Local woman fabricates face mask from bat carcass

Mrs. Hedge of Ottawa shows off her homemade mask.

OTTAWA — Local woman Fran Hedge has decided not to roll the dice and wait for N95 masks to be back in stock at the pharmacy. “The government flip-flopped and told us to make our own masks,” said Mrs. Hedge via Zoom. Asked whether she thought her new mask would protect her from coronavirus as effectively as an N95 mask, Mrs. Hedge said, “I don’t know, but when I’m outside walking and people see me coming, they cross the street now.”