In addition to the choir there was a men's quintet that did a very nice acapella piece.
Tracy Miller led the choir.
A number of the students also gave scripture readings and solos.
The entire presentation by the Dayton Christian High School group can be heard on-line HERE.
Next, the Miami Valley Women’s Center provided an interesting presentation about the women's center and their services for young men and women. Nancy, who is the Clinical Director and Cindy Goode, the Executive Director, did the speaking and used an interesting video. I thought I knew all there was to know, but I did learn something new. Click the names to hear their talks.
Nancy also showed a short video of an Ultrasound for a baby about 12 weeks old still in it's mommy. Who could abort after seeing this? Click HERE to see the video on YouTube.
This is the first time we’ve used the new facilities, including the first ever use of the new kitchen. These facilities are going to work out very well for our group. Join us in December and you won't be disappointed!
Charlie's day job is at Cedarville University where is a professor teaching trumpet, etc. He is also a part of several other musical ventures. He is first chair with the Dayton Symphony, plays trumpet with the Carillon Brass and does an annual program in Germany with EuroBrass. Since this doesn't keep Charlie busy enough, he also is in partnership with his son in a local Papa Murphy's Pizza franchise. Dr. Charles Clevenger is also a professor at Cedarville University and teaches piano. We should also plan a piano concert by Dr. Clevenger, some day!
Today Charlie played a nice variety of pieces intermixed with stories from his past. I think I saw Charlie's mom, Betty, cringing a few times as he told things about his childhood that she is hearing for the first time. All in all, this was a wonderful time together.
Today, we visited the Wick's Pies production facility in Winchester, Indiana. Wicks produces a huge volume of pies and pie shells each day. On a typical year, they bake approximately 12 million pies and shells; sending pies to about 30 states in the USA. They employ about 75 people to work three shifts a day. The third shift is dedicated to cleaning and maintenance.
Our guides (a man and his wife) explained some of what we could expect to see before we entered the facilities. I was impressed with how clean and efficient the factory was.
I couldn't help taking this photo of Bill Potter. He had a beard that had to be covered, so we nicknamed him Santa! Tease him about this when you see him!
After the factory tour, we went across the street to Mrs. Wick's Pies Restaurant for lunch and some of their famous pie. Most of us also bought a pie or two (or even many more) to bring home to family and friends.
This trip was a fun one and will live on in our memories for a long time. Of course a lot of the credit goes to the entertainers and our planners, Diamond Tours. However, I believe one other major reason for the success of this trip is our people. Everyone was cooperative and helped each other when help was needed. Some long lasting friendships have been made during the week of our Branson Trip. It is my hope that these relationships will continue and grow.
Some also walked to the waterfront for a view of the casino, river boats and the mighty Mississippi River. 
There is a nice museum under the arch; Mercantile Store and gift shop, too. That is also were we board the cars to the top of the arch.
After this show we visited the Grand Country Market and had lunch in a variety of restaurants.
Here are a few photos of our YAH group on the showboat.
After dinner we went to the Baldknobbers Theatre. In case you didn't know, Baldknobbers were vigilante groups who would meet on the top of a barren hill (bald knob). The Baldknobbers are celebrating their 50th year in Branson as the oldest entertainment. It is easy to see how they have survived so long. They are one of the most fun entertainment programs I have ever attended. The music was great and the comedy was outstanding.
The trip continued like clock work with only some minor showers along the way. We stopped at the Cracker Barrel in Effingham, IL for lunch. Then arrived at the Drury in St. Louis for the night at 3PM as planned.
Our headliners for the day were the Spittin’ Image (Swabb twins, Brian and Blain). These guys are some of our group’s favorite entertainers. They do great singing and instrument playing plus comedy.
Don’t ask which is Brian or Blain but I hear that their family knows the difference. I’m betting that they have to say something first.
