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Volume 129

Friday, June 18, 2004

Published Fridays in Trotwood, Ohio - email TheEbyFarm@compuserve.com

Editor Bruce Kettelle, Asst. Editor Elizabeth Eby – June 18, 2004

In This Issue:

New Trotwood High Construction On Time

Proficiency Scores Are Up

Main Street Closing Today

Townview Fire Caused By Dryer

Seasons Mark Time

Gardens Ahead Of Schedule?

Soccer and Bible Camps Announced

Question Of The Week

Upcoming Calendar

Letters To The Editor

Classified Ads

New Trotwood Madison High School at The Half Way Point-

Imagining students moving through the halls of the new Trotwood-Madison High School was a little challenging amidst the buzz of construction activity this week. The 27-month project has reached its midpoint. Despite two soggy spring seasons since the May 2000 groundbreaking, construction is surprisingly close to being on schedule.

"We've been challenged throughout the project by weather, the rain just keeps coming," said 1969 Trotwood graduate and Skillman Corporation Site Manager Gary Jessie. He said they are only slightly behind with masonry and steelwork as he worked his way around some wet spots from this week's rain.

There are 23 prime contractors coordinated by Jessie and assistant manager Godfrey Kerobo of Megen Construction Company from temporary trailers in the middle of the site. On this day 8 primes are on site with over 100 workers.

Some of the completed work you can't see is the 3 ½ miles of storm drain pipes that feed into a one acre detention pond before going into Wolf Creek. This week masons from Mile-McCellan are completing the interior walls of the classroom wing while the exterior walls around the gym and pools are just getting underway.

From the inside exposed ceilings reveal a maze of air ducts and pipes already suspended to serve the classrooms. Fresh outside air intakes are scattered throughout to help minimize the potential for mold problems common in 70's and 80's school construction.

Coming upstairs visitors can't miss the windows that light each stairwell and provide a great view of all the construction activity on the site. Behind the building there are athletic fields and parking lots full of contractor trailers and materials being staged for assembly.

The rains have been helping too. The grass on the field of the new football stadium is already off to a good start for opening day in August 2005. In addition there will also be 3 ball diamonds, 4 soccer/multipurpose fields, and 6 tennis courts to support athletic programs for the 200,000-sq. ft. high school.

A pipe fitter stopped Jessie for a progress report with the familiar AMS logo on his hardhat. AMS (Applied Mechanical Services), a Trotwood company on Wolf Creek Pike, won the plumbing contract. Two other local companies also won contracts on the project. W.C. Paving and Weffenbaugh Flooring will start their work later.

Leaving the classroom wing students will enjoy walking up 'Main Street' the long corridor that connects to the cafeteria, auditorium, gymnasiums, and pools. The auditorium, kitchen, and pools are well along but it's hard to see the cafeteria and gyms as their walls are just starting. The lap pool and diving pool are in but not yet inviting as there is plenty of finish work still to do.

Ironworkers from Sofco Erectors were lowering the auditorium roof trusses into place above the stage. The auditorium will seat about one half of the 1,100 students expected. This past year's sophomores are looking forward to being the first class to graduate from the new building in 2006. Trotwood Madison Schools' business manager John Smith said the 2006 class president took part in the groundbreaking ceremony last year. "For a freshman he was quite eloquent."

This summer passers-by will see roofing, windows, doors, and landscaping added to the project. "The big milestone is to get the roof on," said Smith, "which could start next week." "Until you get the roof on you can't do much of the interior work - it's all downhill after that."

The roof installation will start at the south end in the classroom wing where the sub-roof is already in place, and work north. "The gym and cafeteria areas are still a long way from getting its roof," said Smith.

Recently the school heard from the state that their funding has been approved for the other buildings in the district's replacement program. "The K-1 building will be next, after that is the middle school and then the elementary schools," continued Smith.

Smith was also complimentary of everyone involved with the construction. "We are very pleased with the job the construction management team is doing - holding down cost, holding everyone accountable, and a pretty good job of maintaining the schedule." "I've seen contractors go out of their way to help other contractors for the good of the project."

Trotwood's new high school is really taking shape. The front entrance facing Olive Road is set back a little in the middle of the building. Watch for the big clock to be installed in the tower above the front door later this year. [Be sure to visit www.TotallyTrotwood.com for a complete picture tour of the new high school construction.]

