3rd Annual River Peoples Cultural Exchange

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Saturday

May 14, 2011

12-6 pm

Tai Chi

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Friday Afternoon's at LAC

River Peoples Cultural Exchange Study Circles

Starting Saturday, November 6th

10:30-11:30 at the Lyle Activity Center

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Council Elections

The Community Council's elections will be held in November. Two positions are up for re-election. Position 1 - Darla Brashers and Position 2 - Oren Johnson. Anyone wishing to run for one of these positions must declare in writing to a council member before or by Sept. 27.

Band Played While Dancers Swayed

Photo taken by Mildred Lykens

Sharing stories, food, music, and dance were some of the highlights during the History and Music in the Park Event on Sunday at the Lyle Activty Center and Park Place. The free event was hosted by the Twin Bridges Museum.

Shall We Dance?

Photo by Mildred Lykens

Alta Shields and Don Starkin dancing during the
History in the Park Event on Sunday.

Shhh... don't tell but Alta is 93 years young!

Ribbon Cut

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Sunday to mark the official opening of the new pavilion at the Lyle Activity Center and Park Place.

Pavilion Dedication

A plaque was installed to acknowledge the outstanding volunteer work of Norm White and all the other community volunteers who worked so hard on the new pavilion.

Thank you Norm and all the others who contributed!
It is a great asset for Lyle!

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Fire Update

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Fire in Lyle

Firefighters are working to control the fire that has burned over 1,6oo acres west of the Klickitat River from milepost 1 to 10.

Please post information on the current status of the fire in your area.

We send our love and prayers out to those whose safety we are worried about.

Music in the Park

Grand Opening Celebration!

River Rat & Tap Room

Grand Opening

Fri and Sat 11th and 12th.

Big Party with Four Bands Entertaining.

Jamey Smith and Marc Ensey on Friday night

Bob Connolly and Rick Johnston on Saturday night.

River Peoples Cultural Exchange

The River Peoples Cultural Exchange is a collaborative effort of the residents of Lyle, Washington and tribal members to share traditions, educate, build friendships, and promote goodwill with our communities and region.

2nd Annual River Peoples Cultural Exchange
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Noon until 7:00 PM
Lyle, Washington

Please come and share the spirit of friendship with us, our state and local dignitaries, and our honored veterans.

Follow this link to learn more.

Thursday Afternoon at LAC (Lyle Activity Center)

Could it be?

Project America Run: Remembering Their Sacrifice

One Life. One Flag. One Mile.

Lyle's flag was placed on the corner of 5th St. & Hwy. 14 today.

On May 1st 2010, Mike Ehredt, a retired Postal Clerk and Army Veteran, touched the wheel of his jogger stroller in the Pacific Ocean in Astoria, OR and began an epic 4514 mile journey across the country to Honor and Remember Service Members lost in Iraq. He is currently placing flags that hold a yellow ribbon bearing the Name, Rank, Service, Age and Hometown of those whose dreams and ambitions were taken so quickly from us. The flags are being placed each mile along the roads he is traveling in reverse chronological order by date of death, till the very last flag is placed on the shores of the Atlantic in Rockland, Maine.

This is a personal tribute, a silent memorial for those who have served with dignity and honor and whose sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Haunting the Halls

A local volunteer has captured this image of an unidentified apparition recently seen wandering the halls of the new Lyle Activity Center. It is rumored this happy soul is cheering on the Lyle volunteers as they work on upgrading the building on Thursdays and Saturdays. If you'd like to join the all volunteer work crew, you might just catch a glimpse of the phantom. See you Thursday!

Tour de Fleur Draws Community Support

Long-time residents enjoyed swapping stories at the Twin Bridges Museum during the Tour de Fleur celebration.

Ms. Elenor Bean and band shared their talents for the Tour de Fleur participants outside in the park on Saturday.

