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\"\"NOAC 2009
\nNational Older Adult Conference of the Church of the Brethren<\/h3>\n

Lake Junaluska, N.C. — Sept. 7-11, 2009<\/h3>\n

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Wednesday,\u00a0Sept. 9, 2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Quotes of the Day:
\n<\/strong>“We should adopt and reinvigorate the Christian mission to call the state to its highest ideals…. We must work as never before to advocate for peace.” — David Waas, NOAC keynote speaker, discussing where\u00a0the legacies of nation and faith meet\u00a0or diverge<\/em><\/p>\n

“I like to think we get better with time.” — Cynthia Hale, preacher for the evening worship service on the theme, “Living My Life Like It’s Golden–Growing Older Gracefully”<\/em><\/p>\n

Overview of the Day:
\n<\/strong>Wednesday, Sept. 9, began at\u00a0NOAC with\u00a0“Meet the New Day,”\u00a0and breakfast.\u00a0The morning Bible study was led by Bob Neff, followed by a\u00a0keynote session with David Waas, professor of history\u00a0emeritus\u00a0at Manchester College, sponsored by\u00a0Cross Keys Village-the Brethren Home Community. Special activities in the afternoon included\u00a0a bus tour to the nearby Cherokee Oconaluftee Indian Village and a hike of the Oconaluftee River Trail in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Evening worship featured a message from\u00a0Cynthia Hale, a church planter and founding and senior pastor of Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Ga. College alumni receptions and ice cream socials continued this evening, sponsored\u00a0by Bridgewater College, Elizabethtown College, and the University of La Verne.<\/p>\n

NOAC Bits and Pieces<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oldest attendees are recognized:<\/em> The oldest\u00a0people at NOAC 2009 were recognized at the keynote session today. Two 96-year-olds received stones engraved with the word “Wisdom”: Catherine Fitze, born in 1912; and John Eller, born in 1913.<\/p>\n

Results of the NOAC Golf Tournament:
\nWinning team: <\/em>Bryon Grossnickle, Ginny Grossnickle,
\nPerry McCabe, and Leroy Weddle.
\nLong drive:<\/em> Leroy Weddle.
\nClosest to Pin #5: <\/em>Ralph Moyer.
\nClosest to Pin #9:<\/em> Jim Crumpacker.
\nClosest to Pin #15: <\/em>Ron Moyer.
\nMembers of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-place teams\u00a0won a shirt.<\/p>\n

MAX Daily Drawing Winners:<\/em>\u00a0Daily drawings are held at the MAX\u00a0booth in the NOAC exhibit hall, with winners receiving a $50 gift certificate to the Brethren Press bookstore. Tuesday’s winner was Tom Crago of Colorado Springs, Colo.\u00a0Today’s winner was Betty Lou Nyce of Lansdale, Pa.<\/p>\n

NOAC Story of the Day<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s the 75th anniversary of the most visited National Park in the east–the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.<\/p>\n

Actually, that\u2019s not why 41 NOAC attendees took the bus trip for a mile and a half hike from the town of Cherokee to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center–but it’s\u00a0a fact worth knowing.<\/p>\n

Dedicated during the height of the Great Depression, the park employed more Civilian Conservation Corps workers than any other site in the US. The Visitor Center itself, as well as the five tunnels through which the\u00a0NOAC Trail Hike\u00a0bus gingerly passed on the Blue Ridge Parkway, were all built by the CCC.<\/p>\n

A little rain didn\u2019t dampen the spirits of the hikers as they walked along the Oconaluftee River Trail, which ends at the Mountain Farm Museum. The museum\u00a0features authentic original farm buildings from the area, from farms located in the\u00a0park acreage before it became a national park.\u00a0Most of the buildings are\u00a0more than a century old. The corn crib, gear shed, barn, meathouse, chicken house, and apple house are rustic reminders of what it meant to live in the Smoky Mountains in a bygone era.<\/p>\n

The highlight of the hiking experience\u00a0was the expert commentary by the guide, a woman named Danny Bernstein who has written\u00a0the book\u00a0Hiking North Carolina\u2019s Blue Ridge Heritage. <\/em>Bernstein, who said her mission in life is \u201cto get people out of their cars and hiking,\u201d shared the rich history of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway,\u00a0the hiking trails, and the way people lived in that region before the park was instituted.<\/p>\n

The tradition of a Wednesday afternoon hike is an annual feature of NOAC.\u00a0This year is\u00a0was facilitated by Shirley Wampler and Bill Puffenberger.<\/p>\n

For more information about Danny Bernstein and the hiking trails of North Carolina go to http:\/\/www.hikertohiker.com\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n

— Frank Ramirez is pastor of Everett (Pa.) Church of the Brethren.<\/em><\/td>\n

\"\"
\nA group picture features all the people
\nwho are at the 2009 NOAC and who have attended all 10 of the National Older Adult Conferences.\u00a0Click here for more “just\u00a0for fun” pictures from NOAC<\/a>.\u00a0Photo by Eddie Edmonds<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Question of the Day
\n<\/strong>Name one food you hope is not on the menu?<\/em>\"\"<\/p>\n

Eva Simmons,
\nParkville, Md.
\n<\/strong>“I love salmon, but I don’t like it when they cook it with alcohol.”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong>Janet Bowman,
\nTimonium, Md.
\n<\/strong>“Hot peppers!”<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nBetty Thill,
\nStockton, Ill.
\n<\/strong>“Okra!” (The reporter agrees!)<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nPaul Roth,
\nLinville Creek, Va.
\n<\/strong>(Who first answered “235, because I counted,” thinking the question was, “How many roses are along the Rose Walk?”)
\nSpaghetti. It’s too heavy.<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nEmilie Dell,
\n<\/strong>McPherson, Kan.
\n<\/strong>“Meat. We’re vegetarians.”<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nMel Cormany,
\n<\/strong>Orville, Ohio
\n<\/strong>“Fish! It kind of tastes fishy.”<\/p>\n

(Interviews and photos by Frank Ramirez)<\/em>
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