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Volume 11, No. 6

DECEMBER 1978

President’s M essage
Once again I am honored to have been
elected President of the Conn. Association
of Golf Course Superintendents at our an­
nual meeting at the Farms Country Club.
This affords me the opportunity to con­
tinue the programs that were started during
my first year as President. The year goes so
fast that you don’t get a chance to do all
you wanted to do.
As I said in my report at the annual mem­
bership meeting we have made changes this
past year. Changes that have worked out
very well for the association. I am sure there
will be more this year, for as we go through
a season, priorities change, and if we pre­
pare well, we are always ready for change.
One of the changes this year will be the
structure of the board. Last year several
committee chairmen did not have a vote on
the board. This year, because of the ByLaw changes last January, seven directors
were elected, with each one chairing a
standing committee. This way, all commit­
tees will be represented on the board with a
vote. Listed elsewhere in this newsletter are
those committees and chairmen. If you
wish to serve on one of these committees
for 1979, please contact myself or the com­
mittee chairman. Any member, regardless
of classification, may serve on committees.
Last year I asked each member to help
me and the board to make 1978 a successful
and productive year for CAGCS. You did
not let me down. Thank You!
We are now starting a new year and I ask
for that help again. Not only are we starting
a new year, but 1979 will be the year the
Conn. Association of Golf Course Super­
intendents celebrates it’s Golden Anniver­
sary, (50 Years). During this year we are
planning many activities to commemorate
this anniversary, and look forward to your
participation in these activities.
I hope and pray that the eagerness, par­
ticipation and progressiveness of our
membership, which is at an all time high,
continues. If it does, CAGCS will continue
to be a respected leader in the profession.

1979 CAGCS B oard ^ iiib lB a^ ib & m m ittee Assignments
The elections held at the annual meeting at the Farms Country Club produced the
following Officers and Committee Gbairxneji £arJL979:
P resident..................................................... .........................Robert Osterman
Vice-President___M i r u m A .......... Stephen Cadenelli, Organizational Study
Sec.-Treasurer . . . T lv n .'u M STATE.UNIVERSITY........ .. David Stimson
Immediate Past President . . . -LIBRARIES......
.................. Robert Tosh
D irecto r.................................................. ..............Ken Kelliher, Membership
D irector.............................................Fred Bachand, Public Relations & Social
D irector.................................................................. Bruce Cadenelli, Education
D irecto r..............................................................................Richard Cook, Golf
D irecto r.................................................................... Michael Wallace, Welfare
D irector............................................................ Charles York, National Affairs
D irecto r.............................................Doug Stachura, Scholarship & Research
Anyone wishing to serve on one or more of these committees should contact the ap­
propriate chairman.

CAGCS
Gala Christmas Party
Saturday, December 2, 1978
Wethersfield Country Club
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Hors D’oeuvres, Dinner
Door Prizes &
Dancing to the
PAUL SCALORA ORCHESTRA
6:30 — 1 A.M.
$35.00 per couple
Guests welcome
On behalf of myself, my family and the
officers and directors of CAGCS, I would
like to wish everyone a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and
PROSPEROUS New Year.
Robert Osterman, CGCS
President CAGCS

Association Trends reports that there are
now 80 federal regulatory agencies, ad­
ministering 1,000 federal regulatory pro­
grams, producing up to 10,000 new regula­
tions per year from 100,000 employees, at a
cost estimated up to $300 billion.

Osterman Nom inated
for G C SA A Director
The Nominating committee of the Golf
Course Superintendent’s Association of
America has nominated Robert Osterman
for Director of that association. Bob, who
is presently starting his second term as
President of CAGCS welcomes the chal­
lenge and looks forward to the election in
Atlanta.
This run for national office will not be
Bob’s first in that he lost a very close elec­
tion for this same position during last year’s
election at San Antonio. The members of
CAGCS know that Bob presented himself
well last year and left voting delegates from
around the country with a very fine impres­
sion. This past along with the strong sup­
port of his family and peers is sure to aid
Bob in his present quest. CAGCS supports
Bob in this endeavor and will do all that it
can to help him gain national office!

