Blood Donors Enter Drawing to Win Burton Snowboard
Giving blood is a cool thing to do and now it can score you some snow gear. In February, everyone who donates to the American Red Cross in Maine will get a $10 gift card from Eastern Mountain Sports and can enter to win a Burton snowboard. To schedule an appointment call 1-800-RED-CROSS. . . .
Snowboard pioneer Burton: Cancer is 'toast'
Snowboard industry pioneer Jake Burton says his chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer has worked.
Snowboard guru Burton says cancer 'toast'
Snowboard industry pioneer Jake Burton says his chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer has worked.
Residential burglary in Medford
MEDFORD-A Dewey Weber surfboard, a Burton snowboard, two paintball guns, a car hardware kit, a guitar case and three gallons of antifreeze, valued at $2,195, were taken from a home on Pontiac drive sometime between 7 p.m. on Dec. 18 and 10 a.m. on Dec. 22, police said.
Snowboard stolen
Another snowboard has been stolen from Horseshoe Resort, prompting police to remind outdoor enthusiasts to lock up their gear. Barrie OPP are investigating the theft of a custom Burton snowboard that was reported stolen at about 7:30 p.m.[...]
Good signs for Jake Burton's fight with cancer
In the span of just four months, snowboard industry giant Jake Burton and a team of oncologists have evidently turned the tables on a disease that threatened to take his life. Back in September, the pioneering snowboarder released a memo to his worldwide employee base that started off, "The bad news is that I have cancer." But that ton-of-bricks opener was immediately followed by some relatively ...
Snowboarding pioneer Burton says cancer 'toast'
Snowboard industry pioneer Jake Burton says his chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer has worked.
Custom snowboard stolen
ORO-MEDONTE TOWNSHIP – A custom snowboard was reported stolen from Horseshoe Valley Resort on Tuesday evening. Barrie OPP say it is a Burton snowboard with custom graphics of Venus flytrap, a green alien and a turtle on its top.[...]
After chemo, Burton says cancer is 'toast'
Snowboard industry pioneer Jake Burton says his chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer has worked. "It appears my cancer is toast," the 57-year-old Burton said in an update he sent to his employees this week. In September, Burton was diagnosed with cancer and said he faced three months of therapy.
Star Wars lands at Sierra with park for little snowboarders
By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES – Sierra-at-Tahoe has put the force of Burton and Lucas Films behind its kids’ learn to snowboard program. Four-year-old Elliana zips away from Jar Jar Binks headed toward Chewbacca. It doesn’t take her long before she is riding without any assistance. “Dropping in,” she says as she whizzes down the subtle decline. Yoda's Riglet [...]
