LETTER
Golf Course Superintendents

Association

OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

S p o n s o r s a n d a d m i n i s t r a t o r s of t h e T r o l l - D i c k i n s o n S c h o l a r s h i p
Fund
A w a r d e d yearly to deserving Turf M a n a g e m e n t Students.

January 1991

MOB Milenski Tames the "Tiger
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CHANGE OF LOCATION
JANUAR Y MEETING
Due to clubhouse remodeling, Blue Hills
Country Club has been cancelled. Same
date and times, Tuesday, January 22, 1991;
new location Thomson Club in North
Reading, Massachusetts.
9:00
11:00
12:00
After

a.m.
a.m.
noon
Lunch

Director's Meeting
Regular Meeting
Lunch
Vote
Educational Session
(Open Discussion)

Host Superintendent
David Kahrman
DIRECTIONS:
North onRoute 128. ..Take Exit41 marked
Lynnfield Center. Bear right off exit and
follow straight through for 5 or 6 miles until
you reach Route 62. Bear left on Route 62
and the Thomson Club is 1/4 mile on left.
Route 93...Take Exit 40 marked Route 62
North Reading. Follow down to Kitty's
Restaurant. Take left and go down about
15 miles. The Thomson Club is on your
right.
Route 128 South...Take 114 West to
Route 62 Middleton. Take left at Route 62
and follow through until you reach
Thomson Club on your left.

T h r e e years, some $800,000, and
countless sleepless nights later, R o n
Milenski drew in a deep b r e a t h and
delivered what p r o b a b l y is the longest
sigh of relief on record.
Why? Because the face-lift j o b on the
International Golf Club's worldwideacclaimed golf course had been c o m pleted. At long last, R o n had tamed the
"tiger".
" O h , we still have the tiger tees and
we're still the longest golf course in the
world (the stretched-out distance
remains at 8,325 yards f r o m those
devilish driving areas)," R o n disclosed.
" B u t we've m a d e changes that m a k e
playing International a pleasure
regardless of how m u c h a golfer wants
to bite off it and chew."
T h e m a j o r alteration in this $800,000
project included elimination of the
blind shots at holes one a n d five,
p u t t i n g m o r e reason into the design of
t h e e i g h t h h o l e by s o f t e n i n g i t s
p r e v i o u s l y i m p r a c t i c a l dogleg, a n d
g e n e r a l c l e a n u p of v i r t u a l l y every
b u n k e r and tee t h r o u g h redesign and
reconstruction.
I n t e r n a t i o n a l , whose original call
letters were R u n a w a y B r o o k , m a d e its
d e b u t in 1956 after leaving the architect u r a l d r a w i n g b o a r d of G e o f f r e y
Cornish. W h e n its present owner, the
I T T C o r p o r a t i o n , bought the course
a b o u t ten years later, R o b e r t T r e n t
J o n e s w a s b r o u g h t in to a d d his
e x p e r t i s e to the design. T h e latest
i m p r o v e m e n t s are the p r o d u c t s of golf
course architect Brian Silva and his
associate M a r k M u n g e a m .
Continued

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FEBR VARY

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MEETING

Wednesday, February 20, 1991
Monoosnock C.C., Leominster, MA
9:30a.m.
11:00 a.m.
12:00 noon
1:00 p.m.

Director's Meeting
Regular Meeting
Lunch
Education

Reservations Required
Call by February 15, 1991
(617) 527-6968
Host Superintendent
David Copeland
DIRECTIONS FROM THE EAST:
Route 2 to Route 13 Exit. Bear right off
exit. Go through three sets of stop lights.
Club is 1/2 mile on right after railroad
underpass.

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P a u l M i l l e r ( l e f t ) , P r e s i d e n t of GCSANE, a c c e p t s a check f r o m K e v i n O s g o o d f o r $ 1 , 2 0 0 f o r the Turf Research Fund
The m o n e y w a s r a i s e d by the g o l f e r s of N e w t o n C o m m o n w e a l t h .

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Continued from page 1
The project was started in 1988 and
all the w r a p p i n g s come off the "new
I n t e r n a t i o n a l " next M a y when golfers
take a d v a n t a g e of a layout ITT, Silva
a n d M u n g e a m , Milenski—along with
the C o u n t r y Golf C o n s t r u c t i o n
Company—believe will offer o p t i m u m
playing conditions.
Milenski and his crew worked with
J e r r y D e m e e r and C o u n t r y Golf
C o n s t r u c t i o n t h r o u g h o u t the whole
p r o g r a m , which was divided into three
s t a g e s a n d teed off in 1988 w i t h
redesigning, repositioning, and an
evolution of grass strain f r o m poa-bent
to Penncross where applicable to
b u n k e r s and tees. T h r e e b u n k e r s and
three tees were involved in the touchoff
to a long, sometimes tedious, b u t most
rewarding venture.
The big j o b of reducing the severity
of blind shots on the first and f i f t h

