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<DIV>Olympic Update</DIV>
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<DIV>So far there is no news from the IOC an allowing skateboarding or BMX into
the Olympics. Gary Ream and Mike Jacki (Camp Woodward) are handling all the
negotiations and contacts and they have both said "no news" .</DIV>
<DIV>I couldn't even make an educated guess at this point so we will just have
to wait and see.</DIV>
<DIV>One thing I am hoping for is an age restriction of 18 to be eligible for
the Olympics - 16 at the very least.</DIV>
<DIV>Turning a sport into a little kid sport does not hold up in the long run.
It may fill kid camps with business but it has the potential to ruin a child's
childhood, turn the parents into parasites who dream of getting rich off their
kids and quite frankly kill the sport as a lifestyle.</DIV>
<DIV>Gymnastics is a good example of what can happen if 12 year olds become
professional athletes.</DIV>
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<DIV>Other SKATEPARK news:</DIV>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Where I
Live - News Limited Community Newspapers - Metro,Australia</FONT><BR>PLANS
to build a <B>skate park</B> at Ningi have hit a snag with residents
rejecting the Moreton Bay Regional Council’s two preferred locations.
<B>...</B><BR></FONT></TD></TR>
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<DIV><A
title=http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.fstribune.com/story/1482621.html&ct=ga&cd=Cxq0MhAo-OI&usg=AFQjCNFlNJxpXF4MC3O3oq3J-YEUzXH46Q
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.fstribune.com/story/1482621.html&ct=ga&cd=Cxq0MhAo-OI&usg=AFQjCNFlNJxpXF4MC3O3oq3J-YEUzXH46Q">Skate
Date makes return at National Guard Armory</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>Fort Scott Tribune - Fort Scott,KS,USA</FONT><BR>Following
the success of their first Skate Date, the Fort Scott <B>Skate Park</B>
Committee is at it again. The Fort Scott <B>Skate Park</B> Committee is
set to host an <B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Portsmouth Herald News -
Portsmouth,NH,USA<BR></FONT>The staff at Rye Airfield have remodeled 10000
square feet of the park just for this contest, with Brad Jameson of FunDay
<B>Skateparks</B> leading the charge to <B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>SalemNews.net -
Salem,OH,USA<BR></FONT>Panezott said there have been eight meetings in the
past three months and commissioners have visited a number of
<B>skateparks</B> including Alliance, Titusville,
<B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
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title=http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_11104899 style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_11104899">Turnout urged at parks
meeting</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Daily Breeze -
Torrance,CA,USA</FONT><BR>"We have all these different ideas for
<B>skate parks</B> and trails at Peck Park and we really want to see
these projects move along and start to happen.
<B>...</B><BR></FONT></TD></TR>
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<DIV><A
title=http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/nkh/news/35228599.html
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/nkh/news/35228599.html">Skateboarding
Suquamish</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>North Kitsap
Herald - Poulsbo,WA,USA</FONT><BR>The nearest <B>skateparks</B> are
Kingston’s Billy Johnson <B>Skate Park</B> on Lindvog Road and at
Raab Park in Poulsbo. Because most of the Suquamish skateboarders
are <B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>North County Times -
Escondido,CA,USA</FONT><BR>(Photo by Don Boomer - Staff
Photographer) Chris Pierce, 17, is an artist that is working
to drum up support for a <B>skate park</B>/graffiti park in
Menifee. <B>...</B><BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A
title=http://www.perkasienewsherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20206203&BRD=1306&PAG=461&dept_id=187826&rfi=6
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.perkasienewsherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20206203&BRD=1306&PAG=461&dept_id=187826&rfi=6">Portion
of park grinds to a halt</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>News Herald - Fort
Washington,PA,USA</FONT><BR>The borough fenced off that
portion of the <B>skate park</B> to avoid any accidents if
skateboarders tried to use the ramp. Olpere said because the
borough does <B>...</B><BR></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A
title=http://reviews.cnet.com/Skate_It_DS/4514-10068_7-33018036.html?part=cnet&subj=Skate+It+(DS)
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://reviews.cnet.com/Skate_It_DS/4514-10068_7-33018036.html?part=cnet&subj=Skate+It+(DS)">Reviewed
by: Austin Light</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>CNET
Reviews - USA</FONT><BR>You can choose to face off in one of
the many locations in the single-player, or you can load up
your own <B>skate park</B> and share it with friends.
