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VOLUME 10 No. 1

APRIL 1977
seeking membership. Only Class A mem­
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Grass Catcher
Once again spring arrives with talk of
unusual weather. After a winter of more
severe conditions than normal an early
spring popped upon us bringing with it
those early spring golfers. Fortunately, the
deep frost moved out rather quickly and at
least in southern Connecticut, only moder­
ate debris was left from winter’s wrath.
The key question facing most everyone
seems to be: how about that irrigation sys­
tem? Inevitably, most courses will be faced
with breaks and uprooted heads. Let’s
hope the damage will not be more than
normal.
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Harry Meusel reports that the effort to
rescind the ban on mercury for snow mold
control in Connecticut is now in a Legis­
lative Review Committee for recommenda­
tion to the entire legislature. Some opposi­
tion has been voiced, however. It is too
soon to predict the outcome of this de­
cision.
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Please report any change of addresses
to myself or to Dave Stimson. It is very
difficult to keep up-to-date mailing lists
without your help. Also, if you are receiv­
ing the newsletter or information from the
association and you do not wish to or you
are no longer a member, please let us
know. We need your help to run this
association efficiently and effectively.
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After a review of the by-laws and with
considerable discussion it has been de­
cided that no reason exists for barring non­
members from our business meetings. The
board feels, as do others, that we are
insulting and being rude to potential mem­
bers and guest speakers by asking them to
sit out in the bar during the business
meetings. Our business is not a secret and
deserves to be reviewed by those who are

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The winter conference tour was excel­
lent as always and well attended by C.A.G.
C.S. members; however, the UMASS Con­
ference stood out this year as one to watch
in the future. Held for the first time at the
Springfield Civic Center in Springfield,
Massachusetts, it offered an equipment
show as well as the usual presentation of
fine speakers. Comments from both those
in attendance and exhibitors were extreme­
ly favorable. This conference is sure to
grow and offers professional turf managers
every opportunity to enrich their store­
house of knowledge.
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It was my pleasure to serve as the alter­
nate advisory and voting delegate at the
Annual GCSAA Conference in Portland,
Oregon. This experience was extremely
interesting and rewarding. During the Ad­
visory Committee meeting several items
were passed and sent on to the Executive
Committee for further consideration.
These included a motion to require all
officers of GCSAA to be certified; a recom­
mendation that the general manager con­
cept be studied and reported on; voluntary
reclassification of GCSAA members be
cleared through the local chapters; and
finally, a recommendation that Dr. Fred
Grau be considered for honorary member­
ship.
continued on p. 3

President’s M essage
The toughest thing about success is
that you have to keep on being a success.
This statement certainly applies to each of
us as each year passes and the golf season
quickly approaches. This winter has been
the most severe winter in 50 years which
makes us wonder what to expect of Sum­
mer ’77. As is always the case, our ingen­
uity will be tested daily while solving con­
stantly emerging problems.
The winter period is that time of year
when we recharge our storehouse of in­
genuity and prepare for the coming season;
and so it was extremely gratifying to see so
many of our Connecticut Association mem­
bers in attendance at the G.C.S.A.A. Con­
ference in Portland and at the University of
Massachusetts Conference and Show.
These conferences offered the latest in re­
search information, technical knowledge,
and professionalism. G.A.G.C.S. members
illustrate by their attendance at these af­
fairs their continuing effort to upgrade
themselves and their association. Congrat­
ulations and a hearty thanks to the national
organization and to Joe Troll for providing
such excellent learning experiences.
Each member must now accept the
challenge ahead; to direct this knowledge
toward more efficient management of the
golf course and also toward this associa­
tion. Only through continued participation,
such as completing the present survey and
by attending all meetings, can a member
reap the benefits of association. Output of
this association is directly related to the
input of each member. As president of
C.A.G.C.S. I challenge each member to be
involved and look forward to the promise of
the new year.
Bob Tosh
PLEASE NOTE ADDRESS
CHANGE OF EDITOR TO
127 Country Club Road
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840

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Connecticut Association
Of Golf Course
Superintendents
Officers

President................................ Robert Tosh
Rockrimmon C.C.
Office 914-764-8846
Home 914-764-4425
Vice-President............... Robert Osterman
The Golf Club At Aspetuck
Office 203-261-2544
Home 203-268-9081
Sec-Treasurer.....................David Stimson
Tumble Brook C.C.
Office 203-243-0150
Home 203-289-6979

