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INDEX Funny things kids say ..............2Letters to Santa......................4Movie Review..........................5Classifieds ............................11 V. Paul Reynolds ....................14Reader Recipes ......................15

FEATURE ARTICLESTips to fitness at home.............3

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AUGUSTA — Covid-19 has changed the way soci-ety has operated this year. Governments and busi-nesses have altered operat-ing practices and new rules have been put in place to keep everyone safe. The same is true for the pro-grams of Scouting.

“The Scout motto is ‘Be Prepared’,” said Kennebec Valley District Chair Kelly Pillsbury. “Scouts are pre-pared for hiking in bad weather. Scouts are pre-pared to treat someone in need of first aid. Scouts are prepared to teach others to protect nature. And Scouts are prepared to continue the programs of Scouting during a global pandemic.”

Local Scout troops and packs have followed guid-ance from the state of Maine, the Center for Dis-ease Control and from the National BSA to ensure that they are doing all they can to keep Scouts and scouters safe while deliver-ing the values-based activi-ties of Scouting.

“When our programs can meet indoors, we do so following the rules on masks, social distanc-ing and frequent hand-washing,” Pillsbury said. “When we can’t meet in-

doors, we meet outdoors and follow the Covid-19 procedures. When we can’t do either, our Scout-ing packs and troops and leaders meet vir tually. The generations before us overcame a lot and we will

overcome this too,” she said.

Scouts have stepped up to show that they don’t quit, even during national emer-gencies. For example, im-portant ceremonies look a little different but continue

to be held, like Augusta’s Michael J. Fortin, who was awarded his Eagle Scout rank during a socially dis-tanced ceremony in July and Cub Scout Christopher

Smith, of Pack 585 who, along with his parents, wore a mask when he re-ceived his Arrow of Light

Submitted photosScouts from Augusta Troop 684 take part in a serivce project at Camp Bomazeen, in Belgrade

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First – buy a turkey. Pull guts out of turkey. Then put gravie in or whatever you like in. Then seasen the turkeys outside. Then cook in oven, grill or smoker. Then enjoy! – Julianna, age 10, Gorham

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First you take the turkey out of the package. Then you get a pan, a big pan, you put it in the oven and then you turn it on to 10 but if it doesn’t cook that good then put it on to 15. Then you take it out of the oven, and get some cooking gloves and take one out of your hand and put your hand over it so you can see if it is too hot. If it’s too hot let it sit for 5 minutes and then you get the turkey and then you put it on your plate and eat it. – Ashling, Age 6, Raymond

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Tips to fitness at home – thank you Maine General for keeping it healthy

Lucky me, I won the backpack filled with ex-ercise equipment at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce virtual super raffle.

The backpack f illed with exercise goodies was donated by MaineGen-eral Medical Center. First, I have to say, I love it!

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have to have a gym in your house to get fit. I remem-ber when I was in my 20s, going to college and liv-ing in a tiny one-bedroom apartment. I had no money for a gym membership. Rent, food and tuition sucked up any money I did have. The space at the foot of my bed was approxi-mately four by eight feet. Really just large enough room for me to lay down a yoga mat, if you can en-vision that. I had a self-made exercise routine that lasted an hour. That and a busy college life was all I needed at the time to stay healthy and fit. Of course, I would mix it up a little

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Managing motherhood when you have MCAS, POTS and hEDSBy Diane Atwood

In 2011, Crystal Good-win’s life turned upside down when she was diag-nosed with a rare disorder called mast cell activa-tion syndrome (MCAS). Mast cells are a type of white blood cell found in the immune system. They contain histamine, which helps fight infection, but if too much is released or released inappropriately, it can wreak havoc.

“When someone has a mast cell condition like Crystal’s, suddenly their mast cells just explosively release chemicals — out of the blue, sporadically and unpredictably,” noted Dr. Marguerite Pennoyer, Goodwin’s former aller-gist (now retired).

That’s exactly what happened. Out of the blue, she had severe intestinal problems — pain, in-flammation and bleeding. Soon after, about every three weeks, sometimes

twice in one week, she had anaphylaxis, which is a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reac-tion. When it happens, the immune system releases a flood of chemicals. The blood pressure drops sud-denly, and the airways narrow, making it hard to breathe.