<B>...</B><BR></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A
title=http://www.rrstar.com/cherryvalley/x776462547/Park-District-approves-skatepark-funding
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.rrstar.com/cherryvalley/x776462547/Park-District-approves-skatepark-funding">Park
District approves <B>skatepark</B> funding</A><BR><FONT
size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Rockford Register Star -
Rockford,IL,USA</FONT><BR>English translation: The Rockford
Park District has approved a $315900 contract with Sjostrom
& Sons, Inc. to build a <B>skatepark</B> at the Boys and
Girls Club. <B>...</B><BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A
title=http://www.towntopics.com/nov2608/other1.php
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.towntopics.com/nov2608/other1.php">Skateboarders
Defy Frigid Weather as Big Turn-Out Greets <B>Skate
Park</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Town Topics
- Princeton,NJ,USA</FONT><BR>The Recreation Department toyed
for a decade with the idea of building a <B>skate park</B>,
but a recent county grant, entitled “Mercer at Play,” finally
catalyzed <B>...</B><BR></FONT></TD></TR>
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title=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/11/26/news/californian/menifee/z8353f8d9e40edb168825750d006c347c.txt
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/11/26/news/californian/menifee/z8353f8d9e40edb168825750d006c347c.txt">MENIFEE:
Teen calls for graffiti <B>skatepark</B></A><BR><FONT
size=-1><FONT color=#666666>North County Times -
Escondido,CA,USA</FONT><BR>Chris Pierce, a 17-year-old artist
and skateboarder, has proposed that Menifee build a
<B>skatepark</B> that also allows local artists to create
"graffiti art" on <B>...</B><BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD align=middle><FONT size=-2><A
title=http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=122772634630517900
href="http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=122772634630517900">South
County Spotlight</A></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><A
title=http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=122772634630517900
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=122772634630517900">The
skateboarding councilor</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>South County Spotlight -
Scappoose,OR,USA</FONT><BR>The new councilor-elect has been on
every side of the <B>skate park</B> issue. As a teen growing
up in Scappoose, he was fighting just to get
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title=http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/11/26/the_princeton_packet/news/doc492b4a0a34351393591760.txt
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href="http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/11/26/the_princeton_packet/news/doc492b4a0a34351393591760.txt">PRINCETON:
<B>Skate park</B> opening draws a big crowd</A><BR><FONT
size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Princeton Packet -
Princeton,NJ,USA</FONT><BR>The opening of the $500000 <B>skate
park</B> — an assortment of ramps, rails, and other
skateboarding features at a site in Hilltop Park off of Bunn
Drive <B>...</B><BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD align=middle><FONT size=-2><A
title=http://www.wired.com/culture/design/magazine/16-12/pl_design
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News</A></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><A
title=http://www.wired.com/culture/design/magazine/16-12/pl_design
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.wired.com/culture/design/magazine/16-12/pl_design">New
Oslo Opera House Is Really a Stealth <B>Skate
Park</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Wired News -
USA</FONT><BR>Liability issues prevented <B>skate-park</B>
designation—though you'd never guess it from the YouTube
videos of pro skaters "visiting" the museum.
<B>...</B><BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A
title=http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-11222008-1625972.html
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-11222008-1625972.html"><B>Skate
park</B> agreement nears for property on Wistar
Road</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>phillyBurbs.com
- Philadelphia,PA,USA</FONT><BR>By JAMES MCGINNIS Officials in
Bucks County said they could finish drawing up a lease
agreement for a Bristol Township <B>skate park</B> later this
year, <B>...</B><BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<DIV><A
title=http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=faa65463517a2987&-session=HeraldZeitung:42F943011b77c02F6BwMOgF441D5
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=faa65463517a2987&-session=HeraldZeitung:42F943011b77c02F6BwMOgF441D5">JAWS
Skatepark still on tap for April debut</A><BR><FONT
size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Herald Zeitung - New
Braunfels,TX,USA</FONT><BR>Jaws Skatepark came closer to
becoming a reality Monday, after the New Braunfels City
Council agreed to hire Austin’s SPA <B>Skateparks</B> to build
the <B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A
title=http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20081121/NEWS01/811210305
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20081121/NEWS01/811210305">City
awarded $52K for new <B>skate park</B></A><BR><FONT
size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Chillicothe Gazette -
Chillicothe,OH,USA</FONT><BR>Chillicothe Mayor Joe
Sulzer has announced the city has been awarded $52516
from the state for construction of a <B>skate park</B>.