Editorial: “N ow”

the Time

Spring is on the horizon and with it the
hopes of another good season. Optimistic
plans have been made for this new season
and have been set in motion. Are these
plans complete? Have any real objectives
been set? Yes, our goals of disease-free
turf, efficient management, and peer
recognition are obvious goals, as well they
should be; but another goal of working with
each other, of sharing knowledge and ex­
pertise, of “ association” should be a goal
held as high. IS IT?
The time has come to take a realistic
look at ourselves and make the proper
evaluations. Petty jealousies, personal
feuds, and geographical differences can no

longer detract from the lifeblood of our
group. If we are to be effective in dealing
with the complexities of our profession
then we must find a common denominator
which resolves our differences and serves
as a springboard to effective ‘association’.
The coming year should see new per­
sonal objectives for participation set by
each member. Everyone must make an
effort to get to meetings, speak your peace,
and be heard. Make an effort to call a
neighboring superintendent, offering to
bring him to the next meeting. Introduce
yourself to new faces. In short, OPEN UP,
and do your part. The results might be
surprising!
S.G.C.

Portland, Oregon
Hosts GCSAA

“Turfgrass
Bibliography
Available

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ed Anderson
Jim Medeiros
Ron Holcomb
Bob Viera
Ken Kelliher
Steve Cadenelli
Lloyd Russel, Associate Director
Frank Lamphier, Immediate Past President
The object of this association is to pro­
mote research, education and an exchange
of practical experiences in the field of turf
grass culture so that the increased knowl­
edge will lead to more economic and ef­
ficient management of golf courses and
related turf areas.
The CONN. CLIPPINGS is an official
publication of the Connecticut Association
of Golf Course Superintendents.
Stephen G. Cadenelli, Editor
127 Country Club Road
New Canaan, CT 06840

Meeting Dates
and Locations — 1977
April 19 Shorehaven Golf Club
Nine Blind Holes
Host Supt. — Bob Phipps
May 10 Hartford Golf Club
Point Tournament
Host Supt. — A1 Hawkins
June 28* Aspetuck Valley C.C.
CAGCS Invitational
Host Supt. — Frank Lamphier
July 7

H.B. Brownson C.C.
Scholarship Tournament
Host Supt. — Jim Medeiros

Aug. 9

OPEN

Sept. 13 Shennecossett Golf Club
Second Round Championship
Host Supt. — Bob Chalifour
Oct. 4

Cliffside C.C.
McLaughlin Trophy
Host Supt. — Ron Holcomb

Nov.

OPEN

Ken Kelliher, Public Relations Chairman
Portland, Oregon hosted the 48th Inter­
national Turfgrass Conference and Show
sponsored by the Golf Course Superinten­
dents Association of America, February
7-11, 1977. The conference was opened by
keynote speaker, Heywood Hale Broun,
who, dressed in one of his trademark ka­
leidoscopic sport coats, spoke conversa­
tionally to more than 5,000 turfgrass ex­
perts from the United States and eight
foreign countries. His thoughts on the im­
portant part of playing games shouldn’t be
to win or to reach perfection, but rather to
enjoy the game and to triumph over self.
The exhibit space in the Coliseum was
filled with 164 exhibitors showing nearly
eight million dollars worth of equipment
and products. Items on display ranged
from the newest in hydraulic mowing equip­
ment costing thousands of dollars to the
latest design in golf course pins and flags.
Fifty-nine speakers from university pro­
fessors, industry experts and golf course
superintendents offered a wide variety of
educational opportunities. Areas covered
included irrigating with effluent water,
tree planting and maintenance, fungicide
tolerance in turf grass disease organisms,
and new concepts in crew management.
Our own association was well represented
by two members who gave talks. Dr.
Joseph Troll offered “ Another Look at
Nematodes in Turfgrasses” and Bob Os­
terman discussed “ Hard to Maintain Golf
Courses in New England” .
The International Conference offered
anyone who attended the opportunity to
return home with new ideas, a fresh out­
look, and new solutions to problems. At­
tendance at this conference insures the
golfing public that their course superinten­
dent is staying abreast of advancing tech­
nology, new research, and is striving to
provide them the finest golf course pos­
sible.