Because every thing she encountered was po-tentially an allergen that could end her life, Good-win became practically housebound and depen-dent on many, many med-ications. Venturing out meant needing to know the environment as well as she could, wearing a mask, always being aware of any reactions or symp-toms, and making sure she had her EpiPen.

Since her diagnosis, she has experienced a lot of downs and some mean-ingful ups. Let me start on the upside. She met and married a wonderful man — Stanley Phanor.

Yes, her allergies present-ed a problem, and yes, he knew what he was signing up for. When things got serious, she put him to the test.

“Either you’re in it for the long haul or you’re not. It was not a decision he could take lightly. It was a big decision. It took him a little while to de-

cide, but finally, he said, ‘I’m jumping in with both feet.’ And he’s still here,” Goodwin said. “March will be eight years.”

Neve r t hele ss , love didn’t suddenly make ev-erything better. Goodwin started having fainting spells. At one point, she couldn’t sit up without fainting. At least once a month she lands in the hospital because of faint-ing or non-stop vomiting. Her heart rate increases and her blood pressure ei-ther soars or plummets.

The cause is dysautono-mia – a disorder of the au-tonomic nervous system

controlling, among other things, the heartbeat. One of the treatments is beta-blockers, but Goodwin can’t take them because she is al lergic to them. Doctors are trying other medications; in the mean-time, once again, she has to be on high alert.

There are different types of dysautonomia — the one Goodwin has is called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). It affects the blood flow throughout the body and can either make you dizzy when you stand

Photo courtesy of Crystal GoodwinCrystal Goodwin and her husban, Stanley Phanor.

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Th is yea r, the pan-demic has put a heavy effect on the moviego-ing experience, as well as the release of new mov-ies. It especially affected this Oscar season, since the choices for which-ever film takes home the awards are very limited. One movie that seems to be trying to take a crack at going for the gold is the historical drama “The Last Vermeer.” It’s in-spired by true events as well as the nonf ict ion book “The Man W ho Made Vermeers.” by Jon-athan Lopez.

Af ter World War I I ended, Allied off icials in Europe have star ted the process of eliminat-ing any t race of Nazi occupation. In Amster-dam, Capt. Joseph Piller (Claes Bang), who was

part of the Dutch resis-tance, is called in to look at a Vermeer painting, “Christ and the Adulter-ess,” that was sold to the Nazis. His investigation leadshim to an eccentric artist, Han Van Meegeren (Guy Pearce), who has a good reason for doing so, but cannot say. However, the Ministry of Justice sees him as a Nazi sym-pathizer and is ready to arrest him. So Piller and his secretary, (Vicky Kri-eps), risk themselves to hide the artist in the attic of their offices.

Once there, Meegeren puts the Captain on a journey to slowly unravel this mystery to prove his innocence.

Soon enough, Pi l ler finds himself on a trail to the truth with clues and twists at every turn.But as soon as the Captain learns the real truth, the Dutch authorities f inally catch up to Meegeren and arrest him. This leads to an ex-plosive trial that will de-cide the artist’s fate.

W hile it ’s cer t a in ly a histor ical drama, the movie devotes much of its running time to being an art lover’s film. Especial-ly when it’s all about the works of Vermeer, they do play into the f ilm’s

story while fans of f ine ar t can appreciate their artistic value. The mys-tery itself gets more inter-esting the more the main character digs deep into this artist’s life. You see f lashbacks of the artist’s lifestyle, but it also leaves you wondering if there’s any t r uth to it , which makes the character even more fascinating.

Though based on a true story, the movie takes some liberty and makes changes to such real-life events for dramatic pur-poses. But not many peo-ple may know the story, so viewers will be lef t feeling indifferent about how the f i lm tel ls the story well. With that said, it’s st ill a nicely made movie with sets and cos-tumes staying true to the authenticity of the time dur ing the mid-1940s. The cinematography also does the job well showing the gritty and glum nature of Europe after the de-structive war.

