April 2014 President’s Message · 2014. 4. 25. · Dan Blaeser, Mike Aldereto, Albert O. and Todd Lepisto was kind enough to host the meeting even Red Hawk for hosting the March

Hello Everyone!!!

I hope everyone is doing well and are gearing up for another season. As usual, we are all

dealing with the Spring winds of New Mexico. Hopefully by May the winds will have died down

and we can enjoy some early summer days.

Thank you to everyone who attended our last meeting at Red Hawk Golf Club. A special

thanks goes out to Bo Cichuniec and his staff for hosting the meeting. I was unable to play golf,

but I heard the golf course was in great shape and a great day to play golf. I would also like to

thank Ryan Goss of NMSU for his education presentation. Ryan has a lot of new and useful infor-

mation. Members who attended the meeting received 2 CEUs for New Mexico Pesticide License

renewal, and .15 education points from GCSAA.

The next RGGCSA meeting with be on May 12th at Twin Warriors Golf Club. I would like

to thanks Brian Hodges in advance for hosting the meeting. I want to remind everyone that the

general meeting and lunch will be at the Prairie Star Restaurant located at Santa Ana Golf Club and

our afternoon session will be at Twin Warriors. If you attend this meeting and have not paid your

membership dues for 2014 you will be charged a meeting fee.

RGGCSA now has a Twitter account setup. This is a new tool for the RGGCSA to use to

communicate with our members. This will be a learning curve for all of us involved. If any of you

have experience with social media please contact a board member or John King.

The RGGCSA board is in the process of establishing several committees and would like

some of our members to head these committees. You do not have to be a board member to head

a committee. Here are a few committees we are looking to form: Social Media, Research, Govern-

ment Relations, Elections, Rounds for Research, and Water Advocacy. If you are interested in any

of these committees, please contact a board member or John King.

In closing, I would like to thank the RGGCSA Board Members and our Executive Director,

John King, for all their time and service to our organization. I would also like to say thanks to our

members who have stepped forward to head the following committees: Education - Matt Urban,

Web Site - Mark Hanson, Scholarship - Caleb Buckley, Golf Tournament - Robert Gonzales. I hope

to see you all at Twin Warriors Golf Club on May 12th.

Joe Dosstter

RGGCSA President

President’s Message

President Joe Dosstter

Vice President

Caleb Buckley

Secretary / Treasurer

Ron Borunda

Board of Directors:

Jeff Gates (Past Pres.)

Robert Gonzales

Mark Hanson

Robert Trujillo

Jake Villareal

Vendor Representative

Clay Guck

Executive Director

John King

GCSAA Field Rep

Brian Cloud

April 2014

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIO GRANDE GCSA

2nd Place Team in a close race

with a score of 60:

Robert Gonzales, Glenn Denney, Joe Villela and Gilbert Contreras

3rd Place Team shooting a 62:

Ryan Goss, Mike S., Jace Rivera and Kyle Peterson

Tournament Champions with a

score of 59:

Dan Blaeser, Mike Aldereto, Albert O. and Todd Lepisto

Special Thanks to Bo Cichuniec and his staff at Red Hawk for hosting the March meeting. Bo was kind enough to host the meeting even though he has only been at Red Hawk for one season. I am sure we can expect to see more good things from him and the golf course as time goes on and the new clubhouse is con-

structed.

Bo is new to New Mexico and comes to us from Arizona. Here are a few other fun facts about

Bo you might want to know:

Third Generation Golf Superintendent

Has A Twin That Is Also A Superintendent

Father Of One With One On The Way

Has Three Putted For Par

Golf Tournament Results

Red Hawk Golf Course March 3, 2014

Superintendent Profile

Brian Hodges - Twin Warriors Golf Club Brian was born, raised and attended High School in Farmington, NM. Later, he moved to Las Cruces to attend college at NMSU where he earned a degree in Turfgrass Management. Along the way he

worked at several golf courses including San Juan CC and Picacho Hills CC.

After graduating from NMSU he landed his first job as an Assistant Superintendent at El Paso CC un-der the tutelage of Phelps Davee. As the career of an aspiring Superintendent often goes, Brian con-tinued on as an Assistant Superintendent at Sierra del Rio and Isleta Eagle golf courses. He spent multiple seasons at each of those facilities gaining experience and knowledge while learning how to

operate golf courses in the multiple arenas of private, public and tribal management.

Brian was hired as the Assistant Superintendent at TWGC in 2011 and earned his role as Superinten-dent there in February of 2013. He has changed the nutritional program at Twin, pointing out that it was under fed for some time and has now, “Returned to the meat and taters of agronomy…” since

taking over.

I am sure we all look forward to playing Twin Warriors and enjoying the fruits of his labor at our next

meeting on May 12th. We will see you there!

Upcoming RGGCSA Meeting

Locations And Dates

Put These on Your Calendar NOW!!!

