City Sets Aug. 10 for 'Grand Re-Opening' of Tennis/Pickleball Courts

After weeks of clearing and resurfacing the former East Ridge High School tennis courts, the City is officially opening the newly resurfaced courts with the addition of lines for pickleball play.

According to a press release, on Saturday, August 10 from 9 am until 1 pm, participants can play both tennis and pickleball with equipment provided by the Chattanooga Tennis Association and the East Ridge Seniors Pickleball group. Refreshments will be served and for those that have never played tennis or have never heard of pickleball, instructors will be on hand to teach both.

For more information about the grand opening, contact Adam Wilson, East Ridge Parks and Recreation Director at (423) 551-0538 or awilson@eastridgetn.gov.

To reserve court time after the grand opening, contact Kim Gann at (423) 805-3111 or kgann@eastridgetn.gov. The East Ridge Tennis Courts are located on the campus of East Ridge High School at 4320 Bennett Rd.

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.

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