Discovery Station

Discovery Station is preparing the second phase of its baseball exhibit titled “Take Me Out to The Ball Game ... More than a Game” to open in late July. The timeline 1865 to present is already on display with highlights of  local and national events.  The downtown museum has on loan from Shawn Guy, owner of Beaver Creek Antique Market, Bryce Harper's signed uniform. Harper played for the Hagerstown Suns last summer and now is in the Major Leagues with the Washington Nationals.

Jamie Kenton, 4-H Extension educator, will present “We Do Love Robots” Saturday at Discovery Station in downtown Hagerstown. The event will be from noon to 3 p.m. Registration is limited to 25.  The Robotics Club meets monthly from 3 to 5 p.m. Discovery Station  is at 101 W. Washington St. in Hagerstown. For more information, call 301-790-0076 or go to www.discoverystation.org .  

A telescope isn't much fun if you don't know how to use it. The TriState Astronomers will host a telescope clinic at Discovery Station in Hagerstown on Saturday, June 4. If you have a telescope and you're not sure what to do next, bring it to the telescope clinic for some guidance. Club members will be there from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This is a free event; however, there may be a fee to enter Discovery Station. For more information, contact Dan at 301-988-9828 or at Outreach@TriStateAstronomers.org .

The owner of the Discovery Station building on West Washington Street in Hagerstown said a subcontractor has been called to replace a large piece of marble that fell from the facade Sunday night. Paul Crampton, owner of Paul Crampton Contractors, said he believed the marble could have loosened when freezing temperatures warmed up. “We're trying to get that fixed as soon as possible,” he said. The piece that fell came from above a second-floor window on the Summit Avenue side of the building.

Discovery Station will host Titanic shipbuilding classes Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon with Norm Little, master Titanic shipbuilder, teaching the classes. All materials will be furnished to build a 17-inch Titanic model. Classes are for five weeks. The five weeks vary as students go on family vacations. The class costs $50 and includes admission to the museum. Each student must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, call 301-790-0076. Class of 1967 The South Hagerstown High School Class of 1967 will hold its 45th reunion Saturday, July 14, at the Elks Lodge.

Jack Myers and Anna Jean Smith said they have enjoyed dancing for more than 70 years. On Friday night, the octogenarians were among dozens of people who gathered at Hager Hall off Dual Highway to attend the Sweetheart Casino Big Band Evening, a fundraiser for the Discovery Station in downtown Hagerstown. “I want to contribute to this fundraiser,” Myers said after sharing a dance with Smith. “The museum is educational, and the kids love it.” Tickets for the event, which featured a jitterbug contest, Ray Birely's Big Band and a variety of table games, cost $45 per person and $80 for a couple.

Earth Day will be celebrated at Discovery Station on Sunday at 3 p.m.  The science program with student activities is based on the book “A River Ran Wild” by Lynn Cherry. The book encourages children to be aware of and how to care for their environment. The book is the true story of changes in New England's Nashua River over the centuries, and how man has destroyed and later reclaimed the river and the land around it. The children will document these changes on a map. To help children remember the importance of caring for their environment, they will create a 3-D model using trash in a constructive way instead of using it to pollute the environment.  All children participating in the class will receive their own tree to plant to beautify the environment.

Hagerstown city officials Sunday night were examining the exterior of Discovery Station at Hagerstown Inc., after a piece of marble fell from the outside of the building, according to a Washington County 911 supervisor. A Hagerstown Police Department officer noticed the fallen piece of marble and a Hagerstown Fire Department official went to the building at the corner of Summit Avenue and West Washington Street at 8:40 p.m., the supervisor said. Officials were waiting at 9:21 p.m. for a building inspector to come to the building to take a closer look, the supervisor said.

Hagerstown Trust Co. recently donated $560.26 to Discovery Station at Hagerstown. The money was raised through fees from customers using the bank's "Self-Serve" Coin Counting Machines. The fee for use of the coin-counting machines is 6 percent, with all proceeds donated to a different local charity each month. To date, $5,556.07 has been donated to local charities from the use of the coin machines.

Discovery Station at 101 W. Washington St. in Hagerstown is closed Wednesday and will be closed Thursday due to air-conditioning failure, according to B. Marie Byers, president of the nonprofit museum and intergenerational learning center. Tickets for Discovery Station's annual HangarFest, scheduled for Sept. 22 at Hagerstown Regional Airport, are available at the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau at 16 Public Square, Hagerstown. For more information, go to www.discoverystation.org/ .

1. Memorial Day parade Wreath-laying ceremony and memorial service, 1 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at World War I monument in front of Boonsboro Town Hall, 21 N. Main St., Boonsboro. Parade down Main Street, 2 p.m. 2. Cedar Lawn Guest speaker Fred L. Shinbur, chairman of Maryland Veterans Commission speaks at a wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 26, at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, 17636 W. Washington St., Hagerstown. Music and beverages. 3. Spring dance Join local variety band Spectrum for a spring dance.

Carnival Games, face painting, photo booth (use your camera or phone), craft and bake sale, firetruck display by Volunteer Fire Co. of Halfway. Proceeds will help the Springfield Middle School Destination Imagination team compete at global finals in Knoxville, Tenn. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. St. Joseph Catholic Church, 17630 Virginia Ave., Halfway. Youth dance A youth dance for ages 11 to 16. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. today. Martin Luther King Gymnasium, 131 W. North Ave., Hagerstown.

The Discovery Station program "Slimy Science" scheduled Saturday, April 6, with Jamie Kenton, 4-H Extension educator, has been canceled. Call 301-790-0076 or go to www.discoverystation.org .