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Pickleball courts open in Spring Valley

Mayor cuts ribbon during ceremony Tuesday

Spring Valley Mayor Melanie Malooley Thompson (with scissors) on Monday morning cuts the ribbon on the city's new pickleball courts, located at Kirby Park. Present for the ceremony were (from left) Tom Hinkey, Regina Hinkey, Cari Niederhauser, Neal Glover, Connie Spanos, Thompson, Joe Majors, Hildi Grivetti and Bonnie Anderson.

Spring Valley Mayor Melanie Malooley Thompson (with scissors) on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2024, cuts the ribbon on the city's new pickleball courts, located at Kirby Park. Present for the ceremony were (from left) Tom Hinkey, Regina Hinkey, Cari Niederhauser, Neal Glover, Connie Spanos, Thompson, Joe Majors, Hildi Grivetti and Bonnie Anderson. (Charlie Ellerbrock)

By Charlie Ellerbrock

The city of Spring Valley celebrated its new pickleball courts Tuesday at Kirby Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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