march april 2013 fore your information

It isnrsquot an April

fools joke this course

really does have a zoo

Every day Bob goes to

work with the sounds of

monkeys tigers and

lions echoing through

his course So donrsquot

miss this experience on

April 1 when the Sierra

Nevada Chapter holds

itrsquos April meeting at

Micke Grove Golf

Links

In 2003 Bob

was operating his own

landscape business when

he felt he needed a little

more steady pay check

coming in so he applied

for a position as a Irriga-

tion Tech at the Reserve

at Sponos Park He was

immediately hired by

Greg Jones During the

interview Greg asked

Bob if he had ever

thought about being in

the golf business Bobrsquos

immediate reply was ldquoI

donrsquot think Irsquom a good

enough golferrdquo After a

few days though he un-

derstood the question

and knew that he had

found his calling

He moved on

from his job at the Re-

serve to the Asst posi-

tion at Van Buskirk GC

working for Doc Carmi-

chael and Valley Crest

After a couple of years

he knew he wanted to

learn more and took a

position as assistant at

Wente Vineyards Dur-

ing his time at Wente

they hosted a Nation-

Wide Tour event which

Bob considers one of his

career highlights

From Wente

Bob went to work for

Mike Olson at Oakdale

CC and he remembers

telling Mike he wasnrsquot

leaving there unless he

(Continued on page 6)

MarchApri l 2013

Dates to

Remember

May 20 amp 21 2013

2013 California GCSA

Annual Meeting amp Golf

Championship

Winchester Country Club

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

Presidentrsquos Message 2

Meeting Schedule 5

Wm Land Park Field Day 7

From the Field 8

Scholarship amp Research 10

Professionally amp Personally 11

Wilbur News 11

Highlights From Grassroots 12

Highlights From GIS 13

Highlights From California Room

14

FORE YOUR INFORMATION

Sierra Nevada GCSA

An Affiliate Chapter of

the Golf Course

Superintendents

Association of America

2013 SN GCSA A W A R D W I N N E R S B Y J E S S E S E G U I N

The Sierra Nevada

Superintendents Associa-

tion has some outstanding

achievement award win-

ners for 2012 The recipi-

ents of this yearrsquos awards

have all been in the busi-

ness for some time and

they have definitely earned

these awards

Dave Bermudez

Distinguished Member of

the Year Dave has been

a peer and mentor superin-

tendent to the local golf

community He has

served on the boards of

the Sierra Nevada Chapter

as well as the Southern

California Chapter Dave

is the originator of the

current Scholarship amp Re-

search auction fundraiser

which has increased the

associationrsquos fundraising

success four fold

Dean Kinney- Affiliate

Merit Award Dean

has been a very strong

affiliate supporter of the

association as well as an

excellent sales man

Dean is always avail-

able if you need him for

a question about a cer-

tain product or problem

Dean not only has the

knowledge but has lots


M I CKE GROV E GO L F L I N KS B O B F R A N C O S U P E R I N T E N D E N T

Page 2

PR E S I DE NT rsquoS ME S SAG E B Y J E R E M Y P A Y N E

Fore Your Information


EDITOR

Jeremy Payne

Winchester CC

OFFICE

SNGCSA

5322 N Leonard

Clovis CA 93619

559-298-6262

Fax 559-298-6957

sngcsaaaolcom

PRESIDENT

Jeremy Payne

Winchester CC

530-878-9099

VICE PRESIDENT

Jesse Seguin

Lincoln Hills Golf Course

916-434-7200

SECRETARYTREASURER

Bob Franco

Micke Grove Golf Links

209-598-0564

PAST PRESIDENT

Jeff Couwenhoven

916-771-7370

DIRECTORS

Dave Bermudez

Del Rio Golf amp Country Club

209-341-2413

Scott McCullough

The Ridge Golf Course

530-888-7122 ext 2

Kurtis Wolford

Cherry Island Golf Course

916-991-7659

Rob Williams

Stockton Golf amp CC

209-462-6734

Affiliate Representatives

Dave Wilber

Sierra Pacific Turf Supply

916-630-7600

Pete Bowman

Target Specialty Products

916-396-9394


Published by the Sierra Nevada Golf

Course Superintendents Association

As this early

spring descends upon us

Irsquom writing this Presi-

dentrsquos message as much as

a reminder for myself as

for those of you reading it

As a father of two small

children now superinten-

dent of a course just under-

going the transition to new

ownership and someone

generally hopeful but cau-

tious about all the tumultu-

ous change going on in the

nation and world at large I

find the need for balance in

my life more important

than ever

We all have different

needs wants desires and

goals We all have differ-

ent amounts and types of

people depending on us for

one thing or another But I

constantly have to remind

myself on a near daily

basis that if I donrsquot take

care of myself first Irsquom

going to have an even

harder time taking care of

others and my overall re-

sponsibilities

While the time I have just

for myself slips from slim

to nearly non-existent I

also wouldnrsquot trade the non

-me time for anything else

in the word I love my

family and spending time

with my wife and kids

The memories of our time

and recent trips together

will be ones Irsquoll remember

my whole life I love my

job (as Irsquom sure the major-

ity of us do otherwise why

would be in this crazy pro-

fession to begin with)

