The 2012 AAPA convention, held concurrently with the National Amateur Press Association (NAPA) in Dayton, Ohio, started off, as it often does, with the Charlie Bush Chinese supper, held at the Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet.
Present at this event were (in alphabetical order):
Marti and Guy Abell (NAPA)
Gary Bossler
Bill and Ruth Boys (NAPA)
Lisa Branstetter-Holt (NAPA)
Alice and Marc Brosey
George Hamilton
Kim Hamilton
Austin and Jean Jones
Michelle Klosterman (NAPA)
Jiyani Lawson
Jon McGrew (NAPA)
Tom Parson
Susan Petrone and Ella Daugherty
Stan Pekala
Peter and Connie Schaub
Barry and Kay Schrader
Jack and Maurine Scott
Harold Shive (NAPA)
Ivan Snyder
Clarence Wolfshohl.
(If I left anyone out, I shall get the missing name(s) added ASAP.
Back at the Courtyard Marriott afterwards, many of the members of both groups found their way to the Hospitality Suite on third floor for chatting, tales of members we have known in past years, reviewing photos of past conventions, and looking over journals. (Not to mention snacks!)
Tomorrow the AAPA convention proper begins with an informational session, then the programs that have been planned. Reports will follow as events unfold.
