By the
Lyle Newscasters
Mildred Lykens, 365-0060
Barbara Sexton, 365-5374
Saturday May 2, is the Lions Clubs "First Saturday Breakfast" from 7-10 a.m. They will be accepting scholarship donations at the door and it is also White Cane Days." Come share in the camaraderie and enjoy a wonderful breakfast.
Spooky's in The Dalles was the location of the Lady Sundowners last get-together! Thirteen ladies dined on pizza, then moved on to Mary Sorensen's home in Dallesport where they enjoyed an afternoon of playing cards and Mexican Train.
The Gorge Heritage Museum in Bingen will be having a plant sale on Saturday, May 9. This is a good time to pick up your Mother's Day gift. The times are from 9 a.m. until sold out. The funds raised will go toward the ADA Fund for the museum. The Gorge Heritage Museum and the Lyle Twin Bridges Museum share information, artifacts and several board members.
Again, The River Peoples Cultural Exchange will be held at Lyle Park Place on Friday, May 15, from 3 to 8 p.m. The River Peoples Native Americans are the hosts along with the Lyle Community. There will be free native food, dancing, drumming and story telling. As honored guests there will be 25 Chinese elected officials and their interpreters. The Twin Bridges Museum will have a display on loan of Klickitat Natives' basketry. This event is a union of the near-by Native Americans and other residents of the area. Be sure to mark the calendar and bring your children, camera and appetite. This will be a day you will remember!!
Clean-up for the Lyle-Balch Cemetery is on the calendar for the next day, Saturday, May 16, at 8:30 a.m., followed by the annual potluck and business meeting at noon at the Columbia Grange Hall.
Excerpts from the book (Early History of Klickitat County by Jim Attwell, 1977): "By 1880 grain-raising had become the master industry of the county, wheat, oats and barley being produced in abundance every where through out the valley. Fruit culture also had become an important enterprise, altho many of the orchards were still too young to bear. There were, however, some fine apple and peach orchards at Columbus, White Salmon and other points along the Columbia. It had also been demonstrated that all kinds of vegetables could be raised to advantage, as soil and climate and fortunate absence of diseases and destructive pests united to make the valley especially suited to the growth and development of such products.
Ever wonder...Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor and dishwasher soap made with real lemons?
Commented