86th Annual RG&E Pioneer’s Picnic (2025)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025

Barnard Exempt Party House, 360 Maiden Lane

11:30 AM to 3:30 PM; 

food available from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM; Cash bar

$26 per person

Please pay in advance by Wednesday, July 9th, 2025:

1. Make check out to “PIONEERS OF RG&E”

2. Please include names of attendees and mail to:

Molly Johnston

1186 Key Island Rd

Prosperity, SC 29127

3. You do not need to reply if you are not attending.

Questions may be directed to:

Molly Johnston at 585-315-0795 (text or leave message) or email molly@pioneersofrge.com

DONATIONS are accepted to support the continuation of this event!

Pioneers of RG&E Newsletter - 06/05/2022

 Greetings!

    Today brings thoughts of the Pioneer Picnic - details below. What a beautiful weather weekend we've had here. I'll be looking for voluteers for the future picnics - and if anyone wants to take it over, let me know! If not, I should still be able to manage most of it remotely because...

    Kevin and I spent most of May down in South Carolina with the goal of house hunting - and we found one! A beautiful place down on Lake Murray (just west of Columbia, SC). Not sure when/how we'll be moving just yet, but the exciting transition is coming. We also both managed to pick up Covid down there, I think a friend brought it from Rochester when visiting and it catches on quicker these days. It was mostly a long weekend of a minor head cold, but I had this swimmy head feeling and headaches that seemed to continue for another week. Minor congestion still remains. 

Warmest regards,

Molly 

 

PIONEER PICNIC - AUGUST 4TH, 2022

Barnard Exempt Party House, 360 Maiden Lane

11:00 AM to 4:00 PM; food available from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM;

Cash beverages and cash bar

$17 per person

Please pay in advance by Friday, July 15th, 2022:

Make check out to “PIONEERS OF RG&E”

Please include names of attendees and Mail to:

Molly Johnston
51 Chautauqua Drive
Rochester, NY 14623

You do not need to reply if you are not attending

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• Walk-ins are discouraged, but ok to attend. 
• Please support us with the purchase of a ticket if you plan on coming, even if you are not eating. 
• If you would like to attend and this is a financial burden, please let me know.
• Please pick up your nametag for the event when you arrive and return it at the end of the event!

See you there!

PEOPLE

Here are some things from Facebook - posted on the RG&E Pioneer's Club site.

OBITUARIES

[Not necessarily in order. Sourced from Facebook posts, Legacy online obituary notifications and emails to MJ]

Walter Luis Tono (Ginna, noted last time, here is the obit)

Kenneth J. Schneiter

Anthony Dell'Anno

Michael Loucks

David A. Beechey

Thomas F. Romeo

Pioneers of RG&E Newsletter - 06/06/2021

 

A Newsletter for Retirees * Also posted at www.pioneersofrge.com Hello!  We have decided to have the Pioneer's Picnic this year due to the overhwhelming YES responses from the survey and I wanted to get the picnic information out to you. Please share!   That being said, there were a few concerns about preferring that folks were vaccinated and some about wearing masks. My recommendation will be that you do whatever is comfortable for you, and we'll need to follow whatever regulations/guidelines are in place at the time of the picnic by Barnard. My expectation is that you will be respectful of each other's choices and of regulations. Warmest regards, Molly PLEASE REVIEW!  Step 1: REPLY to this email by June 11th IF YOU DO NOT NEED A POSTCARD delivered (because you received this email/post and/or are not planning on attending).  Note, regardless, I may not have your address if you haven't received a postcard in the past. Step 2:   82nd Annual RG&E Pioneer’s Picnic THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021 Barnard Exempt Party House, 360 Maiden Lane 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM; food available from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM; Cash beverages and cash bar $15 per person   Please pay in advance by Friday, July 9th, 2021: Make check out to “PIONEERS OF RG&E” Please include names of attendees Mail to: Molly Johnston 51 Chautauqua Drive Rochester, NY 14623 You do not need to reply if you are not attending   Questions may be directed to Molly Johnston at 585-315-0795 or email molly@pioneersofrge.com   www.pioneersofrge.com If you know of folks that should be getting this newsletter - have them check their spam or junk folders. I have come across a few that we send to, request that I put their email in, but they never open them, so I assume they are caught up in spam. Newsletter & User Maintenance: Unsubscribe Update Profile - help us collect retiree info! Subscribe Contact: molly@pioneersofrge.com / info@pioneersofrge.com   Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2021 Pioneers of RG&E, All rights reserved.

