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June 19, 2013 It’s Where You Live! Volume 105, No. 145
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Gentis recently served as Tri-Village Junior High and High School principal for the 2012BY MELANIE YINGST 2013 school year. Gentis will take over the role Staff Writer as principal from Tim Williams who retired as myingst@civitasmedia.com high school principal after serving the district for more than 19 years, including the last 11 The Miami East Board of Education years as high school principal. approved and welcomed Todd Gentis as the According to Gentis’ resume, he taught fifth new high school principal at Monday’s regular grade science and language arts as well as sevmeeting. enth grade science at the Brookville
Intermediate School since 1999. He served as the Brookville High School varsity girls basketball head coach from 20102012 and was the junior varsity girls’ basketball coach from 2008-2010. He also coached the Brookville High School boys’ tennis program from 2000-2007 and was the junior varsity boys’ basketball coach at Northridge High School from 2006-2008. A few of Gentis’ accomplishments during his year as Tri-Village Junior High and High
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Project hits snag
Correction In Monday’s story “Rock the River,” the flashmob group that performed at Treasure Island’s concert Sunday was misidentified. The flashmob dance group was part of the Ohio Performing Arts Institute in Springfield. D. Scot Davidge, the director, was asked to put together the flash mob by Tom Kendall and students from the studio volunteered to learn the choreography and take time to do the dance. The Springfield Ballet Theatre, also part of OPAI, danced at the welcome stage in the park as the GOBA riders arrived. The Troy Daily News apologizes for this error.
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Phase one behind, phase two set to begin early BY CECILIA FOX For Civitas Media tdneditorial@civitasmedia.com Several months into a $3 million streetscape project, and construction on Main Street has hit a snag. Unexpected delays mean that phase one of the project — the work between First and Third streets — will be complete later than expected, but phase two will begin earlier. STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBER The project is still anticA GOBA rider pedals through the Public Square to explore the downtown area Monday in Troy. ipated to be completed by mid-October. “We can’t expect to do a project this large without having issues somewhere along the line,” Councilman Pat Hale said. The original schedule projected a July 6 phase one completion date. Unforeseen issues, including extra work on the water lines and the surBY NATALIE KNOTH prising discovery of a Staff Writer buried tank, set construcnknoth@civitasmedia.com tion back five days. The contractor now anticipates elsey Johnson has participated that the first phase will be in the Great Ohio Bicycle complete July 31. In order to finish the Adventure for a very long time project by Oct. 15, Double — since she was in the womb, to be Jay Construction requestexact. ed they be allowed to start “My mom found out on Father’s Day, on phase two in July, before the first day of GOBA every year, that phase one is finished. she was pregnant,” Johnson said. “She Council discussed the wanted to know issue at its June 18 study TROY session and agreed to let before she started ridwork on phase two go foring so she wouldn’t ward. Members of council push herself too agreed that beginning the hard.” first week in July, construcShe and her mother Carol Kerslake were tion on Main Street among the estimated 2,300 visitors staying at between First and Third Community Park for two nights as part of the streets and from Third annual cycling tour. Kerslake counted this Street to the railroad year as her 11th time participating. tracks will continue simul“This is just a week like no other. You’re taneously. The Third Street removed from computers and cell phones and intersection will close eartechnology. It is so relaxing,” said Kerslake, 56, lier than anticipated, as who’s from Cleveland. “I was trying to explain crews peel away the road it at work — it’s a vacation, a very stress-free bed and begin work on the week where the only things you have to worry utilities. about are where you’re going to get your coffee Starting phase two Troy Community Park turned into a “tent city” for the GOBA while phase one is still • See GOBA on Page 2 event, as riders camped out during their visit to Troy.
‘A week like no other’
Officials: Blaze started by Cyclists enjoy return a campfire visit to Troy for Great An unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a blaze that has led to the evacuations of 800 homes and 1,500 people, officials said Tuesday. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials released the cause of the fire Tuesday, as 2,200 firefighters — up from more than 700 Monday — worked to gain the upper hand on it amid windy, dry conditions. No other details were available about where the fire started, spokeswoman Karen Guillemin said.
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OUTLOOK Today Mostly sunny High: 78° Low: 57° Thursday Mostly sunny High: 80° Low: 55°
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Trustees consider change for parking regulation BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com
Concord Township trustees are considering a parking regulation resolution after a resident comHome Delivery: plained of commercial equipment 335-5634 being parked on narrow neighborClassified Advertising: hood streets at Tuesday’s regular (877) 844-8385 meeting. Michael Collier, a resident of Broken Woods Drive, addressed his concerns about a large truck and 6 74825 22406 6 wood chipper being parked on the
CONCORD TWP. street and not at a business at a township trustee meeting earlier this month. Collier attended Tuesday’s meeting and said although the equipment has been removed from his neighborhood street, it was parked for 17 nights, but moved and then would return, which is in compliance of the 72-hour rule.
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Tipp City teen arrested for drug trafficking BY JOYELL NEVINS Civitas Media jnevins@civitasmedia.com A 17-year-old male was arrested June 14 after a police and K9 search uncovered several drugs and paraphernalia at his residence, 304 W. Broadway. According to Sgt. Detective Chris Graham and Sgt. Greg Adkins, the male admitted to the sale and possession of nar-
TIPP CITY cotics. He provided them with several packages of marijuana packaged for sale, and gave information where narcotics were stored in his room and in the garage. The homeowners, his parents, consented to the search of their property and
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