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| DOME, SWEET, DC By TOM MICHIBATA QOakville Beaver staff 6 t didn‘t have the steelyâ€"eyed s Istare of a Dave Stewart. Nor the high leg kick of a Nolan Ryan. Not even the baring teeth of Roger Clemens. .. Nevertheless, facing the expresâ€" sionless yet undaunting Robo Pitch machine at the newlyâ€"opened $portdomes Inc. on North Service Rd. was just as numbing â€" perhaps even more. 8 “ N o maad NP B W N N | (P %; .Â¥ N . \\“\{\“b %*\.\\\ i N | t U \ | s T 8 C Ne A 9 C 0 *X |\ > :‘} /3'“ mm ¢,\,“$’ CUSTOMâ€"MADE Bfl FREE SHOP ~ /pâ€"â€" AT HOME \| SERVICE Hie sds T. ~ MA?“ <D Pauss! A* 4 BR‘HG PLEN TY Of C A“DS" The Halton Business to Business Show is produced by the Jenkins Agency Inc. of Oakville. f The Halton Businessâ€"Toâ€"Business Show 1 YOCR .o‘ s ATcol a]¢ Thursday, February 18 and Friday, February 19 k. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day _a CUSTOM VERTICALS and 1"~‘/;" "RIVIERA" VENETIAN BLINDS comnG 00. a OM Here you have a cold replica of a pitcher standing 50 odd feet away firing fastball after fastball in rhyth mic fashion, never tiringâ€"as long as you keep feeding it tokens. I had the velocity gauge set at the maximum 125 km/h (74 miles per hour) and medium height â€" something I thought I could handle. Bov. did I err. Robo‘s right leg lifted up slowly and then his right arm catapulted forward, sending a sphere whizzing past me and hitting the canvas back Your admission entitles you to enter all inâ€"show seminars and to view a wide variety of interesting businesses including Admission: $5.00 Tax deductable Financial Advice Office equipment Printing Atâ€"home office furniture Long distant phone services Commercial real estate Business publications Computers Advertising products Communications Plus much more! eipt supplied at door) m m ")e,"‘ J%% % } . Tiap j mm stop with a loud WHOMP! before I could get the bat off my shoulder. Adding to my frustration level was a loudspeaker in the backâ€" ground with a whining voice. "No batter in there!," it would say. "Blow it past this guy! He can‘t hit!" I got a little more determined. I rolled up my sleeves, loosened my tie and opened the top button on my shirt. I gripped the bat with a little more resolve, concentrating on picking up the ball from Robo‘s arm Stefp ep U b cbn, .c ary INSTALLATIOy Q on 3 or mnre "dy the 19 . St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre 1280 Dundas St.W at Fourth Line in Oakville LOCATION ley kn Ype 4k k THE OAKVILLE BEAVER I estec the r more Spit bea it happened: My first solid contact I hit a screaming liner, which, 1 ca honestly say, John Olerud would have had to make a play on. I started to feel like a million bucks. But they say fame is fleetin In my case it was more a blink of ; eye. I never made solid contact again. A few foul tips but mostly again. A few toul t1p windburn. Head down, shou and shirt completely and shirt completely soaked, I le the hitting area a beaten foe. I glanced back at Robo one more time. He was looking straicht ah glanced back al time. He was Ic and motionless The faces of frustration. Kim Smith (right), Ryan McKay (top left) and Richard Meloche had their hands full with the pitching machines (left) at Sportdomes. I knew. Robo was the better man He‘s the only pitcher that could never get the hook whether he threw one ball or a 1,000 balls. I could fall over in utter fatigue before his arm would tire. 18 mat The Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto ‘"We were encouraged to join The Gym by our son and are glad that we did. The Gym is a nonâ€"threatening gym where people of all ages go to work out. It is staffed by knowledgeable, friendly people. It‘s not overâ€"crowded when we go, enabling use of machines as needed. Workâ€"out areas and locker rooms are always very clean. We work out at The Gym three times a week after our workday is over and enjoy making this a shared activity. We have just renewed our membership for a third year because working out has toned our bodies, strengthened muscles and made us feel good about ourselves." * 2 circuits of Nautilus equipment * Free weights * Computerized aerobics â€" life cycles, stairmasters, life rowers * Saunas * Sunâ€"Bed * Qualified staff to individualize your program (Photos by Riziero Vertolli) Workout and now our lives and love are healthier than ever ... Engqguire About Our Payment Plan uce C@ We Took The Gym‘s FREE shoulders drooping [Fâ€"aff 14 hA j d * wn\'*"a y 't ‘f‘ r 3 s . U + s and misses later first solid contact. liner, which, 1 car SERVICES OFFERED selfâ€" ad off (G Y fleeting There ahe 11 Lakeshore Rd. W., Oakville 844â€"1610 A Tradition In Personal Service Since 1982 ft IC an n NAUTILUS SPORTS MEDICAL THE 4> L BA /# "We have been members of the "Gym" since moving to Oakville almost 4 years ago. 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