Parks & Rec. to host Skateboarding Class

The Skatepark in the City of Malta will eventually feature it's first fleet of trained skateboarders thanks to Malta's Department of Parks & Recreation and a pair of committed teachers.

Those instructors will be Travis Rhoads and Matt VanWinkle.

“At the skatepark, it can be really intimidating for someone to just come up and try right away,” Rhoads said. “If you try to skateboard by going right into the skatepark, more than likely, you are going to crash and you're going to be afraid of skateboarding.”

The weekly class will be for those who want to learn the basics of skateboarding,...