Late Sunday afternoon I found myself starving, and needing to get some shopping done. I headed off to Costco figuring I could grab the groceries and some free sample snacks to tide me over until dinner. All was well until I made it to the freezer section. While searching for the frozen sausage patties, I […]
Lady Pioneers Add Another Win
The East Ridge High School girls’ soccer team kept adding to its winning ways on Tuesday with an 8-0 drubbing of Central on the Lady Pounders home turf, The win improves the Lady Pioneers record to 6-0-1 on the season and a perfect 5-0 in District 6 A/AA play. East Ridge will host Hixson on […]
Churches, Social Services Dealing with SCL Homeless
Hundreds of displaced people from the condemned Superior Creek Lodge crammed into the gym at East Ridge United Methodist Church on Monday seeking help to find food and shelter. Social services along with area churches are doing their best to help them find basics. “We have a refugee problem in East Ridge and it’s man-made,” […]
Ross, Cope Honored During Optimist Lunch
The East Ridge Optimist Club held its Fourth Annual First Responder Appreciation luncheon at the city’s Community Center, Monday afternoon. Harry Mackey, the club’s president, said the organization devotes much of its efforts in helping to bring out the best in youth, but this lunch is a gesture to those who serve in law and […]
Fall Lacrosse at Camp Jordan
Chattanooga Lacrosse has partnered with Camp Jordan to host a fall instructional league for boys and girls. The clinics will focus on the beginner to intermediate level players who want to learn the fundamentals of the game. Knowledgeable coaches and staff will teach the basics of field play and the finer mechanics of throwing, catching, […]
Rental Inspection Ordinance Sorely Needed
Unless you have been living under a rock, you are probably well aware and have very strong feelings about what took place on Wednesday evening at Superior Creek Lodge. Just in case your unaware or one of those few who get there “facts” from social media I will give you a short recap. On Tuesday […]
Catholic Rolls Over Sale Creek
Catholic’s undefeated streak continues with a 28-8 victory over Sale Creek this week at Red Bank Middle School. The Rams moved to 6-0 after a dominating performance against the Panthers. Catholic scored on their opening drive when Dallas Brown found Bennett Brinson in the end-zone on a 14-yard strike. It was Brinson’s first action […]
UPDATED: City Condemns Remaining Units at SCL
The City of East Ridge moved Thursday to condemn the two remaining buildings at the Superior Creek Lodge on N. Mack Smith Road. In a 20-minute meeting with SCL owner David Gysin, his attorney and an engineer hired by Gysin, officials concluded that the remaining 128 units in Buildings B and D are unsafe for […]
Roasted Potato Salad
Several years ago I found this recipe while searching for additional ways to use cilantro. Oh I have my my trusted guacamole, salsa, and city-style tacos, but I was needing something more. I don’t remember now where I stumbled across the recipe, perhaps the internet or a cookbook. The original was printed neatly on my […]
UPDATED: City Condemns Half of Superior Creek Lodge
East Ridge city officials condemned two buildings at Superior Creek Lodge, Wednesday evening. Codes Enforcement officials and officers with the ERPD arrived at the 400-unit facility on N. Mack Smith Road after 7 p.m. to serve notice, said Fire Chief and Acting City Manager Mike Williams. Chief Williams said codes enforcement officials were acting on […]
Pioneers Make Themselves Home at Baylor by Downing Eagles, 35-10
Someone once famously made the pronouncement, “Home is where the heart is.” Apparently the heart of East Ridge football is anywhere there’s a field with green grass that is marked in a gridiron. On Friday night, in its “home opener,” the Pioneers, using Baylor’s field _ the revered Raymond James Stadium has been condemned _ […]
County to Raze Stadium; Pioneers to Play on Shanks Field
East Ridge News Online has obtained a copy of an engineering report on the structural integrity of Raymond James Stadium, and it concludes the facility is no longer safe. A letter from Joe B. Hutcherson III of the engineering firm March Adams & Associates sent to the Hamilton County Department of Education states in part, […]
Gingersnaps … With a Little Less ‘Snap’
Growing up we hardly ever had cookies around the house. I don’t know if it was because no one really liked cookies, or because we were too pressed for time to make homemade and too frugal to pay for store bought. As a rare treat Mom might make a batch of chocolate oatmeal drop cookies. […]
Lady Pioneers Swamp RB in Girls’ Soccer
East Ridge’s Kayla Deck scored five goals and an assist in leading the girls’ soccer team to an 8-0 trouncing of Red Bank at Camp Jordan, Tuesday. The win moves the Pioneers to 2-0-1 on the season and a perfect 2-0 in District 6 A/AA. East Ridge is scheduled to play Tyner next Tuesday on […]
OPINION: Crumbling Stadium is Opportunity to Come Together
Early last Saturday morning I went to Raymond James Stadium to see what all the excitement was about at the facility where the Pioneers play football. On the short drive over I recalled some of the great times I had in that stadium back in the mid 1970s. There were the football games, of course, […]