A bibliography of turfgrass literature
from 1672 to 1972 has been completed and
is now available. It was compiled and
edited by James B. Beard, Harriet J.
Beard, and David P. Martin. For the first
time, the turfgrass literature has been as­
sembled in an organized reference format
in one single publication. The Turfgrass
Bibliography contains more than 16,000
references listed alphabetically on an au­
thor basis. These references are then cross
listed in a subject index containing more
than 40,000 entries. Included are scientific, f
semitechnical, and popular writings cover­
ing all phases of turfgrass science, culture,
and management.
A limited edition of 1,500 copies has
been published by the Michigan State Uni­
versity Press, a non-profit organization.
Financial assistance in publishing the
book was given by the O. J. Noer
Research Foundation, United States Golf
Association Green Section Research and
Education Fund, The Michigan Golf Asso­
ciation, and The Michigan Seniors Golf
Association. Turfgrass professionals inter­
ested in purchasing a copy should contact
Mr. Lyle Blair, Michigan State University
Press, Harrison Road, East Lansing, Mich­
igan 48824. Advance orders are being
taken now.
The bibliography was compiled over a
10 year period while the senior author was
writing the textbook Turfgrass: Science
and Culture. It should be a valuable ref­
erence source for scholars of turfgrass cul­
ture, private and commercial turfgrass re­
searchers, teachers, adult extension work­
ers, students of turfgrass culture and man­
agement, and practicing professional turf­
men involved in the preparation of articles
and talks concerning turfgrass culture and
management.

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Handicaps and Rules
Only Class A, B, & D members are
eligible for superintendents championship.
Associates will have their own division
and championship.
Seniors will be allowed to play in a
senior division or in Class A, B, D, or
Associate; however they must determine at
the first meeting which division they prefer
to play in and must stay within that de­
cision throughout the season, champion­
ship included.
Each Class will have handicaps divi­
sions of: 0-16 and 16-40.
HANDICAPS
0-15
7
Anderson, Ken
8
Barrett, Roger
6
Bedus, Ed
14
Cadenelli, Steve
12
Caswell, Paul
8
Cook, Dick
12
Dellabianca, Leo
17
Dziedzik, Lou
13
Furgess, Bert
18
Gorton, George
Grywalski, Tom
12
6
Horvath, Kal
11
Kowalski, Ben
12
Kowalski, Lee
Kristoff, Steve
4
Lamphier, Frank
13
Lasage, Armand
12
Ovian, Karnig
9
Ovian, Kay
12
Ovian, Mike
15
Parker, John
12
Parsons, Dick
13
Perry, John
12
Phipps, Bob
14
Rodgers, Fran
9
Roule, Dave
10
Viera, Bob
16-40
17
Anderson, Ed
17
Ajello, Al
28
Bachand, Fred

Barratt, Paul
Baskin, Charlie
Bidwell, Joe
Chalifour, Bob
DeBlasio, Allan
Dest, Bill
Ferry, John
Gresh, Tom
Hawkins, A1
Holcomb, Ron
Johnson, Eric
Kelliher, Ken
Kowalski, Lee Jr.
Ladzinski, Paul
Lynch, John
MacDonald, Jim
Meusel, Harry
Michaud, Tim
Mitchell, Lyle
Moore, Sherwood
Mulhearn, John
Osterman, Bob
Pepe, Tom
Queen, Bill
Sihua, Bob
Stachura, Doug

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22
26
27
25
30
27
35
27
37
17
40
17
16
37
30
22
27
40
33
25
22
27
26
18
26

Stimson, Dave
Suchinski, Hank
Tosh, Bob
Medeiros, James
Wydra, Adam
Wydra, John
McCarthy, Bob
York, Charles
Zenisky, Ed
ASSOCIATES
Arison, A1
Barber, Bob
Bryant, Gary
Callahan, John
Downey, Frank
Hosking, Dick
Kennedy, Bob
Prindle, Bill
Russell, Lloyd
Ruiz, Paul
Somers, Bill
Wallace, Carl
Wright, Jim
Sibley, Roy
Gajdosik, Karl
Jarvis, Bob

