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Bert [Fr®H©ricicri retirement will involve turi8 but defintely not the äöm® t© pasture' variety L i k e m a n y o f us, Be r t F r e d e r i c k doesn ' t l ike t o see a day w h e n he hasn't been p r o d u c t i v e .

" I t ' s in m y makeup , in m y b l o o d , " F rede r i c k mused recen t l y w h i l e l o o k i n g back o n his 38 -year c a r e e r at t h e Vesper C o u n t r y C l u b tha t ended recent ly w h e n he accep ted a r e t i r e m e n t and c o m p e n s a t i o n p r o g r a m he hadn' t sough t . " T h e t h o u g h t o f 's leeping In' every m o r n i n g doesn ' t c u t

f o r m e . I have t o be act ive. I 'm n o t g o o d at d o i n g no th ing . N e v e r w a s . "

F reder i ck , a sol id c i t i zen in t h e ranks o f t h e Go l f C o u r s e Supe r i n tenden ts Assoc ia t ion o f N e w England, is 58 years o ld , bu t r igh t in s tep w i t h t h e s t ream l i ned v e r s i o n o f cond i t i on i ng fa i rways , greens, and o t h e r c o u n t r y c lub g rounds . H o w e v e r , he unders tands tha t d r o p p i n g o u t o f s ight as a day - t o -day c o n t r i b u t o r t o t h e Vesper g r o o m i n g schedu le is a sign o f t h e t imes .

" T h e b reak w i t h Vesper t u r n s o u t t o be o n e w i t h o u t b i t t e rness , " Be r t said.

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7 guess you can call me retired and one of the 'old coots'. But in reality, I feel rejuvenated. I still have a lot to offer golf."

Bert Frederick

" T h e p e o p l e t h e r e w a n t m e t o he lp t h e n e w s u p e r i n t e n d e n t t h e y h i re , l ike o n a consu l tan t basis. T h e y ' v e m a d e it possib le f o r m e t o l ive a l i festyle c lose t o t h e o n e I 've e n j o y e d f o r so long. T h e y t h r e w a r e t i r e m e n t pa r t y f o r m e and gave Joyce and m e a ski t r i p t o S teamboa t Springs. T h a t w a s n ice . "

Joyce, o f course, is Bert 's mul t i - ta lented w i f e . She is a reg is te red nurse w h o has m o r e than just a f lair f o r paint ing. H e r w a t e r c o l o r s and o t h e r w o r k s have hung in a r t gal ler ies, she has a s tud io in t h e i r D u n s t a b l e h o m e , and she remains a r o c k in t h e B e r t F rede r i c k a d m i r a t i o n society.

So, r e p o r t i n g t o t h e b i rds and land o f b i rd ies at 5 :30 a .m. seven days a w e e k isn't all t ha t ha rd t o f o r g e t w h e n B e r t s tops t o smel l t h e roses a r o u n d h i m a w a y f r o m t h e go l f course .

"Yeah, I 'm go ing t o miss t h e place I 've cal led m y second h o m e (Vesper) f o r a lmost 4 0 years, bu t t h e r e are o t h e r places t o

see and o t h e r th ings t o d o , " Be r t o f f e red . " T h e r e are o p p o r t u n i t i e s o u t t h e r e and I'll p i ck up o n t h e m th is spr ing. In fact, I jus t m igh t l ike s l o w i n g d o w n . "

F rede r i ck a l ready has an agenda, s ince he's also a v i r t u o s o w h e n it c o m e s t o o t h e r w ings o f go l f ' s spread ing house. As a p r o d i g y o f t h e late, g rea t Manny Francis, Be r t is in d e m a n d as a course des igner and ma in tenance manager. In o t h e r w o r d s , he wasn ' t o n t h e ou ts ide l ook i ng in w h e n Francis des igned and a ided in t h e c o n d i t i o n i n g process o f s o m e 25 N e w England go l f courses.

Th i s m o n t h B e r t w i l l be h o m i n g in o n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t w o layouts: t h e C a m p b e l l Scot t ish H igh land course in Salem, N . H . and t h e K imba l l Farms Go l f C l u b in W e s t f o r d , Mass. Actual ly , i t 's o l d s tu f f t o F reder i ck . He 's been in t h e business o f course design and maintenance consu l t ing f o r t h e last 30 years. His f i rs t p ro j ec t , t h e H i c k o r y Hi l l C l u b in Me thuen , Mass. w a s c o m p l e t e d in con junc t i on w i t h t h e master, Francis.

T h e Frederick-Francis connect ion p re t t y w e l l sums up Ber t ' s pro fess iona l l i fe w h e n y o u cons ide r t ha t f o r t h e past 70 years t h e Vesper C o u n t r y C l u b has had on ly t w o super in tenden ts , M a n n y and Ber t .

F reder i ck g o t a j u m p o n his ca ree r w h e n , as a 14 yea r -o l d k id , he w o r k e d f o r d u p e r - s u p e r B o b b y M u c c i a r o n e at t h e M e r r i m a c k C o u n t r y C lub . A f e w years la ter Be r t z e r o e d in o n a f u t u r e as a s u p e r i n t e n d e n t w h e n Dave C l e m e n t and he h o o k e d o n w i t h Francis at Vesper. T h e next year, 1960, Ber t marched t h rough

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Russell Heller Gerry Finn Daniel P. Higgins, CGCS I n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d in t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n m a y b e u s e d f r e e l y , in w h o l e o r in p a r t , w i t h o u t s p e c i a l p e r m i s s i o n a s l o n g a s t h e t r u e c o n t e x t is m a i n -t a i n e d . W e w o u l d a p p r e c i a t e a c r e d i t l ine.

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t h e w i n t e r t u r f p r o g r a m at S tockbr idge unde r t h e gu idance o f t h r e e dist inguished teachers, Jeff Corn i sh , j o e Trol l , and L a w r e n c e D ick inson . T h e r e f o r e , he was d r i pp ing gol f course ma in tenance b lueb lood w h e n he r e t u r n e d t o Vesper as Francis' assistant.

