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Thoughts From Your Association Manager In late March club officials, superintendents, golf professionals, club managers and interested observers of the course management side of the golf business attended a seminar held at the Blue Hill Country Club. The seminar, sponsored by the Massachusetts Golf Association and co sponsored by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England was a tremendous success. The MGA did a wonderful job coordinating the registration process, both online and at Blue Hill. The MGA also served as hosts for the speakers and made all the attendees feel welcome. The person who planted the seed for the event is Peter Costello, long time green chairman at Cohasset Golf Club and  current  member  of  the  MGA’s  Executive  Committee.     Peter kicked off the day with his opening remarks and humorous weaving of personal experiences as a green chairman, club member and association volunteer. He was very candid describing how golfers are demanding better conditions rather than accepting the conditions they find when playing a course. He also noted the skills required to provide conditions unimaginable twenty-five years ago. In addition to having the necessary technical training, one of the most important skills he noted is the ability to communicate. Tom  Bagley,  a  member  of  the  MGA’s  Executive  Commit-­ tee, served as the moderator for a panel of experts consisting  of  Dave  Oatis  from  the  USGA’s  Green  Section  and   GCSA of New England members Jason Adams, Scott Lagana, Glen Misiaszek and Bill Spence. The question and answer format was well received and allowed for questions from the attendees. Tom Bagley served as moderator for the panel of experts including Dave Oatis, Jason Adams, Scott Lagana, Glen Misiaszek and Bill Spence continued on page 6 3 Don Hearn - continued from page 1 not   currently   employed   in   the   turf   business?”     That   must   have been a major role in the decision making process that landed him the job. We need someone that was fully dedicated to the growth and prosperity of the Association, and Don is the man. The following are some questions that read much better if I don’t   get   in   between   my   question   and   his   answer.     I   apolo-­ gize for and accept any assumptions of laziness from the simplicity of cut and paste. Do you enjoy your current position? Compared to growing grass. I absolutely love what I'm doing with the Association. Compared to being a practicing golf course superintendent, I miss the technical aspect of the business and the beauty of the course. It might sound crazy, but watching the spray patterns of a well designed irrigation system, the sound of water spilling into a catch basin from a newly installed drainage line, monitoring weather from a satellite receiver and planning programs and schedules based on what it was showing were some of the things that made the job exciting and enjoyable. “The  Golf  House  is  a  great  set  up  for  us.” I don't think I'm much different from other superintendents. If I had to do it over - what would I do? I'd be a golf course superintendent. I like to think I wouldn't be as naive as I was when I was younger. But, the reality is that's part of being young and at the time I didn't have a clue how naive I really was. Do you have plans of growing the association? Pointing us in the right direction somehow? I don't have a written plan for the growth of the Association. I don't have a specific goal of number of new Members, Affiliates or Friends of the Association I think we should have in the future. But, I'll be trying to grow the Association and increase participation by the members. I'm still getting myself established to where I'm comfortable with all aspects of the Association. As a past president and active member I can relate to our members in a way others who don't have my background may find difficult. Of course, there are areas in which I have weaknesses. But, just like any job, I'm learning the ropes and have conquered some of what has challenged me. I'll probably be guilty of trying to project myself into the thought process of why the Board does some things in a way I wouldn't continued on page 5 4 1"#)2'+3#)4)!"