March 2018 March is the month for many that serves as the fikick-offfl to the upcoming season. For most, the Providence Show is the catalyst for this but this year the plan was thrown off the tracks. The early part of the week was pleasant with many attending the event and then the forecast called for a major storm. This thinned the crowd as many had to get home to make plans for snow removal, fueling the generator, and take care of all that was needed before the storm hit. What added to the negative situation was the fact that some superin- tendents had staff return for the season to begin the spring clean-up. Because of the storm, attendance the last day had a less than usual amount of attendees. The representatives I spoke with were understanding and, without exception, were positive with their comments about early week attendance and enthusiasm expressed by those visiting their booths. The annual UMass Breakfast, sponsored by the Alumni Turf Group (ATG) was well attended and provided an opportunity to catch up with others who we may not have seen since the prior year. Bob Dembek and I attended the annual Chapter Leaders/Executives Symposium at GCSAA Headquarters in Lawrence, Kansas March 13-14. As always, this trip is a highlight of the year for me and is an educational trip for the board member who attends. We™re informed about the various programs that GCSAA offers and the support it provides to members and af˜liated chap- ters such as ours. We also learn from other attendees and we share our successes and experiences to understand what has worked and learn more about what may help con- tinue or create chapter success. After opening remarks from CEO Rhett Evans , we heard about the disasters that hit Florida, Texas and California and how GCSAA responded to help our members who needed a helping hand moving forward with their lives. While GCSAA can™t act as an insurance company, it was able to direct donations sent by members and chapters to the GCSAA relief fund to those needing items such as food, clothing and other es- sentials that we take for granted when times are good. The BMP programming was discussed by Mark Johnson , Director of Environmental Programs. To me, this is one of the most ex- citing programs GCSAA has made available to us. The GCSA of New England and the GCSA of Cape Cod are working jointly to create a state BMP manual for members in Massachusetts. We were updated on the upcoming National Golf Day that will be held in Washington, DC at the end of April and government affairs and the Grassroots Ambassador Program by Chaval McKeel , Director of Government Affairs and Mike Lee , Manager of Government Affairs. Updates on Assistant Superintendent and Equipment Manager Certi˜cates were explained by Diana Kern , Manager of External Education and Date Resources. The Melrose Leadership Program was highlighted by Mischia Wright , Associate Director of the EIFG. In my position as Executive Director, Leann Cooper , Senior Manager of Chapter Services, is my main link to the GCSAA. She explained how she works with the chapters and what is required from chapters to help make the process work. Thoughts From Your Executive Director by Don Hearn UMass Breakfast Attendees Bob Dembek, left and Kevin Doyle 2GCSANE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT David W. Johnson The Country Club 191 Clyde Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 617-456-3972 Email: Djohnson.wgc@gmail.com VICE PRESIDENT Jeffrey Urquhart Milton Hoosic Club 70 Green Lodge Street, Canton, MA 02021 781-828-2953 Fax 781-828-3220 Email: jmartin101@gmail.com SECRETARY/TREASURER Donald D™Errico KOHR Golf 508-530-2113 Email: svderrico@icloud.com DIRECTOR, SCHOLARSHIP & BENEVOLENCE David Stowe, CGCS Newton Commonwealth Golf Club 212 Kenrick Street, Newton, MA 02458 617-789-4631 Email: Newtonmaint@aol.com DIRECTOR Peter J. Rappoccio, CGCS Concord Country Club 246 ORNAC, Concord, MA 01742 978-371-1089 Fax: 978-369-7231 Email: gcs@concordcc.org DIRECTOR, AFFILIATE Keith Tortorella Country Club Enterprises 2D Express Drive, Wareham, MA 02571 508-982-4820 Email: ktortorella@ccegolf cars.com DIRECTOR Bob Dembek Lexington Golf Club 55 Hill Street, Lexington, MA 02420 978-870-8669 Email: lexgc@rcn.com DIRECTOR Brian F. Skinner, CGCS Bellevue Golf Club PO Box 760661, Melrose, MA 02176 781-248-0216 Email: brianskinner@bellevuegolfclub.com PAST PRESIDENT Michael Luccini, CGCS Franklin Country Club 672 E. Central Street, Franklin, MA 02038 508-528-6110 Fax: 508-528-1885 Email: Mluccini@franklincc.com EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Donald E. Hearn, CGCS 300 Arnold