February 2015! GCSANE President’s Message! Going forward, we will be looking to create new and exciting opportunities for the GCSANE membership with regard to our meetings and their content. Last month's annual meeting at Fenway Park was one of the best attended events in association history. We do not take this fact lightly or for granted. Much effort went into the planning and execution of the day in hopes of providing a first class event for our membership. I'd like to pass on special thanks to all those who attended, our sponsors, the folks at Fenway, and especially our education chairman, Brian Skinner, for his tireless efforts to make the event one to remember.! ! Finally, every winter I manage to digest 10 books or so (not of the coloring variety) to help pass the time and serve as important learning tools. If you're so inclined and need new material for your personal or professional library, I offer up The Happiness Advantage, written by Shawn Achor. A good friend recommended it to me several years ago and I find myself constantly going back for a re"read. Its highly entertaining, informative, and beats the heck out of shoveling snow.! ! Wishing you the best of luck and success in 2015 and ! beyond. ! ! Michael D. Luccini CGCS! GCSANE President! Dear fellow GCSANE members:! ! This being my first President's message, I'd like to take a minute and thank you all for providing me with the opportunity to serve as your 45th President. As I mentioned at the annual meeting last month, this was not a position I sought when first arriving on the GCSANE board 8 years ago. It becomes clear over time this role would provide an opportunity to help grow and strengthen the organization on a number of levels while working with a board of directors who share the same vision. Being one of the largest and oldest organizations of its kind, GCSANE has established many long term and close relationships with our industry peers and allied organizations. I'm greatly looking forward to furthering these relationships and beginning many new ones.! ! Behind the scenes we're in very good hands both operationally and fiscally. Through the efforts of a dedicated board along with our highly devoted association manager Don Hearn, we've continued to raise the bar each year from both efficiency and cost control perspectives. As a result, GCSANE has a favorable cash position to help ensure liquidity during times of need or transition between fiscal years. Our two charitable funds currently hold balances in excess of $125,000 each, which are to be utilized for scholarships and aid to members during times of hardship.! ! ! GCSANE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 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 VICE PRESIDENT David W. Johnson Wianno Club 155 West Street, Osterville, MA 02655 508-428-6981 Email: Djohnson.wgc@gmail.com TREASURER Jason VanBuskirk Stow Acres Country Club 58 Randall Road, Stow, MA 01775 978-568-1100 ext. 121 Email: jvanbuskirk@stowacres.com SECRETARY Jeffrey Urquhart Milton Hoosic Club 70 Green Lodge Street, Canton, MA 02021 781-828-2953 Fax 781-828-3220 Email: jmartin101@gmail.com TRUSTEE - Membership Kris Armando Sassamon Trace Golf Course 233 South Main Street, Natick, MA 01760 508-745-8555 Email: karmando8@gmail.com TRUSTEE - Scholarship & Benevolence David Stowe, CGCS Newton Commonwealth Golf Club 212 Kenrick Street, Newton, MA 02458 617-789-4631 Email: Newtonmaint@aol.com From the Editor... Last month we had a survey in the Newsletter that required readers to copy the link, paste it into their browser and take the survey. I now know that that just doesn’t work. We had 9 responses in total. Thank you to those 9 participants but I get the message, we won’t do that again. I would strongly encourage you all to take the survey that the MGA and GCSANE have put together, which is described in an article written by Becky Blaeser in this same edition of the newsletter. It will be an important tool for our industry in this region. Last month I mentioned that we would have a “Friend of the Association” profile each month. There seems to be some interest among the association Friends so I am hoping that it takes off. If your company doesn’t want to write anything I may be calling you for an interview, so be prepared! As always, I am looking for feedback and suggestions to keep your association’s Newsletter enjoyable and read by most of our members. If you have anything you would like to see please let me know by contacting me at gcormier@nashawtuc.com. Greg Cormier, CGCS TRUSTEE - Government Relations Peter J. Rappoccio, CGCS Concord Country Club 246 ORNAC, Concord, MA 01742 978-371-1089 Fax: 978-369-7231 Email: gcs@concordcc.org TRUSTEE - Affiliate Ed Downing New England Specialty Soils 435 Lancaster Street, Leominster, MA 01453 978-230-2300 Email: eddowning@me.com FINANCE CHAIRMAN Donald D’Errico Spring Valley Country Club 25 Tiot Street, Sharon, MA 02067 508-530-2113 