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Art students from La Cañada High School are getting a chance to show their illustration and painting skills on some unlikely canvasses - skateboard decks. Billy's Boardshop in Montrose is hosting an art exhibit of student-painted skateboards, with an opening reception at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2. Tim Shephard, owner of Billy's Boardshop, teamed up with parent support group Friends of Art to donate 50 skateboards for students to paint. The theme of the art show is “Small Town, Big City.” Billy's Boardshop is located at 2227 Honolulu Ave.

An 18-year-old Burbank resident was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of assault with a dealy weapon after allegedly hitting a restaurant employee in the head with a skateboard while attempting to flee without paying his bill, police said. John Douglas Benne was having lunch with an unidentified 18- to 20-year-old male at Frontier Wok on Hollywood Way Saturday afternoon when both teens attempted to leave without paying the bill, Sgt. Darin Ryburn said. “They were leaving and an employee shouted, 'They didn't pay their bill, they didn't pay their bill,'” Ryburn said.

Tim Willert GLENDALE -- Max Huber jumped out of a friend's car, hopped on his skateboard and pushed down Sonora Avenue toward his home on Grover Avenue, about three blocks away. But less than half way there, the 20-year-old Glendale Community College student fell off his board and struck his head on the pavement. Huber managed to make it home on his own, but fell sick the following morning and was rushed to a hospital. The 1999 Hoover High graduate died Monday from injuries he sustained in the fall, which happened about 10:45 p.m. on June 4. On Tuesday afternoon, Huber's father, Greg, gathered with bereaved friends and neighbors in front of the Grover Avenue home Max shared with his mother.

In reference to Gary Huerta’s Feb. 23 column, “A Balcony View: Vice principal stepped up and helped,” it is nice to know that you appreciate the school system. I feel that you missed some important lessons in the skateboard situation. 1. If you had listened to the police officer, who has seen this situation before, you would have gotten the board back, or the money. 2. You taught the thief and his mother that, if there are no penalties for a crime, they are immune from the law. 3. You showed your son that it is OK to be taken advantage of by not following up in small-claims court.

Gary Moskowitz SOUTHWEST GLENDALE -- Glendale teens are invited to design their ideal skateboard and submit their design in the Design a Deck Contest. The deadline to submit entries for the contest is Friday. The Design a Deck Contest is sponsored by The Zone in the Glendale Galleria. Skateboard riders under 19 are encouraged to submit designs. Ten finalists will be selected and the winner will be chosen May 11. Entry forms are available in The Zone and contestants cannot be professional artists.

One La Crescenta boy was recovering Monday after a joy ride, of sorts, went awry. The 17-year-old boy was on his skateboard about 7 p.m. Sunday, holding on to the bed of a pickup truck, which was being driven by his 17-year-old friend, also from La Crescenta. They hit a deep dip in the intersection of Orange and La Crescenta avenues, California Highway Patrol Officer Vince Bell said. The truck did not pause for the dip and went airborne, and the boy on the skateboard went flying, Bell said.

Skateboard learning in session Beginning skateboard instruction will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. today to Aug. 19 for $80 at the Glendale Skate Park, 1621 Canada Blvd. For more information, call (818) 548-2786. Car blessing coming to area The Blessing of the Cars show will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 29 at the Hansen Dam Park. Live music, hot-rod movies, vender shopping, games and an art gallery will be available throughout the day and is sponsored by Galpin Ford, Lucky 13 Apparel, Meguiar's, Stockton Wheel, Larry's Performance Inc. and LA.Com.

Some slight rain early Saturday morning didn't prevent about 40 local and area skateboarders from participating in the amateur skating competition at Glendale's Orange Street Skate Park. Skateboarders competed in four age groups -- 10 and younger, 11 to 13, 14 to 17, and 18 and older. Awards such as skateboards, T-shirts and hats were given for first, second and third place and best skateboard trick. Local skate shops donated the prizes, officials said.

George Koshkaryan, 14, and John Garcia, 17, were presented with brand-new skateboard decks Friday showcasing their own original art designs. George, a Hoover High School freshman, and John, a Glendale High School 2002 graduate, each were chosen as winners of the Zone at Glendale Galleria's Design A Deck Contest. The two designs were selected from 400 entries submitted in May. George and John were presented with skateboards laminated with their original artwork at the Glendale Galleria Friday.

In regard to parent Pat Anson and others who mailed in their letters regarding Rosemont's "anti-social atmosphere," it is true that we cannot expect teachers and administrators to act as security guards. That's not what they are being paid to do. There are definitely too many students at Rosemont, and hopefully the school district may be able to change Clark into another middle school. My husband went to Clark way back when it was a junior high, and my son went to Rosemont from 1996-98.