Palmer Blvd., Norton, MA 02766 774-430-9040 Email: donhearn@gcsane.org GCSANE Headquarters 300 Arnold Palmer Blvd., Norton, MA 02766 Tel: (774) 430-9040 Web Site: www.gcsane.org Any opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author and/or person quoted, and June not represent the position of GCSANE. Information contained in this publication June be used freely, in whole or in part, without special permission as long as the true context is maintained. We would appreciate a credit line. Thoughts From Your Executive Director by Don Hearn Updates on the First Green Program were presented by Dave Phipps , GCSAA™s Northwest Regional Representative and Shelia Finney, Senior Director of Member Programs. This is a program that has was started in the Paci˜c Northwest twenty years ago and has been brought into GCSAA programming with the intention of promoting greater understanding of what we do, how we do it, how we treat the environment and create more interest in our profession and industry and the game of golf. We were treated to short presentations by GCSAA Field Representatives and Chapter rep- resentatives detailing programs they had created and offering ideas about topics of interest. One of the events I look most forward to is the presentation of speakers who cap off the last day of the symposium. This year we had two presenters. Henry DeLozier , Principal of Global Golf Advisors and Chad Carden , Founder of The Carden Group. Both made ex- citing presentations that got the juices ˚owing and caused me to evaluate where I position myself in the universe (I™m OK) and very importantly, where I stand in my relations with others (I™m OK with this also). While I always leave this event with more knowledge than I came with, this year was the most inspired I™ve been. One of the many points addressed by Henry DeLozier was fiYou can™t do more with less.fl We™ve all been told or have heard fiYou have to do more with less.fl Henry made some examples to prove his point and you could see the heads nodding up and down as attendees were taking it all in. Recently I read a thought by a superintendent who stated the following: fiDo Less with Lessfl I™ve been in a lot of of˜ces over the last three years, and you meet plenty of guys trying to do fimore with less.fl YOU CAN™T DO MORE WITH LESS. You can™t spray more acres with less fungicide, you can™t get more jobs done on a weekend with less staff and you can™t cut more grass with less mowers. You will do less with less. Fight for the budget items you need to keep intact. 3 ˜˚˛˝˙ˆˇ˛˘˝ ˛ˆˆ˘˘˝˙˙ AGRESPORT FIELD & TURF4Dollar spot, caused by the ascomycete fungus Sclerotinia homoeocarpa , is the most frequently targeted and economically important turfgrass disease on New England golf courses. Cultural practices (removal of dew and guttation, adequate fertilization and irrigation, rolling, thatch reduction, etc.) are e˜ective, but fungicide applications are necessary for acceptable control of dollar spot on intensely managed areas. Resistance to benzimidazole, demethylation inhibitor, and dicarboximide classes in S. homoeocarpa has previously been reported. Boscalid, the ˚rst registered succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) fungicide on turfgrass, has been widely applied to control dollar spot due to its excellent control in situations of resistance to the three aforementioned fungicide classes. ˛e recent addition of four new SDHI active ingredients (isofetamid, ˝uopyram, ˝uxapyroxad, penthiopyrad) will make the SDHI class one of the largest classes on the turfgrass market. In June 2017, a dollar spot sample was sent from a New England golf course to test for fungicide resistance. ˛e sample was assayed for in vitro sensitivity to ˚ve SDHIs and also sequenced for mutations in the SDHI target genes. ˛is was the ˚rst con˚rmed sample from a golf course with SDHI resistance in the United States using both molecular and in vitro detection methods. ˛e golf course contained 3 di˜erent genetic mutations conferring di˜erential resistance responses to the ˚ve SDHIs. ˛e resistant strains were exhibiting higher resistance than SDHI resistant strains collected in Japan by Dr. Jung during a fungicide resistance monitoring study in 2016. ˛e Japanese resistant strains contained two di˜erent target gene mutations and also caused di˜erential SDHI resistance. A scienti˚c paper reporting this discovery and the resistance mechanisms has been accepted in the Plant Disease for publication. Furthermore, we have found that the SDHI class did not exhibit cross-resistance (resistance to all active ingredients in a fungicide class) like the DMI