Email: donny@springvalleycountryclub.com GOLF CHAIRMAN John Ponti Nehoiden Golf Club 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 781-283-3240 Email: jponti@wellesley.edu EDUCATION CHAIRMAN Brian F. Skinner, CGCS Bellevue Golf Club 320 Porter Street, PO Box 760661 Melrose, MA 02176 781-665-3147 Fax 781-665-1019 Email: brianskinner@bellevuegolfclub.com NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN Greg Cormier, CGCS Nashawtuc Country Club 1861 Sudbury Road, Concord, MA 01742 978-369-5704 Email: gcormier@nashawtuc.com PAST PRESIDENT Mark Gagne Walpole Country Club 233 Baker Street, Walpole, MA 02081 508-294-5326 Fax: 508-668-9969 Email: Mgagne@walpolecc.org ASSOCIATION MANAGER Donald E. Hearn, CGCS 300 Arnold Palmer Blvd., Norton, MA 02766 774-430-9040 Email: donhearn@gcsane.org BUSINESS MANAGER, THE NEWSLETTER Julie Heston Phone: (401) 934-7660 Email: jheston@verizon.net GCSANE Headquarters 300 Arnold Palmer Blvd., Norton, MA 02766 Tel: (774) 430-9040 Fax: (774) 430-9101 Web Site: www.gcsane.org Any opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author and/ or person quoted, and may not represent the position of GCSANE. 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. 2 -(.!)/012/*!3(0+$/21!4$/5(#(/6(!2/*!7#2*(!8/$.9! ! What a week to pick to have a trade show in Rhode Island. After spending the last 10 months preparing for our 18th annual Conference and Trade Show, I was feeling pretty good about our plans right up to Saturday Morning on the 24th with more than 1100 pre"registered for the show. We then saw the development of one of the biggest storms to hit the Providence/ Worcester area in a long time. Nothing in the past 18 years has nearly come as close as this storm did in shutting us completely down. Speakers have already been flying into Providence and exhibitors had been organized for early move"ins to accommodate the challenges of opening such a big event in only one move"in day. ! ! Monday’s forecast was as good as we expected, the rest seemed like hyped speculation at first, but began to grow into what can only be termed “b"""ugly” for Monday night and Tuesday. What to do? This is not something we can just postpone or send everyone’s money back as most of our expenses come before anyone arrives onsite. Besides, we are mostly all New Englanders….we can take it! As we worked our way through Monday planning to host more than 400 seats in 10 seminars, we were hoping for improved forecast updates. Instead, we got Mayor deBlasio talking about an “Epic Storm” approaching New York and flights being cancelled all through the northern east coast. At this point we had to make some decisions and did not want to put anyone in a dangerous spot. Travel would be restricted by the weather, but by how much? When the Mass. and RI governors decided to announce a state of emergency and then issuing travel bans for Tuesday, it became obvious that the trade show would not be ready to open on Tuesday. So immediately, we announced the trade show would not be open Tuesday, that the USGA day would go on as planned with many staying the night in Providence, our Keynote Speaker who would not be able to travel from Boston with the ban and that we were still hoping for at least a partial Sports Turf Program scheduled for that day. We posted that the trade show would open at noon Wednesday, hoping that everyone who still needed to get there would be able to travel and be set at 12noon. Some speakers who were already here were looking for ways out of town before the storm arrived others were delayed in stopover cites waiting for the next flights. Meanwhile, the convention center was trying to get answers from us on what was going to happen to all the food we had ordered for the week? Speaking of tight spots.! ! The storm hit, but it did not seem so epic in Providence at first. Winds kicked in that complicated things that night and the travel ban helped to keep people off the streets and out of the ways of plows. This seemed a great advantage that could help to get roads cleared and open for Wednesday. Planes were waiting for the runways to be cleared and resumed their routes on Wednesday morning. Thanks go out to the USGA and Mary Owen for making the best out of a ! continued on page 4! ! !"#$%&'()&*$ ! Massachusetts! (978) 815"9810! JLFavreau@landolakes.com! +,("-$.)