It was in tha t capaci ty t ha t Be r t g o t in to design and adv isement in a ser ious vein. " T h a t year (1963) I he lped Manny design and bui ld Fo r t Devens Go l f C o u r s e , " he t o l d . " T h a t real ly was a th r i l l , an expe r ience I'll a lways r e m e m b e r . W e used c o m b a t eng ineers t o ge t t h e heavy w o r k done . T h a t real ly g o t m e in te res ted in cou rse design and cons t ruc t i on . "

Designing and bu i ld ing in Francis' day was really a labor and learn ing o f love f o r Ber t . H e and Manny w o u l d t e n d t o t he regular g r o o m i n g p r o g r a m at Vesper f r o m b reak o f day t o late a f t e rnoon , t h e n take o f f f o r t he cou rse unde r cons t ruc t i on w h e r e t hey w o r k e d unt i l dark .

Francis, o f course, is t h e man c red i t ed w i t h d iscover ing t h e Vesper s t ra in o f bentgrass. Manny named it a f te r t h e c lub and Its popu la r i t y z o o m e d t o t h e po in t w h e r e ove r 8 0 N e w England courses are decked o u t in Vesper Velvet . T h a t and his a l l -around c o m m a n d o f t h e profess ion became Manny ' s legacy, and a f te r he left t h e c o u n t r y c lub, Be r t was named head super in tenden t . F r o m tha t m o m e n t on, Ber t car r ied o n f o r his men to r .

Be r t has car r ied on in grand style, t o o . Certa in ly , Vesper, or ig inal ly a boat c lub s tar ted in 1875 tha t eventua l ly came t o include a Dona ld Ross gol f course, has p r o s p e r e d f r o m Ber t ' s presence. D u r i n g his t e n u r e as head man, Vesper has unde rgone recons t ruc t i on o f ¡0 greens, a sw i t ch t o au tomat i c i r r igat ion, t h e mod i f i ca t ion o f bunkers , and t h e redesign o f tee ing areas. W i t h Ber t at t h e main tenance con t ro ls , it has m o r e than mainta ined its s ta tu re as a t op -g rade pr iva te c lub.

N o w , Ber t , w i t h Manny, becomes par t of Vesper's history. " I guess you can call me r e t i r e d and o n e o f t h e 'o ld coo ts ' , " Be r t sassed. "Bu t , in reality, I feel re juvenated. I sti l l have a lo t t o o f fe r golf. T h e y haven' t bu i l t t h e pasture t o pu t m e o u t in. H o w ' s tha t f o r pu t t i ng w o r d s toge the r? "

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A p r i l 2 4 G C S A N E M o n t h l y M e e t i n g C h i c o p e e M u n i c i p a l G . C . C h i c o p e e , M a s s . S u p t . - D o n N u n e s

M a y 2 P r o / M e d i a / S u p t . T o u r n a m e 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 . S u p t . - R o n M i l e n s k i , C G C S ( » R e g i s t e r t h r o u g h N E P G A )

M a y 8 P r o / S u p t . / M a n a g e r / P r e s i d e n t T o u r n a m e n t * W e l l e s l e y C o u n t r y C l u b W e l l e s l e y , M a s s . S u p t . - D a v i d B a r b e r , C G C S ( » R e g i s t e r t h r o u g h C l u b M g r s . A s s o c . )

M a y 2 3 G C S A N E M o n t h l y M e e t i n g 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 i l l e , M a s s . S u p t . - M i k e C u m m l n g s

J u n e 6 S c h o l a r s h i p ek B e n e v o l e n c e Tournament 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 . e S u p t . - D a v i d L a f f e y

Ju l y 10 G C S A N 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 l 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

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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 r 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

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 e 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

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T h e Speaks Out This month's question: How did the early winter moratorium on snowstorms affect your off-season maintenance schedule1

0 a r r e n P e r r y , W e n h a m C o u n t r y C l u b : " I suppose the d i f fe rence in ear ly w i n t e r s n o w cove r wasn ' t real ly a d i f fe rence at ail because o f t h e relat ively s n o w - f r e e w i n t e r w e had a year ago. But , yes, th is year ' s lack o f s n o w In D e c e m b e r and t h e f i rst par t o f January gave us s o m e unexpec ted t i m e t o w o r k outs ide.

" O f course, that lack of s n o w also meant t ha t w e had m o r e than the usual n u m b e r o f gol fers still playing deep in to D e c e m b e r and beyond, in fact, w e had a compara -t ive ly busy N e w Year's Day w e e k e n d here and even had a t o u r n a m e n t as an added a t t rac t ion . T h a t event , plus l o w inc idence o f f ros t f o r t ha t t i m e o f year, had m e keep t h e pins in until January 7. It could be tha t o u r real w i n t e r began then , because it

^ s n o w e d six days later. Tha t s to rm, plus mother late in the mon th , pu t us unde r a

p r e t t y g o o d cove r o f w h i t e stuff. " T h e main advantage o f opera t ing

w i t h o u t apprec iab le measure o f s n o w a l l o w e d us t o concen t ra te o n t h e main tenance pro jec ts tha t cou ldn ' t get o u r a t ten t i on dur ing t h e summer . So, t h a t was a plus.

" T h e outs ide w o r k wasn ' t anyth ing major. It consisted o f t h e no rma l leaf remova l , c lear ing o u t o f dead t rees, drainage w o r k and general po l ice w o r k (debr is remova l ) all o v e r t h e course.

" O n c e t h e course was unde r inf luence o f apprec iab le s n o w in late January, o u r business re t rea ted t o t h e n o r m a l equ ip -m e n t and c lubhouse ma in tenance chores w h i c h occupy o u r w i n t e r mon ths .

" T h e w a y the w e a t h e r tu rns in w i n t e r doesn ' t af fect m y main tenance plans t o o much , since m y ob jec t i ve o n this job (I 've been on t h e course 10 years w i t h f o u r o f t h e m as head super) is t o a c c o m m o d a t e t h e m e m b e r s . That 's m y chief concern , t o see tha t the i r needs are m e t . T h a t means a l low ing t h e m t o play as long in to

' " " " ' t h e w i n t e r as possible w i t h o u t mak ing a den t in t he p ro jec ted cond i t i on o f t h e course in t h e spring.

