SkateparkNews

COSHOCTON — Coshocton Mayor Steve Mercer and Recreation Director Steve Jones made a presentation to the Coshocton City School Board Thursday during its regular meeting for a partnership to erect a new skate park at the Himebaugh Lot on Orange Street. “It’s one of the most often made comments by the youth in Coshocton is that there is nothing to do. A lot of that nothing to do is that…

Sydney skaters have welcomed news that Sydney Council will create a new skatepark under the Western Distributor near Wynyard station. Last month, the council endorsed a concept plan for the site to put forward for community consultation. Inner city skating advocate John Fox, who worked with councils including Manly in the 1980s to get facilities for skaters, said it was good news. A 2006 study by Sydney Council found at…

Eighth Street Parkette will be home to the city’s newest skateboard park. Soil testing of the former Birmingham Street tannery land in June identified “low levels” of metals including arsenic, barium and beryllium, as well as PCBs, hydrocarbons and phenols, report a city-hired geotechnical consulting firm. The finding essentially greenlights the $500,000 project. “There is no threat to human or environmental health,” Bob Ostry, senior consultant and hydrogeologist with Stouffville-based…

On Saturday, Tony Hawk walked on water. Actually, he skated on water. The legendary skateboarder and nine-time X Games gold medalist took over the Wynn Las Vegas pool Saturday afternoon, covering the pool area with flooring, erecting a massive vertical ramp and welcoming guests to his foundation’s Stand Up for Skateparks fundraiser, held for the first time in Las Vegas. The 7-year-old Tony Hawk Foundation raises money to build skateparks…

LAS VEGAS–Residents of Las Vegas will see an improved public skatepark in their neighborhood, thanks to the success of the inaugural Tony Hawk: RIDE Presents Stand Up For Skateparks benefit at the Wynn Las Vegas. The foundation’s signature benefit event surpassed expectations by raising over $630,000 to help the Tony Hawk Foundation pursue its mission to bring free, quality public skateparks to low-income areas across the country. Tony Hawk’s personal…

Council, skatepark board have three locations, but no decision WILSONVILLE, OREGON – It’s all about location, location, location. But choosing one seems to be a problem that no one can solve. Jim Barnes, a parent and organizer of the Wilsonville skatepark Association, said last week he is preparing to make a presentation to the Wilsonville City Council later this month about finally settling on a location for a new skatepark….

Family members and friends of Alex Gullickson hope to resurrect a skatepark proposal that never came to fruition and build the facility in his memory. By all accounts, Alex was an avid skateboarder before he was killed in a traffic accident on his way to class at Madison Area Technical College on Jan. 13. Within hours of his death, friends had set up memorials on Facebook, a social networking Web…

GROTON – The unannounced event at Sutton Park’s skateboarding park drew crowds of skaters and spectators as well as television coverage last Wednesday. They were all there to see professional skateboarder Tony Hawk live and in action at a facility that may soon see upgrades and expansion. Caden Foote, 7, of Groton came to the skatepark with his parents and cousins, as well as his skateboard and helmet. “I saw…

The hilly cement with sharp edges and deep bowls attracts kids of all ages. They all have something in common here in the skate parks. “Skateboarding gives me something to do with the feeling of accomplishment when I do a new trick,” said Salinas native John Richard Ramos. Picking up a skateboard and heading out to the cement terrain of the skate parks is gaining speed. Skateboarding is not a…

The long-awaited Kelso Rotary Skatepark will officially open to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 12, the city of Kelso announced Monday. “I’m excited to see the plans we’ve worked on for years come to fruition,” Mayor David Futcher stated in a press release. “The skatepark will finally give kids who prefer action sports a top-notch facility on a par with the ones we’ve provided for…