LETTER
Golf Course Superintendents

Association

Sponsors and administrators of the Troll-Dickinson Scholarship
Fund — Awarded yearly to deserving T u r f M a n a g e m e n t Students.

OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

April 1994

Supers Jim Fitzroy & Mike Hermanson
wear their winter mbra stripes well
Mike Hermanson and Jim Fitzroy spent
their winters on the run. While at it, they
were also on the ball...following the round
ball, that is, or whistle-blowing fouls and
other violations on the basketball hardTuesday, M a y 24,1994
wood, as college and high school officials.
P o q u o y B r o o k Golf Course
In basketball's inner circle, officials are
Lakeville, Mass.
known as "zebras"—a sobriquet derived
from the striped shirts they wore in the
Host Superintendent
past. The moniker stuck even though most
Charles D i c k o w
levels of basketball officiating have substituted the stripes for more subdued
working garb.
9:00 a.m.
Board Meeting
11:00 a.m.
Regular Meeting
But why do Hermanson and Fitzroy,
and Education to follow
prominent
members of the golf course su12:00 p.m.
Lunch
perintendent's
profession, choose to go
1:00 p.m.
Golf
from one stress-strewn activity to another?
"Wait a minute," Fitzroy flapped.
Reservations R e q u i r e d
"Let's get one thing straight. There's twice
Call b y M a y 20,1994
as much stress officiating basketball than
(617) 328-9479
there is working as a super. But I just keep
coming back for more, winter after winter.
You must pay by check - No Cash!
Maybe it's because it makes the winter and
Checks payable to GCSANE
bad weather pass quicker. Maybe it's because I love the game."
Fitzroy, a golf course grooming fixture
Charlie has been the owner and superintenat
The
Presidents Club, is a native of Daldent of Poquoy Brook for the past three years.
ton (hometown of former Red Sox reliever
Prior to that he was the owner/operator of
Jeff Reardon) and played basketball at that
Heritage Hill Country Club in Lakeville since
1980. Charlie and Susan Dickow have two
Berkshire town's Wahconah High School,
children, Tyler, 6 years old, and Sara, 4 years
He doesn't characterize his level of play as
old. Hobbies include guitar, golf, and landa schoolboy, but it must have been a step
scaping. Charlie and his family reside in
Lakeville.
above average since he continued playing
the game while propping for the superintendent's field at Stockbridge School.
Directions: From 1-495 North or South, take
"I played all right," Jim modestly deExit 5. Go 1.5 miles, take right on Taunton
scribed his schoolboy and college career.
Street and then a left on Leonard Street. Club
is on the right.
"But I stuck with it more because I had fun
playing. I always had a strong feeling for
basketball. I just like the game and wanted
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Jim credits an old friend and former golf
course superintendent Ken Mooradian for
turning him in the direction of becoming a
zebra. "I had a serious automobile accident
and had gotten away from the game," he
explained. "I couldn't play anymore, but I
still was interested. That's when Kenny
suggested that I think about studying for
the officials' exam. One thing led to another. I soon found myself running up and
down the floor, taking those steely stares
from coaches and unkind descriptives from
the fans in the stands. That was in 1981.
Thirteen years later, I'm still at it."
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J i m Fitzroy, superintendent at Presidents Golt Course.

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Edward L. Brearley
189 Mattield Street, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
508-584-6568
VICE PRESIDENT
Robert DiRico, CGCS*
326 Fuller Street, West Newton, MA 02165
617-527-6968
Brae Burn Country Club
SECRETARY
Kevin F. Osgood
62 Maple Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136
617-630-1950
Newton Commonwealth Golf Course
TREASURER
Robert Ruszala
69 Gelinas Drive, Chicopee, MA 01020
413-256-8654
Hickory Ridge Country Club
TRUSTEE
John T. Hassett
110 Montgomery Avenue, Lowell, MA 01851
508-458-7300
Mount Pleasant Golf Course
TRUSTEE
Scott Reynolds
62 Maple Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136
617-244-7741
Charles River Country Club
TRUSTEE
James Fitzroy, CGCS*
357 W. Squantum St., North Quincy, MA 02171
617-328-1776
Presidents Golf Course
FINANCE CHAIRMAN
Paul Jamrog
500 Veterans Memorial Parkway
East Providence, Rl 02914
401-438-7285
Metacomet Country Club
GOLF CHAIRMAN
Richard P. Tworig it
547 Washington Street, Pembroke, MA 02359
617-828-4242
Ponkapoag Golf Course
EDUCATION CHAIRMAN
Richard Duggan, CGCS*
93 Warren Avenue, Marlboro, MA 01752
508-369-0879
Concord Country Club
NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN
Michael Nagle, CGCS*
51 Lincoln Avenue, Hoiden, MA 01520
508-853-6574
Worcester Country Club
PAST PRESIDENT
Stephen A. Chiavaroli, CGCS*
6 Birch Street, Paxton, MA 01612
508-752-0031
Tatnuck Country Club

