Troy Strawberry Festival 2013

TROY STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL 2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS EDITION

Welcome to the 2013Strawberry FestivalPreview Edition, a jointpublication of the TroyDaily News and PiquaDaily Call.

ON THE COVER

Cover photo byAnthony Weber

The pie eating contestis a festival highlight.

WRITERSDavid FongMelody VallieuMelanie YingstNatalie KnothColin Foster

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Anthony WeberMelanie Yingst

EDITION EDITOR

David Fong

Page 3.....................................Back to the levy

Page 4......................................Friday night fun

Page 4 .................Dankworth named chairman

Page 5................................Schedule of events

Page 6..........................Festival parade returns

Page 7 .......................................Arts and crafts

Pages 8, 9 ................................................Food

Page 10 ...............................................Security

Page 11......................................Adopt-A-Berry

Page 11 ..................................Strawberry facts

Pages 12, 13..............................................Map

Page 15 ....................................Festival history

Pages 16, 17 ..........................................Sports

Page 18.........Former queen Logan Rathmann

Page 19.........................Queen Rachel Zelnick

Page 20......................................Entertainment

Page 21 ....................................Golden Couple

Page 22 ..........................Little Miss and Mister

Page 23 ................‘Other’ Strawberry Festivals

STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBERThe annual Diaper Derby is a Strawberry Festival staple.

BY DAVID FONGExecutive Editor

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The StrawberryFestival is headed home.

One year ago, the TroyStrawberry Festival —which had been held onthe levee along the MiamiRiver in Troy every yearsince its inception in 1977— made an unprecedentedmove. With the reconstruc-tion of the Adams StreetBridge negating the possi-bility of hosting the festi-val on the levee, festivalorganizers and city offi-cials decided to host thetwo-day festival in down-town Troy.

Opinions on the matterwere split. Some felt theTroy Strawberry Festival’smove downtown would bea good one, while othersfelt it should have beenmoved to a different loca-tion, such as the MiamiCounty Fairgrounds.Ultimately, the festivalwas held in downtownTroy and — with near per-fect weather — was well-attended and generally ahit amongst festival-goers.

This year, the festivalwill move back to its tradi-tional home along thelevee — and once again,opinions are split betweenmoving back to the leveeand making downtownTroy its permanent home.

“It’s been mixed,” TroyStawberry Festival manag-er Heather Dorsten said ofopinions surrounding themove back to the levee.“The die-hards are excitedbecause the festival isgoing back to its ‘homebase,’ but a lot of thecrafters and organizationsliked having it downtownbecause with the widerstreets, it allowed morepeople to come in and seewhat they were selling.Plus, they were able to

pull in people from theside streets.”

While the festival indowntown Troy may havebeen a popular success,however, it wasn’t neces-sarily a financial one forthe Strawberry Festivalitself.

“That was one of thebiggest concerns,” Dorstensaid. “We didn’t lose money— but we were only ableto break even because ofsome pretty generoussponsorships. FrontierCommunications steppedup late and made a verygenerous contribution. Wehad to spend a lot ofmoney hosting the festivaldowntown that wewouldn’t have had tospend if we had hosted thefestival on the levee. Wehad to rent generators andpay for the gas that goesinto that — that was a bigcost. With the levee beingwired for electricity, wedon’t have to pay forthose.”

It wasn’t just the festi-val itself that had to shellout extra money to havethe festival downtown,either. The majority of thenon-profit organizationsthat set up tents andbooths at the festival hadto buy or rent tents for thedowntown festival — onthe levee, they were ableto drive tents stakes intothe ground. They were notable to do so on theasphalt streets of down-town Troy.

“A lot of our clubs andorganizations had to payextra money for their tentslast year,” Dorsten said.“Our main goal is alwaysto help the nonprofits, sogoing back to the levee is areally good thing forthem.”

Finally, Dorsten said,moving the festival back tothe levee means MiamiCounty won’t have to shutdown its offices within thecourthouse for a day,which happened last year.

Last year, Main Street —on which the MiamiCounty Courthouse islocated — was essentiallyshut down Friday to set upfor the festival.

“The county had to shutdown for a day last year sowe could get ready,”Dorsten said. “That affect-ed a lot of people — hun-dreds of people. That waskind of an issue for electedofficials.”

There are a number ofpositives in moving theStrawberry Festival back

to the levee, as well. Firstand foremost, with thedowntown area free andclear, the festival will beable to host its traditionalparade on Saturday morn-ing. Last year was the firstyear in StrawberryFestival history a paradewas not held.

“We are so happy tohave the parade backagain — and we know alot of people are as well,”Dorsten said. “People werevery disappointed wedidn’t have a parade last

year. There were some peo-ple who actually came outSaturday morning and setup for the parade becausethey didn’t realize orhadn’t heard we weren’thaving a parade last year.I was helping set some-thing up Saturday morn-ing and when I wentaround the corner, I sawpeople setting up chairsfor the parade.

“People are very excitedthe parade is coming backthis year. We’ve had a lotof people calling and ask-ing if they could turn intheir application late —they didn’t realize theparade would be comingback this year.”

Aside from the returnof the parade, it’s mostlygoing to be business asusual on the levee,Dorsten said. She said fes-tival attendees can expectthe return of the staplesthat have made the TroyStrawberry Festival one ofthe biggest events in theregion for the past threedecades.

“It’s going to be busi-ness as usual,” Dorstensaid. “We really appreciatethe hard work that wentinto hosting the festivaldowntown. A lot of peopleworked very hard to makethat happen.

“But we’re excited to beback on the levee and haveall of our nomal eventsagain.”

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Festival headed back to levee

STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONYWEBERAfter being held in downtown Troy last year, the Strawberry Festival returns to the levee this year.

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The Public Squarewill once again be hometo the StrawberryFestival kickoff activities,after a rainy showing onthe levee last year.Opening ceremonies

kick off at 6:15 p.m.Friday, May 31, withChairman JonDankworth dyeing thefountain red, as is cus-tomary for the festival.Time-honored tradi-

tions will remain in placeas well, which of courseinclude the bed races andmore.The bed races have

long been a Friday nightstaple, and this year willbe broadcast live by TroyPublic Access Television.