"So, I don ' t m i n d it w h e n the w e a t h e r can't make up its m i n d as t o w h a t w e ' l l ge t a f ter t h e high season ends. I can live w i t h a l i t t le o r a lo t o f s n o w cover because the re ' s always someth ing t o d o regardless o f w h e t h e r I 'm w o r k i n g outs ide o r inside."

THE SUPER SPEAKS

T i m iH®@d, N e e d h a m ©oSf C l u b : "Th i s is m y f i rs t year as head super here so I can't c o m p a r e i t w i t h a year ago. In fact, at t h e t i m e I was o n t he B e l m o n t C o u n t r y C l u b c rew.

" H o w e v e r , I 'm a N e e d h a m nat ive and I 'm fami l iar w i t h t h e lay o f t he land and w h a t e v e r a round here.

" M y of f -season schedule is so r t o f l im i ted because w e ca r ry a small c r e w in tha t per iod . Th is year, w i t h t h e n o - c o v e r condit ions a round a l i tt le longer than usual, w e delayed putt ing on green covers a couple o f weeks . H o w e v e r , t h e y w e r e in place by m i d - D e c e m b e r . T h a t pu t o u r gol fers on t e m p o r a r y greens and t h e y con t i nued playing unt i l t h e f i rs t s t o r m in mid-January.

" T h e off-season, on-course maintenance inc luded no rma l c lean-up w o r k and s o m e ref in ing o f bunkers . T h e main outs ide p ro jec t , t hough , was t o con t inue t h e concen t ra t i on on landscape incidentals.

7 think our turf is tough enough to endure the winter cold. So, the less snow cover, the better."

Tim Hood Needham G.C

"The: m e m b e r s here have been pleased w i t h t h e cosmet ics on t he approach t o t h e c lubhouse and sur round ing area. T h e r e f o r e , wh i l e w e still cou ld keep i m p r o v i n g that aspect of t he i r needs, w e d id a lo t o f c lean-out and spruce-up w o r k on t he clubhouse entrance island. In effect, w e w e r e in to some serious gardening.

' A f t e r that , t he a t ten t ion shi f ted inside w h e r e c lubhouse pro jects l ike l ocke r r o o m renovat ions and paint ing kep t us busy. As f o r t he no - snow p o r t i o n o f t he w in te r , I l ike it a lot. I 'd ra ther no t see any s n o w at all. W e don ' t need s n o w cover as a t u r f p ro tec to r . I t h ink o u r t u r f is t o u g h enough t o endu re t he w i n t e r co ld . So, t h e less s n o w cover t he bet ter . "

I e r r y B a k e r , C o h a s s e C o u n t r y C l u b : " I l iked t h e big delay in t he com ing o f s n o w s t o r m s this w in te r . It gave m e a big p iece o f o u t d o o r t i m e t o d o s o m e o f t he th ings I w a n t e d t o do in p repara t ion f o r an i m p r o v e d gol f course in t h e spr ing and summer .

"Because o f t he w e a t h e r cond i t ions w e w e r e able t o dredge o u r b r o o k s and bu l ldoze a pond tha t was in need o f being c leaned ou t . Tha t t u r n e d ou t t o be a big par t o f o u r w i n t e r maintenance. T h a t and t r e e w o r k .

" W e ' r e a nice, n ine-hole pr ivate c lub w i t h m e m b e r s w h o really cher ish t h e course and the rest o f t he grounds. For some reason there has been a hassle about r e m o v i n g t rees. However , t he t rees have enc roached on t he gol f course, causing po ten t ia l p rob lems w i t h much -needed sunl ight and c i rcu lat ion a round o u r greens.

"Th i s w i n t e r I t h ink w e e l im ina ted one o f t hose p rob lems, a giant pine t r e e tha t was b lock ing o u t the sun and air at o u r # 2 green. T h a t green had no ear ly m o r n i n g sun and was a target f o r s t rong n o r t h w inds . But w e t o o k tha t t r e e d o w n and it has t o he lp br ing that green up t o snuff.

"Funny th ing about t he lack o f ear ly w i n t e r s n o w cover. It gave us a chance f o r m o r e t i m e outs ide bu t held us back on do ing t he things tha t are usually d o n e by now. W h i c h means by late January w e w e r e racing t o comp le te o u r chores such as br ing ing equ ipmen t back t o t o p f o r m . So, it 's so r t o f a Ca tch -22 si tuat ion. But w e d id t h e things w e k n e w w e had t o d o if w e had t h e t i m e t o d o t h e m . . . o u r ou ts ide w o r k . This w i n t e r t h e w e a t h e r came t h r o u g h fo r us, f o r a change."

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Lawyer threatens golf courses with ADA lawsuit T h e G C S A A has been a le r t ed t o a f o r m l e t t e r be ing sent t o supe r i n t enden t s at va r i ous go l f courses f r o m a l a w y e r in M ich igan w h o states t ha t he is w h e e l c h a i r con f ined , a golfer, and in te res ted in playing t h e go l f cou rse .

GCSAA NEWS

T h e l a w y e r re fe rences t h e A m e r i c a n w i t h Disabi l i t ies A c t and t h e Casey M a r t i n case ru l i ng in his e f f o r t t o r e q u i r e t ha t w i t h i n 10 days, he and t h e go l f cou rse can " e n t e r i n to an amicab le reso lu t i on respec t i ng t h e o f f e r i ng o f a single ca r t t o g e t h e r w i t h r e m o v a l o f any bar r ie rs t o t h e pa rk ing lo t (van accessible pa rk ing spots ) , p r o shop ( n o i l legally e leva ted r a m p i n g o r steps) and b a t h r o o m s (separa te stall w i t h w i d e r door , g rab bars, adequa te c o u n t e r he ight ) . H e says if his t e r m s are n o t m e t , he w i l l f i le a comp la in t . H e goes o n t o list possib le do l la r a m o u n t s t h a t can be r e c o v e r e d pe r v io la t ion . H o w e v e r , he says t o avo id l i t igat ion, he d e m a n d s f r o m t h e c lub:

1. Purchase o f at least t w o single r i d e r car ts ;

2. $ 2 , 5 0 0 in c o m p e n s a t o r y damages, costs and a t t o r n e y fees; and

3. A D A c o m p l i a n t pa rk i ng spots , e n t r y t o p r o shop , and b a t h r o o m .

T h e G C S A A g o v e r n m e n t re la t ions staf f has s p o k e n t o legal counse l c o n c e r n i n g th is issue and t h e adv ice t h a t w a s g iven t o us w a s t h a t go l f courses shou ld i gno re th is l a w y e r ' s reques ts and demands . G o l f courses are unde r no obl igat ion t o respond t o th is ind iv idual . T h e s tandard f o r th is m a n t o sue, w h i c h is be ing i n j u red by a party, does n o t s e e m t o be p resen t .