24
22
18
25
22
29
20
40
32
22
9
17
23
17
24
8
17
40
6
16
34
30
38
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Course Preparation Includes
Superintendent’s Peace of Mind
Preparing a golf course for a show
event like a club officials’ tour or a golf
tournament isn’t easy for the person in
charge. The overall mental approach of the
golf course manager can make the dif­
ference between a nervous breakdown and
a successful showing of his course.
To build a positive overall mental ap­
proach, try the following steps:
1. Insure yourself peace of mind by
doing everything you possibly can to solve
major problems in advance. This includes
attending to your regular turf manage­
ment. Give yourself credit for doing the
best job you can.
2. Insure your emotional peace of mind
by keeping major family commitments
even when things are hectic at the course.
You won’t be calm if you feel guilty about
missing your daughter’s graduation in or­
der to watch a crew member water the
greens.
3. Mentally trace in advance every­
thing you will do while your guests are on
your course. Imagine what you will say and
what they will see. The more detail your
imagination can create, the better your
chances of avoiding unforseen problems
are.
4. Maintain as normal a lifestyle as you
can. Eat normal foods at about normal
times for you, and keep your same sleep
and rest schedules. Change is an enemy
when stress strikes, and routine is a great
tranquilizer.
5. Understand and accept internally
that the sky won’t fall if something goes
wrong. No amount of preparation can in­
sure a perfect performance for anyone.

6. Switch your concentration quickly so
you can concentrate completely on which­
ever problem you are handling at the time.
Trying to solve one problem while worrying
peripherally about another confuses the
picture, clouds your judgment and creates
stress. Deal with them in rapid succession
if necessary, but only one at a time.
7. If your event lasts more than one
day, check your performance each evening.
What is successful? What went wrong?
Correct the problems you can and restore
your mental calm before moving on to the
next day.
No one can guarantee harmony and
peace for himself or for anyone else, but
attention to these seven points will help
ease your path and organize your inner self
to handle whatever comes your way.
GRASSCATCHER
continued from p. 1
I wholeheartedly recommend that any­
one who is interested in GCSAA to take
part in the workings of the national at a
yearly conference. I’m sure you would be
pleased with your participation.
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A survey committee made up by Roger
Barret, Fred Bachand, and Ken Kelliher
has spent several hours in putting together
an updated survey intended to help all
superintendents throughout Connecticut.
It can be of no help if it is not filled out and
returned. The information provided will
help each superintendent in regards to
budget, benefits, and personnel. TAKE
PART and make this association work for
you.
Steve G. Cadenelli

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Choosing the Best Summer Crew
Although it’s still early, now is the time
to think about hiring summer crew help.
Some young people may already have con­
tacted you during the Christmas holidays
or during their semester break; more will
come during spring break, and the crunch
will hit as the end of the school year ap­
proaches. How you choose your summer
help could make a big difference in the
kind of summer you have.
Most superintendents hire from two
pools of labor — turf students and nonturf
high school and college students. Exper­
ience has shown that men and women work
out equally well. Turf students often need
on-the-job training as part of their edu­
cation, and you can influence the future of
your profession by helping them learn on
your course.
Turf students are interested in turf
management, not just in a summer job,
and they bring a certain degree of exper­
tise and understanding.
Your supervision during the summer
can be of real benefit to the students when
they return to school in the fall, too, es­
pecially if you have given them genuine
experience over a broad range of tasks.
Many superintendents have a list of oper­
ations a turf student should try during a
summer internship — mowing greens,
managing equipment, calibrating spray
equipment and numerous others. If you
give the students broad experience, they
will give you hard work and effort in re­
turn, and your good will rating will be
boosted as well.
Aside from turf students, what kinds of
people make good summer golf course
employes? Those who want to work outside
and who enjoy hard work, those who can be
on their feet and operate machinery all
day, those who will get to work on time,
stay the required number of hours and fol­
low through on assignments — these are
the people who belong on your golf course.
Before you hire a summer employe,
consider exactly what you want that person
to do and be sure that you will have enough
work to keep him busy all day every day.
Boredom robs your employes of enthusi­
asm and a lack of enthusiasm robs you of
quality workmanship.
When you know clearly what you want
from an employe, choose persons to hire by
evaluating their job application forms and
conducting a thorough interview. Have
them use a standard application form that
asks for personal data, job experience and
educational background. The form, avail­
able at most office supply stores, should
have a place for your comments and for