Newsletter Editor . Michael F. Nagle, CQCS
Associate Editor , Stephen Chiavaroli, CQCS
Contributing Editor
Qerry Finn
Business Manager
Robert Ruszala
Information contained in this publication may 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.

Fitzroy confines his officiating to high
school. He works about 25 varsity games a
season and is regarded as one of the more
competent whistle tooters in the four
leagues (Hocomock, Tri-Valley, Old Colony, and Mayflower) he travels.
"It's not as bad as I make it sound, all
the so-called abuse basketball officials are
exposed to," Jim said. "You learn to handle
it, but the stress to make the right call is
always there. Overall, I think it's a good
thing for me to do in the winter. I get a lot
of exercise by running the gym three to five
miles a game and I make a few bucks."
Hermanson has been officiating a little
longer than Fitzroy, having taken his first
zebra steps in 1975. However, their backgrounds are similar.
"I played on pretty good high school
teams at Gardner," informed Hermanson,
who keeps things green and smooth at that
town's municipal golf course. "We had
about five guys who were 6'3" or so. I was
one of them, and I got good playing time.
Were we any good? About middle of the
road or a little better. We had records like
11-7 and 12-8."
Mike decided to go the intramural route
when he hit the University of Massachusetts and Stockbridge. "That was 1973-74
and a bunch of us were in a men's league
that wasn't all that bad. That's when I got
my first taste of officiating. We took turns
blowing the whistle. Then, when I got out
of school, I started going to officiating clinics to get ready to earn my stripes."
Hermanson, who has seen the game
from all sides including a two-year stint as
freshman and junior varsity coach at Fitchburg's Massachusetts Technical School,
was a beaver in his early officiating days.
He took every job he couldfind,working as
many as 80 games a season.
"I started at the iiottom and worked my
way up," Mike disclosed. "I pulled four
years in the high school frosh and JV ranks
until I got my first varsity assignment in
1978. By that time I also got interested in
women's basketball. And by 1980 I was
going half men, half women officiating."
It didn't take Mike long to become recognized as one of the sport's leading rules
enforcers. Soon he was working state tournament games and leaning toward
assignments at the college level.
"Eventually, I had to make a decision
about which direction I wanted to go,"
Mike added. "I had to draw a line somewhere, so in 1987 I decided to concentrate
on women's basketball. That's worked out
well, even though I'm still as busy as ever.
However, I've cut down my schedule to 35
college and 25 high school games. As for the
abuse, I've found that you get less as you

earn a reputation. Acceptance is the big
word. Once you get that, you can handle
just about anything."
Mike says he has the upper hand, comparing officiating to grooming a golf
course. "Here (basketball) I have a whistle;
I'm the ultimate authority," he explained.
"In golf, it's more a mediation thing. But
one avocation helps another (my vocation
of superintendent). Patience carries over
from one job to the other. Well, when I first
started officiating, I whistled 50 or 60 technical fouls a season. Not it's only one or
two."
So, Hermanson and Fitzroy (joined by
Wayland super Jim Reinertson who also
wears zebra stripes) know how to make
winter into a good thing. They just pick up
the tools of their second trade and whistle
while they work. Come April, they're ready
to get back on the golf course to face their
real worlds.
GERRY FINN

Calendar

:

May 3

Pro-Super-Press-Press
The International, Bolton, Mass.

May 24

COSANE Monthly Meeting
Poquoy Brook G.C., Lakeville, Mass.

June 6

Manager-Pro-SuperintendentPresident Tournament
Kernwood C.C., Salem. Mass.

June 13

SuperintendentGreen Chairman Tournament
Belmont C.C., Belmont, Mass.

