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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

GRASS CATCHER

Forty-six years ago the first Greenkeeper was elected President of the
C.A.G.C.S. It was my very special pri­
vilege to be elected the 27th President
on November 13, at the Farms Country Club. Many things have changed
since 1929, including the title, but the
Organization’s goal has not. We strive
for the ever continuing improvement
of our Association.
I personally thank you for accept­
ing the slate of officers put forward.
They are men of experience and are
more than qualified to serve you. Your
Officers and Directors are:

Steve Cadenelli
As noted on the front page, the
CAGCS Annual Christmas party will
be held at the Farms County Club
Saturday, December 6. Those who at­
tended last year’s party at the Farms
will attest to the fine time that was
had. Lyle Mitchell, our host superin­
tendent, has reported all is in readiness
and is looking for another great time.
Bill Somers, of Somers Turf Supplies
was selected for Honorary membership
of the CAGCS at the Annual Meeting
November 13. Bill was cited for his
over thirty years of membership in the
CAGCS and his service to the superin­
tendent during this time. Bill is cer­
tainly deserving of this honor and we
at the “Clippings” congratulate Bill and
wish him many years of Honorary
Membership.
The following conferences will be
held prior to the next publication of
the “Conn Clippings”.
J anuary 30, 1976
USGA Green Section Educational
Conference, The
Biltmore Hotel,
Madison Ave. & 43 St. New York
F ebruary 12, 1976
CGSAA Annual Turf grass Conference
and Show, Minneapolis Auditorium
and Convention Hall, Minneapolis,
Minn.
M arch 3-5, 1976
University of Massachusetts Fine
Turf Conference, Treadway Inn, Chi­
copee, Mass, (note: new location).
Robert Viera, newly elected educa­
tional chairman, has requested that any
superintendents who wish to have a
monthly meeting at their course during
the coming year, contact him. Just as
we wrap up one year year we must be­
gin to plan ahead. Bob’s job as educa­
tional chairman is a time consuming po-

Robert Osterman ............. V ice President
David Stimson .... Secretary-T reasurer
Robert Viera ............................ Education
Dave Roule .......................................... G olf
Mark Loper ............. P ublic R elations
Ron Holcomb .................. M em bership
Ed Anderson .... S cholarship & R esearch
Steve Cadenelli ........................... E ditor
(Conn. Clippings)
Lloyd Russell ........ A ssociate D irector
Frank Lamphier ....................... W elfare
(Immediate Past President)
Communications is the key link be­
tween the Board and the membership.
Never hesitate to speak to any of us
about your ideas or your gripes.
I would like to take this opportu­
nity to remind you to attend the EPA
Pesicide training session on December
9, followed by the test on December
11, at the Fairfield County Extension
Service, Route 6 — Stoney Hill, Bethel,
Connecticut.
The 47th National Conference is to
be held in Minneapolis, Minn., during
the week of February 8-13, 1976. I
hope you will take advantage of the
Educational Programs offered.
Wishing you and your family a Very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
Bob Tosh
P resident

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KURP GRISWOLD
MEMORIAL PLANTINGS

(Continued on Page 4)

Dick Cook, superintendent at Black­
ball, C.C., reports that more than 260
trees, shrubs and bushes were planted
along the Black Hall Club golf course
during September and October as part
of the Kurp Griswold Memorial Plant­
ings project, initiated a year ago.
Starting at the left of the first tee
and continuing around the course, some
eighty white pines were planted either
to divide open areas or to serve as
background screens. A natural spec­
tacular occurred when forty euonymus
bushes in full red autumn foilage were
mass-planted on the far side of the
first hole pond. A flanking planting
of bayberry bushes was also installed
on the left bank of the pond.
Other specimens installed along the
course include 33 azaleas of three dif­
ferent varieties and colors, pink and
white Kousa dogwood, birch clumps,
arborvitae, shadblow and high blue­
berry bushes. White and pink dogwood
flank the third players coming off the
eighth green.
A stand of scarlet oaks, followed hy
flowering crab apples, now urges golf­
ers on the eighth tee not to venture into
the practice fairway. In the large tree
department, two honey locusts now
stand at the west end of the parking
lot and two sweet gums stand guard to
the left of the tee-shot target area on
seventeen.
The object of the Landscape Commit­
tee was to introduce indigenous plants
that would help define playing areas
without obstructing play or adding to
maintenance problems, as well as to
heighten the visual interest alongsidf
each hole and behind certain greens
The materials selected should afford an
exciting array of coloring as the golf­
ing season progresses from spring
through summer and into fa ll