Meeting Start Times are 8:00 am

Pesticide CEUs Available At Meetings

Meeting Attendance Free for Members

Golf Fees Extra, Generally $30

Twin Warriors Golf Club

May 12th

Taos Country Club

July 28th

Inn of the Mountain Gods

October

Texas Tech Turfgrass Field Day - Quaker Research Farm

200 N. Quaker Ave.

Lubbock, TX 79409

July 21, 2014

Ten Minute Tour Stop Topics Include:

Wetting agent effectiveness under different irrigation levels on creeping bent putting green (V-8)

Establishment of creeping bentgrass putting green with surfactant products

Pre-emerge herbicide effectiveness for winter and summer annuals (spectacle)

Aqua Aid product demonstration on fairway height bermudagrass (sodium reliever)

Preliminary data from Plant Growth Regulator trial on Lubbock golf courses

Brief explanation of carbon sequestration and how golf courses may be benefitting environment

Showing off the new drip system install and our plans for that area (home/commercial lawn moreso)

Native/ornamental plants and water use for lawns or commercial areas

Buffalograss/bermudagrass common herbicide tolerance demonstration

This is a FREE Event! Registration 7:30-8:30 am. Tour concludes with a vendor sponsored lunch.

Dr. Ryan Goss discusses information on a variety of “New Technologies for Weed Management” . One of two topics he presented for Pesticide License CEUs at the March Meeting. Pesticide CEUs

will be available at future RGGCSA meetings in 2014. Attend and collect all four!

JOB POSTINGS

Assistant Superintendent - Twin Warriors Golf Club Please visit the RGGCSA web site for details or contact

Superintendent Brian Hodges at 505-264-3784

Seasonal Golf Maintenance Worker - Cochiti Golf Course Wage Range $8.50 + Depending on Experience

Contact Superintendent Leon Trujillo at 505-465-2323

Irrigation Technician - Isleta Eagle Golf Course Full Time Position $10 - $14 Depending on Experience

Contact Superintendent Caleb Buckley at 505-702-9964

If you have an opening at your facility and want to have it listed in the SuperNews and / or posted on our web site, please contact John King at:

[email protected]

Did You Know About The Upcoming Industry Events?

*** RGGCSA Meeting at Twin Warriors Golf Club May 12th ***

The business and education meeting will be at the Prairie Star Restaurant at Santa Ana Golf Club.

USGA Agronomist Brian Whitlark will be on hand to present the following education topics:

“Strategies to Manage Poor Irrigation Water Quality” and “Reducing Inputs Through Resource Conservation Planning”

Please visit our web site for more details at www.rggcsa.org

*** Texas Tech Turfgrass Field Day at Quaker Research Farm July 21st ***

Please see the details of this event back on page 4

RGGCSA ANNUAL DUES DEADLINE WAS MARCH 31st

Annual dues are technically due at the end of January with an additional grace period thru 3/31.

If your dues are not current and you wish to attend the May 12th meeting please plan on paying

your dues at the meeting or the $35 guest fee.

Please check the list of paid members on the last page of this newsletter. If your name does not appear and you feel this is an error, please contact John King ASAP at 505-933-3077 or

[email protected]

RGGCSA 2014 PAID MEMBERS

Adolph (Butch) Walters

Alfred Kline

Arden Baltensberger

Barney Baca

Bernd Leinauer

Bill Boothe

Bo Cichuniec

Bob Burnett

Brad Wise

Brandon McIntosh

Brett Shaffer

Brian Cloud

Brian Hodges

Brian Hurley

Brian Whitlark

Brian Zurliene

Bryar Natchez

Caleb Buckley

Cecil Henley

Chad Hinderliter

Chad Howard

Chad Imig

Chad Lewis

Clay Guck

Clinton Deeds

Cole Vestal

Dan Blaeser

Dan Turnham

Dana Lehner

David Chavez

David Salas

Derek Butt

Dex Dexter

Don Buckland

Eddy Leslie

Ernest Guillen

Frizzell Frizzell

Gary Brooks

Gary Hodge

Gary Jaramillo

Geral Kinkade

Gilbert Contreras

Gilbert Martinez

Glen Postenrieder

Glenn Denney

Henry Martinez

Henry Rodarte

Herman Romero

J.T. Isham

Jace Rivera

Jake Villareal

James Taylor

Jeff Good

Jerad Killebrew

Jerry Lee

Jerry Traweek

Jim Gordanier

Jimmy Rodriguez

Joe Dosstter

Joe Villela

John Butterfield

John Heer

Jon Kimmel

John King

John Mondragon

Jon Cook

Jordan Trujillo

Jose Rodriguez

Josh Ogden

Karl Olson

Karl Troeger

Ken Gallegly

Kyle Peterson

Loisel Sotelo

Loren Dunlap

Lucy Castaneda

Mark Hanson

Marvin Andrews

Mary Armstrong

Matt Urban

Matthew Alcala

Matthew Dusenbery

Michael Ickes

Mike Eras

Mike Furgerson

Mike Steve

Nathan Cobb

Nicholas Griego

Paul Dominguez

Paul Tratechaud

Payam Ghoreishi

Phelps Davee

Raul Villa

Robb Stuart

Robert Crandell

Robert Gonzales

Robert Trujillo

Roger Isham

Roy Johnson

Russ Good

Ryan Goss

Scott Pilgreen

Stephen Hendley

Steve Moore

Tim Martinez

Tom Glacken

Wendell (Tom) Egelhoff

William Skinner

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