#$%#&'()53"6)*+,')-! 8.9::);"#"3<).8.9)4)!"#$%#&'()53"6)*+,')=) ':0//! +1-.=! ! 8&-,! _! '(#%! )*%+,! '#! '! 901/*./0/c#! *%-.1*:! 5%0/! 6'#-! -.'*! '! 6'#-! 60/#1!!8$2!73''!@(!*20!*'+(*0)!3,!*!-+(*1!*,,(1!1$!1/(! 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(A2!#%:@2!:'!BCDD!*$%!$02!E2.%!/A:@A!/:FF!92!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! %2G$@@)%%:0>!.00).FFE!*%$H!E$)%!*:%'&!9:FF:0>!)0F2''! ! $&A2%/:'2!'#2@:*:2H.:F?@$H! *"! Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION Page 1 A.A. Will Materials Corp. 198 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072-1748 Root zone mixes, divot mixes, topdressing blends, bunker sands, cart path mixes, bridging stone, & hardscape supplies. Rob Fitzpatrick - (800) 4-AA-WILL www.aawillmaterials.com Cavicchio Landscape Supply, Inc. 110 Codjer Lane, Sudbury, MA 01776 Annuals, perennials, garden mums, ground covers, loam, & mulch. Darren Young - (978) 443-7177 Charles C. Hart Seed Co., Inc. 304 Main St., Wethersfield, CT 06109 Authorized distributor for Bayer, Syngenta, Grigg Bros., Foliar Fertilizer, & Aquatrols. Roy Sibley, Dick Gurski, Robin Hayes - (800) 326-HART Agresource, Inc. 100 Main St., Amesbury, MA 01913 Tim Gould, Guy Travers (800) 313-3320, (978) 388-5110 Allen’s  Seed  Store,  Inc. 693 S. County Trail, Exeter, Rl 02822 Specializing in quality seed and related golf course maintenance supplies. Gregg Allen - (800) 527-3898 Michelle Maltais - (401) 835-0287 Country Club Enterprises PO Box 670, 29 Tobey Rd., W.Wareham, MA 02676 Club Car golf cars, Carryall utility vehicles. Dave Farina, Keith Tortorella, Mike Turner (800) 662-2585 DAF Services, Inc. 20 Lawnacre Rd., Windsor Locks, CT 06096 Irrigation pumps - sales & service; northeast warehouse/distributor for ISCO HDPE pipe & fittings. Richard Young - (860) 623-5207 The Andersons Technologies, Inc. 26 Waite Ave., S. Hadley, MA 01075 Manufacturer of fertilizer & control products. Rick Forni - (413) 534-8896 DGM Systems 153A Foster Center Road, Foster, RI 02825 Your New England specialty products distributor: Reelcraft, POK, Allen, Kenyon, Echo, Carhartt Office - (401) 647-0550 Manny Mihailides - (401) 524-8999 David Mihailides - (401) 742-1177 Atlantic Golf and Turf 9 Industrial Boulevard, Turners Falls, MA 01376 Specializing in agronomy through the distribution of fertilizer, seed and chemicals throughout New England. Chris Cowan (413) 530-5040, Gregg Mackintosh (508) 525-5142, Scott Mackintosh CPAg (774) 551-6083 DHT Golf Services 8 Meadow Park Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 Serving the GCSANE for over 20 years. Planning to proposal to completion. Golf construction and irrigation consulting. Emergency irrigation repairs. Dahn Tibbett (20 year member), Jaime Tibbett 508-746-3222 DHTGOLF.COM Atlantic Silica, Inc. P.O. Box 10, Enfield N.S. B2T 1C6 Canada (902) 883-3020 A-OK Turf Equipment Inc. 1357 Main St., Coventry, RI 02816-8435 Lastec, Tycrop, Blec, Wiedenmann, Therrien, Graden, Sweep & Fill, Baroness, and used equipment. Mike Cornicelli - (401) 826-2584 G. Fialkosky Lawn Sprinklers PO Box 600645., Newton, MA 02460 Irrigation services to golf courses throughout New England. Gary Fialkosky - (617) 293-8632 www.garyfialkoskylawnsprinklers.com Barenbrug USA Great in Grass 166 Juniper Drive, North Kingstown, RI 02852 Bruce Chapman, Territory Manager (401) 578-2300 BASF Turf & Ornamental 47 Falmouth Rd., Longmeadow, MA 01106 “We  don’t  make  the  turf.    