PRESIDENT
Paul Miller, CGCS
1 Leicester Road
Marblehead MA 01945
Home Phone 617-631-7910
Office Phone 508-369-5704
Club Affiliation
Nashawtuc C.C

VICE
PRESIDENT
Charles T Passios, CGCS
218 Camelback Road
Marston Mills. MA 02648
Home Phone 508-420-3210
Office Phone 508-775-5116
Club Affiliation
Hyannisport Club

holes also got underway. This m e a n t
m a k i n g cuts of f r o m f o u r to 12 feet to
level v a r y i n g a m o u n t s of f a i r w a y ,
s t r i p p i n g sod a n d p l a c i n g it in a
holding area, and t h e n replacing it to
the original positions.
B u n k e r s on 11 a d d i t i o n a l h o l e s
received the redesign and reposition
treatment in 19&9. T h a t also was the
year the project t o o k some teeth out of
the eighth hole a n d replaced it with
some new dentures.
" T h e hole was very unfair because of
the s h a r p n e s s of the dogleg a n d two
giant pine trees t h a t were stationed
right in the middle of the landing a r e a , "
Milenski explained. " T h e first thing we
did was get rid of those trees. Then, we
went to w o r k trying to ease the
d e m a n d s p r e s e n t e d b e c a u s e of t h e
design of the dogleg.
" O h , yes. This also was a water hole
in its original setup, b u t one where the

SECRETARY
Stephen A. Chiavaroli CGCS
100 Airport Drive
Worcester, MA 01602
Home Phone 508-752-0031
Office Phone 508-791-5373
Club Affiliation
Tatnuck C.C.

TREASURER
Ronald E. Milenski. CGCS
65 Rocky Pond Road
Princeton. MA 01541
Home Phone 508-464-5312
Office Phone 508-779-6911
Club Affiliation
The International

p l a y e r c o u l d n ' t see t h e w a t e r . We
corrected that situation by moving the
green to a b u t one of the two p o n d s we
enlarged. T h a t move t o o k some of the
angle f r o m the dogleg. N o w , the dogleg
is gentle and gives golfers of all abilities
a fair test."
Milenski a n d his crew spent this year
p u t t i n g all the changes together a n d
concentrated on conformity, meaning
that greens, tees, b u n k e r s , fairways,
a n d r o u g h s were balanced as to type of
grasses and sand used to define them.
" D o n ' t forget," R o n interjected.
" T h e r e still were the every day chores
to do. All the time the i m p r o v e m e n t s
were in the w o r k i n g stage we had to
give o u r m e m b e r s a n d others playing
the course conditions they come to
expect at I n t e r n a t i o n a l . We k n o w it
was a d i s r u p t i o n f o r them—like having
to play the eighth hole as a p a r three for
longer t h a n they hoped they would.
" T h a t was the t h i n g t h a t kept
g n a w i n g a w a y at me, because I k n o w it
wasn't any picnic for our m e m b e r s a n d
course guests. It was really b r u t a l f o r a
while. I guess I just had t o o m a n y
things on my m i n d . So, w h e n we
turned the corner and headed for
completion, it was sort of a blessing for
me. I've been here 13 years a n d the
c o u r s e h a s b e c o m e a p a r t of m e .
T h e r e f o r e , m y i n v o l v e m e n t in t h e
project was very d e e p . "
I n t e r n a t i o n a l , then, will a d j u s t to its
second face-lift w h e n the golf season
hits full swing next spring. T h e course
still has its old identification tags, its
b i r t h m a r k s like the 27,500 square feet
t h a t c o n s t i t u t e t h e w o r l d ' s largest
s i n g l e g r e e n ( 5 t h ) , a n d it c a n be
lengthened to t u r n b a c k the challenge
of the game's greatest players.
However, it's b e e n reshaped and
refurbished to make the average
golfer's playing day there a delight. It's
at o p t i m u m , all r i g h t , a n d R o n
Milenski deserves to relax a n d enjoy
everything that comes with life at that
high level.
GERRY FINN

TRUSTEE
Edward L. Brearly
189 Matfield Street
W. Bridgewater, MA 02379
Home Phone 508-584-6568
Office Phone 508-295-7010
Club Affiliation
Bay Pointe C.C.

TRUSTEE
Eric E. Newell. CGCS
113 Cross Street
Hanover, MA 02339
Home Phone 617-826-7207
Office Phone 617-878-5836
Club Affiliation
Rockland C.C

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TRUSTEE
Robert Ruszala
69 Gelinas Drive
Chicopee, MA 01020
Home Phone 413-592-5780
Office Phone 413-256-8654
Club Affiliation
Hickory Ridge G.C.

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The Super
Speaks Out
This month's question: With the snow
mold season just around the corner and the
introduction of winter covers for greens
and tees in full sway, how do you cope with
the problem and what effect, if any, do
covers have on snow mold?
Roger Brink, Indian
Ridge Country Club: "I
hate to say it, but snow
mold hasn't been much
of a problem for me.
However, I should add
that this is only my
second year at Indian Ridge, so I have
reservations about the future.
"This is not to say I'm not aware of
taking precautions to prevent snow mold
and curb its intensity in the few spots where
it pops up around here.

