"Solstice Inauguration"
$350,000 sculpture/sundial nears completion
The Soap Lake Garden Club and Soap Lake Chamber of Commerce are hosting the “Solstice Inauguration” celebrating the final journey of the “Calling the Healing Waters” sculpture/sundial.
At high noon a marker will be placed in the ground indicating where to set the 12:00 PM hour marker on the Promontory Plaza showcasing the sculpture. This is so the shadow from the topmost feather on the sundial falls on that hour marker. The Summer Solstice is the only day of the year to accurately set a sundial. Sort of like Stonehenge.
Astronomer James Hamm from Big Bend Community College will explain the significance of the solstice. We hope you can join in this community celebration to observe this important step before beginning construction.
Date: June 21
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Beeks Amphitheater,
East Beach Park,
Soap Lake, WA
Directions: Hwy 17 to Soap Lake;
turns into Daisy; park is on west
side of street. Plenty of parking
Contact: Dorothy Downing, 246-1685
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Artist site rendering of Promontory Plaza (to scale).
http://www.soaplakehealingsculpture.com/
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