/01-2/$ SE Massachusetts & Rhode Island! (978) 360"0981! CRBengtson@landolakes.com! 3! NERTF - continued from page 3 So, this brings us to our concluding day, Thursday. Education and the trade show was mostly back on schedule. Our hopes were that others who could not come on Tuesday and Wednesday would show up to take advantage of our last day. Some did actually, but many never made it. We tried to thank everyone for making the week the best we could. Exhibitors and sponsors, we thank you all for making the best lemonade we could out of the lemon of a week we had! One of our heroes, Dr. Pat Vittum, had been recognized earlier for receiving this year’s USGA Green Section Award, went from not being on the program at all, to substituting in 4 places during the week! That’s dedication! Mary spent three days revising and re-revising the education programs but miraculously kept it moving. Others had to sacrifice travel schedules and time to be a part of our program. For everyone it was a tough week, but nobody worked harder than the people at the convention center to make it work for us, and we sure appreciate them for that. For all attendees we are glad you made it and for your support of our decision to keep the show going. We hope everyone got something out of the show at some point. We had to do a lot of cutting and pasting, more cutting unfortunately, but we did get it mostly done! As we look forward to our next year, we will consider what we can do to lessen any losses from our 2015 experience. For myself, I have learned my lesson, no more snow scenes on the cover of the brochure! Let’s hope for an early spring! stormy situation and for those that hung in there for the Tuesday program was appreciated. Our hopes were still up that Wednesday would be doable as long as the storm didn’t linger and speakers and attendees could get in at least for some of the day. Crowds were thin, our programs had to be adjusted, but we went through the morning still hoping for arrivals. Snow reports were impressive especially as Worcester recorded its deepest single storm accumulation in history at 34.5 inches. Just what we wanted to hear! Providence was in an eerie silence as business was not as usual in the capital city. Hotel restaurants had nearly 2 hour waits at one point. Wednesday did finally come. Educations programs had to be altered and volunteers were filling in for empty speaker spots. David Rosenberg was directing the trade show’s preparation as it was progressing with the hope that it would be open at 12 noon and it did! A few speakers actually did get in on Wednesday. One who was stranded in Michigan, did his presentation at a later time that day by computer from his home. Food is a custom on the trade show floor during our opening, so attendees and exhibitors were welcome to a show floor reception with the hopes of conveying appreciation to everyone who was there. Education proceeded through the afternoon and the show ended with the auction to one of our smaller groups but was still a very successful event. Manny Mihailides and Danny Calise, our auctioneers, where a little snow is no match for a Foster resident, made it down and entertained buyers! Things did wrap up that night over at the Omni where a sponsored reception by Harrell’s and Syngenta was greatly appreciated by many before dinner. By Gary Sykes, Executive Director 4 Thoughts From Your Association Manager Over the past month I’ve had the pleasure of attending two events sponsored by Friend Members of our Association. They were well attended and informative. The first was the Allied Association Education Summit promoted by the New England Club Managers Association (NECMA) and held at the Wellesley Country Club, January 15. Syngenta presented the event and the featured speaker was Walt Osborne, Key Account Manager for Syngenta. He offered a global perspective on golf. Other speakers represented various aspects of club operations and spoke about ways to fund capital improvements and equipment purchases, boost rounds of golf and increase profitability. Melissa Gugliotti, Syngenta’s regional representative was present to welcome attendees. Pat Vittum flanked by Kim Erusha and Bill Katz. I attended the USGA Annual Meeting in New York City, February 7, 2015. This is where the presentation of the USGA service awards are presented during an evening dinner. I was there to see Dr. Pat Vittum receive the prestigious Green Section Award, which was presented by Kim Erusha, Managing Director of the USGA Green Section and Bill Katz, a former member of the USGA Executive Committee. Pat gave a wonderful acceptance presentation and put everyone at ease with her mastery of the microphone and humorous tales. The second event, sponsored by Tom Irwin, Inc., was held at Gillette Stadium, January 21. This day was about selling yourself, increasing confidence and how to promote your ideas in a way that helps make you successful. In other words, how to communicate your value. The facilitator was Randy Jones, a dynamic force of energy who kept the attendees riveted on his message. This was a learning experience enjoyed by all the attendees. Many of Pat’s friends and colleagues were there to lend support and recognize her for all she’s done for our profession. Most of you know Pat as a renowned researcher, lecturer and teacher. Few know the tremendous breadth of her abilities. She attended the College of Wooster (Ohio) where she was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She’s also in the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. She starred as a