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CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION
OF GOLF COURSE
SUPERINTENDENTS
President ........................... Robert Tosh
V ice President ................... Bob Osterman
S ecretary ......................... David Stimson
T reasurer ........................ David Stimson

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REPORT OF THE
ANNUAL MEETING
PRESIDENT'S REPORT

The past two years have been a
most rewarding experience for me. Our
association, in the person of Charles
Baskin, attained the highest honor
awarded in our National Association.
B oard o f D irectors
Charles being elected to the office of
Ed Anderson
DaveRoule President, should be a source of great
Ron Holcomb
Bob Viera satisfaction and pride to each and
every Conn. Assn, member. Charlie has
Mark Loper
been a source of invaluable informa­
Lloyd Russell, A ssociate D irector
tion in helping myself on the loc 1
Frank Lamphier, Im m ed iate Past Pres.
level. His experience and help have
been invaluable to me.
The object of this association is to
Our Scholarship and Research fund
promote research, education and an ex­
has become a reality, thanks to Ed
change of practical experiences in the
Anderson and his committee. Many
field of turf grass culture so that the
hours have been spent in this endeavor.
Bob Tosh and his committee have pa­
increased knowledge will lead to more
pers of incorporation and new by-laws
economic and efficient management of
being drafted as of this writing. This
golf courses and related turf areas.
has been most time consuming. Dave
" The CONN. CLIPPIN GS is an offi­
Roule has done a marvelous job with
cial publication of the Connecticut As­
the golf committee, giving unselfishly
of his time to provide us with a most
sociation of Golf Course Superinten­
diversified golf schedule. Our Member­
dents.
ship Committee, in the most able hands
Stephen G. Cadenelli, Editor
of K am ig Ovian, has brought organi­
zation from utter chaos into the ballot­
34 Trumbull Street
ing and screening of new members. It
Pawcatuck, Conn. 02891
has been a board I am most proud to
have been a part of. Eight regular
board meetings were held during the
DATES SET FOR PESTICIDE
year, one week previous to our regular
SEMINAR AND EXAMINATION
monthly membership meetings. Each
Mark Loper, chairman of the pesti­
meeting lasted a minimum of 2 hrs.
cide committee, has announced that a
upwards to 5 hrs. This has created a
day long seminar covering all material
much smoother running organization.
on the pesticide examination for super­
We have proven, that as an associa­
intendents, will be held Tuesday, De­
tion, we can also have access to the state
cember 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Government offices in Hartford. We
field office of the University of Con­
now have our own pesticide seminar
and exam, to be held in December,
necticut’s Cooperative Extension Service
thanks to Mark Loper, Hyman Stolman,
in Bethel, Conn. This will be followed
and Steve Cadenelli. Many thanks for
by the examination on Thursday, De­
a job well done.
cember 11 at the same location. Those
Our purpose, as Golf Course Super­
passing the exam will receive the Cus­
intendents,
is to provide the finest pos­
tom Grounds license for Golf Course
sible playing conditions. Being a mem­
Superintendents only. It will not allow
ber of this association and attending
for any outside commercial use other
meetings, I feel has helped me towards
than on the superintendents own course.
this goal. I have yet to attend a meet­
The seminar will cover such areas
ing without obtaining some little hint
as : Connecticut Pesticide laws, regu­
which might be helpful at a future date
lations, safety, plant functions, ferti­
or in fact immediately. I feel it is my
duty to my club to better myself each
lizers, calibration, mode of action of
year and the Connecticut Association
herbicides and insecticides as well as
has been most instrumental in this re­
identifying the basic weeds and grasses.
spect. What, in reality I’m saying is,
Also covered will be diseases and their
“once a month, get out and see what
cures.
the hell is really going on.” I find it
It should be noted that a license is
most worthwhile.
needed only for the use of restricted
Now that my term in office is over,
chemicals. If such chemicals are not
I look back on two of the finest years
used then no license is needed.
of my life, serving an organization of

