One of the most unique locations in Garrett County is the Hickory Educational Center near Accident, and families are invited to come visit and engage in some fun there next week. With activities slated such as birdfeeder building and a planetarium show, the event will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
Bruce Taliaferro, director of the center, said guests will first be shown how to construct simple feeders using gallon milk containers. Each family should bring as many plastic milk jugs (with caps) as they need for their feeders, as well as several wire coat hangers. Hickory will supply dowel rods for perches and seeds. Information about the most common birds found at feeders in Garrett County will be provided as well. The planetarium show, titled Nine Planets and Counting, will be shown at 7 p.m. This show features a tour of the solar system and the latest discoveries beyond Pluto.
A segment of ViewSpace will also be shown, Taliaferro said, which is an Internet-fed, self-updating program via the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of the Hubble. The public is invited to attend this event. Hickory is located behind Northern High School near Accident. Some local students are pictured as they explore the grounds of the center.