Rain, rain go away

Mildred Lykens, 365-0060

lykensme@embarqmail.com

Barbara Sexton, 365-5374

madison@gorge.net

http://lyle-wa.blogspot.com/

Hope you have saved your pennies and that the rain goes away for next weekend! "The Annual 13+ Miles of Yard Sales" is Saturday and Sunday, June 12-13. There are between 15 and 20 yard sales in the Lyle area with many of them in the park downtown. Twin Bridges Museum will have its very large booth under the Pavilion. The Lyle United Methodist Church will have a booth with luscious "Methodist" baked goodies.

Our heartfelt condolences go out to Don and Betty Graves in Dallesport. Their oldest son, Greg, died as the result of an accident in Alaska.

Congratulations to all the graduates of the surrounding schools. The families must be so proud of the accomplishments of their students. Get ready world these 2010 graduates are now ready to descend upon you!

Just a reminder PUD will have a power outage Saturday, June 12 from 10 p.m. until Sunday, June 13, at 6 a.m.

"Art in the Park" -- Linda Grim is hosting a children's art project on Wednesdays, June 16, 23, and 30. Children ages 6 to 12 are invited each day to construct an art project, a donation of $2 each class will be collected for supplies. This will be held at the Lyle Activity Center from 10-11:30 a.m.

Sign your children up for the Vacation Bible School that will be held at Lyle Celebration Center, June 21-25, from 9 a.m. to noon, ages 4 years through sixth grade. (Fall of 2010). Call 365-3971, for more information. The theme is "Sonquest Rainforest."

History: "Pioneer Days much better than Atomic Ages," says Ira Rowland (not sure what paper this is from) -- "Horseless Carriage -- "I remember the first automobile that came to White Salmon" Ira Rowland said, chuckling. "I brought it here. It was a one-cylinder job that had been shipped to Hood River from Portland by steamer. They loaded it on the scow and we towed it over. The owners said he was going to drive it to Trout Lake."

"In those days the roads were treacherous and the ruts were deep. When the automobile had gone a short way, it got in a rut and high centered. A man with a team and wagon pulled it out. The car went a little way farther, ran on a high stump and tore out the transmission. So they loaded it in the back of the wagon and shipped it back to Portland."

Did you know? Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.