[Newsletter] Holiday News- Insurance renewals

Tue Dec 23 16:09:27 MST 2008

Happy Holidays to everyone!
This is a tough year - recession, budget cuts, little if any funding.... so  
we will all have to be very creative and work extra hard in 2009. Hope for 
good  health and some good times.

Just a reminder NASSA is renewing now . If you want the full year of  
coverage for $25 per person it runs dec to dec
for more information on coverage for school leagues, clubs, demo teams  etc
_www.NorthAmericanSurfandSkateboardAssociation.org_ 
(http://www.NorthAmericanSurfandSkateboardAssociation.org) 

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Here is this weeks skatepark news:
_NC  town poised to award contract for skatepark_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/nc-town-poised-award-contract-skatepark&
ct=ga&cd=WSLj_NncH-Q&usg=AFQjCNGxIVeSE38c3HdSjiFQFHSUDUTpZQ) 
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
A contract of  $75000 will be awarded to Artisan Skateparks LLC of Kitty 
Hawk,  said Meredith Guns, the town's assistant planning director.  ...

(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/se/1.287493&ct=ga&cd=WSLj_NncH-Q&usg=AFQjCNEanAe9vIo4-PMrxoAcMQvo3hYBCw)  _NW  Evening Mail_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/se/1.287493&ct=ga&cd=W
SLj_NncH-Q&usg=AFQjCNEanAe9vIo4-PMrxoAcMQvo3hYBCw)  
_Keeping  children active one of council’s key aims_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/se/1.287493&ct=ga&cd=WSLj_NncH-Q&usg=AFQjCNE
anAe9vIo4-PMrxoAcMQvo3hYBCw) 
NW Evening Mail -  Barrow-in-Furness,England,UK
Speaking in the council’s annual  report for 2008, Mr Penfold also told how 
the council had recently opened  new skateparks in Barrow Park and Ormsgill to  
...

   _Work  officially under way on JAWS Skatepark_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=75d29b1bf9f2fbb2&-session=Her
aldZeitung:42F949F71dc340126FqSHi331FCB&ct=ga&cd=JEVRPpDvErU&usg=AFQjCNHWpz0WN
Jm8xp1bMng5Pe0B_zSkNQ) 
Herald Zeitung - New  Braunfels,TX,USA
Austin-based SPA Skateparks was  hired to build the park, which is scheduled 
to be finished on May  20. “It’s just going to be great,” Parks Director 
Stacey  ...   
_Whagaa  Software Inc. and Santa Cruz Skate Shop Deliver First  ..._ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Whaga
a-Software-Inc-Santa-Cruz/story.aspx?guid=%7B782104A5-1A88-4968-8D63-9334F98DC3D6%7D&ct=
ga&cd=JEVRPpDvErU&usg=AFQjCNEO3xOaKIUyF4TyK1RDrbDe59wlfg) 
MarketWatch -  USA
With GoLearn Skateboarding, enthusiasts can learn  different tricks, discover 
new skate parks, and rock out to  their favorite tunes - all from the same ...

_Skaters,  Columbus officials praise skateboard park_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/548882.html&ct=ga&cd=jKuHO
MGS4pw&usg=AFQjCNG64yqEyJmqJ1Z61lJL2PR3P23yEQ) 
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer -  Columbus,GA,USA
The facility was built by California  Skateparks Inc. of Upland, Calif., and 
was funded by a  bond issue. The city Parks and Recreation Department was  
awarded ...

   _The  bicycle is back on children's Christmas wish list as  sales triple_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/articl
e-23603184-details/The+bicycle+is+back+on+children's+Christmas+wish+list+as+sa
les+triple/article.do&ct=ga&cd=AUe33oLoQNQ&usg=AFQjCNG5_1WuDmL_-U-EP4FSbkULYD9
ZOA) 
This is London -  London,England,UK
There also seem to be a lot  more people actually riding these bikes in  
skateparks, so the whole sport seems to be  growing." Rob Spedding, the editor of  
...   
_Park  and Ride_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.theledger.com/article/20081212/NEWS/812120360/1134?Title=Park_and_Ride&ct=ga&cd=AUe33oLoQNQ&us
g=AFQjCNFHcGjYuxNDGsI6UZ0cgb5y-nEReg) 
The  Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
By Kyle Kennedy  LIFE-Kyle match- Lakeland, Florida, December 10, 2008,  at 
the new indoor skate park called "Old School  Compound" . Seen here is 
skateboarder  ...

_Santa's  chimney clogged by tree_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Santas_chimney_clogged_by_tree&in_article_id=4
45910&in_page_id=34&ct=ga&cd=Sn4T5qNVvqU&usg=AFQjCNE9YWHN-oMC7c4muVgh8jiIalbg7
A) 
Metro - London,UK
Mr Howe,  35, who runs a business building  skateparks, decided on the stunt 
after his  son, 11-year-old Harry, said he was unimpressed  with last year's 
tree. ...

_Skate  park info session draws seven_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/508678.html&ct=ga&cd=vQgFXFwChHU&us
g=AFQjCNFOY3EMtx9LvEhnE-iwyFMeUpAtEw) 
SalemNews.net -  Salem,OH,USA
She asked about a common  thread with other skateparks that  commissioners 
visited and Panezott said they  were fenced in and some were pay to skate.  ...