The money comes from a program
<B>...</B><BR></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A
title=http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/articles/1/31028
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/articles/1/31028">Kids
in bid for <B>skate park</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>East Lothian Courier -
Haddington,Scotland,UK</FONT><BR>A TEAM of youngsters
fed up with hanging around the streets of Gullane is
spearheading a campaign for a <B>skatepark</B> in the
village. <B>...</B><BR></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A
title=http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20081120/UPDATES01/81120006
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20081120/UPDATES01/81120006">City
gets $52516 from state for <B>skate
park</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>Chillicothe Gazette -
Chillicothe,OH,USA</FONT><BR>Chillicothe Mayor Joe
Sulzer has announced that the city has been awarded
$52516 from the state for construction of a <B>skate
park</B>. The money comes from a
<B>...</B><BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A
title=http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/11/20/New-park-in-Old-TownChinatown-expected-to-be-crown-jewel-of-Portlands-skateboard-park-system-A-city-
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/11/20/New-park-in-Old-TownChinatown-expected-to-be-crown-jewel-of-Portlands-skateboard-park-system-A-city-">New
park in Old Town/Chinatown expected to be crown jewel of
<B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>Daily Journal of Commerce -
Portland,Oregon,USA</FONT><BR>BY SAM BENNETT Planning to
build a “one-of-a-kind” and “world-class” <B>skate
park</B>, the city of Portland has issued a request for
proposals for a <B>skate park</B>
<B>...</B><BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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title=http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20081120/COMMUNITIES1001/81120032
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20081120/COMMUNITIES1001/81120032">DCAD
Students Lend Artistic Hand to Wilmington Skate
Project</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>The
News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA</FONT><BR>Borrowing
inspiration from the 1990’s “Support and Build Public
<B>Skateparks</B>” campaign by Consolidated Skateboards,
imagery was transposed onto three panels
<B>...</B><BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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title=http://www.kapptv.com/news/?sect_rank=1&section_id=22&story_id=9428
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.kapptv.com/news/?sect_rank=1&section_id=22&story_id=9428">Trouble
Shooter Investigates Liabilty Over <B>Skate
Parks</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>KAPP
- Yakima,WA,USA</FONT><BR>YAKIMA -- A question comes to
the Trouble Shooter about the city of Yakima's liability
if someone gets hurt at one of its <B>skate parks</B>.
Yakima says state law <B>...</B><BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<DIV><A
title=http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2008/11/18/news/doc49238186e9cc5817427302.txt
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2008/11/18/news/doc49238186e9cc5817427302.txt">Officials
to rethink ban on BMX</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>Bristol Press - CT, United
States</FONT><BR>By JACKIE MAJERUS BRISTOL — The city’s
new <B>skate park</B> bans BMX bikes from the facility,
but that could change tonight. Park board members will
meet at City <B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
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title=http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20081119/OSH0602/811190439
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20081119/OSH0602/811190439">Editorial:
First step: Solid survey; Next step: Potent
poll</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>Oshkosh Northwestern -
Oshkosh,WI,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> on which city
services they considered higher and lower
priority, generating a number of responses on
everything from street sweepers to
<B>skateparks</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A
title=http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20081117/NEWS01/811170291?Title=City_to_seek_bids_on_skateboard_equipment
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20081117/NEWS01/811170291?Title=City_to_seek_bids_on_skateboard_equipment">City
to seek bids on skateboard
equipment</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>Gadsden Times (subscription) -
Gadsden,AL,USA</FONT><BR>The city met with two
vendors to discuss <B>skate parks</B>. Payne
said the city will be sending bid specifications
to at least five vendors and possibly more.
<B>...</B><BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<DIV><A
title=http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20081117/NEWS01/811170307/1002
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20081117/NEWS01/811170307/1002">Design
done, Pines <B>skate park</B> is not far
off</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>Delmarva Daily Times -
MD,USA</FONT><BR>Ocean City already has a
17000-square-foot <B>skate park</B>, and
Pocomoke City's built one within the past year.
The <B>skate park</B>, to be located behind the
<B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A
title=http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2008/11/16/news/doc4920bf3d05753795024145.txt
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2008/11/16/news/doc4920bf3d05753795024145.txt">Long-awaited
<B>skate park</B> opens in Rockwell
Park</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>Bristol Press - CT, United
States</FONT><BR>By SARAH WILSON BRISTOL — About
100 skateboarders, young and old, filled the
city’s new <B>skate park</B> Sunday afternoon.
