‘THREE GOOD DAYS of weather is a lot to ask Terrace Review for, and the Terrace Tennis Club managed to get two for their Victoria Day tournament. Automatic ball-tosser challenges tennis club Membership for the Terrace Tennis Club is on the rise, so ex- ecutive members feel their $2,200 purchase of a ball- shooting machine to help players improve their strokes is a solid investment. Like the so-called ‘Iron Mike’ of baseball, this compact _ machine can be rented for half- hour segments. It comes com- plete with a basket of balls and - fires every shot known in the book. - It can be set for top spin, ground strokes, iobs ‘everything. However, you have to be a club member to use it. As far as speed goes, you can call for slow shots or shots up to 70 miles per hour. Imagine facing a 70-mile-an- hour shot,’ president Bill Red- path told us. ‘‘And it can shoot those bullets every one-and-a- half seconds.”’ The machine can also be set for three or four-and-a-half se- cond bursts. It has a capacity for 125 balls, and the best part of the fun of using it -is ball-: recovery for the next session. It operates on electricity with remote control. It’s not very big — 314% inches tall, 15 inches wide and 27 inches long. The decision to purchase came at a club meeting in early April. The price, by the way ($2,200), is cheaper than normal retail sale. A major expense in addition to the machine was the resurfac- ing of the three Kalum courts. It was a $12,000 cost with the club paying about $5,500 as its por- tion. With the expansion of more players, and only five courts available in Terrace (the other two at the corner of Thomas and Straume), the addition of even more courts is foremost in the minds of Tennis Club leaders. “Tt works out to very few courts’pér population compared to other communities throughout B.C.,’’ Redpath ad- vised. He told us there is a project at Heritage Park which is being supported by the Kinsmen Club and the city. ‘*The plan is to construct four new courts at Heritage, but its a very expensive project.’’ He said a good court with a proper finish would cost in the neighborhood of $20,000 /-25,000. Redpath said ther are long- term plans for tennis courts at Thornhill, but this would come under the regional district authority. FIRE AWAY: The Terrace Tennis Club can now test their returns against a new Pigs Po EN = a — Wednesday, May 30, 1990 B5 - Rain cuts — weekend tennis short Men’s and mixed doubles were the only events left in- complete at the Victoria Day weekend Terrace open tennis tournament. They were to be run off this past weekend. Singles were finished off before rain curtailed action at the Kalum courts. In ladies’ singles, Pat West beat out Fran Mann on ‘A’ side while Nora Phillips took out Hester Flewin in ‘B’. For men’s singles, tournament organizer Richard Krieg! beat Matt Cachia of Smithers in the ‘A’ final. Bill Redpath won ‘B’ over Mike Gyori of Kitimat. In ladies’ doubles, ‘A’ side ~ went to Nancy Condon and Fran Mann, who teamed to defeat Pat West and Diane Cey. On ‘B’ side it was Dorothy Cheyne and Brenda Denholme over Eileen Birkedal and Renata Weber. ae kind of service. The fun part is collecting.the:balls after each session. It took them 10 games to do it, and only a one-run loss to miss out on top money, but the SKB Molson Wreckers came out of Prince George’s 10-team Vic- -toria Day weekend men’s slo- pitch softball tournament with $900 for a runnerup finish. SKB had a two-win, two-loss mark in the opening round- robin series. They came up with.a 5-3 vic- tory over Grande Prairie in their opening game, then beat Auto Shop 11-3. The next two games were losses: 20-17 to Yellowhead Mack and 6-0 to Video Pop. In the double-knockout series, SKB faced elimination after los- ing 13-11 to Western Staging. But they bounced back to win four.in a row to earn a berth in the final. They downed Yellowhead Mack 4-2, beat Video Pop 6-4, bounced Prince George Tyres 9-4, and defeated Western Stag- ing 5-4. In the final against Grande Prairie (the team they beat in their opening game) they lost out 5-4, Look What’s Cookin’... SPECIALS Whole Fresh Lobster — $19.95 Roasted Wild Boar — $19.95 . Stuffed Leg of Lamb Florentine — $14.50 Lobster Crepes Newburg — $14.95 . Due to populs + demand we extend the whole fresh lobster special for the month of JUNE Whole fresh east coast LOBSTER flown in weekly for your pleasure, Ask about our Banquet Facilities! We cater in our downstairs location from 60 - 160 people. MUSIC AND LARGE DANCE FLOOR A SPECIAL FEATURE! For more Information and reservations call: fp eoarian Tun Restaurant ‘The friendliest “Inn town! Make our place "Your Place” to enjoy an evening of intimete dining and reasonable prices! — 635-9161