THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MICHIGAN AND BORDER CITIES GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION It's An Easy Step Up To An Exmark Mower/ p f u T KflNGfâ. $7.199 MFG. CO. IISC. Model #TR22KC-60 DISCOVER THE EXMARK A D VA N TA G E Michigan’s Largest Lawn,Snow & Outdoor Power Equipment Dealer Utica 46061 Van Dyke 1/2 Mile North ofM -59 810- 731-7240 Farmington Hills 39050 Grand River East o f Haggerty 810- 471-3050 Best Price - Best Service - Best Selection The Official Publication of the Michigan and Border Cities Coif Course Superintendents Association Conten Calendar of Events . . . . New Members . . . On Par with the President . . . 3 .......... 3 ........ 5 .......... 7 ........ . . . . 9 .......... . . . . 1 5 ........ 1 9 ........ . . . Kate Speaking The Big Event . . . MBCCCSA Board Meeting Highlights Around the Course Michigan & Border Cities Golf Course Superintendents Association Officers P re sid e n t Jay Delcamp Vice P re sid e n t Carey Mitchelson Committee: Fund Raising Chairman, CAM Seminar Secretary/T reasurer Paul Dushane Committee: Finance, Welfare, Policy Book Special Olympics Co-Chair P a s t P re sid e n t Ken DeBusscher Committee: Publicity, Ethics Directors Ed Hock, Jr. Committee: Special Olympics Co-Chair, Education Co-Chair, Coif Day Co-Chair Paul Kolbe Committee: Editorial, ByLaws Mark McKinley Committee: Picnic, Historian, Membership Relations Dave Picot Committee: Education Co-Chair, Awards, Clothing John Shreve Committee: Christmas Party, Membership, Industrial/Environmental Relations Roy Szyndlar Committee: Golf Chair, Hospitality Room, Coif Day Co-Chair Commitee Chair Tom Mason: CCSAA Liaison, Delegate Contact for MBCCCSA information Kate Mason Executive Secretary MBCCCSA P.0. Box 173, Troy, Ml 48099 (810) 362-1108 Fax (810) 362-1736 Co-Executive Editors Paul Kolbe, Tim Dorner Kolka & Robb, Inc. Publishers Advertising 30600 Telegraph Road & editorial Offices are Bingham Farms, Ml 48025-4524 at: (810) 642-9580 • FAX (810) 642-5290 suite 1255 A Patch of Green 1 • November/December 1995 Holiday Greetings From Bush Brothers Let us pave your way to a Happy New Year! C B o b , (Daniel, Horn, Jim, (Dennis, (Kay, Larry, Lrian, Steve, 'Willie, Al, Mike, M ic k i P a t & (Dan USH ROTHERS ASPHALT PAVING, INC. 20788 Osmus • (Farmington Mills, M l •48336 • (810) 476-8234 ANDREJICKA, CHRIS CLASS B Essex Golf & Country Club 7555 Matchette Rd. Windsor, ONT N9J 2S4 H-(519) 979-8936 0(519) 734-1228 FAX-(519) 734-8800 CUNY, JON L. (CARA) CLASS D Wabeek Country Club 36682 Jefferson Ct. Farmington Hills, Ml 48335 H-(810) 478-3409 0(810) 855-0716 FAX (810) 932-1218 CURRY JR., JERRY (PHYLLIS) CLASS D Pine Lake Country Club 4362 Lotus Drive Waterford, Ml 48329 H-(810) 623-9297 0(810) 681-1322 EGLER, HARRY II CLASS D Detroit Golf Club 17911 Hamilton Detroit, Ml 48203 H-(313) 382-4329 0(313) 345-4589 HAMMON, STEVE CLASS B Indianwood Golf & Country Club 5630 Glenwood Ct. Clarkston, Ml 48346 H-(810) 620-6484 0(810) 693-3330 FAX-(810) 693-3398 Annual Christmas Party Forest Lake For information, call Jon Shreve (810) 231-3001 Superintendents Only Meeting Birmingham Country Club January 15-18 66th Annual Michigan Turfgrass Conference Holiday inn - South Convention Center Lansing, Michigan. For information, call Kay Patrick at (517) 321-1660 A Patch of r - - ^mber/December 1995 Don’t Gamble on: ov \ xH RENTAL <,*QU'A X H RENTAL <,*OU'A y rc9m > xH RENTAL ^ tQtr/A \ RENTAL X H PRICE AVAILABILITY SERVICE QUALITY DELIVERY ^ tQC//A RENTAL SEASON'S GREETINGS LOADERS/BACKHOES FORKLIFTS from the folks at LOADERS SKID STEERS DOZERS Palace Equipment Rental, Inc 4640 Lapeer Road, Orion, Mi 48359 (810) 373-8200 A Patch of Green • o *M ember/December 1995 with the Let's take a brief look back at what many superin­ tendents said was the most difficult summer any­ one can remember — 1995. Kermit said, "It's not easy being green." He hit the nail right on the head. It didn't matter whether you had lots of money in your pesticide and fertilizer budgets. The