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Gary Sykes begins a new professional life after success as golfer § superintendent B y th is t i m e in his l i fe G a r y Sykes figured he ' d dug in f o r t h e l ong haul, t ha t he 'd l ive happi ly eve r a f te r as t h e respec ted , r e w a r d e d , and fu l f i l led go l f cou rse super -i n t e n d e n t at t h e G r e e n Val ley C o u n t r y C l u b . H e had a lov ing w i f e , t h r e e adorab le and ado r i ng kids, and a m e m b e r s h i p t ha t ' o o h e d ' and 'ahhed ' o v e r t h e go l f ing play-g r o u n d he ' d c rea ted f o r t h e m .

A l o n g t h e way, h o w e v e r , his mu l t i p l e ta lents , w h i c h inc luded an e x t r a he lp ing o f admin is t ra t i ve skills, t h r u s t h i m back i n t o t h e l o o k o f chal lenge and e x c i t e m e n t w h e n he w a s n a m e d e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r o f t h e bu rgeon ing N e w England Turf C o n f e r e n c e . It r e s t o r e d his fa i th in a d v e n t u r e , so t o speak, and p lugged t h e go l f cou rse s u p e r i n t e n d e n t - h e a v y c o n f e r -e n c e b o a r d o f d i r e c t o r s (Ga ry ' s n e w bosses) i n to a n o t h e r dose o f p r e f e r r e d pro fess iona l ism.

As it was , Sykes w a s i nvo l ved f r o m t h e s ta r t o f t h e con fe rence ' s expans ion plans w h e n it s t r e t c h e d its ope ra t i o n a l a rms

It's been sort of a whirlwind the last few months for us, but we've enjoyed it."

Gary Sykes, Director N.E. Turf Conference

t o inc lude i npu t f r o m supe r i n tenden ts associat ions f r o m all N e w England states a f te r having p r e s e n t e d t h e even t as a v i r tua l Massachuset ts -on ly o f fe r ing .

" T h e n ( t h r e e years ago), I w a s o n e o f t h e f o u n d i n g m e m b e r s o f t h e Turfgrass Founda t i on o f N e w England," G a r y exp la ined. " T h e f o u n d a t i o n w a s inc luded in se t t i ng up t h e amb i t i ous expans ion o f t h e con fe rence . T h e n w h e n it g r e w so successful ly and quick ly , t h e b o a r d o f d i r e c t o r s d e c i d e d t h e y needed an execu t i ve t o t i e e v e r y t h i n g toge ther . So, t h e y t a p p e d m e f o r t h e j o b and I f ind m y o w n professional life star t ing all o ve r again."

T h e t rans i t i on f r o m gol f cou rse supe r -in tendent t o con fe rence execut ive d i rec to r was instant s ince Sykes learned o f t h e o p p o r t u n i t y January I . It gave h i m just o v e r t w o m o n t h s t o t a k e charge and he k i cked o f f his pa r t in t h e p roceed ings by d o i n g w h a t e v e r y e f f ic ient execu t i ve does . . . de lega t ing au thor i t y . Th i s m e a n t keeping Dave Rosenberg, t he conference 's t h ree - yea r s h o w manager, in place. Dave 's e x p e r t i s e is ma rke t i ng , a m o n g o t h e r th ings. W h a t e v e r , t h e Sykes/Rosenberg t e a m spark led in t h e i r d e b u t w h e n t h e s h o w w a s s ta f fed in March .

" T h e r e w a s a t e n pe r cen t increase across t h e b o a r d , " G a r y exp la ined. " F o r t h e f i rs t t i m e in its ex is tence, t h e s h o w so ld o v e r 4 0 0 display boo ths . A n d t h e a t t endance reached a best eve r 2 ,300-plus. T h o s e a re g o o d g r o w t h f igures and w e i n tend t o i m p r o v e o n t h e m . Tha t ' s w h a t th is is all a b o u t . "

W h a t G a r y Sykes is all a b o u t is even m o r e in t r igu ing and p romis ing . So Set's

beg in at t h e beginning, w h e n playing go l f w a s o n t h e b r i n k o f b e c o m i n g obsess ion f o r a y o u n g b o y hack ing a r o u n d t h e smal l t o w n o f P o r t s m o u t h , Rhode Island. As an ou ts tand ing high schoo l go l f e r G a r y l o o k e d f o r o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o push h i m t o w a r d t h e P G A Tour and f o u n d o n e w h e n he was chosen t h e f i rs t h igh schoo l sen io r t o be accep ted f o r t h e f i rs t P G A l o u r p r o g r a m at Ferr is State Co l l ege in Mich igan. But in a f l i p - f lop m o v e , he d e c i d e d against go ing t h e r e .

" I t h o u g h t a b o u t m y col lege cho i ce real ha rd , " Gary said. " I was t h i n k i n g P G A Tou r all t h e way, bu t I began t o w o n d e r h o w m u c h I 'd ge t t o play in a place l ike Mich igan w h e r e w i n t e r s are w o r s e than t h e y a re in N e w England. Tha t ' s w h e n I d e c i d e d t o stay h o m e and g o t o t h e Un i ve rs i t y o f Rhode Is land."

In t h e t h r e e years he c o n c e n t r a t e d o n p lay ing go l f w h i l e in col lege, G a r y real ly hi t t h e j ackpo t in m a n n e r o f

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accompl i shments . H e w o n t w o ma jo r events, t h e N e w England In terco l leg ia te Champ ionsh ip and the Rhode Island Publ inx Champ ionsh ip . H e seemed o n his w a y t o reaching his or ig inal goal.

"Funny th ing , " Gary mused. "Even t h o u g h I 'd l i f ted m y gams several notches and w o n those things, I wasn ' t all t ha t sure abou t t r y i ng t o make m y l ive l ihood playing t h e game. S o m e h o w , I had a change o f hear t . I real ized I 'd never m a k e it as a l o u r player, so I g o t in te res ted in go l f course main tenance. F r o m tha t po in t on , m y concen t ra t i on sw i t ched t o t u r f managemen t . "

Sykes con t i nued on this n e w d i rec t i on by jo in ing t he g rounds c r e w at G r e e n Valley. T h a t was in 1981. Just a f te r he t h o u g h t his f u tu re was set in s tone, G a r y g o t ano the r bee in his bonne t . Th is bounced h im in to t h e s o f t w a r e eng ineer ing business w h e r e he to i l ed f o r t w o years be fo re again real iz ing tha t eve ry th ing he d id tha t wasn ' t a t tached t o gol f wasn ' t substantial.

" I was stil l ve r y y o u n g t h e n (he's 41 n o w ) and I suppose I w a n t e d t o test all t h e w a t e r s be fo re set t l ing in to one f ie ld , " he revealed. "At t he t i m e G r e e n Valley needed an assistant super in tenden t . I app l ied and go t t h e job. T w o years la ter t h e c lub e levated m e t o head super and f o r t h e nex t 17 years, f r o m 1983 t o 2000, it was every th ing ! ever w a n t e d as a p e r m a n e n t pos i t ion . T h a t is, unt i l m y present s i tuat ion sur faced."

N o w tha t Gary 's f i rst real ly big s h o w is beh ind h im, he's p lunged in to t h e task o f pu t t ing t o g e t h e r p ro jec ts f o r t h e t h r e e state universi t ies o f Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and N e w Hampsh i re w i t h t h e help o f $140 ,000 fund ing p r o v i d e d by t h e con fe rence . T h a t and p lanning f o r a b igger and be t t e r 2001 s h o w w i l l keep h im busy t h r o u g h t h e of f -season mon ths .

