Preparation and planning for the Lyle High Senior graduating class's "drug free" party is underway. Committees of students and parents have already earned a substantial amount toward their goal. With future fundraisers of a silent auction and dessert tasting evening in March, a can and bottle drive, and a yard sale in the spring (in Dallesport), the class hopes to meet its goal to raise enough for a cruise on the Columbia. Wow, they are unstoppable!!!
I've heard several comments that townspeople are missing their "coffee" fix. BottomsUp we miss you.
We send our love and prayers to Joyce Bryan who is back from a stay in the hospital, and continued prayers for Larry and Mary Sorensen both still battling the big C.
Joy has decided to take a breather from doing the Lyle News and Mildred has graciously offered to help me keep you all informed or mis-informed??
Just a reminder:
Pioneer Days are back Memorial Day weekend 2003. The Man in the Black Hat needs volunteers!
Lyle Community Action Council meets the 4th Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Lyle Lions Community Center.
There are two churches in Lyle that welcome visitors -- Lyle United Methodist Church, 403 W Klickitat St, and, Lyle Full Gospel Church, at 715 Washington St.
Lyle history as published in the Enterprise, July 6, 1967
Lyle Pioneer History continued, as recounted by Jesse A Jewell: Speedboat Hazards -- "The racing caused considerable damage to the Spencer, one morning, as she and the "Dalles City," another Company boat, headed into a howling headwind going from The Dalles to Lyle. The Spencer stayed on the south side, going right into the wind, while the CR&N boat hugged the north shore to escape some of the wind and heavy swells."
"When the Spencer started to steer for the landing at Lyle, a chain broke due to the gale, breaking some steam pipes in the pilothouse. The skipper couldn't see to steer in the cloud of steam, so his boat was blown on the bank across the river in Rowena."
"This was but one of many spectacular events in the history of travel on this great river highway, whose importance was great in the development of this whole area from Astoria to Lewiston."
I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top!
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