Eagle Feathers #162 – The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

It is uncertain how far back in time that the game of golf originated, but the organized introduction of the sport can be found as early as 1457 at Saint Andrews, Scotland. At that time, the popularity of the game had already become so great that it actually began to seriously interfere with the more prevalent martial pursuit of archery.

Arrests:
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William Bambery, of 318 Pearl St., Cambridge, September 10, 12:03 p.m., arrested at Elm St. on warrant charges of disorderly conduct and threat to commit a crime.

Juan Molina, of 43 White Court St., Apt. 3, Clinton, September 11, 5:32 p.m., arrested at Canal St. on a charge of shoplifting by asportation, and on multiple warrant charges of shoplifting by asportation.

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Michael Todd Steffen is a Somerville resident and an occasional contributor to The Somerville Times. Here is his review of the memoir of a founding editor of Ploughshares magazine, DeWitt Henry:

One of the many virtues of DeWitt Henry’s new book Sweet Marjoram (ISBN 978-1-941196-72-4, MadHat Press, 2018) is its liberally associative arrangement. It allows us, like our favorite books of lyrical poetry, once we’ve read it through and are on to this welcoming element, to open its pages where we will and just start reading. Skipping through a book is a good way to allow its individual passages to surprise us, to get by or around, in some cases, the author’s control freak editor and modesty, to get at the book’s heart, or “meat.” In the case of Sweet Marjoram, one may even on a first perusal jump to the 17th essay, “On Meat,” where our sources of fascination knock against our weaknesses and guilt.

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Joanne DeSimone Reynolds has published poems in Salamander, Ibbetson Street Press, Wilderness House Literary Review, and Sanctuary Magazine. She has written reviews for Boston Small Press and Poetry Scene, and is a long-standing participant in Plein Air poetry at Old Frog Pond Farm in Harvard, Ma. Her chapbook Comes A Blossom was published by Main Street Rag in 2014.

Flooded vehicle waits to be towed after the water level recedes from under the Washington St Bridge. — Photos by Bobbie Toner

A fast moving storm caused flooding in basements and underpasses around Somerville Tuesday morning. A flash flood alert remains in effect until 2:15 p.m. today.

The underpass at McGrath Hwy. and Mystic Ave. was closed for a period of time because of the flooding. One vehicle was caught in the flood water under the Washington St. bridge during the fast moving storm.

The Somerville Museum is pleased to announce the second bi-annual competition for community curators, two of whom will be selected to install their proposed exhibits in  the museum’s gallery spaces at 1 Westwood Road, Somerville, MA. Those selected will also receive seed grants of $2,500 for exhibition costs.

The Museum welcomes proposals from those with extensive resumes as well as those with little experience yet with dynamic and imaginative visions. We encourage applicants to visit both the museum and its website at www.somervillemuseum.org in order to learn more about the museum’s wide-ranging exhibition history. Strong proposals should be clear and concise, presenting innovative and engaging ideas, along with an active programming agenda that will attract a diverse group of participants and visitors.

Union Square as it was in the days of old.

Join the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission, ArtsUnion, and Shape Up Somerville on Sunday, September 23, for a free walking tour of historic Union Square. The tour will step off from Bow Market at 345 Somerville Ave. at 2:30 p.m., and conclude at 5 p.m. at Aeronaut Brewing, 14 Tyler St. The tour will be led by Ed Gordon, New England Chapter President of the Victorian Society in America. RSVP is requested due to limited space. For more information and to RSVP, contact Brandon Wilson at BWilson@somervillema.gov, or 617-625-6600, x. 2532.

Please join Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Veterans’ Commissioner Bryan Bishop on Friday, September 21 at noon to raise the POW-MIA  (Prisoner of War – Missing in Action) Flag and remember the brave soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who served as Prisoners of War or are considered Missing In Action. This ceremony offers an opportunity to pause and reflect on the service and sacrifice of so many who have served our country. The flag raising will take place at noon on the City Hall Concourse, 93 Highland Ave.