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MILTON RESIDENT CHRIS JOHNSON , ALONG WITH BUSINESS PARTNER BOB GELINAS, IS BRINGING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TO GOLFERS (AND WANNABE GOLFERS) IN THE AREA. The golf simulator has 26 programmed courses, and when a golf ball is hit at the screen, lasers measure the trajectory and spin of the ball to determine its direction and distance.

Milton resident aims to bring golf back to locals

By Meghan Erkkinen

You do not have to go to Scotland to experience the fabled greens of St. Andrew’s. Milton resident Chris Johnson and his business partner Bob Gelinas have brought 26 of the world’s most famous golf courses to the area – and they will teach you how to play them.

Johnson and Gelinas, both Professional Golfers’ Associa-tion (PGA) professionals for about a dozen years, opened their Concept Golf Studio late last month in South Hill as a way to bring golf instruction and activity to area residents.

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May. 09, 2008-Jun. 01, 2008

May 9 – Opening night for one of the best-loved musicals of all time about the irascible Professor Henry Higgins and his efforts to make a cultured lady out of poor Cockney flower vendor Eliza Doolittle. Plays for 16 performances through June 1, Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2. Tickets $25 adults; $20 seniors/students/military; $8 youth 18 and under. Info: (253) 661-1444 or www.centerstagetheatre.com.

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