sierra nevada gcsa september/october newsletter

SeptemberOctober 2011

Dates to Remember

November 6 7 amp 8

California GCSA

Coference amp Golf Cham-

pionship

Silverado Resort

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

Presidentrsquos Message 2

Meeting Schedule 3

Open Date to Host a Meeting

5

Government Relations Update

7

Wilberrsquos News 8

2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Winner

9

CGCSA Annual Conf 10

GCSAA Las Vegas 11

Thank You Sponsors 14

Meeting Highlights 15

FORE YOUR INFORMATION

Sierra Nevada GCSA

An Affiliate Chapter of

the Golf Course

Superintendents

Association of America

EL EC TI O N MEETI N G REM I N D ER B Y J E F F C O U W E N H O V E N

We wanted to take

the time and remind you to

sign up for the CGCSA

annual conference and golf

tournament coming up

next month The

SNGCSA is going to be

having its annual election

at the annual conference

on Monday November 8th

It will be in the conference

room so members can cast

their ballots and review

information on the past

year‟s successes and chal-

lenges during the breaks

Some of the candidates

will be there I am sure to

answer questions and pro-

vide you with a friendly

face to put the name to

You can also submit your

ballot by mailing back the

absentee ballot that was

sent to you

We recently have re-

ceived concerns about our

email service and how

many of our members are

not getting our communi-

cations at all or on a con-

(Continued on page 6)

We have had a

tremendous year in our

association and this is due

to the dedicated group

individuals you have on

the board It is a pleasure

to introduce you to the

20112012 Slate of Can-

didates

Jeff Couwenho-

ven Superintendent at

Woodcreek Golf Course

is seeking the President‟s

position Jeff joined the

board in 2009 He

worked his way up the

ladder serving as a direc-

tor SecretaryTreasurer

and VP Jeff has attended

leadership classes at Na-

tional and has been in-

strumental in several pro-

jects for the association

most recently the website

He is also serving as the

chapter representative to

the State Board and is

working as the website

committee chairman for

the upcoming year on that

board

In the VP posi-

tion we have Jeremy

Payne Superintendent at

Winchester CC Jeremy

also joined the board in

2009 He served as a

board member for two

years and most recently

as the Secretary

Treasurer While in this

position Jeremy was in-

strumental in developing

the Sponsorship Packages

for the association which

after meeting with several

affiliate members were

created and has been very

well received He has also

developed a strong

budget and while serving

in this position the asso-

ciation has remained

strong during some of the

most difficult economic

times Jeremy also has

participated in leadership

(Continued on page 4)