which I am justifyably proud. Please
continue to support your new Board
of Directors as you have supported my­
self and our board. Thanks to each and
every member, and a special thanks
to the board for a most enjoyable two
years.
Respectfully submitted,
F rank L amphier
P resident CAGCS

VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Having Frank Lamphier as President
made my position as Vice President
this year an easy task. I only had to
fill in for Frank a few times. This year,
Frank has initiated many changes in
our association. It has been my privi­
lege to be on the ground floor of these
changes.
As appointed chairman of the ByLaws Committee, I have submitted a
report on its progress.
I made a recommendation to the
Board to have our Association incor­
porated. It was accepted and I en­
gaged Mr. Morris Weissman as our
attorney to file the necessary papers.
A progress report has been filed with
the President.
The auditing of the books was done
by Bob Osterman and myself. This re­
port was submitted to the President.
It has been a pleasure working with
the Board and I want to thank the
members of my committee for their
unending patience and willingness to
meet at all times.
Thank you.
R obert T osh
V ice P resident

BY-LAWS REPORT
The By-Laws Committee, Ron Hol­
comb, Sherwood Moore, Vernon Burn­
ham and I have met several times in
the past months to propose revisions in
our By-Laws. We sent out a question­
naire to all our members with thirtythree returns.
I have contacted Mr. O’Neil Kelly and
on October 29, 1975 our Committee met
with him at the Rockrimmon Country
Club. We discussed at great length the
changes we proposed and felt were
necessary.
Mr. Kelly has accepted the task and is
going to send me a draft of the pro­
posed revisions and will meet with the
Board prior to submitting a final draft
to the membership.
Changes, such as we have proposed
in our By-Laws take time and must be
carefully studied in order to benefit all
of our members.
Thank you.
R obert T osh, C hairm an
Vice President

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REPORT OF THE
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
During the past year seventeen (17)
new members were voted into our asso­
ciation. The breakdown is as follows:
Class A ........................... 7
Class B ...................... 6
Associate .................... 4
TOTAL
17
Respectfully submitted,
K arnig Ovian

REPORT OF THE
GOLF COMMITTEE
Winners were as follows:
Superintendents’ C ham pionship
Gross, Frank Lamphier
Runner-up, Dave Roule
T ie - Match cards
Net, Champ - Bob Osterman
Runner-up, Bob Chalifour
3 low net - Steve Cadenelli
4 low net - Armand Lasage
5 low net - Fred Bachand
S en ior Cham pionship
Gross, Tom Grywalski
Net, Bill Somerski
A ssociate Cham pionship
Gross, Bob Kennedy
Net, Al Arison
Most Im p rov ed
Charles York

REPORT OF SCHOLARSHIP
AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE
During the past year scholarships of
$250 were awarded to: Paul J. Mierzejewski,
1100
Wallingford
Road,
Cheshire, Conn., and Allen Lee Semprebon, 12 Heather Road, Ellington,
Conn. The sum of $200 was given to
Gary Carlson, 6 Greta Street, West Ha­
ven, Conn.
As of November 1, 1975 the balance
in the account is $1,964.40. $1,568.00
was realized from the sale of Raffle
Tickets with $741.75 worth of prizes
being awarded. This left a net profit
of $826.25.
Respectfully Submitted,
E d A nderson

