New visitors to Lyle's Twin Bridges Museum were lifelong residents and were surprised to find photos of themselves adorning the walls. They also viewed their children's school annuals, which brought back happy memories.
If you haven't visited the museum yet, you still have Thursday evenings from 5 to 8 p.m. to stop in and see if you too might have become one of our displays. If you are new to the area, come in and learn about the interesting history of Lyle and how it was the hub of industry at the turn of the century.
Did you know that Lyle was seriously considered to be chosen as our county seat before Goldendale got the nod? That Lyle used to be on the south side of the railroad tracks, out on the point, before burning down twice and having to rebuild?
And how Lewis and Clark traded with the Native Americans, out on that point, on their expedition? Many facts and photos are just waiting for your visit.
The newsletter "To The Point" should be in your possession by now. It holds the results of the "Summer 2009 Community Visioning Survey" taken by the Horizon Project group. It went door to door reaching out for residents' opinions on various issues concerning our area.
A majority of these surveys were handed in at the "Lyle's Summer Celebration" last August. The results have been tabulated and presented in graph form for easy reading and understanding. Now you can compare your answers to those of other Lyle residents.
In that survey a question was posed as to whether a person would be interested in making Lyle a better place to live. 85 percent of you said yes. Now is the time to step forward.
The next Horizon meeting will be held on Thursday, Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m. in the Lyle Activity Center (Old Lyle Elementary School) which by the way is having its own "OLESS" meeting on Oct. 5, at 7:p.m., same place.
Two chances to become involved in your community, and choose where you would most like your time and effort to be put to its best use.
New applications are being sought for the Habitat for Humanities Program. Call or email Oren Johnson, (541) 490-5663 or gorgespirit@gorge.net
I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday...Abraham Lincoln.
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