Who rescues the rescuers?

The Boston Globe reports on a freak mudding accident in Maine:

Maine EMT struck by monster truck, saved by mud
July 27, 2009
The Associated Press

LEBANON, Maine— A Maine rescue department volunteer struck by a monster truck at a mud race avoided serious injuries thanks to a cocoon of mud. Jason Cole, assistant rescue chief in the southern Maine town of Lebanon, says the driver lost control of her truck Sunday at the "Go Deep Mud" contest when the throttle became stuck.
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Cole says the EMT sank so far into the mud that only his face was showing, and the truck's 35-inch tires passed on either side of him.
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Mudding is a favorite sport of many Mainers who own four-wheelers, involving mud and 4x4 trucks gone wild. If you've ever seen a truck going by you on the Maine highway, plastered in dried mud, you know what they've been up to! Here is a visual example of mudding:

If this has piqued your curiosity, you may want to check out Maine Mud Runs, a website dedicated to "providing the most complete and up to date information about anything to do with Mud Running, Mud Bogging or Mud Racing in Maine, New England and New Brunswick." Yep.

When one of your annual seasons is the Mud Season, you might as well get some fun out of it!

EVENTS: Crescent Moon Herbals shop

For those who are in the Lebanon, Maine, area, and who are interested in a variety of pursuits:

Crescent Moon Herbals Events Calendar
Below is the current list of events (as of this date) scheduled at the shop. Pre-registration is required on most classes and restrictions apply. Some events require a minimum attendance. Classes are always being added so for the most current information, please go to www.crescentmoonherbals.com and click on the Calendar link for details & pricing on any of these events.

All classes & events begin at the designated time scheduled.

April 20: Monthly Drumming Journey Circle, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Donations.
April 21: Mead and Winemaking with Jonathan Cyr, 2-4 p.m.
April 21: SPECIAL EVENT & BOOK SIGNING WITH Freddy Silva: Coding The Earth: Crop Circles, Cathedrals, Sacred Sites and the Coming Human Evolution, 7-9 p.m.
April 22: Readings with Ralph, 11-1 p.m.
April 22: Earth Day Self- and Earth-Healing Didgeridoo Meditation/Journey with Joseph Carringer, 1-3 p.m.
April 22, May 20, June 10, Sept. 9, Oct. 21, Nov. 18: Reaching Into the Heart of the Goddess, 4:30-8:30 p.m.
April 26: LifeBreath with Valerie Davis. 7-9 p.m.
April 28: Learn to Read Tarot with Valerie, 2-3 p.m.
April 29: Spirit Messenger - Isabeau, 11-4 p.m.
May 5: A day of Psychic and Medium Readings with Renown Psychic Medium Joanne Gerber, 11:30-4:30 p.m. Waiting list only.
May 6: Readings with Ralph, 11-4 p.m.
May 6: Introduction to Wicca, 12-4 p.m.
May 12: Informational Gathering: �Asatru 101/Norse Tradition, 1 p.m. Donations.
May 18: Drumming Journey Circle, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Donations.
May 19: Come and make a fairy house (kids & parents) with Carol Hutchins, 1-3 p.m.
May 24: Creating Prosperity with the Angels with Elizabeth Foley, 7-9 p.m.
May 27: Chair Massage with Sheri Clarke, 11-4 p.m.
May 31: LifeBreath with Valerie Davis. 7-9 p.m.
June 16: Psychic Development with Carol Hutchins, 2-4 p.m.
June 24: Chair Massage with Sheri Clarke, 11-4 p.m.
June 30: Reiki 2 Certification with Greg Phillips, 10-2 p.m.
June 30: Didgeridoo Meditation/Journey with Joseph Carringer, 3-5 p.m.

First Sunday of each month: Readings with Mystic Medium Ralph Reinard and Reiki with Greg Phillips, 11-4 p.m.;
Thursdays : Native American Energy Healing and Finding your Totem Animals with Prairie Walker, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
Fridays & every third Saturday: Psychic Readings with Carol Hutchins, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Every third Friday: Drum Journey Circle, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.;
Every Fourth Saturday: Tarot Card Readings, Past Life Regression & Hypnosis with Valerie Starr, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Last Thursday of each month, LifeBreath with Valerie Davis, 7-9 p.m.

Crescent Moon Herbals, LLC
76 Center Road
Lebanon, ME 04027
207-457-1114