and find myself constantly

re-realizing how lucky I

am to get to work outside

with great people on a

beautiful property getting

paid to do what a lot of

people wish they could do

instead of their ldquoreal jobrdquo

However I canrsquot say life

isnrsquot stressful Irsquod love to


Jeremy Payne

Fore Your Information Page 3

see more rain for the course I have

my fingers crossed that my family

stays happy and healthy Irsquom work-

ing my tail off to try and ensure

my job security with new owners

But at the end of the day when I

step back and look at my life in

general the stresses are minor

Ihellipwehellipcould be much worse

off So do something for yourself

today Go play a round of golf (in

bare feet if you canhelliptrust me itrsquos

amazing) Drive your course look-

ing not at the grass and the bare

areas and the sprinkler leaks but

the wildlife the spring flowers and

the people who are enjoying your

handiwork Go home and BBQ a

steak drink a beer play ball with

your kids Go for a jog jamming to

your favorite playlist get your

blood pumping Call up a friend

yoursquove been meaning to catch up

with for forever but tell yourself

you never have the time Take your

wife out to dinner and a movie

(and try not to talk about the kids

or work) And most importantly

remind yourself that wersquore some of

the luckiest people alive doing

what we love surrounded by great

people living in a nation many

people would die to be a part of

After all even when things seem to

be really going bad ldquoitrsquos just

grasshellipit will grow backrdquo

right o)

Jeremy

P R E S I D E N T rsquo S M E S S A G E C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 2

Rodney Muller

Empire Ranch GC

Class A

Chris Mains

Discovery Bay Golf amp CC

Class A

Anthony Kerr

Normac Inc

Class Affiliate

Dean Cooper

Helena Chemical

Class Affiliate

Welcome

New Members

of experience and is a leader in

product research in our region

Mike Azevedo

Turfgrass Manager of the Year Most everyone in our area probably

knows Mike Mike has been a local

grass grower and superintendent for

over 25 years Mike is also the fa-

ther of two daughters and a husband

to his wife of many years Most re-

cently Mike has been the Superin-

tendent at one of the most unique

clubs in the area The Yolo Fliers

Club For the past 26 months Mike

has been undergoing treatment for

cancer Mike receives radiation and

chemotherapy on a routine basis on

top of his demanding position as

Superintendent Mike is the epitome

of the hard-working dedicated suc-

cessful turfgrass manager we all

aspire to be

Sam Samuelson CGCS

Presidents Grassroots Award Sam has some of the strongest long

term dedication in the profession

Sam has worked up through the

ranks to the position of superinten-

dent Sam has always wanted to

provide an association event our

crew members could participate in

and founded the Grassroots Tourna-

ment which has successfully served

that purpose for the past 10 years

Jim Ferrin CGCS

2013 Grassroots Tournament

Winner

Jim has been in the business for 30

years and it has given him many

opportunities to hone his golf skills

If you have ever seen Jim play golf

you know what an excellent player

he is Jimrsquos love for the game led

him into the profession in 1974

From there Jim earned a degree

from UC San Diego in 1976 After

that he worked at many courses up

and down the California valley

where he has enjoyed his love of the

game Jim loves the fact that ldquogolf

has a great history and is a great

sportrdquo Jim has also won previous

SNGCSA golf tournaments as well

as the Distinguished Member of the

Year award in 2010

Page 4 Fore Your Information

2013 SNGCSA Award Winner Continued from page 1

From left Dave Bermudez Dean Kinney Jim Ferrin CGCS Mike Azevedo and Sam Samuelson CGCS

