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Talent, Oregon: Memorial to Dead Skateboarders

They died in a car, not on skateboards, but the town remembers them with a sculpture of their true passion.

Address:
S. John St., Talent, OR
Directions:
I-5 exit 21. West on Valley View Rd for a half-mile until it ends, then right onto Talent Ave., and then an immediate left onto E. Main St. In two blocks turn left onto John St. The Skate Park will be on your right, next to the post office.
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Swirl for Departed Skateboarders

Zachary Roberts and Corey Keller were teenage skateboarders who lived in Talent, Oregon. In February 2007 they died -- not in some impossible skateboard stunt, but on a road trip to go snowboarding.

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[10/28/2007] Complete News Story


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