F e b r u a r y / M a r c h 2 0 1 8 2 5 Brunswick-native Nan Hauser, 63, took a swim in the Cook Islands recently. The marine biolo- gist was filming a humpback whale when she noticed the 25-ton mammal appearing to shield her from the circling threat of a 15-foot tiger shark. The video ends with Hauser gasping “I love you!” to the benevolent marine mammal. CloseEncounters UnderwaterKind Romance & Reality TV Livermore’s Shane Missler, a Spruce Mountain High grad, saw his fortunes take flight recently. The 20-year-old became the winner of the fourth- largest jackpot in Mega Millions’ 21-year history, when he pocketed a staggering $451M. Missler has since ‘retired’ from his job as a background screening worker and has set up a trust named “Secret 007, LLC.” On the night of the draw, Missler simply posted “Oh. My. God.” on his Facebook page. Check out Jack Black’s neck on Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. The comedian, who plays Professor Shelly Oberon in the 1990s adventure reboot, wears a peacock stripe bow tie made by Kennebunk craftswoman Lisa Eaton of bowtie.com. “It’s very exciting,” says Eaton. “I’ve sold a handful more of the peacock stripe bow tie [$87].” Eaton began sewing at 10 and found her niche in men’s accessories when she started spoof- ing with novelty science-inspired ties for her professor husband. Jumanji topped $500M worldwide in its opening weekend, according to Variety. Despite this, “I’m embarrassed to say that I have yet to see the movie!” Eaton says. “I’m more of a Netflix movie watcher.” Chelsea Roy’s search for love ended recently on Season 22 of The Bachelor, airing Monday nights on ABC. Roy, a USM grad and an executive assistant for Keller Williams in Portland, starred alongside 29 other women for the affections of bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. The 29-year-old single mom was dubbed as Glamour magazine’s “favorite villain” of the series after she became the first contestant to lock lips with Luyendyk Jr., later proclaiming, “This mama means business!” Amateur ornithologists eager to glimpse a sighting of the elusive Arctic snowy owl are causing problems for the Portland Jetport. Reports of owl sightings have caused bird- watchers to flock to the jetport, parking ille- gally and congesting the area around the air- port, according to the Portland Press Herald. Jetport jamboree ofthe clockwise from top: Sony Pictures; Disney/abc; karim iliya; carly rogers