We’ve all had some kind of nickname throughout our lives. Sometimes those nick names that were savagely given to us by a bully in junior high that had written that branded name on our underwear after giving us a wedgie.
State Senators Sam Hunt of Olympia and John Lovick of Mill Creek are the creators of Senate Bill 5616, which has already been introduced and aims to make pickleball Washington's official state sport.
Governor Jay Inslee is throwing his support behind the legislation, calling pickleball the most rapidly growing sport in the world and a great way to stay healthy throughout one's life
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The city of Ephrata coordinated with the Ephrata schools to convert old tennis courts at Columbia Ridge Elementary Courts into pickleball courts. Washington State University student and city of Ephrata intern, Josh Johnson, led the process for establishing the new recreational addition to the city...