Proposed 1991
Slate of Officers and Directors
GCSA of New England
President
Paul Miller, CGCS, Nashawtuc C.C.
Vice President
Charles Passios, CGCS, Hyannisport Club
Secretary
Stephen Chiavaroli, CGCS, Tatnuck C.C.
Treasurer
Ronald Milenski, CGCS, The International
Trustee
Eric Newell, CGCS, Rockland C.C.
Trustee
Robert Ruszala, Hickory Ridge C.C.
Trustee (3 years)
Edward Brearly, Bay Pointe C.C.
Finance Chairman
Paul Jamrog, The Orchards G.C.
Golf Chairman
Bob DiRico, CGCS, Brae Burn C.C.
Educational Chairman
Kevin Osgood, Newton Commonwealth C.C.
Newsletter Chairman
Kip Tyler, CGCS, Salem C.C.
Past President
Richard Zepp, CGCS, Whitinsville G.C.
Respectfully Submitted
G C S A N E Nominating Committee
Jim Fitzroy, CGCS, President's Club
Bob Mucciarone, Dedham Polo & C. C.
Paul Jamrog, The Orchards G.C.
Steve Murphy, LarryGannon
G.C.
Kip Tyler, CGCS,'Salem
C.C.

"1 am, in fact, setting up a treatment
program for snow mold and just finished
making an application of PMAS the
Monday after Thanksgiving. I should add
that I'm still using up products that were
here when 1 started at Indian Ridge.
"My program is to make an application
in late fall and follow it up with another
when and if it thaws in any of the winter
months. Last January the weather behaved
in a manner where it warmed up and I was
able to do some work outdoors.
"One interesting development may
interest other superintendents. There was
ice buildup on some of my greens and tees. I
was able to chop up ice where the sun was a
warming factor?T>ut had»to let the ice stay
put in shaded areas. The surprising result
goes against the grain, since the parts of tees
and greens where the ice remained looked
better than the non-ice areas at wake-up
time in the spring.
"I've have no experience with covers here
but might use one or whatever in problem
situations. But to tell the truth, I'm not so
sure that covers just might entice snow
mold. I won't find out till I use them."
Phil Schultz, Oak Hill Country Club:
"My troubles with snow mold aren't that
acute, but I have a program to control it
anyway. It's late November at this moment
and I'm applying a spray of "Calo-clor" to
my greens. If possible, I'll also use PMAS
on some approaches and tees.
"I've been using covers on selected greens
and tees for the last six or seven years. In
most cases, they are put down in potential
high-wind areas. Presently, there are seven
greens covered, so late-season play means
temporary greens in those situations.
"Those covered greens never have been
seriously affected by snow mold. Therefore, I'd say covers are a big help. They
don't prevent ice damage; nothing does.
However, they haven't shown any signs of
encouraging snow mold.
"For the most part, then, my snow mold
treatment program is working and I'm sold
on covers. If it were financially possible, I'd
have covers on all my greens and tees."
Bruce Packard, Stockbridge Golf Club:
"If the subject is snow mold, then I'm the
guy to talk to. Our course was devastated
by snow mold this season which happened
to be my first here.
"Therefore, as far as Stockbridge is
concerned, 1 have had no experience with
treatment to combat snow mold. This is my
maiden voyage here and I'm relying on the
experience of other superintendents in the
Berkshires to lean on before I get a personal
handle on the problem.

"1 do know what not to use. Although
there was no log of what went into the
maintenance methods here before I arrived
last April, I do know that PCNB was used
to fight snow mold and it didn't work.
"Instead, I'm using "Calo-gran" after
discussion with the veteran superintendents
in the area. Most of them are sold on it, so
I'm giving it a try.
"I came here after six years at the
Amherst Golf Club where I had a pretty
good green chairman for a couple of those
years—(Dr.) Joe Troll. We had pink snow
mold there, but kept it under control.
" H o w e v e r , the conditions in the
Berkshires are much different. We have a
lot of cold, moist days in September.
Therefore, it's common to have snow mold
show up as early as late fall.
"My treatments began the first of
October and I was planning to get in with
more applications before some serious
winter set in around the first of December.
"How bad was the snow mold here in my
first year? Well, it wasn't until our July 4th
tournament that we got it under control.
But snow mold was just part of my
problems. The course was under water six
times from river flooding, so I spent a lot of
my time in hip boots. But that's another
story. Ask me about it sometime."
GERRY FINN

CALENDAR
OFEVENTS
Jan. 22

Feb. 5-12

Feb. 20

Annual GCSANE Meeting
Thomson Club, N. Reading,
MA
Lunch
International Golf Course
Conference and Show
Las Vegas, Nevada
Regular Meeting
Monoosnock C.C.
Leominster, MA
Lunch

Mar. 5-7

Mass. Turfgrass Conference

Mar. 21

Regular Meeting
Nashawtuc C.C.
Lunch

Mar. 25

GCSANE and NEPGA
Joint Education Day
Colonial C.C., Wakefield, MA
USGA Regional Seminar
Weston C.C., Weston, MA

Apr. 4

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of New England INC.