The ac t ing is qu ite good for this kind of film, given a cast of interna-tionally talented actors on display. Pearce gives a career-based per for-mance in a role seemingly written for Johnny Depp if they had a bigger bud-

get. Regardless, the actor brings his own manner-isms and charisma that works well for his char-acter. Bang is serviceable enough to carry this film as does the rest of the cast trying his best to add dra-ma and pathos to his char-acter.

While far from great, “The Last Vermeer,” is a solid period drama that’s more apprec ia t ed for understanding the im-portance of art. Fans of World War II movies will likely be disappointed by the lack of battle scenes, but those looking for sim-ple drama will find some-thing to enjoy.

THE MOVIE’S RAT-ING: R (for some lan-guage, violence, and nu-dity)

THE CRITIC’S RAT-ING: 3.25 Stars (Out of Four)

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FARMINGTON — The Maine district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration presented Franklin Savings Bank with the SBA District Director Award during a virtual ceremony on Dec. 3.

The award is in recognition of the efforts taken by Franklin Savings to increase the use of SBA programs in the bank’s lending portfolio. Derek Hayes, senior vice president of commercial lending, said, “We’re grateful to receive the SBA’s District Director Award because it confirms the faith so many small business owners have placed in Franklin Savings Bank during a very turbulent year. I am also immensely proud of our staff, who have worked tirelessly to help our business community access much-needed capital in 2020.”

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hour. Choose one exercise for each song. Most songs are three to four minutes long, which is perfect for any muscle group.

2. For the f irst two songs, warm up by per-forming all of the follow-ing moves while count-ing to 60: march or jog in place, skip rope, high-knee pulls, step side to side, high kicks, jumping jacks.

3. After a nice two-song warmup, start with upper

body exercises and work your way down. This ex-ercise is perfect with the two-pound wrist weights. For song number three, do arm circles as you count to 60. Keep your arms up at shoulder level and roll your shoulders forward and back as if you are turn-ing a door knob with your hands for another 60 sec-onds, then criss-cross your arms in front of your body for the last 60 seconds. You should feel a burn in your shoulders by the time you reach the third.

4. Repeat some of the cardio in number two for songs four and five.

5. Song number six is for the arms: Perform bi-cep and triceps curls for 90 seconds each. Make it count by tightening your arms and pretending you have a weight in your hand. Or use a resistance tube for extra benefit.

6. Songs number seven and eight repeat the exer-cises in number 2.

7. Song nine is for the chest muscles: push-ups. Depending on your level,

you can do military push-ups or modified with knees on the floor. Do one push-up and sit back on your knees for one second then do two push-ups and sit back, then three push-ups and sit back. Take this pro-cess all the way up to eight and back down, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two one. Try to hold the last push-up until the song is over.

8. Stand up for cardio and repeat number 2 with more vigor and energy for songs 10 and 11. You can

incorporate the glide disk and do mountain climbers for a great cardio benefit.

9. Stay standing for squats for song number 12. Do squats while counting to 60, then forward lunges for a 60 count and reverse lunges for 60.

10. Songs 13 and 14 re-peat the cardio moves from number 2.

11. Song 15 is when you take it to the floor for three mins of sit ups. Do a series of crunches, single crunch-es and bicycle crunches or use the ab roller for the en-

tire three minutes.12. Songs 16 and 17 are

reserved for a nice relax-ing stretch. Great place to use the exercise ball to stretch those hard-working muscles in the back. Just lie back bend over the ball for 20 to 30 seconds take a short break, then repeat three times.

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Q. Is it possible for bi-polar disorder to first ap-pear when you’re older?

A. Bipolar disorder can strike anyone at any age, but it isn’t likely to start when you are old. How-ever, it is possible that a person could suffer from bipolar disorder for many years and not be diag-nosed until late in life.

It’s not known what causes bipolar disorder,

but a variety of biochemi-cal, genetic and environ-mental factors seem to be involved in causing and t r igger ing bipolar epi-sodes.

Bipolar disorder — also called manic-depressive illness — causes extreme mood swings. When peo-ple with bipolar disorder are happy and energetic, they are in the mania phase of the illness. When they are sad and listless, they are in the depression phase.

