West Seattle Timebank 1st Potluck and Members Meeting of 2016
Senior Center of West Seattle
4217 S.W. Oregon St.
Parking lot off 42nd S.W.
Thurs., Jan. 21. Potluck 6:30–7 p.m., bring a dish to share. Meeting 7–8:30 p.m., member guest speaker. New website: www.westseattletimebank.org. Your friends can submit an application online and learn about the Timebank’s upcoming orientations, events and meetings.

West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails Planning Workshop
South Seattle College
Chan Center, north end of campus
6000 16th Ave. S.W.
Sat., Jan. 30, 9:30–11:30 a.m. Neighbors, trail users and other stakeholders are invited to a 2 hour workshop to discuss what the future trail system in the West Duwamish Greenbelt might look like. The West Duwamish Greenbelt extends from the West Seattle Bridge south to Westcrest Park. It is the largest contiguous forest in Seattle. Interested in learning more about the trails, visit: West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails Facebook page. Info: Paul, 206.459.5434 or peedublyou@gmail.com.

Lincoln Park North Play Area Renovations
Gatewood Elementary School
4320 S.W. Myrtle St.
Tues., Feb. 2, 6:30–8 p.m. Public Meeting. Join the in-house landscape architect and project manager to review and provide input on the preferred design and play equipment options. Those who attended the November meeting, your ideas, comments and recommendations assisted with creating the preferred design that will be presented. The project provides improvements to bring the play area into compliance with current plal area safety standards and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access. http://www.seattle.gov/parks/projects/lincoln/north_pa/.

2016 West Seattle Garden Tour Poster Competition
Call for Artists Feb. 5–6, 2016! The West Seattle Garden Tour provides an opportunity for local artists to showcase their original artwork on marketing materials, including the cover of the WSGT ticket book and promotional poster. The winning artist also receives a $500 cash award. Winning and honorable mention artworks will be featured during the June 2016 West Seattle Art Walk. Submit your original artwork to the annual WSGT Poster Competition. Submission rules and entry form are available at: westseattlegardentour.org

Neighbor Appreciation Day at Southwest Pool
1471 N.W. 67th St.
206.684.7440
Sat., Feb. 13, 1–2 p.m. Community event. Activities include public swim with snacks, games and prizes. **A child must be 6 years old and 4 feet tall to be able to enter the water without an adult. Free. “Like” us on Facebook for updates on this and other events. Happy Swimming! www.seattle.gov/parks/aquatics.

Explore Nature: Salamander Search
Camp Long
5200 35th Ave. S.W.
Sat., Feb. 13, 4–6 p.m. Overcome the winter time blues by bundling up and getting outside. Learn the importance of those dark, dank, wet places by searching under logs and near ponds for those beautiful, mysterious creatures, the salamanders. Must pre-register, call 206.386.4237.

Registration Open for West Seattle Baseball
West Seattle Baseball is a 100% volunteer organization dedicated to teaching kids the game of baseball. In addition to regular season play, all kids ages 7 and older participate in post-season tournaments. Those kids wanting to continue playing have opportunities to play baseball well into the summer in programs such as All Star programs for ages 8–12 years old as well as summer recreation programs including the WS Crush at the Pee Wee fields. WS Baseball welcomes players of all experience levels. West Seattle Baseball is proudly affiliated with the national PONY Baseball organization. Our goals include teaching the fundamentals of baseball and good sportsmanship while building a sense of community among players and their families. Practices begin in March, and the WS Baseball regular season runs from the beginning of April to early June. Register today: westseattlebaseball.com.

Chief Sealth Class of 1966 50-Year Reunion
South Seattle Community College
Brockey Center
6000 16th Ave. S.W.
Sat., Sept. 17. For details, contact Jim Starkey: james2647@msn.com or 425.641.2647.