Proficiency Score Results Are Up-

Trotwood school administrators are encouraged by the preliminary 4th and 6th grade proficiency scores released recently by the state. The results are called preliminary because they are subject to enrollment corrections. Final numbers will be released in August with the official state report cards.

Marilyn Evans, Trotwood's director of curriculum and instruction, said the improvement in the writing, reading, and math scores is directly related to a major focus on those areas. Citizenship and science will be next to receive the additional focus. "Our current materials are not aligned as they need to be for the new citizenship and science tests."

Those scores actually decreased a little this year.

The largest gain over last year was the 100% improvement in the 6th grade math component. This year's students scored a 48% pass rate compared to last year's 23%. The other great news was the 6th grade writing score of 87%, the only one to exceed the state's requirement of 75%.

According to Evans the district staff "are hopeful and energized by the results, seeing their hard work pay off."

Trotwood's 4th grade proficiency scores with the 2003 results listed first and the 2004 results listed second are: Writing 63%, 65%; Reading 40%, 46%; Math 42%, 52%; Citizenship 38%, 35%; Science 37%, 34%.

Trotwood's 6th grade scores are: Writing 79%, 87%; Reading 38%, 51%; Math 23%, 48%; Citizenship 49%, 47%; Science 44%, 36%.

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Main Street Closed Due to Drainage Repairs-

Emergency repairs will close Trotwood's Main Street beginning today. An inspection Wednesday discovered the roadway was collapsing into a new hole beneath the surface.

A storm sewer crossing under the road has collapsed and undermined the roadbed. Traffic will be detoured off Main Street until the middle of next week while crews replace the pipe.

The closing is in front of Grismer Tire and will cause delays.

City officials encourage residents to be patient and plan ahead.

Trotwood residents are also reminded that Olive Rd is closing for a 2-month bridge repair Monday. The bridge will be out just south of Fairgrove Way.

Dryer Lint Blamed On Fire-

A lint-clogged dryer is suspected to be the cause of $70,000 of fire damage to a Trotwood home on June 8th.

Trotwood fire crews responded to the 2:27pm report of fire at 1240 Stuben to find flames escaping the rear windows and roof eaves.

Within ten minutes the Trotwood crews and one from New Lebanon brought the fire under control saving the rest of the home.

The fire damage was concentrated in the utility room and kitchen.

Heat and smoke caused considerable damage to the rest of the house.

Trotwood Fire & Rescue Department Captain Kirk Temple said the leading cause of house dryer fires is lack of maintenance. He reminds residents to clean the lint filter before every load. He also suggests inspecting the lint exhaust pipe twice a year.

Season's Are Memories-

By Diana Horvath, at the Trotwood Florist

June is going by so quickly, here it is almost Monday, June 21, 2004, the first day of Summer.

Seasons come and go, when it is the cold winter months, we wish for the hot summer days and when it is hot we wish for the cold winter days.

It appears that we just wish our lives away. When you look at the years that you have spent or summers spent doing things have you ever thought about it as Summers you have had or Winters you have had, and not just years.

Some people have had 90 Summers, or more and some only one. It seems to me that if you think of it in Summers, Winters, Autumns, Springs, then you have a lot more time here to do the things you want and like to do. This may not have a lot of meaning to some, but it is something to ponder on.

Time that is spent is time that you never get back, no matter what, you will never get back a second to do something over, or to take back words that you never meant to say. You only get one chance to make a good impression, so everyday, treat it like the very first time you are meeting some one. Treat that stranger like you want to be treated.

Since I travel a lot, I meet a lot of people from all walks of life. I get asked a lot of questions about the job I do when I am on the road and I don t always have a lot of time to explain it to people. Then I think, that person really does want to know, or they would not have asked, or even wanted to come to the track and see what goes on before a race. It could even be that persons' last opportunity to ever attend a racing event. So no matter what the question or who asked it, it is worth answering, especially to them. It is like trying to decide if you want to give someone flowers or not. Sure sometimes they may be expensive, or you don't have the funds to express your feelings with flowers, but just remember, flowers take over, where words leave off. Seeing the joy and the excitement on the face of someone that has just received flowers is priceless. Moments like that are called Memory Makers. Have you made many memory makers in the summers or winters that you have been here??

There are a lot of ways to make Memory Makers. That special event at school, work, talking with friends, going for walks, fishing with your Dad, listening to stories that our elders tell, and try to picture ourselves in their place at the time the story took place.