H e also declares tha t t h e con fe rence has m o r e r o o m fo r i m p r o v e m e n t and g r o w t h w i t h t h e popu la r si te o f t h e con fe rence , t h e Rhode Island C o n v e n t i o n Cen te r , locked in place unt i l 2005.

O n t h e h o m e f ron t , G a r y has t h e s u p p o r t o f Diana, his w i f e , son Gary, Jr. (10) , and daughters Leslie ( I I ) and Kather ine (8). "Th i s w h o l e d e v e l o p m e n t has been great f o r m e and m y fami ly," he to ld . " I t 's been so r t o f a w h i r l w i n d t h e last f e w mon ths f o r us, bu t w e ' v e en joyed it. N o w I k n o w w h a t sat isfact ion is."

It shou ld be n o t e d tha t t h e feel ing w o r k s b o t h ways. T h e N e w England Turf C o n f e r e n c e has t a p p e d a w inner . T h e super in tenden ts beh ind it k n o w it 's nice t o have a champ in t he i r corner .

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j o i n t M e e t i n g w i t h C a p e C o d P o q u o y B r o o k G o l f C l u b L a k e v l l l e , M a s s . S u p t . - M i k e C u m m i n g s

J u n e 6 S c h o l a r s h i p & B e n e v o l e n c e T o u r n a m e n t F r a n k l i n P a r k G o l f C o u r s e D o r c h e s t e r , M a s s . S u p t . - D a v i d L a f f e y

J u n e 2 1 U M a s s T u r f R e s e a r c h F i e l d D a y S o u t h D e e r f i e l d , M a s s . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n ca l l M a r y O w e n a t ( 5 0 8 ) 8 9 2 - 0 3 8 2 .

Ju l y 10 S C S A M E M o n t h l y M e e t i n g S u p t . / C i u b O f f i c i a i T o u r n a m e n t P l e a s a n t V a l l e y C o u n t r y C l u b S u t t o n , M a s s . S u p t . - C h r i s T u f t s

A u g u s t 14 G C S A N E M o n t h l y M e e t i n g A c u s h n e t R i v e r V a l l e y G o l f C o u r s e A c u s h n e t , M a s s . S u p t . - D o u g J o h n s o n

S e p t . 2 5 G C S A M E M o n t h l y M e e t i n g T e a m o f T w o C h a m p i o n s h i p C o u n t r y C l u b o f P i t t s f i e l d P l t t s f i e l d , M a s s . S u p t . - J i m C o n a n t , C G C S

O c t o b e r 2 G C S A N E M o n t h l y M e e t i n g I n d i v i d u a l C h a m p i o n s h i p M t . P l e a s a n t C o u n t r y C l u b B o y l s t o n , M a s s . S u p t . - T o d d S a u e r

O c t o b e r 18 j o h n S h a n a h a n M e m o r i a l P V o / S u p t . T o u r n a m e n t * W i l l o w b e n d C o u n t r y C l u b M a s h p e e , M a s s . S u p t . - M a r k C a s e y ( ^ R e g i s t e r t h r o u g h N E P G A )

N o v e m b e r 6 G C S A N E M o n t h l y M e e t i n g A n n u a l 9 - H o l ® M e e t i n g L e x i n g t o n C o u n t r y C l u b L e x i n g t o n , M a s s . S u p t . - L e n C u r t i n

N o v . 14 G C S A A S e m i n a r I n t e g r a t e d E n v i r o n m e n t a l M g m n t . T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l G o l f C l u b B o l t o n , M a s s .

N o v . 15 G C S A A S e m i n a r T u r f g r a s s T r a f f i c S t r e s s M g m n t . T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l G o l f C l u b B o l t o n , M a s s .

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This month's Super Speaks O u t goes off the beaten path, posing the offbeat question to supers: How do you think the Red Sox will do this season?

A n t h o n y D e D s m i n i c u s , K e l l y G r e e n s b y - t h e - i e a : "R ight n o w (m id -Apr i l ) I 'm m o r e in te res ted in get t ing t h e gol f course in t o p shape f o r t h e season than keep ing t r ack o f t h e Red Sox. This is m y t h i r d year he re and w e ' r e on ly a n ine-ho le course. But y o u ' r e ta lk ing 25 ,000 t o 30 ,000 rounds o f gol f a year. Tha t means t h e course cou ld t ake m o r e of a beat ing than t h e Sox d o w h e n they play t h e N e w Y o r k Yankees.

" B u t don ' t ge t m e w r o n g . I 'm no t a Yankee fan. In fact, I 've l ived t h r o u g h s o m e t o u g h t imes w i t h t h e Red Sox. As a m a t t e r o f fact, I was a round in 1986 w h e n t h e ball w e n t t h r o u g h (Bil l) Buckner ' s legs. Tha t ' s t h e W o r l d Series tha t ru ined tha t w h o l e year f o r a lo t o f Sox fans. I know, I was o n e o f t h e m and tha t Series w i t h t h e Me ts was one o f m y biggest d i sappo in tmen ts in baseball.

"Since t h e n I 've paid a t ten t ion t o t h e Sox, k e p t t r a c k o f t h e m because I 'm sti l l l ook ing f o r someth ing o t h e r than a runne r -up f inish in t h e postseason, especial ly w h e n i t 's t h e Yankees w h o f inish ahead o f t h e m . T h a t seems t o happen t o o much .

" N o w , I 'd call mysel f an occasional fan. I'll f o l l o w t h e t e a m In t h e newspapers unt i l a r o u n d August . Then , if t h e y ' r e stil l in con ten t i on , maybe I'll get ser ious and t ake in a f e w games. Anyway, I 'm no t all t ha t w i l d abou t t h e games. I 'm one o f those fans w h o shows up a round t h e t h i r d inning and leaves af ter t h e seventh. Hey, I can' t s leep in every morn ing .

" O n e th ing abou t t he Red Sox. T h e y can make a s u m m e r In terest ing w h e n t h e y d o we l l . Tha i ' s t h e w a y I see th is season going. T h e y ' l l p robab ly m a k e t h e playoffs, bu t eventual ly t hey ' l l have t o play t h e Yankees. W e all k n o w t h e Yankees are t h e class of t h e league. In t h e n end , t hough , I can say I'll never be comp le te l y satisfied w i t h a Red Sox season unt i l t h e y w i n t h e W o r l d Series. N o t h i n g less. Tha t ' s it.

' A b o u t m y c rew , t hey don ' t seem t o care o n e w a y o r t h e other . Some o f t h e m migh t s h o w a l i t t le in terest , bu t f o r t h e m o s t pa r t t h e y cou ldn ' t care less abou t t h e Red Sox. T h e y leave tha t f o r m e . "

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M i k e H i g h t o w e r , , G r e e n H i l l G o l f C o y r s e s "Overal l , I 'd have t o classify myself a baseball fan in reverse, especial ly w h e n it comes t o t h e Red Sox. W h y ? Because I have a c r e w that 's w r a p p e d up in baseball and f o l l o w eve ry Sox w i n and loss.