member of the field hockey, basketball, tennis and volleyball teams. She’s been a field hockey and lacrosse official for over twenty years. In addition, she plays golf. Lest you think athletics and entomology are all she has in her bag, think again. She plays the flute. She’s a singer and has traveled to Spoleto, Italy many times with a group called the Umbrian Serenades. She loves the outdoors and has visited many of our National Parks. She loves to hike and has been on numerous hikes in New Zealand where she’s enjoyed four sabbaticals. And – she’s a truly wonderful person! Thank you to the New England Club Managers Association and Tom Irwin Inc. for inviting me to their seminars. The New England Regional Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show, commonly referred to as the Providence Show, is now known as the Providence Snow! It’s such a shame that so many people put so much time into the event and so few attended. It was no one’s fault. The weather was the culprit. Forecasted heavy snowfall coupled with a travel ban reduced the attendance dramatically. Even so, there were a number of companies that were able to set up their booths and have their representatives on the show floor. I’ve put together a collage that I believe shows representatives of all the companies that made it to the show who are supporters of the GCSA of New England. Thank you for your continued support. (Please see collage on next page.) by Don Hearn 5 New England Regional Turfgrass Conference and Show 2015 6 Working with People You Just Can’t Stand CULTIVATE EMPATHY You might genuinely dislike someone you need to work with, but you need to find a way to co-exist. During my years as a superintendent I remember only one green chairman I just couldn’t stand. It wasn’t pleasant working with this person, but I didn’t have a choice that made any sense. I’ve had to work and cooperate with many people during my years as a superintendent and have left meetings shaking my head at some of the remarks, thoughts and strategies expressed with extreme seriousness by people I had to work with. Even if your chairman genuinely annoys you, put yourself in his shoes. If you find that he seems hostile in every meeting, consider why he might act that way. Is it possible he hasn’t been consulted about decisions? Were his ideas rejected? I had a green chairman who, when we started to get a bit testy with each other, would remove all the tenseness by telling me “I want it because I want it.” End of story. We’d smile at each other then talk about the next point. There may be no shortage of good reasons for genuinely disliking someone you deal with, but unless the person is crossing serious ethical or legal boundaries, you have to find a way to coexist. If you don’t, your own existence could be at stake. Empathy — understanding someone’s feelings — gives you insight that might help you fix what’s wrong. If these efforts don’t work, you’ll need a different strategy. Prepare yourself for two possible, and opposite, approaches. When you have unaddressed negative feelings for your boss, it can consume you so that you lose focus on doing good work. You might make an excuse for not attending a meeting because you can’t stand the thought of collaborating or being in the same room with that person. Or you might suppress your feelings for so long that they finally burst over a minor difference, leaving you looking as uncooperative. Don’t think for a nanosecond when the word gets out that you and your chairman had a blowout that you’ll be supported. I won’t happen. If you’ve fallen into a negative pattern with the person you can’t stand, you need to disrupt the cycle. Be conscious of how you treat the person. Are you civil? Does your voice stay calm? Do you roll your eyes? Your behavior may have helped make the dislike mutual. How can you learn to work effectively with someone you just can’t stand? WHEN YOUR COLLEAGUE IS MORE THAN A JERK So take the high road. It’s hard for people to be annoyed by someone being nice to them. Be helpful. Praise the person’s ideas when you think they’re good. I know this isn’t easy, but it’s a practical way to try to change the situation If you doubt someone’s integrity, intentions, and ethics, it’s time for a more formal approach. This may be for someone who doesn’t tell the truth, takes credit for things that never happened, tries to get you to do things that are not legal and is just not a nice person (yes, these people exist). Other people may be struggling with that person, too. If this person’s actions might cause legal action against you or your employer, then you have no choice but to make a record of the person’s actions and bring them to the attention of the club president, owner, or entity that controls the day-to-day operation of the club or course. LOOK IN THE MIRROR A good first step is self-reflection. Consider how you might contribute to the problem. Try to assess what you may have done to