Horizons Steering Committee Meets

July 29th at 7 pm

Lyle Activity Center

(Old Lyle Elementary School)

OLESS MEETING

Summer Celebration!

Lyle Community Event

Friday August 14th

Starting at 5:30 p.m.

Live Music

Free Food

Family Fun!

Click on flyer to enlarge

OLESS (Old Lyle Elementary School Supporters)

Supporters of the Old Lyle Elementary School Building and Park will hold their next OLESS meeting on August 3, at 7:00 p.m. at the Elementary School.

Community input is desired on how to transform the building into a Community Activity Center for Lyle residents.

Come and share your ideas and suggestions.

Everyone is welcome.

Upcoming Classes in Wishram

Stocking Up From The Garden

Save money and learn the latest food safety guidelines for healthy and safe ways to preserve food at home. Each participant will receive printed instructional materials.

During these classes you will learn:

• Equipment needed, where to get it and the cost

• Basic instruction on safe procedures

• Resource list of helpful websites and supplies

• Hands on Learning

• WSU Extension publications

 

Classes Start: Tuesday - July 27^th

Three additional classes will be held. The dates will be determined by the class participant.

Held at: Wishram Community (Location TBA)

Time:  2:00PM – 6:00PM

Cost: Free to Horizon Community Members

Pre-registration To register call 509-773-6067 or email lindaj@gorge.net

First class-Canning fruits, tomatoes and salsas

Learn the reason for water bath canning and how to determine if you product is safe. Learn how to safely preserve salsas and tomato products.

Additional Classes

• Jams, Jellies and Pie Fillings

• Pickling Fruits and Vegetables-Freezing and Drying

• Pressure canning vegetables and meats

OLESS Work Party a Success!

See more photos at:

http://lyleschoolbuilding.blogspot.com/

Weed Watcher Program

Weed Workshop coming to The Dallesport Elementary School

July 17, Aug. 14, & Aug.. 28th

For more information contact:

Elsie L. David

WSU-Klickitat County Extension

228 West Main, MS-CH-12

Goldendale, WA 98620

Email: elsied@co.klickitat.wa.us or klickitat@wsu.edu

Web site: www.klickitat.wsu.edu

Phone: 509-773-5817     FAX: 509-773-5707

HELP CLEAN UP PARK

SATURDAY JULY 18TH AT 9:00 A.M.

PLEASE COME JOIN LYLE'S PARK ENTHUSIASTS BEAUTIFY OUR GREENSPACE FOR A FEW HOURS THIS SATURDAY.

HELP PULL WEEDS, TRIM BUSHES, PICK UP TRASH, OR OTHER ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS OF YOUR CHOICE.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

OLESS Meeting Minutes (Old Lyle Elementary School Supporters)

July 13, 2009 Meeting Minutes are now posted on: http://lyleschoolbuilding.blogspot.com/

OLESS

OLESS MEETING!

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Volunteer(s) needed

I need a volunteer (or 2) to help me remove punture vine (goat heads) from the old elementary school property in Lyle. This multi-year project (get rid of that obnoxious vine, started about 3 years ago) has been successfull but there are mature plants down there that need to be pulled ASAP. Also, we need to do a site survey so the county or school can do some selective herbicide spraying down there next week. The more manual pulling/surveying we do, the less spray is needed. This old school property was completely infested a few years ago, so we have come a long way in managing this pest!

I'd like to do it early Sat AM (7/11). Call me if you want to help me for one hour of work. 509-365-6828...Lisa Conway.

Puncutre Vine (Tribulus terrestris) will flatten any and all bike and stroller tires, can be transported back home via car tires and is terrible to step on. Please help me fight this obnoxious creature!

Lyle's Horizons Steering Team Meeting Minutes July 9, 2009

Attendees: Linda Williams, Bob Hansen, Lori Hull, Sherri Starkin, Vern Harpole, Barbara Sexton, Marcia Buser (notetaker). Not present: Mindy Robison, Mildred Lykens, Julie Larson

Purpose: 1^st meeting for Horizons Phase III: Community Visioning. During this phase, the Steering Team will involve the community in developing a Strategic Poverty Action Plan. This will involve surveying community members and sharing the results at a Horizons Community Celebration.

Minutes:

1. Discussion & Decisions:

a. Visioning Process:

Must involve at least 15% of the community. We will do a door-to- door survey, and include not only town, but Old Hwy 8, Canyon Road, Centerville Hwy, Hwy 142 to a designated mileage from Lyle.

Survey should include about 5 questions that are relevant to our Horizons projects.

We will need volunteers to survey assigned areas & handout flyers for Horizons Community Celebration (item 1.c.). Survey plan to be developed at next meeting July 14^th – see at end of minutes. May include doing a prize drawing raffle for those completing the survey.

Include other active Horizons participants to help out with survey. They are also welcome to attend Steering Team meetings as non-voting members.

b. Strategic Poverty Action Plan:

Must be submitted by September 1^st. Since we are already doing so many of the items, and more, that came out of our Study Circles and Community Forum, we just need to capture them in a plan that includes:

§ Action plan description (What’s the project & why its important)

§ How will this address poverty?

§ Who is involved & their contact information

§ Action steps, including who is responsible and due dates

§ Indicators of success

The Steering Team will write this plan together via email – see related action items below.

c. Horizons Community Celebration:

Planned for Friday, August 14 at 5:30 PM – see related action items below & agenda for next Steering Team Meeting July 14 at end of minutes.

2. Action Items from this Meeting:

a. Visioning Process:

ü Linda – send examples of other communities’ surveys

ü All Steering Team members – submit ideas for survey to Marcia

ü Marcia – draft survey based on ideas submitted

ü Marcia – check on availability of a good county map to use for survey assignments

b. Strategic Poverty Action Plan:

ü Linda – Provide update on budget for Phase III activities (estimated $1500)

ü Linda – investigate setting up workshops for us on grant writing & fundraising, and other possible workshops.

ü Marcia – draft template for plan

ü All Steering Team – help finalize after survey results are compiled.

c. Horizons Community Celebration:

ü Vern – approach Tap Room, Lyle Hotel, Country Café about catering August 14 Celebration

ü Lori – draft flyer for celebration

ü Barbara – check with nephew for live music

d. Other Action Items:

ü Bob - contact Gorge Net for possible wi-fi hot spot at school & report at OLESS meeting on July 13.

ü Lori – make flyers & post for OLESS meeting on Monday July 13.

ü Vern – approach Lion’s Club to see if he can give updates on Horizons activities and create a better partnership with them

ü Linda – send out information on upcoming food preservation class (?July 27?)

ü Marcia – will serve as point of contact for Steering Team

Next Steering Team Meeting: Tuesday, July 14 - 6:00 PM at Old Elementary School (Potluck dinner meeting) Agenda: § Update on OLESS meeting (Vern) § Celebration Planning (all) § Survey Plan – final draft & implementation plan (all) § Lion’s Club update (Vern)

Horizons Steering Committee Meets

The first meeting of Lyle's Steering Committee will be held on July 9th at 9:00 a.m. in the OLES building.

This is the initial gathering of the newly selected steering committee that will help guide Lyle through its Visioning Phase (Phase III) of the 18 month program.

Next OLES Meeting

Monday, July 13th at 7:00 p.m.

Meeting will be in the Old Lyle Elementary School Building.

Everyone welcome!

To the Point

July-September 2009

Lyle Community Newsletter

Now online!