The shifts from mania to depression and back again can occur quickly. The deep mood swings of bipolar disorder may last for weeks or months. Of-

ten, there are periods of normal mood in between.

Sometimes, severe epi-sodes of mania or depres-sion include symptoms of psychosis such as hal-lucinations. Some people with bipolar disorder be-come suicidal.

The cause of bipolar disorder is not known. A variety of forces seem to be involved in bipolar disorder. Some studies indicate that people with bipola r d isorder have physical changes in their brains. And researchers are trying to f ind genes that may be involved in the condition.

As people get older, symptoms of bipolar dis-

order may change in na-ture and severity. Because of this, t reatments may need to be adjusted.

Bipola r d i sorde r i s t reated with medicines to stop the mood swings. Mood s t abi l i ze r s a re used to even out highs and lows. Antidepressant medicine can help reduce the symptoms of depres-sion. Counseling is an important adjunct to drug treatment of bipolar dis-order.

People with bipolar dis-order can lead healthy and productive lives when the illness is t reated effec-tively. Without treatment, howeve r, t he na t u r a l course of bipolar disorder

tends to worsen. Bipolar disorder runs

in families. If you have a parent who has bipo-lar disorder, you have a greater chance of having it.

Alcohol and drug abuse are very common among people with bipolar dis-order. Anxiety disorders, such as post-t raumatic stress disorder and obses-sive-compulsive disorder, also may be common in people with bipolar disor-der.

Some specif ic symp-toms of mania include irritability, anger, rapid speech, decreased need for sleep, difficulty con-c e n t r a t i ng , s p e nd i ng

sprees, inf lated ego, sub-stance abuse, increased sex dr ive, high energy level, restlessness, poor judgment , agg ression, denial that anything is wrong, increased physical activity and risky behav-ior.

Some specif ic symp-toms of depression in-clude: no interest in plea-sure, anxiety, hopeless-ness, loss of sex drive, u n p r o v o k e d c r y i n g , low energy level, feel-ing unworthy and guilty, thoughts about death and suicide, appetite change, insomnia or oversleep-ing, forgetfulness, body a c h e s , r e s t l e s s n e s s , weight loss or gain.

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In the typical fashion of the industrious Maniac, John Ater, born and raised in Bath, has a garage filled with everything - but a car. In the case of this 40-year house painter, it is filled with the tools of his trade, in addition to a few items for domestic needs and, of course, snow removal. However, on the day that I visited his home, a large worktable in the middle of the room was covered with about four-dozen examples of his new, creative interest - “Bucket Aht”. That’s Bucket ART with a Down East twist!

John says, and his son, Max agrees, “I’ve always had a creative urge.” John likes to observe the natural world around him a little more closely than the average person. One day this past September after work, Max noticed his father entered the house with a strange look on his face. Before explaining what follows in the next paragraph, John shared that he was not intentionally searching for a creative outlet, and that he has had no training in fine art.

His eye noticed something that had been staring him in the face for years. Used to peeling off the months of dried house paint on his multitude of buckets, John saw something that fascinated him on the backs of the peelings. It was his

creative “seeing” that moved these abstract peel ings into the artistic realm for him. He told his family, “There’s something here!” Max notes, “Back home, in his shop, my father will sift through potential pieces with a cardboard frame in hand. That’s where the magic comes in. Where we might see nothing, Johnny spots an intense snapshot of colors and emotion.”

Ater took a photo of one of the peelings that he liked and posted it (as art) on the Reddit website. It received about 60,000 hits in twelve hours, along with several nice comments, including one, “I would buy that.” He then started peeling the rubbery layers off more paint buckets to see what he could find. If he liked what he saw, or it reminded him in some way of a person, he saved the peel, had it photographed and enlarged, then mounted, matted, and framed.

Max, who takes care of the Bucket Aht website says, “It’s the people that make our state so special and my father Johnny finds subtle reflections of the people he knows in the pieces he creates.” Some of those

names, amelia (granddaughter), huber, enoch, clyde, alita and others, all in lower-case lettering on the frames. With the help of his son, Max, and Bath Print Company, they have prepared about a dozen abstract pieces for sale and put their Bucket Aht business on the Esty web site.