" I suppose d e e p d o w n I have a spot in m y cheer ing hear t f o r t h e Sox, bu t o n t h e practical side I hope they don ' t d o that we l l . W h e n t h e y ' r e in h o t con ten t i on , m y c r e w comes in all r ed -eyed f r o m lack o f sleep, staying up w a t c h i n g all t hose night games o n t h e Wes t Coast . T h a t cou ld be a minus f o r t h e gol f course. For tunate ly , m y guys are g o o d at r ecove r i ng f r o m lack o f sleep.

" M o s t o f t h e m are fanatics, t hough . O n open ing day I had one guy w h o had t o have t h e day off. A n o t h e r w a n t e d t o leave w o r k early. Tha t ' s t h e w a y It goes a round here w h e n t h e Red Sox season starts.

" T h e r e f o r e , w h a t I hope f o r In w a y o f keep ing p roduc t i v i t y h u m m i n g a round

:iMoking my prediction atout the Sox season ìs easy. . . You con het that the last game they play will te a loss. "

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here is t ha t t h e Sox w i l l take an ear ly fall so m y guys can keep all t he i r in terest plugged in to course cond i t ion ing.

"Tha t ' s real i m p o r t a n t here because w e ' r e located in tha t par t o f W o r c e s t e r w h e r e it gets o u t o f hand w h e n It's coo l and w indy . So, th is t i m e o f year o r ear ly spr ing m y m i n d is on get t ing enough sleep and get t ing t h e gol f course in shape.

" M a k i n g m y p red ic t i on abou t t h e Sox season is easy. I can see t h e same th ing as last year happening this year. T h e Sox w i l l be in c o n t e n t i o n all t h e w a y unt i l t hey reach t h e playoffs. Then , l ook f o r a repeat o f 1999. You can be t tha t t h e last game t h e y play th is year w i l l be a loss."

M i k e C u r n m i n g S j P o q u o y B r o o k G o l f C i u b : "You cou ld say I 'm a happy, happy man . . . unt i l . Un t i l t h e Red Sox play t h e Yankees in big games l ike t h e playoffs and lose. T h e n I die a thousand deaths. So, yes, I 'm one o f those suf fer ing Red Sox fans.

" In t h e past I used t o go t o a lo t o f games. T h e s e days, n o w tha t w e ' r e in to cond i t i on ing t h e gol f course t h e w a y gol fers expec t it t o be set up, I d o all m y cheer ing and nail b i t ing f r o m a seat In t h e T V r o o m . In fact, I w a t c h e d t h e game last night. Sox w o n . I k n o w , it was on ly t h e Twins t h e y beat. But w i t h us (Sox fans) a w i n is a w i n .

"St range th ing, t o o , t he in teres t in t eams l ike t h e Red Sox and Cel t ics acts as k ind o f a re l ief a round here. You cou ld even call i t therapy. M y c r e w is an all-spor ts g roup . T h e y l ike every spo r t . M o s t o f t h e guys are Sox fans bu t w e have a f e w t ra i to rs , t o o . Some even adm i t t hey r o o t f o r t h e Yankees!

"Anyway, t h e Red Sox and Cel t ics games g ive m y guys a lo t t o ta lk abou t in t h e m o r n i n g w h e n w e ' r e ge t t ing ready t o tack le t h e course. The re ' s a cer ta in a m o u n t o f camarader ie genera ted by those discussions. I 'd say it so r t o f clears y o u r head be fo re plunging in to a day's w o r k schedule. You know, w h e n y o u have guys w i t h s imi lar interests y o u usually have guys w h o w o r k w e l l toge ther .

"Regardless, m y thoughts o f this season are posi t ive. W e need ano the r s tar t ing p i t cher and I t h i nk (Dan) D u q u e t t e w i l l pul l a f e w str ings and c o m e up w i t h one . I 'm ve ry posi t ive abou t th is year. Th is w i l l be t h e year w h e n w e go all t h e way. There ' l l be no m o r e Curse o f the Bambino. You can coun t o n i t , bel ieve m e . "

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Sun safety made simple: M5lip! SD©p® Slap!" By Erin Fiynn American Cancer Society

W h e n y o u t h i n k o f safety at w o r k , t h e f i rst things tha t c o m e t o m i n d are probab ly seasonal issues l ike pest ic ides o r l ightn ing. H o w e v e r , a g rea te r r isk a f fec t ing go l f p ro fess iona ls y e a r - r o u n d is r ight u n d e r y o u r nose (and, if y o u ' r e n o t carefu l , o n y o u r nose) : skin cancer.

Each year m o r e A m e r i c a n s a re d iagnosed w i t h skin cance r t h a n any o t h e r f o r m o f t h e disease. T h e g o o d n e w s is t h a t th is cancer, w h i c h af fects near ly o n e m i l l i on A m e r i c a n s annually, is easily c u r e d i f d e t e c t e d and t r e a t e d early. T h e bad n e w s is t h a t t h e m o s t ser ious f o r m o f sk in cance r - ma l ignant m e l a n o m a - is o n t h e r ise and is increasing fas te r t han t h e rest .

G o l f cou rse s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s have reason t o be c o n c e r n e d . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e A m e r i c a n C a n c e r Soc ie ty ' s D i r e c t o r o f Skin C a n c e r In i t iat ives M a r y O ' C o n n e l i , " P e o p l e w h o w o r k o u t d o o r s , such as farmers, lifeguards, and golf superintendents, have an increased r isk f o r ge t t i ng sk in cance r because o f long hou rs in t h e sun. "

Learn ing m o r e a b o u t sun safety can he lp r e d u c e t h e r isk. F o r e x a m p l e , peop le w h o w o r k ou t s i de s h o u l d p r o t e c t t h e m -selves f r o m damag ing u l t rav io le t rays, w h i c h are p resen t even o n c l o u d y days, and re f l ec t o f f such l ight surfaces as w a t e r , sand, c o n c r e t e , and snow. " T h e best w a y t o p r o t e c t y o u r sk in is t o p u t a b a r r i e r b e t w e e n y o u and t he sun," says O 'Conne l i . "S ince o n e ba r r i e r w o n ' t c o v e r every th ing , it 's impo r t an t t hey be used in combina t ion . T h i s can m e a n w e a r i n g a long-s leeved sh i r t , a hat, and using sunsc reen w h e r e y o u r sk in is e x p o s e d . " She a d d e d t h a t sun safe ty habits need t o be p rac t i ced e v e r y day t o be e f fec t i ve .

M a r t i n W e i n s t o c k , M . D . , Ph .D. , B r o w n Un ive rs i t y ' s D i r e c t o r o f D e r m a t o -e p i d e m i o l o g y Un i t , agrees: ' A l o t o f m y sk in cancer pa t ien ts a re go l fe rs w h o haven ' t used p r o t e c t i o n because t h e y w e r e u n a w a r e o f t h e dangers . "

P r e v e n t i o n m e a n s s i m p l e s t e p s . To c o m b a t th is lack o f awareness , t h e

A m e r i c a n C a n c e r Soc ie ty has c r e a t e d t h e "Sl ip! Slop! Slap!" campa ign t o he lp peop le p r o t e c t t h e i r skin. T h e campa ign has been

f e a t u r e d in pub l i c serv ice a n n o u n c e m e n t s across t h e coun t r y . Its s logan is:

S l i p @n a s h i r t . W e a r t i gh t l y w o v e n fabr ics t ha t p r e v e n t U V rays f r o m reach ing t h e skin. A n easy tes t is t o ho id t h e fabr ic up t o t h e l ight; if y o u can see t h r o u g h i t , y o u a ren ' t p r o t e c t e d .

