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When Mike Traynor of Bellambi first went to sea, he was shown how to make up his bunk by the senior apprentice. “I was told that the bunk was aligned (C8) fore and aft, and that the pillow must face towards the bow. When I questioned why, he told me that this was because most ships sank stern first, and that it was better to go to Davy Jones’ Locker feet first.”
One for the Column 8 insomniacs. “Some of the main influences on a good night’s sleep (C8) are the weather, the N/S, E/W or other orientation within the room, and whether there is a window with an easterly aspect to catch the sunrise,” writes John Ward of Bangor. “Another major effect might be the N.E.W.S of the day!”
The Worcester Red Sox s lease with the city to play for up to 35 years in Polar Park was approved Friday by the Worcester Redevelopment Authority.
The long-anticipated lease agreement commits the WooSox to play at Polar Park for at least 25 years, starting as soon as April. The team is also picking up the entirety of a $17-million cost overrun announced last week, an increase that brings the project s total cost to roughly $157 million.
The authority, a city body that is the technical owner of the ballpark site and gives direct oversight to the project, approved the lease unanimously.
Authority members, like their City Council colleagues, have dismissed concerns about the ballpark s costs or likelihood of being financially prudent for Worcester.
Savannah Morning News
Michael Traynor, formerly the publisher of Savannah Morning News, has been named the president and CEO of Savannah-based Union Mission. Traynor will begin his new role Feb. 15. The current executive director, Pat Youngquist, recently announced her retirement effective in the spring of 2021.
After leaving Savannah Morning News in mid-2020 during a corporate management restructuring, Traynor managed his own management consulting company assisting media companies and local businesses with strategies for transformation and revenue growth.
A long-time Savannah resident, Traynor has always been deeply involved in community organizations. He has chaired many of the leading community non-profit boards including the United Way of the Coastal Empire, Rotary Club of Savannah, American Red Cross, Greenbriar Children’s Center, Step-Up Savannah Anti-Poverty Initiative, and the Savannah Community Foundation. He has served on the Union Mission Board of Directors for more
Saltoun Big Wood. Image copyright Richard Webb and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence Having read your article (Courier, November 26) on access issues to the Hopes Reservoir, it reminded me of another area closed off to the public. The Hopes and similar issues at West Saltoun Wood collectively suggest there is a concerted attempt to prevent the public exercising the right to roam, a long-held legal right in Scotland. This is an even more acute development given the challenges brought about by the pandemic. Despite his philanthropic rhetoric about working with the local community, Francis Ogilvie, owner of Winton Castle and West Saltoun Wood, has, it seems, recently decided to prevent public access to this expansive woodland walk.