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2004 January/February

Vol. 35, No. 1

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
1 The Big Green
3 President's Message: Minnesota Green Expo Kicks Off the New Year in a Great Way
4 Table of Contents
4 Upcoming Events
4 Advertisers
5 Robert Panuska Elected President: Eckholm, Gardner, Oberle and Zimmerman Join 2004 Board
7 MGCSA Executive Committee
7 2004 MGCSA Committee Assignments
9 Evaluating My Evaluation Forms
11 New Arrival
11 "Bailey for Dog of the Year"
15 Musing the Minutes
18 Insight: One Superintendent's Perspective: [Andy Keyes, Superintendent, Windom Country Club]
19 Dean Olson Claims Big Prize at Brainerd Extravaganza
21 Congratulations to Troy Carson
21 Classified Ads
23 Trees, Turf and Shade: A Relationship that Makes a Difference
27 Legal Requirements Related to Pesticides and Fertilizers
27 MGCSA Membership Report: New Members - January 2004
28 Industry News
30 In Bounds: [Course Managers Must Orchestrate Their Teams]
32 The Proper Way to Repair a Ball Mark

2004 March

Vol. 35, No. 2

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
3 President's Message: Are You Ready for Spring?
4 Table of Contents
4 About the Cover
4 "Name the Caption" Contest
4 Advertisers
5 At GCSAA's 75th International Golf Course Conference & Show in San Diego: Woodward Elected President and Rees Jones Honored
7 Rescheduled GCSAA Seminar
8 2004 Chapter Delegates Meeting Recap
8 MGCSA Events
9 Lysimeters Never Lie!: Better Analysis Helps Superintendents Meet Environmental Demands
13 Having Fun in San Diego…
14 University of Minnesota Turf Talk: Informative Discussions from the Archives at www.turf.umn.edu
14 -I was Curious as to How Many of You are Spiking Your Greens on a Regular Basis?
14 -How Many Guys Still Verticut?
15 -Wiley vs. Solid Rollers
18 Insight: One Superintendent's Perspective: [Justin Gufstafson, Superintendent, Ely Golf Club]
19 Classified Ads
21 No Pain, No Gain: The Removal of Sun Damaged Skin, a Personal Experience
27 U of M's "Classes Without Quizzes" Set for April 3
28 It's in the Hole!
30 In Bounds: [Trying to Avoid getting Sick]

2004 April

Vol. 35, No. 3

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
3 President's Message: Outstanding Program Takes Place at Golden Valley for Mini-Seminar
4 Table of Contents
4 "Name the Caption" Contest
4 Advertisers
5 139 Attend Mini-Seminar at Golden Valley: Members Take Advantage of an Informative Session and to Honor Jerry Murphy, CGCS
7 The Next Dutch Elm Disease?: Beetles Ravage Michigan Ash Trees; Wisconsin Officials Fear Invasion
10 2003 MGCSA Distinguished Service Award Recipient: Jerry Murphy, CGCS
12 What are You doing with Your Old Scrap Metal?
13 Local Business Leader Glenn Rehbein Dies in Accident: Business He Created had Major Impact on Twin Cities' Golf Courses, Sports Fields, and Development Projects
15 Golf in Afghanistan? Reservist Hopes So
15 Tiziani Golf Car to Help Sponsor Scholarship Scramble at White Bear Yacht Club
17 Champions Tour Players Rank TPC of the Twin Cities as Top Course in 2003
18 Insight: One Superintendent's Perspective: [Shawn Swenson, Superintendent, Madelia Golf Course]
19 People vs. The Pro's Event Set for North Oaks on May 24
23 It's All About Me: Sun's Ultraviolet Light can Damage Eyes: Johnson & Johnson Offers UV Blocking Contact Lenses that Help Protect Against Transmission of Harmful UV Radiation to the Cornea and into the Eye
25 It's in the Hole!
27 MTGF and University of Minnesota News
28 Classified Ads
29 Phosphorus Issue Rears Its Ugly Head: The Never Ending Battle
31 Keller Golf Course Receives 2003 LEAP Award
33 MGCSA Membership Report: New Members - March 2, 2004
34 Turf Talk in Minnesota: Deadly Bacteria Turns Golf Industry Upside Down
34 MGCSA Events
35 Musing the Minutes: [New Golf Tournament Proposed by BASF; Legislation at the Capital]
35 The Montana State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Announces Bear Warning, could Minnesota be Next?
36 Teeing It Up for Research
38 In Bounds: [Golf is a Service Industry too]