20112012 EL EC TI O N SL ATE OF CA N D IDATES

B Y I R E N E C L I N E

Just the other

day which was Octo-

ber 17th I was playing

at Diablo Grande with

Scott Dickson Mike

Jones and Candelario

Ortega As I usually

do I struggled with

much of my game and

found myself wonder-

ing why I was out there I just hit a hybrid

through the fairway into the rough and was

left with a downhill lie in a thick stand of

ryegrass with a ravine to carry 100 yards

from my position I was pissed There was

a moment that I reverted to my old way of

thinking that I‟d rather be at work than out

here playing this awful game

Luckily I had to wait for players to

clear and for the rest of the group to play

their shots before mine I took the opportu-

nity to sit down and collect my thoughts I

took in the unique landscape watched the

breeze in the tall grasses and swatted away

a few curious meat bees Here I was feeling

sorry for myself while I should be enjoying

the game and the people that make it worth

playing I mentally scolded myself for my

attitude and really cheered up when Candy

smashed a long iron over the ravine and

down the narrow fairway He‟d been hitting

the ball pretty good but that shot was NICE

and we were as happy about it as he was

maybe more

I had one of those moments when

the light bulb came on and the purpose of

my day became clear I didn‟t come to this

meeting to play golf I never come to a

meeting to play golf I wanted to spend

some time with people I respect I enjoy and

I can relate to The rest of the round felt

different to me My game did not show it

and I did toss a few clubs but just for dra-

matic effect and to make Scott Dickson

laugh at my antics As I always do I had a

great time

I had the opportunity to catch up

with people that I only get to see once a

month I wished Jim Duhig a great vacation

this year in Hawaii I teased Terry Smith for

not bringing the trophy he won last year and

I met a very unique guest of Phil Brown

Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland I got a

chance to catch up with Rob Williams

SGCC‟s former Assistant Super and our

current Assistant Craig Heitman had a

chance to meet some new people and feel a

part of this fine Chapter I was able to con-

gratulate our new President‟s Cup Champion

Jim Ferrin after a great round shooting 75 I

talked to Tracy Shanahan about setting up a

mini Pro-Super tournament and if you‟re

interested give me a call I booed the skins

winners especially Pete Bowman because

he won two and was holding the money I

had a great time and during the day I played

a little golf

This past meeting I had 45 reasons

to attend I wish I had more and if you come

to the next meeting I will See you there

Jim

Page 2

PR E S ID ENT rsquoS MES S AG E J I M A L W I N E

Fore Your Information


EDITOR

Jim Alwine

Stockton Golf amp Country Club

209-462-6734

OFFICE

SNGCSA

5322 N Leonard

Clovis CA 93619

559-298-6262

Fax 559-298-6957

sngcsaaaolcom

PRESIDENT

Jim Alwine


209-462-6734

VICE PRESIDENT

Jeff Couwenhoven


916-771-7370

SECRETARYTREASURER

Jeremy Payne

Winchester CC

916-817-8106

PAST PRESIDENT

Scott Dickson

209-728-5778

DIRECTORS

Dave Bermudez

Del Rio Golf amp Country Club

209-341-2413

Frank Putnam

Mace Meadows Golf amp CC

209-295-7773

Jesse Seguin

Lincoln Hills Golf Course

916-434-7200

Phil Brown

Spring Creek CC

209-599-3747

Affiliate Representatives

Dave Wilber

Sierra Pacific Turf Supply

916-630-7600

Pete Bowman

Target Specialty Products

916-396-9394


Published by the Sierra Nevada Golf Course Superintendents Association

Mike Farmen

559-709-6295

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209-747-2206

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Jim Alwine

Donrsquot miss out on an is-

sue an announcement or

important information

Call the Association office

today to verify your email

address is correct

559-298-6262

or email us at

sngcsaaaolcom

Fore Your Information Page 3

ME E T IN G SC H EDU L E

November 67 amp 8 2011 Annual California GCSA Conference

Silverado Country Club

Host for the California Conference and Golf Championship

December 6 2011 Winchester Country Club

Host Superintendent Jeremy Payne

January 2012 No Meeting Scheduled

February 27 to March 3 GCSAA Annual Conference and Golf Industry Show

Las Vegas Nev

California Room California Room California Room February 29 2012

Las Vegas Country Club

March 19 2012 William Land Park GC

Annual GrassRoots Tournament

Host Superintendent Bob Cline

April 2012 Date and Location to be Confirmed

May 2012 Date and Location to be Confirmed

June 2012 Date and Location to be confirmed

July 23 2012 Annual Scholarship and Research Tournament

North Ridge Country Club

Host Superintendent Larry Johnson CGCS

If you are interested in hosting a meeting email Jeremy Payne at jspturfhotmailcom or