When I first moved to Trotwood many years ago, Trotwood was a very different place. Not different in either a good or bad way, just different. You could go to the bank and everyone knew your name, or the post office, the bakery, the hardware store. Some of the small restaurants that were here were like going to someone's home and sitting around the dinning room table just talking about what was happening in town. Going to the car dealership and purchasing a new car, and the dealership would send the family flowers, thanking them for buying that car or truck. You can't forget the trips to the market and the drug store. Going to the fountain at the drug store and getting an ice cream cone or a milk shake, while waiting for something from the pharmacy. It seems that the city of Trotwood is trying to bring back the hometown feeling, with the Old Town feel in Trotwood.

Trotwood is a good town to live in, it has had changes through the years, as every place has, but the Summers that have been spent here were some of the best spent Memory Makers I can think of. Winters, too are as equally memorable, but not the entire winter was spent in Trotwood, some of us were fortunate enough to spend time in Florida, as a lot of other people in Trotwood did.

I know this week is not about flower tips or anything that I normally write about, but I just wanted to reflect on how different times of the year reflect on your moods, and how you might look at things.

I am glad that I have this summer to look back on and see what kind of memory makers I have to remember about the summer of 2004.

Last week I was in Texas, that is a very special place for me. The race was a good race and a fairly safe race. No one was injured, but I can't say that for the few race cars that did get torn up a bit.

Let's hope that next week when we are in Richmond, VA, that the weather is not as hot and the race is a good one for all that are involved. These are Memory Makers, of a different kind!!! dkhorvath@hotmail.com

In and Around The Garden-

By Elizabeth Eby

Our growing season has started with a boom of wonderful warm weather with almost too much rain here in Trotwood. Being a farmer and having all our field corn planted at almost a record date of April 17 is proof of a good growing year. The corn survived two hard frosts with little damage and the varying heights of corn in the same field show stress from too much rain but overall this year proves, so far, to be a good growing year. And the old adage of knee high by the Fourth of July is out, how about head high by June 17th?

But what does all this warm weather mean to our perennial plants we have in our yards? Are our favorites being tricked into thinking it's later in the season? I think that may be the case this year as some of my plants including peonies were at least two weeks early and my lilies that normally bloom in mid July are open and beautiful. But not all of them.

The hummingbirds' favorite flowering vine, the trumpet vine, here on the farm are also stepping up its blooming pace by a full month and is starting to show flower.

This makes me wonder if the trumpet vine will bloom through September like it normally does or will it stop early and quit in August?

If an early season effected some plants, will it effect certain birds and bugs tricking them to hatch or leave early? Maybe you or someone out there knows a thing or two about weather relating to fauna and flora. Please write in your knowledge. If not, I guess we will have to wait and see what a difference a warm, wet spring/summer mix produces.

Send Your Child to British Soccer Camp-

British Soccer Camp provides young players with the rare opportunity to receive high-level soccer coaching from a team of international experts right in the heart of their own community. Each British Soccer Camp provides players of all ages and abilities the appropriate program and level of curriculum.

Each day includes individual foot skills, technical drills, tactical practices, small-sided games, coached scrimmages, and a daily tournament. With the week-long camp, your child will get a Challenger soccer ball and camp shirt.

The camp runs from July 5 - 9, 2004 at Madison Park 9am-noon or 5:30pm-8:30pm. The cost is $89.00 and discounts for multiple family members. If you can house a coach and go for FREE! For more information go to http://TrotwoodSoccer.org or call 837-2500.

Bible Camp Offers - Far-Out Far East Rickshaw Rally - Racing to the SON-

Crestview Bapist Church is holding the "Far-out Far East Rickshaw Rally - Racing to the Son" a vacation bible school race that will have kids dashing through the streets of Tokyo, climbing Mt. Fuji, and diving for pearls. All kids finishing Kindergarten through 6th grade are invited to join us at our annual Vacation Bible School at Crestview Baptist Church, 6600 Salem Avenue, Clayton.

The fun starts June 21-25 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Join them for lots of games, crafts, music fun, Bible teaching, snacks and lots of FUN! On Sunday evening, June 27th at 7:00 pm they will have a special program with refreshments for children and their families.

Cost is FREE! For any additional information please call 854-6300.

