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2000 January   2000 February
Volume 53, No. 8 Volume 53, No. 9
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1 Table of Contents
2 On Course with the President
5 Director's Column
6 Feature Article: Reflections on an Aberrant Autumn: A Warm, Excessively Dry Fall Saw Many Area Superintendents Irrigating in November and Wondering What Might Be Next
11 Dry Weather Elicits a Deluge of Postings on MAGCS Web Site
12 Ask the "Expert": Bob Breen -N- Arrowhead Golf Club
15 Ask the "Expert": How to Create an Equipment Replacement Program
18 A Splendid Evening... The MAGCS Fall Dinner Dance
20 Scenes from the First Annual West Side Holiday Party
26 The Bull Sheet
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2 On Course with the President
5 Director's Column
6 Feature Article: Information is the Key to Management Knowledge
11 Ask the "Expert": Pondering the Salary Issue and Claiming Time for Golf Course Maintenance, Sans Golfers
15 The Illinois Turfgrass Foundation Wants You!
26 The Bull Sheet
28 -In Memoriam: Charles F. Shiley
30 Treatments Save Crabapple Trees
   
   
2000 March 2000 April
Volume 53, No. 10 Volume 53, No. 11
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4 On Course with the President: [New GCSAA Mission Statement]
7 Director's Column: [GCSAA is Growing]
8 Feature Article: Turf 2000: Looking Out, Looking In
15 Michael Bavier Receives GCSAA's Distinguished Service Award
16 Ask the "Expert": Longing to be a "Great Communicator?": Insights from Some of Our Industry's Best
20 Feature Article: Cantigny Experimental Green Update: Variety Trial Summary, Diseases and Other Notes
30 Midwest Voices: [Corporate Consolidation and Service]
34 The Bull Sheet
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4 On Course with the President: Springtime: When the Winds of Change Blow, Fly a Kite
7 Director's Column
8 Super -N- Site: Todd Hopphan -N- Elgin Country Club
16 Feature Article: Sand-Based Greens... The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
23 Ask the "Expert": Try Some Homegrown
26 Feature Article: Ignorance Breeds Fear... What You Need to Know about GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)
29 GCSAA: GCSAA Elections 2000: A Report from Your Voting Delegates
31 Retirement: The End of an Era... Well, Sorta! An Ode to Jim Burdett
34 Accomplishments: Dan Dinelli Receives Scotts Tradition of Excellence Award
38 The Bull Sheet
42 Accomplishments: On  Course Earns First Runner-Up Honors in Chapter Newsletter Competition
   
   
2000 May 2000 June
Volume 53, No. 12 Volume 54, No. 1
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2 2000 U.S. Women's Open: Waxing Nostalgic... Oscar Miles Talks About His Role in Creating the Merit Club
4 On Course with the President: Are You Prepared?
7 Director's Column
8 Super -N- Site: Dudley Smith -N- Silver Lake Country Club
16 Feature Article: Beyond the Hype and Hysteria: An Objective - and Optimistic - Look at Biotechnology's Potential for Turfgrasses
23 Ask the "Expert": A Gourmand's Guide to the Art Behind One of Summer's Sublime Pleasures: Barbecue!
26 GCSAA: The Professional Development Initiative - History and Overview
32 Accomplishments: GCSAA Taps Our Own Bob Maibusch for One-Year Term as Director
38 The Bull Sheet
40 -[Carving Dead Tree Trunks]
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4 On Course with the President: A Mid-Year Report
6 Super -N- Site: Henry Michna -N- Winnetka Golf Club
9 Director's Column: "Houston... We have a Problem..."
11 2000 U.S. Women's Open: Keepers of the Conservancy: Meet the Merit Club's Dedicated Green Team
14 Feature Article: Be a Lifesaver! Basic Medical Procedures You Should Know
23 Ask the "Expert": Eight Pillars of Investment Wisdom
27 ITF: Rolling with the Changes
34 The Bull Sheet
37 It's Still Just a Game
   
