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TROY — The “Catch The Glow at the Hayner” pumpkin carving contest held Oct. 26 on the front lawn of the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center received rave reviews from the participants, attendees and a great number of individuals and families who stopped by the event to enjoy the glow of more than 125 pumpkins, according to event organizers. PAGE 3

It’s Where You Live! www.troydailynews.com November 9, 2013

Volume 105, No. 264

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Hobart Arena seeks facility study Melanie Yingst

Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com

Letters to Santa Ho! Ho! Ho! It’s time for all good boys and girls to send their Christmas wishes to Santa at the North Pole. Again this year, the Troy Daily News will collect letters for the North Pole. Kids are invited to visit our website at www.tdn-net. com, click on the Letters to Santa link and follow the directions. All letters will receive a reply from Santa at the North Pole! On Monday, Dec. 23, the Troy Daily News will print all the letters received from around Miami and Shelby counties in a special Letters to Santa supplement. So tell Santa if you’ve been a good girl or boy and send him your Christmas wish list! Letters will be accepted online until Dec. 6. Merry Christmas!

TROY — A study of Hobart Arena is in the works and will await recommendation from the parks and recreation committee to conduct a feasibility study from a Florida firm. Crossroads Consulting Services, of Tampa, Fla., was chosen to conduct a study of the overall condition and submit a detailed evaluation of the

Hobart Arena at a cost not to exceed $75,000. The approval of the study will be presented to the parks and recreation committee. Chairman Robin Oda, Alan Clark and Doug Tremblay are the parks and recreation committee members who will meet to discuss the feasibility study contract at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11 at City Hall. The recreation board approved to move forward with the feasibility study when the

board members Tom Dunn, Brock Heath, and President Marty Hobart, met on Wednesday. According to the Crossroads letter to Deborah Swan, city engineer, the $75,000 fee includes professional fees as well as out-of-pocket expenses including travel related for a maximum of two trips to Troy. The letter states, ”if additional meetings are require related to this project, See HOBART | 2

Hobart Arena employees were joined by a group of people from an ice arena in Kettering, and an ice rink as far away as Kentucky for an ice painting seminar. In this 2004 file photo, Jet Ice LTD and Charles Mueller & Sons Inc., instructed those involved through the seminar at Hobart Arena in Troy. Anthony Weber | Troy Daily News File

Superintendent discusses State of Schools in Covington Jennifer Runyon

For Civitas Media tdneditorial@civitasmedia.com

Students dig deep into school

Doolittle Raider unable to make trip

ABOVE, “Asteroid” Alex Hamilton reads “Everybody Needs a Rock” by Byrd Baylor during a “Dig Deep” school program with the Miami County Park District Tuesday at Charleston Falls Preserve. Heywood Elementary School third-grade students visited four stations throughout the program and discovered the composition and importance of soil and rocks. LEFT, Third-grade student of Heywood Elementary School Shyann Shelby finds a rock at Charleston Falls Preserve Tuesday in Tipp City. Kathaleen Deam and Kearstin Gearhart’s third-grade classes explore the preserve during “Dig Deep.” Students rotated through four stations during an educational program which correlates with the curriculum that introduced students to our natural resources and how we use them.

A Doolittle Raider who spent most of World War II in Japanese captivity can’t make it to Saturday’s final toast ceremony in Ohio, but his son says his father has already offered his own salute to fallen comrades. See Page 5

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Anthony Weber | Troy Daily News

COVINGTON — The State of the Schools Address for Covington school district was h el d We d n e s d ay. Superintendent Dave Larson opened by thanking the many local businesses who donate to the district. He also shared the district’s mission statement: “The Mission of the Covington Schools is to provide an excellent educational foundation that prepares our students to become productive and responsible citizens.” He then addressed results of the district’s State Report Card. “The report card is just a snapshot of what goes into making productive, responsible adults,” Larson said. This year, the state gave districts letter grades instead of ratings such as “Excellent” or “Effective.” Grades were given for individual areas but no overall grade was given. Overall grades will begin in 2015. Larson spoke about some of the graded areas. First, Larson addressed the academics score. This is composed of two categories, Performance Index, which measures test results of every student and Indicators Met, which measures how many students have passed the state tests at a minimum level, called proficient, or higher. In order to meet See SCHOOLS | 2

‘Avenue of Flags’ to celebrate veterans Colin Foster

Staff Writer colinfoster@civitasmedia.com

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Several “Avenue of Flags” teams including Nevin Fessler, left, and Doug Tremblay, background, place American flags in Westbrook subdivision Friday in Troy.

TROY — Ever been driving through Troy this time of year and wondered where all the American flags displayed in front of businesses and homes come from? The flags seen around town are a project of the Troy Noon Optimist Club, and they are put up by members of the club on Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day. This marks the third year the club has done the “Avenue of Flags” project — and Troy Noon Optimist flag chair Teresa Reed is hoping the flag count can grow in the upcoming years. “We want to see this grow. We have grown to over 300 flags — and our mission is to see 1,000 flags or more flying throughout Troy on

these wonderful holiday’s,” Reed said. According to Reed, the idea came after talking with the Centerville Noon Optimist Club. When the Troy Noon Optimist Club was looking for a fundraiser a few years back, the idea for the “Avenue of Flags” seemed like the perfect fit. “I have kids in the military (Navy), as do many of us,” Reed said. “All of us are very patriotic and we care about the youth. We saw this as a win-win for the Troy Noon Optimist — it was a good way to let Troy show their patriotism.” “We were looking for it as one of our projects of the Troy Noon Optimist Club,” said Doug Tremblay, who was out placing flags all over town Friday afternoon with Nevin Fessler. “It’s patriotic — and it allows us to raise money for our youth proj-

ects.” There were nine groups out setting up flags on Friday, and two more will be out today. The flags will be up around Troy until Tuesday. “We have people honk all the time and wave to us,” Tremblay said. “We’ll be out here with our flags … there’s lots of tooting. We haven’t had anyone complain, and the flags are all nice and clean.” The Troy Noon Optimist Club is one of 80 plus clubs in Ohio and 1,000 throughout the world. The focus of all Optimist clubs is to bring out the best in kids. The Troy Noon Optimist Club have a number of adult volunteers who run many service projects and family activities during the year. The club sponsors scholarships for youth, and holds events such as the oratorical contest See FLAGS | 2

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