Discovery Station

The history and local impact of the Moller Organ Co., which built pipe organs in Hagerstown for more than 100 years, can now be traced at the Discovery Station in the city. “This is an indelible part of Hagerstown that is irreplaceable,” said Williamsport resident Allen Swope, co-chairman of the Moller Historic Organ Exhibit, during a ceremony Tuesday at the Discovery Station at 101 W. Washington St. “This is the legacy M.P. Moller has left.” A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at noon to unveil the exhibit, which recognizes what once was one of the largest pipe-organ manufacturers in the world.

On Thursday, Hagerstown resident Kathy Shipley stood in the middle of a full-size replica of a third-class cabin from the H.M.S. Titanic at the Discovery Station museum. "It feels like we're in the Titanic," she said. "The rooms are a lot smaller than I would have thought. " The Titanic was on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City when she struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, claiming 1,517 lives. The cabin replica was unveiled Thursday morning as the newest addition to the Titanic exhibit on the first floor of the museum on Washington Street in Hagerstown.

Let's go from the dog days of summer to the boys of summer. • The Hagerstown Suns have been fun to watch. Try to make it to a few games before the season ends. A full schedule can be found on the team's Web page. • Congratulations to the young men playing in the Pony League-13 World Series in California. They played exceedingly well and advanced to the final four this weekend. Great job, guys. • If baseball is a favorite of your family, then Discovery Station in downtown Hagerstown has a great exhibit for you. Some interesting highlights of the exhibit are local and national baseball, World Series venues, interviews from players who began their careers in Hagerstown and more.

Let's go from the dog days of summer to the boys of summer. • The Hagerstown Suns have been fun to watch. Try to make it to a few games before the season ends. A full schedule can be found on the team's web page. • Congratulations and continued luck to the young men playing in the Pony League 13-World Series in California. They played exceedingly well and advanced to the final four this week. Great job, guys. • If baseball is a favorite of your family, then Discovery Station in downtown Hagerstown has a great exhibit for you. Some interesting highlights of the exhibit are local and national baseball, World Series venues, interviews from players who began their careers in Hagerstown and more.

Two Hagerstown museums have been selected to be Blue Star Museums. The two museums are Discovery Station, a family-friendly, hands-on science museum at 101 W. Washington St. in downtown Hagerstown, and Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in City Park. Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 1,300 museums across America is offering free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2011.

Thanks for sprucing up Discovery Station To the editor: I would love to give the Day of Caring organizations who "cared" for Discovery Station  a well-deserved,  appropriate public thank you. Hats off to the folks from three organizations:Washington County Free Library, Leadership Washington County Alumna and current class, and Hagerstown Housing Authority for their amazing teamwork for Day of Caring at Discovery Station...

Discovery Station plans Science Saturday Discovery Station in downtown Hagerstown will host Science Saturday once a month from 1 to 3 p.m. for students in grades three, four and five. This Saturday's program is titled “Mystery Goo,” presented by retired teachers Mary Licht and Colleen Middour. Registration is recommended. Seating is limited to 16 participants. There is no admission fee for Science Saturday. Fees to tour the museum are $5 and $7 for the day. For more informaion, call 301-790-0076.

As 9-year-old Madison Michael peered out of a window Saturday at the Discovery Station in Hagerstown, she said she believed Punxsutawney Phil was spot on last week when he predicted six more weeks of winter. “It's snowing,” Madison said. “I thought that the groundhog was right.” Madison and about a dozen other people turned out Saturday afternoon to attend the Discovery Station's presentation of “Groundhog Day and Weather,” a lecture that discussed the origins of Groundhog Day and other weather predictors.

South Hagerstown High School's Alumni Association will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in the media center at South High. Topics to be discussed include 2012 scholarships, the 2012 golf tournament and an alumni meet and greet to be held in June All South High graduates and teachers are eligible for membership in the association. For more information, go to www.shhsrebelalumni.org/ . Emma K. Doub Thursday - PTA executive board meeting,  3:30 to 5 p.m. Jan. 18 - Third-graders to visit the planetarium; PTA family night at Chuck E Cheese, 3 to 9 p.m. Lions Club Tuesday - Craig Mac-Lean, executive director and chief executive officer of Goodwill in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, will talk about Goodwill Industries.

Wells selected president of Locust Point group Perrin Wells has been selected as the new president of the Neighborhoods 1st Locust Point group. The group meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.  in the meeting room at Congregation B'Nai Abraham on Baltimore Street in Hagerstown. All are welcome. Lions Club Tuesday -   Business and administrative meeting, including a report on recycled glasses for Third World countries. Discovery Station Discovery Station will have a Titanic cabin, built to scale, on display Saturday at 2 p.m. as part of its Saturday Plus program.