recording the date work began and the
salary. This will give you similar informa­
tion on each person so you can compare
one to another.
During the interviews try to ask each
person about the same questions so you
can compare their answers. Ask each to
expand on his work experience and try to
assess some of the following: Is this person
interested in the work? Has he shown
leadership? Does he seem forceful and
appear to have good reasoning ability? Is
he sincere about his ambitions and ob­
jectives? Does he really want to become in­
volved? What is the extent of his know­
ledge in the field and his interest in learn­
ing more? Does he show pride in a job well
done? You can ask about the person’s
future plans as well as his past experience,
and certainly find out what his job goals
are. Ask what he expects from this position
and why he wants the job.
Tell each applicant exactly what the job
and working environment will be and what
you expect in the way of standards of con­
duct and quality of work.
Discuss salary in full. Most summer
employes will be paid a little above the
minimum wage. Tell the person when pay­
day is and about how much each check will
be. Discuss vacations and other requests

for time off in advance, make clear whether
holidays will warrant more than the stan­
dard hourly rate and what overtime ar­
rangements there are, if any. Discuss with­
holding tax, and tell students about the
special W-4 forms that will exempt them
from having money withheld.
Mention equipment or clothing that is
provided by your course and explain OSHA
regulations that will affect the employe.
Ask the applicant if he has any questions,
and evaluate what he asks as you provide
answers.
How you start the new person working
will depend on his experience or lack of it
and on the job to be done. For the novice,
some superintendents provide a map of the
course, lead the person to the first tee, and
send him around the course to pick up
trash, sticks, etc., to familiarize him with
the physical layout. Sometimes new em­
ployes are encouraged to play a round of
golf first, to get a feel for the course. Then
start the person on the first task, with
complete instructions and with someone
around to help for a few days.
When you thoughtfully and thoroughly
choose your crew members and when you
keep them busy and give them lots of en­
couragement throughout the summer you
will have few personnel problems and your
work will be well done.

Cold Weather Effects On Red Pine Scale
In Connecticut?
The recent cold spell may have meant
discomfort and increased heating bills for
people, but for an insect pest in Connecti­
cut the cold snap may have meant a de­
crease in numbers.
George Stephens of The Connecticut
Agricultural Experiment Station is running
laboratory experiments this winter to de­
termine the survival of the red pine scale in
cold temperatures. He also plans to run
field checks to see if the recent cold spell
has killed off an unusual number of the
scale insects.
The scale, an insect of unknown origin,
was first discovered in Easton in 1946. It
now has spread as far north as Canton and
as far east as Killingworth.
The problem is unusual in that the
natural range of the red pine lies mostly to
the north and west of Connecticut. The
scale has not yet been reported in the
natural range of the host tree.
Although red pine is native to only a

small area in northwestern Connecticut, it
was widely planted throughout the state on
abandoned farmland during the 1920’s and
1930’s because it appeared to have the
ideal attributes for softwood timber. Many
of these trees are just reaching a market­
able size at a time when they are killed by
the scale.
Stephens plans to collect scale from red
pine plantations to see if the rate of mor­
tality observed in the experiments is also
occurring in the field. Stephens said red
pines in two-thirds of the state “ are ulti­
mately doomed’’ because of the scale.
The scale has not yet reached large
natural stands of the red pine in northern
New England, Canada and the Great Lakes
states. Thus, it may be possible to deter­
mine from these studies whether the scale
can survive in the natural range of the red
pine.
Reprint *‘News o f Science"
Conn. Experiment Station

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Future M eetings
APRIL 19 — Monthly Meeting
Shorehaven Golf Club, Norwalk, Connecticut
Bob Phipps — Host Superintendent
Bob is welcoming our group to his club for the second time in two years, [no one quite
believes how quick his greens are!], and is looking forward to our visit once again. Bob
has been at Shorehaven for five years and has done a remarkable job there. During this
time he has built a USGA green and nursery, several tees, and has begun updating :he
irrigation system there. Presently, he is building a 2 million gallon pond for irrigation
Bob has been a member of CAGCS for three years and a member of GCSAA for 10
years. Prior to his arrival at Shorehaven he was superintendent at the Cohassey
Country Club in Southbridge, Massachusetts and got his start on golf courses under
Bill Dest.