“Everything is back onthe square where it hasbeen in years past.There’ll be the same

activities — bed races,children’s parade, ven-dors,” said Kelli Hahn,chairwoman of clubs andorganizations for Fridaynight. “I think it will bewell-received becauseeverything will be closerin proximity. Everythingis basically back to theway it was in 2011.”The children’s parade

— consisting of a briefprocession — will takeplace immediately follow-ing opening ceremonies.Bed races will follow at 7p.m., and vendors alsowill be available.“We’ll have all our

food vendors there tosupport the local non-profits, and also one ofour nonprofits will havethe jumpy things wherekids can crawl inside,”Hahn said.Nonprofits will be sell-

ing hot dogs, Italian ice,Culver’s ice cream,Boston Stoker coffee andbarbecue items. Of

course, “strawberry itemswill be abundant,” shesaid.Organizations repre-

sented at the kickoffinclude Miami CountySpecial Olympics, TroyChurch of the Brethren,Friends at Riverside, BoyScout Troop 294,Brukner Nature Center,Altrusa, KoinosChristian Fellowship andthe Improved Order ofRed Men.Opening night activi-

ties tend to draw adiverse crowd, she said.“You get a lot more

business, people you getthe companies competingin the bed races, plus thepeople who come downand want to visit thelocal businesses andestablishments and peo-ple who are going out todinner, plus families too,”Hahn said, adding, “I’mexcited that it’s backdowntown because every-thing is closer together.”

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Upcoming festivalchairs typically shadowtheir predecessor, butJon Dankworth wastapped for the position ayear earlier than expect-ed,when 2013 chair JimWeaver stepped downdue to personal reasonsin September 2012. Butwith severalyears ofStrawberryFestival experi-ence,Dankworth saidhe’s looking for-ward to yetanother success-ful festival.“The biggest

challenge for mewas that Ididn’t have time to shad-ow a chairperson,”Dankworth said. “But Ithink everything ispulling together verynicely and we’re going tohave a great year.”Slated for June 1-2 on

the levee, the 37th annu-al festival is themed “AMagical Place,” and as iscustomary, the chairper-son designed a corre-sponding logo.“The chairperson has

the privilege of bringingtheir own life experi-ences into the festival,”Dankworth said. “I’vebeen in technology foralmost 25 years, and I’ma big reader of fantasynovels. I tried to marrythose two ideas, but Ihad a difficult time atfirst, bridging the two.But then it just dawnedon me on me that I wasmaking it too difficult.”With the help of local

artist Allan Benson andothers, Dankworth creat-

ed a logo featuring astrawberry resting in anantique crest, adornedwith a strawberry-ladencrown.As an employee of

Perry Protech,Dankworth said he feelsfortunate that his work-place was so accommo-dating with his busyschedule in preparing forthe festival.Dankworth works as

the director ofmanaged servic-es for IT/net-working.“That’s what

really attractedme to the com-pany,”Dankworthsaid. “They’revery been verysupportive ofblessing my

involvement in the com-munity.”Dankworth has lived

in Troy his entire life,with the exception of histime at Ohio StateUniversity.He gradated from

Troy High School in 1984and now lives in Troywith his wife Susan andchildren Jonathan, Oliviaand Taylor.Since 2008,

Dankworth has partici-pated in the StrawberryFestival, including beingchair of clubs and organi-zations.“I’ve enjoyed working

with all the people in thepast and have had agreat time, especiallyhelping with clubs andorgs (organizations),because that’s what thefestival is really about —being a fundraiser,” saidDankworth, who is also apart of the executiveboard for the Troy AreaChamber of Commerce.

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The funbeginsFriday

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Friday, May 31Opening Ceremonies

— Market Street/TroyPublic Square, 6 p.m.Fountain Changes to

Strawberry Red — MarketStreet/Troy Public Square,6:15 p.m.Children’s Parade —

Franklin Street/MarketStreet, 6:15 p.m.Food, Crafts and

Games — Troy PublicSquare, 6-9 p.m.Friday Night Cruise-In

— 100 Block of East MainStreet, 6-9 p.m.Big Wheel Race —

North Market Street, 6:30p.m.Bed Races — Troy

Public Square, 7 p.m.Saturday, June 1

Festival Site Hours —10 a.m. to 8 p.m.Parade — Downtown

Troy, 9 a.m.Softball Tournament —

Duke Park, 8 a.m.Berry Special Olympics

— Duke Park, 9 a.m.Tennis Shootout —

Troy Community Park, 11a.m.Free Entertainment —

Levee (three stages), 10a.m. to 8 p.m.Strawberry Pie Eating

Contest Registration —Lower Levee, 12:30-1:20p.m.Strawberry Pie Eating

Contest — Lower Levee,1:30 p.m.Strawberry Kid’s Crawl

— Great Miami RiverFlood Plain, 3:30 p.m.Free Saturday Night

Concert — Troy MemorialStadium, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 2Festival Site Hours —

10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Berry Bike Tour —

Parking Lot Behind TroyHigh School, 7:30 a.m.Classic 10k Run —

Troy Memorial Stadium,7:30 a.m.Shortcake Special Run

(2,000 meters) — TroyMemorial Stadium, 7:35a.m.Car Show — Troy

Community Park, 7:30a.m. to 1 p.m.; Awards at4 p.m.Worship Service —

Lower Levee Dining Tent,8:30 a.m.Free Entertainment —

Levee (three stages), 10a.m. to 6 p.m.Softball Tournament

(Coed) — Duke Park, 11a.m.Diaper Derby — Center

Stage, noon

2013 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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The car show is one of the festival’s most popular events.

BY MELODY VALLIEUStaff Writer

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It’s back.The annual parade that

kicks off the Saturday ofthe Troy StrawberryFestival is back on routefor 2013.

Doug Stone, who ischairing the parade com-mittee for the thirdstraight year, said about130 units should fill thestreets of downtown Troyfor the 9 a.m. Saturdayparade.

He said the parade willbegin at Walgreens, con-tinue down Market Streetto Main Street and turnonto Monroe Street to fin-ish.

He said the route isabout 1 mile long and willlast for several hours.

WHIO Channel 7 is nottelevising the event thisyear, however, Troy PublicBroadcasting TV-5 will beproviding live coverage ofthe parade.

But, Stone suggestscommunity members comeout and enjoy the parade.

“A lot of people stayhome and watch it, butthey can come out and seethe parade and interactwith others in the commu-nity this year,” said Stone,who will be the 2015 festi-val chairman.

Robert and Ann Baird,have been choosen as thisyear’s grand marshalls.

The mayor of Troy’s sis-ter city, Takahashi City,Japan, and other digni-taries, will be flying in tobe a part of the weekend’sfestivities, including theparade, said Stone, whohas volunteered with thefestival for 24 years. Hesaid they last came threeyears ago.

“They had such a goodtime last time they came,they wanted to come

back,” he said.While lots of parade

staples from past years —such as Conagra, F & PAmerica, Frisch’s, highschool bands and cheer-leaders are on tap — sev-eral new units have joinedthe parade. Stone saidForest ElementarySchool’s student councilwill have a float in thisyear’s parade. Motorcyclegroups, including theRailroad Rascals andLostcreek Chrome Divas,also will roll through thecrowds of onlookers.

A Greenville fire pre-vention group, theDalmatian Duo FirePrevention Team made upof Dalmatians Rage andRocko also will walk in theparade.

The Troy Kroger alsowill be bringing Heaterthe Dayton Dragons mas-cot to the parade, said

Stone, who said mascotsare always a favorite forchildren and adults alike.

Unfortunately, Stonesaid, the Shriners will notbe participating this year.He said he believes theunits may be down slightlybecause of the lack ofparade last year when thefestival was held downtowndue to the construction ofthe Adams Street Bridge.But, he said there will beplenty of participants forthe community to enjoy.

“I hope everyone comesout and supports theparade participants andthe festival,” Stone said.“The parade is kind of akick off of the rest of theweekend, so come on outand enjoy it and thenhead over to the levee forsome of the best food,entertainment and artsand crafts you’ll find thissummer.”

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In 1982, formerTroy High School football play-er Bob Ferguson, shown here at a 1998 Troygame, served as a Troy Strawberry Festivalparade grand marshall alongside TommyMyers and Tommy Vaughn. All three earnedAll-America honors in college.

STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBERThe Ron Libbee Train passes through downtown Troy during the 2011 TroyStrawberry Festival Parade. There was no parade held for the Troy StrawberryFestival last year, but it will return again this year. The parade will be heldSaturday morning.

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There will be no short-age of arts and craftsbooths for festival-goersto browse this year,according to chairwomanHeather Littlejohn.

Littlejohn said about155-160 booths will linethe levee and below,offering everything fromjewelry to carved mush-rooms.

“Just the diversity ofthe things available isgreat,” Littlejohn said.“From their dog to theirkids, there’s just some-thing for everybody.There are a lot of uniquethings.”

She said some newvendors, along withmany longtime partici-pants, will sell theirwares at the annual fes-tival, scheduled for June1-2 back on the levee.

Jewelry and pet itemsare popular booths, saidLittlejohn, who is work-ing as a volunteer withthe Troy StrawberryFestival for the secondyear.

She said booths forchildren also are animportant staple eachyear. This year,Littlejohn said sand art,face painting and morewill be offered to chil-dren.

Tipp City residentsKari and Kim Dillman,who have been with thefestival since its incep-tion, will again be on thelevee.

“They do really greatface paintings andthey’ve been with ussince the beginning,” shesaid.

Everything from hairbows and tu-tus also willbe offered to parents.

“There will even bebooths where you make

your own jewelry,” shesaid, including a boothwhere a name is writtenon a grain of rice andturned into a piece ofwearable jewelry.

Wood crafters also willoffer several booths dur-ing the event, andCrockett and BurrowsWood Turning — long-time participants — willagain offer their items,such as yard art andsigns.

“They are local andthey do really great woodcrafts,” said Littlejohn,who is in charge of thearts and crafts for thefirst year. “They do tendto stand out.”

More pottery and finearts offerings will beavailable this year aswell.

“There are going to bea lot of pottery and fineart booths this year.We’re excited to get more

fine art and pottery,” shesaid.

Waymire Cornholealso will return with itshandmade corn holeboards and bags.

“They are a huge hit,”Littlejohn said.

Several prepackagedfood booths also will be apart of the annual festi-val, such as Ben’sMustards, Our DailyBread and Uncle Jester’sHot Sauces out ofDayton.

“They have a menu ofjust tons of differentsauces,” she said of theUncle Jester’s partici-pants. “We’re really excit-ed about the prepack-aged foods.”

A new boothLittlejohn also is excitedabout is Alex Babich’sMushroom Gear. Shesaid Babich makes itemscentered around the elu-sive morel mushroom,including carvings, T-shirts, mugs and evenmushroom-shaped winebottle stoppers.

While the food boothsall are nonprofit organi-zations, Littlejohn saidthe arts and craftsbooths are generally for-profit and pay to belocated on the festivalgrounds.

“We have a lot of localartisans, but lots fromout of town, too,” saidLittlejohn, who said ven-dors come from the sur-rounding states, includ-ing Michigan andPennsylvania.

Littlejohn said shehopes that festival atten-dees will stop and sup-port the arts and craftsvendors, which in turnsupports the festival.

“Come on out andexperience all of the dif-ferent crafts,” Littlejohnsaid. “There is just somuch to chose from,something for every-body.”

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STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONYWEBERFestival-goers admire handmade decorative iron work at the Troy Strawberry Festival.


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Back by populardemand, a popularStrawberry Festival treattook a year vacation, yetpatrons searched the festi-val high and low for theberry dipped in sweetchocolate.

The Fletcher UnitedMethodist Church will bethe place to go for thestrawberry treats, afteranother organization wasunable to offer them in2012.

“Chocolate-coveredstrawberries are back!”said Heather Dorsten, fes-tival manager. “Peoplekept asking us ‘Where’sthe chocolate coveredstrawberries?’ last year sowe were sending them toWinan’s.”

The coffee shop wasswarmed by folks seekingthe best of both the candyand berry world when thefestival was held down-town in 2012.

The coveted chocolatecovered strawberries willonce again be found inabundance on the GreatMiami River Levee duringthe festivities along withother berry-infuseddelights.

Dorsten’s favoritestrawberry festival foodwas last year’s debut ofthe “Holy StrawberryCannoli” offered by theDay of Caring organiza-tion.

Strawberries have beencreatively whipped in tosalsa, butter and deep-fried.Strawberries will appear inevery shape and size by thebucket full to the famousdoughnuts to suckedthrough a straw by way ofshake-ups and daiquirisduring the festival.

• All American MissionDeep-fried Strawberries,frozen lemonade, hamburg-

ers, hot dogs• Arc of Miami County

Strawberry burritos, straw-berry suckers

• Bethel AthleticBoosters Hawaiin shavedice, fruit smoothies, frozencustard

• Boy Scout Troop 544Strawberry pizza, strawber-ry smoothies, sweet corn,pizza

• CASA/GAL Funnelcakes, shake-ups, corndogs

• Community GraceBrethren Youth Strawberrylemonade, lemon shake-ups, bottled water

• Day of CaringStrawberry cannolis (Italiandessert)

• DREAM Strawberryand root beer floats, ice

cream, sundaes, floats andflurries,

• Fletcher UnitedMethodist ChurchChocolate-covered straw-berries

• First Lutheran ChurchStrawberry cupcakes, pop

• First PresbyterianChurch Breakfast ClubFruishi

• Fort Rowdy Gathering

Pulled pork sandwiches,potato chips

• Future Begins Today8 ounce strawberry salsa, 8ounce strawberry preserves

• Hospice Phillysteaks/Chicken Philly, ham,drinks

• Improved Order ofRedmen Strawberryempanadas, fresh strawber-ries, hot dogs, garlic franks,

pop/water• Kiwanis Club of Troy

Strawberry pie (whole orslice), strawberry milk-shakes, funnel sticks

• Knights of ColumbusTroy Chapter Homemadebalsamic strawberry jam,Al’s Pizza, Bob Evansbratwursts and polishsausage

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STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONYWEBERDavid Mulvaine pastor with Troy Baptist Temple prepares battered and filled deep-fried strawberries during last year’s Troy StrawberryFestival.

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• Ladies AuxiliaryMiami No. 971 FOEStrawberry pizza, shreddedchicken sandwiches,pop/water, coffee

• Miami County SheriffsPatrol Cinnamon almonds,pecans, salted cashews,honey cashews, water

• Miami County SpecialOlympics Italian Ice,chocolate frozen cheese-cake, chocolate frozenbanana

• Miami County YMCAJudo Club Texas tender-loins

• Miami East HighSchool CheerleadersGrilled pork chops, lemonshake-ups, fruit smoothies• Miami Valley

Beekeepers AssociationHoney, beeswax

• Newton MusicBoosters Fulton Farm’swhole strawberries

• Ohio Valley ArabianHorse Association Pulledpork, sandwiches, strawber-ry shake-ups

• OSKD DOSHI KAITexas tenderloins, fries,steakburgers, pop

• Piqua Amateur RadioClub Hot dogs/corn dogs,soft pretzels with cheese,chips, pop/water

• Piqua Girls HighSchool SoftballAssociation PhillySteaks/chicken Greekgyros, fries and burgers,lemon shake-ups

• Pleasant Hill Churchof GodYouth Strawberrycoolers, nachos and cheese

• Rainbow GymnasticsStrawberry shortcake

• Shoes for the ShoelessBarbecue pork sandwiches,barbecue chicken sandwich-es, cookies, chips

• St. Patrick Home andSchool AssociationSummer cheesecake, freshcut strawberries• Tipp City Independent

Order of Odd FellowsStrawberry popcorn, softpretzels, strawberry cottoncandy

• Troy American LegionBaseball Post No. 43Funnel cakes, strawberrytoppings, hot dogs/sausage,water/pop

• Troy Apostolic TempleStrawberry popcorn, Hotdogs, chicken sandwiches,snow cones, water/pop

• Troy Area Chamber ofCommerce Pepsi, water

• Troy Astra ClubDippin’ Dots, fruit crisps,root beer floats, beverages• Troy Baseball Parent

Boosters Kettle corn• Troy Chapter No. 256

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• Troy Cheerleading

Boosters Wings• Troy High School

Parents SoccerAssociation Popcorn,lemon shake ups

• Troy High SchoolHockey BoostersBrats/Italian sausage, fun-nel cakes, strawberry icetea

• Troy Junior HockeyBoosters AssociationSpicy smoked sausages,bratwursts, jumbo creampuffs, jumbo frankfurter, cot-ton candy

• Troy Lions ClubGlazed doughnut holes, dip-ping sauce, pop/water

• Troy Music Boosters

Inc. Strawberry doughnuts• Troy Noon Optimists

Strawberry butter, strawber-ry BBQ sauce, strawberrypreserves

• Troy Rotary ClubStrawberry lemon shake-ups, coffee

• Troy Senior CitizenCenter Strawberry short-cake, strawberry punch, cof-fee/tea, milk

• Troy View Church ofGod Strawberry shortcake,water/pop

• TroyWrestlingParents Hot dogs, brats,metworsts, pop

• VFW Post No. 4874Blooming onion/fried foods,

lemon shakes, water/pop• Vietnam Veterans

Chapter 97 Jambalaya, redbeans and rice, blackenedchicken, crawfish etouffee

• Young Life (MiamiShelby) Texas tenderloins,blooming onion/fried foods,chicken tenders, cheesestick

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Troy residents Janice and Andy Tymoszenko enjoy a piece of homemade pie together purchased from Boy Scout Troop 294 on thesquare at the 2009 Troy Strawberry Festival.


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Last year when theTroy Police Department’sradios were quiet duringStrawberry Festival week-end the lack of radio traf-fic was a concern.

When the TroyStrawberry Festival washeld downtown, TroyPolice Department officialssaid injuries and generalcomplaints were virtuallynonexistent.

In 2013, the festivalmoves back to the GreatMiami River Levee, andofficials want to remindthe public of a few rules

and regulations.Throughout the festival,

Troy Police DepartmentCapt. Joe Long said policewill not tolerate any opencontainer issues with alco-hol — either from festival-goers or the establish-ments that sell them. Dogsalso are prohibited fromthe festival site during theweekend.

In the middle of thelevee near the gazebo, amedical and security tentis available.

“Normally our concernis we average a handful ofmisplaced adults and chil-dren during the festival.Kids wander off and theycan’t find their parents

and vice versa so we try toget them back together assoon as possible,” Longsaid. “We also use ourradios to our officers to beon the lookout for the fam-ily members if theybecome separated.”

It is encouraged for par-ents and guardians topoint the security tent outto their child if they wereto become lost or separat-ed from the group. Thesecurity tent also featuresa P.A. system to announcelost and found items dur-ing the festival.

Long said the policedepartment has a routineand order to the festivalweekend and generally the

event goes off without ahitch.

According to festivalmanager Heather Dorsten,a volunteer security teamfrom the UTC Aerospacealso will be on hand tohelp with general securityissues.

Eric Roetter, chairmanof security, said up to 50

UTC employees will bevolunteering at the festi-val site to keep parkingissues at bay as well ashelping the public out withgeneral concerns.

“There are threeentrances to the festivaland we’ll have volunteersat each one,” Roetter said.“We’ll be making sure the

flow of people with trafficis kept going on the festi-val grounds.”

Using the providedshuttle buses also isencouraged to keep park-ing issues at a minimum.

As always, dogs are notpermitted on the levee onthe festival grounds unlessthey are service animals.

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A strawberry paintingat the end of your drive-way could help send achild around theworld.

Each year,area residentscan get a com-memorativestrawberry paint-ed on their drive-way to honor theTroy StrawberryFestival. Pro-ceeds from thesale of the straw-berry paintings benefitTroy’s Children’sInternational SummerVillage, a program thatallows students to bothtravel to other countriesand host students fromabroad.

“It’s a great fundraiser,”

said Adopt-A-Berry coordi-nator Jules Conner. “It’s achance for people to showtheir pride, while at thesame time helping out agreat program. A lot ofchildren in the area bene-

fit from this pro-gram.”

Conner saidthe strawberriesare $15, plus anextra $5 to getthe strawberrypersonalized.Also, patronswho have had astrawberrypainted in previ-ous years can get

their painting touched upfor $10.

“People can start get-ting their strawberriespainted as soon as theflyer goes out in the TroyDaily News (in April),”Conner said. “We usuallydo about 100 strawberries,

which inlcudes repaints.We go back and do a lot ofrepaints — we have regu-lars who call on us everyyear to come out and painttheir strawberry.”