We  make  it  better.”     John Bresnahan - (413) 565-5340 Gustavo Preston Service Company 10 Kidder Road, Unit 8, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Flowtronex irrigation pumps - sales and service. Spring start ups, winterization and 24 hour emergency service for all irrigation pumps. Ed Ceaser (978) 250-3333 BACKED by BAYER Building on an already solid foundation of proven products to help you succeed. Brian Giblin 508-439-9809 brian@bayer.com www.backedbybayer.com Harrell’s 19 Technology Drive, Auburn, MA 01501 Turf & ornamental supplies. Chuck Bramhall, Mike Kroian, Mike Nagle, Jim Wierzbicki - (800) 228-6656 The Borden Company 114 Summer St., Maynard, MA 01754 Bulk limestone dealer. Jack Borden - (978) 897-2571 International Golf Construction Co. 5 Purcell Rd., Arlington, MA 02474 Golf course construction. Antonios Paganis - (781) 648-2351; (508) 428-3022 Boston Irrigation Supply Co. (BISCO) 60 Stergis Way, Dedham, MA 02026 Distributor, irrigation supplies & accessories, featuring Rain Bird. Andrew Langlois, Jay Anderson III, Dan Fuller, Jeff Brown, Greg Hennessy, Chris Russo (800) 225-8006 Irrigation Management & Services 21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA 01760 Irrigation consultation, design, and system evaluation. Bob Healey, ASIC, CID - (508) 653-0625 The Cardinals, Inc. 166 River Rd., PO Box 520, Unionville, CT 06085 Golf course and landscape supplies. John Callahan, Dennis Friel - (800) 861-6256 continued on next page 13 Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION John Deere Golf Offering our customers the most complete line of products, service and expertise in the industry. Tom Rowell, Ren Wilkes, John Winskowicz - (978) 471-8351 Ron Tumiski 1-800-321-5325 x6219 Mungeam Cornish Golf Design, Inc. 207 N. Main St., Uxbridge, MA 01569 Golf course architects. (508) 278-3407 New England Lawn & Golf 15 Del Prete Drive, Hingham, MA 02043 Distributor of Express Dual and Anglemaster Speed Roller and Converted Organics a liquid compost & fertilizer from food waste John Lenhart - (781) 561-5687 Ken Jones Tire, Inc. 71-73 Chandler St., Worcester, MA 01613 Distributor of tires for lawn & garden, trucks, cars, industrial equipment, and golf cars. Gerry Jones - (508) 755-5255 New 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, Infield Mixes, Inorganic Amendments, SLOPE LOCK Soil. Ed Downing - 978-230-2300 Rick Moulton (978) 230-2244 www.nesoils.com Larchmont Engineering & Irrigation 11 Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02420-4483 Kevin Rudat - (781) 862-2550 Lazaro’s  Golf  Course  Supplies  &  Accessories   dba Hammond Paint and Chemical Co., Inc. 738 Main St., Suite 223, Waltham, MA 02154 Complete line of golf course accessories; Standard, Par Aide, Eagle One. Joe Lazaro - (781) 647-3361 New England Turf P.O. Box 777, West Kingston, RI 02892 Phone: 800-451-2900 or Ernie Ketchum 508-364-4428 Website: www.newenglandturf.com Maher Services 71 Concord Street, N. Reading, MA 01864 Specializes in Water well drilling, pump sales, pump repair, well redevelopment and preventative maintenance Peter Maher cell: (781) 953-8167 or (978) 664-WELL (9355) Fax (978) 664-9356 www.maherserv.com NMP Golf Construction Corp. 25 Bishop Ave., Ste. A-2, Williston, VT 05495 Golf course construction. Mario Poirier - (888) 707-0787 Northeast Golf Company Golf Course Architectural/Consultation Services 118 Beauchamp Drive, Saunderstown, RI 02874 Robert McNeil (401) 667-4994 MAS Golf Course Construction LLC 60 Hope