West Seattle Monday: Warm up to what’s up today/tonight

(Peregrine falcon, photographed by Gary Jones)
Highlights for today/tonight, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

OUT WITH THE TREE: Through next Sunday (January 11th), Christmas-tree recycling (composting) is still free – here are the city rules.

STATION 32 ON COUNCIL AGENDA: This afternoon’s 2 pm City Council meeting includes a final vote on approvals/exceptions required before the new Station 32 can be built (at the site of the current one) in The Junction. Here’s the agenda. (City Hall downtown)

MARTY McLAREN’S COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: School’s back in session and it’s also your first chance in 2015 to talk with and hear from the West Seattle/South Park rep on the Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors, Marty McLaren. 6 pm, Delridge Library – more in our calendar listing. (5423 Delridge Way SW)

FAMILY STORY TIME: 6:30 pm at High Point Branch Library – get there early! (35th/Raymond)

WEST SEATTLE HI-YU: 7 pm tonight at Admiral Congregational Church, you can help the all-volunteer West Seattle Hi-Yu organization get on the road to summer fun, choosing this year’s theme and more – as noted in our preview. (4320 SW Hill)

MONDAY NIGHTLIFE: Exercise your mind (trivia/quiz) and/or your voice (karaoke!) – see where and when in our regular listings.

sc January 5, 2015 (11:34 am)

Thanks for the link for more info about Peregrine falcons!
Another fact is that in the Middle Ages certain ranks of royalty were restricted to the falcons they could fly. Only princes could own Peregrine falcons!

WSB January 5, 2015 (12:36 pm)

Thanks, SC. That would be an interesting alternative site (or extra feature of sites like BirdWeb, which we usually link in cases like this, since it’s Seattle-geared) – “bird datapoints.” (I hate to call it trivia because it’s not always “trivial”!) – TR