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Pioneers of RG&E Newsletter - 04/25/2021

 

A Newsletter for Retirees and Friends of RG&E Hello friends, Happy 2021! I hope that everyone is doing well. Are you staying healthy? I expect that most of you are vaccinated by now? If you are still nervous about getting the vaccine, consider that there are now 226 million people in the US with at least their first dose, and very minimal adverse effects! Please get vaccinated. Monroe County has now fully opened up the vaccination sites with no registration required - meaning you can walk-in and get a vaccine. 16 and older are currently eligible in NYS. The Monroe County site is here: https://www.monroecounty.gov/health-covid19-vaccine. Our positivity rates are still high, so the quicker we get through this the quicker we can get back to normal hopefully! Speaking of, I’d like to know how you feel about the Picnic for this year… I think by then things will be much more opened up and since our picnic is outside our risk is on the lower side. But since most of you are likely in the high risk group, I think it will be up to you to decide. Please take the anonymous survey by clicking the link below. It is just a Yes/No survey, and you can leave a comment if desired. Please only take the survey once: PIONEER PICNIC SURVEY Thank you, Molly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PS - For those of you on Facebook - our group is HERE. Don't forget these newsletters are also posted at www.pioneersofrge.com The old Pioneers site is active here: https://www.dynrec.com/thepioneersclub.org/index.html March Picnic I heard there was a March 8th picnic, but didn’t hear any details - got some awfully sad news from the Klein’s - “I am so sorry Jack and I couldn't make the picnic. We had to fly to Rochester March 3rd and have just returned this week. Our son, Leo, fell and had a head injury. He was bleeding internally and in Strong hospital. When we arrived he was in a coma and never woke up. Leo passed March 4th with Jack, me and our daughter at his side. We had his children on the laptop to say their goodbyes. The nurses were so nice to cover all the cords so the children wouldn't see all the cords. Leo is at peace and in heaven with our families. We will find peace through all our friends and family. Were there many people at the picnic? Shall we do it again next year? Take care. Hope to hear from some of you. Love, Jack and Christy Klein” Personal Updates Rick Meier, formerly Corporate Communications, moved to Phoenix, Arizona in December 2019. All of our children had moved to Phoenix and with the arrival of two grandsons in 2019, staying in Western New York wasn't where Angela and I wanted to be. We took four days to drive across the country. Stopped to have my picture taken "standing on the corner in Winslow, Arizona..." Playing some golf. Hiking in the deserts. Enjoying the grandsons and family. Recent Avangrid Phone Numbers: 1-855-577-4237 (Benefits Center) 1-833-246-6347 (One HR) Obits From Legacy notifications: John William "Jack" Klemmer Lorenzo F. Aloisio Monica Krenzer Giles Jane Hysner Trula Elizabeth Thompson Richard Michael (Bumpa) Sheehan Eugene R. Porter Joseph F. Sudore Roseanna B. Tait James "Jimmy" Quadd Paul J. Knipper From Facebook posts: Angelo J. "Jake" Cocuzzi Carol H. Laniak - Dave Laniak’s wife Robert F. Guelzow Bernard Pezzimenti Lester (Bud) J. Fischer From an email from Karen Baker: A special rememberance for Julie Baker from Ginna, who was murdered last year. The man accused was convicted on Friday. https://13wham.com/news/local/verdict-reached-in-william-fricke-trial Copyright (C) 2021 Pioneers of RG&E. All rights reserved. Update Preferences | Unsubscribe

