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Bad recycling: Pay stub used as bank robbery note
The robber's threatening note made a Chicago bank job easy to solve: The FBI says the suspect wrote it on his pay stub.
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Sioux Falls president wants to see NAIA title game played on turf
Todd Wofford is a purist, and he believes football should be played on natural grass. But after watching last Saturday’s mud-stained NAIA Championship Game at Barron Stadium, Wofford said he can understand why some observers — including University of Sioux Falls (SD) president Mark Benedetto — are lobbying for the title game to be played on artificial turf in the future.
42nd Ohio Turfgrass Conference attendance up 10%
The organizers of the Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Show recently announced a 10% increase in attendance figures over its 2007 event.
San Jose Unified SD delays decision on artificial turf after parents complain
Safety concerns about new synthetic turf on a San Jose elementary school playing field could mean at least one local campus will keep real grass.
Gators hosting sports turf management class this semester
To serve the Emerald Coast’s golf course employees, parks and leisure services, and athletic field employees, the University of Florida/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center will offer a course in Golf and Sports Turf Management, for spring semester 2009.
Man behind Pinehurst’s resurgence will retire
Brad Kocher took control of golf course and grounds management at Pinehurst Resort in 1984. It was a tough time for the resort. It had just come out of bankruptcy with a new owner. Shag carpeting graced the once-proud Carolina Hotel, and Pinehurst No. 2 was just a shadow of its former self.
Merion gets set for 2009 golf highlight
"If Bobby Jones came back here today, he would recognize every hole - especially this one," says Matt Shaffer, whose title is director of golf course operations and whose job is maintaining one of the world's most historic athletic venues.
Despite high cost, districts defend turf
Franklin Regional school maintenance workers have resorted to gluing and stitching together parts of its artificial turf to get ready for fall sports.
Pros, cons of $4M for turf to be debated
University of Calgary kinesiologist Darren Stefanyshyn said the city will get what it pays for and if they choose to cheap out, more injuries will come as a result.
Turface Athletics launches 2009 early order discounts
Turface Athletics is providing coaches and groundskeepers a chance to plan ahead for a busy 2009 on their athletic fields, offering price discounts available through a national network of distributors.