by Jason Pick, Instructor, Turf Management Program
Fall Tournaments and ACAC Championship
With the summer coming to a close, we welcome 58 new and returning turf students this year in our diploma and degree programs at Olds College.
by Jason Pick, Instructor, Turf Management Program
Olds College turf students began the fall term this year with our September Fall Classic Golf fundraiser, where turfies practiced tournament set up and preparations at the Olds Highlands Golf Club. As a highlight this year, NHL great Lanny McDonald joined with each group off the first tee, passing around his Stanley Cup ring to whomever showed interest! A regular at Heritage Pointe Golf Club in Calgary, he did not disappoint.
From Stan Kazymerchyk, Turf Management Program Instructor
Another successful school year concluded mid-April for Kwantlen Turf students. WCTA Conference in Penticton featured our Turf Club hosting a lively opening Pub Night, many hours of conference volunteer work, starry performances at the Hockey Challenge, and a $2,000 donation to Turfgrass Research. Tab Buckner and Peter Sorokovsky represented our associations at Kwantlen’s ‘Horticulture Awards’ night in April. Glen Atamanik won WCTA and Jeff Norris awards, while Grant Steinberg took CGSA and BCGSA honours. Krista Hewlet, Janine MacDonald and Tom Peterson won KPU Fisher awards.
From Stan Kazymerchyk, Turf Management Program Instructor
This was originally to be another report about Kwantlen Turfgrass student activities, but reviewing Steve Broccolo’s biography got me detoured. Reading about Steve’s life emphasized for me the real strength our profession.
Dear Turfgrass Managers,
Looking for the ideal Christmas present for a golfer?
The Kwantlen Turf Club is holding a Golf Pass Raffle to raise money to attend the 2013 W.C.T.A. Conference in Penticton and a WCTA Turfgrass Research Fund donation. We are selling raffle tickets for $20 each, but we are only selling 100 tickets. Out of those 100 tickets there will be four separate draws with four separate prizes: