Lori Petty, best known for her roles in Tank Girl and A League of Their Own, will plead no contest Friday to a misdemeanor DUI charge and serve five years’ probation, according to a source close to the case.

Petty, 45, was arrested last May after hitting a 14-year-old skateboarder while driving in Venice, Calif. The boy’s injuries were minor.

The actress will pay fines, receive outpatient treatment and attend AA meetings. A second DUI charge was dismissed as part of her plea deal.

Petty will not attend the hearing in Los Angeles County Superior Court, but will be represented by her attorney, Blair Berk.

via: People.com by Ken Lee

This is the last few pictures from my Alaska vacation. The first park is in Soldotna, Ak. It consisted of some metal ramps, banks, and a pyramid-ish thing. The coping was terrible. It was pipe that had been cut into a 1/3 round and pop riveted / screwed / welded on to the ramps. Really it was kind of attached at best and bounced if you hit it at an angle. Scary. It was a fun park to skate as long as you could dodge the scooter kid ripping around shirtless in sweatpants sporting a mohawk. Ahh locals, what can you say.

The second park in the pics is in Anchorage, Ak. It was a modular plastic and metal combo from Skatewave. Defintely interesting to skate on at first. I found it both slippery and scary, but fun none the less. I can see how this type of surface and system is great for the harsh elements of Alaska but I much prefer concrete. Anyway, enjoy the pics and go skate.

I have landed and am now in the great state of Alaska. First stop off of the plane was a half hour south of Anchorage to the town of Girdwood. This is where Alyeska Ski Resort is, pretty cool town. Here are a few quick pics of the mildly sketchy warped wood skate park. Also, I highly recommend the Elk burger at the Chair 5 restaurant.

Travel, yes travel. As I write this I am sitting in seat 29A on a flight to Alaska. Why, to skate of course. Actually I am taking a little vacation and flying up to AK to meet up with my brother and then drive back down to Oregon so he can hang out for the summer. Along this trip we plan on doing a little fishing, camping, and yes skateboarding.

We plan on hitting the Homer and Anchorage skate parks first and then who knows. That is the beauty of being now unemployed and on the road. I will do my best to keep you all updated on our journey and hopefully put up some pics of Alaska’s finest skate parks. Oxymoron? Not sure.

Stay tuned and be patient. And if anyone knows of any skate spots we should hit please let me know.

I stopped by Bacon Skateboards yesterday to grab a new deck for my self and a couple of buddies. This is not my first http://baconskateboards.com/products nor will it be my last. I really like the wider wheel base that is available on some of the wider waist width decks. The added length feels super stable under foot especially when riding bigger transition. For those of you who don’t like that they offer traditional waist widths and wheel bases for you as well.

For all of the Northwest skaters, support local and give Bacon a try. And for those of you who are not up in “Gods Country (NW)” hit up your local skate retailer and get your Bacon deck there. If they can’t get one, then turn to your trusty friend the internet and get one from your favorite online retailer. I have had good luck with Skate Warehouse. But that is just me. Have fun and go skate.

Thanks for the hookup Colin and Tim.

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Mikey Taylor, Kyle Leeper, and Davis Torgerson visit the Black Box training facility for a afternoon skate mission. Looks like fun, friends, and high 5’s. Just what we like here at SkateMission.com

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Debacle, the new Nike SB HD video project, featuring Justin Brock, Daryl Angel, David Clark, Shane O’Neill, and Grant Taylor, will premier in Los Angeles on June 10th, with more dates and locations to follow. Let’s hope that there is a Portland, Or premier.

Ohh how I would like to skate this mini. Especially if I could skate like Peabody, Gravette, and Bingaman.

Via Thrasher Magazine

2009 Pro-tec Pool Party

What – It’s time for the most anticipated bowl contest of the year! Join us for the 5th Annual Pro-tec Pool Party and see 40 top pros, masters and ladies vie for their piece of a $90,000 purse in one of the most unforgiving bowls ever built. Held in a near exact replica of the infamous Upland Combi at the Vans Skatepark in Orange, the 2009 Pool Party is going to turn out some of the best bowl action of the year.

When – Saturday, May 16 from 1 pm to 9 pm (PST)

Where - Vans Skatepark at The Block in Orange, CA

Watch it on the Web! Catch a live HD webcast of the entire event powered by FUEL TV at vans.com/poolparty

Check out Thrasher to see some pics and video from some warm up sessions that went down earlier this week.

Expected Riders Include:
Pros – Rune Glifberg (’05, ’07, ’08 Winner), Omar Hassan (’06 Winner), Bucky Lasek, Bob Burnquist, Benji Galloway, Bruno Passos, Josh Borden, Nolan Munroe, Sergie Ventura, Adam Taylor, Tim Johnson, Morgan Burgess and more.

Masters – Chris Miller (’05-’08 Winner), Steve Caballero, Nicky Guerrero, Eric Nash, Lester Kasai, Ben Schroeder, Buck Smith, Micke Alba, Tony Magnusson, Pat Ngoho, Steve Steadham, Josh Nelson and more.

Girls – Mimi Knoop (’08 Winner), Cara-Beth Burnside (’05-’07 Winner), Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, Allysha Bergado, Julie Kindstrand, Holly Lyons, Heidi Fitzgerald, Cressey Rice, Amelia Brodka, Elise Dabby, Lea Taylor and more.

Judges – Include Steve Olson and Bryce Kanights

Television – Debuts August 10 during Meet & Brotatoes at 8 pm (EST/PST) on FUEL TV, the 24/7 action sports lifestyle network

The Pro-tec Pool Party is made possible by the support of Vans, FUEL TV, Rockstar Energy Drink and Epiphone

For more information on the Pro-tec Pool Party including past contest photos and videos and pre-event coverage, please visit: VANS

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Here is video of Fourstar’s boys out on the road. It takes a little to get started but once this video loads sit back and enjoy 18 minutes of skateboard fun. Looks like a sick trip to be on. Skating gullies, parks, sketchy bowls, and street. This video has a little bit of everything in it. Even our good friend Budweiser.

Via Skateboardermag.com