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BHS Class of 1957
50th Reunion in Orlando, Florida
Our 50th class reunion was held July 4 thru July 8, 2007 at the fabulous Rosen's Shingle Creek Hotel.
Upon arriving late Wednesday afternoon I picked up my Welcome Package from the Panama Canal Society and my name tag around 6:00 PM. I then went looking for my classmates. I ran into June and Larry about an hour later. If you love to walk then the Rosen was the place to be. During our stay we logged in the miles. Now 230 acres is a huge area to cover and I kid you not it is the largest hotel I have ever enjoyed staying at in the world!
Above is the picture of the BHS Class of 1957 that were available for pictures.
Here is a picture of our 40th Reunion in Orlando, Florida. As you can see some  of our classmates have passed---God bless them all may they rest in peace.
I have been looking for my lost Football Program of the 1950's for a number of years now. My search is over! I can rest now and by-pass all the flea markets I have been scouring since leaving the old Canal Zone. Danny our creative genius has turned it all into a beautiful keepsake reunion brochure. A million thanks, Danny!

Now lets look ahead and see what is cooking! Do we have a deal for you! Yes, a trip home to Panama or what we use to call home. Now to get you in the mood and get those juices flowing and dreaming of Panama I have the following reflection I wrote some time back:

The Noon Day Sun in Panama City
For all who remember the noon day sun in Panama City

I hear the Chiva horns a singing
People en La Central Avenue
Are swirling all around me
The sun is bright
My Panabrisa has become one with my back
Students pass struggling with their packs
Oh Mamma Mia my feet ache
The sun feels like lead pellets on my back
I bent over double and climb Salsipuedes
My shopping bag carries today's lunch
Its fresh cut chicken, legumes and corn
The bells of Santa Anna are ringing
Soon it will be noon
Everybody in Panama is on the move
From Casa Miller to Bella Vista
And all points of the compass
Yes amigo, the time has come to get on home
It is way too hot to stand around
In the noon day sun in Panama City

----- Louis Joseph Barbier

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