2004 May

Vol. 35, No. 4

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
3 President's Message: How We can Deal with the Issues
4 Table of Contents
4 "Name the Caption Contest"
4 Advertisers
5 Golf: The Most Environmentally Unfriendly Sport
7 Rebuttal by Fred Taylor, CGCS, Mankato Golf Club: [Rebuttal to "Golf: The Most Environmentally Unfriendly Sport"]
8 Insight: One Superintendent's Perspective - Marlow Hansen
11 Under Attack: Another Rebuttal to an Editor: Superintendent Paul Diegnau Responds to an Article Published in Bluebird News
12 Touche' Another Superintendent Rebuttal
13 It's All About Me: Pearly Whites Help with First Impression
14 Defying Mother Nature
17 The Fickle Finger of Fate Strikes Again
18 Today's Job Market
18 Just So You Know...
25 Become a Leader that People Want to Follow
27 It's in the Hole!
27 Membership Report
28 Classified Ads
29 A Budget Comparison of 15 Twin Cities Area Private Clubs
31 Coming Out of Winter: How did Your Turf do?
34 Turf Talk in Minnesota: Coyote Decoys for Goose Control
34 MGCSA Events
34 Waste Pesticide Collection Program Undergoes Changes in 2004 Regional and County Partnerships being Formed
35 Musing the Minutes
38 In Bounds

2004 June

Vol. 35, No. 5

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
3 President's Message: One Thing for Sure in This Business is that Nothing's for Sure Except Mother Nature's Yearly Challenges
4 Table of Contents
4 Advertisers
4 Upcoming Events
5 Turfgrass Breeding and Genetics Research Program
5 -Biography: Dr. Eric Watkins Turfgrass Breeding and Genetics University of Minnesota
7 Creeping Bluegrass Research Program
8 Developing Irrigation Conservation Strategies Using Soil Moisture Sensors and ET
11 Assessing Nitrogen Losses During Grow-In of a Golf Putting Green Under Two Irrigation Treatments
12 Andrew Hollman Joins Staff at the University of Minnesota
13 Selecting for Improved Perennial Ryegrass Cultivars
15 Scott Austin and Bill McDonald Win MGCSA Spring Mixer at Glencoe CC
15 Jeff Schaefer Wins BASF Event at North Oaks
17 Fine Fescues and Colonial Bentgrasses for Golf Course Fairways
19 Corn Gluten Meal Study on Three Turfgrass Populations
22 Understanding Pesticide and Nutrient Loss with Runoff from Fairway Turf and Evaluating the Ability of Management Practices to Mitigate Their Loss
25 Miscanthus, Ornamental and Invasive Grass
27 U of M Turf and Grounds Field Day Set for July 29
28 Classified Ads
29 Little Bluestem Research
33 Membership Report: May 17, 2004 - New Members
34 Evaluating the Effects of Foliar Iron Formulations on Turf Quality
36 Musing the Minutes
38 In Bounds: [The Cushman Nationals]

2004 July

Vol. 35, No. 6

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
3 President's Message: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance
5 Is Minnesota Going California?
6 Table of Contents
6 Advertisers
6 Upcoming Events
8 Weltzin, Traver, Salwei and Perreault Win Scholarship Scramble at WBYC
11 Insight: One Turf Professional's Perspective: [Brian Horgan]
12 Resistance to Phosphite Fungicide ...But Not Yet in Turf
15 Just So You Know...
15 Samuel J. Bauer Receives 2004 MGCSA Turf Scholarship
17 MGCSA's Two-Sport Athletes: Golfing on Grass and Curling on Ice
17 There's More to Life Than Golf ... There's Curling!
18 MGCSA Scholarship Scramble Results: White Bear Yacht Club: June 7, 2004
19 How Well have You Developed Your Network
22 The MGCSA Research Committee Extends Thanks to the Following Members for Donating to the 2004 Research Fund
23 Coffee and Mayonnaise
25 Brian Nettz Receives Professional Certification
26 'New' Highland Park to be Flagship of St. Paul Courses: Reconstruction Mixes Best of Old with Most Advanced of New Practices
27 Snoopy Bunker
28 Classified Ads
29 MGCSA Turf Research Benefit Week Raises $12,440: Twin Cities' Private Clubs Generously Donated Tee Times for Research 
31 It's All About Me: What is West Nile Encephalitis?: Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention & Control
33 Scholarship Scramblers at White Bear Yacht Club
34 Networking
36 In Bounds: [Life Lessons Learned, On and Off the Course]
37 2004 Membership Roster Additions
38 2004 Affiliate Member Additions

