June 16: Update
Hi Everyone!First, I apologize for any delay in getting new info out. I grow grapes and this is the busy season. Still, there is a lot of news to report…Last week the Rockfish Valley Community Center Board of Directors voted in SkateNelson.org as an official program of the center. This is great! As you all know, the RVCC would be a pretty ideal spot for a skatepark. It is on the school bus line, it already has the infrastructure to support a park (i.e. bathrooms), there are great views, it is ready to developed/renovated, and a skatepark will fit in well with RVCC overall mission in the community. Frankly, one of the big immediate benefits is that we can use the center’s 501-C(3) status as a non-profit for our fundraising. That means large donations from people and businesses will be tax deductible. Also, virtually all funding grants require that the recipients be non-profit (like grants from the Tony Hawk Foundation).The other big news is the Temporary Skatepark at Rockfish River Elementary School from June 18 thru June 21! I hope you all knew about this already. The Nelson County Parks and Recreation Dept. is borrowing Augusta County’s portable ramps. You will need to have sign a waiver if you’re over 18 or have your parent/guardian sign one. Waivers are available on site at the skatepark, at the Parks and Rec. office or on the NCPRD web site. Also, you’ll need to wear knee and elbow pads and a helmet. I’ll bring a bag of old pads for anyone to borrow and if any of you could do the same it will be great. But the cool news is that the skating will be free! There are some expenses involved in the transport and supervision of the park, but SkateNelson.org and some local businesses got together to offset those expenses. Still, we’ll have a donation jar for SkateNelson.org out if you want your spare change to turn into a permanent skatepark. Please come out and ride this park at least once . The support will go a long way towards showing the desire for a skatepark in Nelson County. Also, on Saturday members of the Black Cat/ Argyle Skate Team will be on hand for an informal demo! Should be great. Also, I’m hoping you members of SkateNelson.org will be around to help “mentor” any novice skaters. Colin and Morgan have already said they’ll pretty much be there the whole time, but more help will be great. The hours are 4-8pm Wed.- Fri., and 9-12 on Saturday. The weather looks to be cooler, too! oh, and if you want to get your pic in a newspaper, come Wednesday between 4- 5pm as a couple of reporters/photogs will be on-site.Finally, we have a fundraising benefit scheduled thanks to one of our newest members Boomie Pedersen. On August 23 in then Hamner Theater at RVCC, there will be a Community Cabaret – an open-mike event pus showing Pidgeon Babylon (the Argyle’s latest skate video) as the sort of headline act. There’s a lot more to plan, but it will happen so put it on your calendars. And if you know any music acts that would like to set up for a song or three, let me know. Lots more info on this to come.Seriously, see you all at the temporary skatepark at the Rockfish River Elementary School. And thanks again for all your support. — Tim
This is really good news. I plan to attend the skatepark at least twice. And Tim,if you have not contacted John Howard i highly advise that you do he can help people in cville help us, and that is always good.Well hope to see you later Tim.
Hey everyone,
This is my first hit here so I thought I’d bust a quick intro “Hi My Name Is” Duane. Some of you know me as the skateboard and snowboard buyer for Freestyle. I have also been one of the key people involved since the beginning in the development of the McIntire Skatepark in Charlottesville (over 15 years before it was ever approved). I also helped get Westover Skatepark in Harrisonburg steered in the right direction and provided a bit of counseling to the parks departments of Staunton and Hot Springs as well. I know what you guys are going through and I wanted to offer my support and congratulations to your achievements so far. I’d also like to throw up props to Tim who has already done a tremendous amount of leg work as is evident by the progress Skatenelson has already made. Everyone smack there trucks down on the coping for Tim!
Hopefully I can make it over this week to skate the portaparky with you guys. I’ll at least tell my team guys about it and see if some of them and maybe a Drama team guy or two can show. I’ll just have to see if I can drag myself away from the bowl renovation we’re doing at McIntire – what a HUGE nightmarish project. Keep an eye on it though; once it’s done it’s gonna RIP! It’ll probably be another month. I am trying to finish the mini this week though.
Anyway, I hope I can get out and hang for a while. Anybody know if that rigs got a mini?
Tim – am I reading above right that Saturday is on for 9 till noon?
See you guys there.
Cool. Looking forward to the mobile skatepark. this is the closest thing to an event that we’ve done. We still need some cash for shirts, so everyone pitch in a couple bucks, and i’ll buy a silkscreen and we can start makin some shirts.
Hey there boys, its been awhile since i cked this out. i’ve been sk8 pretty much nonstop to nail my already known tricks down and get some style points but other then. THIS IS AWESOME. i’m literally flip off the walls in my room right now, OMG!!! so yea. C-man and I are gonna be holding the temp. park down this week, its gonna be awesome, we get to teach little chitlins and stuff. Other then that, its awesome to meet ya Duane, hope to see you at the park, and if by chance your looking for Colin and I look for short haired dudes, i’m gonna be wearing myu purple skinnies and such so yea. Other then that please do have some DRAMA guys come down and tear up the park, that’d be awesome. Alrighty then i think i’ve written enough to say my dues. PEACE!!