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ElectionA ballot on the proposed changes to STIlAs bylaws will be

sent next month to all voting members of STtvlA Pleasetake the time to review the ballot and vote to approve thework of the Membership and Bylaws Committees

Bylaws are a very important tool that govern the associations busi-ness They are used as a procedural rnanual to define the qualificationsfor membership who is entitled to vote how meeungs are called howboard members are elected their responsibilities and much more

Associations that represent thriving industries need to examine theirbylaws on a regular basis to make certain they keep pace with theneeds of the industry The STMA Membership Committee has beenstudying industry and STMA membership trends They observed thatthere are multiple sporls turf man~gers in varying capacities at sportsfacilities yet only a small percentage of those facilities have multiplemembers The committee developed a classification in the proposedBylaws that makes it easy for these members to join Pending mem-bership approval of the Bylaws the Board has set these dues at a lowerrate to encourage multiple members from the same facility to join

timeThe Membership Committee also analyzed the partnerships STMA has

developed with employer groups They considered the Nationallnlerscholastic Athletic Association of Administrators (NlAAA) and realizedthai STrvlA could offer so much more as that associations EducationalPartner They see an opportunity for STMA to provide more information andeducation to high school athletic directors Thus they created an Affiliate clas-sification that allows this group to join and learn from STMA but not vote orhold office and the Board has set the dues at less than half the cost of a pro-fessional membership Again this is scbjectro membership approval

10 review the proposed Bylaws in its entirety go to the MembersOnly area ofthe STMA web site wwwsportsturfmanagerorgandclickon Bylaws

Enclosed trh the Bylaws revisions will be the proposed Slate ofCandidates for the SIMA annual election of the Board of DirectorsPlease review the slate and cast your vote All ballots are due at STMAheadquarters by midnight December 22 The results of the election andbylaws changes will be announced at the STM Annual Meeting FridayJanuary 18 in San AnLonio at the STi1A Conference and Exhibition

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October 1 marked the beginning of our Membership renewalprocess You can renew 3 ways1) On-line (wwwsportslurfmanag~rorg)

2) Mail (STMA 805 New Hampshire Ste E Lawrence KS 66044)3) Fax (785-843-2977)

A renewal invoice will be mailed to you in November but you canalso easily renew with your conference registration form As alwaysyou can write one check for your conference registration national duesand local chapter dues

STMA will be raising its dues slightly for the student and sports turfmanager categories These categories have net had an increase in morethan 4 years and during that time benefits have been enhanced and thecost of doing business has increased However the primary reason forthe dues increase is to provide more programs and services to you ourmembers From the STMA membership survey conducted earlier thisyear STMA learned that members want more education and informa-

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The brown ha tile op of a large chunkof concrete ehow culously made itthrough the rototilling and laser grading process and isnear a hash mark directly on an athletic field playing sur-face This concrete chunk first showed up as a smallbrown circle in October 2005 during fall football prac-tice and as the players wore off the grass in this particu-lar area with repetitive work it became a bald dome as

the concrete slowly revealed itself The athletic field wasbuilt in August of 2004 with native soils that were oncepart of a golf course The initial field contractor for roughgrading was a typical soils excavation contractor hiredby the building construction contractor then UNT bidout the laser grading and sad work to sports field con-tractors to finish the work The inset photo shows tile sizeof the concrete chunk and since this part of the countrywas in severe drought conditions last year one mayassume the fields clay base shrank pushing or floatingthe concrete chunk to the surface

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STMA Chapter NewsSports Turf ManagersAssociation of Arizona Forinfo contact David Oropeza bye-mail at doropezacityofno-galeanet or 520285-5781 orFelipe Garcia bye-mail at [garciacLflagstaffazus or at 5201774--2868

Chesapeake Chapter STMA(formerly called Mid-AtlanticAthletic Field ManagersOrganization - MAFMO ChapterSTMA) For info contact GlennSweet alglenn_sweetlandonnetor cal] 301495-5522

