'Walk of Fame' to Be Dedicated Saturday in New Rochelle

What do Woody Woodpecker and Lou Gehrig have in common?

The cartoon character's creator—Walter Lantz—and the baseball legend will be two of 25 famous New Rochelleans who will be honored Saturday when the "Walk of Fame" is unveiled.

The ceremony, which will take place at 1 p.m. in the Ossie Davis Park at Library Green, will pay tribute to people in the arts, business, politics, education, the media, entertainment and sports.

In case of rain, the ceremony will be held in the New Rochelle Public Library's Ossie Davis Theater.

Honorees' families and local officials have been invited to the unveiling.

Each inductee will have a 20-inch-by-14-inch full-color historical interpretive sign telling the inductee's story.

The inauguration will be followed by a slide presentation on "Great Notables of New Rochelle" by City Historian Barbara Davis. It will be held at 2 p.m. in the Ossie Davis Theater.

2011 New Rochelle Walk of Fame Inductees

Madame Beatrice Alexander
Teresa Brewer
Joseph Campbell
Irene Castle
Carrie Chapman Catt
Ellabelle Davis
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Eddie Foy
Lou Gehrig
Don Hewitt
Adrian Iselin
Elia Kazan
Walter Lantz
Joseph Leyendecker
Robert Merrill
Thomas Paine
Jan Peerce
Pearl Primus
Alex Raymond
Frederic Remington
Norman Rockwell
Elizabeth Seton
John Stephenson
Buffalo Bob Smith
Whitney M. Young, Jr.