Augusta Tree Lighting

We have been given a section of the parking garage behind Key Bank to do a Skateboard Demo. We are going to have some ramps and a rail for folks to skate. Come down between 1pm and 4pm and skate "Down Town Augusta" legaly - lol

We plan on having some dinks and snacks at the shop as well.

We will also have boards fro folks to try as well as help for beginner skaters

Holiday Mini-Ramp Contest

December 20th at "the Link" skatepark, we are sponsoring a Mini Ramp Contest. have an early Christmas on us - All you have to do is enter and rip to get an early present. registration starts at noon and will close at 1:15. The contest will begin at 1:30. See you there..... let your friends know

A Win in Winthrop

Monday November 2nd was a good day for skaters in Winthrop. The town counsel worked with the skaters in town and amended the current policy and attitude towards skaters. With some discussion about safety for all residents, the skaters and the counsel came to an agreement. The skaters have agreed to work on the new options for the ordinance that covers skating down town, and on the new guide lines for the use of the community skatepark. The counsel agreed to lift the helmet requirement and amend the current ordinance to only ban skating on the sidewalks and street in the down town area during business hours. There is still work to be done, but Winthrop taking a positive stance in efforts to make skaters feel welcome in Winthrop. Maybe we can use this as a model to help Gardner and other communities support our sport and life style.

Here is a link to the article in the KJ about Mondays meeting.
http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/7052889.html

Bottle Drive

Skater Mike has set up a bottle drive at "Lou's Beverage Barn" to help raise funds for the new park. Lou's is located on Bangor Street right in front of Williams Park.
Here is all you have to do -

1. Bag up your empties and label the bags with the number 36. (36 is our account number at Lou's)
2. Drop off the bags at Lou's and your done.

You can also go in have them add your receipt to the account.

Remember - If you don't remember the account number just let the friendly folks at Lou's know that you would like the your recycle money go to the Augusta Skatepark Fund, and they will add it to our total. Once a month they will call me to come collect and I will update the blog on where we stand with donations from this drive.

You can go out and do bottle drives in your neighborhoods and towns and bring them to Lou's any time

Spread the word and lets get this park built.

Fall Skate Comp at "The Link"

The contest went off at "The Link" skatepark. A good time was had by all that showed up. We had skaters from Portland to Waterville and locations in between show up. Everyone that skated walked away with something. We even had 3 broken boards from the event. It may look tame, but "The Link" will eat up boards and skaters like nobody's business. I would like to thank our sponsors - Softrucks, Vox Footwear, Constance Clothing, Hoodlum Skateboards, and Cosmic Charlies for donating prizes for the event. A special thanks to "The Link " for opening the doors so we could have the event rain or shine. A special thanks goes out to Casandra who did allot of baking for the event and had a table set up with food and drinks. We even talked her into entering the contest. For a longboarder she did great.

Beginner - 1st Tyler Landowski , 2nd Davis Ballou , 3rd Justin Ridlon

Intermediate - 1st Garrick Ridlon , 2nd Mike Luber , 3rd Gregory Belz

Advanced - 1st Elias Simonetti, 2nd Chris Peterson , 3rd Elijah Ackerly

Best Trick - Josh Gallant for his Frontside Flip over the hand rail

We raised a couple hundred bucks for the new park and I thank everyone that came to the event and supported the cause.

Fall Skateboard Contest / Fund Raiser Oct 4th

Looks like rain again this weekend - The contest is ON rain or shine. If it's still wet at noon, we will move the contest to the new indoor park in Hallowell "The Link"

Helmets and waivers are required at "The Link". A copy of the waiver will be uploaded to our site today so you can get it signed and notorized

Capital City Skate is sponsoring a contest at the Augusta Gage St skate park. All proceeds go to the new park being built on Bangor Street. Entry for the contest will be $10 and $5 for Best Trick. The contest will have 3 groups - Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. It will be run in a JAM Format and there will be 3 obstacle's judged. A score for your best trick on each obstacle will be added for a total score to determine the winners. A best trick contest will be held with a cash prize for the winner. Total cash is based on the number entered. From the $5 enrty, $3 will go to the skater and $2 will go to the park fund.

Another Skateboard Article in the KJ

Winthrop has been busy updating the Skateboarding laws. There is an article in the KJ about it. I have posted a link for your reading pleasure or dis-pleasure depending on your point of view.

http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/6688916.html

As always, positive comments about skating are always needed in these articles. Be heard and don't let them outlaw your sport without letting them know how you feel about it.