Bonnie & Clyde Trade Days
by Stacey “Snoopy” Conly
There came a rumble in the distance,
and then suddenly their shadows appeared
through the dust of the dirt road! Is that
Bonnie and Clyde in their stolen ’34 Ford?
Noooo! That’s Dennis Smith and Sherry
Bond on their Harleys. They are the new
owners of Bonnie & Clyde Trade Days
outside of Arcadia in Bienville Parish.
Dennis and Sherry have been together for five
years. Dennis has been a company man in the oilfield
for over 37 years and a photographer. Sherry was a
carpenter who was remodeling Dennis’ house, which
is how they met.
Dennis states he wants them to be the Donald
Trump of Louisiana by “Making Louisiana Great
Again.” If you don’t get Dennis’ good natured sense
of humor with that statement, then you never will.
But he is sincere when he says this and Sherry is right
along with him. Dennis also stated “Any profit made
goes back into the property,” on which they live.
Trade Days will go on every month, no matter
the weather, every full weekend (Friday-Sunday)
before the third Monday of the month. They are
biker friendly and kid friendly; actually they don’t
discriminate period. There aren’t that many people
who are more good-hearted, loving, fun people and
I’m proud to call them my friends.
They started their business Howling Wolf with
Sherry sitting on a picnic table outside of Blue’s Barn
in Zwolle, LA with 2 chaps and 2 vests. Howling Wolf
took off, selling merchandise from Rebel Flag bikinis
to leathers to silver jewelry to patches to so much
more. Howling Wolf donates 25% to any benefit they
work with a total of $100,000 per year over the last
2 years being donated to benefits; such as, The Burn
Run, MD Anderson, Breast Cancer, etc…
When the opportunity came, they decided to
expand their horizons and on February 22, 2016 the
papers were signed and they officially became the
proud, if not exhausted, owners of Bonnie & Clyde
Trade Days just south of the Arcadia city limits on
Hwy 9. They, along with many wonderful family
members and friends have put a lot of hours into the
131 acres of beautiful property.
Bonnie & Clyde Trade Days
20550 Highway 9
Arcadia, LA
(318) 263-2437
http://www.bonnieandclydetradedays.net
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