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Illinois Chapter Events

Congratulations to Mick Tempel and his crew from the Champaign Park District! They were the proud recipients of the 2007 Field of the Year Award. Scott Gaunky made the award presentation at the Illinois Professional Turfgrass Conference this past December.

2008 Board Meeting Schedule:
April 22 - Chevy Chase Country Club

June 17 - Location TBA

August 19 - Location TBA

October 21 - Location TBA

December - IPTC

If you would like to get more involved with ILSTMA, please come to a Board meeting!

The new and improved ILSTMA newsletter will be mailed out shortly. As mentioned previously, the newsletter has taken on a new look. We hope you like it and would love to hear your comments. Send an e-mail to Libby Baker at baker60ft6in@sbcglobal.net and let her know what you think.

VENDOR EXPO 2008 -The ILSTMA will once again be joing forces with the MIPE for a vendor expo. This one day event will take place Thursday, August 14 at Reed Keppler Park in West Chicago. ILSTMA members will receive more information about the Expo in June.

SPRING WORKSHOP - IRRIGATION: EFFICIENCY & EFFECTIVENESS

Mark your calendars for April 22 and 23rd. The ILSTMA will be hosting a 2 day irrigation workshop at the Chevy Chase Country Club in Wheeling. We are happy to have Hunter Industries and STMA as our sponsors.

Topics include; technical specifications, system requirements, component details, and much more!

Flyers for this workshop will be mailed during the week of March17, 2008.

Watch for details in your newsletters and flyers. For more information contact Libby Baker at (847) 263-7603 or Baker60ft6in@sbcglobal.net.


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Illinois Chapter Contacts
Chapter President: Scott Gaunky

Chapter Officers:

Rich Bailey - City of Lake Forest - athlfld@cityoflakeforest.com

George Brandt - American Sod Corporation - americansod@comcast.net

Tom Edgcomb - GraincoFS, Inc. - tedgcomb@graincofs.com

Don Michaels - Conserv FS - dmichaels@conservfs.com

Tom Rychlik - Gewalt Hamilton Assoc., Inc. - trychlik@gha-engineers.com

Mike Schiller - Olsen Distributing Co. - mike@olsendistributing.com

Dena Zajdel - Waupaca Sand & Solutions - dena@waupacasand.com


Chapter Executive Director:

Libby Baker
PO Box 471
Wadsworth, IL 60083
Phone: 847/263-7603 - Fax: 847/263-7603
E-mail: Baker60ft6in@sbcglobal.net


2008 Illinois Chapter Membership Dues:

Membership renewal invoices were mailied out in October 2007. If you have not already done so, please review your invoice and make any necessary changes and return with you membership dues.

All Member categories $40


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