C onnecticut A ssociation
O f G olf Course
Superintendents
O fficers

President........Robert Osterman, CGCS
The Golf Club
at Aspetuck
Office 203-261-2544
Home 203-261-0526
Vice-President Stephen Cadenelli
Country Club
of New Canaan
Office 203-966-2145
Home 203-966-0223
Sec-Treasurer. David Stimson, CGCS
Tumble Brook C.C.
Office 203-243-0150
Home 203-289-6979
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Fred Bachand
Bruce Cadenelli
Ken Kelliher
Michael Wallace
Richard Cook
Charles York
Douglas Stachura
A1 Arison, Associate Director
Robert Tosh, Immediate Past President
The object o f this association is to en­
courage increased knowledge o f golf course
management and greater professionalism
through education, research, exchange o f
practical experience and the well being o f
each individual member.
The CONN. CLIPPINGS is an official
publication o f the Connecticut Association
o f G olf Course Superintendents, Inc.
Stephen G. CadenelliEditor
127 Country Club Road
New Canaan, C T 06840
THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN
VOTED IN AS NEW MEMBERS
OF OUR ASSOCIATION.
CONGRATULATIONS
AND WELCOME!

Nick Carlo — Associate
Golf Car Rental Service
Bolton, Connecticut
Stephen Kaplan — Class A
Suffield Country Club
Suffield, Connecticut
Harvey Lenon — Class A
Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club
Branford, Connecticut
Brian Makar — Associate
Andrew Wilson, Inc.
Mountainside, New Jersey
Gerald O’Donnell — Associate
O.M. Scott
Marysville, Ohio
Jack Serleto — Class B
Cohasse Country Club

October Meeting

Editorial
Very slowly we golf course superin­
tendents are being recognized as profes­
sionals in our particular field. While it is
true that we look at ourselves as true pro­
fessionals, i.e. individuals learned in the art
of maintaining fine golf course turf, our
profession suffers from an overall lack of
recognition by the golfer in general. The
majority of members and greens fee players
have absolutely no idea as to the amount of
time spent not only learning the art of
growing fine turf but of the knowledge of
management, bookkeeping, public rela­
tions, and salesmanship necessary to suc­
ceed as a golf course superintendent. Can
this low level of recognition be increased? If
so, how?
First and foremost we must stop telling
ourselves how professional we are and
begin to tell those who need to learn—the
member and greens fee player! We must sell
our profession. Speaking engagements at
professional organizations and garden
clubs, articles in local newspapers or maga­
zines are all ways that the superintendent’s
image can be made more evident. Member­
ship in local and national superintendents’
associations is but another tool for recogni­
tion. Active participation in a professional
association and knowledge of that par­
ticipation can be one of the best means of
increasing the recognition of our profes­
sion.
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Grass Catcher
Harry Meusel, superintendent at the Yale
Golf Club, tells us that the new bentgrass
released by Penn State named PENNEAGLE, certainly looks promising. A new
practice putting green built at Yale and
seeded in July was opened for play in Sep­
tember.
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Walt Lowell asks us to announce that ap­
plications for the P.G.A. scholarships for
agronomy students are now being accepted.
Hurry and get them to Walt for there is a
December 1 deadline. Send applications
to: Mr. Walter Lowell, P.O. Box 305,
108 Albany Turnpike, Canton, Ct. 06019
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The annual meeting is history and your
new Board of Directors is already at work
making plans for 1979. CAGCS will be cele­
brating its 50th anniversary during 1979 and
plans are being made to celebrate this event
in several special ways. Be a part of these
plans. Get yourself on a committee, make
new friends, build strength in your associa­
tion, and plan for the new year.
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Race B rook C ountry Club
A fine day greeted all that attended the
October meeting at Race Brook Country
Club hosted by Maurice Ryan. It was also a
fine beginning for the initial Superin­
tendent—Assistant Superintendent Tourna-;
ment which saw fourteen teams compete.
The event was won by the team of Lowell &
Rainey from Canton in the Gross division
and Cook & Taylor in the Net division. In
all over 60 golfers played golf.