S l o p o n s u n s c r e e n . A p p l y sunsc reen SPF 15 o r h igher l ibera l ly and o f t e n . It 's best t o pu t o n sunscreen b e f o r e go ing so t h e sk in has t i m e t o a b s o r b it.

S l a p ©n a h a t . C h o o s e a w i d e b r i m m e d hat t h a t shades y o u r face, neck , and ears. M o r e o p t i o n s a re b e c o m i n g avai lable as s u n - p r o t e c t i v e c l o th ing manu fac tu re rs o f f e r hats w i t h b r o a d v isors and r e m o v a b l e flaps.

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O t h e r t ips include l imi t ing sun exposure w h e n u l t rav io le t rays are m o s t in tense ( b e t w e e n 10 a .m. and 4 p .m . ) and w e a r i n g sunglasses t o p r o t e c t y o u r eyes.

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o rgan iza t ions b r o u g h t t o g e t h e r by t h e A m e r i c a n Cance r Society, is ded i ca ted t o b r ing ing m o r e a t t e n t i o n t o sun safety issues. Such m e m b e r s as t h e G o l f C o u r s e Super in tenden ts Assoc ia t i on o f A m e r i c a , T h e W e a t h e r Channe l , t h e En v i r o n me n ta l P r o t e c t i o n Agency , and t h e U.S. Tennis Assoc ia t ion are w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r n o w t o d e v e l o p a nat ional p r o g r a m t h a t w i l l

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"Ears are high-risk areas for skin cancer because these cancers spread more readily to other parts of the body."

Martin Weinstock, M.D. Brown University

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T h e sys tem is s imp le . A m e m b e r receives one po in t f o r a t t end ing a m e e t i n g and o n e p o i n t f o r p laying golf . T h e r e f o r e ,

t h e r e are t w o poss ib le po in ts t o be ga ined at s u m m e r meet ings . T h e s e po in ts w i l i begin accumu la t i ng w i t h t h e A p r i l m e e t i n g at C h i c o p e e C . C .

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N o w e v e r y o n e has a n o t h e r reason t o a t t e n d m o n t h l y meet ings , as if t h e y n e e d e d one. Each m e e t i n g gives t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o i n te rac t w i t h y o u r peers , m a k e n e w f r iends, play a f ine r o u n d o f golf , see w h a t o t h e r courses d o t o p r e p a r e , and have a f ine lunch o r d inner . D o n ' t be just a name, ge t o u t and s h o w

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GCSM bmrú appr©¥®s cede ©f ethics revisions G C S A A ' S b o a r d o f d i r e c t o r s a p p r o v e d revis ions t o t h e G C S A A C o d e o f Ethics at its p r e - c o n f e r e n c e mee t i ng , Feb. 9 -11 .

Th is c o d e is estab l ished t o p r o m o t e and main ta in t h e highest pro fess iona l s tandards o f serv ice and c o n d u c t a m o n g m e m b e r s . Steadfast ly ma in ta in ing these principles wi l l earn members justly deserved recogni t ion and respect. T h r o u g h high regard f o r and s t r o n g e n f o r c e m e n t o f t h e code, membersh ip in t he association w i l l be a signif icant ind ica to r o f ind iv idual r e s p o n -sibil i ty, character , and pro fess iona l ism.

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set f o r t h in t h e "Pro fess iona l C o n d u c t Gu ide l i nes " d o c u m e n t and shou ld be a d h e r e d t o by all G C S A A m e m b e r s .

As a m e m b e r o f t h e G o l f C o u r s e Super in tenden ts Assoc ia t ion o f A m e r i c a , I accep t and ful ly agree t o ab ide by th is C o d e and p ledge myse l f t o :

1. R e c o g n i z e a n d d i scha rge ali o f m y respons ib i l i t i e s a n d d u t i e s in such a fash ion as t o e n h a n c e t h i s assoc ia t ion a n d m y p r o f e s s i o n . 2 . P rac t i ce a n d insist u p o n s o u n d bus iness a n d t u r f m a n a g e m e n t p r i nc ip les in e x e r c i s i n g t h e r e s p o n s i -b i l i t ies o f m y p o s i t i o n . 3 . U t i l i z e f r e q u e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o e x p a n d m y p r o -fess iona l k n o w l e d g e , t h e r e b y i m p r o v i n g m y s e l f a n d m y p r o f e s s i o n . 4 . Re f ra in f r o m any une th i ca l ac t t e n d i n g t o p r o -m o t e m y o w n i n t e r e s t a t t h e e x p e n s e o f t h e d i g n i t y a n d i n t e g r i t y o f t h e p r o f e s s i o n .

5 . Base e n d o r s e m e n t s , w h e t h e r w r i t t e n , v e r b a l , o r t h r o u g h any o t h e r m e d i u m , s t r i c t l y u p o n sat is fac-t o r y p e r s o n a ! e x p e r i e n c e s w i t h t h e p r o d u c t , i t e m , o r s e r v i c e e n d o r s e d . 6 . Ref ra in f r o m e n c o u r a g i n g o r accep t i ng c o n s i d e r a -t i o n s o f any v a l u e w i t h o u t t h e exp ress u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f all pa r t i es t h a t said c o n s i d e r a t i o n is avai lable t o all p e r s o n s in s im i la r c i r c u m s t a n c e s , a n d n o g i f t o r c o n -s i d e r a t i o n is f o r p e r s o n a l gain t o t h e d e t r i m e n t o f t h e c o u r s e , e m p l o y e r , o r t h e p ro fess ion . 7 . R e c o g n i z e a n d o b s e r v e t h e h ighes t s t a n d a r d s o f i n t e g r i t y in m y re l a t i onsh ips w i t h f e l l o w go l f c o u r s e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s a n d o t h e r s assoc ia ted w i t h t h i s p r o f e s s i o n a n d i n d u s t r y . 8 . Ass i s t m y f e l l o w s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s in ail w a y s c o n s i s t e n t w i t h m y abi l i t ies . 9. A b s t a i n f r o m m a k i n g false o r u n t r u e s t a t e m e n t s c o n c e r n i n g a n o t h e r s u p e r i n t e n d e n t t h a t causes pub l i c e m b a r r a s s m e n t t o a n o t h e r s u p e r i n t e n d e n t . 10 . L e n d m y s u p p o r t t o , a n d act ive ly pa r t i c ipa te in,