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P R O G R A M INFORMATION
60th MASSACHUSETTS T U R F G R A S S CONFERENCE and 15th INDUSTRIAL SHOW
DEDICATION to M R . H A R R Y M E U S E L
for Outstanding Devotion and Service to the Turf Profession

March 5, 6, ?, 1991
Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
(1-91; Exit 6 from South, Columbus Avenue Exit f r o m North)

Sponsored by: Massachusetts Turf & Lawn Grass Association
Golf Course Superintendent's Association of New England
University of Massachusetts/ Amherst

TUESDAY, M A R C H 5, 1991
R E G I S T R A T I O N : 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

9:00 to 1:00 I N D U S T R I A L S H O W OPEN
Snack Bar
Exhibition Hall

— AFTERNOON

— .

G E N E R A L SESSION - Banquet Room
Chairman: Mr. Anthony B. Caranci, Jr., Superintendent
Ledgemont Country Club, Seekonk, MA
1:00 WELCOME - Dr. Joseph Troll, Executive Director, Mass.
Turf & Lawngrass Association, Hadley, MA
1:15 STRESS IN M A N A G E M E N T - M r . Jerome E.Travers, Training
Consultant. Travers & Associates, Atlanta, GA
3:00 Scholarship Awards
3:15 IMPACT OF HERBICIDE PERSISTANCE IN
T U R F G R A S S - Dr. P r a s a n t a Bhowmik, Department of
P l a n t & S o i l S c i e n c e , U n i v e r s i t y of M a s s a c h u s e t t s ,
Amherst, MA
3:50 N E W T O O L S FOR BETTER D I S E A S E C O N T R O L :
D I A G N O S T I C KITS & DISEASE MODELS - Dr. Gail
S c h u m a n n , Department of Plant Pathology, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

4:30 to 6:30 I N D U S T R I A L S H O W O P E N
Exhibition Hall

JOSEPH TROLL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
F U N D BREAKFAST BUFFET
Springfield Civic Center
Wednesday, March 6, 1991
7:30 to 8:45 a.m.
Dedication to Harry Meusel

8:00 a.m.

Tickets will not be sold at the door

W E D N E S D A Y , M A R C H 6, 1991
R E G I S T R A T I O N : 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

— MORNING

—

GOLF COURSE SESSION - Banquet
Room
Chairman: Mr. Paul F. Miller, C G C S
President, Superintendent's Association of New England
Marblehead, M A
9:00 C U R R E N T A P P R O A C H E S TO S U M M E R P A T C H
C O N T R O L - D r . Bruce C l a r k e , D e p a r t m e n t of P l a n t
Pathology. Cook College, New Brunswick. NJ
9:40 SOLVING

GOLF'S E N V I R O N M E N T A L

PROBLEMS -

Mr. James Snow, National Director, USG A Green Section, Far
Hills, NJ
10:20 EXPOSURE TO 2,4D: APPLICATORS A N D THE PUBLIC Dr. Keith R. Solomon. Canadian Center for Toxicology.
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

11:00 to 2:00 INDUSTRIAL
SHOW
Exhibition
Hall

OPEN

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— AFTERNOON

3:30 L A N D S C A P E M A I N T E N A N C E AT GREAT WOODS Mr. Brian P. Kelly, Facility Manager, Great Woods. Inc..
Mansfield, M A

—

Chairman: Mr. Ronald Milenski, C G C S
Superintendent, The International Golf Club
Bolton, M A
2:00 D E G R A D A T I O N & MOBILITY OF PESTICIDES:
INSECTICIDES A N D PRE-EMERGENCE HERBICIDES Dr. Harry Niemczyk, Department of Entomology, Ohio State
University, Wooster, OH
2:45 VIRTUES OF T U R F - Dr. Eliot C. Roberts,
Director, The Lawn Institute, Pleasant Hill, TN

Executive

3:15 PREPARATION FOR FOUR MAJOR T O U R N A M E N T S IN
ELEVEN M O N T H S - Mr. Gregory G r a h a m . C G C S .
Superintendent, Desert Inn Country Club, Las Vegas, NV
3:50 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF CHANGES AT THORNY LEA Mr. Joseph Rybka, C G C S Superintendent, Thorny Lea Golf
Course, Whitman, MA
4:30 to 6:30 I N D U S T R I A L S H O W OPEN
Exhibition Hall
W E D N E S D A Y , M A R C H 6, 1991
R E G I S T R A T I O N : 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

— MORNING
—
A L T E R N A T E SESSION: General Turf - College Room
Chairman: Mr. Bernard K. Keohan, Supervisor
Athletic Fields & Grounds, Harvard University, Allston, MA
9:00 WELCOME - Mr. Charles Mruk, Turfgrass Consultant,
Cranston, RI