Dave Wilber at davewilberyahoocom

training offered

by GCSAA and

looks forward to

his participation

on our board

Running

for the Secretary

Treasurer posi-

tion is Jesse Se-

guin Superinten-

dent Lincoln Hills G C Jesse is

relatively new to the board serving

since 2010 but has been involved

in many of the projects for the as-

sociation and serving on commit-

tees He has been active in creat-

ing our

website

and is

looking

forward

to tak-

ing this

project

to a new

level

We

have two new individuals seeking

the open board positions Scott

McCullough Superintendent at

The Ridge GC has volunteered to

serve Scott was a scholarship

recipient while at Cal Poly SLO

and knows the importance of giv-

ing back to the industry that has

helped him in his career Scott

joined the SNGCSA in 2006 He

recently hosted the 2011 SNGCSA

Scholarship

and Research

Tournament

for the Asso-

ciation

Bob

Franco Van

Buskirk Golf

Course in

Stockton has

also volun-

teered Bob has also been a mem-

ber of our association since 2006

Bob worked as the assistant at

Oakdale CC before taking the

position as superintendent at Van

Buskirk

Our association would not

be where we are today if it wasn‟t

for the dedication of our Affiliate

Representatives We have the

honor of having three terrific indi-

viduals seeking the Associate Di-

rector position We have Pete

Fredeen Mid Cal Tractor Dave

Wilber Sierra Pacific Turf who is

currently serving as our affiliate

representative and Paul K Smith

Helena Chemical Company We

are thrilled to have their participa-

tion and greatly appreciate their

support of our industry

Absentee Ballots are out

and the election is set We hope

that everyone will cast their ballots

for the candidate of their choice

We are looking forward to another

great year and we can‟t do it with-

out your participation

Page 4 Fore Your Information

2 0 1 2 E L E C T I O N C O N T I N U E D F R O M PA G E 1

Jesse Seguin

Scott McCullough

Bob Franco

Jeff Couwenhoven

Jeremy Payne

As many of you know we

often times solicit many of you to

host a meeting or two for the

SNGCSA We currently have

many opportunities to host a meet-

ing next year still open The

SNGCSA wanted to put some

things together to help make up

your mind to maybe sway you in

the interest of possibly hosting a

meeting I hosted one two years

ago and had a great experience

Hosting a meeting is a

very rewarding experience You

will provide your club and crew

with a ldquoprofessional rushrdquo having

superintendents coming from all

over our region to convene learn

and play your facility It is such an

honor to have you all out to enjoy

our facilities Secondly it pro-

vides you an opportunity to offer

some recognition to your staff

from top to bottom of the hard

work they do for you on a day in

and day out basis But the benefits

don‟t end there

Meetings often provide an

opportunity to the host club to earn

some revenue on a day where it

might be a little slow You will be

able to work with board members

and the office staff to setup the

meeting and get more involved

Often times host superintendents

are offered the opportunity to set

the course up in a unique way for

their peers to ensure someone like

Wes Leith does not shoot under par

or even near par We often try to

work education in with the host

club to tie in with the facility so

that when we are out on the course

we think about what is going on

out there Visiting members can

learn from your techniques and

processes to take back to their re-

spective clubs It can also open up

avenues for a host club to gain re-

sources or support in a time of

need from fellow superintendents

Let‟s face it things happen and it

is nice to have a friendly face there

to help you out when you‟re in a

pinch

I know that many times

clubs are reluctant to host a meet-

ing in the summer months and I

congratulate superintendents who

do have us that time of year But

really we all face the same prob-

lems at certain times of year and if

the guy down the way is saying he

is not then he is probably lying

In the end we are looking

for new and old venues to come

and enjoy We are not shy about

asking but we would really like to

see people stand up and offer as

well It shows the board that you

are supportive of what we are try-

ing to accomplish No club is ex-

cluded from the mom and pop

courses to the fancy country clubs

We love the diversity of our asso-

ciation and want to embrace it

I want to lend thanks to

Jim Ferrin and Curtis Wolford for

helping me with ideas for the arti-

cle Their support and ideas help

provide me with many ideas to

enter into this article So Thank

you Jim and Curtis If you are in-

terested feel free to call myself

Irene Pete Bowman or Dave

Wilber and we would love to try

and work out a time where we can

get together and plan a great meet-

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sistent basis For a refresher we

recently decided to go electronic

with our newsletter and correspon-

dence Unfortunately we seem to

not be getting all of our correspon-

dence to all of you We felt as

though we needed to print this

newsletter and mail out ballots

and dues reminders to ensure our

correspondence with you the

member was in fact occurring

The last thing we want to do is not

reach out to you Along with your

dues reminder you will be able to

update your email address and any

other personal information This

will help our database and hope-

fully with some tweaking of the

system resume our electronic cor-

respondence with you It seems as

though there is a glitch with the

email server we are currently us-

ing We are working on a alterna-

tive or a repair to resolve the prob-

lems we are facing

Our elections are an important

part of our association They are

your voice and a chance for you

to get involved more if you would

like I feel our candidate base is

strong and we have some new

faces running for office which is

great I look forward to seeing

you at the election meeting and

hopefully if elected being your

president for the upcoming year

R E M I N D E R C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1

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GOV ERNM EN TA L RELATI O N S COMM I TTEE UPDATE By Jim Ferrin CGCS


