tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449255540951766363.post8762267718621086878..comments2023-10-25T04:56:54.432-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Downie: Roller SkatingElizabeth Downiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14985143085882983821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449255540951766363.post-31146616064439752642013-03-03T12:06:05.298-05:002013-03-03T12:06:05.298-05:00Shoot the duck! Totally forgot about that.
The ne...Shoot the duck! Totally forgot about that.<br /><br />The neighborhood, like many Detroit neighborhoods, has been hit extremely hard by the recession and foreclosure crisis. The youth council the fundraiser was for has been taking a lot of action around blight remediation in the neighborhood, and helped attract Mitch Albom's charity to hold a large event in the neighborhood for a day. They boarded up over 300 houses near the local high school so that kids don't have to walk by open abandoned houses on their way to school. Impressive efforts to push back against the tide wave of economic and community dislocation these families have faced.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005975478277838971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449255540951766363.post-60593813939556944762013-03-03T09:47:53.829-05:002013-03-03T09:47:53.829-05:00I bought a pair of orange wheel, white boot skates...I bought a pair of orange wheel, white boot skates in 2007. Yea, I found that my bottom needed a work out. It must be time to take them out again. I love it! Leg warmers, Xanadu, Shootin' the duck! I think I had 2 b-days at the Roller rink and I was devastated when it burned down and they turned it into a bowling alley.<br /><br />Quick story... (I know too late)... I won the Shoot the Duck contest and thought I had won a Coat... I was drinking a soda they gave me while I waited... Yeah, welcome to soda= Coke! Gotta love the South!E McLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17533460087188901432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449255540951766363.post-23189713293897187212013-03-02T22:36:37.837-05:002013-03-02T22:36:37.837-05:00I do, i do! I love skating. I still have my roller...I do, i do! I love skating. I still have my roller blades. There is a roller skating rink in Adrian, we should go sometime. Wee Sisters Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206235015565133888noreply@blogger.com