escalate tensions. Ask a colleague for perspective. When confronted by the prospect of working with someone you dislike, consider the history of your relationship. Did it start out good and get bad? Try to identify why exactly you don’t like this person. Work to isolate what’s keeping you from being less than your best self. This is easier said than done since, in many cases the chairman you’re working with was probably know to you before his or her appointment to the position and this has created a perception of who the person is and what the person represents. CALM DOWN You don’t have to like someone who rubs you the wrong way, but you don’t have to go insane over it, either. If it’s something you can let run off your back, that’s what you should do. GET TO KNOW THE PERSON YOU DESPISE Daily squabbles can wear on you, but keep the long view. You never know when your paths will cross again. Sometimes the root of the problem is you just don’t know the other person. Give him or her the benefit of the doubt. Try a change of scenery. When we see people as threedimensional — they have families, friends, and interests outside work, it’s often the opening to finding them more pleasant to work with. By Don Hearn 7 8 9 Kevin Doyle - GCSAA Updates As of the writing of this article, the snow blower has just been put away and the snow continues to fall. That does not exactly narrow down the timeframe much does it? This winter came in like a lamb, and apparently Mother Nature is trying to make up for lost time. This time of year may give something to look forward to. In just a short time, many in the Northeast will attend the Golf Industry Show, very much looking forward to San Antonio. With temperatures in the 60 -70 degree range, it will be a welcomed respite from the snow. But as we prepare to visit the home of the Alamo, perhaps this is a good time to remember not just the Alamo, but the Buffalo! Think that is a strange reference? Imagine this; areas of Massachusetts have recorded over 40 inches of snow in the last two weeks. The folks just south of Buffalo recorded that in just two days, with some spots in the region topping off at seven feet in just four days in November. I had the pleasure of visiting four Buffalo area superintendents the same day winter storm Juno began to dump snow on the greater Boston area. “I’ve never seen anything like it. It was scary” was the opening salvo from Drew Thompson superintendent of East Aurora CC, and 20 year member of GCSAA. Thompson was the winner in the snow total sweepstakes having accumulated six feet at his home, and seven feet at the course. Joining Thompson were superintendent colleagues Gale Hultquist, CGCS, of Wanakah Country Club and a 37 year GCSAA member, Robert Kelly, CGCS, of Orchard Park CC, a 24 year GCSAA member and Eric Tuchols of Harvest Hill GC, an 11 year GCSAA member, all of whom put their course totals at or near five to six feet of snow. The weather event was confined to a path about 12 miles wide and began on Monday night, November 17th. The final snowfall stopped during the afternoon to evening of Friday November 21st. A rare weather pattern of very cold air moving across the warm water of the Great Lakes created the flow of moisture. The fact that the wind direction hardly ever shifted kept the bulls-eye on the area just south of Buffalo, and nowhere else. Tuchols got three inches of snow at his home less than 20 miles from Orchard Park, the golf course location. “I got a dusting and when I drove into it, it was holy cow!” He notes that he was stopped by police and the National Guard on his way to the course. Thompson’s description of his commute to the club on Wednesday was a little more colorful, “It was apocalyptic. There were abandon cars all over the road, it was eerie.” Stories of overnight stays at the maintenance buildings, buried plow trucks, and course related tales put the scope of the weather phenomenon into perspective. Meanwhile, New England continues to get pelted with snow, and stories of the challenges faced by others won’t lighten the mood. What it might do is shed some light on the perseverance necessary to not only survive but to thrive as a golf course superintendent in the Northeast region. Look for the complete story about our colleagues in Buffalo soon on my blog at: http://www.gcsaa.org/community/regions/ northeast/ . I hope to see you in sunny San Antonio, and don’t look forward to the shoveling I will probably have to do upon my return to New Hampshire. GCSAA Resources and Deadlines you Get Cool Stuff from your Association Already: It Is Scholarship Time!!! Scholarships have been a part of the EIFG's focus since 1955 when the organization was first founded as the GCSAA Scholarship and Research Fund. Scholarships funded by the EIFG provide financial assistance to students who are pursuing a career in golf course management, future researchers and educators, as well as children and grandchildren of GCSAA members. For turf students GCSAA Scholarship Competition Dr. James Watson Fellowship Program For GCSAA members Garske Collegiate Grant Program GCSAA Legacy Awards Other opportunities Valderrama Award Royal Spanish Golf Federation Scholarship Click here to download the GIS mobile app Put the Golf Industry Show in the palm of your hand with GIS 2015 – a smartphone application that will streamline your experience in San Antonio. Everything you need to know about the show is available right on your phone. 