onnecticut 9 c sa B ings -y!“ atedC H » y Volume 3 No. 1 March. 2003 m m Committee (also one of their first Superintendent of the Year recipients) and Treasurer of CT Women's Tournament of Champions. F o r the past 21 years the Connecticut upon graduation started work at a Association of Golf Course Super­ Canton, CT law office. Heather stated In 1993 Heather was appointed to intendents has presented an award that she did not like it at all. At his time the CAGCS Board of Directors. She voted on by the recipients peers. Only her Dad, Walter Lowell, PGA Member, continues to be reelected and has served Class A and Life Members are eligible and CAGCS Life Member needed as Chair of Scholarship and Research, for this prestigious award which is in some help on the golf course. Heather Treasurer, and serves on the newsletter recognition for demonstrating exemplary joined the crew and enjoyed the work. Clippings committee. Since 2002 she skills in managing and maintaining a Scheduled to go to Bermuda to look has served as the golf chairperson. She golf facility, and who has been devoted for that secretarial job and live on the was on the Advisory Committee for Best to helping fellow superintendents on island, she instead looked for work on Management Practices for Golf Course the local and national level. At our Water Use in the State of Connecticut January Seminar where 170 members in 2001. Along with Ronald attended, everyone anxiously Holcomb, Heather continues to awaited the announcement and provide informative Superintendent presentation. Profiles of upcoming meeting hosts. For the first time in the history of An avid golfer, Heather has won the CAGCS presenting this award the Women's Club Championship at honor belongs to a women. Although Canton Public GC numerous times. she grew up in the golf business, our In 1994 she earned a qualifying recipient Heather Lowell Garvin's position in the Public Links first choice was not golf course Championship in Canton, Ohio maintenance at her family's golf for the National Championship. A course, Canton Public GC. After tournament that she stated was a learning experience. graduating high school where Callahan (R) presenting award to Heather Garvin ( she played on the golf team, she attended Bradford College for two years a golf course but came up empty. So it In 2000 The Metropolitan Golf Writers and received a degree in Psychology was back to Canton GC, and with help awarded their prestigious Family of the from the University of Denver. (Which from a CAGCS Scholarship (Parson Year award to the Lowell Family. surely has come in handy being in the Memorial) she attended UMASS golf business). Heather worked in the Stockbridge Winter School. Heather lives in Canton, CT with her Pro Shop of the course through high husband Dana who is her Assistant school and college. While in college, Since 1985 Heather has organized and Mechanic at the golf course. And as Heather ran the Connecticut Women's and run a weekly junior golf program Heather states is invaluable in his support Golf Association Junior Program for for 40 junior golfers at Canton PG, a of her endeavors. Along with golf, she three years. challenge at times but she states the enjoys gardening and the activities that rewards of seeing many of her students Long Island Sound provides along the Wanting to live in Bermuda, Heather was continuing the game in high school Connecticut shoreline. told that she would need a "marketable and college is rewarding. She is also trade" so she chose legal secretary. She on the CT Women's Golf Association Heather, congratulations from all your ! attended Morse School of Business and Priscilla Maxwell Endicott Scholarship fellow Golf Course Superintendents. ■ MAR I 0 ?002 March,2003 «■ Connecticut Clippings Page 2 1* JflLdCMPfcJ The P r e s t i’* Message awhile. There is no time like the that wake-up call to appreciate all the present because that is really all we little things that make up your life on have. Yesterday is gone and who a daily basis. A good place to start knows about tomorrow? It's all is by being grateful to even wake-up about the precious present. in the morning! Hit the floor and stretch your body, especially your In the light of the recent shuttle back, shoulders and neck - you know, disaster I'm beginning to sadly those parts of the body that we use Jud W. Smith, C4GCS President accept a common human behavior... to "carry" all those things we do all specifically... taking things for day long!! Make some home made "Dancing days are granted. By things I mean those pancakes and really smell the coffee. various