conditions for turf loss were there, and most of us lost at least a small amount of grass. Reasons varied from Pythuim, to the lack of root systems, summer patch root rot, anthracnose and wilt. August and September was a very depressing time. I believe the quick action of all superintendents, with the help of experts at MSU (Ron Detwilder, Dr. Vargas and his staff) along with the good weather in September have resulted in almost 100 percent recov­ ery. I can't imagine the weather ever being worse than the summer of '95, but I believe we've learned a lot this year and will use the valuable information in the future. This being the last message from my desk, I would like to thank the membership for allowing me the honor of holding the office of presi­ dent. It has been a definite learning experience for me, one which I will never forget. Many thanks to the real people who run this organization— your Board of Directors. It has been a tough job this year with the weath­ er conditions being what they were, but each and every board member performed and fulfilled their commitments to the membership without exception. We have had to make changes in the organization, and those items have been accomplished and are working well. The future of the Michigan and Border Cities CCSA looks bright and prosperous. Four years ago we hired the expertise of Mason Word Processing, Inc. Without a doubt, this has been the most important move our board has made in a long time. With all the increasing responsibilities each superin­ tendent has acquired during the past few years, Kate has stepped in and taken on the tasks of keeping the organization's daily operations running like a clock. Kate has done much more than has been expected. Her con­ tributions have been invaluable, including her work on the budget, Special Olympics, Christmas party and also our recent venture, The Foundation. Many times over, thanks to Kate. Well, happy hunting, Happy Holidays and many thanks again! A Patch of Green • 5 • .ovenber/December 1995 TURFGRASS INC. Serving you better with .. Technical information Free timely delivery ... 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It would be good for Kim to meet some other wives and meet those superintendents you're always talk­ ing about. I’ve always had a good time. Please consider it!” "You're probably right. I'll talk to Kim about it." “Good. Get your reservation in as soon as possi­ ble. Hope to see you December 1st. Oh...Kim will probably want to know what to wear. I've seen everything from “dressy" dresses to strapless, long-skirted bangled outfits...what- ever she feels comfortable in. I ll probably wear a nice suit." "Thanks, Kate." "Anytime, Allen." “Michigan and Border Cities...Kate speaking." "Hello, Kate. This is Allen James. I'm a new member." “Oh, yes. What can I do for you, Al?" "Well, l think my wife, Kim, and I are interested In attending the Christmas Party." “Great! it's always a very nice evening...cocktails, dinner, dancing. We have a great band, "Secrets," which has been playing for our party for years, we love 'em. They play all kinds of music. Everyone enjoys them. Usually some nice door prizes are given away, and we'll be honoring the Past President, Ken DeBusscher, who’s leaving the Board." "Well, actually, I wasn't sure I wanted to spend that much money." "Oh. I hate to see you miss it. Consider it a A Patch of Green • ? Novepber/December 1995 INTRODUCING NEW ADVANCED SPRAY-DRY DACONIL ULTREX' FUNGICIDE • Mixes fast, won’t settle out and won’t clog nozzles. • Improved control of tough Brown patch plus equally exceptional control of 14 other major turf diseases and algal scum. • Virtually dust-free, low-foaming formulation makes handling easier. • Pours completely out of the bag, so there’s no waste or need to rinse bags before disposal. ISK BIOSCIENCES" ISK Biosciences Corporation Turf & Specialty Products Division 1523 Johnson Ferry Rd., Suite 250 Marietta, GA 30062 Always follow label directions carefully when using turf and ornamentals plant protection