North Face hosts Bonedale SK8-Revival
The Carbondale Recreation Department produced the Bonedale SK8-Revival skateboard contest at the North Face skate park in Carbondale last weekend.The competition was the first on the new skate park edition completed last fall by the Evergreen Skateparks company. The new addition garnered an award from the Colorado Coalition for Public Skateparks (CCPS) as one of the best Colorado skate parks of 2011 under 10,000 square feet.
The reasoning behind CCPS's award were as follows: the park addition was constructed using poured-in-place concrete, skateboarder involvement throughout the process, a variety of skate features and quality of design and construction.
The town's skateboard instructor, Chris Johnson, helped to make the project happen with a grassroots local fundraising campaign and was successful in raising $1,400, which was used to leverage local town dollars and Great Outdoors Colorado grant dollars to construct the park.
Carbondale was only able to financially afford a beginner skatepark in the 3,000 square foot range, as it had appropriated $60,000 in funding for the project. The size of the beginner skatepark grew to 4,664 square feet when a local concrete supplier, Casey Concrete, discounted the concrete for the project by 50 percent. The project engineer, Schmueser-Gordon-Meyer, also provided engineering services to the town at no cost.
Johnson was excited about offering a contest to showcase the new park, so the Bonedale Sk8-Revival was born. Many of Johnson's students participated in the competition showing off tricks they had learned and mastered just days before in his class.
Carbondale offers skateboarding lessons throughout the summer and into the fall. Session 2 begins July 10, and pre-registration is required. Visit www.carbondalerec.com to sign up.
For more information, contact the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center front desk at 510-1292.
| Bonedale SK8-Revival skateboard contest Dudes, ages 17 plusFirst: Kyle Olson Second: Casey Siers Third: Matt Sexton Best trick: Kyle Olson, with a monster-sized frontside graffiti wall bash Lil' Rippers, 13-16 Skate rats, 9-12 Grommits, 5-8 |
Hogback Hustle registration is now under way
New Castle Recreation is accepting registrations for the Hogback Hustle 5K Run and Family Fun Walk, which will be hosted by the New Castle Lions Club on Saturday, July 14.The Hogback Hustle is the fifth of six races in the Colorado River Valley Charity Race Series and begins in the City Market parking lot and winds through Castle Valley before finishing up at Burning Mountain Park in downtown New Castle. A post-race breakfast is provided for all participants.
Register at www.newcastlecolorado.org/recreation or by phone at 984-3352. The pre-registration fee is $20 if signed up by July 11 and $25 after.
A 1K kids fun run will also be offered for a fee of $10 if signed up by July 11. It goes up to $15 after.
Call the rec department or Scott Parr, race director, for more information at (970) 930-5944.
Source: http://www.postindependent.com/ARTICLE/20120629/VALLEYNEWS/120629857/-1/RSS
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