Class of 66 - Lunch Bunch Adventures

The Reunion Continues...

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The Lunch Bunch is a mini-monthly class reunion and everyone is invited. We may have 4, we may have 15, local or from several hours away, every month the reunion continues and we have a great time. Yes, we have some regulars that really enjoy getting together once a month for no better reason than to say hello. We have others that are busy and come occassionally. We even have other classes joins us, that's great. If you live out of town and are coming through, let us know, we'll adjust the schedule for a visit. Stay tuned to our home page for where and when. We would love to see everyone.

The History...

Our monthly tradition started in early 2006 as the reunion planning committee began meeting to plan the 2006 "Big-4oh" Class Reunion.

After a kickoff dinner at B. Russells, the planning group met at various restaurants or a classmate's home. It was so much fun meeting, planning the reunion, looking at old pictures, finding old friends and remembering old stories; that even after a successful and wonderful 40th reunion, the group and other local classmates decided to continue the monthly meetings.

And so it has been since the reunion in October 2006. Each month we meet and eat and greet and hope that an ol' (ol' not old) face shows up, and we have been very pleasingly surprised. Its great to keep up with other class mates and friends that many of us grew up with.

We welcome all from far and wide. On most months, we meet the 1st Monday at 1pm, but if you are going to be in town at a specific date, let us know, we are certainly flexible and would love to see all of our ol' friends. We have toured many of the local restaurants from Italian to Chinese and are always open to suggestions. Each month we plan where we want to go next month and try to get the word out. Come and join us.

For April 2009, we moved our normal 1st Monday lunch to Friday April 10th in order to accomidate Jim and Jean Marie Smith Russell's Easter visit to Paducah and it was well worth the effort. A bakers dozen class mates and spouses gathered at Whalers Catch including Jim & Jean Marie, Larry and CC, Maxine, Linda, Brenda & Dave, Diana, recent Paducah relo Nancy Duff, Reva, Pat and long time not seen David Wilson. As you can tell from the pictures, compliments of Jean and Brenda, we all had a grand time. We appreciate Jean and Jim making the effort to link up with us, even if it was for a very short visit, and we're looking forward to seeing other out of town class mates in the future.

These are NOT high resolution pictures, such is what phones offered in 2006, but you can see who was there and the fun we were having.

We followed the Pasta House from the mall to Jordan's Crossing, routinely went back to JP's and Tribeca, and many others places we didn't get pictures of. In September 2009, we went to Martin Fierro Argentinean Grill and Rodizio and we liked it so much we went back in December. Then all around town over the following months. We should write a restaurant guide. But, we will end this journal of our Lunch Bunch escapades in the Summer of 2011 as we once again begin planning for another reunion: our 45th. But, be assured the Reunion Continues even beyond our 50th as our Class of 66 Lunch Bunch enjoys the continuing reunion experience. Please join us anytime you can.

June 2024 started the summer off with La Delicia in bustling downtown Lone Oak. La Delicia had replaced The Parlor after Covid. Since it had been quite some time since we made pictures, we documented this lunch well. We were blessed with some we hadn't seen for a while including Jean Marie and 'significant other' Ken. Around the table clockwise from the back wall; Ken, Jeam Marie. Bobby, Diana, Cecelia, David, Nancy, Brenda, Diane, Reva, Danny and Maxine. We not only had a great lunch, but a great mini-reunion.

In October 2024, our intripid band of classy mates went back to Cheddars. We had tried Cheddars shortly after it opened in early 2022, but was turned off by the staff not combining tables to seat our group. Seating 8 in a corner booth made for 6 was as cosy as graduation night. Under new management now, we decided to try again and was not disappointed. They moved tables to accomidate our random gruop of 18 until they literally ran out of tables to move. The food was good - never a complaint - and the service was excellent! Not only did the waitress get the orders correct, but easily processed the varied collection of singles and couples tabs precisely. Good job! We may have added another favorite to our list.

This month, along with our usual local crew of Reva, Cecelia and Larry, Diane, Nancy and Tony, David and Brenda, Pat and Nancy, Butch, Diana and Maxine; were Stewie Gillan, Carolyn Wallace, Steve Wood, who drove up from Nashville; and Jean Marie and Ken drove in from Greenville, SC, circumnavagating the damage from Hurricane Helene. Quite a gregarius group that spent more than our usual lunch period catching up and even flowed into golfing the next day. So great to see ol' friends and even better reason to join the lunchbunch every month. We never know who might show up.

Following our 55th reunion in 2021, many felt the time for multi-day, catered banquets, programs and dancing had likely come to an end - especially since the 55th had adjorned at 9pm so we could all make our bedtimes. Occassional smaller gatherings would be preferable to a quinquennial extravaganza. And considering that the decades old bank account to execute such happenings was down to a pittance, thinking of mini-reunions began.

Following several months of surveying restraurants and venues, it came down to one of our long time favorites at a very convenient Lone Oak location. So on December 3rd, we met at New Asia welcoming several class mates not seen in some time. Twenty Two of us spent several hours with a lot of good food, catching up, and finally wishing all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year until the next mini-reunion. And at the same time, we closed the old bank account for the LOHS Class of 66.

See if you can find among the pictures: Diane Kaler Baribeau, Carolyn Wallace Bell, Stewie Gillian Boone, Cecelia Newton Crews, Larry Crews, Nancy Duff, Tony Holshouser, Reva Crooks Kirkham, Paula Metzger Leeper, Ricky Leeper, Brenda Straub Osborne, David Osborne, Nancy Godfrey Page, Tony Page, Dianna Whiteside Record, Nancy Smithson, Pat Smithson, Butch Walker, Denise Wilson, David Wilson, Steve Wood, Maxine Schroader Wynn. Thanks to everyone who was able to join us.

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Definitely NOT, the end...

Of course our lunch bunch adventures will continue. Check out our home page for each month's time and location, come and join us, no reservation is needed - we never know how many will show up... or from where. And we always have a good time and good food most of the time.