Gift Giving this Holiday Season

A community gift drive headed up by Colleen Hatfield and Mildred Lykens brings smiles to many faces in Lyle!

A Merry Evening for All

Santa's visit to Lyle was a jovial occasion for all who attended.

Photos courtesy of Mildred Lykens

Another Jolly Good Time at Game Night

Game Night THIS Friday!

Free Movie Night this Saturday!

"The Grinch" will be the Free Movie offered in the secondary school multipurpose room at 7 p.m.

Santa's Coming to Town this Saturday!

Santa will be brought by the Decorated Fire Trucks Caravan on Dec. 19 about 6:20 p.m. at the Lyle Park Place -- although this year it will be held indoors at the new Activity Center! Everyone is invited to come early and enjoy cocoa and treats, as well as music, both instrumental and vocal, performed by the high school band and choir.

Game Night is a Fun Night!

Game Night This Friday!

Draft OLESS Bylaws

Draft OLESS Bylaws are posted for review prior to the next OLESS meeting on November 30. Review at: http://lyleschoolbuilding.blogspot.com/

Taco Bar Great Success!

Thank you Sherri, Lisa, and Barbara for making those delicious tacos!

Holiday Bazaar

Artisans fill the Lyle Activity Center with holiday cheer!

November 13th & 14th

Holiday Bazaar

Lyle Activity Center

(Old Elementary School Building)

OLESS Meeting Minutes ov Nov 2 now available

Minutes are posted at: http://lyleschoolbuilding.blogspot.com/

WSU Sociology Students at Work for You!

Sociology 433, an undergraduate class at Washington State University, has been researching options and resources for topics that are important to your rural communities as you work to reduce poverty. Topics include: affordable housing, neighborhood safety, youth activities and much, much more.

Your community may be in contact with one of these teams, but all of their research may be relevant to the issues you are addressing. Click to the Horizons website http://www.horizons.wsu.edu/project/horizons3/community.html to read about their work.

What's Happening in Lyle

November 13 & 14 (Friday & Saturday)	Lyle Ladies Holiday Bazaar & OLESS Taco Bar at the Lyle Activity Center (Old Lyle Elementary School), both days 9:00 AM – 4:00 OM. Don’t miss it! Taco Bar will feature both meat and vegetarian options. There will be several raffles, including for a beautiful, locally-made quilt.
November 13 & 14 (Friday & Saturday)	Pretenders live dinner theatre presents Happy Anniversary Angel 7:00 PM at the Lyle Grange. $25 includes lasagna dinner by Beneventis. Tickets available at Country Café, Beneventi’s and Klindts bookstore. Visit their web site: http://www.pretenderstheatrecompany.org
November 15 (Sunday)	Habitat for Humanity Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser at 4:00 – 7:00 PM at the Lion's Community Center. $5.00 or $4.00 for children and seniors.
November 17 (Tuesday)	OLESS Fundraising Committee Meeting at 6:30 – 8:00 PM at the Lyle Activity Center (Old Lyle Elementary School). We will be planning a May 1 “Tour de Fleur” wildflower hiking/biking/community event. Contact Lisa Conway at lisaconway@gorge.net or 365-6828 if would like to be a part of this project but cannot attend the meeting.
November 20 & 21st (Monday)	Lyle Middle School and High School Drama Presents ... “Trouble at the Talent Show” at 7:00 PM at the Dallesport Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room An Audience Participation Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. $5 with proceeds, including donations, to the Lyle High School Senior Class of 201. Tickets available at Lyle High School or the Dallesport Elementary School. Dinner: Lasagna w/soup, salad, bread.
November 23 (Monday)	Lyle Community Council Meeting at 7:00 PM at the Lion's Community Center. Full agenda will be posted at the Post Office prior to the meeting. Elections will be held at this meeting.
November 26-29 (Thursday – Sunday)	Lyle Wineries Food Drive! Donate a non-perishable food item when you visit & the tasting fee will be waived at these wineries on Thanksgiving weekend: COR Cellars, Domaine Pouillon, Jacob Williams, Memaloose & Syncline. All food items will be donated to the Washington Gorge Action Program in Bingen, WA to help those most in need in our community this holiday season.
November 30 (Monday)	OLESS (Old Lyle Elementary School Supporters) Meeting at 7:00 PM at the Lyle Activity Center (Old Lyle Elementary School). Please join us! There is much to be done. Minutes from last meeting are available at: http://lyleschoolbuilding.blogspot.com/
December 2 (Friday)	Game Night 7:00 – 10:00 PM at the Lyle Activity Center (Old Lyle Elementary School). A chance for community members of all ages to hang out and have a good time Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Stay tuned for details!
December 3 (Saturday)	Lion’s Club Breakfast from 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM at the Lion's Community Center. $5.00 or $2.00 for children 6-12 and free for children under 6. Great omelets or ham & eggs and all the pancakes you can eat.
December 20 (Sunday)	2009 Lyle Christmas Bird Count. Volunteers are needed to count birds and record species around Lyle for the 13th annual Christmas count that is one of 2500 Christmas counts happening nation-wide. Interested people should contact Bob Hansen at 509 637-2736 or bobhansen@gorge.net. If you have a bird feeder, you can also participate by observing the feeder .

OLESS Meeting Minutes (Old Lyle Elementary School Supporters)

October 5 meeting minutes now posted at http://lyleschoolbuilding.blogspot.com/

Fundraising Meeting

FIRST

Meeting September 29th

Everyone Welcome!

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OLESS (Old Lyle Elementary School Supporters)

Upcoming OLESS meeting!

October 5th at 7:00 pm

Old Elementary School Building

Newest Newsletter Issue Now On-line!

October-December 2009

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9-14-09 OLESS Meeting Minutes now posted

Horizons Steering Team Meeting Minutes posted

Read the minutes at: http://lylesteeringcommittee.blogspot.com/

Lyle Community Survey Results

Lyle Hosts Foundation Event

On September 3rd over 50 participants gathered at Lyle's new Activity Center for a chance to share their community's Horizons success stories to Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF) and Washington State University delegates.

Contributors from both Klickitat and Skamania counties attended the meeting that highlighted each community's grassroots projects. The Horizons communities in partnership with WSU Extension have been working together with funding from the NWAF to help reduce poverty and increase prosperity in rural communities throughout both counties.

Many outstanding programs have been initiated that range in theme and issue, but all have contributed to improving the quality of life for the people living in our area.

The campaign to preserve the old elementary school building and park in order to convert it into Lyle's new Activity Center was showcased at the event as one of Lyle's current Horizons efforts.