Eugene, Oregon (AAPA) Thirty-three members of the "Oregon Delegation" converged on the Dean and Lou Rea residence on Sunday, September 7 for the annual picnic. The tradition of the Oregon Delegation began early in 1995, as locals gathered at the Rea residence to make plans for the 1995 convention, held in Eugene. There has been a September picnic every year since. This year's event was almost like an AAPA convention--except shorter. Out-of-state visitors were Dave and Liz Tribby of Sunnyvale, California; Len and Bette Carrick, of Redding, California; and taking the prize for the longest distance travelled to attend, Bill and Ruth Boys, of Knoxville, Tennessee!
The feature of the morning was a visit to B&S Printing, the retirement print shop of one of the group, Bob Giles, a third-generation printer. Delegation members enjoyed looking at the equipment Bob has at his command, then Bob gave a demonstration of the operation of the Linotype.
After an ample pot luck dinner in the Reas' garage-turned-banquet hall, everyone present had a chance to introduce himself or herself and give a short summary of their activities.
Please click on AAPA Photo Albums on the left; when the Albums page comes up, select the Oregon Delegation Picnic to see some views of the event. The last photo in the album is the group photo. Here are the names to go with the faces. (* denotes AAPA member.)
Front row, l. to r.: Sharon Giles, Betty Metzler*, Ken Metzler*, Lou Rea*, Jiyani Lawson*, Bette Carrick*.
Second row: Ruth Boys, Kristin Walker, Bob Giles, Edwina Meitzen*, Janelle Sorenson, Bill Sullivan*, Nancy Karp*, Len Carrick*, Twyla Lawson, Ann Rosé*, Darey Shell, Shannon Buck*, Liz Tribby, Rebecca James, Carye Bye*.
Back row: Bill Boys, Alex Swanson, Roy Halverson, George Meitzen*, Ivan Snyder*, Ken Rystrom*, Gary Karp, Bob Rosé, Bill Spurling*, Dave Tribby*, Dean Rea*. Not pictured: Carol Parker Halverson*. Photo by Sandy Rea.
Monday, September 8, 2008
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