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2000 February/March

Vol. 31, No. 1

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
1 [Donations for GCSAA and USGA Research]
3 From Your President's Desk: Use of Phosphorus Fertilizers Will be Issue for Legislators
4 Table of Contents
4 Advertisers
5 A Year to Remember
9 PDI has Potential to Improve Lives of Everyone in the Profession
19 Classified Ads
22 Three MGCSA Members Receive GCSAA Awards as Environmental Stewards
23 House Research Bill Summary: Phosphorus Fertilizer Control
26 Lebanon Goes Online to Benefit the GCSAA Foundation
27 GCSAA Online: Water Conservation
32 Membership Report
36 [Photos]
38 Editor's Corner: [Spring is in the Air; An Experience Well Worth It; Time for a New Look???]
38 Coming Your Way....

2000 April

Vol. 31, No. 2

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
3 From Your President's Desk: 150 Members Attend March Mini-Seminar
4 Table of Contents
4 Advertisers
5 What's with All the Biostimulants?
7 USGA Green Section Funds $1,000,000 in New Research Projects
9 Meet Our USGA Agronomists for the North-Central Region
11 Monitoring for Improved Golf Course Pest Management
18 Industry News
22 MGCSA Turf Student and Legacy Scholarships for 2000-2001
25 When in Doubt - Spec It Out: Developing Maintenance Guidelines for Your Golf Course can Clarify Priorities and Serve as a Useful Budgeting Tool
31 Common Sense Cart Paths
36 Classified Ads
36 MGCSA Meeting Schedule
38 Editor's Corner: [Spring... Right??; And Away We Go...]

2000 May

Vol. 31, No. 3

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
1 Queensland, Trudeau, Paquette and MacDonald Win Year's First Mixer at River Falls Golf Club
3 From Your President's Desk: Professionalism
4 Table of Contents
4 Advertisers
4 Upcoming MGCSA Meeting Schedule
5 Fairway Grasses for Midwest Golf Courses: Diseases and Tough Climate Conditions Make Choices Tricky
13 MTGF Names New Communications Director
15 USGA Turf Advisory Service
17 GCSAA Explores Internet Opportunities, Strategy
19 MGCSA Research Committee Goes on Tour: Stops Included Rolling Green, The University of Minnesota and Indian Hills
22 Troubleshooting Irrigation Valves: Valves are Vital to Your Irrigation System... Knowing How They Work Provides You with Fast Solutions to Problems
27 MTGF Educational Conference and Trade Show: Today's Education for Tomorrow's Opportunities
27 MTGF Golf Outing on July 18th Highlights MTGF Awareness Week
28 National Golf Foundation Reports Record Number of Course Openings: 509 Golf Courses Opened in 1999 Across the U.S.
29 With the Grain or Against It: The Continuing Challenge of Sand in Bunkers
30 Help Bentgrass Beat the Heat: Bentgrass' Tolerance of Summer Heat Stress Depends on Your Year-Round Maintenance Practices
33 Treatments Save Crabapple Trees
34 Hiring for the Season
34 Turf Research Benefit Week Set for June 5-9
34 MGCSA 2000-01 Dues Statement Will be Mailed This Month
34 Greentrac's Dave Oberlee to Speak at May 12 Meeting at Stonebrook Golf Club
34 Scholarship Scramble Set for June 21 at Rich Spring GC
35 [Industry News]
36 Classified Ads
38 Editor's Corner: [Spring has Sprung, Then Flopped; Energize It!!; Fishin']

