Business replaces stolen bike
<p>From left, Gary Stratton of Emfasis Skateboarding Co., presents Derek Lopez with a new bmx bike.</p>
A local up and coming skateboarding and clothing company donated a bmx bike to a Bonners Ferry boy.
Derek Lopez’s old bike was stolen this summer and never recovered. Owner of Emfasis Skateboarding Co., Gary Stratton donated this bike to replace Lopez’s old one.
The bike was painted in Lopez’s favorite colors with his name on it.
“If someone stole my bmx bike when I was his age, I would have been so upset,” said Stratton. “I just wanted to do something nice for him.”