October 12 2011

NPDES Aquatic Pesticide Per-

mit Updates

On many California golf

courses where there are ponds

creeks and streams and their hy-

drology patterns might suggest

that they may be tributaries to

ldquoWaters of the United Statesrdquo the

State Water Resources Control

Board since 2002 has required a

stringent permit favored by envi-

ronmental groups for intentional

applications of herbicides to treat

aquatic weeds and vegetation

This permit is the California

NPDES permit for the Discharge

of Aquatic Pesticides for Aquatic

Weed Control in Waters of the

United States In June 2009 the

permit came under scrutiny in a

variety of lawsuits and the 6th Cir-

cuit Court of Appeals determined

that a permit to apply pesticides to

US Waters is in fact needed

Recent passage of HR 872 which

would eliminate the need for an

NPDES aquatic permit was re-

cently passed in the US House of

Representatives and is being con-

sidered in the Senate

According to Mike

Blankinship an expert in environ-

mental permitting and compliance

in California who will be speaking

at the California Golf Course Su-

perintendent Association

(CGCSA) annual state meeting in

November meeting the NPDES

permitting requirements gains

your protection Mr Blankinship

points out that the citizen lawsuit

provision of the Clean Water Act

provides an opportunity for envi-

ronmental groups to sue anyone if

it is determined that a golf course

has negatively impacted water

quality Mike feels that there will

be in all probability counter action

on the part of environmental

groups if HR 872 is passed by the

Senate and signed by the Presi-

dent

NPDES Storm Water Permit

Update

Pay attention to how your

city or county is being impacted

by the new NPDES Phase II Per-

mit and how it pertains to the im-

plementation and maintenance of

10 categories of storm water Best

Management Practices (BMP)

Two of these BMP‟s call for mini-

mizing exposure and management

of runoff at industrial and com-

mercial facilities which could

impact golf course and clubhouse

operations

In regards to minimizing

exposure the Permit calls for lo-

cating all manufacturing process-

ing and material storage areas

(including loading and unloading

storage disposal cleaning main-

tenance and fueling operations)

