The Ketchikan Skateboard park was another great project. Funded mainly by the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and the White Family along with a Tony Hawk Grant and lots of local fundraising. I can't say
enough about this unique community to do it justice but TRULY, building this park and having the opportunity to be a part of the community was an experience of a lifetime. Local involvement and
support was incredible. Being there, you really feel how much everyone wants to help provide fun activity options for the children. They're on an island. So, it was important to provide a creative
park that was inviting for beginners yet challenging as the skateboarding abilities progressed. We can't give enough THANK YOU's to all the people that helped out with the project.
Southeast Alaska Skateparks. Alaska Concrete Pumping and Shotcrete.
The Sisters, OR Skatepark was an AMAZING project. We were really excited and privileged to be able to be involved in such a phenomenal project. Spearheaded by Mr. Daniel O'Neill, a teacher at Sisters High School and Skateboarder, along with Sisters High Students and
Sisters Park and Recreation District. An incredible amount of local community and business support and countless volunteer hours from local Skateboarders (Sisters, Bend, Redmond and all over). Excavation was donated by
Robinson and Owen Construction of Sisters, OR.
Oregon Skateparks. Central Oregon Shotcrete and Concrete Pumping.
Sisters Skatepark Designer, Daniel O'Neill, and son Miles with Liquid Stone Designs kids, Happy and Axl, during the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Liquid Stone Designs, LLC focuses on the creation of fun and highly functional skateboarding facilities that encourage a family atmosphere. We've found that when you have a skate park that's fun and challenging for skaters of all skill levels it provides not only a safe place for kids to skate but also encourages involvement from parents. Our goal is to create skate parks where beginners can excel at their own pace while also learning from more advanced skaters. Generally this allows the older skaters to mentor the younger skaters in skill, etiquette and taking pride in their local park. Building a facility that's challenging is important because it allows growth and improvement of not only the beginning skateboarders but advanced skaters as well. Skateboarders like to travel to check out new skate parks and if there is a reason for them to return, they will, bringing revenue to the local community by staying in local motels or campgrounds, eating in local restaurants and shopping in local stores.
Ultimately, we do this for the kids and so we focus on building facilities that they can continuously grow with, not grow out of. Let's help keep our youth active. :o)
Happy (Age 7) ~ Gold Beach, OR
Have you seen our kids skate?
Curry County Reporter
Published: February 11, 2010
On a couple of occasions I've seen something going on at the skate park. I stopped to watch and was amazed at the talent of some of our kids.
I stopped in at a few skate parks in Talent and Medford because I wanted to see what the kids were doing. I've never seen anything like we have here. We have a
radical park and it's only half finished.
It reminds me of the old surfer days. When I was 17 I went to Nebraska with a friend; when I came back I found my little brother at the beach with his surfer
friends. One of his friends, Phil, loaned me his board and I was hooked. Everybody seemed to get along; it was good clean fun.
I watched at our skate park for a half hour or so and saw how everybody (‘the kids') encouraged each other, took turns; and the kids were very polite to each
other.
I looked in from time to time as they were building the park and was surprised to see a couple young ladies on the crew. The whole crew looked to be in their
20s; two guys, and two girls. When I saw one of the girls finishing the concrete one day "that's hard work" I asked do you skate? Yup, she said. I thought so, the whole creation looks like something
done by someone who knows and loves the sport. I don't know who found them but I think they found the best.
After all the years it took to get this skate park going, I'm excited and happy to see what we have.
Steve Corey
Gold Beach
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