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June 21, 2013 It’s Where You Live!
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Lots to do Troy Rec Department discusses busy month
Production starts tonight Derek Dunavent has waited a long to see his play “Isms” come to fruition. Almost six years, to be exact. “The one that’s the third act, Betwixt Two Trees, I wrote in college. Another was for a contest,” Dunavent said. “It’s a collection of one-acts I wrote for Troy Civic Theatre. Normally we do published plays, so it’s unusual to do original plays.
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Grandmas, mowers and the Reds Many of you have followed my unique relationship with my grandmother Norma Jean for the past several years. I have a lot in common with that feisty 88-year-old, yet I learn something new about her every day. She’s like most Miami County grandmothers. She plays cards on Sundays with her friends. She attends the traditional service at her local church. She also has a secret recipe for her chocolate chip cookies that she’ll give to you, but it never tastes quite the same. She likes to watch her birds in her backyard at the bird feeder — and recently I found out she likes to watch Reds baseball, too. See Page 4.
GOP leaders unveil tax package Republican majority leaders in Ohio have reached an agreement over taxes in the state budget and were expected to release the details of the package on Thursday. The two chambers of the Legislature have separate tax proposals that must be reconciled, among other budget differences.
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BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@civitasmedia.com Between GOBA last weekend and Theater on Ice this weekend, the Troy Recreation Department has been busy hosting visitors from all over the country at Hobart Arena. Following the rec board’s STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER meeting Thursday, Aerobatic pilot Sean D. Tucker (red bi-plane) — shown above with fellow pilot Mike Goulian during a media ride Director Ken Siler noted over Miami County Thursday — will perform Saturday and Sunday at the 39th annual Dayton Air Show. that the community is invited to watch the U.S. Figure Skating National Theater on Ice Competition, which kicked off last night and will run through Saturday. “The highest level and most exciting events take place later in the day BY JIM DAVIS Saturday,” Siler said. Staff Writer What you’re More inside: The event draws 47 jdavis@civitasmedia.com searching for is teams from across the • Tentative air show schedule: country. The Dayton Air Show has long perfection. And Pa g e 2 As part of GOBA last held a special place in Sean D. • Miami Valley surgeon takes when you pull it off week, cyclists were invited Tucker’s heart, so it’s no surprise part in Legends ride: P ag e 5 to escape the heat and ice he’s jazzed about coming back to an correctly, it’s a big skate during the day aviation hot spot. Monday at Hobart Arena. He’s made several appearances rush. It’s a huge “We offered a public at the annual air show, and fondly Legend of Aviation, is an adrenaline rush. skating session during the recalls his induction into the International Council of Air Show day on Monday, but we didNational Hall of Fame inductee, and in 2010 — Sean D. DAYTON n’t have as many involved Aviation Hall received the General Charles E. Tucker this year as previous of Fame during Yeager International Aeronautical years,” Siler said. “I think a 2008 ceremony in Dayton. Achievement Award. And on air the majority of the folks But the legendary pilot is just as show days, he’s known for presentchose to enjoy the Aquatic keen to catch up with people on the ing a carefully choreographed rouPark. We had a very nice ground when he comes to town, sort the Piqua Airport. tine in which he pushes his bright of like a family reunion. red Oracle Challenger III bi-plane to crowd there from the “I have a very close relationship GOBA participants, but A BIG family reunion. the limit. with the people here at Hartzell … “It’s such a beautiful community, and also with the neighborhood and “Fans are going to see a guy very last year when they were here I think it was a lot and it’s a true aviation aficionado’s in tune with his flying machine the surrounding community,” he warmer and more humid, place to go,” said Tucker, who will doing very elegant — but at the said. “We’ve gotten to be very good and of course this year the fly Saturday and Sunday in the friends with them. It’s kind of like a same time — extreme aerobatic 39th annual Dayton Air Show at moves that only model airplanes do. weather was really perhomecoming for me.” fect.” Dayton International Airport. “As a Well, if coming to town feels like I’m really excited to show off some In other rec board news: performer, it’s an honor to be invited a big family gathering, Tucker is of these new front flips and twirls,” • Memberships at Troy to come here.” he said. “This is my fourth season definitely the favorite uncle from Aquatic Park are up to 430, And with close ties to Piquawith this airplane… so it’s been out-of-town who commands everyand the summer swim based Hartzell Propeller, Tucker fre- one’s attention. quently practices in airspace above He’s been lauded as a Living • See HOMECOMING on Page 2 team has 105 members, up
Air show homecoming
Veteran pilot Sean D. Tucker relishes return to Dayton
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Young swimmers make a ‘splash’ at LCC Safety class sponsored by the Miami County YMCA Robinson Branch BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com
Using a Styrofoam “fun noodle” 7-year-old Amari Wynne lay on his stomach OUTLOOK and managed to tow a man five times his size safely to the edge of the Today Mostly sunny Lincoln Community High: 86° Center pool Thursday. Low: 60° Wynne was one of 30 children who participated Saturday in the first “Splash” class Partly cloudy provided free of charge by High: 88° the Miami County YMCA Low: 66° Robinson branch at the Lincoln Community Complete weather Center’s pool this week. information on Page 9. Wynne towed Miami Home Delivery: County Aquatics director 335-5634 Kathi Roetter’s husband Eric to the edge of the pool Classified Advertising: with only a fun noodle as (877) 844-8385 part of the “beach safety” session. The safety exercise was part of a session using the memory crutch 6 74825 22406 6 of “Throw! Don’t Go!” for
TROY students to learn how to not enter the water when someone else is in distress. “You never get in the water to help someone,” Kathi Roetter told the group of students ages 7 and under. Roetter taught the children how to call for help and how to toss the victim a buoy or other floatation device in the water while on their stomachs to minimize the chance of being pulled in the water themselves. “It’s been very well received,” Roetter said, noting it was the first time the Splash program has been offered at the Lincoln Community Center’s pool. “It was a collaborative effort with Shane Carter (director of the LCC) and
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Several lifeguards from the Miami County YMCA Robinson Branch including Jenn Monnier offer instruction to children including Amari Wynne at the Lincoln Community Center each night this week. we had six other staff members to help teach the classes for all the kids.” Roetter said she was very pleased with the turnout for the Splash classes, which addressed a
specific area of water safety each day including basic water safety, backyard pool safety, beach safety and boating safety. It also was a “full circle moment” for Roetter who
learned how to swim at the Lincoln Community Center by Loretta Phillips. Phillips sat in attendance and watched Roetter teach
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