Mayor Announces 2004 Golf Classic-

Trotwood Mayor Donald McLaurin has announced his annual Mayor's Golf Classic will be held this year on Friday, June 25. The annual classic raises money for Trotwood area youth groups. There is even a chance to win a new Chrysler 300C from Salem Chrysler/Jeep with a hole-in-one.

Players and sponsors are welcome to participate. Call 854-7213 to obtain a registration form.

Trotwood Night at the Dayton Dragons-

Mark your calendar and buy your tickets too as Trotwood is taking over Fifth Third field.

Enjoy an evening of fun when the Dayton Dragons take on Quad City of Minneapolis, MN at Fifth Third Field. Game day is scheduled for Sunday, July 4th at 7pm.

Tickets are 10 dollars each and can be purchased at the Parks and Recreation Dept. at 3035 Olive Road, 2nd floor. Ticket numbers are limited so act fast to enjoy a good time with your Trotwood neighbors. Call 854-7227 for more information.

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Question Of The Week

This Week’s Question:

What is your impression of the new high school?

What has caught your eye as you drive by?

E-mail your answer to Totally Trotwood and we will print the results next week. TheEbyfarm@compuserve.com

Last Week’s Question:

What is your favorite radio station? Do you have a favorite show or on-air host?

Some of the Answers from Last Week’s Question:

WCLR 95.3 The oldies.

Greg

My favorite radio station is WDPR-FM, for classical music. Otherwise, I tend to listen to WLW in Cincinnati if I have a radio on first thing in the morning, and for Reds' games. Elly

Even before I moved to Dayton from Columbus in 1992, I was aware of 97X. Launched in 1983 it was one of, if not THE BEST totally independent, modern rock/alternative radio stations in the U.S. In the movie Rain Man, Dustin Hoffman pays his respects by repeatedly reciting their famous plug, "97X... The Future Of Rock-N-Roll". This Station was known throughout the world via the internet and had a huge, loyal fan base everywhere. In an age where corporate radio has spread a McDonald's-like uniformity across the dial from coast to coast, 97X was truly a maverick. Holding off the dumbing down of listeners by supporting a more creative, truly artistic play list was the mission of 97X, WOXY, Oxford, Cincinnati, Dayton. 97X was a guardian of audience exposure to the new, pointing the way to a broader mind and showing respect for the intelligence of their audience.

Why is my answer written in the past tense? Because after more than 20 years of service to an interesting audience, 97X has laid down their banner and given-in to the corporate radio juggernaut. In May of this year, 97X sold-out and became "The New X, 97.7", which is an identical copy of "103.9, The X", which can also be found in every major city, in all 50 states. Now FM 97.7 provides a comfortable, dull rotation of the same crap everyone is listening to and watching on MTV. Think of Orwell's 1984. There were some short-lived plans to become an internet-only station, which gave a brief hope to the faithful. Alas, an internet based broadcast turns out to be potentially more expensive than an over the airwaves broadcast due to royalty structures in the music industry. So goodbye to a bastion of intelligence. I'm only listening to NPR now over the air, or CD101.1 in Columbus via the internet. If you are interested in the whole story, 97X still owns the rights to their world-wide-web URL & has posted an explanation of events there: http://www.woxy.com Derek Grauduss

[Derek you are in luck. 97X announced this week that they have found some generous investors so they will be able to broadcast over the Internet soon! Stay tuned to their web page. Thanks to all for responding. ED]

Upcoming Calendar

2004

DAY(s):	DATE(s):	TIME(s):	EVENT:	DESCRIPTION:	VENUE:
Sat	June 18	8:30AM	Stillwater River Cleanup	233-1271
Sat	June 18	10:00-1:30pm	Fishing Derby		Madison Lakes
Mon	June 21		Olive Rd. Closing	Olive Road Closing for bridge repair
Mon-Fri	Jun 21-25	6-9pm	Bible School	Crestview Church vacation bible school, Free	Crestview Church 854-6300
Fri	Jun 25	8:30am	Mayor's Golf Classic		Larchtree 854-7213
Sat	Jun 26	10 to noon	Teen Talent Contest		High School 854-7227
Sat	Jun 26	2-5pm	Taste of St. Margaret's		837-7741
Sun	July 4		Trotwood Night at Dayton Dragons		Fifth Third Field 854-7227
Mon-Fri	July 5-9		British Soccer Camp	$89	Madison Park 837-2500
Thur	Aug 5		MVCTC Golf Outing		Meadowbrook 854-6255

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