Horlick tennis team alumni and current Lakeshore League assistant director Mike Brinen won the first game ever played on the newly rebuilt courts at Horlick High School on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. The new courts are open for the public and are now the nicest public courts in the Racine area.Thanks to Mark Pelton for sending in the photo.
The courts look great! They have been in need of replacement/extreme repair for some time.
ReplyDeleteDo they have lights?
ReplyDeleteIn view of the poverty here and the hellish property taxes our citizens pay, tennis courts are ridiculous. Can we find out how much this folly cost us? My low-income elderly neighbors want to know.
ReplyDelete10:00 - don't be so damn cheap.
ReplyDelete10:00 - Get a life. What a stupid, ignorant comment. GO AWAY
ReplyDeleteI hope you defenders of extravagant spending on non-essentials like tennis courts never have to exist in the poverty which crushes so many of our fellow citizens. During a depression, we shouldn't blow dough on pricey toys. (Don't worry. Since one of the female John-Swines is devoted to the sport, she'd shell out to keep tennis in our town.Word on the street is that the lady--a gal I'll call "Hellbender"--is a great player.)
ReplyDeleteDear 3:09 PM, Who croaked and made you God? Even "mental midgets" have a right to their opinions. During tough economic times, there is something obscene about public expenditure on tennis courts. I know elderly people who are being taxed out of their modest homes because elitists want non-essentials in our budget. Tennis is great--at the country clubs or certain ritzy residences whose owners pay for their pleasures.
ReplyDeleteWhy does this town blow dough on a rich man's sport? Believe me, most of the folks who like tennis can enjoy it at their country clubs. We don't have to build and maintain public tennis courts in a badnews burg where citizens are losing their jobs, health insurance and homes.
ReplyDeletePutting in tennis courts at Horlick is NOT extravagant spending...you people are clueless...so you would rather have the high-schoolers out gang banging, etc. then maybe learning a sport? People like you are why Racine is the way it is....ick
ReplyDeleteDear 9:11 AM, If we weren't trapped in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, I'd agree with you. Tennis is a delightful sport with a fascinating history. Unfortunately, ordinary people are being taxed out of their homes to support good things that aren't really necessary. Also, to many low-income folks, tennis is an elitist hobby--they associate it with Helen Johnson Leipold and other privileged people who love it. The class factor alone is enough to make blue collar retirees on a fixed income angry. If tennis could be presented to the public as the wonderful sport that it is, a sport enjoyed by members of all economic groups, some of this resentment would go away. And, most important of all, if we could restore ordinary citizen's confidence in our economy, they wouldn't begrudge public spending on a fantastic sport.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure these were paid for out of the RUSD budget. The budget was created and approved by the elected school board and district leaders. It included millions in money approved by the voters through referendum. Did you really think RUSD would trim back their budget because of the ecomony? Elections have consequence - we have the school district we deserve as a result.
ReplyDelete10:43 - the courts are for public use not just the elite. I guess lf the low income folks don't want to take advantage of them, that is their choice, but why should the rest of us be penalized by a few. And it amazes me, is there no article that the Johnson's won't be brought into - get over it.
ReplyDeleteDear 3:12 PM, Until a certain overbearing oligarchic corporate crime family and its arrogant loot lackeys cease to oppress our people, they'll be mentioned in articles. If these hyper-privileged people don't like the negative publicity, they can start cutting mega-checks to charity. Then--maybe--their victims in Rat-Scene won't hate them as much as they do today. Regarding tennis, I'm glad that Helen Johnson Leipold enjoys it because she'll help promote the sport.
ReplyDeleteyada, yada, yada - 4:08 get over it.
ReplyDeleteDear 4:16, For oppressed people, information about their class enemies is extremely important. If the rich don't want the rest of us studying them and their quirks, they should stop exploiting us and start maintaining a low profile.In the meantime, Helen is a good friend of our sport and in this town, tennis can use all the help it can get.
ReplyDeleteDear 4:16, For oppressed people, information about their class enemies is extremely important. If the rich don't want the rest of us studying them and their quirks, they should stop exploiting us and start maintaining a low profile.In the meantime, Helen is a good friend of our sport and in this town, tennis can use all the help it can get.
ReplyDeleteWow this is getting freaky
ReplyDeleteWhat's freaky is our sick socio-economic system which allows an excessively-wealthy clan to control our community. Nobody should possess that type of power. The only good thing I can see about the status quo is the fact that one member of the hyper-privileged tribe likes our sport. Also, since the Ivy League yuppies she lures in here enjoy it too, tennis should flourish in Racine.
ReplyDeleteDear 6:23 - Rich man's sport ?? What rock did you crawl out from under? As a player who grew up learning on the PUBLIC Milwaukee courts I can assure you there are many who do not enjoy a "country club" life but enjoy a sport you can play for a lifetime. The physical fitness of a community IS important. So get off your couch and do something positive for your community instead of just complaining.
ReplyDeleteCheck out what is going on for kids in our community at www.racinetennis4life.blogspot.com
Historically speaking, tennis DOES have a reputation as a "rich man's sport," Back in the Renaissance, an early form of tennis called "jeu de paume" was played by royalty and the elite. However, monks also liked the game and so did commoners. If the British aristocracy and middle classes hadn't insisted that players wear pricey white clothes and behave like English snobs, tennis would have become a popular sport without any snooty connotations. Unfortunately, in this sorry country, some of the British ideas about tennis lingered and spoiled a lot of ordinary folks' appreciation of a great sport.
ReplyDeleteLet's have less tension and more tennis!
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