indoors or under protective cover-

ing and includes the use of grad-

ing berming or curbing to prevent

runoff of contaminated flows and

divert run-on away from specified

areas

In managing run-off the

Permit calls for facilities to divert

infiltrate reuse contain or other-

wise reduce storm water runoff to

minimize pollutants in discharges

It is currently unclear how

a business would practically im-

plement these requirements with-

out significant and expensive site

modifications Besides the costs

associated with the BMP‟s a busi-

ness could be subject to entitle-

ment permitting and processing

fees by local planning and public

works departments

ADA Update

A recent article in October

2011 Comstock bdquos magazine dis-

cussed the legal gauntlet of ADA

disability access violations As

many people are aware of in the

golf industry ADA Recreational

accessibility laws go into effect in

March 2012 Sam Samuelson

CGCS an expert on golf course

ADA accessibility who also will

be speaking at the CGCS Confer-

ence on golf course ADA issues

said that what this new law means

is that all golf facilities that are

accessed by the public must re-

move all physical barriers at their

facilities to meet compliance laws

or face being sued for access is-

sues Mr Samuelson added that if

a golf course is found to be out of

compliance with any of a myriad

of ADA codes suits can be filed

seeking not only correction of the

violation but damages and attor-

ney fees Historically small busi-

nesses have settled out of court to

avoid trial and potential large

judgments San Diego based

David Warren Peters general

counsel for Lawyers Against Law-

suit Abuse says that 42 of ADA

lawsuits nationwide are filed in

California He added that over the

past few years 14000 ADA acces-

sibility lawsuits have been filed in

California federal courts Plain-

tiffs who sue successfully win

awards of $4000 on average per

code violation plus attorney fees

This is an issue you should be-

come very familiar with

To receive all the up to date govern-

ment relations news go to

Californiagcsaorg


W I L BER S S I ER RA NEVA DA NEW S B Y D AV E W I L B E R

It is a very

busy time of year no

matter what kind of

grass you are grow-

ing and what cli-

mate you are grow-

ing it in

Mike

Corenette is the new superintendent

at Lahontan Golf Club in Truckee

Mike was the Dir of Agronomy for

The Tahoe Mountain Club (Old

Greenwood and Grays Crossing in

Truckee) replaces Kevin Breen who

did himself and his family proud

with 15 years of service to Lahontan

In Kevins words things change

True that

Jason DeHererra is the new

Dir of Agronomy for Tahoe Moun-

tain Club Jason was Mr Cornettes

super at Grays Crossing and is a

graduate of Colorado State Univer-

sity (Go Rams) Assistant super

from Old Greenwood Phil Hoban

takes over as the new super at Grays

Crossing And while The Tahoe

Mountain Club was dealing with all

of this they also let their GM and

Financial Officer go I dont like to

be negative but the signs of the

times are ominous

Curt Lally has left his posi-

tion at The Resort at Squaw Creek to

take the position of assistant super at

Lahontan Word from Squaw is that

they believe they will save money by

waiting until March to name a re-

placement Whoever gave them this

idea also likes to go to Jack In The

Box just to talk to the nice clown

In other news Gerry

Levesque has moved on from his

position at Wildhawk GC in South

Sacramento Stephen McVey has

also moved on from his position at

Morgan Creek CC No word on re-

placements from either venue

A spectacular opportunity

for us all exists this year with the

California State Meeting being held

at Silverado CC in Napa Great area

great venue and a wonderful meeting

planned If you are on the fence

swing your leg over and sign up

This year our annual elections are

being held in conjunction with the

state meeting so if you are one of

the poor schlubs that wont be at-

tending make sure to cast your ab-

sentee ballot for the SNGCSA

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The Sierra Nevada Golf

Course Superintendent Association

could not have asked for better

conditions for the 2011 President‟s

Cup Not only was the weather

perfect with highs in the low 80‟s

and a gentle breeze the course

conditions were also excellent

We owe this to host superinten-

dent Carl King and his staff whose

efforts are easily noticeable

throughout the property From tee

to green there is little excuse for

playing poorly and the scoreboard

was proof with many well played

rounds

Let‟s get right to it This

year‟s President‟s Cup Champion

is Jim Ferrin CGCS at Timber

Creek CC Jim played a solid

round throughout the day and fin-

ished with a score of 75 I played

in the group just in front of Jim

Ferrin and Manny Pina and as our

group walked off each green we

looked back to find Jim Ferrin in

position A time and time again

Congratulations on a terrific round

There were many players

right on the heels of Mr Ferrin

making me wonder how Central

took the Tri Chapter Cup so easily

They definitely have some com-

petition with this strong group

of golfers Jeff Couwenhoven

Superintendent at Woodcreek

GC and VP of the SNGCSA

had a great round finishing in

second with a 77 In the same

group Rob Williams Assistant

Superintendent at Del Rio CC

fired a 78 and won the low-net

with a 67 Last year‟s cham-

pion Terry Smith played well

besides one rough hole and

came up short of the repeat also

shooting a 78 On the affiliate

side of the card Reggie Po-

micpic of Brown Sand turned in

a strong performance with a 79

and Pete Bowman of Target Spe-

cialty Products was the low net

with an 84 net 70

Congratulations once

again to our Champion Jim Ferrin

and thank you to everyone who

took time out of your busy sched-

ule to make this year‟s event a

memorable and competitive occa-

sion

2011 PR ESID EN T rsquoS CUP D I A BLO GR AN D E GOL F CO UR SE

B Y J I M A L W I N E

Jim Ferrin CGCS

2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Champion

N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1

Sunday November 6 2011

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CEUDPR Approved (Laws amp Regs)

