The American Legion Post 471 on Gallia Street in Portsmouth will have a special flag burning ceremony at 6 p.m. today for the proper disposal of U.S. flags. The public is also invited to bring their old and damaged flags to the Legion Post before 5 p.m. to have them properly disposed with formal Legion ceremonies. The public can stay and watch the ceremony, or flags can be left.
Clark Planetarium announces new summer hours
Shawnee State University’s Clark Planetarium is offering free shows again this summer beginning at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 20. The shows will run at 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays and at 2 p.m. Saturday every week until July 31.
This summer several shows will be featured including “Two Small Pieces of Glass” that traces the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications of spyglass using two small pieces of glass to the launch of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy. It explores the wonder and discovery made by astronomers throughout the last 400 years.
For pre-k through second grades, “Wilbear’s Adventure” about a teddy bear who has a dream to fly from kites and gliders to jet planes. This delightful story explores the constellations, mythological tales and even the Wright Brother’s historic first airplane experience.
Other shows include an up-to-date look at the amazing science being done with the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s premier orbiting observatory, also “Legends of the Night Sky: Orion,” “Black Holes,” “The Skies Tonight,” “Amazing Astronomers of Antiquity,” “Future Moon” and “Dawn of the Space Age,” among a total of 18 different shows for different age groups. Visit the Website at http://planetarium.shawnee.edu for complete descriptions of the shows.
Reservations may be made for groups and organizations. The planetarium is located in the Advanced Technology Center on the Shawnee State campus.
All the shows are free and open to the public. For more information, call (740) 351-3125 or e-mail planetarium@shawnee.edu or visit the Website. “Like” the Planetarium on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SSUClarkPlanetarium or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ssuclarkplanet.
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