ME E T IN G SC H EDU L E


April 1 2013

Micke Grove Golf Links Host Superintendent

Bob Franco

May 20 amp 21 2013

Winchester Country Club California GCSA

Annual Meeting and Golf Championship

Hosted by the Sierra Nevada GCSA

Host Superintendent Jeremy Payne

June 10 2013

Bidwell Park GC Host Superintendent Tom Horsman

July 8 2013

Rancho Murieta CC Annual Scholarship amp Research Tournament

Host Superintendent Rich Scholes

August 5 2013

Spring Creek CC Tri Chapter Event

Hosted by Central California Chapter

Host Superintendent Phil Brown

September 16 2013

Nakoma Golf Resort Presidentrsquos Cup Tournament

Host Superintendent Jason Klemesrud

October 2013

To Be Announced

November 2013

Annual Election Meeting Location to be determined

December 2013

Annual Holiday Event

If you are interested in hosting a meeting email Jeremy Payne at jspturfhotmailcom or

Dave Wilber at davewilberyahoocom

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423

2754 Kayne Ave Christensen

Turf Products

Christensen Turf Products Verti Drain Service

Tel (775) 450-2761

Fax (775-267-9382

Email becgolfearthlinknet


E-mail smithphelenachemicalcom

VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443

Paul K Smith Sales Representative

Pest Control Advisor Western Specialty Division

HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY

3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047

got a Superintendent position which

came along in 2011 when Van

Buskirk needed a superintendent and

he was hired for the job He re-

mained at Van Buskirk until Decem-

ber 2012 when the position at Micke

Grove Golf Links opened up

Bob loves

his job and

loves the

fact that he

is outside

He also

loves the

game of

golf and

with a 10

handicap he does pretty well at it

too

When not working on the

course Bob loves being with his

family His wife Jami and he have

been married 8 year

and they have two

boys Bobby 7 and

Jaxon 5 They love

spending time fish-

ing and also love

cars hotrods in par-

ticular Life is busy

for the Francorsquos and

they enjoy every

minute of it

Bob is giv-

ing back to the asso-

ciation which he

feels has offered

him so many op-

portunities He is

presently serving as

the Secretary

Treasurer of the

SNGCSA and is

committed to the

future of the asso-

ciation He re-

cently attended the

leadership confer-

ence at GCSA

Headquarter in

Lawrence Kansas He had the op-

portunity to sit with 26 other super-

intendents from 26 chapters around

the US

Micke Grove was

opened in 1990 The con-

struction at Micke Grove was

overseen by our own Pete

Bowman CGCS The 18

hole links style course has a

yardage of 6565 from the tips

It has 8 lakes and 42 sand

bunkers to challenge you and

the signature hole the 14th is

a 179 yard par 3 over the

water

Donrsquot miss the oppor-

tunity to visit the course and remem-

ber to thank Bob and crew at Micke

Grove for hosting the event

M I CKE GROV E GO L F L I N KS B O B F R A N C O S U P E R I N T E N D E N T C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1

W I L L I A M LA N D P A R K 2013 F I E L D DA Y


On behalf of myself and

The First Tee of Greater Sacra-

mento I would like to thank the

Sierra Nevada Golf Course Super-

intendents Association its mem-

bers along with the Golf Course

Industry and others for the help

and support we have received at

William Land Golf Course over

the last eleven years

Wednesday April 24

2013 will be the twelfth annual

First Tee of Greater Sacramento

Sierra Nevada Superintendents

Association and Greens Industry

sponsored and supported Field

Day at William Land G C This

day will help us raise our stan-

dards and provide a better experi-

ence for both customers and kids

The day will begin at

700 am and lunch will be pro-

vided by Ewing Irrigation for

all the participants at 1130 am

please come join us

Scope of the work

Greens aerification and re-

lated activities

Deep tine aerification of fair-

ways

Work on irrigation

Tree work

Work on drainage

Work on bunkers

Equipment needed

Spreader for topdressing

Aerifying equipment

Tractors and vertidrains

Pro Core and Pro Sweep

equipment

Utility vehicles

Bobcat

Sod cutter

Trucking for

equipment

Materials needed

West Coast 3

(100 Ton)

Brown sand

(green sand 50 Ton)

Starter fertilizer

(5 Acres)

Rye seed 1000 lbs

Dominant Plus bent grass

(50 lbs)

Revolution (15 gals)

Greens grade gypsum (1Ton)

If you are able to volunteer

or donate please contact

Bob Cline (916-802-2040)

rclinetftgsorg


FROM T HE F I E L D J E F F J E N S E N G C S A A F I E L D S T A F F S O U T H W E S T R E G I O N

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209 234-1500 wwwbrownsandinccom

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FOR ALL YOUR MATERIAL NEEDS PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE

OR

REGGIE POMICPIC ndash Director of Sales and Market

Cell 209 993-5211 E-mail reggiebrownsandinccom

I hope

this finds all of

our Sierra Ne-

vada GCSA

members doing well and enjoying

some nice spring weather I re-

cently had the opportunity to ac-

company the Nevada Golf Alliance

to the 77th Session of the Nevada

Legislature to represent GCSAA

and all of our member clubs in

Northern Nevada

I was able to meet a num-

ber of legislators and had dinner

with Senate Majority Leader Mo

Denis Fortunately for the golf in-

dustry in Nevada we are not cur-

rently in the crosshairs of any legis-

lation that could have a negative

effect on the industry However

golf facilities and all businesses in

Nevada may want to keep an eye

on the margins tax initiative that

would implement a 2 percent tax

on business revenue of more than

$1 million a year which would help

generate revenue earmarked for

public schools A margins tax

would have a negative effect on

businesses stall development and

kill jobs Itrsquos not likely this bill

will go to a vote during the session

but it then would appear on the

2014 ballot for voters to decide on

During my visits with Nevada leg-

islators I also took the opportunity

to make them aware of some facts

and figures from the recently re-

leased 2011 Golf Economic Report

This report was researched by SRI

International and commissioned by

the World Golf Foundation and

Golf 2020 As an industry itrsquos

important that we cite the economic


Jeff Jensen


FROM THE F IELD

C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 8

activity supported by golf to the

media public and various gov-

ernment agencies A few high-

lights that I feel are important in

relaying our message

The US golf economy gen-

erated $688 billion of

goods and services in 2011

Golf generated a total eco-

nomic impact of $1768 bil-

lion in 2011

Golf supported 198 million

jobs with a wage income of

$556 billion in 2011

Golf attracted 257 million

participants in 2011

Revenues generated by

golfrsquos core industries ex-

ceeds that of spectator

sports performing arts and

other amusement and rec-

reation industries

While the industry has cer-

tainly had its share of strug-

gles over the past 5 years

these numbers prove that

golf continues to offer life-

long recreational opportuni-

ties and enjoyment for mil-

lions Keep these figures in

mind when you are promot-

ing your profession and the

game

Thank you again for all of your

support and if I can be of assis-

tance donrsquot hesitate to contact

me at jjensengcsaaorg or fol-

low me on Twitter

GCSAA_SW

The SNGCSA is now on

Facebook and Twitter

Check it out

0 Fore Your Information

2013 SC H OL AR SH I P amp RE SE ARCH D A V I D B E R M U D E Z T O U R N A M E N T C H A I R M A N

SNGCSA Members

Before we know it it will be

time for the chapterrsquos Scholarship

and Research Tournament This

yearrsquos tournament is scheduled to be

held on July 8th at Rancho Murieta

Country Club We thank Rich Scho-

les our host superintendent for of-

fering us his fine

facility for this spe-

cial event

We would

like to take this opportunity to ac-

knowledge those individuals who

made last yearrsquos tournament a huge

success Our major sponsor was

Syngenta and Joe Ballmer who pur-

chased the tee prizes We would like

to thank all the golf industry suppli-

ers that paid for equipment displays

donated items for the live auction

sponsored meals tee signs and

games on the course Superinten-

dents we also want to thank you for

attending bringing guests and pro-

viding some great prizes for the raf-

fle

Over the next few months

the SNGCSA Board of Directors

will be contacting you to again ask

you to support our tournament As

you know the money raised from

this tournament goes to Scholar-

ships Legacy Awards Turf Grass

Research Personal and Professional

Development Programs for our

members and our Benevolent Fund

We have the Turf Grass

Scholarships ready for those that

may know of a student that would

qualify for this and we have the

Legacy Award applications ready

for those members that have a col-

lege age child You can call the as-

sociation office 559-298-6262 to

have Irene or Kim send one to you

Put the date July 8 2013 on

your calendars We will have the

information out to you soon Please

help us invest in the future of golf

David Bermudez


Wilberrsquos

Sierra Nevada News by Dave Wilber

PROFE SS I ONAL LY AND PE R S ONALLY

B Y R O B W I L L I A M S

Spring and summer is just around the cor-

ner with several warm days raising the soil tem-

peratures and teasing the Bermuda grass out of

its winter slumber The courses on the eastern

side of the Sierras mountains will be looking for-

ward to no more days of freeze and thaw The

courses in the mountains will soon be getting anx-

ious to see how well the snow insulated their

greens during the winter All too soon we will all

be back into the daily dance of preparing and pre-

senting the best course conditions we can achieve

As our summers become increasingly busy we see less and