Golf course architect A1 Zikorous spoke1
after dinner concerning his philosophy oni
golf course design. Mr. Zikorous feels the
architect’s main function is to design a
course that the average player will not only
enjoy playing but one which he will find
challenging and make him want to return to
often. The architect needs to learn the lay­
out of the land as well as possible in order
to provide proper drainage. Mr. Zikorous
does not favor excessively large greens (i.e.
10,000-12,000 sq. ft.) but greens of a more
modest 5500 - 7000 sq. ft. He also feels that
tees should be built similar to greens in
order to provide optimum drainage and
growing conditions.
The evening concluded with the presenta­
tion of a check for Scholarship & Research
to Robert Phipps by Mr. William Truac of
Race Brook Country Club.
Bruce Cadenelli

Your Education Chairman, Bruce Ca­
denelli, already has several excellent clubs
lined up for next year’s meeting agenda.
More are needed. Contact Bruce if you are
interested.
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Best of luck to John Ferry in your new
endeavors at TPC. How’s it feel to have
Saturday and Sunday off?
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Many thanks to Stan Sablak and the staff
at The Farms Country Club for hosting the
Annual Meeting. Accommodations were
great, lunch excellent, and the golf course j
in fine shape. Also, can you guarantee such
excellent weather every year Stan?
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Who says Fall is the slow time of the j
year? It’s late November and the grass is 1
still growing, the leaves are everywhere, it
hasn’t rained in a month, the conference
season is starting, and relatively few days
remain for Christmas shopping. HELP!!! |
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, &
See you in Atlanta!
Steve Cadenelli

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Future Happenings
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Nov. 28 - Dec. 1

NEW JERSEY TURFGRASS EXPO 78
Cherry Hill Hyatt House, Route 70
Cherry Hill, N.J.
Contact Dr. Henry Indyk, General Chair­
man, Cook College-Rutgers University
New Brunswick, N.J.
Dec. 2

CAGCS CHRISTMAS PARTY
Wethersfield Country Club
Wethersfield, Ct.
Hosted by Sue & Fred Bachand
Dec. 6, Dec. 11

PESTICIDE TRAINING SESSION
TESTING DATE FOR PESTICE
LICENSE
Fairfield County Extension Center Rt. 6,
Stony Hill, Bethel, Ct.
Directions: From 84 west, take Exit 8 to
Rt. 6, proceed straight ahead to Extension
center. From 84 east, take Exit 9, take left
at ramp and proceed to Rt. 6. Take right on
Rt. 6 and proceed as above. Center is op­
posite Stony Hill Inn.
Dec. 14

SCOTT’S PROTURF SEMINAR
Holiday Inn, Morgan St., Hartford, Ct.
Registration 8 to 9 A.M.
Seminar at 9 A.M.
Jan. 16, 1979

CAGCS EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR at
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station, New Haven, Ct.
1 to 4 P.M. Topics & Speakers to include;
Insects............................... Bob Moore
D iseases...................... Gerry Walton
Trees & S h ru b s..........George Stevens
Jan. 26, 1979

USGA GREEN SECTION
CONFERENCE ON GOLF COURSE
MANAGEMENT
The Plaza Hotel
5th Ave. & 59th St., New York, N.Y.
9 A.M. to 4 P.M.
Feb. 4-9, 1979

GCSAA 50th INTERNATIONAL
TURFGRASS CONFERENCE & SHOW
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, Ga.
Feb. 27 - Mar. 1, 1979

1979 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHU­
SETTS FINE TURF CONFERENCE
Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, Ma.

