Innovia grant helps restore Kellogg pickleball courts near Silver Mountain
A $10,000 Innovia grant pushed Kellogg's pickleball court rehab closer to the finish line beside Silver Mountain, with organizers eyeing a spring or summer return.
Kellogg Project Uplift picked up a $10,000 boost for the public pickleball courts beside Silver Mountain Resort’s Silver Rapids Waterpark, bringing a long-running rehab effort in Kellogg, Idaho, a little closer to completion. Innovia Foundation’s annual Community Grants Program awarded $1,307,505 to 125 organizations across Eastern Washington and North Idaho, and the Kellogg court project was among the local awards.
The courts are not a new build. About three years ago, Silver Mountain Resort and the Kellogg School District converted aging tennis courts into public pickleball courts on district property, turning a worn sports footprint into a community amenity with an unusually strong location. The courts sit between Kellogg Middle School and Dale Hunt Memorial Track, just west of Silver Mountain Resort, putting them within easy reach of the resort, the waterpark and the rest of the Silver Valley recreation corridor.
Innovia’s community grants support education and youth development, health and wellbeing, arts and culture, economic opportunity and improved quality of life, and the Kellogg court rehab fits the kind of public-space investment that can serve both local players and travelers looking for a cheaper place to stay and play. Silver Mountain offers ski, snowboard, golf and indoor waterpark attractions, plus lodging, which makes the nearby courts a natural add-on for anyone building a mountain pickleball trip around the resort.
Paige Olsen, who leads Kellogg Project Uplift, said the court surface has deteriorated so badly that patching and repainting have not been enough to keep the facility fully usable. She said the new grant is one piece of a broader funding strategy and that the project still needs more support. Silver Mountain marketing manager Gus Colburn said organizers are about $5,000 short of full funding, and the final design is still being sorted out.
Olsen said the courts could be ready by next spring or summer.
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