or the dicarboximide fungicide classes. Multiple studies in other fungal crop pathogens have reported that SDHI active ingredients are di˜erently in˝uenced by a position of the target gene mutation. In general terms, SDHI resistance is very likely to be more complex than any fungicide resistance case experienced in turfgrass. We have studied two locations and found more target gene mutations to the SDHI class than the benzimidazole, dicarboximide and DMI classes combined. For example, one of the Japanese strains exhibited high resistance to boscalid, moderate resistance to penthiopyrad and ˝uxapyroxad, weak resistance to isofetamid, and a hypersensitive response to ˝uopyram (Figure 1). ˛e hypersensitivity (or negative cross-resistance) means that the mutant strain is more susceptible to ˝uopyram than wild-type/normal strain using Petri dish assays. In contrast, one strain from the New England site exhibited high resistance to boscalid, ˝uxapyroxad and penthiopyrad, moderate resistance to isofetamid, and weak resistance to ˝uopyram. In addition, more mutations in each resistant population were discovered and are still under molecular investigation. Furthermore, while we are seeing di˜erences in the laboratory, the implications of these laboratory observations have not been tested in a real-life situation. We will be conducting ˚eld experiments funded by New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation and chemical companies on the New England site to examine the following objectives: 1) Field e˙cacy evaluating all SDHI active ingredients, non- SDHI fungicide and fungicide rotation options, 2) Population dynamics (changes in SDHI resistance) will be monitored by in vitro sensitivity assays, and 3) S. homoeocarpa strains sampled in the population dynamics study will be used to develop a molecular diagnostic assay by detecting mutations to the SDHI target genes that correlate to ˚eld resistance. We are working to learn more about SDHI ˚eld resistance. Can SDHI fungicides can be used on sites where resistance caused by di˜erent mutations have developed? If you suspect dollar spot control issues, contact us ( jpopko@umass.edu / jung@umass.edu) to schedule resistance testing. Review your fungicide application schedule to make sure that fungicide classes are being rotated throughout the season, especially if you use combination products frequently. Include multi-site mode of action (MOA) fungicides (chlorothalonil or ˝uazinam) in tank mixes with single-site MOA fungicide applications (benzimidazole, dicarboximide, DMI, or SDHI) during periods of high disease pressure. If you historically struggle with dollar spot, review your cultural practices to see if there are changes that can be made. We have seen reductions of average 25-50% less in dollar spot from fairway rolling over the season. While this is not acceptable control level, it is signi˚cantly less dollar spot fungicides that will need to control and can also reduce the risk of resistance development. SDHI Fungicide Resistance in Dollar Spot 010 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 SdhB˜ H267Y˜ Japan SdhC˜ G91R˜ USA SDHI˜Sen˜ Ref˜ Isolates SdhC˜ Japan˜ G150R SdhC˜USA˜ G159W USA˜ Silent˜˜ (M -2) USA˜ Silent˜ (M -8) USA˜ Silent˜ (M -6) Relative˜Mycelium˜Growth˜% SDHI Resis an e Poie o US and Japanese Isoa es Bos aid Fuxapy oxad Iso eamid Pen hiopy ad Fuopy am Figure 1. Resistance pro˚les of the di˜erent target gene mutations (eight groups) found in SDHI resistant strains from USA and Japan. SDHI sensitive reference isolates (3 rd group from left) are shown for comparison (Popko et al., 2018 accepted in Plant Disease). 56Who Was Will Rogers By Don Hearn For some of us, the name Will Rogers is nothing more than a name that, when asked, ‚Do you know who Will Rogers was?fl might cause a pause to reach into the deep parts of our memory to provide the answer. For me, I knew the name but didn™t know anything about him other than he was well known for his witty sayings. If you read further you™ll know more about a personality that was over˝owing with talent, wit and common sense. I point this out so that when you read some of what he had to say, you™ll have an appreciation for the person who said them. William Penn Adair fiWillfl Rogers (November 4, 1879 Œ August 15, 1935) was a stage and motion picture actor, vaude- ville performer, American cowboy, humorist, newspaper colum- nist, and social commentator from Oklahoma. Of mixed race, he identi˚ed as Cherokee, as his parents did. Known as fiOklahoma™s Favorite Sonfl, Rogers was born to a prominent Cherokee family in Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma). As