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GRANITE (continued): • Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota was worked on by about 400 men and women from October 1927 to October 1941. Doane Robinson is known as the “Father of Mount Rushmore,” since it was his idea for colossal carvings in his home state. He contacted Gutzon Borglum about the project while Borglum was working on Stone Mountain. • Dynamite was used for 90 percent of the carving on Mount Rushmore, blasting about 450,000 tons of rock out of the way for the artistic renderings of four U.S. presidents. The presidents and the years their carvings were finished were: George Washington, 1934; Thomas Jefferson, 1936; Abraham Lincoln, 1937; and Theodore Roosevelt, 1939. The area receives about three million visitors per year. • One of the earliest railroads in America was constructed specifically to haul granite. Located near present-day Quincy, Massachusetts, the 12-mile Granite Railway was used to transport granite rock from the Granite Railway Quarry to dock facilities on the Neponset River. Loaded onto ships, the granite was transported to other locations, often including Boston to supply the city’s growing construction industry. • One of the first noteworthy structures constructed of granite was King’s Chapel in Boston. This small church was completed in 1754 and was built of granite quarried from the Granite Railway Quarry. The church still stands but is dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers of downtown Boston. • The Official State Rock of North Carolina is “Mount Airy White,” which is from the quarry of the same name. The white granite has been harvested from the “world’s largest open-faced quarry” since 1743. • Mount Airy is also known for being the home of Andy Griffith. His television show about life in the fictional town of Mayberry is celebrated each September with “Mayberry Days.” Also, the 50th Anniversary of the “Andy Griffith Show” was held at the Andy Griffith Museum in October 2010 in Mount Airy. • Granite is the name of an unincorporated village in Baltimore County, Maryland. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was built in the 1830s using the locally quarried granite, mainly for the bridges. The local quarries provided granite for parts of the Washington Monument, Library of Congress and more government buildings in Washington, D. C. The Granite National Historic district includes about 62 properties all from the late 19th century. Geologists have their faults. You should never take rocks for granite.

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An addition sends everyone at work into a tailspin, except for you, Capricorn. You manage to keep a calm head and it pays off big time.

January 20– February 18 Your moment to shine has finally come. Present your idea with finesse, Aquarius, and you’ll be considered a genius. Passion burns bright at home.

February 19– March 20 The impossible becomes possible at work, and it’s all thanks to you, Pisces. A promotion could be in your future. Rumors circulate at home. Pay them no heed.

March 21– April 19 A blast from the past rolls in town. Time to cut loose, Aries, and let the good times roll. A communication breakdown stirs the pot at work. Steer clear of it.

June 22– July 22 Broken hearts are on the mend, Cancer. You are presented with an unusual request at work. Don’t say yes unless your ducks are all in a row.

July 23– August 22 Wow, Leo. Your services are in high demand this week. All is not lost with a friend. Reach out and help them turn the corner. A deadline creeps closer.

August 23– September 22 Stop it, Virgo. You are not your friend’s keeper. Leave them be to work out their own problems. A love triangle at work puts the rumor mill into overdrive.

September 23– October 22 The battle wages on at work, but it is not yours to fight, Libra. Take a step back and focus on the matter at hand. The solution is staring you in the face.

GRANITE (continued): • Franconia Notch State Park in the White Mountains of New Hampshire had one of the most famous granite natural landmarks in the world. The “Old Man of the Mountain,” also known as “the Profile,” was an illusion formed by five granite ledges 1,200 feet (366 m) above Profile Lake. The illusion gave the appearance of an old man looking to the east when observed from a very small area. If you were in the wrong spot, he just looked like the side of a rocky mountain! Nature carved the profile thousands of years ago, and nature took it away on May 3, 2003, when it collapsed. • The Old Man of the Mountain has been the state emblem for New Hampshire since 1945, is the graphic for the state’s highway route system and their license plates and is on the back of the state quarter minted in 2000. Because of its importance to the state, The Old Man of the Mountain Memorial is being constructed at the park, near where it existed for so many years. Five large standing stones will be aligned so that they will form the same profile for future generations to enjoy. Here is the two that were on the front page last week. However Babe and the Blue Ox overshadowed them and many readers were wondering who was standing below them. Photo taken while in Bemidji MN 2005

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May 21– June 21 True to form, Gemini, a friend volunteers the two of you for something and then expects you to shoulder the burden. Time to put a stop to the madness.

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October 23– November 21 A special occasion is drawing near, and it’s up to you to make it shine, Scorpio. A letter from an elderly friend puts you on the road to self-discovery.

November 22– December 21 One by one, issues in your personal life are resolved. Celebrate with a night on the town, Sagittarius. A memo proves more insightful upon further review.

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• It was American astronomer, astrophysicist and author Carl Sagan who made the following sage observation: “The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.” • If you’re like the average American woman, you will eat 4 to 6 pounds of lipstick during your lifetime. • You probably won’t be surprised to learn that Alaska is the most northern and western state in the Union, but would you believe that it’s also the easternmost state? Yep. Because the state crosses over into the Eastern Hemisphere, it’s technically farther east than Maine. • In Alabama, lawmakers once thought it necessary to pass a law forbidding the operation of a vehicle while wearing a blindfold. ~ Heck, some Iowans would probably do better driving blindfolded! • Trafﬁc is so bad in Tokyo that for most trips shorter than 50 minutes, it’s faster to ride a bicycle than it is to drive a car. • You’re almost certainly familiar with the grouping of stars known in the U.S. as the Big Dipper, made up of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major. You might not know, though, that other cultures call it by different names. In India, for example, the stars are known as the Seven Sages, and Mongolians call them the Seven Gods. Many in Northern England see a Butcher’s Cleaver rather than a dipper. Scandinavians think it looks like King Charles’ Wagon, those in Finland call it the Salmon Net, and the Dutch have named it the Saucepan. • A shrimp’s heart is located in its head. ~So does that mean the brain is in its tail? *** Thought for the Day: “If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.” -- George Bernard Shaw (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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