t h e e f f o r t s o f m y local c h a p t e r a n d nat ional assoc ia t ion t o i m p r o v e pub l i c u n d e r s t a n d i n g and r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h e p r o f e s s i o n o f go l f c o u r s e m a n a g e m e n t . ! S. P r o m p t l y r e p o r t all k n o w n o r s u s p e c t e d v i o l a -t i o n s o f t h e C o d e o f E t h i c s a n d v o l u n t a r i l y p a r t i c i p a t e as a w i t n e s s a n d p r e s e n t i n f o r m a t i o n in al l p r o c e e d i n g s t o d e t e r m i n e t h e poss ib i l i t y o f a v i o l a t i o n o f t h i s C o d e o f E th ics . S 2 . A b s t a i n f r o m a p p l y i n g f o r o r o t h e r w i s e s e e k i n g e m p l o y m e n t in a d i s h o n e s t m a n n e r . F o r t h e p u r -p o s e o f t h i s s e c t i o n o f t h e c o d e , a m e m b e r seeks e m p l o y m e n t in a d i s h o n e s t m a n n e r i f h e o r she d o e s o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e p r o s p e c t i v e e m p l o y m e n t : ( a ) p r o v i d e s false o r m i s -l ead ing i n f o r m a t i o n t o a p r o s p e c t i v e e m p l o y e r ; ( b ) m a k e s false, s l a n d e r o u s o r d e f a m a t o r y s t a t e m e n t s c o n c e r n i n g a f e l l o w s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ; ( c ) a t t e m p t s t o u n d e r m i n e o r i m p r o p e r l y i n f l u e n c e t h e s ta f f o f a f e l l o w s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ; ( d ) a t t e m p t s t o d e c e i v e , m is l ead , o r m i s i n f o r m a f e l l o w s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s e m p l o y e r , s u p e r v i s o r o r f e l l o w e m p l o y e e s ; (e)

m a k e s m is lead ing , d e c e p t i v e , o r false s t a t e m e n t s o r

c l a ims a b o u t his o r h e r p ro fess iona l qua l i f i ca t ions , e x p e r i e n c e , o r p e r f o r m a n c e ; o r (?) m a k e s m is lead -ing, d e c e p t i v e , o r false s t a t e m e n t s o r c la ims a b o u t a m e m b e r s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s p ro fess iona l qua l i f i ca-t i o n s , e x p e r i e n c e o r p e r f o r m a n c e . 13 . Ref ra in f r o m a c c e p t i n g e m p l o y m e n t , as a c o n -su l t an t , in a d i s h o n e s t m a n n e r . F o r t h e p u r p o s e s o f t h i s s e c t i o n o f t h e c o d e , a c o n s u l t a n t a c c e p t s e m -p l o y m e n t in a d i s h o n e s t m a n n e r if he o r she d o e s o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h s u c h consu l t i ng : ( a ) p r o v i d e s fa lse o r m i s l e a d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n t o a p r o s p e c t i v e e m p l o y e r ; ( b ) m a k e s false, s l ande rous , o r d e f a m a t o r y s t a t e m e n t s c o n -c e r n i n g a f e l l o w s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ; ( c ) a t t e m p t s t o u n d e r m i n e o r i m p r o p e r l y i n f l uence t h e s ta f f o f a f e l l o w s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ; ( d ) a t t e m p t s t o d e c e i v e , m is l ead , o r m i s i n f o r m a f e l l o w s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s e m p l o y e r , s u p e r v i s o r , o r f e l l o w e m p l o y e e s ; ( e ) m a k e s mis lead ing , d e c e p t i v e , o r fa lse s t a t e m e n t s o r c l a ims a b o u t his o r h e r p ro fess iona l qua l i f i ca t ions , e x p e r i e n c e , o r p e r f o r m a n c e ; o r (?) m a k e s m i s l e a d -ing, d e c e p t i v e , o r false s t a t e m e n t s o r c la ims a b o u t a m e m b e r s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s p r o f e s s i o n a l qua l i f i ca -t i o n s , e x p e r i e n c e , o r p e r f o r m a n c e . ! 4 . A b s t a i n f r o m c o n d u c t c o n s t i t u t i n g a c r i m e u n -d e r f e d e r a l , s ta te , o r loca l l a w , t h e p e n a l t y f o r w h i c h is, o r m a y be , i m p r i s o n m e n t , i n c l u d i n g b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o c r i m e s o f m o r a l t u r p i t u d e a n d d i s h o n -es ty . A m e m b e r ' s c o n v i c t i o n o f a c r i m e w i l l b e c o n s i d e r e d conc lus i ve e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e m e m b e r c o m m i t t e d t h a t c r i m e f o r t h e p u r p o s e s o f t h i s c o d e . I S . A b s t a i n f r o m k n o w i n g l y m a k i n g fa lse s ta te -m e n t s o r k n o w i n g l y fa i l ing t o d i sc lose a m a t e r i a l f ac t r e q u e s t e d in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h an a p p l i c a t i o n o r r e n e w a l f o r G C S A A m e m b e r s h i p o r f o r m e m b e r -sh ip in an a f f i l ia ted c h a p t e r . I & . Exp ress p ro fess iona l o p i n i o n s o n t e c h n i c a l sub -jec ts p u b l i c l y on l y w h e n t h a t o p i n i o n is f o u n d e d u p o n a d e q u a t e k n o w l e d g e o f t h e fac ts a n d c o m p e -t e n c e in t h e s u b j e c t m a t t e r . F r o m t h e A p r i l 2 0 0 0 i ssue o f Newsline.

G C S A N E © f i c e s m o v i n g t © b r a ^ d o i e w M G A f a c i l i t y i n 2 @ G 2 O u r of f ice is p resen t l y loca ted in N e e d h a m , Mass., as y o u all k n o w . W e are happy t o be in t ha t o f f i ce w i t h t h e Massachuset ts Go l f Assoc ia t i on and t h e W o m e n ' s Go l f Assoc ia t ion o f Massachuset ts . O u r associat ion w i l l be in th is l oca t ion unt i l late 2002 . A t t ha t t i m e w e w i l l m o v e t o N o r t o n , Mass. w i t h t h e M G A w h e r e t h e y w i l l have c o m p l e t e d a b rand n e w facil i ty. Th is bu i ld ing w i l l be loca ted n e x t t o t h e n e w go l f cou rse be ing bu i l t cal led P G A Bos ton . W e are l ook ing f o r w a r d t o th is m o v e .

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w e l l . W e are also v e r y happy f o r t h e M G A , f o r t h e y have b e e n l ook i ng f o r qu i t e s o m e t i m e t o possess t he i r o w n facil ity. T h e M G A has been v e r y g o o d t o G C S A N E and w e are e x t r e m e l y happy t o have such a g rea t ally.

T h e r e is an E c o n o m i c Impac t Study n o w o u t f o r t h e s ta te o f Massachusetts. Th i s s t udy w a s d o n e by t h e Na t i ona l G o l f Founda t i on . T h e s tudy w a s f u n d e d by t h e

M G A and A M G O (A l l ied Massachuset ts G o l f Organ iza t ions) , o f w h i c h w e a re a m e m b e r . " lorn Landry, Susan C u r t i n and t h e M G A staff a re t o be c o m m e n d e d f o r t h e i r ha rd w o r k and p h o n e calls t o m a k e th is s tudy o n e o f t h e best eve r d o n e by t h e N G E T h e s tudy is exce l l en t d u e t o t h e above average response f r o m t h e par t ic ipants , l b s u m th is up, t h e go l f i ndus t ry has a large i m p a c t in Massachusetts. T h e r e a re o v e r 18,000 jobs in th is s tate re la ted t o golf . In t h e June issue o f The Newsletter w e w i l l have m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e study.

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encou rage m o r e peop le t o d e v e l o p sun safety habits. E a r l y d e t e c t i o n is c r i t i c a l

T h e A m e r i c a n Cance r Society r e c o m -mends cancer-related checkups every th ree years f o r t hose under t h e age o f 4 0 and eve ry year f o r t hose 4 0 o r older. Th is checkup includes overal l heal th counsel ing (such as t ips o n h o w t o qu i t smok ing ) and examina t ions o f t h e skin and o t h e r organs.