an entertainer and humorist, he traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent ˚lms and 21 fitalkiesfl), and wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns. By the mid-1930s, the American people adored Rogers. He was the leading political wit of his time and was the highest paid Hollywood ˚lm star. Rogers died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post, when their small airplane crashed in northern Alaska. Rogers™s vaudeville rope act led to success in the Ziegfeld Follies, which in turn led to the ˚rst of his many movie con- tracts. His 1920s-syndicated newspaper column and his radio appearances increased his visibility and popularity. Rogers cru- saded for aviation expansion and provided Americans with ˚rst- hand accounts of his world travels. His earthy anecdotes and folksy style allowed him to poke fun at gangsters, Prohibition, politicians, government programs, and a host of other controver- sial topics in a way that was appreciated by a national audience, with no one o˜ended. His aphorisms, couched in humorous terms, were widely quoted: fiI am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat.fl Another widely quoted Will Rogers comment was fiI don™t make jokes. I just watch the gov- ernment and report the facts.fl Rogers even provided an epigram on his most famous epi- gram: When I die, my epitaph, or whatever you call those signs on gravestones, is going to read: fiI joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I dident [sic] like.fl I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved.fl 7Some of his sayings: 1.Never slap a man who™s chewing tobacco. 2.Ne ver kick a cow chip on a hot day. 3.Ne ver miss a good chance to shut up. 4. Al ways drink upstream from the herd. 5.If y ou ˚nd yourself in a hole, stop digging. 6. ˛e q uickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back into your pocket. 7. Go od judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. 8. If y ou™re riding™ ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it™s still there. 9.Le ttin™ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier™n puttin™ it back. 10. Af ter eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. ˛e moral: When you™re full of bull, keep your mouth shut. About Growing Older ... First ~ Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it. Second ~ ˛e older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for. ˜ird ~ Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me; I want people to know ‚why™ I look this way. I™ve traveled a long way, and some of the roads weren™t paved. Fourth ~ When you are dissatis˚ed and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra. Fifth ~ You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks. Sixth ~ I don™t know how I got over the hill without getting to the top. Seventh ~ One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it™s such a nice change from being young. Eighth ~ One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been. Ninth ~ Being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable. Tenth ~ Long ago, when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it™s called golf. And, ˚nally ~ If you don™t learn to laugh at trouble, you won™t have anything to laugh at when you™re old. 8GCSAA Update by Kevin Doyle The Power of Personal Notes To be brief, this is a mes- sage about the power of a personal note. I have written about the power of using the phrase fithank youfl in the past; this is a little di˜erent. I have always tried to incorporate the use of such notes, and encour- age others to do so too. ˛e notes you will read below are special. ˛ey are real, come from an interesting source, and touch on a very important subject to those who received them. Some are very funny, others are very deep in meaning. All are a special way of thanking a golf course superintendent for exposing them to the game of golf, and more speci˚cally, the role of a superintendent. ˛is year at the Golf Industry Show, several ˚eld sta˜ rep- resentatives took part in a First Green ˚eld trip in conjunction with a GCSAA seminar. It was a great opportunity to partici- pate in another ˚eld trip, my third, and see how others operate their student learning curriculums. After the on-site portion of the First Green trip, the group got to meet back at the conven- tion center and hear from a panel of superintendents who have run trips at their facilities recently. One of those on the panel was Ryan Kraushofer, general man- ager of Westminster National Golf Course, Westminster, Md. Kraushofer shed light on his course™s success with schools