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Twenty-five years ago, the year-long celebrations of Chatham’s 100th year as a city wrapped up on New Year’s Eve with a final special occasion, the unveiling of downtown’s Centennial Clock.
The restrictions imposed by today’s COVID-19 pandemic prevented holding a small event planned to mark the occasion, but Les Lessard, one of the local residents involved in bringing the clock to Chatham, remembers well the community effort that made it happen.
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The scientists behind the Government s Moonshot testing plans have leapt to the defence of lateral flow coronavirus tests - even after their own study found they were less than 50 per cent reliable at detecting the virus.
Experts who masterminded the pilot in Liverpool say the rapid tests are very helpful and a good alternative to the swab tests that take much longer to process.
Lateral flow devices, or LFDs, have been touted as a way to get Britain back to normal faster because they are cheap and give results within 30 minutes.
By comparison, the gold standard PCR tests take two to three days to identify positive cases, leaving more time for someone who is infected to return to the community, potentially spreading the virus.
Will No 10’s plan for unreliable Covid-19 tests at home sabotage the nation’s recovery? Tens of millions of 30-minute virus swabs are set to be sent out. but they may only pick up 50% of cases when used in the real world
Rapid Covid test cleared for use at home – but with strict conditions attached
Lateral flow devices give results in 30 minute and used at home by the public
Boris Johnson s hopes of avoiding future lockdowns rest partly on mass tests
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Horst Auctioneers conducted a public auction of coins and currency at Horst Auction Center, Ephrata, Oct. 29. Several items and prices included: an 1884 3-cent nickel, $1,200; a 1794 large cent, $600; a 1797 large cent, $700; an 1804 half dollar, $750; an 1893-S silver dollar, $1,200; (5) 1992 Canadian 1-ounce gold pieces, $1,900 each; (5) 1986 Canadian 1-ounce gold pieces, $1,900; a 1896 $20 gold piece, $1,975; an 1899 $20 gold piece, $1,950; a 1900 $20 gold piece, $1,875; a 1904 $20 gold piece, $1,975; a 1908 $20 gold piece; $2,000; and a 1911 $20 gold piece, $1,900.
Horst Auctioneers conducted a public auction of antique tools at Horst Auction Center, Ephrata, Oct. 31. Several items and prices included: a Goosewing ax, $1,150; an early anvil, $500; (11) Stanley bench chisels, $325; a No. 10 anvil, $325; a tray of engraving tools, $250; (2) Stanley restoration planes, $350; (4) PA wooden molding planes, $350; an oak machinist tool box, $280; a Stanley No. 45 combination plane, $24