Ave., Ste. 107, Waltham, MA 02453 Fulfilling all your renovation and construction needs. www.masgolfconstruction.com Matthew Staffieri (508) 243-2443 North Shore Hydroseeding 20 Wenham St., Danvers, MA 01923 Hydroseeding and erosion control services. Brian King - (978) 762-8737 www.nshydro.com Maltby & Company 30 Old Page Street, P.O. Box 364, Stoughton, MA 02072 Provides expert tree pruning, tree removal and tree planting services. Our two other divisions include Natural Tree & Lawn Care, which treats for winter moth caterpillars, ticks and mosquitoes etc. Forest Floor recycling manufactures color enhanced mulch and natural composted leaf mulch. For more information or to speak with one of our arborists please call Bill Maltby at 781-344-3900 On-Course Golf Inc., Design/Build 16 Maple Street, Acton, MA 01720 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 Partac Peat Corporation Kelsey Park, Great Meadows, NJ 07838 Heat treated topdressing, golf hole targets, turf blankets, other specialty golf supplies. Jim Kelsey - (800) 247-2326 Mayer Tree Service 9 Scots Way, Essex, MA 01929 Your one source tree care company. Our certified arborists specialize in plant health care as well as tree pruning and technical removals. Jeff Thomas (978) 768-7232 Putnam Pipe Corp. 90 Elm St., Hopkinton, MA 01748 Underground water, sewer, & drain pipe and fittings-Erosion and sediment control material. 24-hour service. David Putnam, Eli Potty - (508) 435-3090 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 Read Custom Soils 125 Turnpike St., Canton, MA 02021 Custom  soil  blending,  top  dressing  sands,  Root  zone  blends,  “early   green”  black  sand,  divot  &  cart  path  mixes.     Terry Driscoll, Garrett Whitney – (888) 475-5526 Miller Golf Construction P.O. Box 1008, Essex, MA 01929 Golf course construction & renovation. Jonathon Miller - (978) 768-6600 MTE ~ Turf Equipment Solutions * new Location * 890 EAST STREET (rear), TEWKSBURY, MA 01864 New and Pre-owned Equipment ; Sales / Parts / Service JACOBSEN – TURFCO – SMITHCO – REDEXIM NEARY GRINDERS - BUFFALO TURBINE – TRU TURF – GOLF LIFT – STANDARD & PAR-AID – SDI – BROYHILL – RYAN – HUSQVARNA- GRAVELY – LELY - VICON NEW Office#: 978-654-4240 or Mark Casey 617-990-2427 continued on next page 14 Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION Slater Farms (Holliston Sand Products) P. O. Box 1168, Tifft Rd., Slatersville, RI 02876 USGA recommended topdressing, root-zone mixes, compost, pea stone, angular & traditional bunker sand. Bob Chalifour, CGCS (Ret.) - (401) 766-5010 Cell: 860-908-7414 Sodco Inc. P. O. Box 2, Slocum, Rl 02877 Bluegrass/Fescue, Bluegrass/Rye, Bluegrass/Fescue/Rye, Bentgrass. Sean Moran, Pat Hogan - (800) 341-6900 Southwest Putting Greens of Boston P.O. Box 827, Westford, MA 01886 Synthetic turf, tee lines, practice greens, outdoor and indoor practice facilities. Douglas Preston - (978) 250-5996 Stumps Are Us Inc. Manchester, NH Professional stump chipping service. Brendan McQuade - (603) 625-4165 Syngenta Professional Products 111 Craigemore Circle, Avon, CT 06001 Melissa Gugliotti (860) 221-5712 Tom Irwin Inc. 11 A St., Burlington, MA 01803 Turf management products. Paul Skafas, Rob Larson, Chris Petersen, Greg Misodoulakis, Mike DeForge, Brian Luccini, Jeff Houde, Fred Murray (800) 582-5959 Tree Tech, Inc. 6 Springbrook Rd., Foxboro, MA 02035 Foxboro, Wellesley, Fall River Andy Felix - (508) 543-5644 Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc. P. O. Box 167, Wood River Junction, Rl 02894 Joe Farina (774) 260-0093 Turf Products Corp. 157 Moody Rd., Enfield, CT 06082 Distributors of Toro irrigation & maintenance equipment and other golf-related products. 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