400 pm Registration in Main Lobby

500pmmdash800pm

Hosted Welcome Reception

Mixology Class

Learn how to make your favorite cocktails

Monday November 7 2010

700 ammdash800 am

Registration amp Continental Breakfast

800 ammdash815 am

Opening SessionAnnual California GCSA Meeting

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830 mdash500 pm

Educational Program amp Presentations

Auction Finalizes

600 pm mdash 900 pm

Hosted ReceptionCasino Night

Tuesday November 8 2011

Silverado Resort North Course 700 am to 845 am

Golf Registration amp Continental Breakfast 900 am

Shot Gun Tournament Lunch served on the Course

Awards Directly following Golf

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE

It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course

Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King

with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl

with a few gifts from the association for hosting

this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a

smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf

with his friends

Our events are about comradery and

this event was no exception Pictured

at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic

Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman

preparing to hit the course

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE

Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck

Talley

Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin

Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-

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Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be

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MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE

At right are Pete Bow-

man and Doug Poole

preparing for a fun day

on the course

Pictured at left is host

superintendent Scott

Kotrc As you can see by

the scenic back drop this

is absolutely a beautiful

setting for a golf course

and we were fortunate to

have the opportunity to

play the course and spend

the day with Scott Educ-

tion was provided by Dave

Wilber and Jeremy Payne

and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the

camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS

and Dave Wilber have the opportunity

to catch up

Just the other

day which was Octo-

ber 17th I was playing

at Diablo Grande with

Scott Dickson Mike

Jones and Candelario

Ortega As I usually

do I struggled with

much of my game and

found myself wonder-

ing why I was out there I just hit a hybrid

through the fairway into the rough and was

left with a downhill lie in a thick stand of

ryegrass with a ravine to carry 100 yards

from my position I was pissed There was

a moment that I reverted to my old way of

thinking that I‟d rather be at work than out

here playing this awful game

Luckily I had to wait for players to

clear and for the rest of the group to play

their shots before mine I took the opportu-

nity to sit down and collect my thoughts I

took in the unique landscape watched the

breeze in the tall grasses and swatted away

a few curious meat bees Here I was feeling

sorry for myself while I should be enjoying

the game and the people that make it worth

playing I mentally scolded myself for my

attitude and really cheered up when Candy

smashed a long iron over the ravine and

down the narrow fairway He‟d been hitting

the ball pretty good but that shot was NICE

and we were as happy about it as he was

maybe more

I had one of those moments when

the light bulb came on and the purpose of

my day became clear I didn‟t come to this

meeting to play golf I never come to a

meeting to play golf I wanted to spend

some time with people I respect I enjoy and

I can relate to The rest of the round felt

different to me My game did not show it

and I did toss a few clubs but just for dra-

matic effect and to make Scott Dickson

laugh at my antics As I always do I had a

great time

I had the opportunity to catch up

with people that I only get to see once a

month I wished Jim Duhig a great vacation

this year in Hawaii I teased Terry Smith for

not bringing the trophy he won last year and

I met a very unique guest of Phil Brown

Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland I got a

chance to catch up with Rob Williams

SGCC‟s former Assistant Super and our

current Assistant Craig Heitman had a

chance to meet some new people and feel a

part of this fine Chapter I was able to con-

gratulate our new President‟s Cup Champion

Jim Ferrin after a great round shooting 75 I

talked to Tracy Shanahan about setting up a

mini Pro-Super tournament and if you‟re

interested give me a call I booed the skins

winners especially Pete Bowman because

he won two and was holding the money I

had a great time and during the day I played

a little golf

This past meeting I had 45 reasons

to attend I wish I had more and if you come

to the next meeting I will See you there

Jim

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training offered

by GCSAA and

looks forward to

his participation

on our board

Running

for the Secretary

Treasurer posi-

tion is Jesse Se-

guin Superinten-







ing our

website

and is

looking

forward

to tak-

ing this

project

to a new

level

We












Scholarship

and Research

Tournament

for the Asso-

ciation

Bob

Franco Van

Buskirk Golf

Course in

Stockton has

also volun-






Buskirk

























Jesse Seguin

Scott McCullough

Bob Franco

Jeff Couwenhoven

Jeremy Payne



