2015 MVT nominations open Does your turf equipment technician deserve a day in the sun, a tip-of-the-cap for all the hard work and the vital behind-the-scenes role they play in the success of your golf facility? If so, then nominate them for GCM's Most Valuable Technician (MVT) award program, presented in partnership with Foley United. Submit your nomination by March 27. Click on the headline above to try and bring the MVT to the Northeast region for the first time! GIS Silent Auction now open for bids Save on items for your course with the online GIS Silent Auction. More than 100 items are available for you and your golf facility, all donated by our generous industry partners to benefit the EIFG. Bidding closes on March 9. You can also stop by the Silent Auction display in the Association Clubhouse at the Golf Industry Show. Upcoming FREE webcasts: Mar. 18: Triple Trouble Series - Part One: Shade Mar. 25: Triple Trouble Series - Part Two: Drainage Mar. 26: Water Quality of Virginia Golf Course Streams – A case study Apr. 1: Triple Trouble Series - Part Three: Air Movement Apr. 9: Phosphite: Fertilizer or Fungicide? (or Both) Again, if I can be of any assistance, please feel free to contact me. Kevin Doyle, GCSAA Field Staff kdoyle@gcsaa.org Follow me on Twitter @GCSAA_NE 10 11 12 DIVOT DRIFT... announcements ... educational seminars ... job opportunities ...tournament results...and miscellaneous items of interest to the membership.! 344564+78749:$ As in the past, The Newsletter continues to invite Affiliate members to submit a press release about new personnel, new products or a company bio. We will print each and every release free of charge. This is a great way to advertise for free. !Who said nothing in this world is free? !Free advertising to better your company, wow what an offer. !! Our condolences are extended to the Childs Family on the passing of Bob Childs, recently retired UMass Extension Entomologist who passed away on January 30, 2015.! ! Our condolences are extended to the Gordon family on the passing of Joe Gordon, Boston Herald sports writer, on February 8. Joe Gordon was a long time Honorary Member of the GCSA of New England and was very helpful spreading the word about what we do and how we do it.! ! Congratulations to Harris and Jenna Schnare on the birth of their daughter Alexa. ! ! Congratulations to Ben and Melissa Haringa on the birth of their son Ivan.! ! Congratulations to Mark Richard, CGCS GCSAA certified golf course superintendent at Kirkbrae Country Club who has recently completed the renewal process for maintaining his status as a Certified Golf Course Superintendent (CGCS) with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). ! ! The GCSANE, GCSACC and Massachusetts Golf Association (MGA) have come together to produce a New England Green Section Golf Course Operations Survey. ! ! The results from this pilot program will serve as an invaluable resource for clubs preparing 2016 budgets as it will provide an overview of the components of an overall maintenance budget. It will also assist superintendents in managing and understanding key areas and variables that impact a club’s maintenance budget.! ! Superintendents from across the state are encouraged to take part in the survey. The survey will take approximately 15"20 minutes to complete. Individuals who complete the survey will receive a complete copy of the data as well as a list of clubs that participated in the survey.! Nor’Easter Reception at GIS:! Please join us for this event ...! Date: ! Wednesday, February 25! Place: !Howl of the Moon, (dueling piano bar)! Time: !!6:30 PM " 9:00 PM. 2015! Howl of the Moon is located within a short walk from the convention center on the river walk. The event will include a call brand open bar, passed appetizers, and food stations.! The food will be catered from The Hard Rock Café, located next door.! ! ! The survey taker's name will not be published and the affiliated club name will not be attached to any specific data. Rather, we will compile the responses and present a summary of each data set broken down by annual maintenance budget.! ! Those who do not participate in the survey will have the option of purchasing a copy of the survey for $50. It is important to note that the purchased survey will not include the names of the participating clubs and may not include certain data that may be specific to a certain sector of participating clubs.! Nor’Easter Ski Day 