Pickleball comes back to Ritts Park
Wednesday was a long-awaited day for the Butler Pickleball group, as the seven pickleball courts at Ritts Park reopened after they were painted and had their nets firmly strung up.
Dozens of people who are part of the group ventured out to the newly painted courts at the park to enjoy a sport that Jackie Bullman said is “so versatile.”
“Kids can play, adults, old people, middle age, you can play as competitive as you want; you can just play and have fun,” said Bullman, founder of the Butler Pickleball group. “Those courts were slammed (Wednesday).”
Butler City Council initiated a $125,000 project at Ritts Park late last year that would renovate sidewalks, plant trees, install seating and, the most important part for dozens of pickleballers, revamp the tennis courts they had been using for pickleball into seven new pickleball courts.
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