The <B>skate park</B>, located in Rockwell
<B>...</B><BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<DIV><A
title=http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_10997563
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_10997563">Can
we land this trick?</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>Ukiah Daily Journal -
Ukiah,CA,USA</FONT><BR>In fact, throughout
Northern California, there are now 143 public
<B>skate parks</B> open, and four more under
construction. But for more than 12 years,
<B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
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title=http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/11/14/news/mtregional/news06.txt
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title=http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/11/14/news/mtregional/news06.txt
href="http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/11/14/news/mtregional/news06.txt">The
Missoulian</A></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><A
title=http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/11/14/news/mtregional/news06.txt
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/11/14/news/mtregional/news06.txt">Skate,
rain or shine: Skateboard community ready to
ride new <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>The Missoulian -
Missoula,MT,USA</FONT><BR>“<B>Skateparks</B> in
Missoula are a home away from kids' problems or
bad home life,” Tucker said. When the SHEC park
was closed, “they would come and shake the
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title=http://www.gazette.net/stories/11132008/portnew181522_32485.shtml
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.gazette.net/stories/11132008/portnew181522_32485.shtml">Hyattsville
rolls forward with Melrose <B>skate
park</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>Business Gazette -
Gaithersburg,MD,USA</FONT><BR>By Elahe Izadi |
Staff Writer Hyattsville is on track to get its
first <B>skate park</B> within city limits as
early as 2010, but it's still unclear how large
the <B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
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title=http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2008/11/12/news/doc491a552cb35e8494849596.txt
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2008/11/12/news/doc491a552cb35e8494849596.txt">City
skate park on the brink of opening</A><BR><FONT
size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Bristol Press - CT,
United States</FONT><BR>Just a few feet away,
some workers from California <B>Skateparks</B>
smoothed concrete on a path inside the park
while others laid a pattern of tiny square tiles
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title=http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2008/11/post_26.html
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href="http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2008/11/post_26.html">The
Express Times -
LehighValleyLive.com</A></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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title=http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2008/11/post_26.html
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2008/11/post_26.html">Easton
city council wants skateboarders to give insight
into what <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>The Express Times -
LehighValleyLive.com - Lehigh
Valley,PA,USA</FONT><BR>by Express-Times staff
Express-Times File Photo | TIM WYNKOOPDavid
Nicholas, 17, of Easton, heads down a ramp in
the bike and <B>skate park</B> in Phillipsburg
in <B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
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title=http://www.thecelebritytruth.com/tony-hawk-friends-raise-1-million-charity/005000
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.thecelebritytruth.com/tony-hawk-friends-raise-1-million-charity/005000">Tony
Hawk & Friends Raise $1 Million For
Charity</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>The Celebrity Truth - Sydney,New
South Wales,Australia</FONT><BR>The 5th annual
Acitivision Presents Stand Up for
<B>Skateparks</B> event was staged in Beverly
Hills on Sunday (November 9) with a mission to
bring free, <B>...</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A
title=http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20081111/OPI01/811110301
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20081111/OPI01/811110301"><B>Skate
park</B>, design done, is not far
off</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>Bethany Beach Wave - Bethany
Beach,DE,USA</FONT><BR>Ocean Pines will soon
join the growing number of municipalities in the
area to build a <B>skate park</B> to house the
ever-present skateboarders of the community.
<B>...</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<DIV><A
title=http://www.sacbee.com/197/story/1387085.html
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.sacbee.com/197/story/1387085.html"><B>Skate
parks</B> thrive, stumble in Folsom,
Placerville</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>Sacramento Bee - CA,
USA</FONT><BR>By Ed Fletcher It wasn't long ago
that municipalities considered <B>skate
parks</B> magnets for crime, delinquency and
lawsuits. The El Dorado County Parks and
<B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
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title=http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/nov/10/skatepark-open/
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/nov/10/skatepark-open/">Nederland
<B>skatepark</B> to open</A><BR><FONT
size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Daily Camera -
CO,USA</FONT><BR>By Amy Bounds (Contact)
Nederland's Nathan Lazarus <B>Skatepark</B> is
opening Saturday after five years of volunteer
efforts, led by the Nederland nonprofit
<B>...</B><BR></FONT></DIV>
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title=http://www.wthitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9308495&nav=menu593_2
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.wthitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9308495&nav=menu593_2">Terre
Haute <B>skate park</B></A><BR><FONT
size=-1><FONT color=#666666>WTHI - Terre
Haute,IN,USA</FONT><BR>TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI)
- Terre Haute's new <B>skate park</B> opened
late last month to an excited crowd. These big
crowds are also pulling in money for the city.
<B>...</B><BR></DIV>
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style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20081107/TOPSTORIES/811060232?Title=Bids_for_city_skate_park_exceed_budgeted_amount">Bids
for city <B>skate park</B> exceed budgeted
amount</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>BlueRidgeNow.com -
Hendersonville,NC,USA</FONT><BR>By John Harbin
The Hendersonville City Council got an update on
a <B>skate park</B> planned for Patton Park on
Thursday night. City Engineer James Patrick told
the <B>...</B><BR></DIV>
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title=http://nbs.gmnews.com/news/2008/1106/letters/020.html
style="COLOR: blue"
href="http://nbs.gmnews.com/news/2008/1106/letters/020.html">Season
without a <B>skate park</B> a blow to kids'
dreams</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#666666>North Brunswick Sentinel - NJ,
USA</FONT><BR>At one of several meetings held
last winter, the Department of Parks and
Recreation were presented, upon request, three
quotes to put up a <B>skate park</B>.
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" BACK="#000000"><B>SKATEPARK ASSOCIATION est.
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