Support Our Youth and Families February 2020

OLLIE ACROSS ARLINGTON AT THESE FOUR FREE CITY SKATEPARKS Grab your board and get ready to show off your kickflips, ollies and grinds at Arlington’s newest skatepark. The 4,000-square- foot skatepark at Webb Community Park in southeast Arlington officially opened to the public on Dec. 10, 2019. The skatepark, which is the first for south Arlington and the fourth public skatepark for the city overall, is open from 5 a.m. to midnight daily at 1100 Mansfield Webb Rd. and offers features such as a flat ledge and roof top rail for skaters. Vandergriff Skatepark Cody Rocamontes Memorial Skatepark 2800 S. Center St. 76014 1901 W. Randol Mill Rd. 76012 • Hours: 5 a.m. to midnight daily • Hours: 5 a.m. to midnight daily • Lighted: Yes • Lighted: Yes • Size of skatepark: 7,500 square feet • Size of skatepark: 5,500 square feet • Highlights: Rail with steps, pool/bowl, orange • Highlights; Grind rail, dragon tail, manual pad peel/clamshell Burl L. Wilkes Skatepark Webb Skatepark 1300 Hillcrest Dr. 76010 1100 Mansfield Webb Rd. 76002 • Hours: 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily • Size of skatepark: 4,000 square feet, with room • Lighted: No for an additional 2,000-square-foot expansion • Size of skatepark: 1,940 square feet • Hours open: 5 a.m. to midnight daily • Highlights: Slappy bank, wedge to wedge, varying • Lighted: No degree banks • Highlights: Flat ledge and roof top rail REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 2020 AGING WELL EXPO Make plans to attend Arlington’s annual Aging Well Expo next month to learn important tips and information about how to live your best life here in The American Dream City. The Aging Well Expo is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the Esports Stadium Arlington + Expo Center, 1200 Ballpark Way. This free event, a coordinated effort of the City of Arlington, Tarrant County and many community sponsors, is expected to feature more than 125 vendors, fitness demonstrations, health screenings, housing resources, information on volunteering in the community, educational presentations, door prizes and more. The expo will also offer participants a chance to receive screenings for cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose, as well as vision, hearing and fall risk evaluation. Free flu, pneumonia, whooping cough and tetanus shots along with other vaccinations will be available for those who qualify. This year’s presenting sponsor is Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic and Spine Hospital at Arlington. Register between now and Feb. 5, 2020, to be guaranteed a free lunch; otherwise registration is not required. Walk-in guests are welcome. Parking is free. Assistance will be available from the parking lot to the entrance.

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