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June 3, 2013 It’s Where You Live! Volume 105, No. 132

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2013 TROY STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL

A berry good time was had Organizers pleased with how festival came off BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@civitasmedia.com

More festival photographs

Troy Strawberry Festival Chairman Jon Dankworth admitted to feeling a little nervous about how all the festivities would pan out this weekend, following the cancellation of all events Friday due to a rainstorm. But Sunday evening, with an hour before the closing ceremony, Dankworth said he couldn’t have been happier with the annual event. “We’ve had a great day — the weather held out again,” Dankworth said. “Based on the crowd yesterday and the crowd today, I think people saw the weather yesterday and said, ‘We aren’t going to chance it — let’s go out tomorrow.’ But I couldn’t be more pleased with every-

There are plenty more photos from the 2013 Troy Strawberry Festival. See Page 16.

TROY thing.” Troy Strawberry Festival Manager Heather Dorsten echoed Dankworth’s sentiments. “I think it went a lot better than we were thinking it would. Friday with the rain, I thought, ‘Oh no, what if it’s this way the whole weekend? But it seemed like there was some sort of bubble over Troy, and every time the radar showed rain, it was dissipating,” Dorsten said. Sunday’s events consisted of the 10K and Shortcake Special runs, car show, diaper derby and several other events, along with vendors selling everything strawberry and traditional festival food. Crafts and games also were STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER part of the mix. Countless strawberries from Fulton Farms are sold by the buck• See FESTIVAL on 2 et at the Troy Strawberry Festival.

Tornado kills storm chasers Three veteran storm chasers died doing what they loved: roaming the Great Plains in search of dangerous storms like the one in Oklahoma that ended their final pursuit. Tim Samaras, his son Paul and colleague Carl Young, who through the years had shared dramatic videos with television viewers and weather researchers, died Friday night when an EF3 tornado with winds up to 165 mph turned on them near El Reno, Okla. See

STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER

Members of Newton Band Boosters sell strawberries inside their tent during the 2013 Troy Strawberry Festival.

Newton Music Boosters keep booth simple

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YWCA taking cell phones

BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@civitasmedia.com

The YWCA Piqua has collected more than 2,600 cell phones for donation to the Miami County Family Abuse Shelter since 2004 and continues to collect them. “Phones that are donated can be used for reprogramming to 911 and given to victims of domestic violence. Any damaged or broken phone can be sold and the monies from the sale will be used to benefit the Miami County Family Abuse Shelter,” said Barb Holman, executive director of the shelter. See Page 3.

For several years, the Newton Music Boosters have sold Fulton Children line up while judges get a look at the best costume Sunday at Center Stage during the Farms strawberries by the quart Diaper Derby at the 2013 Troy Strawberry Festival. and bucket at the Troy Strawberry Festival, offering a “upick table” where patrons can select any of the berry containers off the table. Proceeds benefits the band strawberries or even a cell phone BY NATALIE KNOTH TROY (grades five-12) and choir (grades as motivation. Staff Writer Winning Sunday’s competition nknoth@civitasmedia.com For Osbourne, entering her TROY was 9-month-old Reece, coaxed daughter in the annual along by his mother Jessica Lyla Gutierrez might not have Strawberry Festival event is seven-12), particularly trips for Oakley on the other side. been the fastest crawler at somewhat of a family tradition. Capturing Reece’s attention was- the high schoolers. Sunday’s diaper derby, but the 7“I was in the diaper derby “This is our traveling fundraismonth-old certainly stood out when I was little and I won, so I n’t too difficult, she said. er. The marching band goes to “He’s just a mama’s boy. I was from the competition with her thought it’d be fun for her to holding his pacifier, and he likes Disney World every four years white tutu adorned with mini enter,” she said. and the choir just got back from that a lot,” Oakley said. “I knew strawberries. She did, however, Hosted at Center Stage, the New York. We’re hoping to make win Best Themed Costume, a des- contest is open to babies younger he would come over for me, but I this a once-every-four-years thing, ignation given before the start of than 13 months, who must crawl didn’t know he’d win the whole too,” said Joy Edington, coordinathing.” the race. — and not stand or walk — tor of the Strawberry Festival As for how to celebrate his “Her cousin (Chelsea Hubbard) across a carpeted area, as stated booth. honorary crawling, Oakley jokmakes her a tutu for every cosby diaper derby chair Becky Newton music groups also tume for every holiday, and her Pappas. At the beginning of each ingly said, “I’ll give him a bottle travel to Great Wolf Lodge and aunt (Tammy Iddings) makes all heat, the infants tended to glance with cold milk.” (Reece’s father Kings Island, she added. the headbands. I bought the shirt around at the crowd, mystified by Josh was at home.) The group sells about 2,600 Garnering second place in the quarts every year, priced at $5 a and just put it together,” said her all the attention. Finally, the child would begin crawling derby was Shelby Poland, folmother, Megan Osbourne. Lyla’s • See NEWTON on 2 toward a parent dangling a toy, lowed by Kessler Rowe. father is Cody Gutierrez. STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER

Fashion rules at diaper derby

INSIDE TODAY Advice ............................8 Calendar.........................3 Classified......................11 Comics ...........................9 Deaths ............................6 George W. Brubaker Richard T. Counts Maynard W. Elliott Nellie C. Shamblin Horoscopes ....................8 Opinion ...........................5 Sports...........................13 TV...................................8

Blocher enjoys time as Miss Junior Strawberry

OUTLOOK Today Cooler High: 70° Low: 50°

BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com

Tuesday Sunny, nice High: 73° Low: 50°

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Maria Blocher was used to watching the Troy Strawberry Festival Parade from the street, but this year, she got a whole new perspective on the traditional hometown parade. The 14-year-old incoming freshmen student at Miami East High School said she enjoyed a new view from the Strawberry Festival Queen’s float this year STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER after she was crowned Miss Jr. Maria Blocher, a Miami East High School student, hands out festival Strawberry on May 18. “I always liked watching the brochures during the 2013 Troy Strawberry Festival.

Next Door If you know someone who should be profiled in our Next Door feature, contact City Editor Melody Vallieu at 440-6265, or send her an email at mvallieu@civitasmedia.com parade,” Blocher said as she walked over to watch the Strawberry Festival’s Diaper Derby. “It was fun seeing everybody wave back and smile. I t • See BLOCHER on 2

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