A ‘N ew L o o k ’ to

TH E GOLF
SUPERIN TEN DEN T
With the first issue of 1979, THE GOLF
SUPERINTENDENT official publication
of the Golf Course Superintendents Associ­
ation of America, will unveil a new format.
The new design will improve its attrac­
tiveness, readability and usefulness to
superintendents and course officials.
Highlighting the modifications is the
development of an “ Association News”
department, devoted exclusively to news
about GCSAA, superintendent organiza­
tions and individuals. The president’s
message will conclude this section and be
located just opposite the highly visible in­
side back cover.
Anyone wishing to subscribe to THE
GOLF SUPERINTENDENT can contact
GCSAA Headquarters, 1617 St. Lawrence
Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66044.

G C SA A Travels to A tlanta
Atlanta—a young, exciting city with
more than 150 years of history—is the site
of the 50th International Turfgrass Confer­
ence and Show, sponsored by the Golf
Course Superintendents Association of
America, February 4-9, 1979.
This year’s conference themed “ Apprais­
ing Our Past—Discovering Our Future”
promises one hundred and thirty-three
hours of educational sessions and seminars
as well as an industry show that will be the
largest ever with more exhibit space sold by
November than the total sold for the 1978
show.
The conference will be preceded oy
GCSAA’s 40th annual golf tournament at
Sea Island Golf Club and the Island Club,
St. Simons Island, Georgia and will con­
clude with the traditional golf course tour.
This year’s tour will be of several of Atlan­
ta’s finest courses including Northwood
Golf & Country Club, Atlanta Athletic
Club, and Horseshoe Bend Country Club.
Make plans now to attend!

Im prove Pesticide Planning
with A nnual Calendar
If you could project, up to a year in ad­
vance, what types and amounts of pesti­
cides you were likely to need, wouldn’t your
long-range planning be more accurate?
Many turf managers find that the more
common pests and diseases are most likely
to surface at a particular time of year. By
keeping track of these cycles, they can tell
well ahead of time what provisions they
need to make to counteract potential prob­
lems.
An efficient method for forecasting your
pesticide needs is to create an ongoing an­
nual calendar, divided into months or
weeks, as appropriate. Go through your
records of actual pesticide usage for the
past several years, noting in your calendar
when pests or disease historically have ap­
peared on your course and what action was
most effective against them.
In addition to past experience, you
should enter data collected from local ex­
perts, including universities, consultants
and other superintendents. This informa­
tion will make you aware of developing
problems.
Taken together, this information will give
you a rather specific time frame in which to
be alert for a given pest or disease. Weather
may affect your timetable somewhat, but
you should be able to maintain a schedule
accurate within 10 days.

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Autumn Love
When the leaves fall —
A nd the wind seems cold —
Your arms will be fu ll —
A nd y o u ’ll be warm —
Only then — y o u ’ll know —
Summer is gone —
A nd he is truly yours. —
Frank Paladino

October’s G olf Winners
Superintendent — Assistant Superintendent Tournament
Gross

Net

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Lowell & Rainey
Roule & Negrelli

Cook & Taylor
LeSage & Burr

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS
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D. Roule
T. Rainey
F. Lamphier
R. Phipps
Curry
B. Furgess
R. Cook

Stone
Burkowski
W. Somers
R. Mason
G. O’Donnell
W. Tuac
Taylor

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The Following Companies Are Contributing To The Support Of The Conn. Clippings:
ALPINE TREE CARE, INC.
P.O. Box 1034
New Canaan, Ct. 06840

GOLF CAR RENTAL SERVICE
Route 85 (West Road)
Bolton, CT 06040

O . M. SCOTT & SONS
Proturf Division
Marysville, OH 43040

Thomas Porter, CAGCS member

Nick Carlo

A l Arison, CAGCS member

(203) 323-7245

(203) 647-9371

(203) 336-9890

ANDERSON-WARNER
ENGINEERING CO., INC.
Turf Irrigation
164 Nod Road
Avon, CT 06001