MAY 10 — Monthly Meeting
Hartford Golf Club
A1 Hawkins — Host Superintendent
A l has been at Hartford Golf Club since 1948 becoming superintendent there in 1964.
Prior to that he spent his high school days working on the East Hartford Golf Club. Al
has been a member of CAGCS and GCSAA since 1964 and has attended the Winter
School at the University of Massachusetts. During the past two years he has built two
new greens at the club and has been adding flower beds to dress up this fine golf
course.

Lynch, Osterman,
Stimson Earn
Certification
John Lynch, superintendent at the
Woodbridge Country Cub, Bob Osterman,
superintendent at the Golf Club at Aspetuck, and Dave Stimson, superintendent at
Tumble Brook Country Club have joined
the growing list of certified golf course
superintendents in Connecticut and
throughout the country.
This program, sponsored by Golf
Course Superintendents Association of
America sets rigorous standards of testing
and is aimed at upgrading the professional­
ism and general image of the golf course
superintendent.
These men have set themselves apart
from the average; they have put forth the
effort to improve themselves and by so
doing have upgraded their association.
Thanks and congratulations!

NOVEMBER GCSAA Landscape Seminar I “ Principles of Landscape’’
Make plans now to attend this seminar in Connecticut which is being sponsored by
CAGCS. Topics of special interest include:
Functionalized Landscaping
Identification of Specialized Needs
Balancing Beauty and Need
Design of Comprehensive Plans
Selecting Proper Materials

PLAN NOW TO ATTEND!!

National Affairs
Bob Osterman, CGCS
Spring is on us a bit prematurely again,
and I would imagine we are all in a mad
rush to get our courses open for the season.
It seems as if we just got our bags un­
packed from the National and U-Mass Con­
ferences, and already it’s time to start
mowing greens. I am sure winter will not
leave us that easily and her fury will be felt
once or twice more before we can look for
continual good weather.
During these times of bad weather we
should reflect on what transpired this past
winter. For me and my family, it was the
beginning of skiing, negotiating the slopes
of Vermont, playling tennis and high­
lighted by my trip to Portland, Oregon for
the 48th Turfgrass Conference and Show.
The Connecticut Association was well rep­
resented in Portland.
It was my pleasure to serve as Voting
Delegate as well as Advisory Delegate for
the Connecticut Association, with Steve
Cadenelli as my alternate. Both Steve and I
enjoyed the active participation in National
Affairs. Steve will comment on the Ad­
visory Committee in another article in this
newsletter and I will cover the Voting Dele­
gate portion.

Being a Voting Delegate meant meet­
ing many fellow superintendents from
across the country. Not only were the can­
didates for office discussed, but you would
inevitably wind up talking about each
other’s golf course, regional problems, etc.
What an education in itself! It was indeed a
pleasure to talk with these people. I also
learned much about the inner workings of
GCSAA.
Having been an alternate Voting Dele­
gate in previous years gave me some small
insight into what the Voting Delegate’s job
was. It was great to have people like Bob
Tosh and Frank Lamphier brief you on
what to expect. But even if I didn’t get this
briefing beforehand, the National does a
great job in preparing you for the annual
meeting and the election of GCSAA of­
ficers and directors. Steve and I attended
one meeting Monday afternoon where we
met and heard the various candidates for
office. Tuesday I attended a luncheon
where the voting procedures were ex­
plained in detail.
Wednesday afternoon at the Annual
Meeting, Theodore W. Woehrle, CGCS of
Oakland Hill C.C., Michigan was elected
GCSAA President. George Cleaver, CG
CS of Chestnut Ridge C.C., Maryland was

elected Vice-President. Louis Haines CG
CS of Denver C.C., Colorado was re­
elected Director and appointed Secretary/
Treasurer. Also elected to a three-year
term as Director was Hobart Burgan, CG
CS of Quail Creek Golf & C.C., Oklahoma.
Appointed to the two-year Directorship
was Mike Bavier CGCS Inverness G.C.,
Illinois. Remaining on the Executive Com­
mittee for another year are David Holler,
CGCS, Melvin Lucas, Jr., CGCS, and
Charles Tadge, CGCS.
Being National Affairs Chairman for
the Connecticut Association, I wish the
new Executive Committee well and offer
Connecticut’s continual support.
Having been involved in the capacities
previously mentioned as well as attending
several committee meetings, I came away
with a very positive feeling. GCSAA would
like and wants members to participate in
National Affairs. The more input they get
from chapters such as ours and its mem­
bers, the better it will be for you. The same
holds true at local levels. Get involved!
Participate! Put something into the organ­
ization so you can get something out of it.
If anyone has any questions concerning
GCSAA please don’t hesitate to ask me and
if I can’t give you an answer I will get
someone who can.

