Monday, March 5, 2012

A hangover for Medinah Grounds boss has mess to clean up

Medinah Country Club grounds manager Dan Quast doesn't want toremember the 1999 PGA Championship, at least not when he looks at hisgolf courses.

But it's going to take a while before someone tees up at Medinahwithout realizing a huge tournament had blown through.

"Probably May 1," Quast said.

The PGA of America began cleaning out its equipment Sunday night.Quast and his staff begin the job of restoring Medinah today after amedia scramble.

"The restoration over on Course 1 will depend on how fast (the PGAof America) can get the tents - the Wanamaker Tent, the MerchandiseTent and the Champions Tent - out of my way," Quast said. "And thenthey have to get …

Kyrgyz Border Service: Kazakhstan to lift tightened security measures on border with Kyrgyzstan today.

The Border Service of Kyrgyzstan is monitoring the situation on the Kyrgyz-Kazakh border. The Kazakh Border Service planned to lift tightened security measures on the border with Kyrgyzstan today, Kyrgyz Border Service Deputy Director told Business AKIpress.Kazakh Border Service Deputy Director Amangedly Abylkanov …

THIS DANCE IS YOUR DANCE VANAVER CARAVAN CHOREOGRAPHS MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE.(PREVIEW)

Byline: MICHAEL ECK Staff writer

Woody Guthrie met Marjorie Greenblatt Mazia in New York City in 1942. He was a fireplug folksinger recently blown in from the West, and she was a Martha Graham dancer.

Mazia was already working with choreographer Sophie Maslow on a new piece called ``Folksay,'' which aimed to set American folk tunes to modern dance. Some of the songs were culled from Guthrie's album ``Dust Bowl Ballads,'' and the young dancer was sent with a friend to his apartment to ask if he would perform live as part of the show.

``Ah, the love story starts,'' says Nora Guthrie, the couple's youngest daughter, with a chuckle.

``I think …