2004 August

Vol. 35, No. 7

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
3 President's Message: Where did Summer Go?
5 How Turfgrass Aids in Stormwater Management and Eliminates Need for Stormwater Ponds
6 Table of Contents
6 Advertisers
6 Upcoming Events
6 Cover Photo
7 Joseph S. Garske Legacy Awards Funding Scholarship Grants for Ninth Consecutive Year
9 Invasive Species in Minnesota: Education is the Key to Suppression and Control
11 2004 Turf and Grounds Field Day Recap
12 The Last Word: Temptations in the Workplace
13 $2,500 Grant Funded by Par Aide: Penn State Student Receives First Annual Scholarship
15 It's in the Hole..................
18 Greenskeeper's Diary: This is the Week that was
19 Stymied: Your Chance to Point and Counter Point: [The Ease and Importance of Sanitizing Water Coolers]
22 It's All About Me: Your Podiatric Physician Talks About Warts
23 From the Minnesota Department of Health: Guidelines for Safe Handling of Drinking Water at a Golf Course
27 Six Easy Steps to a Logo: The Process of Painting a Logo in a Fairway
32 Satisfying a Dream with a Trip to the Masters
33 MGCSA Donates $25,000 to the University of Minnesota Foundation
34 Insight: One Superintendent's Perspective
36 In Bounds: [License to Kill Gophers]
37 TROE Center Looks Great
38 Classified Ads

2004 September

Vol. 35, No. 8

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
3 President's Message: Free Golf and Lunch at The Crossings at MGCSA's October 11th Meeting
4 2003-2004 Greens Cover Study Results
9 Table of Contents
9 Advertisers
9 Upcoming Events
9 Cover Photo
12 It's All About Me: Testicular Cancer: What is Testicular Cancer? 
15 Pinehurst Bound: Day-by-Day at the BASF People Versus the Pros Tournament
17 Stillwater Team Wins Stodola Scramble at Somerset
18 Membership Report: July 13, 2004 - New Members
19 The Old Golf Ball
22 Spray Solution pH: "Protecting Your Investment"
23 MGCSA July 13 Board Meeting Highlights
25 Insight: One Superintendent's Perspective: [Paul Diegnau, CGCS, Keller Golf Course]
27 Marking the Other Golf Course Hazard - Your Trees 
29 2003-2004 Snow Mold Control Evaluation: Giants Ridge Golf Resort (Creeping Bentgrass Fairway)
31 It's in the Hole..................
33 Are Your Trucks and Employees MN DOT Compliant?
36 In Bounds: [When It is Rainy Out You Must Make Your Own Sunshine]
38 Classified Ads

2004 October

Vol. 35, No. 9

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
3 President's Message: Realizing the "Value" of Belonging to a Professional Organization
4 At Edina Country Club on September 13: New Prague Golf Club Assistant Jeff Pint Wins His Second MGCSA Championship
6 Spring Hill Superintendent Patents Klingstone Application: Bunker Solutions
9 Table of Contents
9 Advertisers
9 About the Cover
9 Upcoming Events
12 It's All About Me: Got an Idea, get a Patent!: What is a Patent?
18 Hex Plugger Drives Miltona Turf Products
22 Minnesota in the Crosshairs: Gypsy Moth Advance Continues
25 Insight: One Executive Director's Perspective: [Scott Turtinen, MGCSA Executive Director]
27 Par Aide: Home Grown Company Embraces Super Ideas
28 Musing the Minutes: [Summer Update of MGCSA]
29 What We have Here is a Need to Communicate
31 It's in the Hole..................
32 Superintendent Inventor Roger Kisch Goes National 
34 In Bounds: [My "Million Dollar Idea"!]
36 Membership Report
38 Classified Ads

2004 November/December

Vol. 35, No. 10

Page Section/Selected Titles
1 Cover
3 President's Message: Make Plans to Attend the Minnesota Green Expo January 5-7 in Minneapolis
4 Table of Contents
4 Advertisers
4 About the Cover
4 Upcoming Events
5 Minnesota Green Expo Set for January 5, 6 and 7 at the Minneapolis Convention Center: Green Expo Offers a Great Opportunity to Learn and Meet with Peers in the Turfgrass Industry
5 Participate in the 18 Hole Golf Challenge at the Expo
6 Interlachen Country Club's Practice Range Renovation Project
9 Bunker Sands in Minnesota: What Makes Good Bunker Sand?
11 Hinton and Panuska Win Fall Mixer at the Crossings in Montevideo
12 It's All About Me: Tendonitis
13 MGCSA Membership Report
13 Take an Active Part
14 Regrassing Fairways: Perseverance Affects Change When Contending with Personal Agendas
17 Minnesota in the Crosshairs: Asian Carp and Other Tidbits
22 Design Review: 1985-2005
25 An Architect's View of Minnesota's Great Golf Course Heritage
27 Greens Construction: An Alternative Approach
29 Insight: One Architect's Perspective: [Kevin Norby, Herfort Norby Golf Course Architects]
31 It's in the Hole..................................................................
33 2004 GCSAA Chapter Delegates September Meeting Highlights
34 In Bounds: [Different Golf Architects have Different Styles]
35 Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
36 Musing the Minutes
38 Classified Ads