Conner handles muchof the painting duties her-self, but also incorporatesthe talents of children whoparticipate in CISV.

She said sales havebeen slow so far this year,but hopes to see it increaseas the festival nears —and even after the festivalends.

“This year has beenkind of slow,” Conner said.“We’ve only had seven sofar — which is too bad,because we’ve had somegreat weather for painting.But I’m optimistic it willpick up as the festival getscloser. And absolutely, ifpeople want to get astrawberry painted fornext year after this year’s

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works better for us, sincewe get so busy with otherthings around the festival.

I’d come out into lateAugust if someone wantedus to.”

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STRAWBERRY SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE

A few random factsabout Troy’s most belovedfruit:

• How did a strawberryget its name? Some believethat the name hailed fromthe practice of placingstraws around the growingstrawberry plants. Other saythat the name evolvedaround 1,000 years agofrom the word, “strew” thatmeans “spread,” applicableto runners that spread out-wards from the strawberryplants.

• Strawberries belong toorder Rosales, familyRosaceae and genusFragaria. The word, 'fra-garia' comes from the Latinword meaning fragrant.Italians call strawberries bythe name 'Fragola'.Interestingly, strawberriesare not fruits. They areenlarged receptacles of theflowers and are henceknown as a secondary fruit.

• Strawberries are plant-

ed during the months ofSeptember and October.Strawberry plants are hand-picked after every threedays. This is the timerequired for a strawberry tochange its color from whiteto red. On picking, they arecooled and delivered to themarkets in refrigeration.

• Strawberry is the onlyberry that has seeds on itsexternal surface. The otherberries have seeds inside. Asingle strawberry has 200tiny seeds. They are alsothe first ones to ripen inspring.

• Strawberries are low infat content and calorie. Theyare rich in vitamin C, fiber,folic acid as well as potassi-um. They can reduce therisk of cancers and heartattacks. Strawberry intakehelps in the reduction ofsystolic blood pressure.Fresh juice from strawberrypulp helps in recoveringfrom fever. Strawberry juice,

if combined with honey canreduce inflammation. It hasa curative effect on sun-burns.

• Originally, strawberrieswere known as heart-seedberries and eaten with corn-meal bread. The Englishand the French used straw-berries to landscape theirgardens. In the 14th centu-ry, Charles V of France hadordered 1,200 strawberryplants to be grown in theRoyal Gardens. It is saidthat Anne Boleyn, the sec-ond wife of King Henry VIIIhad a strawberry birthmarkon her neck. It is believedthat Madame Tallien, animportant person inEmperor Napoleon's Court,used to bathe with the juiceof fresh strawberries.

• Strawberries havesince long been associatedwith love. Some considerstrawberries as a symbol ofVenus, the Goddess ofLove.

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TROY STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL HISTORY

There was no statedtheme for the TroyStrawberry Festival from1977-1978. In 1979, thereis only a reference to theFestival as “A FamilyAffair.”

Beginning in 1980when the parade became afeature of the festival, atheme was created for theStrawberry festivalparade.

Somewhere along theway, the parade themebecame the overall themeof the Troy StrawberryFestival.

Official StrawberryFestival theme logos withartwork did not appearuntil 1984.

1980“A Family Affair”Tom Thokey — General

ChairmanEarl Burley — Parade

Chairman1981“As American As …”Charlene Walther —

General ChairmanEarl Burley — Parade

Chairman1982“Kids Are The Berries”Max Stubbs — General

ChairmanSusan Jackson —

Parade Chairman1983“The World According to

Strawberries”Malvern Timm —

General ChairmanTim Lanahan — Parade

Chairman1984“Go For The Berries”

Earl Burley — GeneralChairmanTim Lanahan — Parade

Chairman1985“Volunteers Are The

Berries”Steve Kalmar — General

ChairmanKim & Dave Wortman —

Parade Chairman1986“A Decade of

Strawberries Magic”Tim Lanahan — General

ChairmanRob & Jeanne Black —

Parade Chairman1987“A Picnic Of

Strawberries”Jan Manning — General

ChairmanMike & Gail Merlo —

Parade Chairman1988“The Time Is Ripe”Mike Beamish —

General ChairmanMike & Gail Merlo —

Parade Chairman1989“Hats Off To The Berries”Mike Beamish —

General ChairmanMike & Gail Merlo —

Parade Chairman1990“The Great Strawberry

Shake”Dan Plow — General

ChairmanJim and Naomi Hall —

Parade Chairman1991“Straw’bear’y Delight”Dee Mahan — General

ChairmanJim & Naomi Hall —

Parade Chairman1992“Taste Of Strawberry

Country”Rick Riechert — General

ChairmanMike & Kay McKelvey —

Parade Chairman1993“Strawberry Fields

Forever”Jim Hall — General

ChairmanMike & Kay McKelvey —

Parade Chairman1994“Pig Out On

Strawberries”Joe Mahan — General

ChairmanMike McKelvey —

Parade Chairman

1995“Race For The Berries”Bill Myers — General

ChairmanJody Davis — Parade

Chairman1996“Berried Treasure”Diana Thompson —

General ChairwomanJody Davis — Parade

Chairman1997“Berry Christmas”Chuck Lobaugh —

General ChairmanJody Davis — Parade

Chairman1998“It’s A Berry Big World”Tim Kendall — General

Chairman

Charlie Olso — ParadeChairman

1999“Remembering Berry

Days”Doug Black — General


Chairman2000“Troy, The Berry Heart of

it All”Stan Kegley — General

ChairmanDoug Black — Parade

Chairman2001“25 Berry Good Years”Phil Trentine — General

ChairmanTom Cooney — Parade

Chairman2002“All A Buzzzz ... About

Strawberries”Sally Riechert —

General ChairwomanTom Cooney and Jody

Davis — Parade Chairmen2003“Spotlight on

Strawberries”Roberta Jacobs —

General ChairwomanJody Davis — Parade

Chairman2004“Heavenly Strawberries”Susan Fogt — General

ChairwomanJody Davis — Parade

Chairman2005“Cruisin’ the Berry 60s”Steve Emmel — General


Chairman2006“All American Berries”John Schweser —

General ChairmanMatt Watkins — Parade

Chairman2007“StrawBerryville”Tom Cooney — General


Chairman2008“Let’s Talk Berries”Fred Daffner — General

ChairmanTom Cooney — Parade

Chairman2009“Dance to the Music”Becky Pappas —

General ChairwomanTom Cooney — Parade

Chairman2010“Volunteers, Changing

the World”Dave Pappas — General

ChairmanDoug Stone — Parade

Chairman2011“Berry Thankful Hearts”David Geiger — General

ChairmanDoug Stone — Parade

Chairman2012“Mardi Gras Berries”Corie Schweser —

General Chairwoman2013“A Magical Place”Jon Dankworth —

General ChairwomanDoug Stone — Parade

Chairman

STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONYWEBERStrawberries always play a key role in the festival.