W e k n o w o f at least seven go l f courses t h a t have rece i ved th is le t ter . If y o u have rece i ved o r d o rece ive th is le t ter , y o u shou ld d i r ec t it t o y o u r go l f course 's legal counse l and shou ld n o t a t t e m p t t o con tac t t h e l e t t e r ' s au thor . A l so , please let C a r r i e R iordan, G C S A A g o v e r n m e n t re la t ions manager, k n o w y o u have rece ived a let ter. W e are t r a c k i n g th is s i tua t ion in case s o m e ac t i on is t a k e n against th is ind iv idual .

Please c o n t a c t C a r r i e R io rdan at (800) 4 7 2 - 7 8 7 8 , ex t . 610 , if y o u have any ques t ions o r need f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n . For m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e A D A , see t h e GCSAA's 2 0 0 0 Legis la t ive /Regula tory Agenda .

GCSANE announces committees for 2©§C1 U he f o l l o w i n g are t h e c o m p l e t e G S C A N E c o m m i t t e e ass ignments f o r 2000 .

M e m b e r s h i p : W a y n e L a C r o i x , Russell He l l e r , Ca r l O l i ve i ra , R o b e r t Ruszala, Dav id S t o w e E m p l o y m e n t : M ichae l ¡acono, James F i t z roy , James Re ine r t son , R o b e r t Ruszala, R ichard Z e p p P u b l i c i t y : James F i t z roy , Bill Spence, Rich T w o r i g , John LeC la i r , Russell H e l l e r C o n f e r e n c e : Kev in O s g o o d F i n a n c e : A r t h u r Silva, M ichae l l acono , Dan ie l H igg ins W e l f a r e : D a v i d C o m e e

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B y - L a w s : Kev in O s g o o d , C h i p Brear l y , R o b e r t D l R i c o S c h o l a r s h i p & B e n e v o l e n c e : D a v i d C o m e e , G r e g F r e d e r i c k , R o b e r t Hea ley , M ichae l l acono , Kev in O s g o o d , R o b e r t Ruszala, A r t h u r Silva, Russell H e l l e r E d u c a t i o n : Ron D o b o s z , j r . , Ed Giann i , Pa t ty Knaggs, Br ian L lnehan, M a r y O w e n N e w s l e t t e r : Russell H e l l e r , M a r k Casey, J im C o h e n , G r e g A lbanese G o l f : M ichae l H e r m a n s o n , La r r y A n s h e w l t z , D a r y n B r o w n , D a v i d C o m e e , R o b e r t Hea ley , R o b e r t LeBlanc, Ch r i s T u f t s T u r f R e s e a r c h : James F i t z roy , Rob Larson, M ichae l K ro ian , j r . , D a r y n B r o w n SPIM: M ichae l l acono , Ron D o b o s z , Jr. ( co -cha i r ) , D a r y n B r o w n , Dan ie l Higgins, Pat K r l ksceona l t i s O u l m e t F u n d : James F i t z roy , R ichard Duggan , Rob Larson, Roy M a c k i n t o s h , J im Re ine r t son , C h r i s T u f t s G C S A A C h a p t e r L i a i s o n : James F i t z roy A M C 3 Q : Kev in O s g o o d , R o b e r t Ruszala H a n d i c a p : D a v i d C o m e e , M ichae l H e r m a n s o n C e r t i f i c a t i o n A t t e s t o r : R o b e r t D i R i c o " F i r s t T e e : Sco t t H u r t G o v e r n m e n t R e l a t i o n s : Kev in O s g o o d

Scotts sells professional turf division T h e Scot ts C o m p a n y has agreed t o sei! its p ro fess iona l t u r f businesses in t h e U n i t e d States and Canada t o T h e A n d e r s o n s and N u - G r o . T h e t ransac t ion inc ludes a long-t e r m supply agreement under w h i c h Scotts w i l l use its p r o p r i e t a r y manu fac tu r i ng processes t o p r o d u c e p r o d u c t s f o r t h e t w o compan ies .

T h e acqu is i t ion inc ludes Pro-Turf , C o n -tec , and several o t h e r b rand names, as w e l l as t he d i s t r i bu t i on n e t w o r k , c u s t o m e r lists, and t r a d e m a r k s and copyr igh ts associated w i t h t he professional t u r f marke t . It doesn' t i nc lude t h e use o f t h e Scot ts b rand o r any o f t h e c o m p a n y ' s consumer , pro fess iona l grass seed, o r pro fess iona l ho r t i cu l t u ra l businesses. T h e a g r e e m e n t is e x p e c t e d t o be f ina l ized by May.

Acco rd i ng t o James Hagedorn , pres ident o f Scot ts N o r t h A m e r i c a , t h e dec is ion t o sell th is we l l -es tab l i shed l ine o f p r o d u c t s is designed t o focus c o m p a n y resources o n c o n s u m e r brands and consumer markets .

T h e A n d e r s o n s Process ing G r o u p is r e c o g n i z e d as a leader in par t i c le size diliiALAMLiLaillidLlMl

t e c h n o l o g y w i t h its T e e T i m e , A n d e r s o n Professional Tur f p r o d u c t s , and o t h e r g ranu la r p roduc t s . N u - G r o is a leading Canad ian m a n u f a c t u r e r / m a r k e t e r o f c o n -s u m e r l a w n and ga rden p r o d u c t s u n d e r b r a n d names tha t inc lude C I L and W i l s o n .

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A l l t h r e e compan ies exp ressed t h e be l ie f t h a t t h e peop le invo lved in t h e a g r e e m e n t a re as i m p o r t a n t as t h e techno logy . "Scot ts ' associates are va lued f o r t h e i r k n o w l e d g e and ded i ca t i on t o th is indust ry and w i l l be essential t o t h e success o f t h e business," said Rick A n d e r s o n , p res iden t o f T h e A n d e r s o n s Processing G r o u p .