I asked John if there was any connection between his new interest and his 17-year Standup Comedy for which he is well known around the Maine. I guess he hadn’t thought about that too much, but after some pondering, he said, “Well, just the absurdity of it.” He laughs, adding,

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At e r i s m u c h respected in Maine and other Standup venues for his down-home comedy that features honest stories about life, family, relationships, work, and colorful friends. John has opened for Bob Marley several times. One of his mentors was longtime comedian, George Hamm who worked his craft from Portland, Maine to Hawaii. John reasons that he probably got into comedy because, as a middle child in a large

family, he had to find a way to get attention. He adds, “I used being funny as a buffer.”

John Ater’s time on stage has diminished during this time of Covid19 Pandemic, though with his natural sense of humor and his rubbery facial expressions, he is sure to keep those around him chuckling.

Bill Van Tassel photosJohn Ater of Bath, Maine, holds one of his Bucket Aht abstractions in his garage. This artwork is entitled “amelia” after his granddaughter.

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MCAS, POTS a nd hEDS. A trifecta. There hasn’t been enough re-search to solidify the connection, but there certainly does seem to be one. In a 2015 pilot study published in the “Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,” scientists referred to the three dis-orders as “a new disease cluster.” Goodwin’s doc-tors believe her allergies brought on the POTS, which made them think about the hEDS.

It’s a lot to take in, but let’s get back to the upside of Goodwin’s story. Last December, she and her husband welcomed baby Gisele into their family.

It was a high-risk preg-nancy that required close monitoring of both Crys-tal and the baby. The most concerning risk to the baby centered around the

medications Crystal was taking for mast cell.

“It was like a Catch 22. If I stopped them, my health was at risk, but if I continued them the baby’s health was possibly at risk. It was really hard. I had a meeting with a few different pharmacists and my doctor talked to a couple of pediatric spe-cialists,” Goodwin said. “It was definitely chal-lenging. I did end up stop-ping a medication for mi-graines and experienced quite a few migraines, but I had to stay on other medications such as heart and blood pressure medi-ation and prednisone.”

She had a C-section be-cause her doctors thought it would be too risky for her to go through labor. After Gisele was born, breastfeeding was out of the question because of Goodwin’s medications. She said it was hard for her, but she didn’t have a choice.

In addition to the birth of Gisele, something else that was also miraculous happened. Goodwin’s allergies calmed down. She’s been in remission ever since, and her doc-tors says it could last a year or two.

“I’m excited that things have gotten better with the mast cell disease.” she said. “I’m still dealing with little symptoms, but I haven’t had — I should knock on wood — a ma-jor anaphylactic event for over a year now, which is a record for me because

I was going to the ER at least once a month.”

She still has to take medications and is still dealing with POTS and being rushed to the hos-pital at a moment’s no-

tice. How on earth can she also manage being a mother? She gets a lot of help and support from her husband, her mother and sister, and a good friend.

“I def in itely could never do it on my own. There’s no way. We say to each other all the time that we never could have done this with-out help from our fam-ily and friends,” Goodwin stressed.

With all she has to deal with, Goodwin still man-ages to have a positive at-titude.

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daughter has definitely helped me continue go-ing on, especially with an increase in the dysauto-nomia,” she said. “I just don’t feel good, my body just hur ts, everything

hurts, but when I see her smiling and laughing and think of the future and what she’s going to bring to our lives, that helps me keep going.”

There is something else that should help Goodwin keep going — a service dog trained to alert her when her heart rate starts getting high or her blood pressure is changing and to sense when she might be fainting even before she feels anything. An alert from a trained ser-vice dog won’t prevent her from fainting, but could give her control over how she falls or where she

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Like Goodwin, Baker suddenly began having unusual allergic reac-tions. She woke up one morning covered with hives. After eight months of trying to get answers, Leighton was doi ng an online search of her daughter’s symptoms and discovered a blog post I had written about Goodwin 2014. Her story and symptoms paral-leled Baker’s, so Leighton reached out to her.

