​Greater Seattle Drop-in Pickleball Calendar

Our picklebal license plate is back on the legislative agenda this year in one bill (HB 1368) that regroups all specialty license plates.

To help support this bill, take two minutes to:

1. Go to https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1368
2. Enter your address so you can find your legislative district
3. Enter your contact information, so your legislator knows you are a real person.
4. Click on "Support" to say you support the bill.
5. In the "Comment" field, ask your legislators to support this bill and to fund pickleball courts in your district.
6. Click on the "Send Comment" button.
7. Tell your friends what you just did. Pat yourself on the back.

One of the two banks of lights allowing evening play on the Miller outdoor pickleball courts stopped working quite a while ago, leaving half the courts in the dark. Many thanks to all of you who have taken the time to reach out to Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth to ask for help.

A few hours after receiving the first request, our councilmember replied that she was "on it". Less than twenty four hours later, her office sent the following email:

Good afternoon,

Thank you very much for you and other Miller Park frequenters for bringing this to our office’s attention. I have received the following response from Parks and Recreation on this matter: “I’m sorry to report that the lighting system was vandalized in a manner requiring the entire system to be replaced. The Work Order is in the queue, and we anticipate being able to begin repair work in 1-2 months”

I understand this is not the news you were hoping to hear, and deeply empathize with any reduced recreation this outage causes. I will also let Parks know that their communication efforts on such impactful matters must be improved. Thank you once again, and we wish you happy holidays.

Warmly,

Alex

Alex Altshuler (she/her/hers)
District Director, District 3
Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth
206.643.5153 | alex.altshuler@seattle.gov

We are grateful for Councilmember Hollingsworth's office speedy intervention.

We still question Seattle Parks' management of the issue.

• Why did SPR choose not to communicate with the players in a timely fashion?
• Did SPR consider providing an alternate play location while the Miller lights are out of commission?
• Why such a long delay between when the issue was first reported and when the repair work even begins?

Did you notice there are people waiting to play on the side of the pickleball courts?

Here is how it works. First, you have to register:

1. Go to the Playtime Scheduler web site.
2. Click the Register button.
3. Select Greater Seattle Area, WA as your region.
4. Fill in your information. including your zip code and skill level.
5. Click on the Register button.

Now, make it suit your needs:

1. Click on the My Account button.
2. Click on Email Preferences.
3. Tell the system when you are available to play pickleball and how far from home you are willing to travel.

That's it. You are now ready to join an existing session or create your own session and invite people to join. When someone creates a new session that fits your availability, your travel zone, and your skill level, you will receive an email.

If you have any question, please email infotimeforpickleball.com.

See you on the courts!

• The SeaTac Community Center has further cut back its pickelball open play time. See the schedule below for details.
• Pickleball players have been asked to leve the Northgate Community Center gym at 1:00pm on Wednesdays instead of 1:30 as indicated on Seattle Parks' web site and 2:00 as indicated in their Winter brochure. (Thank you, Jeff!)
• Time changed at the Roosevelt LDS Church: Tue 5pm-7pm
• Play has resumed at Seattle's Roosevelt LDS Church on Tuesday night. (Thank you, Vicki!)
• The Bellevue LDS Church at 15205 SE 28th St has Tuesday night play from 6-8:30pm. (Thank you, Vicki!)
• Renton's Family First Community Center has over age 50 play 9am-noon on Tuesday and Thursdays; and all ages Wednesdays 6pm-7:45pm. (Thank you, Vicki!)
• The Mercer Island Community and Events Center House Rules have been updated. (Thank you, Conrad!)
• Updated Redmond Senior Center schedule
• Wednesday evening pickleball at the Ballard Community Center now starts at 6:15pm. (Thank you, Jane)
• Bellevue's Hidden Valley will be closed from 12/23/24 - 1/2/2025. Drop-in pickleball will resume on 1/3/2025. .
• The Seattle Community Centers are transitioning to their winter schedule. See the calendar for details.

• Added in front of indoor locations and in front of outdoor locations
• Women's Mixed-Level Play at Rainier Beach on Sundays from 10am to noon. (Thank you, Jenny!)