I & E SUPPLY INC.
66 Erna Ave., P.O. Box 9
Milford, CT 06460

OTTAWA SILICA COMPANY
CONN. DIVISION
Mystic White Trap Sand
154 Lantern Hill Rd.
Ledyard, CT 06339

Jesse Anderson, CAGCS member
(203) 677-0225
ANDREW WILSON, INC.
1170 Route 22
Mountainside, N.J. 07092

Brian Makar
(201) 654-5800
JAMES CARRIERE
6 SONS, INC.
USGA Sand & Topsoil
7 Cottage St.
Port Chester, N.Y. 10573
(914) 937-5479
CHAS. C. HART COMPANY
304 Main St.
Wethersfield, CT 06109

Robert Kennedy, CAGCS member
Roy Sibley, CA GCS 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
FERN CLO GOLF CAR CO.
5 Shelter Rock Road
Danbury, CT 06810

John Ferenchak
(203) 744-7757

Richard W. Smith, CAGCS member
Richard W. Hosking,
CAGCS member
(203) 878-0658
IMPERIAL NURSERY
808 Bloomfield Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095

John Perrotti, CAGCS member
(203) 688-0598
LAKESHÖRE EQUIPMENT
& SUPPLY CO.
300 South Able Road
Elyria, Ohio 44035
1-800-321-5951
LARCHMONT ENGINEERING
& IRRIGATION, INC.
Larchmont Lane
Lexington, MA 02173

Stephen P. Butler, CAGCS member
(617) 862-2550
THE MAGOVERN CO.
Windsor Locks, CT 06096

Curtis Stimson, CAGCS member
Carl Wallace, CAGCS member
(203) 623-2508
METRO MILORGRANITE, INC.
P.O. Box 267
Hawthorne, NY 10532

John Wistrand, CAGCS member
(914) 769-7600
OLD FOX CHEMICAL CO.
Hazardville, CT 06082

John Grant, CAGCS member
P.O. Box 62
Pleasant Valley, CT 06063
(203) 379-3579

TURF PRODUCTS
CORPORATION
1496 John Fitch Blvd.
South Windsor, CT 06074

Mark Loper, CAGCS member
Gary Bryant, CAGCS member
Ed Lane
(203) 289-3471

Rober Morhardt
Jim Smith
(203) 838-3790

Jim Sinkowski
(203) 536-2618
PURPLE KINGS FARM
Custom Greens Dressing
Northwest Hill Road
Williamstown, MA 01267

TUCO DIVISION
OF UPJOHN CO.

David J. Sylvester,
CAGCS member

(413) 458-4646

47 Main St.
East Berlin, CT 06023
(203) 828-3790

THE REICHERT COMPANY
Oilzum Motor Oils & Lubricants
P. O. Box 273
Riverside, CT 06878

VALLEY FARMS NURSERY
& SUPPLY, INC.
133 Hopmeadow St. (Route 10)
Simsbury, CT 06070

Frank Reichert

Joe Bid well, CAGCS member

(203) 661-1816

(203) 651-8555

Ralph Mason, CAGCS member

SOMERS TURF SUPPLIES
P.O. Box 294
Devon, CT 06460

Bill Somers, CAGCS member
(203) 878-2108
TOM IRWIN, INC.
11B A Street
Burlington, MA 01803

John Callahan, CAGCS member
(203) 677-7054
(617) 273-0143
EMANUEL SHEMIN —
HORTICULTURIST
1081 King St.
P.O. Box #64 Glenville Station
Greenwich, CT 06830

Mark Sosnowitz
(203) 531-7352

WESTCHESTER TURF
SUPPLY, INC.
P.O. Box 198
Lincolndale, NY 10540

Bob Lippman, CAGCS member
(914) 937-6523, office
(914) 248-5790, home
WHITE TURF, INC.
5 Summer Drive
Winchendon, MA 01475

Norman F. Bartlett
(617) 297-0941
ALBERT ZIKORUS
Golf Course Architect
Member ASGCA
Do Little Drive
Bethany, CT 06525
(203) 393-2635

Please Support These C om panies

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

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