in his county and also noted the bene˚ts he received as a turfgrass pro- fessional. Some of those bene˚ts were at the personal level. Within days after hosting his First Green ˚eld trip consist- ing of ˚fth graders, Kraushofer was to marry the love of his life. As a thank you, the students who visited had the ability to send their First Green host fiAdvice for the Newlyweds from a Fifth- Grader.fl Kraushofer was kind enough to share some of the per- sonal notes he received from the students. As a reminder, this is marital advice from ˜fth-graders !Dear the Kraushofers, One of the things I recommend is to not talk about grass all the time your wife will get annoyed. Dear Ryan, Always make the wife happy. If you are in an argument, if you know you are wrong admit it. If you know you are right, still admit you are wrong. If you have a happy wife you have an easier life. To Mr. and Mrs. Kraushofer: Be nice to one another. I know it can be hard but at least try. Also, you should never argue either but if you do, admit it if you are wrong if you don™t it could end in more arguing. You should also go do sports that™s fun and enjoyable unless you are playing with competitive 5th graders, I should know. Gol˚ng sounds good and where have I heard that before. Dear Ryan, Don™t always try to defend yourself. Also, don™t purchase pants without the wife™s consent. Have a good time and always o˜er to help. Shower her with pedals after the wedding. Dear Mr. and Mrs. Kraushofer, Hello. Here is some advice to have a happy life together. 1. Don™t go to sleep angry, if you ˚ght resolve it as quickly as possible 2. Talk about important decisions before making them 3. Forgive each other. Remember that you love each other and that sometimes people make mistakes 4. Don™t use technology during potentially nice moments such as dinner or vacations 5. Remind yourselves how lucky you are! Dear Ryan, If you want good advice, keep on reading! (I™ve happened to go to a lot of weddings, so I know a thing or two!) First of all, you should get a 5- to 7-year-old girl to throw the pedals, because everybody will go: awwww! Also, use some breath freshener before you kiss, because if your breath smells bad, it would be awkward (don™t ask why, I just know). Otherwise, I™ll wish you good luck! Hope everything goes well; also, be a happy couple! ˆ Dear Ryan, Remember some of this advice on your wedding day: 1. Whenever your wife says, do I look good always say yes. Never yeah you look ˚ne always say you look fantastic or gorgeous or wonderful. 2. Tie your shoes. While dancing you don™t want to go face ˚rst on the ˝oor. Trust me, it™s very embarrassing– 3. Always listen to your wife. Remember anything you do can ruin a perfect relationship so be the greatest hus- band you can be. ˛e one message I™m about to say is directly to Mr. Ryan, make sure you have about the same love for your golf course and your wife. Ok? Make sure to get everyone a gift on Valentine™s Day! A lot of money will go into this and a lot of time will go into this! 9Dear Mr. Kraushofer, You™ve got to make sure to buy the Mrs. lots of shoes. She will be so happy. I know my mom is happy when my dad gets her ˝owers. Be sure to keep her happy because the ˚rst time you make a mistake, she will be very angry, so keep her very very very very happy! Dear Mr. Kraushofer, Ł Forgive your wife Ł Love your wife Ł Help your wife Ł Party with your wife Ł Kiss your wife ˛ese notes were a simply a way to say thank you for a school visit to a golf course. If you talk to Kraushofer, you will ˚nd that those notes took on a much deeper meaning. In fact, he told me they were some of the best wedding gifts they received, and they shared many of these notes with their guests! While you hope to convey a message when writing a note of thanks, what may in fact seem simple to you the sender may well have a much deeper and more profound e˜ect on the recipient! GCSAA Resources and Deadlines you Get Cool Stu˜ from your Association Already EIFG Golf Facility Membership Program ˛e Golf Facility Membership Program recognizes a facility™s commitment to advancing environmental stewardship. ˛rough donations of $250 or more, participants enable the EIFG to sup- port and fund research, education, advocacy and more. Participating facilities receive various forms of recognition from the EIFG and GCSAA as well as marketing materials to demonstrate their support to their patrons and community. Let your facility know Promote your support of the EIFG with thisˇ letter to facility members. 