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Grand Opening Scheduled for Red Lake Skate Park

The grand opening ceremony for the newly opened Red Lake Skate Park has been scheduled for August 29, 2012 with a ribbon cutting at 3:30 p.m. Lots of skateboarding activities will follow.

Activities featured include a skateboard demonstration by Apache Skateboards and pro riders from Familia Skateshop. There will also be a product toss by No Comply Skateshop, "best trick" contests, prizes, skateboard clinics, food and live DJ. Everyone is welcome.

The skatepark groundbreaking took place this past April on the front lawn near Red Lake High School.

The new skatepark — as well as two basketball courts — were built in Red Lake this summer as part of an initiative to engage the community’s youth in activities that promote healthy lifestyles. As part of a grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, the 7,000 sq. foot park skatepark, along with renovations to the Red Lake basketball courts was built.

"This park is for our kids," said Red Lake Chairman Floyd Jourdain, Jr. "We need to develop positive activities for our youth to do around the rez besides basketball. The Tribal Council will continue to encourage youth to participate in arts and crafts, as well as sports and other activities."

The Red Lake school district donated the land for skateboard park use. "The school district has let the kids skate in the parking lot for a few years when others have chased the skaters off, and we thank them for that," said Jourdain during the groundbreaking. "Now they have given us this land to use, in this great visible spot near the highway, we greatly appreciate that."

 

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