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Tr y Tribune A TRUE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 WWW.TROYTRIB.COM Hobart Welding to Move Some Troy Senior Operations to Wisconsin Named Mum Queen By Nancy Bowman The number of employ- By Nancy Bowman City. He told Officer Dan ees affected by the move Rittenhouse, who inter- Plans for relocating the was not included in a brief Activities associated viewed contestants, that he Hobart Welding Products announcement from the with Tipp City’s 58th Mum wants to be a mailman. equipment plant’s manufac- company. Inquiries for more Festival are under way with Little Miss Mum Ada- turing and warehouse oper- information were not an- the Aug. 27 selection of Ra- ations from Troy to Apple- lynn Drum is the daughter swered Monday evening. chel Martin as 2016 festival ton, Wis., were announced of Christopher and Amber Troy Mayor Mike Beam- queen, Kentyn Lester as Lit- Drum of Tipp City. She told late Monday, Aug. 29, by ish participated in a con- ITW Welding North Amer- tle Mr. Mum and Adalynn Officer Dan she wants to be ica. k MOVE continued on Page 2 Drum as Little Miss Mum. a teacher. Martin, a senior at Troy The festival queen is High School, was selected awarded a $500 scholarship from five queen contestants. from Mark T. Bentley DDS Her talent was a speech on Inc. and Associates. Alvet- Virtual Market is bullying. ro Orthodontics provides a Asked what advice par- $250 first attendant scholar- ents could learn from their ship along with $200 schol- Up and Running kids, Martin said it would arships for the second and be “to enjoy every minute third attendants and $150 By Nancy Bowman with them.” She explained talent winner and Miss Miami County’s new the answer by saying that as Congeniality scholarships. virtual farmer’s market em- she gets older with school This year’s festival will be phasizing local foods is off and other activities her life, held Sept. 23-25. The cruise to a healthy start, according too, becomes busier, cutting in will be Sept. 23 followed to market manager Jennifer into time at home. by the festival parade Sept. Ruff. Martin, 17, plans to study Photo by Carla Ungerecht 24 and the festival at the The Miami County Lo- fashion merchandizing at Rachel Martin park Sept. 24 and 25. The cally Grown (MCLG) online The Ohio State University. festival motorcycle ride will market was unveiled earli- Selected as the queen’s at- Weldon, 16, a senior at ed as Miss Congeniality. She be Sept. 11. er this month. Its website tendants were: Tippecanoe High School is 17 and a senior at Tippe- The theme is “Revving is www.miamicounty.local- said Ruff, who lives near 1st attendant, Nicole 3rd attendant, Maya canoe High School. Up the Mums.” Corey Ris- lygrown.net. Fletcher. Lange, 16, a senior at Tippe- Vyas, 17, a senior at Tippe- Little Mr. Mum Kentyn miller, a Tipp City police More than 200 custom- The market features on- canoe High School canoe High School. Lester is the son of Mark officer, is the festival presi- ers registered and 30 placed 2nd attendant, Autumn Olivia Shirley was select- and Erin Lester of Tipp dent. orders during the first week, k MARKET continued on Page 7 Renovations Underway Dankworth at Downtown Landmark Wins By Nancy Bowman It looks fairly quiet at the three-story building at 1 E. Teaching Main St. but owners with Troy Community Works (TCW) said there’s plenty of work be- ing done behind the scenes. TCW, a nonprofit devel- Award opment corporation, bought By Nancy Bowman the Coleman-Allen-Saidle- man building, also known as Susan Dankworth was in the Lipp Building, after Troy the perfect place when she City Council approved an learned she’d won a national $850,000 forgivable loan in education award – her class- August 2015. room. The building, formerly David’s Shoes in the A mathematics and social home to businesses such as 1960’s. studies teacher at Hook Ele- David’s Shoes and the Amish mentary School, Dankworth and the board approved draw- oak store, sits on the square’s was one of 213 mathematics ings and plans this summer, northeast corner. and science teachers named Dankworth Dinsmore said. Jim Dando, city devel- Aug. 22 as recipients of the The first building projects Penny Johnson nominated opment director, said the Presidential Award for Ex- likely will be an elevator and her for the award two years building whose last major cellence in Mathematics and exterior work. “People get ago. Nominees were required renovation was in the 1960s Science Teaching (PAEMST). excited when you start fixing to go through a detailed pro- is an important anchor on the The award is described the exterior. People will drive cess that included detailed square. as the nation’s highest honor by and see what is going on,” applications, a lengthy nar- Rich Dinsmore of Troy for teachers of mathematics Dinsmore said. rative and a professionally Community Works said the and science. The program has The building’s first floor made video of the nominee organization’s mission is “to recognized more than 4,400 now is occupied by a dance and students. improve the quality of life, teachers for their contribu- TCW’s building today. business and an architect’s Dankworth knew she was maintain and rehabilitate tions in the classrooms and office. The top two floors are among five Ohio finalists. buildings in the downtown East Main Street, turning its for $30,000 to help focus on their profession since 1983. vacant. When she was notified ear- community. Our focus really first floor into business space. predevelopment and offset Dankworth will travel to The long-term vision for lier this month, she was pre- is downtown.” The second floor remains to the cost of developing an Washington, D.C., in Sep- the building is first floor retail paring her classroom for last The organization previous- be redone. overall comprehensive plan. tember for the awards pre- with offices/apartments on week’s school opening with ly tackled the former Salvation For the Public Square An architectural firm – sentation and professional the second floor and a couple some help from daughter Army building, now known building, TCW was awarded Community Design Alliance development programs. as the East Gate Building, on an Ohio Finance Fund grant of Hamilton – was selected k UNDERWAY continued on Page 9 Hook School Principal k AWARD continued on Page 7 WE WILL BE OPEN LABOR DAY, MON. 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The individual on Eldean Rd. at 25A for his license had been taken 6:26 p.m. – An officer saw a baggie of white powder. who had rented the room a marked lanes violation. 11:52 a.m. – A Peters Rd. from him in Montgomery a vehicle northbound on He said she told him it was was arrested, charged The driver said he was resident came to the County. He was instructed Dorset Rd. approach the methamphetamine. The with possession of drugs nervous when he saw the Sheriff’s office to report a to park his vehicle and call intersection of Fleet Rd. officer saw an uncapped and possession of drug deputy following him. He theft that occurred at her for a ride. He was cited for The driver sharply applied syringe with liquid in it and paraphernalia and was had a temporary permit home. driving under suspension. the brake, then continued with the plunger drawn, incarcerated. but had no licensed driver through the intersection ready to be administered. with him. He was cited 4:55 p.m. – Traffic stop on 4:50 p.m. – Traffic stop on without stopping. The ve- The baggie had a small 3:52 a.m. – Traffic stop on and a licensed driver re- Crawford at E. Main. The W. Main St. near the I-75 off hicle was stopped and the amount of white powder. Arthur Rd. near Market sponded to take control of vehicle’s registration was ramp for a vehicle with ex- driver cited. The area was searched, St. The driver said that he the vehicle. expired, and the driver said pired tags. The driver said but the woman was not has never had a license. he knew of the expiration. that she was unaware that 11:04 p.m. – To the Sunoco located. The syringe and He said that the vehicle TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 After running his informa- they were expired. She was station on Staunton Rd. meth were submitted to belongs to his fiancé, and tion, the deputy learned advised that they expire on for a report of found prop- property.