2000 June

Vol. 31, No. 4

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
1 Dennis Salwei and Clayton Hoyt Win Best Ball at Southbrook G&CC
3 From Your President's Desk: Friends and Ducks
4 Table of Contents
4 Upcoming MGCSA Meeting Schedule
4 Advertisers
5 Earthworm Casting Creates Maintenance Nightmare: Good Turf Culture Creates Ideal Conditions for Earthworms. Thus, with Few Control Strategies Available, Tolerance Currently may be the Best Option for Dealing with These Highly Adaptable Creatures
11 GCSAA Explores Internet Opportunities
13 How GCSAA Works with Its Chapters
15 Understanding Overhead-Valve Engines: Once Unheard of, These Engines Now Supply the Power for Nearly All of Your Equipment
23 Protecting Your Irrigation System from Lightning
27 Empty Pesticide Container Collection and Recycling: Mini Metro Collection Schedule
31 A Super Day at Southbrook
32 2000 U.S. Open Fact Sheet: Pebble Beach Golf Links
34 Membership Report
34 Classified Ads
36 Industry News
38 Editor's Corner: [Safety; Trust??; Fishin' Report]

2000 July

Vol. 31, No. 5

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
1 Albany/Wapicada Team Wins MGCSA Scholarship Scramble at Rich Spring
3 From Your President's Desk: Securing Meeting Sites on Top of Agenda
4 Table of Contents
4 Upcoming MGCSA Meeting Schedule
4 Advertisers
5 How 'Bout This Weather?: It's No Longer Just a Rhetorical Question. A Lot of Superintendents are Serious When They Say the Weather isn't Like It Used to be
12 Sweet Swings at Rich Spring
15 White Bear Grounds Crew Looking Forward to 97th Trans-Mississippi Championship in July: Superintendent John Steiner Bubbles About the Way His Staff is getting Course Ready for This National Competition
17 Industry News
19 University of Minnesota /MTGF Turfgrass Field Day Set Aug. 8
19 Wisconsin Turfgrass Association Field Day Set Aug. 8 at the O.J. Noer Turfgrass Facility
22 Trans-Miss Grants $8,000 in Annual Scholarships to GCSAA's 'Footsteps on the Green' Program
23 Mix and Blend Cool-Season Grasses: Cool-Season Mixes and Blends Offer Important Advantages Over Single-Variety Stands. However, Not All Combinations and Cultural Strategies Bring Success
29 Syringing and Hand-Watering Quench Greens' Thirst: Research Suggests that the Main Benefits of Syringing and Hand-Watering may Not Result from Cooling of the Turfgrass Canopy. Rather, These Practices Simply Give Turf a Small "Drink" When It Needs It Most
35 Larry Vetter Becomes MTGF Executive Director
36 Classified Ads
38 Editor's Corner: [From Inception...; The Beauty of It All...]

2000 August

Vol. 31, No. 6

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
3 From Your President's Desk: Fall is in the Air
4 Classified Ads
5 Great Horned Owl Discovered at Minikahda
9 Giving and Receiving Criticism: Done Properly, Offering Employees Constructive Criticism Not Only gets Your Point Across, but Helps Establish a Solid Working Relationship for the Future
13 Rain, Rain Go Away!
15 MGCSA Notes…
17 Giving New Bunkers an Old Look: A Shortcut, Stacked-Sod Technique can Provide a Mature Appearance for New Bunkers
19 Membership Report
23 Going, Going, Gone: Diagnosing Tree Decline: Avoid the "Ah-Ha!" Trap. The Cause of a Tree's Decline is Not Always the First Thing You See
24 Stimpmeter Instructions
31 From the GCSAA: The State of the Association: Career Development 
38 Editor's Corner: [Having Contacts...; Summertime Burn Out]

2000 September

Vol. 31, No. 7

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
1 Interlachen vs. Edina in Playoff: John Katterheinrich Prevails Over Mike Kelly in MGCSA Championship at Interlachen
3 From Your President's Desk: Perfect Day for Championship at Interlachen Country Club
4 Table of Contents
4 Advertisers
5 Tom Kientzle Enjoys Some Golf with Governor Jesse Ventura at Cragun's
7 Jim Nicol Spends Weekend at 80th PGA at Vallhalla in Preparation for 2002 PGA at Hazeltine National
9 Green Waste Recycling Recommended by GCSAA
13 Funded by the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association: Aspiring Superintendent Thomas Edstrom from Pine River Receives $3,500 "Footsteps on the Green" Scholarship
15 Building Successful Professional Relationships
16 The Fall Harvest
18 Scenes from the Championship at Interlachen
23 Wildflowers on Your Course?: They may Provide a Welcome New Dimension
28 Industry News
29 Shades of Green: Time to Put on a Coat of Class
31 North Central Regional Update: I Wish I had a Dollar for Every Spot...
34 Classified Ads
35 Membership Report
38 Editor's Corner: [The Feeling of Autumn is in the Air...; Always be Prepared!!]