"Th i s sale p rov ides A n d e r s o n s w i t h e v e r y s igni f icant n i t r o g e n source , o t h e r t h a n Po lyon, in N o r t h A m e r i c a , " said Sco t t Todd, sen io r v i ce p res iden t o f T h e Scot ts C o m p a n y pro fess iona l business g r o u p .

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UMass seeks assistance with snow mold study J r . Gail Schumann at t h e Un ive rs i t y o f Massachuset ts is c o n d u c t i n g a s tudy t o he lp deal w i t h s o m e o f t h e s n o w m o l d p r o b l e m s and Fusar ium pa tch (p ink s n o w m o l d ) in part icular . T h e s tudy w i l l inc lude fung ic ide cho ices and t i m i n g o f fall app l ica t ions f o r w i n t e r s n o w m o l d c o n t r o l , disease p r e d i c t i o n , and fung ic ide cho ices d u r i n g spr ing/ fal l ou tb reaks , and eva luat ion o f possib le fung ic ide res is tance p r o b l e m s .

Try to submit samples in the early stages of the disease. Note if the disease is from winter activity or new outbreaks in spring and/or fall.

l b ob ta i n as m u c h i n f o r m a t i o n as possible in this study; w e need coopera to rs t o :

1. Submi t samples o f Fusar ium patch (p ink s n o w m o l d ) t o add t o o u r c u l t u r e co l lec t ion . Try t o s u b m i t samples in t h e ear ly stages o f disease. N o t e if t h e disease is f r o m w i n t e r ac t iv i ty o r n e w o u t b r e a k s in sp r ing and /o r fall. Inc lude as m u c h cu l tu ra l i n f o r m a t i o n as poss ib le ( loca t ion o f sample, r e c e n t fe r t i l i ze r and chemica l appl icat ions, soil p H , tu r fg rass species and cul t ivar, w e a t h e r cond i t i ons at t h e t i m e o f ac t iv i ty - m i n i m u m and m a x i m u m t e m p e r a t u r e s , r e c e n t rainfal l ) . A n y o f th is i n f o r m a t i o n w i l l be helpfu l .

2. Reco rd cond i t i ons d u r i n g spr ing and fall Fusar ium pa tch o u t b r e a k s t o help us d e v e l o p a p r e d i c t i o n sys tem f o r th is I I - m o n t h N e w England disease.

If y o u w o u l d l ike t o be a c o o p e r a t o r in th is study, please c o n t a c t us. W e w i l l mai l o r fax y o u r e c o r d i n g f o r m s .

T h e f o r m inc ludes t h e f o l l o w i n g i n t r o -d u c t o r y i n f o r m a t i o n : " T h i s r e c o r d sheet is

j r i n f o r m a t i o n o n Fusar ium patch o u t -b reaks in spr ing and fall. T h e s e usually

appea r q u i t e sudden ly as smal l c o p p e r y t o greasy l ook ing patches ( I " - 3 " in d i a m e -t e r ) . T h e y are m o s t c o m m o n o n high

UMASS NEWS f e r t i l i t y t u r f and in shady o r p o o r l y d r a i n e d areas. S o m e t i m e s s y m p t o m s a re con fus ing because t h e fungus is easily s t r e a k e d d u r i n g m o w i n g . If y o u a re u n c e r -ta in a b o u t t h e diagnosis, t r y pu t t i ng a c u p - c u t t e r p lug in a plastic bag o v e r n i g h t and see if t h e p ink ish fungus appears o n t h e edges o f t h e patches by t h e nex t m o r n i n g . You may also send samples t o t h e UMass Turf Disease D iagnost ic Lab

© l e n C . Ferguson f o u n d e d G r e e n Env i r onmen ta l , Inc. (G reen ) in 1986. Th i s N e w England-based e n v i r o n m e n t a l consu l t i ng f i r m has g r o w n f r o m a single-m a n o p e r a t i o n t o a p p r o x i m a t e l y 70 e m p l o y e e s . T h e f i r m inc ludes t h r e e div is ions: e n v i r o n m e n t a l consu l t ing , civi l eng ineer ing , and cons t ruc t i on .

FRIEND PROFILE Glenn has o n e basic phi losophy t o w a r d s

p r o j e c t w o r k : Keep th ings s imp le f o r t h e c l ien t ! Th i s was t h e cen t ra l idea beh ind t h e f o u n d a t i o n o f G r e e n . G l e n n feels t ha t it is benef ic ia l f o r c l ients t o have t h e ab i l i ty t o d o " o n e s top shopp ing " , m e a n i n g t h e same f i r m w i l l see p ro jec t s t h r o u g h f r o m i ncep t i on t o c o m p l e t i o n . T h i s a p p r o a c h is un ique, because m a n y c o m p a n i e s d o on l y a p o r t i o n o f a p r o j e c t . Green 's p r i m a r y goal is t o p r o v i d e c o m p l e t e and cos t -e f f i c ien t services. W e s t r i ve t o de l i ve r p ro jec t s o n o r ahead o f schedu le and w i t h i n budge t .

G r e e n has p r o v i d e d services f o r real es ta te deve lopers , industry, u n d e r g r o u n d storage tank facilities, municipal i t ies, federal agencies, s tate agencies and p r i va te ind iv iduals t ha t r e q u i r e profess ional

f o r c o n f i r m a t i o n and t o add t o t h e re -search co l l ec t i on . "

T h e f o r m reques ts i n f o r m a t i o n o n da te / l oca t i on o f o u t b r e a k , sever i ty, air and soil t e m p e r a t u r e s in days leading up t o t h e o u t b r e a k , rainfal l , dra inage, fe r t i l -i zer / fung ic ide app l ica t ions, soi l p H , and r e c e n t l ime app l ica t ions.

T h e f o r m s are also avai lable at t h e UMass Turf P r o g r a m w e b s i t e : hup:// w w w . u m a s s . e d u / u m e x t / t u r f .

