Regina Brett book tour

Want to get your personalized copy of Regina Brett's "God Never Blinks"?

Check out this list of her upcoming book signings in the Cleveland area. Warning: Some of these events are already sold out, so make your reservation early.

She is drawing a big crowd wherever she goes. Book stores are seeing brisk sales. Borders in Westlake sold out of their first shipment in two hours!

Here's where to find her:
http://www.reginabrett.com/news_speaking.php

May 4th, 40 years later

The Press Club of Cleveland presents:

“May 4th, 40 Years Later - Reporters Who Were There”

May 4th, 2010 from 7:45- 9AM
KIVA Student Center, Kent State University’s Main Campus.

Hear from the reporters who were there,
May 4th, 1970 as they discuss the 13 seconds of gunfire that
changed the campus forever.

Mike Roberts
Former City Editor of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Author of “13 Seconds: Confrontation
at Kent State”
Currently with Cleveland Magazine

Chuck Ayers
Kent Stater photojournalist,
Former cartoonist with the Akron
Beacon-Journal,
Current nationally syndicated
cartoonist of “Crankshaft”.

Jan Leach
Former Akron Beacon-Journal
Managing Editor
Current Kent State Journalism
Professor.

John Filo
Pulitzer Prize winning
photographer for his iconic May
Fourth photo
Currently with CBS.

Bob Carpenter
Former WKSU and
WKNT radio reporter

It's spring luncheon time, Friday April 30

PD Editorial Retirees & Expatriates
Casual unstructured lunch troupe
Gather for lunch on the last Fridays of January, April, July and October
Spouses and guests always welcome

NEXT LUNCHEON: Noon, Friday, April 30
PLACE: Champps Americana, 5989 Canal Road, Valley View
North of Rockside Road, behind Hoggy’s Barn and Grille, which fronts on road.
From north, Interstate 77, to U.S., 21 south exit to Ohio 17, east to Canal Road south.
Luncheon Choices (generous portions):
Cobb Salad: mixed greens, chicken ,bacon, eggs. avocado, cheeses. olives, roll for $10.29
Parmesan Crusted Chicken: vermicelli with marinara sauce and soup or salad for $10.29
Champps Cheeseburger: Angus beef, turkey or veggie burger with everything for $8.99
California Turkey Wrap: tomato tortilla with turkey, bacon, avocado, tomato, provolone and tomato vinaigrette, side of pasta salad for $9.99
Special diets accommodated

RSVP by April, 22 to Janet Beighle French (216-221-2318) or jabfr519@sbcglobal.net
or Jo Ann Pallant (440-734-1923) or japallant@sbcglobal.net

Anyone remember Ron Kaye?

PD reader rep Ted Diadiun asked that question in his daily morning note to the editorial department. There's an interview with Kaye, now a blogger in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles.

Ted notes: "Kaye got a job with the Cleveland Plain Dealer as a copy boy, making $60a week. He moved up the ranks quickly, and became a reporter on the police beat, working 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. He loved the lifestyle, theatmosphere. "When I got off of work, the bars were closed and we'd go to some Greek joint, and we'd drink till dawn and play liar's poker. Drinking shots with all these guys that were crippled by the Korean War, who were wonderful, amazing journalists, filled with great, legendary stories andwho played a very different game than anyone would play today. They would steal papers off of cops' desks. They would do anything get an angle. To take the story away from the other guys. So it was a great education."

Here's a link to the whole piece: http://blogs.uscannenberg.org/neontommy/2010/04/citizen-kaye.html



If you remember him, send a comment.

Dianne Griggs, calm among the chaos

Cheerful, unflappable Dianne Griggs, secretary to editorial editors Brent Larken and Mary Anne Sharkey, died Tuesday at the Hospice of the Western Reserve after fighting cancer for seven years. She was 62.

Services will be at noon Tuesday, April 20 at Church of the Master, 4050 Monticello Blvd., Cleveland Heights OH 44120.

You can read the whole obit at:

www.cleveland.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2010/04/dianne marie griggs_kept_the_p.html

Paul Baumgartner found dead

Paul Baumgartner covered bowling, harness racing and more for The Plain Dealer

Visitation will be Monday April 12 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, 3224 Broadway Avenue, Lorain. A memorial service will be conducted by the officers and members of the Lorain Sports Hall of Fame there at 7:00 p.m. Additional visitation will take place on Tuesday in First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sixth St. and Washington Avenue, from 10 a.m. until time of funeral services at 11:00 a.m. Reverend Jimmy Madsen and Reverend Dr. Linwood H. Chamberlain, Jr., Co-Pastors of the church will officiate. Burial will follow in Ridge Hill Memorial Park in Amherst Township.

The family encourages you to consider memorial contributions to the Lorain County Free Clinic, 3323 Pearl Avenue, Lorain, OH 44055.

To leave private on-line condolences for the family please visit www.gluvna.net.

By Grant Segall

April 07, 2010, 3:43PM

Sheffield -- When he wasn't covering sports, Paul Baumgartner liked to play, coach, officiate and honor them.

"Bummy" covered Lorain County scholastic sports, pro bowling, Northfield Park and more during 35 years at The Plain Dealer. He won several awards and led civic groups.

Baumgartner, 75, was found dead Tuesday, April 6, at home in Sheffield. Officials he died sometime between Sunday morning and Monday morning. For the rest of the PD obit click on: http://www.cleveland.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2010/04/paul_baumgartner_covered_bowli.html

The Morning Journal in Lorain also led the local section with a nice obits: http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2010/04/08/news/mj2566733.txtt