3:45 GAMBLERS & D R E A M E R S - Mr. Harry Gill, Director of
Grounds & Maintenance. Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club,
Milwaukee, WI

4:30 to 6:30 I N D U S T R I A L S H O W O P E N
Exhibition Hall

T H U R S D A Y , M A R C H 7, 1991
— MORNING
- ,
G O L F C O U R S E SESSION - Banquet Room
Chairman: Mr. Richard C. Zepp, CGCS
Superintendent, Whitinsviile Golf Club
Whitinsville, MA
9:00 S U B - S U R F A C E PLACEMENT OF PESTICIDES & BIOCONTROL M A T E R I A L S - Dr. Henry Niemczyk,
D e p a r t m e n t of E n t o m o l o g y , O h i o S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y ,
Wooster, OH
9:45 POA A N N U A - LIVE WITH IT OR NOT - Dr. Donald
White. Department of Horticulture Science, University of
Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
10:30 SEMINAR — T U R F INSECTS — C O N F E D E R A T E &
Y A N K E E S O L U T I O N S - Dr. Patricia C o b b . Extension
Entomology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Dr. Patricia Vittum, Department of Entomology, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
12:30 RAFFLE

9:10 N E E D S , E X P E C T A T I O N S & R E A L I T I E S
IN
C O M M U N I C A T I O N WITH A D M I N I S T R A T O R S Dr. Richard G. Caton, Coordinator of Consulting Services,
T U R F C O N (Professional Turfgrass Consultants),
Woodbury, NJ
9:40 MT. A U B U R N CEMETERY - AMERICA'S OLDEST
G A R D E N CEMETERY - Mr. Roger Kindred, Director,
Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, M A
10:15 R O G E R W I L L I A M S P A R K M A I N T E N A N C E Mr. J o h n T. Campanini, Chief Parks Planner, Roger Williams
Park, Providence, RI

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 60th M A S S A C H U S E T T S
T U R F G R A S S CONFERENCE
& 15th I N D U S T R I A L SHOW
* Excellent Educational Program.
* 170 Booths in the Industrial Show.
* Color TV raffle Thursday morning, March 7. You must be present
to win.
* Free Coffee & Donuts - Tuesday morning, March 5.

11:00 to 2:00 I N D U S T R I A L S H O W OPEN
Exhibition Hall
— AFTERNOON

—

Chairman: Mr. Charles Mruk
2:00 S U R F A C E

CONDITIONS

* Sponsored by Mass. Turf and Lawngrass Association.

ON ATHLETIC F I E L D S -

D r . D o n a l d W a d d i n g t o n , D e p a r t m e n t of A g r o n o m y ,
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2:30 TURF MAINTENANCE IN J A P A N - D r . C. Richard Skogley,
Professor Emeritus, Plant Science Department, University of
Rhode Island, RI

This year we celebrate our 60th Massachusetts Turf Conference and
15th Industrial Show. Our speakers are here to impart information to
you and our exhibitors to present their products and equipment. The
latter help to defray the costs of our expensive turf research program.
Please visit each booth and talk with the exhibitors. You will please
them, please us, and please yourself, because the turf research
program is aimed at helping you. It's a two-way street; let's help each
other.

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Charles Passios,
CGCS,
GCSAA
Director
by John O'Connell, Superintendent
Blue Rock Inn & Golf Course
South Yarmouth, MA

Charles T. Passios, Certified Golf
Course Superintendent, is completing his
first full year as a Director with the Golf
Course Superintendents Association of
America and beginning his second nomination for that post in 1991. Charlie's
continuous involvement in local and
national associations has always been there
for "that's the type of person I am, either as
an active member or as an office holder".
To go the extra mile and give the added
effort required, Charlie recognizes it takes
dedication, the basic desire to serve, and
team work to achieve any measure of
success. He represents a man who has
successfully balanced his career, family,
and commitment to local associations and
GCSAA through proper organization and
planning with little wasted motion.
A native of Lunenburg, Massachusetts,
he now resides in M a r s t o n Mills,
Massachusetts with wife Fran, son Daniel,
and daughter Sara. Having grown up in an
educational environment, he was taught
the value and strength of what an education
can do for you, that it affords the opportunity to help others in return. We then can
see that Charlie's background is a strong
part of his motivation to serve in
association business.

Passios's commitment to education and
association belongings date from 1977. In
the fourteen year time span he has held
offices in both the Cape Cod Turf
Managers Association and New England
Golf Course Superintendents Association.
As recent Past President of the Cape Cod
Association and current Vice President of
the New England Association, he has been
strongly supportive of environmental
issues as the recently completed Cape Cod
Groundwater Study shows. Further, his
leadership has provided for both associations to play a large role in the newly
formed Massachusetts Green Industry
Council.
Charles T. Passios', CGCS, commitment
to the Golf Course Superintendents
Association of America, is made with the
same determination and pride that brought
him to the golf course superintendent
profession. These are several reasons that
the G C S A N E is proud to support
Mr. Passios in his nomination for Director
of GCSAA.

