New Horizon's Band performs at 2015 Mumfest

There were many colors in bloom at the 2015 Barberton Mumfest on Sunday, but the most obvious color was Ol’ Blue, as in a gathering of former BJ workers at Ol’ Blue Walls.

Retired Composing room printer Rita Stapleton was there. She’s gone on a cruise to Mexico and visited New York City after her linotype went the way of the dodo bird.

So was Sandy Bee Lynn, retired BJ Librarian, whose husband, Glenn Lynn, performed in the New Horizons Band at the Mumfest, as did Paula.

And John Olesky, once Paula’s boss when she was a 1970s State Desk reporter and John was one of Pat Englehart’s assistant editors. Later, John was electronics coordinator for the newsroom and, for his final 16 years, television editor.

After the concert by the Cuyahoga Falls band, there was a water skiing show by the Chippewa Lake Water Skiing Club.

And thousands upon thousands of mums, in a variety of colors . . . including BJ blue.