less of our family and friends We too quickly get to the point of long

hours at work and little to no personal time for ourselves This can not

only put a strain on our family life and relationships but also a strain

on our health and well being

The next time you look at your calendar on the wall I-Phone

or office computer schedule some regular personal time to spend

with loved ones or a buddy to go fishing golfing hiking catch a

baseball game or a movie anything to find a way to recharge the bat-

teries and be fresh for the golf course

With the stress of budgets getting tighter by the year and the

need for us to find innovative and more efficient ways to maintain

course conditions the Sierra Nevada chapter events offer a great op-

portunity to network and discuss with our peers and friends any prob-

lems or issues that we may be facing I challenge every member to

call a fellow superintendent in their local area for a chat and to invite

them along to a chapter meeting to take advantage of the support and

networking opportunities

Everyone in attendance

at this years Grass

Roots event had a spe-

cial treat Thanks to

Sam Samuelson and the

staff at Wildhawk GC

for greatness Award

winners well deserved

and Ive heard a

dozen recounts of the

emotion from my good friend Mike

Azevedo of The Yolo Fliers Club I hope

the farmers errrr members who think

they know better than Mike will take

some notice of what we all feel about him

Job movement has been a little

slow Pete Bowman who has held the

area together for Target Specialty Prod-

ucts is moving on to Jacobsen West

Pete works hard for the SNGCSA board

and we wish him well in his transition to

Iron sales

I shouldnt have to beat this

drum but I will Come to a meeting In

fact come to many meetings It only gets

good if everyone makes an effort to show

up We have great events planned Come

Dave Wilber Rob Williams


2013 GR ASS ROOT S H I G H T L IGH T

Above are our tournament win-

ners Corbet Rankin Jim Ferrin

CGCS and Steve Byrne At top

right our host superintendent

Sam Samuelson CGCS

Above Mike Azevedo graciously accepts his

award presented to him by Jeremy Payne At

right our educational speaker for the day Ted

Horton who provided an interesting talk On

the left is a glimpse of the 100+ attendees


H I G H L I GHT S FROM GIS I N SA N D I E G O At left is Cliff Wagoner Cliff

has served the associa-

tions the golf industry and

our members for many

years It was an honor to

have him once again attend

the GIS

At right Jessie Creencia CGCS

was caught taking a little rest

on the trade show floor

Above are Don Nauman Dean

Kinney and Tim Powers CGCS At

right Sam Samuelson CGCS and

Jim Ferrin CGCS pose

for the camera

At left is Kevin Breen CGCS and Above Pete

Fredeen takes a moment to have their pictures

taken


CAL I FORNI A ROOM H I G H L I GHT S Mike Swing

CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly

The USS Midway was the home to

our 2013 California Room 620

California Chapter members and

guests attended the event

Tours Special Presentations

Flight Simulators all were avail-

able to the attendees SNGCSA

members Ben and Jason

Showard pictured at right

At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a

special presentation to

Cliff Wagoner and his

wife Myrtle for their many

years of service to our

associations Pictured at

left are Jim Husting and

his wife with Chuck

Talley and Jim Alwine At

right are Ram Sena and

Beau Miller enjoying the

ship and the company


ROUN DS FO R RES E ARC H

For Information please contact

Michael Scully 209-575-9680 or

Irene Cline 559-298-6262

PR E S I DE NT rsquoS ME S SAG E B Y J E R E M Y P A Y N E



EDITOR

Jeremy Payne

Winchester CC

OFFICE

SNGCSA

5322 N Leonard

Clovis CA 93619

559-298-6262

Fax 559-298-6957

sngcsaaaolcom

PRESIDENT

Jeremy Payne

Winchester CC

530-878-9099

VICE PRESIDENT

Jesse Seguin

Lincoln Hills Golf Course

916-434-7200

SECRETARYTREASURER

Bob Franco

Micke Grove Golf Links

209-598-0564

PAST PRESIDENT

Jeff Couwenhoven

916-771-7370

DIRECTORS

Dave Bermudez

Del Rio Golf amp Country Club

209-341-2413

Scott McCullough

The Ridge Golf Course

530-888-7122 ext 2

Kurtis Wolford

Cherry Island Golf Course

916-991-7659

Rob Williams

Stockton Golf amp CC

209-462-6734

Affiliate Representatives

Dave Wilber

Sierra Pacific Turf Supply

916-630-7600

Pete Bowman

Target Specialty Products

916-396-9394


Published by the Sierra Nevada Golf

Course Superintendents Association

As this early

spring descends upon us

Irsquom writing this Presi-

dentrsquos message as much as

a reminder for myself as

for those of you reading it

As a father of two small

children now superinten-

dent of a course just under-

going the transition to new

ownership and someone

generally hopeful but cau-

tious about all the tumultu-

ous change going on in the

nation and world at large I

find the need for balance in

my life more important

than ever

We all have different

needs wants desires and

goals We all have differ-

ent amounts and types of

people depending on us for

