What’s ahead on your West Seattle Monday

Thanks to Corey Scherrer for the photo, taken around 6:30 pm Saturday from a flight on approach to Sea-Tac. At ground level, here’s some of what’s up today/tonight in West Seattle:

BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT: 10:30 am at Neighborhood House High Point, free drop-in monthly meeting for moms, offered through the Family Center – more info in our calendar listing. (6400 Sylvan Way SW)

MONDAY AFTERNOON AT THE ORCHARD: 3-5 pm, the Community Orchard of West Seattle on the northeast end of the South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) campus welcomes you to visit, learn, and help out, as explained in our calendar listing. (6000 16th SW)

SOCCER: Chief Sealth International High School hosts crosstown rival West Seattle High School at Southwest Athletic Complex, 4 pm. (2801 SW Thistle)

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND FAMILY SAFETY: 5 pm workshop at Roxhill Elementary, offered by Seattle Public Library, Colectiva Legal del Pueblo, Seattle Public Schools, and ACLU of Washington, offered in English and Español; details in our calendar listing. (9430 30th SW)

TINKERLAB: Free drop-in STEM craft/activity session, 6-7:30 pm at Delridge Library. Tonight: “Learn to program BB-8™ by Sphero, a small app-enabled droid inspired by ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘.” (5423 Delridge Way SW)

HALIBUT 101: Seafood-cooking class at Salty’s on Alki (WSB sponsor), 6-8 pm. Check ASAP to see if there’s still room – info’s in our calendar listing. (1936 Harbor SW)

EVEN MORE … happening today/tonight – just check our complete-calendar page.

12 Replies to "What's ahead on your West Seattle Monday"

  • shipwrecked_and_comatose April 24, 2017 (9:28 am)

    This is unreal.  I’m Corey Scherrer, and I was not on a flight any time recently. Does this mean there is another Corey Scherrer out there? Both are somewhat unusual names; it’s not like my name is Bob Brown or Joe Smith or something.

    • WSB April 24, 2017 (9:47 am)

      Corey is a photographer, according to this URL from the e-mail, which I meant to link as I usually do if contributors have websites:

      http://www.coreyscherrer.com

      • shipwrecked_and_comatose April 24, 2017 (10:06 am)

        I am so freaked out right now. Thanks for the link. It has never come up that my exact name spelling has already been claimed as a URL. The exact unusual spellings and links to west Seattle (I have lived in w Sea since 2004) are a coincidence of astronomical proportions.

        • WSB April 24, 2017 (10:24 am)

          I always thought my name was probably unique and Google eventually proved me wrong … not even the only one in the state of WA. Still, the West Seattle coincidence in your case IS pretty high-odds! – TR

    • PSPS April 24, 2017 (10:10 am)

      All we need now is Bud Collyer and we’ll have a show!

  • JanS April 24, 2017 (11:07 am)

    Indeed, it is a small world. As a massage therapist I get referrals from docs, and can bill insurance. I started getting referrals under my name for an address in Bremerton. I’ve lived in West Seattle for 42 years. I was surprised to learn that there is a massage therapist in Bremerton with the same name, Janet Seeley. The only difference was our middle initials, E vs. M.I was pretty sure people in Silverdale, etc. don’t want to ferry over here for massage.  But, Corey Scherrer?  Definitely not common – wow !

    • shipwrecked_and_comatose April 24, 2017 (1:56 pm)

      I am still so flabbergasted by this coincidence that I can’t really even form words to describe it.  If you search my friend Ian McDonald’s name, you will find thousands of them. Don’t even think of doing a search on my friend Bob Brown, and seriously I know a guy named Joe Smith. But Corey Scherrer?

      • Alan April 24, 2017 (2:20 pm)

        I think you should connect up with the photographer and see if there isn’t a family connection, possibly with some German/Irish great-grandparents in common. My mother’s maiden name is so unique that we know anyone with it is related. It is just a matter of determining how.

        Once you make the connection, you need to share the story with WSB.

        • shipwrecked_and_comatose April 24, 2017 (6:14 pm)

          I have made contact with my doppelganger .  I’m pretty sure we’re not related, but time will tell, perhaps. I don’t want to bother the other Corey Scherrer too much, even though he lives in my neighborhood and got coreyscherrer.com without rock, paper scissoring me.

  • HappyOnAlki April 24, 2017 (7:31 pm)

    Thanks for letting us know, Corey — fun story to liven up a Monday!

  • Corey Scherrer April 24, 2017 (8:32 pm)

    I am the “other” Corey Scherrer and I never knew this would be the outcome of sending this photo in. I am now wondering 1. if you have a significant other and 2. what is their name.   I have found a few close proximity spellings to the name “Scherrer” but not a lot with the exact same spelling, including the   first name, and living in the same amazing place as West Seattle.  I knew there was a reason I moved here! What a fun Monday.. 

  • Alan April 25, 2017 (12:18 am)

    In the olden days we found out about someone with the same name when the phonebook came out and we checked our listing. Or when we received a call for the other, because ours was the only one listed.

    This site wants you to buy matching mugs, but has some interesting info:

    https://www.houseofnames.com/scherrer-family-crest

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