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Reign of the 'OLM' generally a short one

βœ‡The Kingston Whig-Standard
Patrick Kennedy
The June 18 passing of the incomparable Willie Mays β€” growing up, he was my favourite National League baseball player and Mickey Mantle was β€œmy guy” in the so-called junior circuit β€” set me thinking about Mays being the β€œoldest living member” (OLM) in baseball’s Hall of Fame. I thought about the OLM distinction itself and how it offers a small measure of peculiar pride and pleasure. The β€œSay Hey Kid” was the hall’s OLM until he took a game-ending called third strike at age 93. His death instantly elevated former shortstop Luis Aparicio, the Venezuelan vacuum cleaner, to OLM status. Read More

Local History: Anatomy students in the guise of ghouls

βœ‡The Kingston Whig-Standard
Susanna McLeod
The shovels scooped out the dirt easily on the dark summer evening, since the earth had resettled only a couple of days earlier. The desired item was larger, located only a few feet down, and the young men quietly placed their prize in a large container. Replacing the soil, they hastily removed any evidence of their presence. The medical students returned to the laboratory. Tomorrow, dissection class would be a success. Read More
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