The Friday Flyer • January 6, 2017

CANYON LAKE’S NEWSPAPER • JANUARY 6, 2017
Polar Bear Day is Saturday at Sunset Beach Pg. A4
Tim Brown provides State of the City Ad- dress Pg. A5
Mayor Pro Tem renews wedding vows in Me- morial Park Pg. 10
Hello 2017!
DONNA RITCHIE
EDITOR, THE FRIDAY FLYER
As 2016 came to a chilly and rainy close, many residents were making plans, goals and resolutions for the new year. The beginning of the year is not only a time to look to the future but it’s an apt time to reflect on the changes and revisit some of the things that hap- pened in the community over the past 12 months.
Over the next three weeks The Friday Flyer will look back at some of the high- lights from 2016. This week’s review will look at January through April.
January
At the January 5 Board meeting, the Board approved a contract with Alpha- comm for cameras, equipment and soft- ware, totaling an expected expenditure of $398,157. for the first phase of the Security Camera Project.
The January 8 front page featured Pastor Pete Van Dyke who was celebrat- ing being with Canyon Lake Community Church for 40 years. Pastor Pete’s wife Pat is best known to most The Friday Flyer readers for the beautiful Photos of the Week she has been submitting over the past couple years. Pat’s columns, Unsung Heroes and Pat’s Funny Bone, are also featured in The Friday Flyer.
The Library hosted the new teen book club, “The Perks of being in a Book Club,” on January 8.
On January 9 the Bassmasters held their first tournament of 2016 under tough conditions and muddy rising wa- ter. The 16 members only managed to catch three fish.
On January 11, crews started disman- tling the old playground at Holiday Har- bor, one of Canyon Lake’s busiest parks.
Jeannette Williams brought pickle- ball to the forefront of activities when she fulfilled a five year dream of having pickleball courts in Canyon Lake. One of the tennis courts was re-striped and
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PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE