Picklers tickled with new courts at Smith Fields
The team responsible for all the fundraising for the new pickleball courts at Smith Fields: Gloria Nelson, Carol Atkinson, Nancy Cawdry, Carolyn Pitman, Gayle MacLaren and Norma Mackenzie. Not pictured: Nancy Svennungsen. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Players enjoy a game on the new pickleball courts at Smith Fields. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Six, new green and purple pickleball courts opened to the public on Saturday, June 8. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
The popularity of pickleball has exploded in recent years and now there are six, new green and purple pickleball courts for players to enjoy at Smith Fields in Whitefish.
The racket sport is a mixture of tennis, badminton and ping pong. The hollow, rigid plastic ball with holes resembles a wiffle ball and the game is played on a 20-foot by 44-foot court.
Whitefish resident Carol Atkinson spearheaded the project and began fundraising two years ago after approaching Gloria Nelson, executive director of Project Whitefish Kids, the nonprofit organization that runs the Smith Fields Youth Sports Complex.
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