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

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!