Mai l samples and r e p o r t s t o : Dr. Gail Schumann, D e p a r t m e n t o f M ic rob io logy , Fernald Hal l , UMass , A m h e r s t M A 0 1 0 0 3 -2420 . Phone: (413) 5 4 5 - 3 4 1 3 ; fax: (413) 5 4 5 - 2 5 3 2 ; E-mai l : schumann@pltpath. umass.edu.

assistance in e n v i r o n m e n t a l eng ineer ing and cons t ruc t i on . G r e e n is i nvo lved in a w i d e va r i e t y o f p ro j ec t s inc lud ing si te assessments, hazardous waste management, r e m e d i a t i o n sys tem des ign /cons t ruc t ion , site w o r k design/construct ion, underg round s to rage t a n k des ign / rep lacemen t , and u t i l i t y design and c o n s t r u c t i o n .

G r e e n e m p l o y s a seasoned staf f o f profess ional eng ineers , l icensed si te professionals, geolog is ts , hydrogeo log is ts , e n v i r o n m e n t a l sc ient is ts, e n v i r o n m e n t a l technic ians, c o n s t r u c t i o n super in tenden ts , and l icensed heavy ea r t h w o r k personne l . Green 's profess ionals specia l ize in m e e t i n g t h e d e m a n d f o r a m i x t u r e o f consu l t ing , eng inee r ing and con t rac t i ng services. G r e e n takes p r i de in o f f e r i ng c l ients speedy and c o m p e t e n t assistance t h r o u g h any e n v i r o n m e n t a l process, inc lud ing t h o s e w h i c h r e q u i r e services o f a Massachusetts L icensed Site Professional (LSP). T h e staff at G r e e n possesses a c o m b i n e d to ta l o f o v e r 350 years o f e x p e r i e n c e in e n v i r o n m e n t a l eng ineer ing , geo techn ica l eng ineer ing , geo logy and e a r t h w o r k serv ices.

For m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n Green 's services, con tac t G l e n n C . Ferguson, p res iden t , at (617) 4 7 9 - 0 5 5 0 , o r v is i t t h e w e b site: www.greenenvironmental.com.

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SoftSpikes and Superintendent News announce new award for superintendents SoftSpik.es and Superintendent News p lan a n e w awa rd t o h o n o r t h e t o p professional in t he golf course management business. T h e "Super in tenden t of t he Year" a w a r d w i l l be p resen ted in Februa ry 2001 . N o m i n a t i o n s w i l l be accep ted t h r o u g h Nov . 1, 2000 .

" W e cons tan t l y w o r k w i t h go l f c o u r s e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s in o u r p r o d u c t d e v e l o p -m e n t and tes t ing process, and are keen l y

a w a r e o f h o w d e m a n d i n g t h e i r jobs a re , " said Jon H y m a n , Sof tspikes C E O . " W e ' r e p leased t o s p o n s o r an a w a r d t ha t h o n o r s t h e i r ski l l and ded i ca t i on . "

Select ion o f t h e w i n n e r w i l l be based o n skills in manag ing labor, w o r k i n g w i t h i n budgets, educat ing & advancing c o w o r k e r s , nego t ia t ing w i t h g o v e r n m e n t agencies, p repa r ing f o r t o u r n a m e n t s , serv ing gol fers,

upg rad ing t h e cou rse , and deal ing w i t h e x t r e m e s i tuat ions o r emergenc ies .

N o m i n a t i o n s can be m a d e by anyone, and shou ld be ma i led t o Supt . o f t h e Year, Supt . N e w s , 7 6 5 7 C o m m e r c e C e n t e r D r i v e , O r l a n d o , FL 32819 . N o m i n a t i o n f o r m s w i l l appear in c o m i n g ed i t i ons o f Su-perintendent News. Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , call B rad ley K le in at (407) 3 4 5 - 5 5 0 0 .

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W e w e r e s o r r y t o l e a r n o f t h e passing o f C a r o l (Pep in ) F r e n c h o n F e b r u a r y 18. She w a s t h e w i f e o f Bear H i l l G . C . s u p e r i n t e n d e n t D i c k F rench , w i t h w h o m she c e l e b r a t e d t h e i r 3 I st ann i ve rsa ry o n January 19. C a r o l w a s an a r t t e a c h e r at M c C a r t h y Jun io r H i g h Schoo l in C h e l m s f o r d , a n d w o r k e d f o r t h e s c h o o l d e p a r t m e n t f o r 30 yea rs . She w a s a m e m b e r o f t h e Pu r i t an C h a p t e r o f t h e O r d e r o f t h e Eas te rn Star # 5 4 o f L o w e l l , and a b o a r d m e m b e r and m e m b e r o f t h e N e w Eng land Pain t H o r s e Assoc ia t i on . In a d d i t i o n t o h e r husband , she leaves a d a u g h t e r , H e a t h e r Rager ; t w o b r o t h e r s , E v e r e t t " S k i p " Pep in , Jr. and G a r r y Pepin ; and m a n y n ieces and n e p h e w s . O u r c o n d o l e n c e s a re e x t e n d e d t o t h e e n t i r e F r e n c h and Pep in fami l ies .

T h a n k s to t h e f o l l o w i n g staff a t Salem C . C . w h o hos ted a te r r i f i c Feb rua ry mee t i ng : supt . K ip T y l e r , c lub m g r . Paul Guid i , banque t mg r . A n n Gr ieves , and che f F red Yanos ick . T h a n k s also t o T e r r y Bast ion, w h o s p o k e o n e n v i r o n m e n t a l m a n a g e m e n t .

T h e C h a p t e r T e a m o f M i k e l acono , Ron K i r k -m a n , W a y n e Z o p p o , and G a r y Lucc in i w o n t h e i r f l i gh t a t t h e G C S A A G o l f C h a m p i o n s h i p in A l a -bama . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o all. In a d d i t i o n t o his t e a m w i n , Ron K i r k m a n w o n t h e S e n i o r II d i v i s ion o f t h e G o l f C h a m p i o n s h i p . W e l l d o n e , C a p t . K i r k .

B e s t w i s h e s f o r a s p e e d y r e c o v e r y t o Jack C r o n i n , w h o is e x p e r i e n c i n g hea l th p r o b l e m s .

G r e g M a c k i n t o s h r e c e n t l y le f t T w i n B r o o k s G . C . t o t a k e t h e s u p t e r i n t e n d e n t p o s i t i o n at W i d o w ' s W a l k G . C . G o o d luck , G r e g .