Colorado Sports lUrfManagers Association If youare interested in running for theBoard of Directors please contactRichard Buelter at 303233-2922or dbuellerjelTcok12cous Formore info vigil wwwcstmaorg orcall the Chapter Hotline at303346-8954 or President DickBuelter at 303233-2922 oremail dhuelterjeffeokJ2cous

Florida 1 Chapter We tillbe having a chapter meetingNov 7 at the Orange Bowl inMiami For more info visit theFlorida 1 Chapter page onSTMAs website or contact TomCurran by e-mail at ctomsel1aolcorn or at 954786-4138 orBud Nolder at 9541797-2560

Gateway Chapter SportsTurf Managers AssociationThe Gateway chapters 4thAnnual Educational Golf FundRaiser will be held OcL 18 atBerry Hill Golf Course inBridgeton MO For more infocontact Mark Vessell at636940-7776 or e-mail ves-selslysaorg or Frank Schafferat 636940-7776

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The Greater LA BasinChapter of the Sports ThrfManagers Association Formore info call Carol GundlachCSFM at 909594-56]] exl 5174or e-mail cgundlachmtsacedn

Illinois Chapter (formerlyMidwest Chapter) STMA Forinfo call chapter secretary LibbyBaker at 8471263-7603 or e-mailBake60ft6inaolcom

Iowa Sports Turf ManagersAssociation For info contactJeff Wendel CGCS of The TurfOffice at 515232-8222 or fax5151232-8228 or e-mail Jeffiowaturfgrassorg

Keystone Athletic FieldManagers Organization(KAFMOSTMA) The 6thAnnual KAFMO Cup Open isMonday Oct 16 It will be heldat a new location the Iron ValleyGolf Club with a 100 PM shot-gun start For info contact DanDouglas at 610375-8469 ext 212or email toKAFMOao1com

Kentucky Sports TurfManagers Association The2006 KTC Conference and TradeShow will be held Oct 22-262006 at the Holiday InnUniversity Plaza Hotel and SloanConvention Center in BowlingGreen For info go to wwwkysr-maorg or contact Tom Nielsen at5021212-2287 or by email attnielsenbatsbasebalLcom orAaron Boggs at Aboggsbats-baseballcom

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Minnesota Chapter STMAFor info visit wwwmstmaorg orcontact chapter President TomAdamini al 9j29i~-2420 OJ bye-mail at tadaminiciapple-vclleynmus

MO-KAN Sports TurfManagers Association Theannual KTF (Kansas TurfgrassFoundation) Conference will beheld Nov 28-30 2006 in TopekaFor more info contact Jody GillIt 913239-4121 or by e-mail atjgillbluevalleykI2org

New England STMA(NEST-MAl The NESTMA FallWorkshop will be October 122006 at Dartmouth CollegeMore details to come For infocontact David Pinsonneault at781861-2757 or e-mail dpinsoncLlexingtonmaus or NickCaggiano at 60V589-B70 ore-mail ciggianoncinashuanhus

Nebraska Sports TurfManagers Association Forinfo contact Jennifer Roeber at402441-442S or bye-mail atjenrsaltdogscom

Sports Turf Managers ofNew York For info contactMike Albino at 3154fiR-fi22i or(c) 315427-1214 or mikealbi-noearthlinknet or KevinMeredith at 607287-6609 orkimeredilhearlhlinknet

Sports Field ManagersAssociation of New JerseyThe 91st Annual New JerseyState League of MunicipalitiesConference will be held Nov13-162006 at the Atlantic CityConvention Center- For moreinfo call SFMANJ at 908730-7770 e-mail HQsfmanjorg orvisit the Chapter website atwwwsfmanjorg

Ohio Sports Turf ManagersAssociation (OSTMA) Forinfo contact OSTMA headquar-ters at 614354-1196 or O~tmaaolcnm You can also visit ournew website at wwwosrmaorgThe new OSTMA address is POBox 1426Dublin OR 43016

Pacific Northwest spores TurfManagers AssociationFor infocontact MattJohns at 253445middot4538or mijohnspuyallupwsuedu