June 27

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Gardner Municipal G.C.
Gardner, Mass.

July 13

Superintendent
Appreciation Day
Shaker Farms G.C., Springfield, Mass.

Aug. 1

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Dedham Polo and Country Club
Dedham, Mass.

Aug. 16

2nd A n n u a l G C S A N E
Scholarship & B e n e v o l e n c e
Fund Tournament
Wachusett C.C., W. Boylston, Mass.

Sept. 6

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Twin Hills C.C., Longmeadow, Mass.

Sept. 26

6th A n n u a l G C S A N E
Turf Research Tournament
Worcester C.C., Worcester, Mass.

Oct. 11

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t - 3 Club O f f i c i a l s
Blue Hill C.C., Canton, Mass.

Oct. 17

N E P G A Pro-Supt. Tournament
Spring Valley C.C., Sharon, Mass.

Nov. 7

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Mount Pleasant GC, Lowell, Mass.

Dec. 7&8 G C S A A R e g i o n a l S e m i n a r
Golf Course Construction
and Techniques
The International, Bolton, Mass.

(Tentative)

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The Super Speaks (Mi
This month's question:
With the environmental responsibility of the golf course superintendent on a continual rise,
how will the new pesticide license regulations affect your pesticide program this season?
Jeff Carlson, Ocean Edge Golf
Club: "As an effect of environmental
awareness and as
practically every technical
move
in
maintenance of the
golf course became
acute, I made it my
business to try and
keep one step ahead of
any corresponding
regulations having to
do with the application of pesticides.
"Five years ago I was the only one on
my staff to have a license, but I had visions
of stricter regulations and went the full
route in the matter of exposing my staff to
both the core and commercial pesticide applicator licenses.
"I think the foresight of realizing that
eventually every person applying pesticides would need his own license, rather
than having blanket coverage from the superintendent's license, evolved naturally.
As the public's knowledge of course grooming methods (i.e. chemical use) increased,
it was only logical that the state would
expand its restrictions on how those chemicals would be applied. Now, it's a reality.
"Presently, my assistant Rob Donovan
has a commercial applicator's license, my
foreman has a core license, and I'm working on other members of the crew to
prepare them to take the license exam.
"With that part of the pesticide application problem dealt with, there's another
related problem the superintendent has to
face. It's the matter of insuring all pesticide applicators and, more to the point,
finding a carrier who provides liability insurance. Then, once that's done, the whole
concept of licenses and insurance must be
worked into the annual budget. It's a snowball effect but a necessary one."
Wayne LaCroix, Andover Country

Club: "I don't see any problem in the
expansion of regulations for applying pesticides. After all, the procedure for
studying for the exam and actual taking of
it is another form of the step-up we're
seeing in the superintendent's participation in ongoing education.

"The new regulation, that of having
everyone applying pesticides earn his own
license, kind of passes the educational
torch to other members of the maintenance staff. And I'm all for any kind of
incentive that will keep education on the
front burner.
"Here, we have the pesticide application
job surrounded. I have a license as do my
assistant and foreman. As for the club's
involvement, we make it a point to tell
everyone on the crew that we will pay for
all fees involved in obtaining a license.
"I think the outgrowth of regulations
covering the application of all chemicals
has made the whole thing more simplified.
Now, everything is spelled out for the superintendent as to where, when, how, and
by whom all pesticides should be applied.
"The basic idea of having a kind of wallto-wall licensing agency within the
maintenance personnel probably serves
the superintendent in a public relations
vein. It's just another way of telling anyone
concerned that we are an environmentconscious profession and we are
cooperating with state and national officials in the effort to preserve the
environment's natural forms.
"As for the overall cost of complying
with regulations intended to reach that
goal, there is no hardship on our end of the
bargain. So far, environment related regulations and restrictions have been no strain
on me or my club. It's just something that
has to be done."