2018 Most Valuable Technician Award Does your turf equipment technician deserve some much-needed recognition for the vital, behind-the- scenes role they play in the success of your golf facility? If so, he or she is eligible for GCM ™s Most Valuable Technician (MVT) awards program, presented in partnership with Foley United. Deadline soon, click to nominate a deserving EM. 2018 Most Valuable Technician Award: (Link to more information here) GCSAA Legacy Awards ˛e GCSAA Legacy Awards competition o˜ers education aid to the children and grandchildren of GCSAA members. Awards of $1,500 each are funded by Syngenta and the Environmental Institute for Golf. Deadline of April 15 th.GCSAA Scholars Competition ˛ese scholarships range from $500 to $6,000. Applicants must be enrolled in a recognized undergraduate program in a major ˚eld related to turf management, have completed at least 24 credit hours or the equivalent of one year of full-time study in the appropriate major, and be a member of GCSAA. Deadline June 1 st.Upcoming FREE webcasts: Mar. 28 Making Successful Weather-Based Management Decisions Brad Jakubowski Mar. 29 A Must Have: Written Best Management Practices Plans for Golf Facilities J. Bryan Unruh, Ph.D. Apr. 4 Standard & Unconventional Ways to Avoid Disease Woes on Warm-Season Fairways and Tees Lee Miller, Ph.D. Apr. 5 Workplace Harassment: What has the last 12 months taught us? Kerri Reisdorff Apr. 17 Hybrid Bermuda Diseases and Control Options pre -sented by PBI Gordon Maria Tomaso-Peterson, Ph.D. Apr. 18 Manejo de malas hierbas en céspedes de campos de golf Diego Gómez de Barreda Ferraz, Ph.D. Apr. 24 Factors In˜uencing Growth Rate and Nutrient Requirements Bill Kreuser, Ph.D. Again, if I can be of any assistance, please feel free to contact me. 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Fialkosky Lawn Sprinklers PO Box 600645 Newton, MA 02460 Irrigation services to golf courses throughout New England. Gary Fialkosky (617) 293-8632 www.gary˜alkoskylawnsprinklers.com Green Sight Agronomics 12 Channel Street, Ste 605 Boston, MA 02210 617-855-5021 Turn-key automated turfgrass monitoring using drones. We deliver maps of moisture variation and turf stress daily. Matt Lapinski 978-551-0093 www.greensightag.com Harrell™s LLC 19 Technology Drive Auburn, MA 01501 Turf & Ornamental supplies. Chuck Bramhall (508) 400-0600 Jim Cohen (978) 337-0222 Mike Kroian (401) 265-5353 Mike Nagle (508) 380-1668 Helena Chemical Company 101 Elm Street Hat˜eld, MA 01038 National distributors of all your turf chemicals & fertilizers. Extensive line of Helena Branded wetting agents, foliars, micro nutrients & adjuvants. Louis Bettencourt, CGCS (978) 580-8166 Chris Leonard (339) 793-3705 www.helenachemical.com International Golf Construction Co. 5 Purcell Rd. Arlington, MA 02474 Golf course construction. Antonios Paganis (781) 648-2351 (508) 428-3022 Irrigation Management & Services 21 Lakeview Ave. Natick, MA 01760 Irrigation consultation, design, & system evaluation. Bob Healey, ASIC, CID (508) 653-0625 Ken Jones Tire, Inc. 71-73 Chandler St. Worcester, MA 01613 Distributor of tires for lawn & garden, trucks, cars, industrial equipment, & golf cars. Gerry Jones (508) 755-5255 Larchmont Engineering & Irrigation 11 Larchmont Lane Lexington, MA 02420 Offering a full range of inventory for irrigation drainage, pumps, fountains & landscape lighting products & services for all of your residential & commercial needs. (781) 862-2550 Susan Tropeano, Tim Fitzgerald tim@larchmont-eng.com Lazaro™s Golf Course Supplies & Accessories dba Hammond Paint & Chemical Co., Inc. 738 Main St., Suite 223 Waltham, MA 02154 Complete line for all your of golf course supplies. Par Aide, Standard, Eagle One, turf & ornamentals, aquatics, turf marking paint, safety items, adjuvants. Joe LazaroŒcell: (617) 285-8670 Fax: (781) 647-0787 Email: jlazaro698@aol.com www.lazarogolfcoursesupplies.com Maher Services 71 Concord Street N. Reading, MA 01864 Well drilling, pump service & well maintenance Peter Maher cell: (781) 953-8167 or (978) 664-WELL (9355) Fax (978) 664-9356 www.maherserv.com Maltby & Company 30 Old Page Street, P.O. Box 364 Stoughton, MA 02072 Provides expert tree pruning, tree removal & tree planting ser-vices. Our two other divisions include Natural Tree & Lawn Care, which treats for winter moth caterpillars, ticks & mosquitoes etc. Forest Floor recycling manufactures color enhanced mulch & natural composted leaf mulch. For more information or to speak with one of our arborists please call Bill Maltby at (781) 344-3900 MAS Golf Course Construction LLC 51 Saddle Hill Rd. Hopkinton, MA 01748 Ful˜lling all your renovation and construction needs. Matthew Staf˜eri (508) 243-2443 www.masgolfconstruction.com