one thing or another But I

constantly have to remind

myself on a near daily

basis that if I donrsquot take

care of myself first Irsquom

going to have an even

harder time taking care of

others and my overall re-

sponsibilities

While the time I have just

for myself slips from slim

to nearly non-existent I

also wouldnrsquot trade the non

-me time for anything else

in the word I love my

family and spending time

with my wife and kids

The memories of our time

and recent trips together

will be ones Irsquoll remember

my whole life I love my

job (as Irsquom sure the major-

ity of us do otherwise why

would be in this crazy pro-

fession to begin with)

and find myself constantly

re-realizing how lucky I

am to get to work outside

with great people on a

beautiful property getting

paid to do what a lot of

people wish they could do

instead of their ldquoreal jobrdquo

However I canrsquot say life

isnrsquot stressful Irsquod love to


Jeremy Payne






































right o)

Jeremy


Rodney Muller

Empire Ranch GC

Class A

Chris Mains


Class A

Anthony Kerr

Normac Inc

Class Affiliate

Dean Cooper

Helena Chemical

Class Affiliate

Welcome

New Members



Mike Azevedo


















aspire to be

Sam Samuelson CGCS











Jim Ferrin CGCS


Winner


















Year award in 2010






April 1 2013


Bob Franco

May 20 amp 21 2013





June 10 2013


July 8 2013



August 5 2013




September 16 2013



October 2013

To Be Announced

November 2013


December 2013




Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 450-2761

Fax (775-267-9382




VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bob loves

his job and

loves the

fact that he

is outside

He also

loves the

game of

golf and

with a 10


too




been married 8 year

and they have two

boys Bobby 7 and

Jaxon 5 They love

spending time fish-

ing and also love




they enjoy every

minute of it

Bob is giv-


ciation which he

feels has offered

him so many op-

portunities He is


the Secretary

Treasurer of the

SNGCSA and is

committed to the

future of the asso-

ciation He re-

cently attended the

leadership confer-

ence at GCSA

Headquarter in




the US

Micke Grove was




Bowman CGCS The 18







water


















Wednesday April 24














please come join us

Scope of the work


lated activities


ways

Work on irrigation

Tree work

Work on drainage

Work on bunkers

Equipment needed


Aerifying equipment



equipment

Utility vehicles

Bobcat

Sod cutter

Trucking for

equipment

Materials needed

West Coast 3

(100 Ton)

Brown sand

(green sand 50 Ton)

Starter fertilizer

(5 Acres)

Rye seed 1000 lbs


(50 lbs)





Bob Cline (916-802-2040)

rclinetftgsorg








tions

Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR



I hope

this finds all of

our Sierra Ne-

vada GCSA








Northern Nevada


































Jeff Jensen


FROM THE F IELD












lion in 2011











reation industries











game





low me on Twitter

GCSAA_SW



Check it out



SNGCSA Members








fering us his fine


cial event

We would















fle
























David Bermudez


Wilberrsquos


































at this years Grass





for greatness Award


and Ive heard a













Iron sales













Sam Samuelson CGCS













the GIS








for the camera



taken



CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck















































right o)

Jeremy


Rodney Muller

Empire Ranch GC

Class A

Chris Mains


Class A

Anthony Kerr

Normac Inc

Class Affiliate

Dean Cooper

Helena Chemical

Class Affiliate

Welcome

New Members



Mike Azevedo


















aspire to be

Sam Samuelson CGCS











Jim Ferrin CGCS


Winner


















Year award in 2010






April 1 2013


Bob Franco

May 20 amp 21 2013





June 10 2013


July 8 2013



August 5 2013




September 16 2013



October 2013

To Be Announced

November 2013


December 2013




Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 450-2761

Fax (775-267-9382




VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bob loves

his job and

loves the

fact that he

is outside

He also

loves the

game of

golf and

with a 10


too




been married 8 year

and they have two

boys Bobby 7 and

Jaxon 5 They love

spending time fish-

ing and also love




they enjoy every

minute of it

Bob is giv-


ciation which he

feels has offered

him so many op-

portunities He is


the Secretary

Treasurer of the

SNGCSA and is

committed to the

future of the asso-

ciation He re-

cently attended the

leadership confer-

ence at GCSA

Headquarter in




the US

Micke Grove was




Bowman CGCS The 18







water


















Wednesday April 24














please come join us

Scope of the work


lated activities


ways

Work on irrigation

Tree work

Work on drainage

Work on bunkers

Equipment needed


Aerifying equipment



equipment

Utility vehicles

Bobcat

Sod cutter

Trucking for

equipment

Materials needed

West Coast 3

(100 Ton)

