. –
1 p.m. Light meal provided
If you are interested in attending,
please contact us at
sno.stat@snoco.org
.
We also hope you will take a moment to
learn more about performance
measurements by visiting the
SnoStat home page. If you are unable
to attend, we encourage you to offer
your comments through the
SnoStat Web page. Thank you in
advance for helping Snohomish
County government serve you better.
Sincerely,
Roger Neumaier
County Finance Director
Attorney General McKenna’s new laws go
into effect Thursday
OLYMPIA
– New laws requested by Attorney General
Rob McKenna dealing with mortgage
foreclosure schemes, identity theft,
spyware and third-party marketing of
cell phone numbers will go into effect
on Thursday. “These new laws address
critical threats to consumers from the
purveyors of modern frauds—from mortgage
rescue schemes to identity theft and
online spying” McKenna said. “Also
beginning this week, consumers’ cell
phone numbers will be protected from
solicitors, since they can no longer be
published without express consent. I
want to thank legislators from both
parties who helped pass these crucial
protections.”
The following laws go into effect on
Thursday, June 12:
Prohibiting third-party marketing of
cell phone numbers
House Bill 2479
requires any person in the business of
compiling, marketing or selling phone
numbers for commercial purposes to
obtain a consumer’s express opt-in
consent before publishing his or her
wireless phone number in a directory. A
violation of the law is punishable by a
fine of up to $50,000. The Attorney
General may bring actions to enforce
compliance and may notify first-time
violators with a letter of warning.
Mortgage Foreclosure Legislation
House Bill 2791
adds protections for homeowners from
losing their homes in “mortgage rescue”
scams by:
·
Requiring a written contract with
clearly disclosed terms be completed,
signed and dated by the homeowner and
the purchaser prior to the property’s
transfer;
·
Providing the foreclosed homeowner the
right to cancel the contract within five
business days;
·
Requiring that the purchaser demonstrate
that the foreclosed homeowner is able to
meet the terms of the contract including
making interest and lease payments and
is capable of purchasing the property
within the allowable period;
·
Requiring that the homeowner must
receive at least 82 percent of the
difference between the property’s fair
market value and the underlying mortgage
in the event of a sale to a third party.
A violation of the law is a per se
violation of the Consumer Protection
Act, making the outcome of litigation
against foreclosure rescue schemes
substantially certain and resulting in
broad deterrence.
Identity Theft Legislation
Senate Bill 5878
creates a statutory requirement for
police to take reports from victims of
the identity theft.
·
Victims have the option to file a report
in their local jurisdiction or with the
agency where the crime occurred.
·
Allows prosecutors to bring separate
charges against an accused identity
thief for each use of a particular piece
of someone’s personal information. This
bill reverses policy set in State v.
Leyda (2006), where the Washington
Supreme Court held that a defendant may
only be charged once for use of someone
else’s information even when that
information is used in multiple
locations multiple times.
House Bill 2637
allows records provided by out-of-state
businesses to be authenticated by
affidavit, rather than in person, in
criminal cases. When properly served
with a request for records, the
recipient must provide the records
within 20 business days and verify the
authenticity by providing a signed
affidavit, declaration or certification.
This allows for the more effective
prosecution of identity thieves.
Shutting Down Spyware
House Bill 2879
remedies loopholes and weaknesses in the
state’s Computer Spyware Statute by:
·
Removing onerous requirements that
hinder the ability to prove cases
against violators;
·
Creates liability for web hosting
services who ignore violators’ use of
their products;
·
Adds violations for new forms of
spyware; and
·
Clarifies the standards for proof of
violations and the circumstances under
which actions may be brought.