McNulty Construction Corp. P. O. Box 3218 Framingham, MA 01705 Asphalt paving of cart paths, walkways, parking areas; imprinted asphalt. John McNulty (508) 879-8875 MTE, Inc. Œ Turf Equipment Solutions 115 Franklin Street Extension Derry, NH 03038 New England™s source for equipment: New & pre-owned mowers, tractors, & maintenance items from: Jacobsen, Turfco, Smithco, Ventrac, Redexim, Neary Grinders, Ryan, Buffalo Turbine, Mahindra, Gravely, Standard, Par-Aide & others. Sales, Parts, & Service all brands. Derry Shop: (603) 404-2286 Mark Casey: (617) 990-2427 Eastern MA Jess Hamilton: (603) 500-3936 NH Sean Smith: (207) 385-6684 ME Mungeam Cornish Golf Design, Inc. 195 SW Main Street Douglas, MA 01516 Golf course architects Of˜ce: (508) 476-5630 Cell: (508) 873-0103 Email: info@mcgolfdesign.com Contact: Mark A. Mungeam, ASGCA www.mcgolfdesign.com Please patronize these Friends of the Association 16New England Specialty Soils 435 Lancaster Street Leominster, MA 01453 1mm. Top Dressing Sand, High Density Bunker Sand, Rootzone Mixes, Tee Blends, Divot Mixes, Bridging Stone, Cart Path Mix, In˜eld Mixes, Inorganic Amendments, SLOPE LOCK Soil. Ed Downing (978) 230-2300 Bob Doran (978) 230-2244 Scott Whitcomb (781) 789-8762 www.nesoils.com New England Turf P.O. Box 777, West Kingston, RI 02892 Phone: (800) 451-2900 Ernie Ketchum (508) 364-4428 Mike Brown (508) 272-1827 www.newenglandturf.com NMP Golf Construction Corp. 25 Bishop Ave. Ste. A-2, Williston, VT 05495 Golf course construction Mario Poirier (888) 707-0787 Northeast Golf & Turf Supply 6 Dearborn Road Peabody, MA 01960 Complete line of Golf Course, Landscape & Lawn Care Construction & Maintenance Supplies Tom Rowell (978) 317-0673 Jeff Brown (508) 868-8495 Dan Ricker (978) 317-7320 North Shore Hydroseeding 20 Wenham St. Danvers, MA 01923 Hydroseeding & erosion control services. Brian King (978) 762-8737 www.nshydro.com On-Course Golf Inc., Design/Build 16 Maple Street Acton, MA 01720 Golf Course Craftsmen. We serve all your remodeling and renovation needs. You can trust your project with us! We make you look good! Sean Hanley (978) 337-6661 www.on-coursegolf.com Putnam Pipe Corp. Hopkinton & Taunton, MA Distributor of water, sewer, drain and stormwater pipe & ˜ttings. Erosion & sediment control products. Free delivery & 24-hour service. David Putnam 508-435-3090 Read Custom Soils 5 Pond Park Road, Suite 1 Hingham, MA 02043 Consistent sand for the next twenty years. Top dressing sands, root zone blends, high density bunker sand,fiearly greenfl black sand, divot & cart path mixes. Mark Pendergrast (617) 686-5590 Garrett Whitney (617) 697-4247 Matt Medeiros (508) 951-6139 www.readcustomsoils.com Saturated Solutions 18 Evergreen Road Northford, CT 06472 Greg Moore (203) 980-1301 Saturated Solutions is the sole distributor of the Air2G2 Machine for sales & contracted services. Replenish your soils with oxygen when it needs it most in any conditions with no disruption. saturatedsolutionsllc.com Select Source 3208 Peach Street Erie, PA 16508 National, full line distributor of turf, ornamental & specialty products. Exclusive distributor of Prime Source branded pesticides & specialty products. Mike Blatt, Northeast Territory Manager (814) 440-7658 SiteOne Landscape Supply, LLC 300 Colonial Parkway, Suite 600 Roswell, GA 30076 Offering our customers the most complete line of products, service & expertise in the industry. Ron Tumiski (800) 321-5325 ext. 6219 Sodco Inc. PO Box 2 Slocum, Rl 02877 1-800-341-6900 Black Beauty, Tall Fescue, Green & Fairway Height Bent, Short Cut Black Beauty, Short Cut Blue, 90-10 Fine Fescue Installation options available Contact: Pat Hogan, Alicia Pearson SOLitude Lake Management Since 1998, SOLitude Lake Management has been committed to providing full service lake, pond & ˜sheries management services that improve water quality, preserve natural resources, & reduce our environmental footprint. Services, consulting, & aquatic products are available nationwide. Joe Onorato 508-885-0101 www.solitudelakemanagement.com. Southwest Putting Greens of Boston P.O. Box 827 Westford, MA 01886 Synthetic turf, tee lines, practice greens, outdoor & indoor practice facilities. Douglas Preston (978) 250-5996 Sportscapes Unlimited LLC PO Box 1686 Duxbury, MA 02332 Specializing in fairway aeration & cleanup, deep tine aeration, Air2G2 aeration & full seeding services. Mike Lucier 617-913-8958 mijke@sportscapesunlimited.com sportscapesunlimited.com Stumps Are Us Inc. Manchester, NH Professional stump chipping service. Brendan McQuade (603) 625-4165 Syngenta Professional Products P.O. Box 1775 Wells, ME 04090 