"The new regulation... passee
the educational torch to other
members of the staff. And I'm
all for any kind of incentive
that will keep education on the
front burner."
Wayne LaCroix
Andover Country Club

Ron Milenski, International Golf

Club: "First of all, I have to explain our
part in the overall environmental
and
health concentration
that seems to be
sweeping the country.
"By 'our' I mean
the very active position the owner of
International, ITT,
has taken in environmental and health matters. The company
has made it clear that preservation of natural resources is a prime concern in its
operational methods and those natural resources also include the people ITT
employs.
"Along those lines, ITT has hired a consultant agency to make sure all of the golf
course maintenance operations here comply with regulations set by state and
national government edicts. In fact, it encourages all staff members to pursue
educational goals leading to an even
stricter adherence to environmental guidelines than the regulations originally
intended. And the company pays for all
expenses in that pursuit.
"As for my personal involvement, I and
my staff have conformed to the old pesticide regulations as well as the latest for
several years. We have six members of the
staff licensed to use pesticides and we're
prepared to make room for more if it's
necessary. All, I might add, at no cost to
those who become licensed.
"Another note worth disclosing is the
length our owner has gone to insure the
health of maintenance staff members. It
provides blood tests for all golf course employees to act as a protection measure in
any after-effects from applying chemicals.
Additionally, ITT conducted a safety audit
a few years ago, one that monitored staff
members who had been exposed to chemicals.
"I'd say we've covered all bases to protect and preserve the environment and the
people who work in it maintaining our golf
course...as well as the golfers who play it."
GERRY FINN

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Update on golf course pesticide budget debate in Braintree
Late last year at a town meeting in
Braintree, Mass., the approval of the
town's golf course pesticide budget was put
on hold after several town meeting members voiced alarm concerning chemical use
and contamination of drinking water.
Two representatives, one pregnant and
the other battling cancer, whipped other
attendees into a frenzy and a vote was
taken to ban use of pesticides on the golf
course. Although that vote was set aside,
Superintendent Daryn Brown was left
with virtually no funds to correct severe
grub and weed problems on the course.
Instead, some town meeting members
demanded Braintree raise and release

"beneficial insects" before trying pesticides. Incredibly, at this same meeting,
approval was given for $46,000 to treat two
town lakes with an aquatic weed killer.
Although objections were heard, assurances were given that the chemical was no
more than "medicine for our lakes".
Dr. Richard Cooper of the University of
Mass. was commissioned to develop a pesticide and fertilizer plan for the course. His
recommendations included construction of
a storage facility for chemicals, I.P.M. practices, a list of pesticides for use at
Braintree, and use of lightweight mowers.
This report was presented to another
town meeting earlier this year. In atten-

dance was Jim Fitzroy, CGCS, of Presidents G.C. in Quincy, who spoke in defense
of Brown's competence and professionalism using pesticides, the budget amount
($23,000) the golf course was seeking for
chemicals, and reasons for their use. Although the course experiences about
52,000 rounds per year, has populations of
60-80% poa annua, and high infestations of
grubs, crabgrass, and knot weed, the pesticide budget for the last five years was only
$4,000 per year!
The issue will be decided and voted on
at the May 5 town meeting.
MIKE NAGLE

DIVOT DRIFT...announcements...educational seminars...job opportunities
...tournament results...and miscellaneous items of interest to the membership.
MEMBERSHIP

INFORMATION

GCSANE COMMITTEES

P r o p o s e d f o r M e m b e r s h i p : Timothy
Keating, Affiliate, Prolawn Inc.; Christopher
Cowan, Affiliate, A g r i T u r f , Inc.; Linda
Kelley, Associate, Bedrock G.C.; Joseph Borden, Associate, Strawberry Valley G.C.;
Thomas Morris, Regular, Berkshire Hills
C.C.; Gregory McKnight, Assistant, Sandy
Burr G.C.; and Jon Orkiseski, Assistant,
Worcester C.C.

J i m Reinertson, formerly at Wayland C.C.,
is the new superintendent at The Orchards
G.C., South Hadley, Mass. Congratulations!

The following are the GCSANE Committees
for 1994:

Welcome N e w Members: Paul F. Prisco,
Assistant, Heritage Hill C.C.; David A.
Stowe, Assistant, Newton Commonwealth
G.C.; and Jeffrey D. Baker, Assistant, The
Country Club.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
P o s i t i o n O p e n i n g : Assistant Superintendent at Indian Ridge C.C. in Andover, Mass.
Application deadline is May 15, 1994. Send
resumes to Roger Brink, c/o Indian Ridge
C.C., Lovejoy Road, Andover, M A 01810.
P o s i t i o n O p e n i n g : Assistant Superintendent at Walpole C.C. Position available
immediately. Salary negotiable. Send resumes to Mark Gagne, CGCS, P. O. Box 186,
Walpole, M A 02081; (508) 668-3859.