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It’s the beginning ofTriple Crown season.

Not just in horse racing,but in the area 10k circuit.

Troy alum and formerstate cross country cham-pion Levi Fox, now in hissecond year as director ofthe Strawberry Classic10k Run, got together withthe directors from theMinster Oktoberfest 10Kand the Wapakoneta RunTo The Moon race andcame up with a fresh, newidea.

“There aren’t a lot of10k’s in the area, notmany at all, really,” Foxsaid. “There are a lot of5k’s. One of the biggest10k’s in the state is theMinster Oktoberfest. Theyusually have anywherefrom 1,200 to 1,500 run-ners competing. Last year,I got in touch with therace director. I sent out anemail to him. He emailedme back and we talkedabout how we could makethe race better.”

What they came upwith was an outside-the-box idea that will helppromote all three of theraces.

The Strawberry Classic10k Run, which will beheld on June 2 at 7:30a.m., is the opening leg ofwhat Fox and company arecalling the 10K Triple

Crown.“We worked together

and came up with some

ideas,” Fox said. “We cameup with this Triple Crownidea. If someone enters all

three races beforeStrawberry Festival, theycan get a $60 discount for

all three races. They’ll besaving $5 to $10 forStrawberry Festival raceand $20 for other races, aswell. So they will be sav-ing some money, and everyone who enters all threeraces will get a TripleCrown award.

“Hopefully the TripleCrown will bring peoplefrom up north down toTroy,” Fox said. “And hope-fully people from theDayton area, likeBeavercreek, will go upnorth to those races.”

At the completion of allthree races, the race direc-tors will add times fromall three events andannounce a male andfemale winner. After that,prizes will be dividedamongst the top perform-ers in each age group.

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STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONYWEBERJason Ordway of Bellbrook led the pack of runners through the Troy Community Park during the Troy Strawberry Festival 10k Classicat the 2012 Troy Strawberry Festival. Ordway won the race.

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39, 40-44, 45-59, 50-54,55-59, 60-64, 65-69 and70-and-over. The first-place finisher in eachgroup will receive $300,while second gets $200,third earns $100 andfourth and fifth win $50.The cost to race is

$25, but the fee goes upto $30 after May 25.Those who signed upafter May 25 were notguaranteed a free t-shirt.“Another big selling

point for us is we haveswitched over from thegeneric cotton shirt,” Foxsaid. “This year peoplewill be getting a Nikebrand fit shirt. The regu-lar cost of those shirt is$25 if you were to go buyit at the store. So for the$25 entry, they will get torun and get the shirt.“I think people have

responded well to that.We have gotten a lot ofpositive feedback for hav-ing a high-quality shirt.”There were 591 finish-

ers at the race last year.Fox said his goal is toreach 600 this year.Fox is still seeking

volunteers for the race.To find out more on howto volunteer, visit theFacebook page “TroyStrawberry Festival 10kRun.” For additionalinformation on how tosignup for the race, visitwww.gostrawberries.com.

• Shortcake FunRunThe Shortcake Fun

Run has a $4 registra-tion fee with race-dayregistration only.Registration begins at6:30 a.m. June 2 insideTroy Memorial Stadium.The race starts at 7:35a.m.

• 12 Mile BicycleTime TrialThe 2013 Strawberry

Festival 12 Mile BicycleTime Trial will takeplace at 6:30 p.m. May

30 at the Casstown FireDepartment.People can register

early either online or bymail. With advance regis-tration, people canrequest their own start

time. The cost is $12, butrace-day registration,which begins at 6 p.m. onthe day of the event, is$20. The field limit is100 riders. Helmets mustbe worn by all riders.

Prizes will be awarded tothe fastest overall finish-er, the first place tan-dem, the first placemountain biker and firstand second place in eachage group.

To register, send theform and entry fee toTroy Strawberry FestivalBike Time Trial, 147Hadley Ave., Dayton, OH45419. Checks must bemade payable to SpeedyFeet.

• Bike TourEarly registration for

the 2013 StrawberryFestival Bike Tour, whichwill take place June 2 at8:30 a.m., will be cut offtoday.After that, the cost

will go up $5 more perrider. Same day registra-tion also will be avail-able, but there is a 600rider limit.Event-day registration

will begin at 7 a.m. atthe north side of theTroy High SchoolFerguson Drive. Riderswill have the option ofdoing the 25k, 50k or100k courses.

• SoftballTournamentThe 2013 Troy

Strawberry FestivalSoftball Tournament willbe held on June 1 andJune 2 at Duke Park inTroy. The double elimina-tion tournament costs$300 per team. The first12 teams to register areguaranteed spots. Firstand second place teamswill receive trophies.The entry deadline was

May 24. For more informa-tion, contact Lisa Smileyat (937) 671-0046 or byemail at

[email protected] information isalso available atwww.leagueline.com/troys-trawberryfestivalsoftball.

• Tennis ShootoutThe Tennis Shootout

will take place at 11 a.m.June 1 at TroyCommunity Park. Thetournament has severaldifferent age groups forboys and girls, including18, 16, 14, 12, 10 andunder (singles or dou-bles). The cost is $16 forsingles players and $10for doubles players.Trophies will be

awarded to the champi-ons and runner-up ineach division.Entry deadline is May

29. For additional infor-mation, contact chair-man Bud Schroeder at(937) 669-5552 or the fes-tival phone at (937) 339-7714.

• Berry SpecialOlympicsThe Berry Special

Olympics will take placefrom 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.June 1 at Duke Park inTroy.

(Editor’s Note: Severalsporting events, includingthe soccer tournament,the Bob RubertMemorial, the TroyStrawberry FestivalInvitational SoccerTournament and the jun-ior golf tournament, tookplace early as part of thepre-festival events.)

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STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBERCaleb Karnehm with the Miami County Magic team controls the ball during theBerry Special Olympics soccer game at Duke Park. Karnehm scored at leastthree goals for Miami County Magic at the 2012 Troy Strawberry Festival.