“She was instrumental in getting us to Boston where Martina’s illness was finally diagnosed. I cannot tell you how many times we have called her in the middle of the night while at the ER when we need support and advice,” Leighton said. “She is amazing. She has helped so many in the MCAS world.”

Leighton is now trying to help Crystal who, after seeing what Keeva has done for Baker, realized that a service dog could help her, too. The dog will be purchased and trained by Jamie Robinson, who not only trained Keeva but also delivered her in person and stayed with the family to help them get used to each other. (You can read that story on the Catching Health blog: dianeatwood.com/keeva-a-service-dog-for-martina.)

After an exhaustive search and screening of potential dogs, Robinson found a suitable candidate for Goodwin— a golden doodle named Demi. She gave the breeder a deposit and has until December to get the remaining funds.

It costs $20,000 to pur-chase a dog and com-plete highly specialized training. To help raise the money for Goodwin’s dog, Leighton has set up a GoFundMe page. If you’d like to make a donation and help get a service dog for Goodwin here is the link to the GoFundMe page: https://www.go-fundme.com/f/life-saving-dog-for-crystal

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M a ny p e o ple h ave heard of Bitcoin. It is the most popular crypto on the planet. However, it is one of only many. How many may you ask? Around seven thousand as I write this. Alterna-tive coins, also known as altcoins, such as Ripple, Litecoin, and Ethereum, are also highly popular and in strong demand.

Ethereum is one of the altcoins that is having a banner year due mostly to the hype around DeFi, a term used to describe Decentralized Finance, which has resulted in systems that are typi-cally built on Ethereum’s blockchain technology. What is this, and why is it important? Here is my thought on that.

For years, people have been asking me about cryptocurrencies and my thoughts on Bitcoin. My answer has always been the same: do not focus only on the market value of the coins, but also on the technology that sup-por ts those coins and gives those coins l i fe and longevity, or the lack thereof.

More specifically, pay attention, and more im-portant, study the under-lying blockchain technol-ogy that makes any spe-cif ic cryptocurrency all that it is. Once you under-stand the power and infi-nite capacity of the block-chain, you will realize that the value is not only in the f luctuations of the market price of the coins

or in the coins themselves, b u t i n how the u nde r-l y i n g t e c h -nology w i l l ch a nge t h e world , i n e ve r y s e c -tor and every in-dustry, within ten years. Maybe less.

Decentralized Finance is blockchain technol-ogy in motion, aimed at creating decentral-ized inst ruments and platforms that allow for trading options, lending capital, exchanging cur-rencies, and doing it in a way where there is no

third-party in-termediary,

it is com-p l e t e l y anony-m o u s a n d essen-t ia l ly,

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change how people buy ever y th ing and any-thing. It wil l change how we buy homes and our need for attorneys, closings, t i t le insu r-ance, etc. It will change how we prove what we own. It will change the need for a registry of deeds, as the blockchain can instantly prove, and

transfer when needed, ownership of anything: a home, a business, a ve-hicle, an heirloom.

It will change how we are prescribed medica-tion, how we order it, pay for it, and how it is delivered. It will com-pound the effects of ar-tificial intelligence and team up with it to create AI that becomes, and is already known, as super AI. The applications are endless.

Pay attention to some of the altcoins. As DeFi ramps us, and as bitcoin is more universally ad-opted, these other coins could follow suit. In all cases, do not pay atten-tion to only the coins, but also to the univer-sal applications of the

underlying technology: blockchain. It is the life-blood of these coins and so much more to come.

Here is what I prom-ise: Learn more about blockchain, and you will uncover more opportu-nities than just crypto-currencies.

S e e yo u a l l n e x t month.

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A number of years ago when I was a working newspaper editor, the si-lent unsung heroes of the newsroom operation were the “copy editors” on the copy desk. These word and fact sleuths did not wear green eye shades or elastic arm bands, but they were meticulous and detail ori-ented to a fault. They were the gate keepers — the fi-nal check before the news story went to press and then on to the readers.

Nothing got by the copy desk unchecked, and these yeomen checked for more than spelling, grammar and run-on sentences. If something didn’t add up or if a fact seemed suspect, their job was to challenge

the reporter or the desk ed-itor, who gave the story the green light.

