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Herb Score Lake Worth's Lost Legend.
This is a wonderful story about our famous resident, Herb Score, graduate of Lake Worth High School.
And for a little trivia: In case you were not aware, Herb Score, played ball at Memorial Field, now called the City of Lake Worth Harold Grimes Memorial Field.
Mayo Smith, a really famous person, moved to Lake Worth when he was eleven and went to Lake Worth High. He also played at Memorial Field. The field was named for
him at one time and according to an historian, the city dropped his name
when we started using ball fields in the north end for baseball. It then
became plain old Memorial Field, a name to satisfy everyone from the past and on into the future.
Well, in September 2013, this commission renamed the ball field--it was changed once again. Instead of remembering the heroes of the past or keeping the name of the field generic in honor of all past heroes or deserving residents, they got political and changed the name for Harold Grimes who lived in the Osborne area and was an employee of the high school for 21 years.
With some, there is just no sense or knowledge of the history in our city. Politicians easily dismiss those who came before.
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Renaming Memorial Field - What's in a Name?
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On Tomorrow night's agenda:
Resolution No. 52-2013 - rename the City of Lake Worth Memorial Field located at 520 Sunrise Court to the City of Lake Worth Harold Grimes Memorial Field.
From everything I read, Mr. Grimes was a wonderful guy. I heard he made the best rib sauce. Harold Grimes died in January this year, complications from diabetes. He was born in Boynton and raised in the Lake Worth Osborne area. In the 1970's he played defensive lineman for Lake Worth High School. Later he played for a semi-pro football team in Delray Beach. He was a recreation assistant for Lake Worth’s Recreation Division from 1973 until 1994.
Didn't we rename our Pier after someone who lived in the Osborne area?
This item is on the Consent Agenda. This should be under New Business and allow the public to weigh in. It's not too much different than attempting to change the name of our city--it's just a smaller scale. As the name is Memorial Field, it encompasses all those who passed, not just one person. Erecting a plaque in his name would be more appropriate.
Why do we feel we have to re-name everything in this city? Is history not important? What about some famous ball players in our city? Herb Score, a graduate of Lake Worth High School who played on this field? Mayo Smith who went to Lake Worth? Wasn't this the same field that was named for him at one time? According to an historian, the city dropped his name when we started using ball fields in the north end for baseball and it became Memorial Field. Do we update our heroes like we update our cell phones?
One thing about the Consent Agenda these days, it never tells you who put an item on it to pass with NO public input. This is just one more example of the administration's attitude towards the public in general and their's as well as the commission's laissez–faire attitude about our history.
A history on our ball fields.
On Tomorrow night's agenda:
Resolution No. 52-2013 - rename the City of Lake Worth Memorial Field located at 520 Sunrise Court to the City of Lake Worth Harold Grimes Memorial Field.
From everything I read, Mr. Grimes was a wonderful guy. I heard he made the best rib sauce. Harold Grimes died in January this year, complications from diabetes. He was born in Boynton and raised in the Lake Worth Osborne area. In the 1970's he played defensive lineman for Lake Worth High School. Later he played for a semi-pro football team in Delray Beach. He was a recreation assistant for Lake Worth’s Recreation Division from 1973 until 1994.
Didn't we rename our Pier after someone who lived in the Osborne area?
This item is on the Consent Agenda. This should be under New Business and allow the public to weigh in. It's not too much different than attempting to change the name of our city--it's just a smaller scale. As the name is Memorial Field, it encompasses all those who passed, not just one person. Erecting a plaque in his name would be more appropriate.
Why do we feel we have to re-name everything in this city? Is history not important? What about some famous ball players in our city? Herb Score, a graduate of Lake Worth High School who played on this field? Mayo Smith who went to Lake Worth? Wasn't this the same field that was named for him at one time? According to an historian, the city dropped his name when we started using ball fields in the north end for baseball and it became Memorial Field. Do we update our heroes like we update our cell phones?
One thing about the Consent Agenda these days, it never tells you who put an item on it to pass with NO public input. This is just one more example of the administration's attitude towards the public in general and their's as well as the commission's laissez–faire attitude about our history.
A history on our ball fields.
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