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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1973)
Bonanza Well Received; Feed 3,000 First 3 Days By BILL HENRY Editor Bryan-Collego Station welcom ed a new resident this week—The Bonanza Steak House. It was more like stormed rather than welcomed as over 3,000 citizens visited the rustically decorated eating' establishment during the first three days of business. Bonanza, which swung open its doors Saturday, was officially welcomed to the city Tuesday morning by the mayors of both communities and the Chamber of Commerce during grand opening celebrations. Also present were manager Wesley Gideon and owner Sarg- eant Hill of Port Worth both of whom said they were very pleased to be located in the area. “We are proud to be here and I think this restaurant will be something the community can be proud of,” Gideon said at Tues day’s festivities. We’re going to serve good food and we’re here to please our customers.” Sunday, Mother’s Day, Bonanza served over 1,200 people and re corded the highest receipts of any Bonanza in the nation. It also came within $50 of being the highest in the history of the com pany which numbers 250 estab lishments. “We expect this Bonanza to be one of the top ten in the nation,” Hill said before the ceremonies began. “We also have an agree ment with Culpepper Realty to ex tend another dining room when and if the business dictates.” Hill said that as soon as all the personnel are properly train ed, it will take approximately 11 minutes to get from the ordering stand to the cashier and “that’s a lot faster than table service.” Bonanza currently employs 26 people which include 12 fulltime staff and 14 students and has a seating capacity of 186 in two separate dining rooms. The cost of the building was $117,000 plus over $100,000 in soft goods such as furniture and car peting. “We should have been open two months ago but we had prob lems with the weather, especially with our parking lot,” Gideon said. Gideon is not a newcomer to the community as he has been in charge of the Holiday Inn restau rant for the past two years since coming from San Antonio’s Tow er of the Americas and the Luby’s chain in that city. He has also managed the 12 restaurant Mac Eplen chain of Abilene. He is a graduate of Trinity University where he was named a Small College All-America foot ball player. He also played three years with professional Montreal Canadian football team for three years. THE FEELING WAS MUTUAL as Bryan-College Station dignitaries welcomed the Bonanza Steak House to town Tuesday morning in grand opening ceremonies. Pictured here from left to right are College Station mayor Dick Hervey, Bryan major J. E. Skri- vanek, Mrs. Frances Hill, owner Sargeant Hill and city manager Rand Boswell. Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the editor or of the writer of tne article and are not necessarily those of the University administration or the Board of Directors. The Battalion is a non-profit, self-supporting enterprise operated by students as a University and Community newspaper. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words and are subject to being cut to that length or less if longer. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit such letters and does not guarantee to publish any letter. Each letter must be signed and show the address of the xuriter. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77813. Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim Lindsey, chairman; Dr. Tom Adair, Dr. R. A. Albanese, Dr. H. E. Hierth, W. C. Harrison, J. W. Griffith, L: E. Kruse and B. B. Sears The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc, New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 6% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatchs credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. EDITOR BILL HENRY THE NAGGING QUESTION: WHERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO EAT? THE DELICIOUS ANSWER: PENISTON CAFETERIA IN SBISA HALL! Since the MSC Cafeteria is closed due to construction, Peniston Cafeteria will serve three meals a day until the summer session begins: Serving Hours: Breakfast 6:30 a. m. to 9:45 a. m. Lunch 11:00 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. Dinner 4:30 p. m. to 6:30 p. m. Beverages, desserts & pastries will be available 9:45 a. m. to 11:00 a. m. The MSC evening specials you knew and loved have been moved to Peniston so you won’t miss a thing. For Coffee drinkers and in-between snackers the “sidewalk cafe” snack bar is available in the new portion of the MSC, across from the Post Office. “QUALITY FIRST” Houston Personnel Association To Confer On Campus Friday Members of the Houston Per sonnel Association will visit Tex as A&M Friday on their annual spring field trip. Dave Clark of Allied Chemical, the association’s program chair man, said approximately 200 members and wives are expected to tour the campus in chartered buses. with an address in the Zachry Engineering Center by Dr. Rich ard E. Wainerdi, assistant vice president for academic affairs. A patio dinner is scheduled at Briarcrest Country Club prior to the group’s return to Houston. THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, May 16, 1973 BUSIER - JONES AGENCY HOME MORTGAGES INSURANCE FARM & HOME SAVINGS-ASSOCIATION Home Office: Nevada, Mo. 3523 Texas Ave. (in Ridgecrest) 846-3708 The visit, being coordinated by TAMU’s Office of the Vice Presi dent for Academic Affairs, was arranged through Mayo J. Thomp son of Houston, public relations vice president for the Association of Former Students. Thompson noted the Houston Personnel Association includes personnel directors and employ ment managers of some 200 major corporations in the Houston area. He pointed out the firms repre sented in the association employ many TAMU alumni and are pros pective employers for numerous future graduates. Scheduled to arrive at 3 p.m., the group will take driving tours of the campus and make stops at the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Floral Test Garden, Nuclear Science Cen ter and College of Veterinary Medicine. The campus visit will conclude Prof On Coast Dr. George Carter, distinguished professor of geography at Texas A&M University, is conducting archeological field work this sum mer in California to help confirm his unconventional theories about the antiquity of man in America. Carter and two California as sociates, James Moriarty and Herb Minshall, will conduct ex cavations at dual sites in the San Diego area, noted Dr. Edwin Do ran Jr., head of TAMU’s Geo graphy Department. NOW BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE. YOU WILL BE PLEASED WITH THESE CARE FULLY PREPARED AND TASTE TEMPTING FOODS. EACH DAILY SPECIAL ONLY $1.19 PLUS TAX. . MONDAY EVENING TUESDAY EVENING WEDNESDAY EVENING SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL BROILED BACON FRESH CORN FED CHICKEN P’RIED BEEF WRAPPED CATFISH STEAK w/CREAM MOCK FILET STEAK FILET w/TARTAR GRAVY GERMAN STYLE SAUCE Choice of two POTATOES Cole Slaw vegetables Choice of one vegetable Grandma’s Cornbread Choice of one Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee Rolls & Butter vegetable Tea or Coffee Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL ITALIAN CANDLELIGHT DINNER — ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing- - Hot Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee You cannot believe you get, “The Whole Thing,” for $1.19 FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL MEXICAN FIESTA DINNER TWO CHEESE AND ONION ENCHILADAS w/CHILI Spanish Rice Patio Style Beans Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee SATURDAY SPECIAL NOON AND EVENING OLD FASHIONED YANKEE POT ROAST Potato Pancake Choice of one vegetable Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON AND EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce & Crabapple Cornbread Dressing Rolls - Butter - Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable. “QUALITY FIRST” MEAT DEPT. 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