The Following Companies Are Contributing To The Support Of The Conn. Clippings:
AGWAY, INC.
22 Pub Circle
Hebron, Conn. 06248
Bob Barber, CAGCS member
(203) 646-3668
ALPINE TREE CARE, INC.
P.O. Box 1034
New Canaan, Ct. 06840
Thomas Porter, CAGCS member
(203) 323-7245
ANDERSON-WARNER
ENGINEERING CO., INC.
Turf Irrigation
164 Nod Road
Avon, Conn. 06001
Jesse Anderson,
CAGCS member
(203) 677-0225
ANDREW WILSON, INC.
1170 Route 22
Mountainside, N.J. 07092
Bob Lippman
(914) 248-5790
Ken Kubik
(201) 654-5900
CHAS. C. HART COMPANY
304 Main St.
Wethersfield, Conn. 06109
Robert Kennedy,
CAGCS member
Mark Loper, CAGCS member
(203) 529-2537
CLORO-SPRAY
Div. of Henry E. Sanson
& Sons, Inc.
475 Beaver Street,
Bristol, Pa. 19007
E.J. Sanson, CAGCS member
Frank Paladino
(212) 338-2153

I & E SUPPLY INC.
66 Erna Avenue
P.O. Box 9
Milford, Ct. 06460
Richard W. Smith,
CAGCS member
Richard W. Hosking,
CAGCS member
(203) 878-0658

O.M. SCOTT & SONS
Pro Turf Division
Marysville, Ohio 43040
A l Arison, CAGCS member
(203) 336-9890

LARCHMONT ENGINEERING
AND IRRIGATION, INC.
Larchmont Lane
Lexington, Ma. 02173
Stephen P. Butler,
CAGCS member
(617) 862-2550

PURPLE KINGS FARM
Custom Greens Dressing
Northwest Hill Road
Williamstown, Ma. 01267
Ralph Mason
(413) 458-4646
SOMERS TURF SUPPLIES
P.O. Box 294
Devon, Conn. 06460
Bill Somers, CAGCS member

THE MAGOVERN CO.
Windsor Locks, Conn. 06096
Lloyd Russell, CAGCS member
Curtis Stimson, CAGCS member
TOM IRWIN, INC.
(203) 623-2508
11 B A Street
Burlington,
Ma. 01803
METRO MILORGRANITE, INC.
John Callahan, CAGCS member
P.O. Box 267
(203) 677-7054
Hawthorne, N.Y. 10532
John Wistrand, CAGCS member
(914) 769-7600
TURF PRODUCTS CORP.
1496 John Fitch Blvd.
South Windsor, Conn. 06074
NORTHEASTERN TURF
Roy Sibley, CAGCS member
CORP.
Gary Bryant, CAGCS member
730 Hopmeadow Street
(203) 289-3471
. Simsbury, Conn. 06070
Robert Scully, CAGCS member Roger Morhardt
(203) 838-7581
(203) 658-0387

Conn. Clippings
Stephen G. Cadenelli, Editor
127 Country Club Road
New Canaan, Ct. 06840

OLD FOX CHEMICAL CO.
Hazardville, Conn. 06082
John Grant, CAGCS member
P.O. Box 62
Pleasant Valley, Ct. 06063
(203) 379-3579

FERN CLO GOLF CAR CO.
5 Shelter Rock Road
Danbury, Ct. 06810
James H. Rowe,
CAGCS member
(203) 744-7757

TUCO DIVISION
OF UPJOHN CO.
David J. Sylvester
CAGCS member
47 Main Street
East Berlin, Conn. 06023
(203) 828-3790
WHITE TURF, INC.
5 Summer Drive
Winchendon, Ma. 01475
William E. Ussinger,
CAGCS member
(203) 434-8629
THE REICHERT COMPANY
Oilzum Motor Oils & Lubricants
P.O. Box 273
Riverside, Conn. 06878
Frank Reichert
(203) 661-1816
VALLEY FARMS
TURF NURSERY
Box 81
Avon, Connecticut 06001
Joe Bidwell, CAGCS member
(203) 658-6886

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