don‟t end there




























pinch


































ing



Phone 209-772-9698


Agriox

Penterra

Hydrahawk


basic soil inputs

SOYAPLEXtrade

Soil Medic

Soil Therapy

Featuring

geoponicscorpcom


you can contact

JEFF COUWENHOVEN

916-771-7370


PETE BOWMAN

916-396-9394


DAVE WILBER

916-276-1848

DaveWilberyahoocom

IreneCline

559-298-6262

sngcsaaaolcom







P (916) 761-1696 F (916) 852-2778


























lems we are facing













Welcome New

Members

Mark Stutsman

Kiley Ranch

Class A


Class Affiliate


Class A



October 12 2011


mit Updates





























According to Mike





















dent


Update













operations













areas















works departments

ADA Update












































Californiagcsaorg



It is a very


matter what kind of

grass you are grow-

ing and what cli-

mate you are grow-

ing it in

Mike










True that














times are ominous










In other news Gerry




















Board



VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047
















rounds





































with an 84 net 70







sion



Jim Ferrin CGCS


N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1


100pmmdash200pm







500pmmdash800pm


Mixology Class



700 ammdash800 am


800 ammdash815 am




830 mdash500 pm


Auction Finalizes

600 pm mdash 900 pm









online-auction


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600 to 900






Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR











with his friends






Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382





Talley









Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up

training offered

by GCSAA and

looks forward to

his participation

on our board

Running

for the Secretary

Treasurer posi-

tion is Jesse Se-

guin Superinten-







ing our

website

and is

looking

forward

to tak-

ing this

project

to a new

level

We












Scholarship

and Research

Tournament

for the Asso-

ciation

Bob

Franco Van

Buskirk Golf

Course in

Stockton has

also volun-






Buskirk

























Jesse Seguin

Scott McCullough

Bob Franco

Jeff Couwenhoven

Jeremy Payne



























don‟t end there




























pinch


































ing



Phone 209-772-9698


Agriox

Penterra

Hydrahawk


basic soil inputs

SOYAPLEXtrade

Soil Medic

Soil Therapy

Featuring

geoponicscorpcom


you can contact

JEFF COUWENHOVEN

916-771-7370


PETE BOWMAN

916-396-9394


DAVE WILBER

916-276-1848

DaveWilberyahoocom

IreneCline

559-298-6262

sngcsaaaolcom







P (916) 761-1696 F (916) 852-2778


























lems we are facing













Welcome New

Members

Mark Stutsman

Kiley Ranch

Class A


Class Affiliate


Class A



October 12 2011


mit Updates





























According to Mike





















dent


Update













operations













areas















works departments

ADA Update












































Californiagcsaorg



It is a very


matter what kind of

grass you are grow-

ing and what cli-

mate you are grow-

ing it in

Mike










True that














times are ominous










In other news Gerry




















Board



VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047
















rounds





































with an 84 net 70







sion



Jim Ferrin CGCS


N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1


100pmmdash200pm







500pmmdash800pm


Mixology Class



700 ammdash800 am


800 ammdash815 am




830 mdash500 pm


Auction Finalizes

600 pm mdash 900 pm









online-auction


Californiagcsaorg








600 to 900






Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR











with his friends






Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382





Talley









Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up



























don‟t end there




























pinch


































ing



Phone 209-772-9698


Agriox

Penterra

Hydrahawk


basic soil inputs

SOYAPLEXtrade

Soil Medic

Soil Therapy

Featuring

geoponicscorpcom


you can contact

JEFF COUWENHOVEN

916-771-7370


PETE BOWMAN

916-396-9394


DAVE WILBER

916-276-1848

DaveWilberyahoocom

IreneCline

559-298-6262

sngcsaaaolcom







P (916) 761-1696 F (916) 852-2778


























lems we are facing













Welcome New

Members

Mark Stutsman

Kiley Ranch

Class A


Class Affiliate


Class A



October 12 2011


mit Updates





























According to Mike





















dent


Update













operations













areas















works departments

ADA Update












































Californiagcsaorg



It is a very


matter what kind of

grass you are grow-

ing and what cli-

mate you are grow-

ing it in

Mike










True that














times are ominous










In other news Gerry




















Board



VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047
















rounds





































with an 84 net 70







sion



Jim Ferrin CGCS


N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1


100pmmdash200pm







500pmmdash800pm


Mixology Class



700 ammdash800 am


800 ammdash815 am




830 mdash500 pm


Auction Finalizes

600 pm mdash 900 pm









online-auction