2015:! The Nor'easter Ski Committee has things up and ready to go for the 2015 Nor'easter Ski Day on March 5th at Killington Ski Resort.! All the information and registration links can be found on the front page of the VTGCSA's webpage at ! http://www.vtgcsa.com/.!! You can register anytime starting now!!! ! ! Any questions about the survey can be directed to Don Hearn, association manager of the GCSA of New England, at ! donhearn@gcsane.org.! ! GCSANE Offers Website Banner advertising at ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! www.gcsane.org ! ! The price is $500 for one year which will be re"occurring ! ! annually from your first billing unless !otherwise specified.! ! ! For more information, please contact Kris Armando ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! at 508"745"8555 or karmando8@gmail.com! 13! Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION Page 1 Agresource, Inc. 100 Main St., Amesbury, MA 01913 Quality Compost, Soil & Mulch. Dave Harding office: (978) 388-5110 cell: (978) 904-1203 www.agresourceinc.com 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 Crop Protection Services Suppliers of Chemicals, Fertilizer, and Grass Seed Jim Pritchard (401) 258-5472 james.pritchard@cpsagu.com Glenn Larrabee (401) 258-3762 glenn.larrabee@cpsagu.com www.cpsagu.com Allen’s Seed 693 S. County Trail, Exeter, RI 02822 Specializing in quality seed, fertilizer, chemicals, and related golf course maintenance supplies. Peter Lund (401) 474-8171 www.allensseed.com DAF Services, Inc. 20 Lawnacre Rd., Windsor Locks, CT 06096 Custom pumping solutions. Custom pump controls. Complete pump service. Serving all of New England. Dick Young (860) 623-5207 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, Scott Mackintosh CPAg (774) 551-6083, Michelle Maltais (401) 835-0287 DGM Systems 153A Foster Center Road, Foster, RI 02825 Golf and Sports Turf Specialty Products and Services Visit www.dgmsystems.com Office (401) 647-0550 Manny Mihailides (401) 524-8999 David Mihailides (401) 742-1177 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 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 Arysta Life Science 15401 Weston Parkway Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513 Products for the industry. Jeff Tweedy jeff.tweedy@arysta.com Barenbrug USA Great in Grass 10549 Hammond Hill Road, East Otto, NY 14729 Bruce Chapman, Territory Manager (401) 578-2300 ezLocator 115 Lordvale Boulevard, North Grafton, MA 01536 A New Course Everyday! Steve Boucini, Representative 508-561-4079 sboucini@gmail.com www.ezlocator.com BASF Turf & Ornamental PO Box 111, West Dennis, MA 02670 “We don’t make the turf. We make it better.” Pete Jacobson (919) 530-9062 peter.jacobson@basf.com Five Star Golf Cars & Utility Vehicles 724 MacArthur Boulevard, Pocasset, MA 02559 E-Z GO Golf Cars, Cushman Utility Vehicles Doug Hopper (401) 787-0514 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 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 The Cardinals, Inc. 166 River Rd., PO Box 520, Unionville, CT 06085 Golf course and landscape supplies. John Callahan (860) 916-3947, Dennis Friel (617) 755-6558 Harrell’s LLC 19 Technology Drive, Auburn, MA 01501 Turf & Ornamental supplies. John Bresnahan (413) 374-4102, Chuck Bramhall (508) 400-0600, Jim Cohen (978) 337-0222. Mike Kroian (401) 265-5353, Mike Nagle (508) 380-1668 Cavicchio Greenhouses, Inc. 110 Codjer Lane, Sudbury, MA 01776 Annuals, perennials, garden mums, ground covers, loam, & mulch. Darren Young (978) 443-7177 Hartney Greymont 433 Chestnut Street, Needham, MA 02492 www.hartney.com Hartney Greymont is a company that specializes in tree care, landscape services, strategic woodland management and plant healthcare. Michael Colman (781) 727-7025 Charles C. Hart Seed Co., Inc. 304 Main St., Wethersfield, CT 06109 Authorized distributor for Bayer, Syngenta, Grigg Brothers foliar fertilizers, and Aquatrols. Specializing in custom seed blends. Robin Hayes (508) 237-2642 Dick Gurski (413) 531-2906 Mike Carignan (603) 540-2562 continued on next page 14 Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION Helena Chemical Company 101 Elm Street, Hatfield, MA 01038 www.helenachemical.com National distributors of all your turf chemicals and fertilizers. Extensive line of Helena Branded wetting agents, foliars, micronutrients and adjuvants. Louis Bettencourt, CGCS (978) 580-8166 Chris Leonard (339) 793-3705 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 Hillcrest Turf Services P.O. Box 767, Medfield, MA 02052 Mike Parks (617) 852-0479 Providing specialty cultural services to golf courses and sports turf. 