D u r i n g th is exam, you w i l i be checked f o r t h e main skin cancers, w h i c h are basal cell , squamous ceil, o r me lanoma.

B a s a l ee l ! c a n c e r : T h e major i ty o f skin cancers are basal cells. T h e y deve lop on t h e face and ears, g r o w s low ly and usually d o no t spread t o o t h e r par ts o f t h e body.

Basal cells can take t he f o r m o f a pale, w a x -l ike nodu le o r a red , scaly, sharply ou t l ined patch. Th is was once a disease o f m idd l e o r o ld age, bu t is n o w seen in younger peop le given the i r increased sun exposure .

S q u a m o u s c e l l c a n c e r : A b o u t 20 percent o f skin cancers are squamous cells. T h e y appear p r imar i l y on sun exposed areas l ike t h e ears bu t can also deve lop w i t h i n scars o r lesions; t hey t e n d t o be m o r e aggressive and can spread. "Ears are high r isk areas f o r sk in cancer because these cancers spread m o r e readily t o o the r par ts o f t h e body, " explains We ins tock . " W e d id a s tudy e ight years ago tha t f o u n d many o f t h e peop le w h o had d ied had squamous cells s tar t on t h e ear." T h e y are usually small , r ound , sl ightly raised, and red and crusty. O f t e n t h e r e is a so re in t h e c e n t e r t ha t does n o t heal.

M a l i g n a n t m e l a n o m a : This is the most dangerous f o r m o f skin cancer. W h i l e on ly abou t 14 pe rcen t o f skin cancers a re mal ignant me lanoma, th is t y p e accounts f o r t he ma jo r i t y o f deaths. (App rox ima te l y 47 ,700 peop le w i l l be d iagnosed w i t h m e l a n o m a this year and 7 ,700 w i l l d ie f r o m it.) M e l a n o m a begins in t h e skin cells t h a t p r o d u c e skin co lor ing , w h i c h is w h y these cancers t e n d t o be m i x e d shades o f tan, b r o w n and black. T h o s e w h o are darke r -sk inned are less l ikely t o ge t th is disease; however , i t can deve lop o n the i r hands, soles o f the feet, and under the nails.

Me lanomas are usually f o u n d on sun-exposed skin, but a n appear on o ther parts o f t h e body. O f t e n t h e y begin in o r near a m o l e o r da rk spo t on t h e skin and spread qu ick ly t o o t h e r parts if no t de tec ted early.

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DIVOT DRIFT.. .announcements—educational seminars...job ©pp@rtunities ...tournament results..0and miscellaneous items of interest to the membership.

MEMBERSHIP

W e l c o m e i N e w M e m b e r s : A n d r e w S t ree te r , Sharon C . C . , Supe r i n tenden t ; Jack N u g n e s , O y s -t e r H a r b o r s C . C . , Supe r i n tenden t ; Randy Sawin, E l l i n w o o d C . C . , S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ; N i c k D e M a r k i s , Essex C . C . , Assistant ; John Bresnahan, Lo f t s Seed C o . , Af f i l ia te ; Casey and Dupu i s E q u i p m e n t C o r p . , F r iend .

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INFORMATION

T h a n k y o u t o D o n N u n e s , head p r o T h o m a s D iR ico , c a t e r e r Bill Meara , and t h e e n t i r e staff a t C h i c o p e e C o u n t r y C l u b f o r hos t i ng t h e A p r i l mee t i ng . T h e go l f cou rse was in exce l l en t shape and t h e serv ice was te r r i f i c .

P l e a s e b e s u r e t o se l l y o u r r a f f l e t i c k e t s f o r t h e S c h o l a r s h i p a n d B e n e v o l e n c e F u n d . T h e d r a w i n g w i l l be he ld at t h e S&B T o u r n a m e n t a t Frank l in Park G . C . on June 6. T h e s e p r o c e e d s go t o he lp m e m b e r s ' fami l ies. A lso , please be sure t o

d o n a t e r o u n d s o f go l f a t y o u r c lub. Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , c o n t a c t D a v e C o m e e at (978) 2 9 7 -1223, e x t . 165, o r Sha ron B r o w n e l l at ( 800 ) 8 3 3 - 4 4 5 1 .

A b e l a t e d t h a n k s t o Ron Mi lensk i , t h e staff a t t h e In te rna t iona l G o l f C i u b , and t h e U S G A f o r t h e j o i n t m e e t i n g in M a r c h .

B e s t w i s h e s f o r a speedy r e c o v e r y t o D r . Bil l T o r e l l o f r o m UMass . H e recen t l y u n d e r w e n t suc-cessful hea r t su rge ry .

D i c k O o g g a n w i l l o n c e again be p iay ing f o r G C S A N E in th is year 's O u i m e t Fund m a r a t h o n . T h e even t w i l l be he ld o n A u g u s t 9 at S t o w Ac res . Please m a k e a p ledge t o help D i c k raise m o n e y f o r th is w o r t h y cause. T h e r e w i l i be p ledge sheets avai lable a t each m o n t h l y m e e t i n g site.

T h e O E P h a s m a i l e d t h e G o l f C o u r s e Faci l i ty W a t e r W i t h d r a w a l Q u e s t i o n n a i r e . Please be su re t o fi l l i t o u t and r e t u r n i t by June I . If y o u have any ques t ions please c o n t a c t D u a n e LeVang ie at (617 ) 2 9 2 - 5 7 0 6 . T h e su rvey f o r m is avai lable o n t h e D E P w e b s i t e a t w w w . s t a t e . m a . u s / d e p / b r p / w t r m / w t r m p u b s . h t m ,

W e b S i t e o f t h e M o n t h : Fo r a c o m p r e h e n s i v e list o f m a n y tu r fg rass associated l inks, be sure t o check o u t T h e U l t i m a t e Tur fg rass L inks Page. I t m a y b e r e a c h e d a t w w w . m s u . e d u / u s e r / k a r c h e r d / t u r f l inks/ .

ITEM FOR SALE

J a c o b s e n F - 1 0 w i t h gasol ine eng ine and seven c u t t i n g uni ts. $ 2 0 0 0 o r bes t o f f e r . C o n t a c t B o b Ruszala at H i c k o r y Ridge C C f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n at ( 413 ) 2 5 6 - 8 6 5 4 .

POSITION AVAILABLE

M e c h a n i c . Ster l ing G o l f M a n a g e m e n t is c u r r e n t l y seek ing an indiv idual f o r p a r t - t i m e w o r k in t h e L o w e l l , Mass. area. Du t i es inc lude r o u t i n e lubr ica-t i on , mach ine ad jus tments , par ts o r d e r i n g , and r e c o r d keep ing . M o s t e q u i p m e n t is less than t h r e e years o l d and has been w e l l ma in ta ined . Send r e s u m e t o Kev in O s g o o d , Ster l ing G o l f Manage-m e n t , 2 1 2 K e n r i c k S t r e e t , N e w t o n , M A 0 2 4 5 8 - 2 7 3 2 ; p h o n e (617) 6 3 0 - 1 9 5 0 ; fax (617 ) 9 6 9 - 8 7 5 6 .

