1994 Meeting Schedule APRIL MEETING MAY MEETING June 13... .. .Arbor Hills, joint meeting w/MBCGCSA and golf July 12...... . . Winters Creek G.C., meeting and golf Aug. 9 . . . . . Forest Hills G.C.. afternoon coffee Aug 10.. ... .The Moors G.C., morning coffee Aug. 11.. ... .Marywood G.C., afternoon coffee Sept. 12.. ... Battle Creek G.C., Golf Day Oct. 4....... . . Silver Lake C.C., Annual Oct. 25 Meeting and golf Equipment Managers Seminar* *Date or sight still pending PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE This has been a great spring to get many things done. So far this year we have not used our irrigation much. Disease pressure has been virtually non- existant. And of course, since everything is done, there probably will be a great turn out at Arbor Hills for our joint meeting with the Michigan and Border Cities Golf Course Superintendents Association this month. In the past Arbor Hills has been a great meeting place, and fun event to attend. Please try to attend this meeting. Well, I do not have everthing done, so back to it, so I can make the next meeting. See you there!! Harry Scheumann CGCS President Editors Note: Please write me if you have any corrections or if you are interested in doing an article fo r us at: Western Views 1447 Hope S.E. Grand Rapids; ML 49506 Many people attended the first meeting and golf outing of the year held at Blythefield Country Club. The golf course was in great shape. The weather cooperated to make the golf outing enjoyable. Tim Smith, Steve Ledbetier, Ted Kasel, and Clint Ovren took 1st place. Fred Anderson, Harry Schuemann, EJ Harrington, and Jim Granfield came in 2nd. Randy Rogers, Steve Fiorillo, Bob Borgman were the 3rd place winners. Tim Smith took low gross. Congratulations to the winners!! The first meeting of the year went great. The lunch was very nice. Thegolfoutingwasafun time. Thank you to Doug Boyle and Blythefield Country Club for hosting this event. CHANGES Kevin Henley moved to Hidden Valley in Gaylord as Superintendent. Dean Mowery filled Kevin’s position at Crystal Springs. Dean did his internship at Crystal Springs. He is a 4 year graduate of Michigan State University. He won a scholarship from Michigan Border Cities. Jason Larabee is the new Assistant Superintendent at Silver Lake Country Club. Various Irrigation parts for sale. Toro Heads, Rainbird Satellite and Heads, etc. Contact Kevin Whelp at Muskegon Country Club (616) 759-0695. Cyclone PTO Spreader; 3-point or cushman. Still inbox. 965-6423 Grand Haven Golf Club held the May meeting. The day started out rainy, but the rain quit as the day progressed. The golf course was in great shape for the golfing event. Long drive went to Jeff Hopkins. Closest to the pin was Dan Sruba. Steve Ledbetter took 1st place. Mark Graef came in 2nd. Gene Kaye and John Tarpley were the 3rd and 4rth place winners. Dave Lazzari and Forest Johnson were the 5th and 6th place winners. Congratulations to the winners!! Winners please contact Steve Tedhams (616)949- 8330. Everyone in attendance at the meeting had a good time. Thank y ;. m Louie Lrepp and The Matthews for a nice lunch, and hosting this meeting. REMINDER: Everyone please support your organization and attend the June and July meetings. MECHANICS CORNER GREENSMOWER BEDKNIFE SERVICE On tournament and thin bedknives the front face wears down to a sharp edge quite soon. When the bedknife has a sharp edge, the combination of the force of the grass and the reel causes the edge to scrape the green and actually reduce the greens speed. It also causes a poor quality of cut even after lapping, because the edge does not have enough strength to hold the adjustment. To correct this problem use about a 10" mill cut file and file the face. You should maintain regular face width of at lease .050". Keeping the proper width should allow you to go a full season on one set of bedknives. Ed Ingersol - Kent Country Club Advertisers Pteaee Patronize them as they have made this newsletter possible. Amturf Ben ham Chemical Boylan Sales Century Rain Aid Custom Aerification D & C Distributors D. G. Irrigation Ellis Sales Green and Grow* Kleins Fertilizer Lebanon Total Turf Care Lesco Michigan Sand Co. Michigan Turf Equipment JL Mollema & Sons Myles Excavating Noram Chemical Nugent Sand Co. O. M. Scott Parmeter & Andre Peerless-Midwest Ruone-Poulence River City Speciality Spartan Farm & Lawn Spartan Distributors Standard Sand T. C l. Turfgrass Inc. Valley Turf Van Manen Oil Wilbur Ellis 1447 H opeS.E. Grand Rapids, Ml 49506 WESTERN VIEWS BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID GRAND RAPIDS, MI PERMIT NO. 582