TOCA … TOCA … TOCA …: (From left to right) Director of Marketing for Sipcam Agro USA Sam Wineinger; LM Associate Publisher Craig MacGregor and Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the National Association of Landscape Professionals, Lisa Stryker take in the Kansas City skyline during a dinner at the Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association’s (TOCA) annual meeting in KC.
Cheering section: (Left to right) Jacy Glazier of Wisconsin-based Epic Creative, LM Group Publisher Bill Roddy and Joe Sallustio of PBI-Gordon, cheered on the TOCA pickleball tournament.
Are there ties in pickleball?: After a hard-fought match, these guys decided to call their double’s pickleball match a tie. From left to right, Scott Covelli, Epic Creative; proud Mizzou alumnus, Wineinger; MacGregor and PBI-Gordon’s Sallustio. Don’t worry, guys; we know who had the lead at the end.
Champions pose: (Left to right) Kris Guy and Amanda Baldwin, both of Hunter Industries, and LM Editor Christina Herrick all took home pickleball trophies.
Home-field advantage: LM Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones (in his No. 95 Chris Jones jersey) felt right at home when TOCA attendees, including Kristy Mach (right), TOCA executive director, got a behind-the-scenes tour of Arrowhead Stadium — the home of the Kansas City Chiefs — from Head Groundskeeper Travis Hogan (left).
From golf to goal line: A former golf course superintendent, Hogan shared with TOCA members the challenges of growing Northbridge Bermudagrass in January.