2000 October

Vol. 31, No. 8

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
1 Team from Cloquet Country Club and HydroLogic Wins 2000 Stodola at Alexandria Golf Club
3 From Your President's Desk: The Final Frontier
5 Agronomically Sound and Player Friendly Aerification........In My Humble Opinion
11 Weathering the Winter: Protecting Your Irrigation System from Freeze Breaks Will Help You Avoid a "Spring Surprise"
15 Man's Friend or Golf's Enemy?: Trees have Long been Known to Hinder Healthy Turfgrass Growth, but Solving Tree Problems can be a Difficult and Touchy Issue
24 Classified Ads
25 Sand-Based Rootzone Modification with Inorganic Soil Amendments and Sphagnum Peat Moss: Current Player Volume and Maintenance Practices Call for Research into Changes in Putting Green Construction Materials
32 MGCSA Scholarship Winners Announced
35 Insight and Viewpoint ~ The 2000 Chapter Delegates Meeting
38 Editor's Corner: [The Season is...; Now is the Time...; Congratulations and Best Wishes]

2000 November

Vol. 31, No. 9

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
1 Kevin Clunis and Joe Moris Win Fall Scramble at Tanner's Brook
3 From Your President's Desk: Fall is Again Upon Us, Golf Course Closings cannot be Far Behind
4 Table of Contents
4 Advertisers
5 7th Annual MTGF Conference & Trade Show Set December 6, 7, 8 in Minneapolis
7 Processing Cores After Aeration: What You do with Cores Depends on How Much You are Trying to Change Your Soil Profile
11 Special Sessions: At the MTGF Conference in December
11 Industry News
13 Mowing at the Speed of Light: New Future Tech Mower Unveiled at Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany
15 Tee Construction with Laser Technology
16 North Central Regional Update: [Dollar Spot Disease; Labor Issues; Roughs; Weather Forecast]
21 To Infinity and Beyond
23 Comparing the New Bents: Instead of Searching for the Mythical "Champion" Bentgrass, Look for Types that are Best Adapted to the Unique Conditions of Your Course
24 Control Those Shrinking Greens: Pay Close Attention to Avoid Those Slow, Incremental Changes
26 American Heroes Headline Dallas Conference and Show
27 Getting Attached to Versatility: Equipment with an Array of Attachment Options can Boost Your Flexibility and Productivity 
30 Classified Ads
31 Membership Report
34 Editor's Corner: [All Wrapped Up...; See You in December...; Thank You!]

2000/2001 December/January

Vol. 31, No. 10

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
1 MGCSA Elects New Officers
3 From Your President's Desk: As We Ring in the New Year It Will Again be My Pleasure to Serve as Your President
4 Table of Contents
4 Advertisers
5 A Relatively Uneventful Season: …All Things Considered
7 Do You have Green Creep?
15 Keeping Yourself Job-Fit: Toning Your Job Performance
17 Light Up Your Lot: Landscape Lighting can Transform the Dark Spots of Your Property into Aesthetic Oases 
22 Turf Management in a Battle Zone: Practice Ranges
26 GCSAA Explores Internet Opportunities, Strategy
29 Industry News
30 Using Native Plants in the Golf Course Landscape
34 Membership Report
36 Classified Ads
38 Editor's Corner: [Hello, Hello, Hello; Thank You; MTGF Conference; Final Applications; Articles and Information; Holidays]