YAH Luncheon–May 10, 2011

Dayton Christian – Resounding Joy

We normally start our program with a prelude of some kind.  This month, we had a Piano Duo with Fred Scheffler and his student, David Brandt.  They provided an excellent selection of music, playing individually and as a duet. You can hear them, HERE.

After this excellent prelude, we started our program with jokes, acknowledging first time visitors, birthdays and anniversaries.  Then we introduced the day trips for May (Velvet Ice Cream), June (B&B Riverboat on the Ohio River) and July (Reds game against the Mets).  Finally, we introduced the program everyone came to hear.  Resounding Joy from Dayton Christian. You can listen to this part of the program HERE.

These High School students and their leader, Tracy Miller, always do an excellent job.

They even brought along their own guitarists and percussion.

I thought the soloists and the signers also did a fantastic job, really making their program interesting and unique.

Following Resounding Joy, we introduced our June program.  Chris Thompson will be performing a vocal concert for us.

Day Trip–April 26, 2011

We traveled up I-75 for our April Day Trip to two interesting museums.  First, we went to the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio.  I’ve been there before and enjoy air and space museums, although the one right here in Dayton is far superior.  Of course, Neil is an Ohio native who was the first human to step foot on the moon.  So, much of this museum focused on this even with exhibits, photos, etc.

After touring the Air and Space Museum, we drove down to New Bremen, Ohio.  I was pleased to note that most of the center of this town has been renovated. I think this was done by Crown Industries. Once there, we stopped to have a bite to eat at La Piazza.  This was a very nice Italian Restaurant with a very good selection on their noon buffet.  I highly recommend this.

 

After lunch we went one door down to the Bicycle Museum of America.  They started us in a theater across the street for an overview and nice video about early bicycles.  Then we broke into two groups with guides for each of us to tour the museum.  The museum had a large selection of old bicycles and also a number of newer ones that were unique.

This bicycle was used in a Chinese performance and is quite interesting because you rid in the middle.

I’m not sure if this really qualifies as a bicycle or if it is a really big peddle car.  One thing I think we will all agree, these gals are true kids at heart!  That’s why we are called “Young at Heart”, I guess.

When I was in High School, I had a Whizzer which is a bicycle with a motor. I thought it was cool because it looked so much like a motor cycle.

In my mind this trip was a great one; and I highly recommend a trip into New Bremen for a meal and visit to the Bicycle Museum of America.  If you are looking for an interesting place to show to your family or friends, check this out.