Goldendale's Saturday market opens on Simcoe Drive
Goldendale's popular Saturday Market opens this Saturday at a new location, behind Goldendale Grind on Simcoe Drive.
The move will provide more area for vendors and improved parking for shoppers.
To help kick off the new market season at the fresh location, there will be a drawing for a special Mothers' Day gift basket.
The new space has room for more vendors and has been covered with wood chips to keep dust down and avoid mud. There is a lack of trees at the location, so vendors have been encouraged to provide shade for themselves and shoppers. The market is expected to run through Sept. 27. Many of the same booths and activities the public has grown accustomed to seeing will return to the new location, including food and entertainment.
Parking will be a major improvement. The previous location along SR142 created a sometimes hazardous situation with shoppers parking on both sides of the highway.
A new feature this year is a once-a-month tractor and trailer ride on straw bales, taking people on a tour of the historic Goldendale homes. The ride will also bring people to the downtown area, which was one of the goals the market committee had when they searched for a new location.
Another new feature planned for the first Saturday of each month, is booth space for kids 16 and under, provided at no charge. The space is a good way to involve youngsters in marketing home grown products and can be a fund-raising opportunity for groups.
New additions lined up for this year's market are Alpacas with fiber and yarn for sale, and blacksmith demonstrations.
Market times are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday.
Disability Committee holds town hall meeting in Goldendale Sentinel
Gloria Tolaro of the Washington State Governor's Committe on Disability Issues and Employment has a unique explanation of why the Committee is holding a town hall meeting in Goldendale next Thursday, May 14, at the Goldendale Community Library.
"Well, it was kind of throwing a dart at the map," Tolaro explains. "We want to hold these meetings as often as possible across the state, and Goldendale's name came up."
That's not to say that the city was an afterthought. The area offers a useful location for people with disabilities who want a chance to have their concerns and issues properly addressed by the state.
"This is a very responsive group," Tolaro says. "It has very concerned members who meet and work closely with people who deal with matters that affect people with disabilities. The Committee's job is to listen carefully, make itself available, and provide guidance that people really need."
The upcoming town hall meeting plans to ask such questions as:
• What are local success stories for persons with disabilities?
• What are the challenges persons with disabilities face in the community?
• What ideas for positive changes can be collected?
• Has the implementation of Americans with Disabilities Act affected the community?
The information collected at meetings such as the upcoming one in Goldendale provides agendas for future planning in communities across the state.
The Committe itself is staffed primarily by volunteers, and most members themselves are people with disabilities. Staff are located in offices in Olympia, Spokane, and the Tri-Cities.
For the town hall meeting in Goldendale, Tolaro says that municipal and service leaders have been invited. "It's a great opportunity for people in the community to really see what people with disabilities face every day and look for ways to help." The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. and is expected to run to 7:30 p.m. The library is at 131 W. Burgen Street in Goldendale.
Lyle clean-up day offers community makeover
A "Senior Scholarship Dinner" will be held Thursday, May 7, at the Lions Club from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Lyle is beginning to look really spiffy! First the cleanup, then a crew from Horizons have been hard at work, mowing, weed-eating and getting the community ready for the Cultural Exchange. After two more meetings, and a cleanup of the primary school building, comes the day of the event. Anyone willing to share in the final meeting and cleanup is invited to come on May 11, at 9 a.m., to the United Methodist Church, then to share in a potluck lunch before spending the rest of the afternoon prepping the park and primary school building. The exchange takes place on May 15, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Clean-up for the Lyle-Balch Cemetery is on the calendar for Sat., May 16, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Followed by the annual potluck and business meeting, noon at the Columbia Grange Hall.
We had word that a bomb squad was called out from Portland one day last week to the Chamberlain Rest Area. They arrived to investigate a suspicious box, hearing no word on what it was, nor hearing an explosion, we assume all went well.
Don't forget to be saving your funds for the 13-plus Miles of Yard Sales in June. There will be at least 12 sales in Lyle and many, many more around the county. The Twin Bridges Museum will use this as their annual fundraiser. Historical articles are being donated to the Museum regularly and there will be a display of Klickitat Native American Baskets on the day of the Cultural Exchange. |