It was quite a year for 2012 festival queenBY DAVID FONG

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Logan Rathmann’s scrapbookgot a whole lot thicker in 2012.In fact, 2012 may get its own

volume.“It really was an awesome

year — probably the best year ofmy life,” the 2012 TroyStrawberry Festival Queen said.In fact, it may have been just

about the best year of anyone’slife.It started for Rathmann in

April 2012 when she was namedStrawberry Festival queen.While that in itself would havebeen a crowning achievement —literally speaking — of the yearfor most teenage girls, it wasjust the beginning forRathmann. Later that springshe was named to Troy HighSchool’s prom court and had aleading role in the school dramadepartment’s production of“Thoroughly Modern Millie.”Just weeks after that,

Rathmann not only sang thenational anthem to open the2012 Miami County Relay forLife, she also was named hon-orary chairperson. She spent hersummer performing duties asthe Troy Strawberry FestivalQueen — presiding over the fes-tival itself in early June and vis-iting numerous other festivalsthroughout the area.After the summer was over,

Rathmann left for The OhioState University to begin herfreshman year. Four days afterarriving on campus, she wascast in the eponymous role ofthe OSU’s theater department’sproduction of “The Mystery ofEdwin Drood.”“After four days on campus, I

get picked to play Edwin Drood— so I got to play a boy, whichwas definitely a new challengefor me,” Rathmann said.Again, though, Rathmann

wasn’t finished adding to heralready incredible resume.In February of this year,

Rathmann was picked by theColumbus theater companyCATCO to play the lead role of

Tracy in the musical“Hairspray.”“That was my dream role,”

Rathmann said. “That’s the roleI always wanted to play.”It’s hard to blame Rathmann

if she didn’t want her year tocome to an end. It finally didlast month, however, when sheturned the crown over to 2013Troy Strawberry Festival QueenRachel Zelnick.“I got a little sad when I had

to do my last little walk asqueen,” she said. “But it’s OK,you can’t hold onto the crownforever. And it was fun giving itto someone else, because youknow she’s about to experience

all the same things you’ve expe-rienced and how much fun she isgoing to have.”And make no mistake, while

Rathmann accomplished muchin the past year both as queenand on stage, being StrawberryFestival Queen was definitely ahighlight.“It was incredible,”

Rathmann said of her time asqueen. “I really loved everythingabout it. I loved being at the fes-tival and meeting so many newpeople. I really did love every-thing about the entire weekend.Then, after the festival, I got togo to other festivals and be inother parades as well. I got to do

the Air Show parade, a paradein Englewood, the Mum FestivalParade — and I got to do theTroy Christmas parade andactually got to ride theStrawberry Festival float for thefirst time.”Being Strawberry Festival

Queen also served as an excel-lent ice breaker once Rathmannarrived on Ohio State’s campusof 50,000-plus students.“At one of the things we had

to do as freshmen, we all had togo around the room and saysomething interesting about our-selves — and I told everyone Iwas the Strawberry FestivalQueen. I had little pictures of

myself as queen on my desk andpeople would see them — every-one thought it was really neat.”And around Troy, Rathmann

remained a celebrity as well.“One day I was walking along

the bike path and someonestopped me and said, ‘Hey,you’re the Strawberry FestivalQueen!’ — that was pretty neat.”Now that her time as queen

is over, Rathmann has one pieceof advice for the new queen.“I would just tell her to be

herself,” Rathmann said. “Lether true self shine through. Doall the things she’s alreadydoing and contiunue to be a goodrole model.”

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Last year, RachelZelnick was in it to winit.

This year, the TroyHigh School junior wasjust looking to have a lit-tle fun and make somenew friends.

Turns out, though,that when she wasn’ttrying so hard to win theTroy Strawberry FestivalQueen tiara, Zelnick didjust that.

“Last year I was sodriven to win the crown,”said Zelnick, who wascrowned the 2013 TroyStrawberry FestivalQueen in April. “Thisyear, I just wanted tomake friends. I actuallywas planning for nextyear and what I wasgoing to do — that’s howbig of a surprise it wasfor me to win it.”

So much of a surprisethat Zelnick barely knewhow to react. By Mondaymorning when shereturned to school threedays after the pageant, itstill hadn’t fully sunk inwhat had happened.

“It really was a dreamcome true for me,”Zelnick said. “Right afterit happened, I had somany people coming upand congratulating me —I don’t think it reallysunk in what had hap-pened. Then when I wentinto school for show choirclass on Monday, every-one was congratulatingme. I got very flustered— I’m really not used toall the attention. It juststarted to dawn on mewhat had happened.”

While being aStrawberry FestivalQueen is breaking newground for Zelnick, grow-ing up in the StrawberryFestival pageant scene is

familiar territory forZenick. Her two oldersisters competed in thepageant, with sisterKaren taking runner-uphonors in 2002.

“My sisters bothencouraged me to do it,”Zelnick said. “I think myparents were thinking,‘Another hot pageant.’ Itdoes get hot in the (TroyHigh School) auditoriumthe night of the pageant.But everyone in my fami-ly was really supportive.Some people told me,‘You can rub it in yoursisters’ faces since youwon,’ but I would neverdo that.”

In fact, her sister

Karen gave her somesimple advice last yearwhen she competed inthe pageant for the firsttime.

“She told me to justhave fun, be myself andsmile,” Zelnick said.

Although she’s onlyheld the crown for a fewweeks now, Zelnick saidshe’s already looking for-ward to the festival.

“I’ve always gone tothe Strawberry Festivalever since I was born,”she said. “I love theStrawberry Festival. I’mreally looking forward toit. I think my favoritepart is the parade. I’vealways enjoyed going to

the parade — now I getto be in it.”

Unlike manyStrawberry Festivalqueens, Zelnick will notbe heading off to collegeonce her term is finished.

She still has anotheryear of high school to fin-ish — and after that,she’s not entire surewhat her future holds.

“I know it sounds real-ly weird, but I either

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STAFF PHOTO/MELANIEYINGSTTroy High School junior Rachel Zelnick, center, was crowned the 2013Troy Strawberry Festival Queen last month. First runner-up wasawarded toTroy High School senior Kirsten Coleman, pictured on the right. At left, second runner-up was awarded toTroy High Schoolsenior Alison Kolber.



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The list of performers isn’tcomplete yet, but theStrawberry Festival is alreadyteeming with musical acts, pieeating, dancing, martial arts,juggling and more.While only one stage was

set up last year, as space waslimited due to the locationchange, this year’s promisesthree stages of live music.Entertainment chairs Jan

Bigelow and Roberta Jacobshave been fielding calls andbooking acts, as well as con-tacting previous performers.“I go back through years

before, generally the year pre-vious to the one we’re doing,”said outdoor levee entertain-ment chair Bigelow. “Then Ireferred back to two years agoto get a start to this year’s list.And of course there are alwaysnew people who contact theoffice or contact me and we tryto fit them in.”Jacobs coordinated the

