Area 51 Skatepark offering Skate Camp for the summer

Greg "Frog" White is offering skate camp this summer at Area 51 skatepark. It cost $175 a week and is limited to 20 skaters. It includes all day skating for a week and a trip to a well known skatepark (Louisville Extreme Park-- DC Skate Plaza) . The skate camp is a great idea and more towns around the country need to build more skateparks and offer skate camps for the summer. There is a lady in California trying to get the government to quit building fast food restaurants because the kids are getting too obese in California. West Virginia is also on the list as the #2 fattest state. I have a solution. Build more skateparks, offer more skate camps, and your children won't have an obesity problem. It's a no brainer

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Marc's Board Shop to re open in a new location

Marc's Board Shop will re open in a new location in October. The shop will be bigger and better, carry more inventory, and open more days. I will also be scheduling more demos and bigger contests. More details to come....................... photo of me taken by Melissa at 2008 Festivall in downtown Charleston

Portland Oregon to open 19 skateparks

Portland Oregon has a master plan to build 19 skateparks. The skaters of Portland really get involved in the sport of skateboarding and the building of skateparks. We also need a plan in Charleston WV to get a bigger and better skatepark built. We can do it, we just need a plan

http://skateportland.org/?page_id=11

Deathbowl to Downtown * the Story of NYC Skateboarding

The new video call Deathbowl to Downtown is about the History of New York City's skateboard scene. It picks up where Dogtown and Z Boys left off. You can get more info at http://www.deathbowltodowntown.com/ Pic is from the websight of Andy Kessler who has been skating longer than anyone in NYC.

Fountain of Middle Age

Jeff from Jeff's Skateboard page http://jeffsskateboardpage.blogspot.com/shot this great pic at Festivall of me on a backside air. Jeff is a great photographer and has been shooting skateboard pics for years. Jeff also has a pic of me on a backside air he shot over 20 yrs ago. I mentioned to Jeff that these are some of the best times in skateboarding. We are entering more contests and doing more demos then ever. I'm just glad we are still out there enjoying the great sport of skateboarding.