_Commissioners  to vote on skating ordinance_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20081214/NEWS01/812140305/-1/newsfront2&c
t=ga&cd=ONU_OLYoUP8&usg=AFQjCNFL_ERCbFSir_4v3fWPbzfVtfhfzw) 
Delmarva Now -  Salisbury,MD,USA
... will vote  on whether to pass a skateboarding ordinance  that will 
relegate the recreational activity to  a person's own private property and  
skateparks. ...

_The  Kids Will Be Grinding for Air in the  Funbox_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.biscaynetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article
&id=208:the-kids-will-be-grinding-for-air-in-the-funbox&catid=50:community-new
s&Itemid=166&ct=ga&cd=bHPUFi2DYvw&usg=AFQjCNHsfldLHKl0zSvkfgzWpWlmliH7yg) 
Biscayne Times -  Miami,FL,USA
Miami is a skateboarding  Mecca, according to Tito Porrata, project  manager 
for Team Pain, a central Florida company  that specializes in building skate 
parks  ...

   _Secret  Soquel skate park with an ocean view will  be ripped out by ..._ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11
196329&ct=ga&cd=-C9FaMN7nHI&usg=AFQjCNH1mp-N8_Mp5ZOCSTLHYLc24IcZaw) 
San Jose Mercury  News - CA, USA
By Shanna McCord SOQUEL  — A skate park built on the sly on an  empty lot 
with ocean views overlooking the  Soquel Hills is about to be ripped out by the  
...
_Texas  Cities Want Unmanned Drones, Skate  Parks_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8045726&versi
on=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1&ct=ga&cd=-C9Fa
MN7nHI&usg=AFQjCNG4Qu5DZPuQkyFdorAa0LZ-DUaRug) 
MyFox Dallas -  Dallas,TX,USA
Twelve North Texas cites  have submitted lists of public infrastructure  
projects they want Congress to fund through a  'Main Street Economic Recovery' 
program  ..       
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/camarillo_skaters_got_the_blues/6509&ct=ga&cd=-C9FaMN7nHI&usg=AFQ
jCNHZKd9C_0ZLpx_V8Rw3B9PUuX0YEA)   _Ventura  County  Reporter_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/camarillo_skater
s_got_the_blues/6509&ct=ga&cd=-C9FaMN7nHI&usg=AFQjCNHZKd9C_0ZLpx_V8Rw3B9PUuX0Y
EA) _Camarillo  skaters got the blues_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/camarillo_skaters_got_the_blues/6509&ct=
ga&cd=-C9FaMN7nHI&usg=AFQjCNHZKd9C_0ZLpx_V8Rw3B9PUuX0YEA) 
Ventura County Reporter -  Ventura,CA,USA
By Paul Sisolak  12/11/2008 When a skate park in Camarillo  opened one decade 
ago, it was the perfect  opportunity to provide local kids, with their  
dreams of ...
_Budget  blowout for Winmalee skate  park_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://bluemountains.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/budget-blowout-fo
r-winmalee-skate-park/1382628.aspx&ct=ga&cd=-C9FaMN7nHI&usg=AFQjCNGnAaSy9GtyGw
3psfhs2P3K9SLW6w) 
Blue Mountains Gazette -  Katoomba,New South Wales,Australia
BY  MICHAEL CLEGGETT The cost of building the new  Winmalee skate park has 
blown out  dramatically with $68500 added to the  controversial project’s price. 
 ...   
_There’sa  New Skateboard Shop in Town!_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://connect2.owu.edu/issues/20081210/ourTown/skateShop.html&ct=ga&cd=-C9FaMN7n
HI&usg=AFQjCNEsnbsJ5VVvy7wWAVyIMuTgqhhLyg) 
Connect2 OWU -  Delaware,OH,USA
“Our family spent a  lot of time at the skate park at Mingo  Park this 
summer, and we quickly realized that  there was no place to buy skateboards and  ...

   _Wheels  put in motion as skatepark gets  go-ahead_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Wheels-put-in-motion-as.4783170.j
p&ct=ga&cd=AdNdKFKo36g&usg=AFQjCNHe7wcPWOyfZaI33UgsxPW5nGepbA) 
Scotsman - United  Kingdom
... but the experience  at other skateparks has shown that it  will reduce 
such behaviour, as there will be  more people using the area," he said.     
_Knoxville  Skateparks: Skating Ahead_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.metropulse.com/news/2008/dec/10/knoxville-skateparks-skating-ahead/&ct=g
a&cd=AdNdKFKo36g&usg=AFQjCNEDGsf0NfNloBApUZQ4ELMnCPSPAw) 
Knoxville Metro  Pulse - Knoxville,TN,USA
Beauchene  notes that several cities charge admission at  their public 
skateparks—usually in the $2  to $6 range for one-day admittance, with monthly  and 
...

   _Gainesville  Skatepark Opens_ 
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.northfloridanewsdaily.com/News/2008/1208/community/177.html&ct=ga&cd=VJbj8giA
pQw&usg=AFQjCNE98U491_qpN_scAM-WQyH6-TKUfQ) 
North Florida NewsDaily - Glen  Saint Mary,FL,USA
The city had already  built two skateparks with help from local  
skateboarders but these were both outdoor parks  and rather small and limited in what they 
 ...

Thank you for  contacting 
Heidi Lemmon
executive director
SKATEPARK ASSOCIATION est.  1996

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