Guest opinion

| May 25, 2006 11:00 PM

Skaters need local park

We need a skate park in Bigfork. Having a skate park in Bigfork would be progressive recreation, and might even reduce the amount of teens using drugs and alcohol. It would also reduce the amount of skaters boarding where they are forbidden to skate. The only bad thing about skaters is the ones promoting a bad reputation. Those are some reasons why we need a skate park in Bigfork.

If we had a skate park in Bigfork, it would be a beneficial way for teens to have fun and not get into trouble. It would be fun entertainment. It would be fun for little kids to do or watch. It would even be a fun thing for adults to learn to do or watch. A skate park is not only for skate boarders it's for roller blades, and BMX riders too. That's why having a skate park in Bigfork would provide fun entertainment.

Having a skate park in Bigfork would be a healthy recreation for teens. It might even reduce the amount of teens using alcohol and narcotics. It would be a good source of exercise. It would also be a good place for kids and teens to get together and have fun and just hang out and be ourselves besides schools. That's why having a skate park in Bigfork would be a healthy recreation for teens.

Skaters often get into trouble by the cops or just people complaining about them. We get ticketed by the police, and get yelled at by shop owners for skating in areas that they're not supposed to. Skaters in Bigfork don't have many places to skate, so they skate at places that they are not supposed to. They need a skate park in Bigfork.

So, I have given examples of why we need a skate park in Bigfork. Some people disagree with what I'm saying, just because they think skate boarders are just a bunch of punks. People say what's the point of skating? All it is is a piece of wood with wheels. Well, have they ever ridden a bike, or roller skated, or snowboarded, or skied? Those things are fun to some people and skating is fun to skaters. So those are my reasons why we need a skate park in Bigfork.

Thanks,

Daniel O'Donnell

Bigfork