A TTENTION

MEMBERS

In your dues statement for 1991 there will
be a short questionnaire to help us update
our Membership Directory and mailing
lists. Please fill this out and return by
March 1, 1991.
Also, hold on to your 1990 Directory.
Because of the high cost of printing the
Directory, we are not having these printed
this year. Instead we will be sending
updated information on self sticking labels
which can be affixed to your Directory.
Robert Ruszala
Directory Chairman

Divot Drift
Hospitality Suite for GCSANE and
CCTMA will be February 9 and 10 at Las
Vegas Riviera Hotel. Hours and room
numbers to be announced.
Thanks once again to the golfers of
N e w t o n C o m m o n w e a l t h and Kevin
Osgood for donating $1,200 to the
GCSANE Research Fund.
Mike Nagle, Worcester C.C., on a recent
late November hunting trip to Pennsylvania bagged a spike buck and a three
point buck.
Jim Connolly, IJSGA Green Section
Service Agronomist, was the December
meeting guest speaker at the President's
Club. Jim's topic was deep tine aerification.
Arthur Washburn has retired from
Cohasset Golf Club, Cohasset, Massachusetts and has taken up residence in
Florida with his wife. You will find him on
his boat.
A new son was born to Debbie and Paul
Jamrog (The Orchards). Gregory Norman,
December 18, 1990, at 7 lb. 10 oz. Paul
says he is not named after that other Greg
Norman. This is their first child.
Mary Anne and Ron Tumiski (Lesco)
are proud parents of a new boy, Jonathan,
on November 12, 1990, weighing 7 lb.
10 oz. Jonathan will join big sister Sarah in
the Tumiski household.

CONGRA TULA TIONS
NEW MEMBERS
Kenneth Lallier
Regular Member
The Quechee Club
Quechee, VT
Timothy Stanwood
Assistant
Myopia Hunt Club
South Hamilton, MA

| ' - if ' .......

PROSPECTIVE
NEW MEMBERS
James Carroll
Assistant
Cohasset Golf Club
Cohasset, MA
Steve Murphy, Jim Fitzroy (Host), John Lenhart & Orrin Ellis listen intently at education session.

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Friends
of the Month

UNDERGROUND
STORAGE
TANK
SYMPOSIUM
Because of the importance of groundwater protection and new Environmental
Protection Agency regulations, GCSAA is
hosting a special underground storage tank
(UST) symposium during the association's
62nd International Golf Course Conference and Show in Las Vegas, February 512, 1991. The symposum will be at 1 p.m.
on M o n d a y , F e b r u a r y 11. Donald E.
Hearn, CGCS, a past GCSAA president,
will serve as m o d e r a t o r for a panel
discussion and q u e s t i o n - a n d - a n s w e r
period.
The panel features Robert Klitz, superintendent; Ed Kettenbrink, Ph.D., senior
consultant at Advanced Environmental
Specialists; Robert Yoos, an environmental scientist; Lee Daniels, U.S. EPA
representative; and Rick Shanks, insurance
specialist at Jardine Insurance Brokers.
The panel will discuss underground
storage tank selection, installation, closure,
and monitoring. I n f o r m a t i o n will be
presented on legal requirements that affect
an estimated 85 percent of all golf facilities.

J i m C o n n o l e y of t h e USGA s p e a k s at t h e P r e s i d e n t ' s
Club in D e c e m b e r .

CONDOLENCES

GOLF
CHAIRMAN
Robert DiRico, CGCS
185 Hemenway Street
Marlboro, MA 01752
Home Phone 508-485-2605
Office Phone 617-244-0680
Club Affiliation
Brae Burn C.C.

Established in 1896, the Magovern
Company has been a leader in the turf
equipment industry.
Located in Windor Lockes, Connecticut,
the c o m p a n y services the s t a t e of
Connecticut, western Massachusetts, plus
W e s t c h e s t e r , IPutnarcj), and Duchess
counties in New York.
The Magovern Company carries a wide
variety of turf equipment lines to fully serve
the needs of golf course's, municipalities,
colleges, and l a n d s c a p e r s . The line
includes, but is not limited to, Jacobsen,
C u s h m a n / R y a n , National, Smithco.
Turfco, and Kubota tractors.
A complete parts and service department
are also an important part of the success of
the Magovern Company.
Greenway Irrigation Co.
Greenway Irrigation Co., started in 1977,
is operated by owners Steve Murphy, in
charge of sales, and John Murphy, in
charge of installations. The company has
completed numerous conversion jobs,
manual to automatic, as well as several
complete 18-hole installations. Greenway
tries to fill the void between the large
irrigation contractor and the home owner
installer. Wiring and pipe pulling are
specialties of the company from "looping
greens" to wiring fairways.
Recently, Greenway Irrigation
purchased a "Rock" on "Frost" trencher to
install drainage in frozen ground. The idea
is to drain wet muck areas that can't be
driven over with equipment in season.
When the ground is frozen, the trencher
and loader can make short work of a near
impossible in-season job.
Greenway in the 1990's will stay small to
better serve the individual superintendent's
needs.