products. ™Trademark of ISK Biosciences Corporation. THE — BIGGER THAN EVER! BY ROY SZYNDLAR The setting for this year's Big Event was absolutely perfect, with sunny skies, a gentle breeze and temperatures in the low 70s. Who could ask for anything more (except for, maybe, a score to match the temperature)? The four courses on this year's venue were: Detroit Golf Club, Clem Wolfrom, super­ intendent; Meadowbrook Country Club, Mike Edgerton, superintendent; Walnut Creek Country Club, Ed Hock, superintendent; and Bay Pointe Coif Club, Rick Murphy, superintendent. The BIG EVENT has become quite popular, as was proven by the rapid pace at which the tee spaces were filled. We had more than 400 participants again this year, many of whom are returnees from previ­ ous EVENTS. I'm sure that the popularity of our BIG EVENT is that it gives golfers who are not associated with a private club the opportunity to play at this type of course and enjoy the beautiful conditioning and other amenities that these facilities provide. We are extremely grateful to the participating clubs for donating the use of their facilities so that we can raise money for the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation. After enjoying a round on the links, all the par­ ticipants convened at Bay Pointe Coif Club for a prime rib dinner and the presentation of prizes. The Stableford system of scoring was used to determine first- and second-place team winners and also an individual winner at each course. Another thing that makes the BIG EVENT so popular is the number and value of prizes that we give away. You do not have to have a great day on the golf course in order to win something. You just have to be lucky. Fortunate winners received numerous golf packages, dinner and theater tickets, gift certificates and merchan­ dise. Along with the golf, we also conducted several other activities that have proven popular with golfers and help generate additional monies for the MTF. These include a 50/50 drawing, a skins game, and this year we added a raffle drawing with a Caribbean cruise as a grand prize. The winner of the Caribbean cruise for two was Otto Ceisz of St. Clair Shores. Otto works for and pur­ chased his ticket from Frank Bartlett at Selfridge Coif Course. Frank realized that in order to ensure that his tickets would be eligible for the drawing he would, literally, have to go that extra mile and personally deliver them. He then jumped on his trusty motorcy­ cle and drove over to Troy. Unfortunately, he was forced to take a few planned and unplanned detours, but after a few phone calls and adjustments to his continued on page 10 Dr. Joe Vargas Jr., Dr. Trey Rogers and Bay Pointe’s Rick Murphy helped the Big Event succeed. Ed Hock was not only a host at his Walnut Creek Coif Course, but was also co-chairman of the event. Great job Ed! A Patch of Green • 9 • November/December 1995 DOOR PRIZE CONTRIBUTORS ALMOST 150 PRIZES GIVEN AWAY Bay Pointe G.C. Bello Woods G.C. Birmingham C.C. Bogie Lake G.C. Cattails G.C. Chaplin’s Comedy House Cracklewood G.C. Dunham Hills G. & C.C. Dewulf Golf Edgewood c.c. Elk Ridge Golf Course Garland Greystone G.C. Grosse lie G. & C.C. Hudson Mills G.C. Hudson's Travel Service Huron Breeze G. & C.C. Huron Meadows G.C. Indian Springs Katke-Cousins G.C. Kensington G.C. Lake Erie G.C. Lakewood Shores Resort Michael Bay Middle Channel G & C.C. Mistwood Golf Course National Coney island Oak Pointe C.C. Pine View G.C. Oakland University Polo Fields G. & c.c. Raisin River G.C. Pontiac C.C. Riverview Highlands Salem Hills G.C. Southgate G.C. Steamers Seafood Grill Sylvan Glen G.C. Tam O Shanter C.C. The Links @ Pinewood The Orchards west Shore G. & C.C. White Pine National Willow G.C. Schoopers Tavern/Restaurant The Captain's Club @ Woodfield Co-chairman Roy Szyndlar, left, and Mike Bay in charge of handing out the prizes. Peter Kerlechuk of Ontario won the television set. course he was able to hand deliver the tickets to Kate Mason only a few hours before the drawing. Way to go, Frank! All