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Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum
990 SW Rock Creek Drive
P.O. Box 396
Stevenson, WA 98648
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Featured Guest Articles
- *Gorge Skies 2-11-2009
- Feburary is in full swing, and it has brought us a comet to lighten up our sky......................................
Read More - Gorge Skies - Jan. 30th, 2008
- January is going out in style.
Read More - Gorge Skies 1-14-09
- The skies are supposed to be clear this week......................................
Read More - Gorge Skies 1-7-09
- The year 2009 has been designated as the International Year of Astronomy..........................................................................
Read More - Gorge Skies 2-25-09
- Do you want something mysterious in your life? How about a green comet? Well, one is coming to your neighborhood.....................
Read More - Gorge Skies 4-15-09
- Spring weather has finally arrived............................
Read More - Gorge Skies 4/1/09
- Signs of spring are showing up everywhere........................
Read More - Gorge Skies 5-13-09
- As this article is being written,space shuttle Atlantis is sitting on the launch pad waiting for the launch.......................
Read More - Gorge Skies 5-6-09
- May is here,and it looks like a good month for sky viewing................
Read More - Gorge Skies 6-24-09
- Summer arrived a few days ago, which means the days are getting shorter now..........................
Read More - Gorge Skies 6-3-09
- June is here, and like every year it brings the end of the school year, but astronomically it brings the Summer Solstice........................
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About Guest Author Les Hasting
Les Hastings was a science and math teacher at Stevenson High School from 1971 to 2002. One of his favorite memories is of the opportunity to participate in the Australian Exchange program in 1987. He actually taught at Burra, South Australia. It was while he was there he was able to observe the famous supernova which is only visible in the southern hemisphere. Les continues to serve the Stevenson High School as a substitute teacher and writes a weekly astronomy column for the local paper, The Skamania County Pioneer.
Les' accomplishments are many. In 1972, he received a National Science Foundation grant to participate in the high school Project Physics program at the University of Washington. In 1989, his Columbia Gorge Study class won the NASA Orbiter-Naming Program for Washington State secondary schools. In 1990, he received the NASA New Mast Honors Teacher Award for high school math and science teachers.
In 1991, Les received a GTE GIFT Fellowship Award for the Advancement of Secondary Mathematics and Science. He was awarded this for initiating and teaching a space science class at Stevenson High School that integrated math and science. In 1992, he was selected to participate in the Support Program for Instructional Competency in Astronomy. This training was accomplished at the Center for Astrophysics at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at Harvard University. In 2006, Les was qualified as a NASA Solar System Ambassador. He is endorsed by NASA to give presentations on space science to schools and communities in our area.
Les is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum and is an active member of the education committee. He will author two columns for the Museum�s web site: Gorge Skies and Gorge Happenings. The first will focus on astronomy and the second on Gorge geology and natural phenomena.