John Bresnahan (413) 333-9914 Melissa Hyner Gugliotti (860) 221-5712 Target Specialty Products 165 Grove Street, Suite 70 Franklin, MA 02038 Supplier of fertilizer, chemicals & grass seed. Jim Pritchard, Territory Manager 401-862-1098 Glenn Larrabee 774-670-8880 Tartan Farms, LLC P.O. Box 983 West Kingston, RI 02892 Dave Wallace (401) 641-0306 Please patronize these Friends of the Association 17Please patronize these Friends of the Association Tom Irwin Inc. 13 A Street Burlington, MA 01803 (800) 582-5959 We bring you a network of professionals and innovative solutions dedicated to your success. With Tom Irwin, you™re not alone. Tree Tech, Inc. 6 Springbrook Rd Foxboro, MA 02035 Foxboro, Wellesley, Fall River Full service tree service specializing in zero impact tree removal, stump grinding, tree pruning & tree risk assessments by our team of Certi˜ed Arborists. Andy Felix (508) 543-5644 Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc. PO Box 167 Wood River Junction, Rl 02894 Many varieties of turfgrass sod for the golf course. Bentgrass, Bluegrass, Fine and Tall Fescues, Blends and Mixes. 800-556-6985 Joe Farina 774-260-0093 jfarina@tuckahoeturf.com Turf Enhancement Enterprises Featuring Floratine products, JRM tines and bed knives and Greenleaf Turbo Drop air induction spray nozzles. Tom Fox 508-450-9254 Brian Juneau 781-738-3201 Turf Cloud, Inc. 39 Mountain Gate Road Ashland, MA 01721 Whether you™re focused on your turf, your family, your friends, or your hobbies, our goal is to provide administrative assistance to your operation, so you can have just that, more time! Turf Cloud, Inc.™s unique passion for technology, coupled with years of turf grass experience can offer you superior data tracking programs and insight to web strategies to increase your time and productivity. Ask us how today! Jason VanBuskirk (774) 244-2630 jvb@turfcloud.com www.turfcloud.com Turf Products 157 Moody Rd. En˜eld, CT 06082 Toro Equipment & IrrigationŒ Serving the industry since 1970 800-243-4355 Bill Conley, Dave Dynowski, Nat Binns (332) 351-5189 Tim Berge (860) 490-2787, Andy Melone (508) 561-0364 www.turfproductscorp.com U.S. Pavement Services 41 Industrial Parkway Woburn, MA 01801 Ken Sprague 781-825-3290 Providing asphalt paving, cart paths and walkways, line striping and concrete work. Valley Green 14 Copper Beech Drive Kingston, MA 02364 Phone: (413) 533-0726 Fax: (413) 533-0792 fiWholesale distributor of turf productsfl Doug Dondero (508) 944-3262 Jon Targett (978) 855-0932 Joe Trosky (860) 508-9875 Winding Brook Turf Farm Wethers˜eld, CT and Lyman, ME 240 Griswold Road Wethers˜eld, CT 06109 Kathy Arcari (401) 639-5462 kacari@windingbrookturf.com www.windingbrookturf.com WinField 29 Gilmore DriveŒUnit C Sutton, MA 01590 Using industry-leading insights to provide you with the products that help you win. Jim Favreau (978) 815-9810 Winterberry Irrigation Pump service, installation and sales. Irrigation installation, service, repairs, and sales. Wire tracking, GPS mapping, grounding testing, start-up, and winterization. Matt Faherty 860-681-8982 mfaherty@winterberrylandscape.com Visit www.winterberryirrigation.com 18Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England The NewsletterŒRate Schedule Send all Newsletter ads to: Don Hearn, CGCS 300 Arnold Palmer Blvd., Norton, MA 02766 Email: donhearn@gcsane.org Member Rates: Monthly Rate 4 Times Per Yr. (Save 5%) 6 Times Per Yr. (Save 10%) 8 Times Per Yr. (Save 10%) Annual Rate (Save 15%) 1/4 page (vertical; 3.75fl wide x 5fl deep) $ 90.00 $ 342.00 $ 486.00 $ 648.00 $ 918.00 1/2 page (horizontal; 7.5fl wide x 5fl deep) $150.00 $ 570.00 $ 810.00 $1080.00 $1530.00 Full Page (vertical; 7.5fl wide x 10fl deep) $200.00 $ 760.00 $1080.00 $1440.00 $2040.00 Non-Member Rates: *All payments must be received in full before the ad appears in The Newsletter. 1/4 page (vertical; 3.75fl wide x 5fl deep) $120.00 $456.00 $648.00 $ 864.00 $1224.00 1/2 page (horizontal; 7.5fl wide x 5fl deep) $180.00 $684.00 $972.00 $1296.00 $1836.00 Full Page (vertical; 7.5fl wide x 10fl deep) $240.00 $912.00 $1296.00 $1728.00 $2448.00 Ad Preparation Specifications: File Specifications for Ads Supplied in Digital Format: Files should be created at 300dpi at the correct size for that ad. Formats preferred are JPG and PDF. Full color is available with all ads. Please send ads to Don Hearn at the email address below. THE NEWSLETTER DISPLAY ADVERTISING ORDER FORM Company Name: Phone: Address: Contact Name: Email: Issues (List month and total number): Amount of Check: (Made payable to fiGCSANEfl) * Deadline for ads: The first of the month for that month™s issue.