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Written by Marc Aceves / Patterson Irrigator
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Eight-year-old Ronnie Smith is at it again. Patterson’s resident skateboarding prodigy recently recorded a successful second-place finish at Cameron Park, competing in the California Amateur Skateboard League’s Minis competition. The Sacred Heart Catholic School third-grader is ranked third in the league’s Northern California division. “When I watch Ronnie skate, my knees just buckle,” his mother, Annette Smith, said. “It’s not because I’m worried about his ability to pull off his tricks, but more because there is an incredible grace to what he can do on a skateboard.” Smith, who is also a Patterson city councilwoman, helped start the Skate Park Focus Group of Patterson. This week, that group was given the OK to pursue grants on the construction of a skate park in Patterson. “Money is available for this project,” Smith said. “We now have something in place for our group to be able to seek these grants. We can start looking at numbers and filling in details for grant requests.” Ronnie Smith — also a regular at City Council meetings — just wants a safe and legal place where he and his friends can enjoy their sport. “We’re trying to organize a float for the upcoming Apricot Fiesta,” his mother said. “A lot of the kids already know about this. It would be great for the community to see just how many kids want to skate.” The third-grader next competes at Oroville’s street and mini-ramp deck tech competition Saturday, one of two events left on the CASL schedule before July’s 2008 California State Games in San Diego. He will compete alongside his 15-year-old brother, Aaron Mosier. “It would appear that this sort of thing is in the blood,” Annette Smith said. Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Hits: 188 Comments (1) Subscribe to this comment's feed Mom looking for Ronnie's Mom Annette?? written by Brando's Mom , May 19, 2008 Hi there - I have been keeping track of Ronnie and his skating, as I too have a son (Brando) who is 11yrs old and lives in Patterson who has been skating since we was 3yrs old. He has attending the town's meetings regarding the skate park....but is really wanting to become a member of the 2008 C.A.S.L., just as Ronnie is? If any one knows Annette can you please forward my e-mail address: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to her. I'd very much appreciate it! Congrats to Ronnie for Qualifing for State!! Yahoo... Sabrina Schornick report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +0 Write comment Name Email Title Comment smaller \| bigger Subscribe via email (Registered users only) I have read and agree to the Terms of Usage.