Brown sand

(green sand 50 Ton)

Starter fertilizer

(5 Acres)

Rye seed 1000 lbs


(50 lbs)





Bob Cline (916-802-2040)

rclinetftgsorg








tions

Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR



I hope

this finds all of

our Sierra Ne-

vada GCSA








Northern Nevada


































Jeff Jensen


FROM THE F IELD












lion in 2011











reation industries











game





low me on Twitter

GCSAA_SW



Check it out



SNGCSA Members








fering us his fine


cial event

We would















fle
























David Bermudez


Wilberrsquos


































at this years Grass





for greatness Award


and Ive heard a













Iron sales













Sam Samuelson CGCS













the GIS








for the camera



taken



CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck












Mike Azevedo


















aspire to be

Sam Samuelson CGCS











Jim Ferrin CGCS


Winner


















Year award in 2010






April 1 2013


Bob Franco

May 20 amp 21 2013





June 10 2013


July 8 2013



August 5 2013




September 16 2013



October 2013

To Be Announced

November 2013


December 2013




Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 450-2761

Fax (775-267-9382




VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bob loves

his job and

loves the

fact that he

is outside

He also

loves the

game of

golf and

with a 10


too




been married 8 year

and they have two

boys Bobby 7 and

Jaxon 5 They love

spending time fish-

ing and also love




they enjoy every

minute of it

Bob is giv-


ciation which he

feels has offered

him so many op-

portunities He is


the Secretary

Treasurer of the

SNGCSA and is

committed to the

future of the asso-

ciation He re-

cently attended the

leadership confer-

ence at GCSA

Headquarter in




the US

Micke Grove was




Bowman CGCS The 18







water


















Wednesday April 24














please come join us

Scope of the work


lated activities


ways

Work on irrigation

Tree work

Work on drainage

Work on bunkers

Equipment needed


Aerifying equipment



equipment

Utility vehicles

Bobcat

Sod cutter

Trucking for

equipment

Materials needed

West Coast 3

(100 Ton)

Brown sand

(green sand 50 Ton)

Starter fertilizer

(5 Acres)

Rye seed 1000 lbs


(50 lbs)





Bob Cline (916-802-2040)

rclinetftgsorg








tions

Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR



I hope

this finds all of

our Sierra Ne-

vada GCSA








Northern Nevada


































Jeff Jensen


FROM THE F IELD












lion in 2011











reation industries











game





low me on Twitter

GCSAA_SW



Check it out



SNGCSA Members








fering us his fine


cial event

We would















fle
























David Bermudez


Wilberrsquos


































at this years Grass





for greatness Award


and Ive heard a













Iron sales













Sam Samuelson CGCS













the GIS








for the camera



taken



CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck












April 1 2013


Bob Franco

May 20 amp 21 2013





June 10 2013


July 8 2013



August 5 2013




September 16 2013



October 2013

To Be Announced

November 2013


December 2013




Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 450-2761

Fax (775-267-9382




VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bob loves

his job and

loves the

fact that he

is outside

He also

loves the

game of

golf and

with a 10


too




been married 8 year

and they have two

boys Bobby 7 and

Jaxon 5 They love

spending time fish-

ing and also love




they enjoy every

minute of it

Bob is giv-


ciation which he

feels has offered

him so many op-

portunities He is


the Secretary

Treasurer of the

SNGCSA and is

committed to the

future of the asso-

ciation He re-

cently attended the

leadership confer-

ence at GCSA

Headquarter in




the US

Micke Grove was




Bowman CGCS The 18







water


















Wednesday April 24














please come join us

Scope of the work


lated activities


ways

Work on irrigation

Tree work

Work on drainage

Work on bunkers

Equipment needed


Aerifying equipment



equipment

Utility vehicles

Bobcat

Sod cutter

Trucking for

equipment

Materials needed

West Coast 3

(100 Ton)

Brown sand

(green sand 50 Ton)

Starter fertilizer

(5 Acres)

Rye seed 1000 lbs


(50 lbs)