Pioneers of RG&E Newsletter - 08/02/2020

A Newsletter for Retirees * Also posted at www.pioneersofrge.com Hello friends,    I hope you are staying healthy and taking the appropriate precautions to keep you safe.     This week would have been our 82nd annual Pioneer Picnic! Unfortunately, it was decided to cancel this year's picnic due to the risks of Covid-19. I did have a couple inquiries about it, and Barnard would have let us have it, but our group is considered high-risk and it is probably best not to put us all in a situation that is inadvisable by health officials. I also took a poll with the group on Facebook and a large percentage also agreed it is not worth it.    And in response to that Jeff Trost says "I say every retiree should submit a picture of them with a beer and a hot dog the week of the picnic." - Hahaha, so if you guys want to do that, email me a pic and I'll figure out how to put something together and share it in the next newsletter! Best regards, Molly PS - For those of you on Facebook - our group is HERE.  Don't forget these newsletters are also posted at www.pioneersofrge.com The old Pioneers site is active here:  https://www.dynrec.com/thepioneersclub.org/index.html From Heinz Kepplinger - Bit of RG&E news.[...]   Roland Lee turned 90 on June 11. He is retired from Distribution Engineering, and was a lineman before that.[...]The attached photo shows Roland in the middle flanked by Ron Weber and Nick Karp. Also in attendence were Ron Reitz and Heinz Kepplinger. Retirement After 47 years of service, Bill Meyers (Substation Operations) has finally decided to officially retire! Obits (Click names to see obituary) Not in any particular order Note that most of the ones without obit links, I'm finding out from the Facebook group posts.  Robert E. Wood (found obit, was listed in last newsletter, Ginna) John A. Cavaleri Arthur T. Buss Donn E. Schroeder Charles "Chuck" Yatteau (this guy wasn't from RG&E, but because his obit mentions it in one of his "sayings", it is cute to read. Plus his description reminds me of you guys!) Natalie A. Slocum (Ginna) Robert A. "Bob" LaMonica   Newsletter & User Maintenance: Unsubscribe Update Profile - help us collect retiree info! Subscribe Contact: molly@pioneersofrge.com / info@pioneersofrge.com   Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2020 Pioneers of RG&E, All rights reserved.

Pioneers of RG&E Newsletter - 10/22/2019

A Newsletter for Retirees * Also posted at www.pioneersofrge.com Hello friends,    Happy Fall! It has been a while since I've sent anything out. How's everyone doing?    I don't think I saw any pictures from the picnic, but the picnic went well. We had 195 show up this year.     On the personal side, this year I found out I have the BRCA1 genetic mutation and I have been preoccupied researching and scheduling preventative surgeries to reduce my risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer, so things have been a bit busy, but the journey is going well. I'm working on an informative site that I hope to share soon.    For those of you on Facebook - our group is HERE. Molly PS - Don't forget these newsletters are also posted at www.pioneersofrge.com March Picnic in Florida I have a note here that says the March picnic is the 2nd Monday in March, which is Monday, March 9th, 2020.  Veterans Day Ceremony Will be held at 11:00AM, November 11, 2019, at 1300 Scottsville Rd., Rochester, NY 14624. It’s a short (15 minute) ceremony. Any/all RG&E employees & retirees are welcome. Recent Retirements From Ginna - Bud Meighan Jeff Jones Obits (Click names to see obituary) Looks like I haven't sent obits since the April newsletter, so there is a big list here. Not in any order. Anthony M. Spallina Margaret Thea (Kuellertz) Wolf Charles A. Bodine - Relative to RG&E; he retired 12/01/1987 as Supervisor of Gas Appliance Service after 40 years of service. His 2 sons are James (Peg) who worked at Ginna Station, and John (Diane) who worked in the Electric Meter and Laboratory. Our mother (Joann) passed away in 1975.  -John Frederic Lupi Gwen Jacobs My wife Gwen  passed away on June 17  here at home from Parkinson's disease. I was an employee of RGE for almost 35 years, taking TREP 2  in February of 1994. Prior to our marriage in June of 1956, Gwen ( maiden name Lee ) worked for about 5 years at 89 East Avenue in the cashiers department under Paul Briggs.    I am sure that some will remember her. I stay in touch with a co-worker--- Vera Bellows.                                   Richard Jacobs James W. Dowling Jr. Thomas C. Wright Nick R. Buonemani Frederick J. Worden Harriett "Hoopee" Neville (not a retiree, but mentions RG&E work) Gerald "Jerry" Gibaud Theodore W. Craft Stephen L. Johnson David Alan Holm - Ginna plant manager 2005-2010 Robert (Bob) Yerico passed away this past week (no obituary yet).     Newsletter & User Maintenance: Unsubscribe Update Profile - help us collect retiree info! Subscribe Contact: molly@pioneersofrge.com / info@pioneersofrge.com   Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2019 Pioneers of RG&E, All rights reserved.