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 International Golf Construction Co. 5 Purcell Rd., Arlington, MA 02474 Golf course construction. Antonios Paganis (781) 648-2351; (508) 428-3022 MTE, Inc. – Turf Equipment Solutions 118 Lumber Lane, Tewksbury, MA 01864 New England’s source for equipment sales, service and parts. New and pre-owned mowers, tractors, attachments and much more from: Jacobsen, Turfco, Smithco, Ventrac, Redexim, Neary Grinders, Ryan, Buffalo Turbine, Mahindra, Husqvarna, Gravely, Standard, Par-Aide and others. Office: (978) 654-4240. Mark Casey: (617) 990-2427. Matt Lapinski: (978) 551-0093 Irrigation Management & Services 21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA 01760 Irrigation consultation, design, and system evaluation. Bob Healey, ASIC, CID (508) 653-0625 John Deere Landscapes Offering our customers the most complete line of products, service and expertise in the industry. Ron Tumiski (800) 321-5325 x6219 Mungeam Cornish Golf Design, Inc. 195 SW Main Street, Douglas, MA 01516 Golf course architects Office: (508) 476-5630 Cell: (508) 873-0103 Email: info@mcgolfdesign.com Contact: Mark A. Mungeam, ASGCA www.mcgolfdesign.com 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 www.nesoils.com LaCorte Equipment LaCorte Equipment is your premier John Deere Golf Distributor in the Northeast. John Winskowicz (978) 471-8351 Bill Rockwell (508) 789-5293 Dan Paradise (978) 853-2916 Call or visit our website at www.lacorteequipment.com New England Turf P.O. Box 777, West Kingston, RI 02892 Phone: (800) 451-2900 or Ernie Ketchum (508) 364-4428; Mike Brown (508) 272-1827 www.newenglandturf.com Larchmont Engineering & Irrigation 11 Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02420 Offering a full range of inventory for irrigation drainage, pumps, fountains and landscape lighting products and services for all of your residential and commercial needs. (781) 862-2550 Susan Tropeano, Tim Fitzgerald tim@larchmont-eng.com NMP Golf Construction Corp. 25 Bishop Ave., Ste. A-2, Williston, VT 05495 Golf course construction. Mario Poirier (888) 707-0787 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 Northeast Golf & Turf Supply 6 Dearborn Road, Peabody, MA 01960 Complete line of Golf Course, Landscape & Lawn Care Construction and Maintenance Supplies Tom Rowell (978) 317-0673 Bill Stinson (413) 668-7943 Maher Services 71 Concord Street, N. Reading, MA 01864 Well drilling, pump service and well maintenance Peter Maher cell: (781) 953-8167 or (978) 664-WELL (9355) Fax (978) 664-9356 www.maherserv.com North Shore Hydroseeding 20 Wenham St., Danvers, MA 01923 Hydroseeding and erosion control services. Brian King (978) 762-8737 www.nshydro.com 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 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 continued on next page 15 Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION 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 (508) 435-3090 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. Nat Binns (332) 351-5189, Tim Berge (860) 490-2787, Andy Melone (508) 561-0364 Read Custom Soils 5 Pond Park Road, Suite 1, Hingham, MA 02043 Custom soil blending, top dressing sands, Root zone blends, “early green” black sand, divot & cart path mixes. Terry Driscoll, Garrett Whitney (888) 475-5526 Valley Green 14 Copper Beech Drive, Kingston, MA 02364 Phone: (413) 533-0726 Fax: (413) 533-0792 "Wholesale distributor of turf products" Doug Dondero (508) 944-3262, Jon Targett (978) 855-0932, Joe Trosky (860) 508-9875 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 and contracted services. Replenish your soils with oxygen when it needs it most in any conditions with no disruption. saturatedsolutionsllc.com Winding Brook Turf Farm Wethersfield, CT 06109 Scott Wheeler, Sam Morgan (800) 243-0232 Select Source 3208 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16508 National, full line manufacturer and wholesaler of turf, ornamental and specialty chemical products. Mike Blatt, Northeast Territory Manager (814) 440-7658 WinField 29 Gilmore Drive - Unit C, Sutton, MA 01590 Using industry-leading insights to provide you with the products that help you win. Jim Favreau (978) 815-9810 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. 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 Tartan Farms, LLC P.O. Box 983, West Kingston, RI 02892 Dave Wallace (401) 641-0306 Tom Irwin Inc. 11 A St., Burlington, MA 01803 Turf management products. Paul Skafas, Rob Larson, Chris Petersen, Greg Misodoulakis, Fred Murray (800) 582-5959 Tree Tech, Inc. 6 Springbrook Rd., Foxboro, MA 02035 Foxboro, Wellesley, Fall River Andy Felix (508) 543-5644 Full service tree service specializing in zero impact tree removal, stump grinding, tree pruning and tree risk assessments by our team of Certified Arborists. 16 NEW Lower Rates to Help Make Advertising in ! The Newsletter More Budget Conscious! THE NEWSLETTER 2015 DISPLAY ADVERTISING ORDER FORM! ! Company Name: ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Phone # !! ! Address: ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Contact Name: !! ! ! ! ! ! ! Email ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 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