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

C h i c o p e e C o u n t r y C l u b C h i c o p e e , M a s s . A p r i l 24, 2000

I st Gross : Ron D o b o s z (78) 2nd Gross : Rob in Hayes (83)

1st N e t : D a v e M u c c i a r o n i ( 7 2 ) * 2 n d N e t : L e r o y A l len (72) 3 r d N e t : B o b M u c c i a r o n i (73)

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Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION fi-OK Tor! Equipment Inc. 1357 Main St., Coventry, Rl 02816-8435 Articulator, Terra Topper, Greens Groomer brush, & used equipment. Mike Cornicel l i - (401) 826-2584

A.A. Will Materials Carp. 168 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072-1748 Top dressing & bunker sand, decorative stone, landscape materials. Charlie Downing, Mike Read (800) 4-AA-WILL

Apr-Ewo U.S.A. Co. Wilmington, DE Acclaim Extra, Banol, ProStar, ProGrass, Finale, Turcam, DeltaGard. David Sylvester - (860) 828-8905

Alien's Seed Store Inc. 693 S. County Trail, Exeter, Rl 02822 Specializing in quality seed and related golf course maintenance supplies. Gregg Allen - (800) 527-3898

Bay State Fertilizer/MWRA 100 First Ave., Boston, MA 02129 Manufacturer & supplier of dry organic fertilizers. Kristen Patneaude - (617) 788-4437

Bayer Corporation 118 Ellery Ave., Middletown, Rl 02842 Bayleton, Merit, Dylox, Tempo Brad Herman - (800) 842-8020

The Borden Company 114 Summer St., Maynard, MA 01754-2216 Bulk limestone dealer. Jack Borden - (978) 897-2571

Boston Irrigation Supply Company 60 Sturgis Way, Dedham, MA 02026 Distributor, irrigation supplies & accessories. John Ramey, Paul Kenyon, Robert Barbarti (781) 461-1560

ireudan Corporation 40 Walker St., Swansea, MA 02777 Doug Hopper - (508 ) 379-0092

The Cardinals, Inc. 166 River Rd., P.O. Box 520 Unionville, CT 06085-0520 Golf course and landscape supplies. John Callahan, Dennis Friel - (800) 861-6256

Casey & Dupais Equipment Corp. 340 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472 Construction/earthmoving equipment sales & rentals; all sizes of job equipment available. Paul Casey- (617) 924-7575

Caviechto Landscape Supply, Inc. 110 Codjer Lane, Sudbury, MA 01776 Annuals, perennials, garden mums, ground covers, loam, and mulch. Darren Young - (978)443-7177

Cedar Lawn Tree Service, Inc. 32 Nickerson Rd., Ashland, MA 01721 Pruning, fertilization, removal, and professional care. William P. Maley - (508) 881-2622

Cornish, Silva. & Mungeum, Inc. 207 N. Main St., Uxbridge, MA 01569 Golf course architects. (508) 278-3407

Country Club Enterprises P. O. Box 820, Cataumet, MA 02534 Club Car golf cars, Carryall utility vehicles. Ed McGuire, Dave Farina, Steve Butler (800) 662-2585

Country Golf, Inc. 4852 Westchester Dr., Traverse City, Ml 49684 Golf course construction & reconstruction; specialists in Donald Ross courses. Jerry Deemer - (616) 947-5751

DsiM/EIanco 560 Ashwood Rd„ Springfield, NJ 07081 Bob Sco t t - (908) 510-5549

Michael Drake Construction, Inc. 240 Walnut St., Framlngham, MA 01702 Golf course reconstruction; professional shaper. Michael Drake - (508) 875-8247

F.A. Bartiett Tree Expert Co. 640 Hale St., Beverly Farms. MA 01915 Complete tree care, landscape design & construction, disease control, long-range planning. Ben Staples - (978) 927-1590

F.D.I., Inc. (Fairway Design Illustration) 95 Railroad Ave., Warren, Rl 02885 Custom granite signs and markers. Joseph K. Martin, Robert Page (800) 358-8337

Gold Star Nursery & Sod Farm 250 West Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224-2127 Growers of turfgrass and ornamentals Malcolm McPhail Lexington, MA - (781) 861-1111 Canterbury, NH - (603) 783-4717

Green Environmental 216 Ricciuti Dr., Quincy, MA 02169 Civil engineering, Title V, environmental consulting/site assessment, above-ground/UST construction Glenn Ferguson - (617) 479-0550

Greene, Inc. 2352 Main St., Concord, MA 01742 Tree transplanting, landscape construction, and masonry Kevin Mulcahy - (800) 439-7244

Charles C. Hart Seed Co., Inc. P.O. Box 9169, Wethersfield, CT 06109-0169 Roy Sibley, Dick Gurski (800) 326-HART

Hartney Greymont 433 Chestnut St., Needham, MA 02492-2822 Tree care, landscape construction, consulting. MarkTob in - (781) 444-1227

international Golf Construction Co. 5 Purcell Rd.. Arlington, MA 02474 Golf course construction. Antonios Paganis - (781) 648-2351; (508) 428-3022

Irrigation Management & Services 21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA 01760 Irrigation consultation, design, and system evaluation.

Bob Healey, ASIC. CID - (508) 653-0625

Tom Irwin Inc. 11B A St., Burlington, MA 01803-3404 Jack Peterson, Wayne Ripley, Paul Skafas, Cbris Peterson, Jack Pluta, Greg Misodoulakis (800) 582-5959 Ken Jones Tire, Inc. 71-73 Chandler St., Worcester, MA 01613 Distributor of tires for lawn & garden, trucks, cars, industrial equipment, and golf cars. Gerry Jones - (508) 755-5255

Landmark Construction P. 0. Box 662, Winchester, MA 01890 Tee/bunker shaping & remodeling, cart paths, drainage, tree planting, landscape construction. Daniel Champion - (781) 729-3250

Larchmont Engineering 11 Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02420-4483 Keith Savage-(781) 647-3361

Lazaro's Golf Course Supplies & Accessories dba Hammond Paint and Chemical Co., Inc. 738 Main St., Suite 223, Waltham, MA 02154 Complete line of golf course accessories; Standard, Par Aide, Eagle One. Joe Lazaro- (781) 647-3361

Lssco lnc 20005 Lake Rd., Rocky River, OH 44116 Ron Tumlski, Mike Donohue, Jim Wierzblcki (800) 321-5325

Lefts Seed, Inc. 22 Lantern Lane, Exeter, Rl 02822 Victoria Wallace - (800) 648-7333

D.L. Maher Co. 71 Concord St., P. 0. Box 127 North Reading, MA 01864-0127 Water supply specialists; water wells & pumping equipment. (781) 933-3210

McNulty Construction Corp. P. 0. Box 3218, Framingham, MA 01705-3218 Asphalt paving of cart paths, walkways, parking areas; imprinted asphalt. John McNulty - (508) 879-8875

Miller Golf Construction 1 Leicester Rd., Marblehead, MA 01945 Golf course construction & renovation John Mi l le r - (781) 631-2030

R.F. Morse & Sons, Inc. 22 Cranberry Hwy., Wareham, MA 02576-0099 Larry Anshewitz, Jack Cronin, Chris Cowan, Alan Anderson - (508) 295-1553

Nardone Sand and Gravel, Inc. 37 Power Rd., Westford, MAD1886-4112 Topdressing sand & mixes, bunker sands, root-zone mixes, ioam, cart path materials, drainage stone. Greg Frederick - (978) 692-8221

North Shore Hydroseedlng 20 Wenham St., Danvers, MA 01923 Hydroseeding, erosion control, & tree services Brian King - (978) 762-8737