MEETING NOTES
T h a n k s to J o h n Kotoski and the staff at
Pine Ridge C.C. for a great job hosting the
April meeting.

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D a v i d Robinson, formerly at the Shattuck
Inn G.C., is the new superintendent at Atlantic C.C. in Plymouth, Mass. Congratulations!
It has b e e n r e p o r t e d that on the last run
of the last day of the ski season, Jack "Alberto
Tomba" Hassett decided to take one last
jump off a mogul too large. The result was a
broken wing. We wish him a speedy recovery.
A reminder: Please make your reservations
for monthly meetings by the date posted to
avoid disappointment.
L e t ' s g e t t h o s e m e m b e r s h i p dues in
ASAP! The third billing has been mailed out.
Any members who do not pay by May 31,
1994 will be dropped from the membership
roster. Reinstatement will require a $20 late
payment charge.
D u r i n g the latter part of March (sorry,
no date was given) John Lenhart, Steve Carr,
Scott Reynolds, and Scott's significant other
Maura Beckley took 2nd place in the 1st
Annual Attitash Open. It was (bear with me)
a golf tournament played on skis down the
White Horse trail finishing in front of the
lodge...And people think I'm weird for hunting wild turkeys.

GOLF RESULTS
Pine Ridge C.C. Team of Four Scramble
1st Place - 62 - Kevin Lyons, Daryn Brown,
Ed Uhlman Sr., and David Stowe; 2nd Place
- 63 - Mike Hermanson, Wayne LaCroix, Kip
Tyler, and Chris Peterson. (Two others
teams tied at 63 lost in a match of cards.

Membership: Edward L. Brearley, Robert
DiRico, Kevin Osgood, and Scott Reynolds.
Employment: Robert DiRico, Kevin Osgood, and Robert Ruszala.
Publicity: James Fitzroy, William Spence,
and Richard Tworig.
Mass. T u r f Conference: E d w a r d
L.
Brearley, Robert DiRico, Richard Duggan,
Mark Gagne, A. Roy Mackintosh, Michael
Nagle, and Richard Zepp.
Government Relations: Eric Newell and
James Fitzroy.
Golf: Richard Tworig, Mike Hermanson,
Dave Commee, Ron Dobosz, and Larry Anshewitz.
Finance: Robert Ruszala and Paul Jamrog.
Welfare: John Hassett, Jim Fitzroy, and
Scott Reynolds.
By-Laws: Richard Zepp, David Barber, and
Donald Hearn.
Benevolence/Scholarship: John Hassett,
Jim Fitzroy, Scott Reynolds, Tom Fox,
Robert Healy, Stephen Chiavaroli, Edward
L. Brearley.
Turf Research Fund: Robert DiRico, Dave
Barber, Jim Fitzroy, Owen Regan, Richard
Cooper, and Kevin Lyons.
Education: R i c h a r d D u g g a n ,
Brown, and Robert Healy.

Darren

Newsletter: M i c h a e l N a g l e , S t e p h e n
Chiavaroli, Gerry Finn, and Robert Ruszala.

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or 1/8" screened loam, underground tank
removal, Convault aboveground fuel tank.
Steven S. Howitt- (508) 761-5554
R.F. Morse & Sons, Inc.
W. Wareham, MA 02576
Larry Anshewitz, Jack Cronln
(508) 295-1553

Sports Club Management
104 Wyman Rd., Braintree, MA 02184
Hazcom and right-to-know
compliance implementation.
Ron Smith
Sullivan Tire Co.
Goodyear specialty tires & tubes.
Tom Wilson
MA: 1-800-464-1144, (508) 580-2222
NE: 1-800-321-0042

Nardone Sand & Gravel Co., Inc.
37 Power Rd., Westford, MA 01886
Specializing in topdressing sand.
Greg Frederick - (508) 692-8221

Tee and Green Sod, Inc.
Exeter, Rl 02822
Bentgrass, bluegrass and blue/fescue sod.
Dave Wallace, Robin Hayes
(401)789-8177