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Ijust came from a meeting on rmooating our high schoolsbaseball field nit uuual plans were to buiU a new firMbut now plans are to renoiate the old one Can you aduiseus on a plan thai can gel thii done ASAP we need thefield ready for the first of the year Our budget is ok and

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Thanks for your e-mail To efficiently help you I mayneed more information while your request may seem sim-ple enough without some indication of where you are atand where you want to go it is a little difficult to replyRenovate is a relative term If all the field needs is someweed control and fertilizer It is a lot different than turfremoval drainage installation earth movement re-estab-lishment etc required for other renovations

I dont know why you want to renovate so Im just goingto address the steps as they relate to issues You said ASAPbut no indication of timeline for the work or when it wouldbegin or even who is doing the work (in-house or a contrac-tor) Saying a good budget is also prdty relative to howextensive a re-build you need and the desired end result

orr the lop of my headI Spray out any living vegetation with Glyphosate (egRoundup applied at 4 pounds of active ingredient per acre)r suggest three applications at 3-weck intervals to removecommon bermudagrass I realize this will delay the project9 weeks but this will help minimize a reoccurrence of com-mon bermudagrass after the field is renovated Since it isnearly September as r write this try to get the first applica-tion out as soon as possible to beat the cooler weather Ifyou delay getting the turf sprayed too much longer it maybe better to wait until springsummer for renovation If thefield is not bermudagrass less extensive herbicide applica-lions or alternative products may be more appropriate

2 Scrape the surface to remove debris If the vegetationhas decayed and you have a sandy soil then a box bladeon a tractor is usually sufficient If not go to the next stepand come back to this step as needed

3 Alleviate compaction of field via rotntillinjr or otheraggressive soil cultivation (as needed)

4 Have the field surveyed to re-establish properdrainage (you may have to address sideline fences or otherstructures as well as soil buildup during this step) Have awell-thought out drainage plan otherwise drainage prob-lems may forever haunt you

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may also consider replacing infield clay if the existingmaterial is not performing as desired

6 Determine the appropriate grass for your areaAssuming you are from the Deep South find a reputablesupplier of a quality hybrid bermudagrass (eg TifwayTifSport Celebration etc) Often local golf course super-intendents are knowledgeable on the better local sad pro-ducers Your local extension service may also have goodadvice on sod growers An alternative would be plantingone or the new seeded cultivars (Princess Riviera etc)The seed can usually be obtained from local distributorsCheck your yellow pages under the titles seed Farmsupply or sad

Generally the suggested way to establish hybridbermudagrasses for sports fields is to sprig but plantingsprigs in September or later is generally nul suggestedBermudagrass grows best with nighttime temperatures inthe 60s You could sad but it would be costly During thelate fall and winter you do not have much of an option ifyou need the field in the spring Your best bet in therailwinter months is to get sod that is still gTeen and hopefor some WaIID temperatures If you are not in the souththen an alternative grass (fescue bluegrass etc) may bemore appropriate

i After planting grass (I am assuming the irrigation sys-tem is sufficient] follow good grow-in practices (irrigationfertilization soil amelioration and pest control) There areseveral good publications available from our University aswell as other sources that cover athletic field managementpractices once the turf is established

Yithout more information T am not sure how muchinformation to share with you If the school needs exten-sive help through the process I would suggest you hireeither a knowledgeable contractor for the construction oran experienced consultant Either can spend the time towrite out detailed plans andor direct the work required tofully renovate a site

Response from School Representative Thank you so muchfor your prompt reply Yes my e-mail was vague Our school is incentral Florida and Im afraid were faced with tuif rcmooaldrainage installation earth mooement re-establishment etc Asyou very well know budgets come and go like the tides Yes itwould be SQ milch better in the grOWIng season However we aresubject to lose thi[unds if we dont use them right now

Your notes were very helpful we sprayed the field today Wehove 0 local wmJmny that can do the earth movement and isfamiliar with golf course construction we have contacted 0 tur-(graiJwmpan~r tltal is giving us a good price on one of the grass-es you mentioned Thanks again

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