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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Serving Kosciusko County and parts of Elkhart, Marshall & Noble Counties Coun nties
Know Your Neighbor . . . 2➤ Good Neighbors . . . . . . . . 4
V l 52, Vol. 52 No. N 28 2
Milford (574) 658-4111 • Warsaw (574) 269-2932 • Syracuse (574) 457-3666
114 W. Market, Warsaw, Indiana 46580
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A new outdoor venue for young athletes in Kosciusko County will soon become a reality. Parkview Warsaw YMCA plans to open an outdoor sports park this spring, which will be located adjacent to their existing building. In partnership with Urban Soccer Park, the Y plans to allow members and guests the opportunity to use these new turf fields for a wide variety of games, sports leagues, group exercise classes and other athletic events. “Urban Soccer Park is a fast-growing company on a mission to bring accessible, quality athletic fields to every community across the nation,” according to information provided by the Y. “They design, manufacture and install professional-grade turf fields that can be used for a variety of outdoor sports and activities. The company empowers places like the YMCA, as well as schools, soccer clubs, homeowners, developers and many others around the country to build the field of their dreams.” The two fields will feature “field turf” with taller artificial blades that will mimic normal grass, according to Ben Keffer, Parkview Warsaw YMCA’s director of marketing and fund development. The outdoor sports park will allow the YMCA to offer a variety of outdoor programs, including youth and adult soccer leagues, youth and adult volleyball, group exercise classes, handball, field hockey, youth and adult Wiffle ball, pickleball and more. Additional parking, sidewalks and other infrastructure are also planned for construction. Keffer added they are intentionContinued on page 3
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