I feel I should say a few words about the Beehive Collective. This group took over the decaying Grange Hall, restored it and at first used it to do their work. Their work is Social Justice. Over the 10 years or so that they've been in Machias, they've worked on several different issues including "Plan Columbia" which sprayed fields in Columbia in order to kill the poppies and marijuana growing there and in the meanwhile killed everything else. Now they are working on the issue of mountain top removal by the coal industry. This method of coal mining blasts away tops of mountains to get at the veins of coal. The rubble from the blasting falls into the valley, destroying the lives of people living there. It also releases toxins and pollutes the water. All for coal, folks.

The Beehive is a group of mostly young, idealistic artists who make some very elaborate posters demonstrating the problem. They then travel to college campuses and anywhere that they are wanted to educate people about these issues. I'll try and bring them to Cincinnati.

Since their first days, they've acquired a house where they live and work, and the Grange Hall is used for Grange meetings and other functions. (Edith gives dance lessons there.)