The Fire Truck Caravan with Santa pulled in right on schedule with 11 brightly decorated trucks to a crowd of over fifty oohing" and "aahing" children and adults. Santa jumped down and the kiddies were able to sit on his lap and let him know their Christmas wishes as he presented each a bag of candy. The trucks came from Wishram, Dallesport, Lyle, High Prairie, Appleton, Bingen, White Salmon and Husum. What an exciting and beautiful evening. The Lyle Community Council served hot cocoa, candy canes and oranges. The new museum was open for the event also.
Earlier in the day the Community Christmas tree was brought in and decorated. Thank you to Tom Loughery, Jack Bryan, Mike, Angie, Nathaniel, Marcella and Caleb Sayler, Mildred Lykens, Terry and Barbara Mills, Ashton, Joey and Nick Smith, Susan Carabin, Kevin and Riley Mills, and Barbara Sexton for participating in this endeavor. Lights on the playground fence proved to be a challenge so only some of them could be lit. But it does make a pretty picture to welcome travelers to our town. The council will be judging the Christmas Lights in and about the community on the evening of Dec. 22.
Council person Joy Collins is recuperating from knee replacement surgery. Our best wishes go out to her for a speedy recovery.
The Lyle Community Council will not hold a December meeting. See you in January!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our readers, we are going to take a break and will return after the first of the year.
Churches in Lyle are United Methodist, 403 Klickitat St, and Lyle Celebration Center, 715 Washington St.
An article printed on March 21, 1957, in the Goldendale Sentinel, written by Grace Minor: "One of the first things the ladies did was to take eight dollars and pay Mr. Morginson to go to Pasco to see about the Highway. They contacted Samuel Hill and asked him to come to Lyle and see the needs of the community, and he did. This dream became a reality after considerable effort on the part of these women. As the main mode of travel was the boat lines of the Columbia, the ladies felt that a proper marking should designate the town of Lyle. The women contacted The Dalles, Portland and Astoria Navigation Company, and a sign was erected on the banks of the Columbia."
I've learned that it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular!
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