Park gives skaters a place to Ollie


KNDO/KNDU-TV, Yakima, Washington, U.S.
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Yakima skateboarders are celebrating the opening of the Kiwanis Skate Park at the corner of South Fair Avenue and Maple Street.

The US$325,000 park was built thanks to a $50,000 donation from the Apple Valley Kiwanis club, and $25,000 from the foundation of legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk. Yakima leaders expect the park to bring money into the community.

“This is going to be a regional draw,” Yakima Parks and Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson said.  “People are going to come in from all around the area to come and skate, so it will bring economic development to this community.”

The park—the second in Yakima—has a street course and a 40,000 square foot bowl.