West Seattle TOPS Meeting
Providence Mount St. Vincent
4831 35th Ave. S.W.
Every Tues. evening, 5:30–7p.m. Everyone is welcome to join us at our “Take Off Pounds Sensibly” weekly meeting, an encouraging weight loss support group. Weigh-in 5:30–6 p.m. and Meeting 6–7 p.m. Our group encourages healthy living and loss of pounds, with accountability via our weekly weigh-ins. Meetings include informative programs, challenges, awards, encouragement and lots of FUN! TOPS is an extremely affordable program. Convenient and free parking. For more information contact: Linda at 206.932.3021 or Pat at 206.935.2186.

West Seattle Lion’s Club Events
Senior Center of West Seattle – 2nd floor
4217 S.W. Oregon St.
Thurs., Noon–1:30 p.m. for lunch and speaker unless otherwise noted. Call Harvey Rowe at 206.762.1221 for reservations by prior Tues. evening. Lunch $7.

West Seattle Kiwanis Weekly Meeting
Masonic Hall
4736 40th Ave. S.W.
www.kiwaniswestseattle.org
Every Wed., 6:30 p.m. Guests Welcome. People dedicated to community service, and we have FUN, too! Key Clubs at local High Schools plus many other activities.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly
Guadalupe Church–Pastoral Care Center
7000 35th Ave. S.W.
Every Tues., 9:30 a.m. TOPS is an encouraging weight loss support group with weigh-ins every Tues. For info: 206.932.2621.

“The Memory Lane Cafe”
Angelina’s
2311 California Ave. S.W.
Third Wed. of month, 3–4:30 p.m. For persons with Dementia/Alzheimer’s and their care partners. No judgement or expectations. Just come and be yourself and have a good time! No cost other than your food and drink at happy hour prices! Sponsored by West Seattle Senior Center and Angelina’s Restaurant. Questions: theresamz@seniorservices.org or 206.932.4044

Overeaters Anonymous Meetings
Peace Lutheran Church
8316 39th Ave. S.W.
Every Thurs. evening, 7–8:15 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of women and men who meet to help solve compulsive overeating (obesity, anorexia and bulimia). The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively. OA is a non-profit international organization patterned after the Twelve-Step Alcoholics Anonymous program. All are welcome. For more info 206.979.6665 or www.seattleoa.org.

AARP Defensive Driving Workshop
Daystar Retirement Village
2615 S.W. Barton St.
First Sat. of every month, ongoing, 9–5:30 p.m. $15 for members, $20 non-members. Call 206.937.6122 for info or to RSVP.

Business Network with Westside Professionals
Alki Masonic Hall
4736 40th Ave. S.W.
Every Wed., 8–9:30 a.m. Build your business through referrals and networking. For info, contact sfelix@quidnunc.net.

Join the West Seattle Lion’s Club
Senior Center of West Seattle
4217 S.W. Oregon St.
206.762.1221
Meets every Thurs., Noon–1:30 p.m.

Irish Dance Lessons
West Seattle VFW Hall
3601 S.W. Alaska St.
Every Mon. and Tues. in the late afternoon and early evenings. Open to children and adults. Information at 206.851.2102.

Providence Elizabeth House
3201 S.W. Graham St.
206.938.3276

Volunteers for Playing Piano/Entertainment
Every second Thurs., 12:45–1:45 p.m. We need someone to play piano or entertain seniors for an hour or so during Birthday Celebrations.

Volunteers for Sign Language Communication with Deaf
Come in once or twice a month to speak with a senior deaf resident. This would be very beneficial for us to have an opportunity to interact with them as well as provide practice to volunteer who studies or wants to practice using sign language.

BNI West Seattle Champion Meeting
The Kenney
7125 Fauntleroy Way S.W.
Every Thurs., 7:45–9:15 a.m. Learn how to grow your business with quality referrals. $10 includes breakfast.

District Council Meetings
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
4408 Delridge Way S.W.
Third Wed., 7–9 p.m. Representatives from neighborhood councils and other community organizations provide reports on what issues and concerns they are working on and announcements about up-coming community meetings and events.

Stay-at-home dads
Hiawatha Playfield Playground
2700 California Ave. S.W.
Every Mon. and Thurs. at 9 a.m. A resource and community for stay-at-home dads, fathers who are primary caregiver in their family, and other involved dads are welcome. All fathers are invited.

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