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BFHS Class of '83 getting early reunion start
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June 14, 2012 |
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Weren't they
cute? It's hard to believe, but it's
been almost 30 years since the Bonners
Ferry High School Class of '83 received
their diplomas and set out into the
great big world! |
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It's 13 months and counting until the Bonners
Ferry High School Class of '83 celebrates its
30th reunion, and work is already underway to
make it a reunion to remember.
It's going to be made even more special, as 2013
will also bring the All Class Reunion, which
brings Badger alumni from all over the world
back to town to renew old acquaintances and
catch up with friends not seen in a while.
To get everyone on the same page, the Class of
'83 reunion committee has launched a page on
Facebook,
http://www.facebook.com/pages/BFHS-Class-of-1983-Thirty-Year-Reunion/249566331730597,
and they are asking everyone in the class to
reach out to other classmates who've kept in
touch, using the Facebook page as a gathering
place. In fact, what they'd really like to see
are pictures posted of everyone both from today
as well as during those golden school years ...
it might help take away a little bit of that
shock that's normal when you first meet up with
someone you haven't seen in years!
While things are far from being nailed down,
considerable progress is being made on the party
planning front. Darla is looking at bands, and
she may have found it, a rocking quartet out of
Coeur d'Alene, the Hitmen, who know how to crank
out the 80s hits.
The venue is still under discussion; so far it
seems a toss up between the beautiful Twin
Rivers Canyon Resort at the confluence of the
Kootenai River and the Moyie, where there is
ample space for camping plus fun outdoor
activities, to the newest gathering place in
Bonners Ferry, the Kootenai River Brewing
Company, where owner and brewmaster Mike Naumann
could very well brew up a special beer dedicated
to the Class of '83!
The dates haven't been firmed up, either, but
organizers are looking hard at July 6-7, a
holiday weekend which might make it easier for
far-flung alumni and their families attend,
along with everyone whose still around with
memories of the class who'll no doubt be
crashing the party to say hi and catch up.
Dinner is going to be a big hit, as Gina has
volunteered to do the catering, and she is an
extraordinary chef! It's going to be a big job
and she won't be turning down help; you can use
the Facebook page to sign up.
It may be early, but the BFHS Class of '83
reunion is promising to show that the class
still has it!
Just to begin stirring a few memories, here's a
look back at some of the highlights of that
year. The Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded their
first album, Mount Kīlauea begins slowly
erupting on the Big Island of Hawaii and it's
still flowing today. Computers were far
different, IBM developed a PC and 1983 was the
year that one of the first Internet protocols,
ARPANET, transitioned to the protocol still
dominant, TCP/IP.
The space shuttle Challenger made her maiden
voyage, Pioneer 10 became the first man-made
object to leave the solar system, Sally Ride
became the first woman put into space by the
United States. It was in 1983 that President
Ronald Reagan unveiled his "Star Wars" missile
defense plan as well as the announcement that
Global Positioning System technology, GPS, would
be made available for civilian use.
KISS appeared in public for the first time
without makeup, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
became a national holiday, Reverend Jesse
Jackson announces his bid for the presidency and
a still recognizable Michael Jackson released
"Billie Jean."
Hard to believe we're all 30 years older! |
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