aspects that make up our here again... When Actually have a conversation with lives, people, places and our health. your wife or dog and/or your kids. the summer evening Why does it take a tragic event or Appreciate them today as if they could grows..." a near death experience to wake be gone tomorrow. On the way to up? Why do we as a species usually work, turn the radio off and notice the It certainly won't belong before appreciate something more when it tint of the trees, the chill of the cold or tree buds tint the landscape, the is gone? Take a look at your back for the movement of clouds. When you infamous Robin makes his/her first example, yes, that's right your back. boil down this whole concept you appearance and our crop beings How many of you forget, ignore or are left with something like... "Pay to wake-up after its long winters neglect your back until of course it extraordinary attention to everyday nap. There is still sometime left to "goes out" on you? Then, when you things." Not because we should do, complete those house projects, finish are flat on it with nothing to do but but rather, because most of us don't. that book on the night stand or take think...you realize how important And unless you have a hard drive that trip you've been pondering for that part of your anatomy is. Come connection to fate and the future you to think of it, don't we do that with never know when one or any of those Connecticut Clippings is an official almost everything? Why does it things that make-up your existence publication of the Connecticut take pain or loss to realize what is could be altered or even removed. Association of Golf Course valuable in our lives? So why wait, wait for what? ...life is Superintendents what's happening when you're busy P.O. Box 3678 A recent event that serves as a good making other plans. Get in the game, Woodbridge, CT 06525 example of this human behavior is enjoy the precious present because Telephone 203/387-0810 the tragic end to the space shuttle "it's" alright, you know it's alright, Toll Free Tel: 888/561-7778 Columbia. I was amazed to discover you know its all in your heart". Fax: 203/387-7866 that there were 112 shuttle flights e-mail: [email protected] between Challenger and Columbia. On an important association note... That's right, one hundred and Congratulations are in order to Ms. Newsletter Editor twelve - that is like a train schedule! Heather Garvin on receiving the 2002 Bob Chalifour, CGCS (Ret.) It seemed like there was a shuttle Superintendent of the Year Award. take-off and landing every few Newsletter Committee Heather has been serving on various David Basconi, Heather Garvin, months. I was taking these high- boards and committees for as long John Garcia, Edward Goodhouse, risk events of space exploration for as I can remember. She does a great Ron Holcomb, Mike Mooney and granted - partly because the memory job with anything she undertakes. I Jud W. Smith of the Challenger faded and also am very happy that our association because shuttle missions became recognizes her value to the group. Newsletter Designer routine, ordinary and even perhaps Congratulations again. I'd also like Marysia Brejwo mundane. But then fate happens, to welcome Mr. Kevin Balocca to the there is a shift in standard operating Board. He has a lot of enthusiasm and www.cagcs.com procedures and then, and only then, is a welcome addition! do we get a wake-up call on the The Clippings is open to all com­ precious gift of human existence. Peace, mentary. Please send your com­ I guess my point is this....if you Jud ments to: haven't already... don't wait for i R. Plant/J. Page Bob Chalifour, Newsletter Editor March, 2003 Connecticut Clippings Page 3 > MMMBI The One And Only became the first and only Golf Course Superintendent at Simsbury Farms GC. Hank and his wife Kathleen, LPN live in Simsbury. He has three daughters, Bonnie, Darcy and Sandra, along with eleven By Ronald Holcomb grandchildren. Hank Suchinski, Golf Course Hanks hobbies are golf, travel, Superintendent (Ret) after almost trips to Saratoga Race Track 33 years as the only super­ and playing the bass guitar intendent at Simsbury Farms with the "Fender Benders". GC retired January 31, 2003. Hank stated that he also enjoys A member of Terryville High getting his family together for School Basketball Championship CAGCS Family Day at Lake Team in 1954, he also played Compounce. The Board of baseball and after a tryout with Directors and membership the NY Yankees, Hank ended up of CAGCS wishes you a long in Germany.
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