Since then, for almost 30 years, I have been writ-ing this weekly outdoor column for this paper and a number of others in Maine. I have no copy desk to “proof ” this column before it is sent to my cli-ent newspapers. There is Diane, however. She is my wife of more than 50 years, my cribbage partner and extraordinary cook, she is also a second set of eyes to look over this column be-fore it is sent out.

Her shar p eyes and g r a m m a r k n owle d ge have saved me more than once. Editors at my cli-ent newspapers have also caught mistakes before they wound up engraved in black type for all to see.

Back in August, how-ever, I made a beaut — a significant math error in an article about Ruffed Grouse that just slid on by me, Diane and, as far as I know, the client newspaper editors as well.

The piece in question was a tribute to Maine’s most popular and sought

af ter legendary upland game bird. Sporting lit-erature has over the years, with no small measure of hyperbole, helped along the grouse’s sterling repu-tat ion as exceedingly elusive, hunter wary and very fast. Inadvertently, I contributed to the myth building by stating that the grouse flew at 900 feet per second!

That number caught some readers’ attention. They wrote to me, “C’mon, man. They are fast, but not that fast!” Another wrote, “ Wow, no wonder I have such a hard time hitting them in the air.” A friend, who enjoyed poking me in the eye, observed, “At that speed a grouse could take off from Bangor Interna-tional Airport and land in Rochester, New York in one hour!” My critic ground it in by reminding me that some handguns don’t shoot bullets that fast.

My face is red. In fact, a grouse’s top speed is 35 mph. If my math serves, and you might want to double-check me, that computes to 51.3 feet per

second. A grouse that flies at 900 feet per second is supersonic at sea level, 613 mph, or as the test pilots say, Mach One.

So where did the 900 feet per second come from? We are still check-ing our research notes. In all probability, 90 feet per second was found by me in a grouse book that took liberties as well with grouse speeds. My clumsy typing style clicked in an excess zero that did not be-long.

My apologies to all, espe-cially to the Ruffed Grouse, who is a stalwart and im-pressive game bird in its own right and needs no marketing hoopla from me.

The author is editor of the “Northwoods Sport-ing Journal.” He is also a Maine guide and host of a weekly radio program — “Maine Outdoors” — heard Sundays at 7 p.m. on “The Voice of Maine News - Talk Network.” He has authored three books; online purchase informa-tion is available at at www.sp or t ing jo u r n a l .c o m . Contact email is [email protected].

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NORRIDGEWOCK — The Norridgewock Public Library is holding a photo contest, and the winning entry will be fea-tured on the cover of the 2020 Norridgewock Town Report, which is free to all 2,000-plus residents of town.

The contest theme is “Around Town,” and that can mean a photo taken anywhere in Norridgewock between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020. The contest is open to anyone -- professional photographers, ama-teur photographers and people who just like taking photos on their cellphone. Anyone may have the photo that helps capture the best of Norridgewock in 2020. The photo may be of a scenic location, in-teresting view, nature or animals, a town event, historic landmark, something you saw while you were out and about that captures some of the charm or spirit of Norridgewock. In other words, all topics qualify as long as the photo was taken in Norridgewock this year.

Town Manager Richard LaBelle said, “This year has been unique for many in our community. A photo contest gives anyone who likes to take photos, whether with state-of-the-art equipment or a cell phone camera, a chance share some of their experiences in Norridgewock. It then doubles as a feature of our town. Nor-ridgewock has so much to share beyond what someone sees driv-ing through town on the main drag. We’ve got an airport, rivers and farms, breathtaking landscapes, historic landmarks, innovative businesses and much more. There’s so much to capture.”

Those who would like to submit an entry should email photos to [email protected]. Include name, address, email and phone number. Also provide a caption for the photo and information on where and when the photo was taken. The deadline for entry is Dec. 31.

The Library Board of Trustees will review all submissions and present their recommendation to the Board of Selectmen for publication in advance of Town Meeting, which will be held March 1. The winner will be notified by mail.

For more information, call the Norridgewock Free Public Li-brary at 207-634-2828 or email the library at [email protected]

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