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Gallery: Ironton's proposed skatepark

Ryan Stapleton, right, owner of Goodwheel, a skate shop that has been at 112 N. Third St., and fellow Goodwheel team member Devin Karns roll down North 3rd Street in Ironton toward a place where they can sometimes skate Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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January 01, 2009 @ 04:10 PM

Two recent grants earmarked for Ironton’s new skateboarding park have moved the park’s completion ahead of schedule, reports Ironton mayor Rich Blankenship.
 

Just last week, Ironton officials received word they were one of 27 communities to receive a Fall 2008 Skatepark grant from the California-based Tony Hawk Foundation.

Ironton was picked to receive $5,000 from the foundation, which awarded grants this year in both urban and rural communities in 18 states.
 

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Ryan Stapleton, right, owner of Goodwheel, a skate shop that has been at 112 N. Third St., and fellow Goodwheel team member Devin Karns roll down North 3rd Street in Ironton toward a place where they can sometimes skate Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Ryan Stapleton, right, owner of Goodwheel, a skate shop at 112 N. Third St., nails a ollie into a smith grind Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Ryan Stapleton, owner of Goodwheel, a skate shop at 112 N. Third St., pulls off a 50-50 grind on a homemade "grind box" Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Ryan Stapleton, owner of Goodwheel, a skate shop at 112 N. Third St., pulls off a 5-0 grind on a homemade "grind box" Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Ryan Stapleton, owner of Goodwheel, a skate shop at 112 N. Third St., pulls off a 5-0 grind on a homemade "grind box" Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Goodwheel skate shop team member Devin Karns pulls off a 50-50 grind on a homemade "grind box" Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Goodwheel skate shop team member Devin Karns ollie's on a homemade "grind box" Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Goodwheel skate shop team member Devin Karns ollies on a homemade "grind box" Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Ryan Stapleton, owner of Goodwheel, a skate shop that has been at 112 N. Third St., ollies on a homemade "grind box" Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Ryan Stapleton, owner of Goodwheel, a skate shop that has been at 112 N. Third St., pulls off a smith grind on a homemade "grind box" Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Ryan Stapleton, owner of Goodwheel, a skate shop that has been at 112 N. Third St., executes some tricks on a homemade "grind box" Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Goodwheel skate shop team member Devin Karns ollies on a homemade "grind box" Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Ryan Stapleton, owner of Goodwheel, a skate shop that has been at 112 N. Third St., executes some tricks on a homemade "grind box" Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Devin Karns of Goodwheel skate shop executes some tricks on a homemade "grind box" Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Devin Karns of Goodwheel skate shop executes a kick-flip Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Ryan Stapleton of Goodwheel skate shop executes a kick-flip Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Ryan Stapleton and Devin Karns of Goodwheel skate shop skate down 3rd Street Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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Ryan Stapleton and Devin Karns of Goodwheel skate shop skate down 3rd Street Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Ironton.

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