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Guinness record attempt made in honor of boy who loved to skate
Lake Forest :: CA :: USA | 11 months ago
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Officials at Etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest believe they have set a Guinness world record by teaching the largest skate class ever at a skate park as part of Go Skate Day. A total of 311 skaters of all ages and experience levels on Thursday night
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Skate club invites kids for some big air
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Liam Watson stood at the edge of the coping near the cradle feature at Etnies Skatepark. There with him were Alex Aaaron, 13, and Christopher Breen, 11. Liam showed off a fakie varial a flip trick where the skateboard flips in a particular way. "You'
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Skateboarders Lose to The Man
Oakland :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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To the group of skateboarders who constructed and frequented The Spot, a surreptitiously-built skate park between Wood Street and Mandela Parkway in West Oakland, it was a slab of concrete heaven, a recreational respite tucked away underneath the I-
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Opinion: The new normal for government: Parents struggle to save San Jose park
San Jose :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The 68,000 square foot facility is my favorite oxymoron, a "family skate park." Collecting meager fees, city staff maintains the facility, enforces pad and helmet rules and provides lessons and events, creating a healthy environment for kids and
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Church’s youth ministry includes skate park
Fountain Valley :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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One place kids won't find a No skateboards allowed sign is at a church in Fountain Valley with its own skate park. The Cornerstone Church skate park, the only one in the city, is the brainchild of Youth Pastor Gary Garcia and his WaveUth ministry...
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Big appetites meet big air at Etnies campout
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Hundreds of skateboarders on Sunday morning gobbled donuts, reenergizing themselves after an overnight campout at the nation's largest skate park. Some had skated for nearly 12 hours, jamming across world-class skate features during the fourth annual
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Are you safe in Gresham?
Portland :: TX :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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First, police bust a methamphetamine lab in Rockwood, then a woman tells police she was raped by two men in broad daylight behind a store at the Gresham Station Shopping Center on Monday afternoon. Then a young man was stabbed during a fight at
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Former Winchester SkatePark kids relive cement heaven
San Diego :: CA :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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During a three-year run of concussions and compound fractures that ended 30 years ago Saturday, the only thing that remained unbroken was the park's ability to deliver hellacious high-speed fun. "It was heaven," says Corey O'Brien, 45 and owner of
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Skate features to be donated to Penn Valley Park
Kansas City :: MO :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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The Kansas City Star Professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek announced today that he will donate the world-class skate features from this weekend's Sprint Center competition to the skate park in Penn Valley Park. At a press conference in City Hall,
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Fourteen-year-old dreams of big air, pushes for new ramp at Memorial skate park
Dublin :: Ireland | 2 years ago
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This is one of several designs under consideration for a new vert ramp at Memorial Park Skate Park...Scott Rappold, The Gazette Like any high school freshman, Jonathan Schwan has a lot on his plate. Skateboarding, school, television, homework,
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