Bob Cline (916-802-2040)

rclinetftgsorg








tions

Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR



I hope

this finds all of

our Sierra Ne-

vada GCSA








Northern Nevada


































Jeff Jensen


FROM THE F IELD












lion in 2011











reation industries











game





low me on Twitter

GCSAA_SW



Check it out



SNGCSA Members








fering us his fine


cial event

We would















fle
























David Bermudez


Wilberrsquos


































at this years Grass





for greatness Award


and Ive heard a













Iron sales













Sam Samuelson CGCS













the GIS








for the camera



taken



CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck












VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bob loves

his job and

loves the

fact that he

is outside

He also

loves the

game of

golf and

with a 10


too




been married 8 year

and they have two

boys Bobby 7 and

Jaxon 5 They love

spending time fish-

ing and also love




they enjoy every

minute of it

Bob is giv-


ciation which he

feels has offered

him so many op-

portunities He is


the Secretary

Treasurer of the

SNGCSA and is

committed to the

future of the asso-

ciation He re-

cently attended the

leadership confer-

ence at GCSA

Headquarter in




the US

Micke Grove was




Bowman CGCS The 18







water


















Wednesday April 24














please come join us

Scope of the work


lated activities


ways

Work on irrigation

Tree work

Work on drainage

Work on bunkers

Equipment needed


Aerifying equipment



equipment

Utility vehicles

Bobcat

Sod cutter

Trucking for

equipment

Materials needed

West Coast 3

(100 Ton)

Brown sand

(green sand 50 Ton)

Starter fertilizer

(5 Acres)

Rye seed 1000 lbs


(50 lbs)





Bob Cline (916-802-2040)

rclinetftgsorg








tions

Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR



I hope

this finds all of

our Sierra Ne-

vada GCSA








Northern Nevada


































Jeff Jensen


FROM THE F IELD












lion in 2011











reation industries











game





low me on Twitter

GCSAA_SW



Check it out



SNGCSA Members








fering us his fine


cial event

We would















fle
























David Bermudez


Wilberrsquos


































at this years Grass





for greatness Award


and Ive heard a













Iron sales













Sam Samuelson CGCS













the GIS








for the camera



taken



CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck






















Wednesday April 24














please come join us

Scope of the work


lated activities


ways

Work on irrigation

Tree work

Work on drainage

Work on bunkers

Equipment needed


Aerifying equipment



equipment

Utility vehicles

Bobcat

Sod cutter

Trucking for

equipment

Materials needed

West Coast 3

(100 Ton)

Brown sand

(green sand 50 Ton)

Starter fertilizer

(5 Acres)

Rye seed 1000 lbs


(50 lbs)





Bob Cline (916-802-2040)

rclinetftgsorg








tions

Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR



I hope

this finds all of

our Sierra Ne-

vada GCSA








Northern Nevada


































Jeff Jensen


FROM THE F IELD












lion in 2011











reation industries











game





low me on Twitter

GCSAA_SW



Check it out



SNGCSA Members








fering us his fine


cial event

We would















fle
























David Bermudez


Wilberrsquos


































at this years Grass





for greatness Award


and Ive heard a













Iron sales













Sam Samuelson CGCS













the GIS








for the camera



taken



CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck

















tions

Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR



I hope

this finds all of

our Sierra Ne-

vada GCSA








Northern Nevada


































Jeff Jensen


FROM THE F IELD












lion in 2011











reation industries











game





low me on Twitter

GCSAA_SW



Check it out



SNGCSA Members








fering us his fine


cial event

We would















fle
























David Bermudez


Wilberrsquos


































at this years Grass





for greatness Award


and Ive heard a













Iron sales













Sam Samuelson CGCS













the GIS








for the camera



taken



CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck











FROM THE F IELD












lion in 2011











reation industries











game





low me on Twitter

GCSAA_SW



Check it out



SNGCSA Members








fering us his fine


cial event

We would















fle
























David Bermudez


Wilberrsquos


































at this years Grass





for greatness Award


and Ive heard a













Iron sales













Sam Samuelson CGCS













the GIS








for the camera



taken



CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck












SNGCSA Members








fering us his fine


cial event

We would















fle
























David Bermudez


Wilberrsquos


































at this years Grass





for greatness Award


and Ive heard a













Iron sales













Sam Samuelson CGCS













the GIS








for the camera



taken



CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck











Wilberrsquos


































at this years Grass





for greatness Award


and Ive heard a













Iron sales













Sam Samuelson CGCS













the GIS








for the camera



taken



CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck
















Sam Samuelson CGCS













the GIS








for the camera



taken



CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck

















the GIS








for the camera



taken



CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck












CGCS Jim Al-

wine Manny

Pina and Jason

Green helped

all the Califor-

nia Members

get aboard the

ship safely and

quickly










At right are Kim-

berly Milne Irene

Cline Jeremy and

Molly Payne

Thank you to Emmy

Moore Minister for

the photos

GCSAA President Pat

Finlen CGCS made a







his wife with Chuck










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