YOUNG ENTHUSIASTS DIG IN TO BUILD TRACK

 

TURLOCK — A collection of BMX bikes sat nearby, waiting, while their owners pitched in to help build jumps and dips.

 

This weekend was the first volunteer work day for the city's BMX-style park, set off Christoffersen Parkway near Walnut Elementary Education Center.

 

Teenagers joined a city work crew, shoveling dirt and shaping the park.

 

As projects go, a BMX park is fairly straightforward — it consists of a series of dirt hills; riders jump off and over them.

 

Supporters raised $10,000 in donations for the project, which won City Council approval in February.

 

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