This time they had a couple of our guys come up to the platform and perform with them as Elvis. The Elvis Brothers were a real hit and had me laughing out loud. You gotta believe that two 80+ year old guys as Elvis is funny but these guys did a great job and played the parts very well. I always say us old guys are really all just teenagers in old man’s bodies and this duo are certainly proof of my theory.
To end the Elvis segment, the guys really let their "hair" down!
If you know anyone who would enjoy good entertainment from the Spittin’ Image they can be contacted via their website. http://spittinimage.org/ 
Tuesday, August 20 we visited the King Tut Exhibit at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. I thought this was an excellent exhibit and we all had a good time in the museum. Unfortunately, they would not let us take photos in the exhibit area, so this will not include the photos that I enjoy posting here.
After seeing the museum presentations of King Tut, I thought it would be interesting to do some research about the Pharaohs and their interaction with the Bible. I was specifically interested in the time of Moses and the Pharaohs that he would have known or been known by. It turns out that these pharaohs would have been Thutmose 1, 2, 3 and Amenhotep II who followed Thutmose III. These were several hundreds years prior to the King Tut that we visited.
Remember that Moses was found in the bulrushes by a princess (probably the daughter of Thutmose 1). Her name is Nefure and was later known as Queen Hatshepsut who co-ruled with Thutmose II and later Thutmose III (her step-son). She was a very powerful woman and leader in her own right.
Of course, we could find information in the history textbooks but I chose to do all of my research on the Internet. The first place to look for information of historic value is often Wikipedia. So, I did a search and read Thutmose’s wiki. There is plenty of interesting reading about Thutmose III according to Wikipedia. However, we often have to read the wikis with an understanding that these are written by others just like you and me. To be most accurate, much of this is probably written by professors and others with better than average abilities to understand history. The downside of Wikipedia is that it is often written and edited by people who do not regard the Bible as authoritative, so we also need to get information from the Bible and other Bible scholars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thutmose_III
Another history writer about Bible times is Josephus. His lifetime and writing occurred during the first century AD. I don’t know where he got his information about Moses, but I suppose it was passed down by word of mouth, so it could certainly have included some exaggerations. Josephus stated that Moses became a general under Thutmose III but Thutmose took credit for his victories. According to Josephus it was during one of these campaigns that he met his Ethiopian wife. We do know as a fact from the Bible that Moses did have an Ethiopian wife.
http://www.biblehistory.net/Moses_Pharaoh.pdf
There is also evidence in Acts 7 and Hebrews 11:24 that would show the royal importance of Moses. Perhaps he could have even succeeded Thutmose II. Read this:
http://www.bibarch.com/Chronology/Exodus/Hathseptsut.htm
The following link is also a very interesting bit of research from a Biblical viewpoint. It is easy to see how Moses could have actually become a Pharaoh himself.
http://biblelight.net/moses.htm
Unfortunately, you can see that there are certainly a good number of opinions about who Moses was or when he lived, etc. It is most important that we KNOW he really did live and delivered the Jews from Egypt into the Promised Land (Canaan/Israel).
So, I invite you to join my adventure and follow the links above and even find some more on your own. However, please don’t let all of this become more confusing that it should.
Next Gary brought out his little boy who seemed to upstage Gary and then their voices got switched! But, don’t worry it all ended up normal again.
Just to even out the age range, Gary had a baby who was a bit of a crybaby then he brought out a more mature lady who had a great sense of humor. I think she would fit in our Young at Heart group very well, so I invited her to join us.
Gary even mixed up working with his dummies (puppets) with some magic and also found a genie in a bottle. Unfortunately, he never let the genie out of the bottle. I would have liked meeting him. For his magic he introduced us to three balls that seemed to get their positions mixed up often.
We couldn’t let Gary’s dummies outdo our Young at Heart group, so Gary invited 5 of our people to join him for a little singing.
Then, Paul and Lisa joined in singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”
Paul and Lisa get points for singing enthusiasm even if their singing was NOT up to Broadway standards.
