Here are Beacon Journal retirees at the the monthly luncheon on Wednesday at Papa Joe's in the Valley From left (clockwise) are John Olesky, Tom Moore, Dave Boerner, Al Hunsicker and Gene McClellan.
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DEDICATED TO BJ ALUMS FOUNDER HARRY LIGGETT 1930-2014. BJ NEWSROOM LEGEND 1965-1995. Blog for retired and former Beacon Journal employees and other invited guests. Please send information or suggestions to John Olesky at jo4wvu@neo.rr.com
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The Papa Joe's lunch bunch literally is dying off. Regulars no longer are alive. The best attendance I can find going back to January 2006 was 23, and that was for the Sandy Levenson-Bob Pell memorial lunch. We don't want to boost attendance that way.
There are no speeches. We just gather, recall humorous BJ moments, display first-person medical knowledge, lament the latest deaths. It's a lot more enjoyable than that sounds.
If you worked at the BJ and now you don't, join us on the second Wednesday of each month. You'll be a welcome addition. Even if you work for the PD, join us (heck, most of the PD staff seem to be former BJ people anyway).
And it's not limited to newsroom and printers. Anyone who worked at the BJ, join us.
Anyone is welcome, on the second Wednesday of each month at Papa Joe's on Akron-Peninsula Road at Portage Trail Extension. Join us before we run out of bodies.
The numbers that I found on the BJ Alums blog:
Retirees lunch bunch attendance
April 8, 2009 …………………… 5
January 14, 2009 ……………... 3
December 10, 2008 …………… 8
November 12, 2008 …………… 6
October 8, 2008 ……………….. 8
August 13, 2008 ………………. 9
July 9, 2008 ……………………. 23
(Sandy Levenson, Bob Pell memorial)
June 12, 2008 …………………. 8
May 14, 2008 ………………….. 12
Feb. 13, 2008 …………………. 11
Dec. 12, 2007 …………………. 8
Sept. 12, 2007 ………………… 16
August 8, 2007 ……………….. 7
June 13, 2007 ………………… 12
May 9, 2007 …………………… 14
April 11, 2007 ………………… 15
March 15, 2007 ……………….. ??
(photos no longer available)
January 10, 2007 …………….. 14
December 13, 2006 ………….. 18
November 8, 2006 …………… 13
October 12, 2006 ……………. 11
September 13, 2006 ………… 12
August 13, 2006 …………….. 15
July 12, 2006 ………………… 10
June 15, 2006 ……………….. 12
May 11, 2006 ………………… 11
April 12, 2006 ……………….. 11
March 8, 2006 ………………. 13
February 8, 2006 …………… 11
January 11, 2006 …………… 13
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