BHS ALUMNI LUNCHEON

 July 20, 2009
Dear Bunkien -

Charles Rabalais and fellow BHS Alumni want to invite you for lunch.

Charles writes:

Hey Guys:    Date - Location - Directions

I enjoyed our monthly reunion yesterday, as I usually do when we get together for lunch.  I still can't believe you guys are so old!

In thinking about everything we talked about, I came up with this idea.  How about we plan our next get-together date for around Friday, August 14 @ Ryans or Picadilly in Denham.  We can invite whomever we come in contact with personally (phone or email), and I will send Dale Descant an email asking that he put a blurb on Bunkie.com or send out a mass email or something.

If we go to one of those two places for lunch, each person can just pick up his own tab, and we don't need reservations, etc.  If we have knowledge that we are expecting a bunch of folks, I will go there to see if we can get a private room or special area.

As we talked about, there are many, many BHS alumni in the general Denham/BR/Lafayette area.  We can invite ANY local grads or near-grads of Bunkie High, or limit it to certain years - doesn't matter to me.  Including BHS female alumni and spouses of Bunkie alumni changes the scope of things, but may be a good thing.  Via Bunkie.com (assuming Dale would do it), we can also let others who reside elsewhere know about it and tell them they are welcome to come if they want.

This will be good practice for our 50th reunion!  What do you think?  If it is too radical, let me know and I will forget about it, and we can continue as we have.  Sounds like others want in on our deal, though, and it may be fun.

Charles Rabalais
July 16, 2009

Webmaster Footnote:  "The information above came from three members of the class of 1963 who live in the Baton Rouge area and meet for lunch monthly.  They want to invite all Bunkiens to join them on August 14, 2009 for a few minutes of fellowship."


Contact Information:
Email:  thebamboo@hwy190.com
Phone:  Robert Taylor, Historian/Reunion Instigator, Class of 1963 @ 225-709-0673

 


Location:   Ryan's Family Steak Houses Inc.
  910 S Range Ave,
  Denham Springs, LA 70726
  (225) 667-4882
Can be seen/located on Google Street view, Mapquest etc.

I-12 Directions from Hammond:  Denham Springs Exit on South Range (3002) (NOT Juban Road exit, but the "main, old" exit by Bass Pro).  Turn right on Range, go about a mile.  Ryan's is in the Walmart parking lot, which is an interesting fact in itself.

I-12 Directions from Baton Rouge:  Same exit as above, stay in one of the left 2 lanes (I think there are 4 lanes in this exit, maybe 5), turn left (under the interstate, don't get in far left lane under the interstate, or you will have to get back on the interstate).  Go about a mile or so. Ryan's is on the right, in the Walmart parking lot.

Time:  Shoot for 11:00 but anytime close is good.  We can stay there as long as we want to, or until 10:00 P.M., whichever comes first.
 
I met with the manager, Robert Stack, this morning, and he reserved a room that seats about 80 people for us at no charge. When you enter the building,  pay your bill, tell the cashier person that you are with the Bunkie group and he/she will direct you to the room (in the left hand side of the building, rear.  Just look for a bunch of old people all talking at once.)

Ryan's buffet lunch with senior citizen discount is about 6 or 7 dollars (I forgot to ask.)  Mr. Stack said he will give the senior discount at the register to all those who claim to be seniors (60 years old) without going through the paperwork (Note to my fellow 1963 grads - WE ALL QUALIFY! (except Pete Riche).  The food is good there, but not Avoyelles parish cooking, for sure.  Quantity, Choices, and Fellowship will make up the taste difference!

We have had a fairly good response so far, and everyone seems excited.  We ask that everyone spread the word, and try to make it if possible. NO BHS alumni are too old, or not old enough.  In fact some people who only WISHED that they had been able to go to BHS are probably coming, as the local rumor mill has it that this is an "Avoyelles Parish" reunion!  (Maybe we'll do that next time, but we'll need a bigger place!)

Camera bugs .. please bring your cameras and take (or edit) some relatively low resolution pictures.  Maybe Dale will post a few for us on Bunkie.com.

Thanks, Dale, for your invaluable help.  If you come, Jim Bruce (Student Council President, Class of 1963), another primary instigator of this whole thing, will buy your lunch AND Sandra's!

Contact/Information:
Bunkie (Dale's) Website:  http://www.bunkie.com (Look at Tattler info) (Dale has some good ideas for the future!)
 
or
Phone:  Robert Taylor, Historian/Reunion Instigator (Class of 1963) 225-709-0673

Charles Rabalais
July 21, 2009