Californiagcsaorg








600 to 900






Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR











with his friends






Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382





Talley









Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up







P (916) 761-1696 F (916) 852-2778


























lems we are facing













Welcome New

Members

Mark Stutsman

Kiley Ranch

Class A


Class Affiliate


Class A



October 12 2011


mit Updates





























According to Mike





















dent


Update













operations













areas















works departments

ADA Update












































Californiagcsaorg



It is a very


matter what kind of

grass you are grow-

ing and what cli-

mate you are grow-

ing it in

Mike










True that














times are ominous










In other news Gerry




















Board



VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047
















rounds





































with an 84 net 70







sion



Jim Ferrin CGCS


N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1


100pmmdash200pm







500pmmdash800pm


Mixology Class



700 ammdash800 am


800 ammdash815 am




830 mdash500 pm


Auction Finalizes

600 pm mdash 900 pm









online-auction


Californiagcsaorg








600 to 900






Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR











with his friends






Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382





Talley









Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up



October 12 2011


mit Updates





























According to Mike





















dent


Update













operations













areas















works departments

ADA Update












































Californiagcsaorg



It is a very


matter what kind of

grass you are grow-

ing and what cli-

mate you are grow-

ing it in

Mike










True that














times are ominous










In other news Gerry




















Board



VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047
















rounds





































with an 84 net 70







sion



Jim Ferrin CGCS


N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1


100pmmdash200pm







500pmmdash800pm


Mixology Class



700 ammdash800 am


800 ammdash815 am




830 mdash500 pm


Auction Finalizes

600 pm mdash 900 pm









online-auction


Californiagcsaorg








600 to 900






Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR











with his friends






Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382





Talley









Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up



It is a very


matter what kind of

grass you are grow-

ing and what cli-

mate you are grow-

ing it in

Mike










True that














times are ominous










In other news Gerry




















Board



VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047
















rounds





































with an 84 net 70







sion



Jim Ferrin CGCS


N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1


100pmmdash200pm







500pmmdash800pm


Mixology Class



700 ammdash800 am


800 ammdash815 am




830 mdash500 pm


Auction Finalizes

600 pm mdash 900 pm









online-auction


Californiagcsaorg








600 to 900






Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR











with his friends






Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382





Talley









Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up



VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047
















rounds





































with an 84 net 70







sion



Jim Ferrin CGCS


N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1


100pmmdash200pm







500pmmdash800pm


Mixology Class



700 ammdash800 am


800 ammdash815 am




830 mdash500 pm


Auction Finalizes

600 pm mdash 900 pm









online-auction


Californiagcsaorg








600 to 900






Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR











with his friends






Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382





Talley









Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up

N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1


100pmmdash200pm







500pmmdash800pm


Mixology Class



700 ammdash800 am


800 ammdash815 am




830 mdash500 pm


Auction Finalizes

600 pm mdash 900 pm









online-auction


Californiagcsaorg








600 to 900






Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR











with his friends






Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382





Talley









Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up








600 to 900






Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR











with his friends






Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382





Talley









Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up






Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR











with his friends






Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382





Talley









Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382





Talley









Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up




Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up




man and Doug Poole


on the course
















to catch up

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