Several community members, pickleball enthusiasts, businesses, and city leaders attended the Pickleball Groundbreaking event held on Wednesday, May 1st, at Braem Park in Marshfield.
“Pickleball will be another new attraction and sport for our community, and Braem Park is the perfect location,”
-Lois TeStrake, Mayor of Marshfield.
Parks and Recreation Director Justin Casperson coined the Pickleball Complex as the first phase or “bookend” of the overall park renovations. The new 12 – outdoor pickleball courts will be located where the old tennis courts once laid. According to Casperson, future park renovations will follow, including a new softball field, playground, shelter, updated bathrooms, and parking lots. “Pickleball will be another new attraction and sport for our community, and Braem Park is the perfect location,” commented Lois TeStrake, Mayor of Marshfield.
ABOVE PHOTO: Those holding shovels from left to right: Nicolas Kumm, General Manager of Marshfield Utilities; Perry Stargardt, President of Marshfield Area Pickleball; John White, IT Director of Forward Bank; Dave Jordan, Vice President of Marshfield Area Pickleball; Justin Casperson, Director of Marshfield Parks and Recreation; John Marshall, Director of Forward Bank; Bill Sennholz, President/CEO of Forward Bank; Mary Bloczynski, Board Member of Marshfield Area Pickleball; Lois TeStrake, Mayor of Marshfield, Stacey Schultz, Director of the Marshfield Area Community Foundation, Inc. Others in the photo include representatives from the City of Marshfield, Marawood Construction, the Pickleball Community, individual and business donors, and the community at large.