WELCOME
NEW FRIENDS OF THE
ASSOCIATION

C a r m e n C a m m u s o , w i f e of N i c k
Cammuso, died late November 1990.

FINANCE
CHAIRMAN
Paul Jamrog
P O- Box 38
Belchertown, MA 01007
Home Phone 413-323-8519
Office Phone 413-536-4195
Club Affiliation
The Orchards G.C.

The Magovern Company, Inc.

Shemin Nurseries, Inc.
Hudson, M A
Michael Gimmelfarb

EDUCA TIONAL
CHAIRMAN
Kevin F. Osgood
62 Maple Street
Hyde Park, MA 02136
Home Phone 617-364-4859
Office Phone 617-254-0925
Club Affiliation
Newton Comm. G.C.

J.p. Roberts Co.
Harvard, M A
Barbara Piantedosi

NEWSLETTER
CHAIRMAN
Kip Tyler. CGCS
P. O Box 671
Peabody. MA 01960
Home Phone 508-462-9272
Office Phone 508-532-2236
Club Affiliation
Salem C.C.

ANNUAL

SURVEY

Please respond to the GCSANE Annual
Survey sent to all member superintendents.
The more responses received will give us a
true "average" for our area. You have until
the end of February. Return to Charlie
Passios.

POSITION
A VAIL ABLE—
Assistant/ Mechanic
Public 9-hole Golf Course
Stoughton, Massachusetts
Year round position - Benefits
Send resume to:
Richard Tworig
547 Washington Street
Pembroke, MA 02359
Deadline - February 18, 1991

POSITION
—A VAIL ABLE—
Assistant Greens Superintendent
Needed at Segregansett Country Club,
located in Taunton, MA. Candidates
should have a wide range of experience in
all phases of course maintenance, as well as
a degree in turf management. We offer an
excellent compensation and benefit
p a c k a g e , and an o p p o r t u n i t y f o r
advancement.
Please send a resume, with salary history,
to:
Segregansett Country Club
P. O. Box 788
Taunton, MA 02780
Attn: Chris Ryding

BEST

WISHES

F o r a speedy recovery to Lee Ann
Colombo, wife of Tom Colombo, from a
serious auto accident in early December.
Cut-off for Newsletter material is the

1st of each month.

If there are any

topic suggestions for " S u p e r Speaks
O u t " or the f r o n t cover f e a t u r e articles,
please call Kip Tyler at (508) 532-2236.
I would also like to print material
written by superintendents or a n y o n e
else who would care to contribute.

PAST
PRESIDENT
Richard Zepp, CGCS
27 Fowler Road
Northbridge, MA 01534
Home Phone 508-234-8490
Office Phone 508-234-2533
Club Affiliation
Whitinsville, G.C.

I n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d in this p u b l i c a t i o n may be used
freely, in w h o l e or in part, w i t h o u t special p e r m i s s i o n
as l o n g as the true c o n t e x t is m a i n t a i n e d We w o u l d
appreciate a credit line

Please patronize FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Baker Golf Cars
40 Walker St., Swansea, MA 02777
(508) 379-0092
Reps, Ray Chadwick, Paul Littlejohn
Bartlett Tree Experts
Tree Maintenance, Fertilization &
Consulting
153 Rumford Ave., Newton, MA 02166
(617) 969-5990
*The Bordon Company
Maynard, MA, Tel: (508) 897-2571
Sales Rep. Jack Borden
Bulk Limestone Dealer
Boston Irrigation Company
Dedham, MA
John Ramey, Paul Kenyon
(617) 461-1560
Distributor of Irrigation Supplies
and Accessories
The Cardinals, Inc.
166 River Rd., P.O. Box 520
Unionville, CT 06085
Golf Course & Landscape Supplies
John Callahan (203) 673-3699
C & J Equipment, Inc.
188 Main St., Wilmington, MA 01887
John Deere Golf & Turf Equipment
(508) 658-2022—Eric Oman,
Mike Cornicelli, Kevin O'Donnell
'Geoffrey S. Cornish & Brian Silva
Golf Course Architects
Fiddlers Green, Amherst, MA 01002
Country Club Enterprises, Inc.
Club Car Golf Cars, Carryalls/Utility Cars
P.O. Box 400, W. Falmouth, MA 02574
(508) 563-2284
Chester Drake & Sons, Inc.
222 Walnut St., Framingham, MA 01701
Golf Course Construction
(508) 875-7929
Elanco Products Company
Stephen C. Dolinak
31 Old Town Trail, Narragansett, Rl 02882
(401) 789-9017
G o l d Star Wholesale Nursery & Sod Farm