M a t t C r o w t h e r o f M i n k M e a d o w s G . C . r e c e n t l y a c h i e v e d C e r t i f i e d G o l f C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s ta tus f r o m t h e G C S A A . W e l l d o n e , M a t t .

T h e F i r s t A n n u a l S t o c k b r s d g e A l u m n i G o ! f C l a s s i c w i l l be M a y 18 at W e s t m i n s t e r C . C . C o s t p e r p e r s o n is $ 100 and p r o c e e d s go t o t h e S tock -b r i dge School . C h e c k s m a y be m a d e o u t t o t h e S t o c k b r i d g e Founda t i on , Inc. and sent t o C a r o l Nashe, 5 6 6 C o m m o n w e a l t h Ave . ,S te . 601 , Bos ton , M A 0 2 2 1 5 . Cal l C a r o l a t (617 ) 4 3 7 - 9 7 5 7 f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , o r consu l t golfonthego.com.

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to G l e n L a C h e p e l i e , H e r e -c e n t l y a c c e p t e d t h e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t p o s i t i o n a t T h e O r c h a r d s G . C . , and o n January 2 4 his w i f e , G ina , gave b i r t h t o a baby g i r l , G iavann.

T h e p o s i t i o n o p e n i n g n o t i c e in last m o n t h ' s Newsletter f o r F r a m i n g h a m C . C . s h o u l d have read 2nd assistant. O u r apo log ies f o r t h e m i s t a k e .

P u r d u e U n i v e r s i t y is o f f e r i ng its Tur fg rass Pest M a n a g e m e n t C o r r e s p o n d e n c e C o u r s e . T h e c o u r s e c o v e r s f u n d a m e n t a l s o f t u r f m a n a g e m e n t ; IPM; chemica l pest ic ides & e n v i r o n m e n t a l fate; safety; e q u i p m e n t & ca l ib ra t ion ; t u r f diseases; w e e d s ; and m a n a g e m e n t o f a r t h r o p o d & v e r t a b r a t e pests. C o u r s e mater ia ls inc lude read ing ma te r ia l s / chap te r e x a m s f o r each sect ion. U p o n passing t h e f inal e x a m , y o u w i l l rece ive a Pu rdue Un ive rs i t y Ce r t i f i -ca te o f C o m p l e t i o n . G C S A A has a p p r o v e d th is c o u r s e f o r 3 .0 C E U s . C o s t is $275 . Fo r i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a c t Se l f -D i r ec ted Learn ing Prog rams , Pu rdue Un ive rs i t y , 1586 S t e w a r t C t r . , Rm. I 16, W . La-fayet te , I N 4 7 9 0 7 - 1 5 8 6 , o r call (800) 8 3 0 - 0 2 6 9 .

M a r k y o u r c a l e n d a r n o w f o r t w o G C S A N E s p o n s o r e d s e m i n a r s . I n t e g r a t e d E n v i r o n m e n t a l M a n a g e m e n t ( N o v . 14) a n d T u r f g r a s s T r a f f i c Stress: Phys io logy & M a n a g e m e n t ( N o v . 15) w i l l b e he ld at T h e In te rna t i ona l G . C . , B o l t o n , Mass.

W A I M T E D : The Newsletter plans a Super Speaks O u t t op i c o n e q u i p m e n t leasing. A n y o n e leasing main-tenance e q u i p m e n t and wi l l ing t o ta lk t o G e r r y Finn f o r a f e w minutes can call Russ Hel ler at (978) 256-5664.

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A s s i s t a n t . Sha ron C . C . is a 9 - h o l e p r i v a t e fac i l i ty c u r r e n t l y i n v o l v e d in c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h r e e n e w ho les . T h e y seek an ind iv idua l t o assist t h e s u p e r -i n t e n d e n t in all aspects o f c o u r s e m a i n t e n a n c e . Ind iv idua l m u s t have a g o o d b a c k g r o u n d o f w o r k e x p e r i e n c e and g o o d w o r k e th ic . M u s t have o r o b t a i n a Mass. pes t i c ide a p p l i c a t o r ' s l icense. C o m -p e n s a t i o n i n c l u d e s s a l a r y , h e a l t h i n s u r a n c e , vaca t i on , s ick and p e r s o n a l t i m e , dues pa id f o r local assoc ia t ions, c o n f e r e n c e s / s e m i n a r s , and go l f p r iv i leges . Send r e s u m e t o A n d r e w S t r e e t e r , GCS, S h a r o n C . C . , 149 East St., Sha ron , M A 0 2 0 6 7 .

2 n d A s s i s t a n t . P ine B r o o k C . C . is a p r i va te , 18 -ho le c o u r s e in W e s t o n , Mass. d e s i g n e d in 1924 b y Styles and V a n C l e e k . Ind iv idua l s h o u l d posses a d e s i r e t o exce l . E d u c a t i o n r e q u i r e d d e p e n d s o n e x p e r i e n c e level ach ieved . M u s t be s e l f - m o t i v a t e d and ab le t o w o r k l o n g h o u r s . A t e a m - p l a y a t t i t u d e is a m u s t . Respons ib i l i t ies i nc lude c r e w s u p e r v i -s ion , i m p l e m e n t i n g dai ly schedu le , c o u r s e se tup , p l a n t p r o t e c t a n t a p p l i c a t i o n s , r e c o r d - k e e p i n g , scou t i ng , and i r r i ga t i on s y s t e m m a i n t e n a n c e . Sal-a r y / w a g e s c o m m e n s u r a t e w i t h e x p e r i e n c e . I n c l u d e d a r e pa id w i n t e r vaca t ions , 9 0 % e m -p l o y e r - p a i d hea l th i nsu rance , 401 (k ) p lan, dues f o r local & na t i ona l assoc ia t ions, expenses f o r local t u r f c o n f e r e n c e & semina rs , and go l f i ng pr iv i leges. Send r e s u m e t o M i c h a e l V . l a c o n o , C G C S , Pine B r o o k C . C . , 4 2 N e w t o n St., W e s t o n , M A 0 2 4 9 3 .