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK
Fd like to the thank the Board of
Directors for the confidence they have
showed in me by selecting me as the
new editor of the “Conn. Clippings”.
My two predecessors have set very
high examples for me to follow. I will
do as best I can to follow these ex­
amples and to carry on the excellence
which they have established. I hope also
to be a bit innovative and to offer some
new ideas as we go along. This cannot
be done alone. I will need the help of
every member who might offer ideas
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AUDIT REPORT
I was asked to audit the Treasury
Ledger for the annual Board meeting
to be held on November 13, 1975 at
the Farms Country Club.
I met on October 14, 1975 at 3 :0 0
p.m. with Robert Osterman, who is the
Association’s Secretary-Treasurer. Ed­
ward Anderson is also a member of
this committee but could not attend the
meeting.
Robert and I went over the Ledger
and it was noted that Bob took over the
Ledger on August 1, 1975 from Jim
MacDonald. Everything was in order
and accounted for at this time.
As of October 14, 1975 we have in
our checking account:
Working Capital
$2,143.74
Scholarship & Research
2,164.40
TOTAL
$4,308.14
Thank you.
Respectfully,
R obert T osh
Vice President

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK
(Continued from Page 3)

and material for the news letter. I will
constantly be encouraging members to
write articles and provide information
as to what is happening in our associa­
tion and our state. Hopefully, by work­
ing together we can make this news­
letter informative and create a strong
line of communication among all of
our members.

'GRASS CATCHER"
(Continued from Page 1)

sition so give him a hand and volunteer
your club.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
I would like to wish everyone a Very
Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for
the New Year.

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THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE
SUPPORT OF THE CONN. CLIPPINGS:
OLD FO X CHEMICAL CO.
Hazardville, Conn. 06082
Jo h n Grant, CAGCS m em ber
P .O . Box 62
Pleasant Valley, Conn. 06063
(203) 379-3579

ALFCO, INC.
P.O. Box 267
Marietta, Ohio 45750
F ran k Downey, CAGCS m em ber
Jo h n M urphy
(413) 596-3009
(203) 325-0967

O. M. SCOTT & SONS
ProTurf Division
Marysville, Ohio
Al A rison, CAGS m em ber
(203) 336-9890

ANDERSONW ARNER
ENGINEERING C O , INC.
Turf Irrigation
164 Nod Road
Avon, Conn. 06001

THE POW ERHOUSE
Rte. 6 & Dingle Ridge Road
Brewster, New York 10509
Russ L eC lair, CAGCS m em ber

CHAS. C. HART COMPANY
304 Main Street
Wethersfield, Conn.
R obert K en n ed y , CAGCS m em ber
(203) 529-2537

SOM ERS TU R F SU P P L IE S
P. O. Box 294
Devon, Conn. 06460
Bill Som ers, CAGCS m em ber

CLORO-SPRAY
Div. Henry E. Sanson & Sons, Inc.
475 Beaver Street
Bristol, Penn. 19007
E. J. Sanson, CAGCS m em ber
F ran k P alad in o, LIG C S m em ber
(212) 338-2153

TOM IRW IN , INC.
11 B A Street
Burlington, Mass.
Jo h n Callahan, CAGCS m em ber
V A LLEY FARMS T U R F N U RSERY
Box 81
Avon, Conn. 06001
J o e Bidw ell, CAGCS m em ber
(203) 658-6886

TU RF PRODUCTS CORP.
1496 John Fitch Blvd.
South Windsor, Conn. 06074
R oy S ibley
(203) 289-3471

TH E MAGOVERN CO.
Windsor Locks, Conn.
L loy d Russell, CAGCS m em ber
Curtis Stim son, CAGCS m em ber
(203) 623-2508
(203) 255-2817

LARCHMONT ENGINEERING &
IRRIGATION, INC.
I exington, Mass 02173
Steve Butler, CAGCS m em ber
(617) 862-2550

I & E SU P P L Y , INC.
66 Erna Avenue
P. O. Box 9
Milford, Conn. 06460
R ichard IV. Sm ith, CAGCS m em ber
R ich ard W . JJoskin g CAGCS m em ber

METRO MILOGRANITE, INC.
P. O. Box 267
Hawthorne, New York 10532
Joh n W istrand, CAGCS m em ber
(914) 769-7600

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CONN. CLIPPINGS
Robert Osterman, editor
937 B lack R ock T urnpike
E aston Conn. 06612

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