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  • Employees Bound, Robbed at Healdsburg GC

    According to an article in The Press Democrat, two robbery suspects bound and robbed three employees of the Healdsburg Golf Club at Tayman Park, Calif., escaping with an undisclosed amount of cash before one suspect was arrested.   Healdsburg Police said two young men approached the golf course’s clubhouse as it was closing Tuesday night and then with electrical tape [...]

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  • EPA Offers Water Check-up Tool

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is rolling out a free management tool to help owners and operators develop small drinking water and wastewater systems. The program, called Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS), is a user-friendly, computer-based tool to help maintain water systems and provide service to customers. CUPSS uses information provided about the system’s assets, operations, maintenance activities [...]

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  • DCP Calls Attention to New Federal Pool and Spa Safety Requirements

    The Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) is calling attention to a new federal law designed to reduce the threat of drowning and entrapment injuries and deaths in all public pools and spas. At a press conference, Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. highlighted the requirements of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, which mandates that by December [...]

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  • Pound Ridge GC Holds Grand Opening for Pete Dye Course

    Pound Ridge Golf Club, the first New York course designed by legendary architect Pete Dye, officially marked its grand opening in the town it shares its name with in affluent Westchester Country, by holding a press conference and first tee ceremony before hundreds of invited guests, town officials and media.   “Pete Dye has given an intriguing rhythm to Pound [...]

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  • Farm Bill Provides Opportunities for Turfgrass

    As a result of the partnership and collective lobbying efforts of the National Turfgrass Federation and the Turfgrass Producers International, the 2007 Farm Bill contains turfgrass-specific language.   The industry fared well on three levels, according to the two organizations:       * The National Turfgrass Research Initiative (NTRI) is included in the Farm Bill Title VII as a High-Priority [...]

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  • Seven Course Menu Gets Spa Makeover at Lake Austin Spa Resort

    Lake Austin (Texas) Spa Resort is introducing a new style of Sunday Suppers, beginning in July. Executive Chef Terry Conlan will be serving a complimentary health-conscious seven-course tasting menu, complete with wine pairings, to all of the resort’s guests who spend a Sunday night during the months of July and August.   The menu seeks to delight taste buds while [...]

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  • Newly Renovated Vanderbilt Legends GC Offers Special Benefits for Employees

    Since Vanderbilt Legends Golf Club became privately owned in January 2008, more than $1 million in renovations have been completed, including carpet and paint throughout the clubhouse, new dining room furniture, renovated men’s and ladies’ locker rooms, a new roof and new windows. The club also added a fitness area.   Vanderbilt faculty and staff still receive a number of [...]

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  • Sebonack Golf Club Gets 2013 Women’s Open

    Sebonack Golf Club is not quite two years old, but its admirers believe the natural beauty of the course, designed by Jack Nicklaus and Tom Doak on the rolling hills along Long Island’s Peconic Bay, makes it look as if it has existed for nearly two centuries. The United States Golf Association (USGA) can now be included in that group [...]

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