West Seattle Thursday: SSCC, USO, WSHS, Duwamish cleanup…

(Wednesday night moon photo by Bill Bacon)
It’s a time of extremes – the full moon, and the tides it brings:

(Wednesday midday photo of Seacrest Pier pilings by Patrick Sand)
Again today, Seattle Aquarium beach naturalists will be at Lincoln Park and South Alki to assist with low-tide explorers. Low tide is -3.0 at 11:54 am. Also from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:

CONGRATULATIONS, SSCC CLASS OF 2011: South Seattle Community College commencement, 2:30 pm Benaroya Hall downtown.

USO BENEFIT: Hosted by Merrill Gardens (WSB sponsor, 4611 35th Avenue SW). This benefit event is to support our troops through our local U.S.O. Attendees will enjoy dinner between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. with entertainment provided by the West Seattle Big Band from 7 – 8 pm. Active and inactive service members will be on hand to share their experiences and memorabilia. Minimum donation is $10 per attendee. Call 206-932-5480 to RSVP.

PUBLIC MEETING ON DUWAMISH RIVER CLEANUP SITE: Tonight the EPA is hosting a meeting to ask for public comments on the cleanup of the polluted area known as Jorgensen Forge (adjacent to Boeing Plant 2). Doors open 6, public comment starts at 8, South Seattle Community College Georgetown Campus, details and background here

COMMUNITY CENTERS’ FUTURE: The second of two city meetings – not in West Seattle, but the official one for the “south” side of the city including WS – is tonight, 7 pm. Here’s our preview from last night.

ALKI COMMUNITY COUNCIL: ACC’s monthly meeting, 7 pm, Alki UCC (6112 SW Hinds), agenda details here.

WSHS MUSIC: West Seattle High School Music Department presents the 2011 Spring Concert at the WSHS theater at 7 pm, admission is free! Donations appreciated.

BENEFIT SHOW AT THE BRIDGE: The Gifted Program performs tonight at 8:30 at The Bridge in West Seattle, as a fundraiser to recover from a recent fire in Tukwila that destroyed some of the band’s equipment. More details on this Facebook event page.

Eilene Hutchinson June 16, 2011 (10:14 am)

Great photos and tie-ins to tides, beach naturalists, and Duwamish clean-up.

Tool Share June 16, 2011 (10:51 am)

The West Seattle Tool Library will now be open on Thursday evenings as well from 6-9pm, due to rising demand. And tonight we’ll be hosting our newest group, The Seattle Fixers’ Collective. As always, please feel free to show up whenever you like. All are welcome to come explore and learn a little creative fixing and mending!

Bill Bacon June 16, 2011 (1:28 pm)

Well, for a professional amateur, it’s not a bad shot. Not particularly good, but not bad either. I took this picture through a refractor telescope. However, I didn’t have an adapter to anchor the camera to the telescope’s eyepiece. Thus, not the best picture quality.

It’s a rare night when we have clear skies enabling some decent skyward neighborhood astronomy pictures. Now if I lived out in the desert, I’d have that $40 accessory. But, seeing as this is Seattle, there’s not much point in buying one.

Technical information: Second-hand twelve year old 2.? megapixel camera costing about $50.

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