聽 聽 聽Members of Carlyle's Dickens Committee are 鈥減repping the parks in the hopes of a June 1` completion date,鈥� according to Dickens chair, Shelly Slykhuis.
聽聽聽聽聽 Volunteers Slykhuis, her husband David, along with Dale and Larry Brady, moved the first of six wrought iron benches to the sites of what will be two small Victorian parks on Carlyle's Main Street.
聽聽聽聽 鈥淭his is the next step after the lanterns,鈥� says Slykhuis. 鈥淛ason Humphries kindly let us use an area of land north of the optometrists' office. The second site will be between the Civic Centre and The Capstone restaurant.鈥�
聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e're planning benches, lanterns, and greenery,鈥� she says. 鈥淲e're hoping to have everything finished by June 1 at the latest, and we're looking for sponsors for each of the six benches.鈥�
聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hey will be two nice spots that will enhance our Main Street and continue with the theme of Dickens.鈥�
