Next Meeting John Damatteo from Lofts Seed to speak at SEPTEMBER 20th NMTMA Fundraiser at Little Gaylord Country Club August 26th Traverse Bay Country Club; Our August meeting and golf outing will be Thursday the 26th at Gaylord Country Club. Charlie Menefee, host Paul Holmes is the Host Superintendent and Dan Webster is the Golf Professional. Our superintendent. guest speaker, John Damatteo of Lofts Seed Research Department, will address the topics of new bentgrass available now and in the future, the production of grass seed, as well as the effects of the rainy season on seed harvesting for 1993-94. Gaylord Country Club is located five miles west of 1-75 on M-32. It is a member owned public golf course with bentgrass tees and greens. Gaylord Country Club was the co-host of Mechanic's the National Lefthanders Tournament in 1992 and co-host of the State Pro-Pro in 1987. The day will begin with a 12:00 noon shotgun start. The game will be a two-man best Meeting ball with a maximum 30 handicap net. Teams will be assigned by blind draw. No SEPTEMBER 14th - Wash reservations are necessary for golf - no one will be turned away. However, you must make water recycling systems, reservations for dinner. Please arrive early to sign in for the draw. Prizes will be awarded for plus round table discussion low gross, low net, closest to the pin (all par 3‘s), longest drive and straightest drive. at Garland Resort: Dave The dinner and meeting will follow golf at approximately 5:00 p.m.. Dinner will consist Barlow, Host Mechanic. of steak (cook your own), baked potatoes, salad bar, and vegetables. Reservations must be made for the dinner by calling Dan Webster no later than August 25th at (616) 546-3376. Cost for golf, dinner and prizes is $30.00, dinner only $14.00. Please make checks payable to Gaylord Country Club. See you there! -CLASSIFIEDS- Position Wanted - Golf Course Superintendent or Tate and Maguire receive GAM's highest honor Assistant Super. Currently by Jack Berry, Detroit News, Sunday, July 18, 1993 Assistant Super, at Highland C.E. "Tuck" Tate, retired owner/operator of Frankfort Golf Club, and the late Ray Maguire Golf and C.C. in will be honored with Distinguished Service Awards by the Golf Association of Michigan on Indianapolis. AS in August 23rd at Walnut Creek Country Club in South Lyon. Tate was one of the founders of Agronomy from Purdue the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation at Michigan State and endowed a scholarship fund for Univ., BA from Harvard. turfgrass students. Maguire, professional for 33 years at Birmingham Country Club, passed Kevin Brown, 5436 E. 10th away Monday, July 12 after an illness of several months. Maguire was a very rare profes­ St., Indianapolis, IN 46219. sional - he never charged club members for a lesson. He felt it was part of his job to help (317) 359-4524. members enjoy the game. For Sale - Soil Screening Plant with 4‘ X 8' screen. For info, contact Bob Aube, Mr. David Gilstrap Joins MSU Turf Staff 3211 Genshaw, Alpena, Ml East Lansing, Ml - David Gilstrap has joined the faculty of the Department of Crop and Soil 49707, (517) 356-4298. Sciences at Michigan State University. David was most recently on the faculty at Texas A&M University where he earned his M.S. in Agronomy under the direction of Dr. James B. Beard. Wanted - Head Golf Course Prior to returning to school, David was a sales representative for a Texas based distributor of Mechanic for 1994 season. turf specialty products. Salary negotiable. Contact He is the coordinator of the two-year program in Lawn Care and Athletic Turf Jeff Dorrell, Cadillac C.C., Maintenance at MSU's Institute of Agricultural Technology. The university now has eight P.O. Box 367, Cadillac, Ml full-time faculty devoted to turfgrass science. David wants all those interested in this unique 49601,(616) 775-6021. program to contact him by mail or at (517) 355-0207. “Represent your organization with class. Nice sport clothes are required for all golf outings no blue jeans, t-shirts and the like. Sweaters orjackets with ties are recommended for all dinners and meetings. Good golf etiquette, fairness and sportsmanship are expected at all golfing events. ” Tire Wholesalers Co., Inc. As our name implies, we are a wholesaler of tires. We are an established business, having been in business for over 22 years. We deliver. We have UPS service daily. We guarantee what we sell. We want your business. We have a huge inventory of Passenger, High Performance Truck, Trailer, Motorcycle, Carlisle Lawn & Garden, Industrial Tires & Tubes, Shocks, Struts, Custom Mag Wheels, KRAUT) and Accessories,all in stock for immediate jry delivery. Jtivv (CgflPOyai?) O9RLISL NEW! NEW! NEW! CADILLAC TROY DISTRIBUTION SOUTHFIELD WAREHOUSE CENTER WAREHOUSE 1783 E 14 Mile Road 19240 West 8 Mile Road 303 1/2 Hawthorne St. Cadillac, Ml 49601 Troy, Ml 48083 Southfield, Ml 48075 (616) 775-6666 (313)589-9910 Phone: (313) 354-9910 Turf Project turns spotlight on Career in Turf Management Training for a career in athletic turf management is just one of the specialized areas of expertise in Michigan State Universi­ ty's turfgrass program. "The Pontiac Silverdome indoor turfgrass project has focused worldwide attention on MSU's turfgrass program," said Dr. Paul Reike, professor of crop and soil sciences. MSU researchers have developed natural grass that is being used in the Silverdome to provide a playing field for the World Cup Soccer Tournament games to be held there next year. Potential uses of this technology extend from the floor of the Silverdome to the golf courses and back yards of America. It may be a solution to problems where heavy shade makes it difficult to grow grass. Along with MSU's tradition of training turf managers, it's part of a successful two-year program in Lawn Care and Athletic Turf Management within the Institute of Agricultural Technology. David Gilstrap, the new coordinator of the program, explained that it is based on a team teaching and research approach that includes all eight full-time turf faculty. "The moveable turf concept we are using at the Silverdome will have future ap­ plications at many other multi-purpose arenas, both open and enclosed," said Gilstrap. Northern Michigan Turf Managers Association C/O Tom Reed 3733 Apollo Drive Traverse City, Ml 49684 Turtgrass Into, tenter W212 Library Michigan State University t. Lansing, MI 46624- RECYCLED I » h ill nl 4 ni i u h î il h ì tì u II ® PAPER i un