Photo by Tamie Meck Paonia girls’ tennis team member Kaity Johnson watches doubles partner Mary Moll during a spring 2012 tennis match. The North Fork Pool, Park & Recreation District grant application with Great Outdoors Colorado to rebuild the aging courts made the first cut, with winners to be announced this month. The Town of Paonia, which owns the property and leases it to the district, has agreed to maintain ownership of the courts for the next 25 years as required by GOCO.The area's many tennis enthusiasts may soon have something to celebrate. The Paonia board of trustees announced at its Nov. 27 meeting that Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) grant application by the North Fork Pool, Park & Recreation District to rebuild the Apple Valley tennis courts has cleared the first round of applications.
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