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Name Change For McEuen?

Before anyone blows a gasket and calls City Hall as a result of the headline, please read on. My walking partner, Greg, and I wondered during our lunch hour trek along the waterfront if it might be time to change the name of McEuen Field to something that doesn't have the name McEuen in it. Mae McEuen, who has been resting in peace at the front of Forest Cemetery for decades, was a Coeur d'Alene grocer who supported recreation teams that played on the waterfront. However, the nature of the area will change dramatically when it reopens next spring, from a softball/hardball complex to one of wider recreation use. So here's the question from HucksOnline, without prejudice of any kind:

Question: Should McEuen continue to be in the name of the future park that has been known as McEuen Field for a long time? Can you think of a better name for the new complex?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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