The president of the Little League of La Grange is proposing, on behalf of his Board of Directors, permanently naming two baseball fields in Gilbert Park after two hometown men deserving of the honor.
Thomas Kushing, who presented the concept to Park District officials in November, is suggesting the fields be named after Jack Yelnick and Bob Bursin, both of whom lived by the park and were real role models of their time.
The Park Board is keen to the idea, but board President Tim Kelpsas says he wants to make sure all the bases are covered with the adoption of a district naming rights policy first.
Kushing said however it is done is fine with him, but he envisions a huge community gathering if and when it reaches fruition.
"Our community really has a sense of home and history ... and you often see people come home, having grown up here," he said. "And these men had hearts of gold."
Bursin was a former head of referees for Big 10 football and Yelnick played football for Northwestern, but both men were very involved in the parks and youth sports.
"Both of these men are very deserving of this type of an honor and this would really bring this community together," he said, adding their names could be erected behind home plate or ona rock between the two fields. "You would be hard pressed to find anyone in town who didn't know them."
Monday, November 30, 2009
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