The fresh paint smell at the Y this week is due to the newly painted of the gym floor.
This painting will reconfigure the indoor pickleball courts to allow for more play. Pickleball is a growing sport and a mainstay at the Grand Traverse Bay YMCA.We thank Artistic Dog Grooming; Bowerman, Bowden, Ford, Clulo, Luyt; Thomas Boyce; Donald Crewes; Bud Dockter; Bart Ford; Lou Anne Ford; Gary Ford; Great Lakes International Trading; Milo Karhu; Lake Lansing Road Development Co LLC; Arne Lundmark; Richard Meyer; Dorothy Moroff; PickleBall Outfitters; Bob Postma; George Powell; David Richey; Gerald Snowden; Russell Soyring; Clyde Whipple; and Randy Wysong for their generous donations to make this project possible.
This is what pickleball looks like:
Rick Meyer is setting up his next shot.
The court measures inside the blue lines in this picture (left). The paddle is the size of a large hand and the ball looks like a whiffle ball.
The game is truly one of the few co-ed sports for all ages. The game is fast paced and excellent for maintaining fitness.
Call the Y at 933-9622 about Pickleball times of play.