A s s i s t a n t . W a c h u s e t t C . C . is a s e m i - p r i v a t e 18-h o l e g o l f c o u r s e b o r d e r i n g W o r c e s t e r , Mass. Es tab l i shed in 1927, t h e c o u r s e w a s des igned by D o n a l d Ross. T h e c l ub is c u r r e n t l y i n v o l v e d in an i n - h o u s e r e s t o r a t i o n p r o j e c t . Ind iv idua l m u s t have a m i n i m u m o f a w i n t e r s c h o o l c e r t i f i c a t e and t w o years o f go l f c o u r s e e x p e r i e n c e . Ind iv idua l m u s t be h igh ly m o t i v a t e d a n d w i l l i n g t o w o r k l o n g h o u r s . M u s t be ab le t o a t ta in a Mass. Pes t ic ide a p p l i c a t o r ' s l icense (cat . 37) . Salary is c o m m e n s u -rate w i t h e x p e r i e n c e . C o m p e n s a t i o n inc ludes paid vaca t i on , 8 0 % e m p l o y e r - p a i d hea l th & den ta l in-s u r a n c e , a n d g o l f p r i v i l eges . S e n d r e s u m e by M a r c h 17 t o : G o l f C o u r s e Supt . , W a c h u s e t t C . C . , 187 P r o s p e c t St., W e s t Boy l s t on , M A 0 1 8 5 3 .

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

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

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

Allen'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 Fertil izer/IWRA 100 First Ave., Boston, MA 02129 Manufacturer & supplier of dry organic fertilizers. Kristen Patneaude - (617) 788-4437

Bayer Corporation 118 Eliery 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

Breudan 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

Cavicchio Landscape Supply, Ins. 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

Csuntry 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

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

Douglas Equipment Corp. 90 Douglas Pike, Smlthfield, Rl 02917 John Deere golt and turf equipment dealer. Paul T. Surablan, Allen Vadala (401) 232-3700

Dow/Elanco 560 Ashwood Rd., Springfield, NJ 07081 Bob Scot t - (908) 510-5549

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

F.A. Bartlett 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 ot 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 sssessment, aboveground/UST construction Glenn Ferguson - (617) 479-0550

Greeno, 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 Grsymont 433 Chestnut St., Needham, MA 02492-2822 Tree care, landscape construction, consulting, MarkTobin-(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, Chris Peterson, Jack Pluta, Greg Misodoulakis (800) 582-5959 Ken Jones Tire, inc. 71-73 Chandler St., Worcester, MA 01613 Distributor of tires for iawn & garden, trucks, cars, industrial equipment, and golf cars. Gerry Jones - (508) 755-5255

Koonz Sprinkler Supply, Inc. 39 Waverly Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081 (973) 379-9314

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

LarchmonS 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

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20005 Lake Rd., Rocky River, OH 44116 Ron Tumiski, Mike Donohue, Jim Wierzbicki (800) 321-5325

Lofts Seed, ¡no. 22 Lantern Lane, Exeter, Rl 02822 Victoria Wallace - (800) 648-7333

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

McNuty 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 ler-(781) 631-2030

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

Marlon® Sand and Gravel, Inc. 37 Power Rd„ Westford, MA 01886-4112 Topdressing sand & mixes, bunker sands, root-zone mixes, loam, 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

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

Partac 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. O. 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 8,3/8 screened loams, cart path materials, mulch, drainage stone. Joe Farina - (800) 660-2955

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

SBI 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

Sorte:. Inc. P. 0. Box 2, Slocum, Rl 02877 Bluegrass/Fescue, Bluegrass/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

Data Tibbetf 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

Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc. P. O. Box 167, Wood River Junction, Rl 02894 Chris Beasiey - (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

Turf "Net Associates, Inc. 21 Brandywine Rd„ Skillman, NJ 08558 Cutting edge communication for 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 Nagie - (800) 228-6656

Turf Products Corp. 157 Moody Rd„ Enfield, CT 06082 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 Hiil Rd„ Sterling, MA 01564 Fertilizer, seed, chemicals, and IPM. Glenn Larabee, Bruce Chapman, Mark Miller (800) 224-4440

Varney 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 Hildreth

Philip Wogan & Georg® F. Sargent, Jr. Golf Course Architects 17 Walker Rd„ 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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Meat host superintendent Ron MiSenski, The InternatioiiaE G.C. T h e host supe r i n tenden t f o r t he Ma rch m e e t i n g o f G C S A N E is Ron Mi lensk i o f T h e In ternat iona l Go l f C l u b in Bo l ton , Mass.

Ron has been t h e supe r i n tenden t at T h e In ternat iona l f o r t h e last 20 years. H is p r i o r st ints inc lude Inn isb rook Go l f and C o u n t r y C lub , G r e e n o c k C o u n t r y C lub , and G r e y l o c k Glen Go l f C lub . H e has been cer t i f i ed f o r o v e r 15 years.

Ron's educat iona l s tops inc lude t h e Un ive rs i t y o f Massachusetts, F i tchburg State Col lege, and Berksh i re C o m m u n i t y

Co l lege. H e has served on t h e G C S A A c o m m u n i c a t i o n and publ icat ions c o m m i t -tees. In add i t ion , he has served G C S A N E as t r easu re r and educa t ion cha i rman.

HOST PROFILE H e is act ive in t h e A u d u b o n C o o p e r a -

t i ve Sanctuary System, having c o m p l e t e d t h e 1PM, W a t e r Enhancement , W a t e r Conserva t i on , and Wi ld l i f e Managemen t p rog rams .

W h e n n o t w o r k i n g , he spends his f ree t i m e at his h o m e in Pr inceton w i t h his w i f e , D e b , and 5-year o ld son Michael . H e enjoys fami ly act ivi t ies, golf, and reading. H e also coaches local tee-ba l l and soccer teams.

T h e Internationa! Gol f C lub is a CornislY—-Jones design tha t was organ ized in 1955. T h e pr iva te 18-hole c lub plays 8325 yards f r o m t h e T ige r tees and a m e r e 6550 f r o m t h e regular (mor ta l ) tees. T h e ve lvet / Penncross greens average 10,000 square feet . Tees and fa i rways consist o f bentgrass and poa. The rough is a mix ture o f bluegrass, fescue, and rye.

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