Skating competition

Skating competition
Vertigo skate park in Boardman will hold an in-line skating competition on Saturday, July 10, at 1:30 p.m. Registration and practice begins at noon. There will be rookie, intermediate and advanced levels, and many prizes and giveaways. Entrance fee is $15. Also, an in-line skating jam will be held at the park on Friday, July 9, from 10 p.m. to midnight. Cost is $10.
Teens and television
Teenagers and parents in TV fiction often portray healthy relationships but television sends young viewers mixed messages about sex, a new study shows.
Parent-child clashes were depicted but the conflicts tended to be seen as a "normal" part of family life and the interaction was equally likely to be cooperative, researchers found.
When it comes to sex, teenagers receive a "highly inconsistent picture of what sexual relations are and can be," the study concluded.
"Explicit and implicit lessons ranged from 'Virginity is a sign that a boy is a loser' to 'Teens don't need to be sexually active to be cool,"' according to the study released last week.
The study was conducted during 2001 and 2002 by researchers at Stanford University in California and Lewis & amp; Clark College in Oregon and by independent researchers.
Area rock shows
Shattered Souls will play at Section 8 skate park in Hubbard on July 9 at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.
Quote/Unquote
"Voting gives you a certain independence. It gives you a voice. For me, as a young woman, that's what I want most." -- Alicia Keys, in Teen People.
"Someone got stung by a jellyfish, and I peed on their leg (to counteract the sting)." -- Actor Jake Gyllenhaal ("The Day After Tomorrow"), on working as a lifeguard when he was a teen, in People.
"My feet. I wish I had smaller feet. ... They're just too big. I wear a size 11, and it's really hard to find shoes I like that fit me." -- Paris Hilton, on what she dislikes most about her appearance, in J-14 magazine.
Web site of the week
In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, the Statue of Liberty was among many sites closed off to the public. In December 2001, visitors were allowed to visit the grounds of Liberty Island, but the statue itself remained off-limits. Finally, after extensive security renovations, Lady Liberty is slated to reopen sometime this summer. To discover more about this national icon, check out these Web sites:
National Park Service: Statue of Liberty (www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm): If you are planning a trip to see the statue, this is the site you'll want to visit first. Here you'll find useful information, including operating hours, ticket prices and transportation tips. You also find facts and history about the statue, even fun facts like the length of Lady Liberty's nose and the thickness of the statue's waist.
NYCtourist.com Statue of Liberty Photo Tour (www.nyctourist.com/liberty1.htm): Can't make it to New York to see the statue? Then try the next best thing by taking this virtual tour, which takes you step by step from lower Manhattan to the top of the statue's crown. Because the pictures were taken before Sept. 11, you'll get to see things like the statue's inner structure, which will be closed off to the public even when the statue reopens this summer.
After visiting these sites, you'll see why the Statue of Liberty's reopening is a cause for celebration!