Art students from La Cañada High School are getting a chance to show their illustration and painting skills on some unlikely canvasses - skateboard decks. Billy's Boardshop in Montrose is hosting an art exhibit of student-painted skateboards, with an opening reception at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2. Tim Shephard, owner of Billy's Boardshop, teamed up with parent support group Friends of Art to donate 50 skateboards for students to paint. The theme of the art show is “Small Town, Big City.” Billy's Boardshop is located at 2227 Honolulu Ave.

An 18-year-old Burbank resident was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of assault with a dealy weapon after allegedly hitting a restaurant employee in the head with a skateboard while attempting to flee without paying his bill, police said. John Douglas Benne was having lunch with an unidentified 18- to 20-year-old male at Frontier Wok on Hollywood Way Saturday afternoon when both teens attempted to leave without paying the bill, Sgt. Darin Ryburn said. “They were leaving and an employee shouted, 'They didn't pay their bill, they didn't pay their bill,'” Ryburn said.

In reference to Gary Huerta’s Feb. 23 column, “A Balcony View: Vice principal stepped up and helped,” it is nice to know that you appreciate the school system. I feel that you missed some important lessons in the skateboard situation. 1. If you had listened to the police officer, who has seen this situation before, you would have gotten the board back, or the money. 2. You taught the thief and his mother that, if there are no penalties for a crime, they are immune from the law. 3. You showed your son that it is OK to be taken advantage of by not following up in small-claims court.

MONTROSE — Billy’s Boardshop has been on Honolulu Avenue for little more than a week, but already some issues have popped up. When employees came to work June 19, they discovered that the storefront window had been shattered. “It looked like somebody BB-gunned our window,” store manager Michelle Fishback said. Glendale police Officer Matt Zakarian said the window may have been shattered by an air or BB-type gun. The incident occurred after the board shop closed at 8 p.m. Thursday.

MONTROSE — The property that housed the area’s most storied recessionary victim will not be vacant for long. Billy’s Boardshop, a skateboard, surf and ski store, will fill the vacancy left by men’s clothing store Kimmel-Meehan, which closed its doors for good last week after more than 50 years of business in the Montrose Shopping Park. Billy’s, which is in the Indian Springs Shopping Center about a quarter-mile from its new location, will begin operating at the Kimmel-Meehan site in early June.

Last year, when 20-year-old Kaiy Smith’s cousin died of cancer, Smith was saddened and shocked. Her cousin Debbie was only 41 years old and had two sons, ages 11 and 15. Smith said the tragedy affected her more dramatically because she couldn’t imagine losing her own mom at such a young age. Although her family had been affected by cancer in the past, she had never truly been exposed to the heartbreaking disease, she said, adding...

Skateboarders cradling their battered boards and maneuvering through graffiti-covered downtown Los Angeles streets have become synonymous with the Californian image of cool. In Glendale, Adam Porte found a fresh way to infuse skateboard culture into the city. As skate park manager at Verdugo Park, Porte, 27, has created a new way to expose young skaters to various terrains. For four years, three instructors and more than 20 kids have hopped on city vans to travel to skate parks in Glendale, El Segundo, Oxnard, Camarillo and Culver City.

Skaters jumped, flipped, bounced and showed-off all their skateboarding moves on Saturday during "The Game of Skate" on Saturday at the Verdugo Skate Park. About 40 children ranging in ages 13 through 18, took part in the 3rd Annual Fall Equinox event, which featured the "The Game of Skate," a skateboarding competition, hands-on activities and live musical performances by local bands. The Glendale Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, in conjunction with the Arts and Culture Commission, hosted the event.

Skateboard learning in session Beginning skateboard instruction will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. today to Aug. 19 for $80 at the Glendale Skate Park, 1621 Canada Blvd. For more information, call (818) 548-2786. Car blessing coming to area The Blessing of the Cars show will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 29 at the Hansen Dam Park. Live music, hot-rod movies, vender shopping, games and an art gallery will be available throughout the day and is sponsored by Galpin Ford, Lucky 13 Apparel, Meguiar's, Stockton Wheel, Larry's Performance Inc. and LA.Com.

Some 15 boys, representing Billys Boardshop in Montrose, competed in the "Battle of the Boards and Bands" skateboarding event on July 30 at Bonita Skate Park in Arcadia. About 100 youths competed in various categories as Billys Boardshop riders placed in each division, winning first place in two of them. Tim Shepard, Billys Boardshop manager, said he organized the team, made up mostly of La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta and Montrose residents, at the last moment and was pleasantly surprised by the team's performance.