Bill Thompson
Lexington, MA, (617) 861-1111
Canterbury, NH, (603) 783-4717

Greenway Irrigation Company
Irrigation, Drainage, Wire Laying
P.O. Box 8157
East Lynn, MA 01904
John Murphy, (617) 595-3010
Steve Murphy, (617) 598-6917
Hammond & Tilton, Inc.
P.O. Box 30, Exit 35W off I95
Fairfield, ME 04937
Tel: (207) 453-7131
John Deere Golf & Turf Equipment
Contact: Gary Hammond
The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
P.O. Box 9169
Weathersfield, CT 06109
1-800-326-HART
Roy Sibley, (203) 376-9525
Don Whinnem, (603) 692-5097
Holllston Sand Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 393, Trifft Rd., Slatersville, Rl
(401) 766-5010/Topdressing & Bunker Sand
International Golf Const. Co.
Antonios Paganis, Rep.
5 Purcell Rd., Arlington, MA 02174 *
Golf Course Construction
(617) 648-2351 or (508) 428-3022
Irrigation Maintenance & Service
21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA, (508) 653-0625
Irrigation consultation, design, and
system evaluation - Bob Healey, ASIC
* T o m Irwin, Inc.

11B A St., Burlington, MA
Jack Peterson
Dennis Friel Phone: 617-938-1751
Wayne Ripley, Paul Skafas
Larchmont Eng. & Irrig. Co.
Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02173
(617) 862-2550
The Lawn Co. Inc.
P.O. 1540, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
Tom Fair, 1-800-660-TURF
Fertilizers & Pest Controls Applied
Fairway Aeration & Slice Seeding
*Lesco Inc.
20005 Lake Rd., Rocky River, OH 44116
Ron Tumiski, Rep., Mike Donahue, Rep.
800-825-3726

THE

NEWSLETTER
KIP T Y L E R , C G C S
Newsletter Editor
PETER H A S A K
Associate Editor
RONALD MILENSKI, CGCS
Business Manager
GERRY FINN
Contributing Editor

*Loft's Seed
20 Beck Rd., Arlington, MA 02174
Victoria Wallace, Rep.
Lowden Tree & Landscape
433 Chestnut St., Needham, MA 02192
Tree maintenance, spraying, consulting,
landscaping, construction
Scott A. Stover, Rep. 617-444-0402
The Magovern Co., Inc.
27 Lawnacre Road
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Tel: 800-243-7718 or (203) 623-2508
Lew Varga, Rep.
*D.L. Maher Co.
Box 127, Concord St.
N. Reading, MA 01864
(617) 933-3210
^Water Supply Specialists
Water Wells & Pumping Equipment
Mobay Chemical Co.
Greg Ellis
67 Primrose Drive
VVarwick, Rl 02818
"Nardone Sand & Gravel Co. Inc.
37 Power Rd., Westford, MA 01886
(508) 692-8221
Specializing in Topdressing Sand
Nor-Am Chemical Co.
Wilmington, Delaware
David Sylvester, Rep.
(203) 828-8905
Old Fox Chemical Inc.
Fertilizers-Seeds-Turf-Chemicals
66 Valley Street
E. Providence, Rl 02914
Partac Peat Corporation
Great Meadows. NJ 07833-800-247-2326
(201) 637-4191—G.C. topdressing, const,
mixes, tennis ct. supply
P.I.E. Supply Co.
Dedicated to sales and service of qual
irrigation equipment. (203) 878-0658
John Lensing, (401) 246-0864 for you
irrigation needs.
Read Sand & Gravel, Inc.
171 VFW Dr., Rockland, MA 02370
Top Dressg Loam: Sand, concrete
brick; Stone, crushed, washed, color
Same day service, Sat. deliveries.
Mike Donovan, (617) 878-2955

R e t u r n to:
KIP T Y L E R , C G C S
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FIRST CLASS

J. P. Roberts Co.
Technical Resource Catalog
Survey-Weather-Testing-Meas.&Diag, Equip.
Barbara Piantedosi (508) 456-6886
Sawtelle Bros.
65 Glenn St., Lawrence, MA 01843
(508) 682-9296
Scotts Pro-Turf Div.
Allan Cumps, Regional Dir.
Rep. Scott Brown, (401) 294-3606
Rep. Richard Forni, (413) 534-8896
Shemln Nurseries, Inc.
Complete Hort. and Irrig. Supply Ctr.
Hudson, MA 01749
Michael Gimmelfarb 1-800-274-3646
Steiner Turf Equipment
Sales & Service, Vernons, Inc.
13 School St., Danvers, MA 01923
Dick Leigh, (508) 774-4410
Tuckahoe Turf Farms Inc.
Exeter, Rl, Litchfield, NH
West Suffield, CT
800-556-6985
Largest Producer of Penncross in
New England
Owen Regan
*Turf Products Corp.
7 Coppage Dr., Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 791-2091
"Turf Specialty Inc.
60 Merrimac St., Hooksett, NH 03106
Turf & Ornamental Supplies
1-800-228-6656
Bob Flanagan, Kevin Lyons,
Dave Schermerhorn, Ed Wiacek
Philip Wogan
Golf Course Architecture
17 Walker Rd., Topsfield, MA 01983
Winding Brook Turf Farm, Inc.
240 Griswold Rd., Wethersfield, CT061
800-243-0232, Alan Anderson

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