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Archive Home > 2006 > December > 02 > Park puts Madras on map

Park puts Madras on map

Bike, skatepark draws people from all over

By Nancy Pasternack / The Bulletin
December 2, 2006

MADRAS - Thor Janda is an unlikely skateboard enthusiast.

At 260 pounds and 42 years of age, he stands out among the kids at Madras Bike and Skatepark like a buoy in the desert.

"I'm an old, large man who's starting to break down," said Janda, a mortgage loan officer from Vancouver,....

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