Golfdom, November 2017

Starter NEWS NOTES AND QUOTES NEWS TES Members of local Girl Scout Troop 3410 traveled to Bethpage State Park for a day of planting and pollinator education We have maintained honey bee hives on Bethpages Black Course the site of the 2019 PGA Championship for a few years but it wasnt until I read an October 2016 Golfdom com article about Cantigny GCs bee hives that I learned about Bayer Crop Sciences Bee Care program Initiated in 2012 Bayer Crop Sciences Bee Care program includes the Feed a Bee initiative Bethpage State Park Horticulturalist Victor Azzaretto and Park Ecologist Yael Weiss submitted a proposal to Bayer in the spring and Bayer awarded Bethpage 5000 to expand pollinator gardens in the park On Aug 19 National Honey Bee Day local Girl Scout Troop 3410 joined the crew at Bethpage for a day of planting and education Azzaretto selected 40 different types of plants for the garden based on factors including bloom time to provide food for pollinators over the course of the year Weiss engaged the scouts in activities that emphasized the importance pollinators play in our ecosystem and explained how golf courses can provide green space for these pollinators to thrive Bayer representatives along with Kevin Doyle from GCSAA a few local supers in the Long Island GCSA and the Girl Scouts helped the crew fill in the garden To help promote education beyond the event Weiss created park signs with QR scan codes that link to Bethpages ecology blog which provides more information on the parks plant life The spring planting event was a big success and Im happy to report that Bayer proposed another event for next year 8 Golfdom November 2017 Golfdom com PHOTOS COURTESY ANDY WILSON TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME ISTOCK COM WELLGLAD PENNINGTON POWER BASFS PENNINGTON INDUCTED INTO TUSKEGEE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME Willie Pennington BASF turf and ornamental sales representative for North Carolina South Carolina was inducted into the Tuskegee University Athletic Hall of Fame as one of their athletic legends The ceremony which was held Sept 15 recognizes Penningtons achievements as an offensive guard on the gridiron Pennington was a vital team member whose abilities helped lead the Golden Tigers to back to backto back SAIC Championships in 1967 1968 and 1969 He earned his degree in chemistry education in 1970 and in 2017 celebrated 45 years with BASF He received an extended standing ovation at the BASF National Business Conference in August where according to a press release his contributions to the company were recognized BASF calls Pennington a well known and highly regarded professional who values friendship and respect and brings warmth and trust to every relationship on the field in the office on the road and at home He lives in Raleigh N C with his wife Aris DID YOU BRING COOKIES BETHPAGE INVITES BEES AND GIRL SCOUTS By Andrew wilson Director of Agronomy Bethpage State Park Long Island N Y Willie Pennington Willie Pennington front row second from the right was one of 10 individuals inducted into Tuskegee Universitys Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017