Nor-Am Chemical Co.
Wilmington, Delaware
David Sylvester - (203) 828-8905

Tuckahoe Turf Farms, inc.
Richmond, Rl
Chris Beasley - 1-800-556-6985

Partac Golf Course Top-Dressing
Kelsey Part, Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Heat treated top-dressing, golf hole targets,
turf blankets, and other specialty golf supplies.
Jim Kelsey, 1-800-247-2326, (908) 637-4191

Turf Enhancement Enterprises
Featuring Floratine Products, Precision Small
Engine Co. & Trion Lifts.
Tom Fox-(508) 865-9150

P.I.E. Supply Co.
For your irrigation needs; dedicated to sales
and service of quality irrigation equipment.
Frank Santos
(508) 420-0755 or (203) 878-0658
Pro-Lawn Products, Inc.
24 Johnathan Rd., W. Greenwich, Rl 02817
Specializing In turf & ornamental needs.
(401) 397-8880
Read Sand & Gravel, Inc.
171 VFW Dr., Rockland, MA 02370
Topdressing; root-zone mixes; bunker sand;
3/4 & 3/8 screened loams; cart path materials;
mulch; drainage stone.
Joe Farina- 1-800-660-2955
J.P. Roberts Co.
Technical resource catalog; survey-weathertesting-measurement & diagnostic equipment.
Barbara Piantedosl - (508) 456-6886
Safety Storage, Inc.
86 Sanderson Ave., Lynn, MA 01902
Prefabricated pesticide storage buildings,
gas & oil, storage cabinets.
(617) 599-5490
Sani-Mate Supply, Inc.
88 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA
Distributor of Karcher hot high pressure
equipment and bulk detergents, sales, sen/Ice,
and rentals.
Barry Hackett - (508) 752-8888

Turf Products Corp.
7 Coppage Dr., Worcester, MA 01603
Distributors of Toro irrigation and maintenance
equipment, lightning detection systems, and
other golf-related products.
Tim Berge, Ed Fallow, Rick Moulton,
John Winskowlcz, Dick Young
(508) 791-2091
Turf Specialty, Inc.
15 Londonderry Rd., Londonderry, NH 03053
Turf & ornamental supplies.
Bob Flanagan, Kevin Lyons,
Dave Schermertiom, John Lensing
1-800-228-6656
Varney Bros. Sand, Gravel & Concrete
Bellingham, MA
Concrete golf cart paths.
Kenneth Mooradian - 1-800-441-7373
White Turf, Inc.
Bane, MA
Irrigation contractor, pump specialist.
(508)355-6777
Winding Brook Turf Farm, Inc.
240 Griswold Rd., Wethersfleld, CT 06109
1-800-243-0232
Winfield Nursery
1320 Mountain Rd., Suffield, CT 06109
Wholesale nursery trees & shrubs.
Jeff Rogers
Philip Wogan
Golf Course Architecture
17 Walker Rd„ Topsfield, MA 01983

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Friends of the Association profiles
P.l.E. Supply Co.
As a distributor of a complete line of top
quality supplies featuring Buckner,
Hunter, and Hardie Irrigation equipment,
P.l.E. Supply Company has been recognized nationally for its technical service
department and sales department. With
two warehouses in Connecticut and sales
offices in New York and Massachusetts,
P.l.E. Supply Company is dedicated to
serving the irrigation needs of New England.

We believe that information and education are our greatest strength and most
valuable asset. We are actively involved in
the local and the national industry associations. Our staff also is continually
expanding and updating their knowledge
through classroom and seminar studies.
We provide our customers with this knowledge through personal contact with our
sales representatives and support staff,
newsletters and bulletins, seminars, and
on-site training.

Intelligent irrigation practices remains
a focal point at P.l.E. Supply Company. We
integrate effective design, efficient equipment, and proper installation with
conscientious system maintenance which
prevents much more than just wasted
water (i.e. money, energy, time, problems).
This planned approach to irrigation will
help sustain our parks, sports complexes,
lawns, and golf courses well into the future. We don't just do it the easy way, we
do it the right way.

Please mark your calendar!
Please keep in mind the following important dates:
Tuesday, August 16,1994 - 2nd Annual Scholarship and Benevolence Fund Tournament at
Wachusett Country Club, West Boylston, Mass.
Monday, September26,1994 - 6th Annual Turf Research Tournament at Worcester Country Club,
Worcester, Mass.

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