Photos by Mildred Lykens

Lyle Tour de Fleur

May 1st

Celebrating

Our wildflowers,

Our wineries,

And our world class recreation opportunities.

For more information, click on this Tour de Fleur Link to visit the website.

Transportation Summit This Thursday

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Accepting Applications

Mid-Columbia Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications for the second Lyle Habitat House. They will be accepting applications from residents of their service area which includes Hood River, Odell, Parkdale, Underwood, Husum, White Salmon, Bingen, Snowden, and Lyle, but as the land Habitat owns is in Lyle, they want to assure that Lyle residents know about it.

At the building site, on Washington between 4^th & 5^th streets, there are brochures in a plastic box on a pole that explain the program and criteria for being a Habitat partner in buying a house and contact information. Applications will be accepted until June 30 at which time they will begin the selection process that takes a couple of months.

The volunteers are at the building site on Friday, Saturday and Monday. They have a Family Selection Committee of 6 volunteers, three of them are from the Lyle area.

Volunteer! Get involved with Habitat for Humanity

First Habitat House in Klickitat County

Pastor Earl D. Lane of the Lyle United Methodist Church offered daily lunches to the all volunteer crew building the first Habitat for Humanity House in Klickitat County. Volunteers came from all over the U.S. (including Lyle itself) to frame the home and ready it for the next stage. During their work week, the UMC Ladies served the crew of 17 to 24 who were very grateful for having a warm, comfortable place to relax and enjoy a bountiful, nourishing meal that restored their energy and prepared them to face their project for the rest of the day. Linda Scott and her daughter Bethany will be the owners of the home upon its completion.

Submitted by: Mildred E. Lykens

Free Public Workshop

Workshop to Focus on Using Broadband to Expand Rural Job Opportunities

The Klickitat Horizons Telecommunications Committee is holding a free public workshop in White Salmon to discuss how expanding broadband Internet access can be used to create job opportunities in rural communities. The workshop will focus on the opportunities the information-based, global economy provides for rural job creation.

The "Rural Job Opportunities in the New Economy" workshop will be held on Thursday, April 8, from 1 until 4 pm at the Pioneer Center, 501 N.E. Washington in White Salmon.

The workshop will feature an update on efforts to bring broader Internet access to the Klickitat/Skamania region, a local panel discussion of successes in using broadband communications to generate jobs, and a community discussion of what the next steps should be for job creation and other uses as better broadband access comes to the region. Presenters include Ken Levy, 4-Tell, John Hardham, Light Wave Communications, Tim Shatraw, Sacred Heart Saddlery, Jeff Nicol, Privacy Ready, Chris Dukelow, Giant Campus, Jerry Lewis, White Salmon School District, Linda Williams, WSU Extension Klickitat County and Monica Babine WSU Extension Division of Governmental Studies and Services.

Since 2006, nine communities in Klickitat and Skamania counties have participated in the Horizons Program, a community leadership development program administered by Washington State University Extension, aimed at identifying and addressing the causes of poverty in small, rural communities. To date, 40 rural communities in Washington State have participated in Horizons.

Through the Horizons Program, residents in the Klickitat/Skamania area identified job creation as a top community priority, and cited the lack of access to adequate broadband telecommunications service as a limiting factor in creating new jobs, and access to higher education and government services.

As a result, the community-based Klickitat Horizons Telecommunications Committee formed with the goal of making broadband service available for all who want it at an affordable rate.

The committee's efforts led to inclusion in a multi-county proposal through local Internet service provider Sawtooth Technologies and NoaNet that resulted in an $84.3 million federal economic recovery grant for the project, including funding for a $3.7 million fiber-optic infrastructure investment as well as community planning, outreach and training in Klickitat and Skamania counties.

Pavilion Progress

Lyle is making progress on the construction of its new pavilion. Materials for the project were purchased with the 2009 EDA grant, awarded through Klickitat county. All labor is completely volunteer. Come by and watch the fabrication process, or better yet, join in and help build a portion of it.

