Monday, May 1, start your day with the Lion's Club Breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. then move on to the first Tour de Fleur from noon to 6 p.m., a wild flower hike is offered by several organizations. If you plan to take part in the Klickitat Trail Hike, (Fisher Hill Bridge to Klickitat) meet at 9 a.m. at Balfour Park, which is a moderate 11-mile hike with wildflowers at their peak.
At noon, at the Activity Center, there will be a skate board competition and delicious food from local vendors. Also there will be games, art exhibits, a Master Gardener booth, native plant sales, and a wine garden featuring tastes from Lyle wineries throughout the afternoon. The Twin Bridges Museum will be open for your enjoyment.
Volunteer crews have been busy again this week. The hammers can be heard at the Habitat House almost daily and you can observe many active hands at work on the Park Pavilion and inside the Activity Center, cleaning and readying it for the summer events.
The Lyle Balch Cemetery Clean-up has been re-scheduled to Saturday, May 22, so that it won't conflict with the second Cultural Exchange which will be held on Saturday, May 15.
The last "Coffee House" of the season will be at the high school cafeteria on May 25, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Sitting here writing this article we are enjoying God's beautiful world of springtime greens and flowers. We strongly suggest you rest from your busy days and take time to do so also.
History: "Pioneer Days much better than Atomic Ages, says Ira Rowland (not sure what paper this is from) -- Robberies: "One morning after I had been up all night rowing, three men with five horses were on the Hood River side wanting to cross. When we got in mid-river the breeze died down and we drifted down stream. I noticed the men were excited."
"They had strapped on their guns in were in a great hurry to get across. Pretty soon the wind began blowing again and I was almost to shore when a launch with five men came in sight. They were waving and yelling. About two minutes after I docked the launch hove to; and the five men turned out to be officers. They wanted to know why I hadn't held up the three men and their horses. They had robbed the express office in The Dalles."
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