| Thursday, October 10th Emerald Golf Club 5000 Clubhouse Dr, New Bern, NC 28562, USA Host: Will Sutton |
| 9:15 AM | Registration |
| 10:00 AM | Education Meeting Guest Speaker: Dr. Ray McCauly, Turf Extension Associate |
| 11:00 AM | Lunch and golf following lunch. |
| Family Fun Night Tuesday July 16th Pitt Street Brewery Greenville, NC Family Fun Night will be at Pitt Street Brewery in Greenville, NC on Tuesday, July 16th from 6:00 to 8:00pm. The brewery islocated at: |
| 06:00 pm | This event will be INDOORS, with Air Conditioning! Come join usfor food, fun, games, and a cold beverage. The first one is on us! |
| Pitt Street Brewing Company 630 S Pitt St Greenville, NC 27834, USA Time: 6 pm – 8 pm |
| ENCTA Two-person Fundraiser Thursday May 23 – 9:00 AM – 1 PM Cutter Creek Golf Club Snow Hill, NC Host: Nick Gibson |
| 09:00 AM | Registration: Cost $150 for 2-person team and lunch. |
| 10:00 AM | Shotgun Start. Format is two-person superball. Teams will be flighted by handicap. |
| Thursday, March 21st Falling Creek Golf Course Inc Kinston, NC Host: Rob Woods |
| 9:30 AM | Registration: |
| 10:00 AM | GuestSpeaker Aaron Bowden, Wildlife Biologist. Topic is Management of nuisance wildlife. His presentation will cover a variety of wildlife including, but not limited todeer, beaver, and geese. |
| 11:00 AM | Lunch and golf following lunch. |
| Thursday, January 25th Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC Host: Rob Woods Walnut Building |
| 8:15 AM | Registration: |
| 9:00 AM | Dr. Fred Yeleverton |
| 10:00 AM | Lee Butler |
| 11:00 AM | Trent Nelson (Aquatics) |
| 12:00 PM: | Lunch |
Hello faithful members of the Eastern NC Turfgrass Association,
It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling, the Carolinas GCSA Conference starts tomorrow, and we are just under a month out from the Eastern Association’s annual business meeting. Our annual business meeting will be held at Wedgewood Golf Course in Wilson, NC on December 7th, 2023. We will start registration at 9:15 am, the meeting will start at 10:00 am with lunch and golf to follow.
At the meeting we will be honoring the service of 3 board members who will be completing their term. Neil Jones, Evan Jarman, and TJ Quate will be cycling off the board this year. We appreciate their service and professionalism over the last 2 years, and sincerely hope they will continue to be active, supportive members of the association.
Over the last several months our Vice President, Chris Dunn, has assembled and lead the nominating committee. He reported to me that the committee has nominated the following members for the 3 upcoming board vacancies:
Nick Gibson – Cutter Creek
Todd Holt – New Bern CC
Brad Brook – Tri Est Ag
Please take time to consider these individuals. All other members of the current board have agreed to continue to serve in their current roles, until the end of their term. Asa membership, we will vote on the current nominations at the meeting onDecember 7th.
Hopefully, I will see many of you at the Carolinas GCSA Conference and Trades Show this week. Until then, stay warm and dry.
Sincerely,
Buckley Brockmann
| Thursday December 7th Wedgewood Golf Course Host: Robert Woods | |
| 9:15 AM | Registration: |
| 10:00 AM | Lunch then golf |
| Location: | Wedgewood Golf Course, 3201 Stantonsburg Rd SE, Wilson, NC 27893, USA |
Dear Members, Colleagues, and Friends,
It is with much sadness I have to report the passing of one of our own. Randy Tetterton left us unexepectedly on October 16th, 2023. While I had shaken hands with him several times, I never had the pleasure of getting to know Randy. Dale Edmonds, our Treasurer, went to NCSU with Randy, and knew him well. For that reason, I asked Dale to write up something to send out to all of you. Please read the following, and keep Randy’s family in your thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
Buckley Brockmann
ENCTA President
Randy Tetterton was a long-time member and friend of the Eastern NC Turfgrass Association and he will be missed. He was a man of few words; however, he was a hard-working golf course superintendent. He made a difference in each place he worked and left it better than he found it!!!
I had the pleasure of meeting Randy in 1988 at NCSU. He worked for Bob Young at Carolina CC while in school. He not unlike the rest of us was trying to find our way in a competitive turfgrass industry. He was older than a lot of us, however, he enjoyed cutting up and learning about from Dr. Peacock, Dr. Bruneau, and Dr. Dipaola. During his time working for Barefoot and Associates, they completed an extensive drainage plan for my upcoming renovation at Wilson CC. I had not seen him in years and was very relieved when he was the foreman for Bo on my job. I knew I had very little to worry about as Randy was very diligent and committed to providing a quality product.
In closing, the Eastern NC Turfgrass Association offers our love and support to Randy’s family and friends during this time. Randy will be missed!!!
Randy worked diligently in all of his positions throughout the years:
Golf Course Superintendent at Albemarle Plantation
Golf Course Superintendent Golf Albemarle Plantation
Farm Manager for BuySod
Shaper Barefoot & Associates
Golf course Superintendent the River Golf & C.C.
Assistant Superintendent Carolina C.C. Carolina
Assistant Superintendent Baywood Golf
General Maintenance Staff at Carolina C.C. while attending the NCSU Turfgrass program.
Randy’s obituary can be found here:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/randy-tetterton-obituary?id=53453022
| Tuesday October 17th Occano (formerly Scotch Hall) Merry Hill, NC Host: TJ Quate |
| 9:00 AM | Registration: |
| 10:00 AM | Golf |
| Golf Outing and Lunch is $40 for members, $50for non-members | |
| Please respond to the evite by Thursday October 12th. | |
| Location: | Occano, 105 Scotch Hall Ct, Merry Hill, NC 27957, USA |
| Family Night July 20, 2023 Whirligig Park Wilson NC Host Dale Edmonds Corn hole. |
| 06:30 pm | We have secured a food truck onsite. Soda and water provided. |
| Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park 301 Goldsboro St S Wilson, NC 27893, USA History: Wilson, North Carolina’s story has captivated the imagination of the country. Farm machinery repairman, Vollis Simpson, began making gigantic kinetic sculptures at his family farm in Wilson County when he was nearing retirement age. He kept making his “whirligigs”–seven days a week–until about six months before he dies at the age of 94 in May of 2013. By that time he was famous. The story of Wilson’s campaign to use the renowned whirligigs to recharge its downtown has catapulted the community into the national spotlight. Grants from ArtPlace America, the Kresge Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts have helped the project come close to its goal of opening the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park and Museum. |
| Two Person Fund Raiser Thursday May 18th Brook Valley Country Club Host: Buckley Brockmann |
| 9:00 AM | Registration: Cost $150 for 2-person team and lunch |
| 10:00 AM | Shotgun Start |
| Format is two-person superball. Teams will be flighted by handicap. | |
Please respond to the evite by Friday May 12th