Nowartis Specialty Products, Inc. 394 Monson Tpk. Rd., Ware, MA 01082 Banner MAXX, Barricade, Subdue MAXX, Primo Dave Ravel - (413) 967-6745

Partae Peat Corporation Kelsey Park, Great Meadows, NJ 07838 Heat treated topdressing, golf hole targets, turf blankets, other specialty golf supplies. Jim Kelsey - (800) 247-2326

P.I.E. Supply Co. For your irrigation needs; dedicated to sales and service of quality irrigation equipment. (203) 878-0658

Prescription Turf Services, Inc. P. 0. Box 39, Middleton. MA 01949 Deep-tine and hydro-Injection services, custom fertilizer & pesticide applications, fairway aeration, topdressing operations. (978) 777-1663

Read Sand and Gravel, Inc. 171 VFW Drive, Rockland, MA 02370 Topdressing, root-zone mixes, bunker sand, 3/4 & 3/8 screened loams, cart path materials, mulch, drainage stone. Joe Farina - (800) 660-2955

Sawtelle Brothers 65 Glenn St., Lawrence, MA 01843 Bob Brown, Larry Bunn, Mike Hannigan, Frank Higgins, John Lenhart - (978) 682-9296

SSI Turf Services 65 Glenn St., Lawrence, MA 01843 Deep-tine, core, & water-injection aerification, DOL & Verti-Seed overseeding, irrigation services. Jim Favreau - (800) 999-TURF

Shawnmark Industries, inc. P. O. Box 8966, Warwick, Rl 02999 Matt Howland- (401) 295-1673

Sodco Inc. P. O. Box 2, Slocum, Rl 02877 Bluegrass/Fescue, Biuegrass/Rye, Bluegrass/Fescue/Rye, Bentgrass Matt Faherty, Pat Hogan - (800) 341-6900

Sports Club Management 104 Wyman Rd„ Braintree, MA 02184 OSHA and EPA compliance services and training Ron Smi th - (781) 848-5978

Dahn Tibbeti Professional Golf Services dba Weed & Feed, Inc. 20 Clark Lane, Marshfield, MA 02050 Specialists in golf course construction, bunker restoration, and irrigation installation. (781) 837-3503

Tee and Green Sod, Inc. P. O. Box 418, Exeter, Rl 02822 Bentgrass, Bluegrass, and Blue/Fescue sod, Dave Wallace, Robin Hayes (401) 789-8177

Tucitahoe Turf Farms, Inc. P. O. Box 167, Wood River Junction, Rl 02894 Chris Beasley - (800) 556-6985

Turf Enhancement Enterprises 6 Jessica J Dr., Millbury, MA 01527 Floratine products, Precision Small Engine Co., Douglas Rollers, Trion Lifts. Tom Fox- (508) 865-9150

Turfflet Associates, Inc. 21 Brandywine Rd., Skillman, NJ 08558 Cutting edge communication tor the golf course industry. Peter McCormick - (800) 314-7929

Turf Partners, Inc. 15 Londonderry Rd„ Londonderry, NH 03053 Turf & ornamental supplies. Chuck Bramhall, Jim Cohen, Geoff Houghton, Rick Howe, Mike Kroian, Scott Mackintosh, Mike Nagle - (800) 228-6656

Turf Products Corp. 157 Moody Rd., Enfield, CT06082 Distributors of Toro irrigation and maintenance equipment and other golf-related products. Irrigation: Tim Berge, Palmer Whitney Commercial: Paul Hallock, Rick Moulton, Mike Turner- (800) 243-4355

United Horticultural Supply 18 Legate Hill Rd., Sterling, MA 01564 Fertilizer, seed, chemicals, and IPM. Glenn Larabee, Bruce Chapman, Mark Miller (800) 224-4440

Warney Bros. Sand & Gravel 79 Hartford Ave., Bellingham, MA 02019 Concrete golf cart paths. Kenneth Mooradian - (800) 441-7373

Waterflowers Ecological Design 116 North Street, North Reading, MA 01864 Environmental audits, planning/design, & permits for all environmental details Terry Bastion - (978) 664-8059

Winfield Nursery, Inc. 1320 Mountain Rd , Suffield, CT 06109 Wholesale nursery trees and shrubs. Stan Hiidreth

Philip Wogan & George F. Sargent, j r . Golf Course Architects 17 Walker R d , Topsfield, MA 01983 (978) 887-3672

Zip Type Service 50 Kent Street, Newburyport, MA 01950 Design, printing, mailing, advertising specialties. Sheila Johnson - (978) 462-9358

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M@@t h o s t s u p e r i n t e n d e n t M i c h a e l C u m m i n g s , ¡ t a p o j B r o o k G . C .

T h e host super in tendent f o r the May meet -ing o f G C S A N E is Michael C u m m i n g s o f Poquoy Brook Golf Course in Lakeville, Mass,

M ike is a 10-year m e m b e r o f G C S A N E . H e has been e m p l o y e d at Poquoy B r o o k , under the tutelage of Char l ie D ickow, since 1985. In add i t ion , he spent seven years as f o r e m a n at Her i t age Hi l l C o u n t r y C lub .

His educa t ion inc ludes a degree f r o m S M U ( n o w U M a s s - D a r t m o u t h ) w h e r e he g radua ted in 1988.

W h e n he is n o t w o r k i n g o r golf ing, he enjoys days at t h e beach w i t h his w i f e Suzanne, daugh te r Katelyn (4 1/2) and son Patr ick ( I 1/2).

HOST PROFILE Poquoy B r o o k Go l f C o u r s e was o p e n

in 1962 and was designed by the esteemed G e o f f r e y Corn i sh . It is a popu la r publ ic

course on t h e South Shore. W i t h a par o f 72, i t plays t o 6 ,762 yards f r o m t h e back tees. W i t h a ra t ing o f 72.4 and a slope o f ! 28, i t is a chal lenge f o r t h e average golfer.

T h e course has large greens, as t h e y average 8 ,000 square feet . Natural ly , t h e greens consist o f ben t and poa. T h e rye/ poa tees are also fair ly large, averaging 4 ,500 square feet . T h e r e are 27 acres o f fa i rway (ben t /poa / rye ) and 15 acres o f rough (b lue/ fescue/ rye) t o maintain.

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Since m o s t peop le have an average o f 25 moles, h o w d o y o u k n o w w h i c h ones t o w o r r y about? A n o rd i na r y m o l e is an evenly c o l o r e d b r o w n , tan, o r f lesh c o l o r e d spo t in t h e skin. It can be flat o r s m o o t h and has sharp ly de f ined bo rders .

R e m e m b e r i n g t he ' A B C D ru le " may help you t o identify abnormal moles: A s y m m e t r y (one half does n o t ma tch t h e o t h e r half); B o r d e r i r regular i ty (edges are ragged, uneven, b lu r red ) C o l o r ( no t un i f o rm , may have shades o f b r o w n , black, blue, o r red); D i a m e t e r (is w i d e r than 1/4 inch o r is g r o w i n g larger).

T h e best p ro tec t ion against skin cancer is t o k n o w t h e te r ra in o f y o u r skin and

take s imp le steps t o i nco rpo ra te sun safety habits in to y o u r dai ly rou t ine . As W e i n s t o c k r e c o m m e n d s , " W e don ' t w a n t y o u t o be a couch po ta to , bu t w e don ' t w a n t you t o be a baked po ta to , e i ther . "

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