BB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 26, 2003

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The popularity of the —a long skateboard deck mounted on a short skin- tain the park. SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO
park is evident by the long
queues of patient riders
waiting to try new tricks.
“It’s awesome,” says
Curtis deSousa, 13, who
says he’s tried most fea-
tures at the park.
He says the park is
plenty of fun and gives
him a chance to try new
things on his board.
His friends Kyle Cote, .
12, and Kevin Haworth,
» 12, agree.
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‘time in six years after bea-
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And in the masters divi-
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