Photo taken by Mildred Lykens

Tour de Fleur

Visit Tour de Fleur website for event details.

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Pavilion Construction Begins

Lyle community members break ground for the new pavilion that will serve as a covered picnic area at the Lyle Activity Center and Park Place. Volunteers are welcome to take part in helping to build the pavilion on Thursdays at 3:00. Show up, pick up a tool, and join the construction fun!

Kids Meet on Saturdays

The Spiritual Education of Children's Program Meets at Lyle Activity Center on Saturdays. The program is an educational program designed for children ages 6-10 of all faiths and denominations.

Thursday at Three

“Thursday at Three” at 3:00 PM the Lyle Activity Center. Weekly work party to help create our community activity center and green space. Please come and get involved, as the weather breaks there will be so many projects relying on volunteers to give time and share their talents to make Lyle a better place. First project is to get a picnic gazebo built.

Upcoming OLESS Meeting

February 15 (Monday)

OLESS (Old Lyle Elementary School Supporters) Meeting 7:00 PM Lyle Activity Center (Old Lyle Elementary School). Please join us! Minutes from previous meetings are available at http://lyleschoolbuilding.blogspot.com/

Friday, February 12

Game Night
7:00 - 9:00 PM

Lyle Activity Center (Old Lyle Elementary School)
A chance for community members of all ages to hang out and have a good time. Bring your favorite games! The fun will include a projector for video games, board games, and music. Snacks include hot cocoa and popcorn. Bring games and snacks to share, if you wish.

Game Night Tonight!

Friday, January 29th

Game Night

7:00 - 10:00 PM

Lyle Activity Center (Old Lyle Elementary School)

A chance for community members of all ages to hang out and have a good time.

Bring your favorite games! The fun will include a projector for video games, board games, and music and shared snacks including hot cocoa and popcorn.

Feel free to also bring snacks to share.

If you have a game you want to donate, please bring it that evening or

call Mildred at 509-365-0060.

January 30, 2010, Saturday

Eagle Spotting at Klickitat-Balfour Day Use Park

Leader: Cathy Flick, Wildlife Biologist

Experience an educational winter field outing for bald eagles at Balfour Park. Cathy Flick will come armed with a spotting scope, give a life-history overview, and introduce you to specific year-round pairs in the area. Part of the outing will involve a short walk. Bring binoculars, or a spotting scope, and dress warmly. There are toilet facilities at the Park.

Meeting Place: 10:00 AM Balfour Klickitat Park

Access from SR-14 - heading east just before the Klickitat River turn left (north) onto Old Hwy 8. Follow Old Hwy 8 for approximately 1/4 mile to the parking lot on the east side of the road.

Upcoming Transportation Summit

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Fundraising Concert

Ms. (Eleanor) Bean

1/22/2010 7:00 PM at The Dalles Civic Auditorium (Doors open at 6)
323 East 4th Street, The Dalles, OR, Oregon 97058-2207
Cost: $10.00

The band will be releasing their new CD on Friday night!

Ms. (Eleanor) Bean will be performing new original music as well as some of her previously
performed songs. In addition, covers of Blink 182, Nickleback, and Cranberries will be included.
This is a combination fundraising event and senior project.

30% of the profits will be donated to The Dalles Civic Center and 30% will be contributed to the Lyle non-profit group OLESS.

We are very excited to bring the sweet sound of this band to your attention.

Tickets are on sale now at Klindt’s Book store in The Dalles, Dallesport Mini-Storage in Dallesport (Near the airport), The Lyle Taproom, The Lyle Cafe, Trellis Flowers in White Salmon and Waucoma Bookstore in Hood River.

Hope to see you there.

Game Night THIS Friday!

Come Join the Fun this Friday

January 15th

7-10 PM

Lyle Activity Center

Newest Issue Now On-line!

Follow this Link to Read Lyle's Current Newsletter

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