A Venice Beach skateboarding park is transformed into a training ground for the disabled to test their courage.
The once-avid motorcycle rider is not one to shy from adventure. But to dive 4 feet down a steep concrete embankment — in a wheelchair, while paralyzed from the waist down?
“Yeah,” Molo said, gripping his wheels a few feet from the edge. “I’m gonna have to take a moment to think this one over.”
A skateboarding park on Venice Beach transformed into a training ground Saturday morning as … Pictures and more
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Andrew Mickey, 16, of Minersville, pursued a dream to ride his BMX bike on the ramps of a proposed skate park while soaping up sedans on Saturday morning.
He was one of 15 area youths who assisted the Minersville Area Skate Park Association with a car washing fundraiser to build the park in New Minersville.
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Just two months after first hopping on a bike for exercise, Jane Weakley signed up for her inaugural race.
She didn’t yet know the customs. She showed up a mere half-hour beforehand. She didn’t know rules about staying on the course. The constant competitive chatter from other female riders (“Twenty-four, hold your line!â€) surprised her.
Weakley pedaled through that initial race and … More
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