   
2000 July 2000 August
Volume 54, No. 2 Volume 54, No. 3
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4 On Course with the President: Remember to Laugh
6 Feature Article: Hell Hath No Fury... May's Devastating Storms: On May 18, a Powerful Storm Devastated the North Shore and Its Golf Courses. Affected Superintendents Shared Their Stories
15 Director's Column: A "Rookie" Reflects
16 Super -N- Site: Pat McDonagh -N- RedTail Golf Club
19 2000 U.S. Women's Open: It's Tourney Time! The Merit Club Prepares to Host Chicagoland's First Women's Major in Nearly 20 Years
27 The Few, the Proud... the Interns!
31 Ask the "Expert": Sometimes Drainage can be Boring
34 The Bull Sheet
41 GCSAA News: Check Out These Career Development Resources
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4 On Course with the President: A Home for Our Future: The MAGCS will Join the Midwest Golf House Complex at Cog Hill
6 Feature Article: What Color is Your Turf?
11 Director's Column: More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Our Monthly Golf Events
14 Super -N- Site Profile: Joseph Meier -N- White Deer Run Golf Course
21 Ask the "Expert": Fee or Free? You Don't Have to Pay for Internet Access
23 Humor: Zen and the Art of Equipment Maintenance
28 GCSAA: Competency-Based Education: What is It and How will It Help Me?
34 The Bull Sheet
   
   
2000 September 2000 October
Volume 54, No. 4 Volume 54, No. 5
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2 On Course with the President: We Interrupt This Broadcast for a Membership Drive...
7 Feature Article: To Blend or Not to Blend... Questioning the Common Practice of Using Turfgrass Mixes
11 Director's Column: A Look at GCSAA's Limited Budget Outreach Program
14 Super -N- Site: Larry Flament -N- Stonewall Orchard Golf Club
20 Ask the "Expert": Overgrooming is Overspending, Revisited
24 2000 U.S. Women's Open: Triumph!: The Merit Club Rose Admirably to the Challenge of Hosting the Women's Premier Major
31 Innovations: Put Away All Papers and Reading Materials and Take Out Your #2 Pencils...
36 Ray Gerber Editorial Award: Contenders for the 2000 Award
38 The Bull Sheet
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2 On Course with the President: The Character of Leadership
4 Director's Column: And Now... A "Commercial" Break
6 Feature Article: Localized Dry Spots: Unraveling the Mysteries
18 Super -N- Site Profile: Keith Fuchs -N- Gleneagles Country Club
22 Ask the "Expert": Confucius Say: In the Face of Adversity, Quote a Phrase
25 Tribute: Farewell to Al Bertucci
28 From the USGA: Required Reading
31 2000 MACGS Survey: And the Survey Says...
38 The Bull Sheet
   
   
2000 November 2000 December
Volume 54, No. 6 Volume 54, No. 7
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2 On Course with the President: The Art of Appreciation
4 Director's Column: A Reminder to Our Past Presidents... and the Membership at Large
7 Feature Article: Gray Leaf Spot: What do We Really Know?
10 Super -N- Site: MAGCS on Tour
14 Ask the "Expert": Are You Covered? Insurance Options for Golf Courses
18 From the USGA: See the Light: Improving Putting Surfaces is Often as Simple as Increasing Sunlight
26 The Bull Sheet
31 Midwest Voices
31 -[Playing Courses and Course Set-Up]
31 -[John Husar and Superintendents]
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2 On Course with the President: A Season of Thanks
5 Director's Column: Visions of PDI Dancing in Your Head? How to Cast Your Vote
6 Ask the "Expert": Leave a Legacy: Consider a Conservation Easement for Your Golf Course
12 Feature Article: Looking for Greener Grass: Let God Drive the Golf Cart
18 From the GCSAA: Getting the Word Heard: Marketing PDI to Employers
24 2000 Article Index
26 The Bull Sheet
30 MAGCS Event: The 48th Annual Midwest Turf Clinic, Revisited
   
   

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