totalled, the 1996 BIG EVENT raised approxi­ mately $25,000. In the 30 years that we have held this event we have raised nearly $300,000 for turf research and scholarships. Our success this year was made possible by the hard work of the committee members Dick Matthews, Jerry Cyr, Jim Houston, Ed Hock and Mike Bay, plus the exceptional organizational skills of our executive secretary Kate Mason. I also would like to recognize the support of the participating vendors, the golf courses that donated golf packages and the efforts of those who sold raffle tickets and/or con­ tributed a golf prize. Thank you all. A Patch of Green • 10 • November/December 1995 '95 BIG EVENT SPONSORS Allingham Corp. Amturf Seeds Arthur Hills & Associates Benham Chemical Corp. 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MBCCCSA's annual meeting was again held at Maple Lane Golf Club, with owner Peter Roehl and superintendent Paul Kolbe hosting the 49 golfers and 65 people attending the dinner. A blustery, cool day greeted the golfers, but John Shannanan weathered the condi­ tions and won the Clarence Wolfram Classic Tournament with a net score of 63. Following dinner, the business meeting considered a full agenda and accomplished its tasks by 9:30 p.m. Jim Timmerman presided over the election process, with the following results: President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer New Directors Paul Dushane Paul Kolbe Roy szyndiar cccs Tim Domer cccs Rick Murphy CCCS Also, President Paul Dushane will appoint two other board mem­ bers to one-year terms to fill the vacancies left by Paul Kolbe and Roy Szyndiar as they move to the Executive Committee. Many thanks go out to Immediate Past President Ken DeBusscher, President Jay Delcamp and Board members Jon Shreve CGCS and Dave Picot CGCS for their service to our association. Every attendee was handed a booklet with all the committee reports, and questions were answered about them. Paul Dushane explained the Treasurer's Report and that we are complying with the IRS as to our nonprofit status and the purpose of creating the MBCGC- SA Foundation. In summary, the Foundation is where the money taken in is donat­ ed to some other organization, such as Special Olympics, the Big Event, awards, etc. All other money is placed into a contingency category, which is money the association is making, such as interest, referral ser­ vices, etc. This money is used for membership services only. A bylaw change was adopted, which involved the classification of our membership to coincide with the CCSAA classifications. Also, the 1997 dues increase was approved by a majority of members. Here is the 1997 dues structure: Class AA Class A,B,C Class E Associate Affiliate Honorary Student Retired Inattive No dues payment required $75 per year No dues payment required $75 per year $125 per year No dues payment required $20 per year No dues payment required No dues payment required A Patch of Green • 15 • November/December 1995 DAVEY OFFERS EVERY TREE CARE SERVICE YOU’LL EVER NEED. You know that mature trees add challenge as well as beauty. You also know ma­ ture trees are impossible to replace. Davey knows how to help protect these valu­ able assets from decline, lightning, storm damage, insects and disease. Davey professionals will inventory your trees, evaluate the condition of each one, and give you a report prioritizing treatments. Over time, expert care from Davey will actually reduce your tree maintenance costs. Keep your most valuable assets standing tall with the leader in tree care since 1880. 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There’s a huge fireplace at one end of the ballroom where we'll be dancing the night away. Guys, you really owe it to your wives to take them out for a very special time. Just think of all the times when you came home this summer in a bad mood because of the weather. Now you can pay them back for hanging in there with you and encouraging you through the dog days of summer. 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