Saturday night entertainment,booking McGuffey Lane to per-form at 8 p.m. June 1 for atwo-hour-concert at TroyMemorial Stadium. TroyStrawberry Festival managerHeather Dorsten said the fun,get-up-and-dance vibe of theband is exactly what festivalchairman Jon Dankworth waslooking for.“Roberta Jacobs has known

them for a long time, and theywere here for her year as chairin 2003,” Dorsten said. “Shetalked with Jon about howpopular they were with thecrowd. They’re a rock/countryband with a bar feel.”Time slots are still avail-

able for about 10 more per-formers.Other performers and activ-

ities already booked for theweekend include:Tammy Bellamy School of

Dance — DancingEmmanuel’s Vein —

Christian Alternative MusicGroup

Lauren Kelly — SingerDayton Babes — Dance

TeamGem City Chorus —

Acapella SingingRum River Blend — Folk

MusicDavid Cain — JugglerBest for Last — Acoustic

Music Group

Kids Helping Kids — MusicMinistry GroupCenter Stage Dance

Company — DancingTroy Strawberry Festival

Choir — SingingMayfly — Hard Rock BandNot That Band — Classic

Rock BandOkinawa Shorin-ryu Karate

Dojo — Martial ArtsPie Eating ContestThunder — Native

American Flute MusicCherry Lee and The Hot

Rod Hounds — Rock-a-BillybandBrown Street Breakdown —

Blues Rock BandFoot Stompin’ Fusion —

Clog DancingBolted Down — Music

GroupDenise Mychele —

Inspirational Music SingingDiaper DerbyMegan Osman — Country

Folk Singer SongwriterThe Greasers — Rock n’

Roll Band

No shortage of entertainment at festival

STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBERThe Troy Strawberry Festival Community Choir performs songs including “God Bless America” under the direction of MaureenJoines and John Streb at the 2011 Troy Strawberry Festival.


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Married for nearly 51years, Bill and ConnieMiller’s courtship beganafter a surprisingly suc-cessful blind date — onethey had both beendreading. And last monthat the Hayner Center,the Troy couple experi-enced yet another pleas-ant surprise: winning theStrawberry FestivalGolden Couple Contestafter starting off in lastplace.“If you can recall way

back at the beginning ofthe contest, how were theMillers faring?” jokedmaster of ceremoniesMayor Michael Beamishafter they were namedthe winners. RussThayer also helpedannounce the event,which featured sevenTroy-area couples.In the annual pre-fes-

tival event, couples hadto guess their spouse’sresponse to several ques-tions — many of themhumorous. For wives,questions included, “Howwould you describe yourhusband’s snore? a) abuzz-saw b) a chirpingbird or c) does not snore”while husbands werefaced with, “When yourwife becomes angry, doesshe become: a) sour likea strawberry tart b) coldlike strawberry ice creamor c) silent like strawber-ries growing in a field?”In the bonus round,

husbands answered afill-in-the-blank stylequestion of “My wife is anatural-born …” — aquestion that elicited lotsof laughter from theaudience.In guessing her

spouse’s response, con-testant Gerry Hoosechjoked, “It’s a word I can

use in front of people?” towhich her husband Joechuckled.The Millers claimed

the victory with 75points, while Grover andRose Strawsburg werenamed the runner-upand Bill and Ruth AnnShafer won the spiritaward, their win bol-stered by the support ofthe Strawberry Queencourt.In an interview after

the event, Bill Millersaid he was expecting togarner only 20 points(they actually earned 75)after he missed the firstfew questions. Yet they

persevered.The same strategy

works in their marriage,both Bill and Connieacknowledged, half kid-ding.“He puts up with me,

and I put up with him,”Connie quipped.Bill and Connie were

set up on a blind date byher sister and his collegefriend, who were datingat the time. Both werereluctant to followthrough.“Neither one of us

wanted to go. We weresupposed to go before buthad both made up excus-es, and we couldn’t come

up with another reason,so we just went,” Billrecalled.The chemistry was

instant for Bill, theysaid, but it took Connie alittle longer to realize hewas “the one.” Bill pro-posed after 11 months ofdating.“We were on I-75

going to a Reds gameand she was in the pas-senger’s seat andcouldn’t get out — and Itold her to take a look inthe glove compartment,”Bill said with a smile,referring to an engage-ment ring. He added,“The Reds played the

Braves that night, Ithink.”Connie shrugged. “I

have no idea who played.It was just another gamefor me.”They both grinned.

Other contestantsincluded Paul and BettySchaffner, Bill and RuthAnn Shafer, Grover andRose Strawsburg, Rogerand Alice Yount andCharles and Becky Riley.

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The Troy StrawberryFestival’s littlest members ofits royal court behaved morelike court jesters than regalroyalty during the festival’sannual Little Miss and Mr.Strawberry last month.The sweet Little Miss and

Mr. Strawberry contest turnedthe Troy-Hayner CulturalCenter’s ballroom into a come-dy club as Connor Haywood,6, and Willow Miller, 5, both ofTroy, were crowned as theTroy Strawberry Festival’sLittle Miss and Mr.Strawberry.Little Miss Strawberry

Willow Miller tried to coaxher grandmother on the stageduring her interview, whichcaptured the hearts of thejudges as 30 children sang,danced and told jokes duringthe pageant Saturday after-noon.“My favorite thing is right

now — because I got a trophy,that’s why,” Willow said. The6-year-old is the daughter ofDennis and Tina Miller.Willow proudly showed off hersweet strawberry dress as sheclutched her trophy.Willow said she plans to

start a trophy collection withher first-ever award.“This is my first one (tro-

phy),” she said. “I’m going toput it on the top.”Little Mr. Strawberry

Connor Haywood, 5, of Troy,said he liked his trophy, too.“This is my second trophy,”

Connor said. “I like when youget trophies when you win.”The pair both agreed that

their favorite strawberry treatis the berries all by them-selves.“The red strawberries are

my favorite — with nothingon them,” Connor said.“I like when the strawber-

ries get all squishy and yousqueeze the juice out of themlike grapes,” Willow shared.

The Little Miss and Mr.Strawberry contest is spon-sored by Main Street Market.Main Street Market providedeach child who participatedwith a special, light-up medal-lion as a keepsake for them totake home.Little Miss and Mr.

Strawberry committee chair-woman and the pageant’semcee, Sally Riechert, said

she enjoyed each child’s effortand participation, and thisyear had one of the largestaudience turnouts in the con-test’s history.“The kids are just awesome

— some are real talkers,”Riechert said. “We had anoverwhelming turnout thisyear.”The 2013 Strawberry

Festival Queen Rachel Zelnick

said she remembers partici-pating in the Little Miss andMr. Strawberry Contest as achild.“I did this when I was little

— I didn’t win, but it was agood experience,” she said. “Ithink it’s super that thesekids come out and get onstage. It’s fun to see them goup there and be themselves.”First runners-up were Josie

Line, daughter of Brenten andJennifer Line of Troy andGavin Miller, son of Robertand Valerie Miller ofCasstown; second runners-upwere Norah Rocke, daughterof Scott and Michelle Rocke ofTroy and Tristan Tidwell, sonof Aimee Allen of Troy. Bestcostume went to KamrynClint, daughter of Ryan andMeghan Clint of Troy.

Little Miss and Mr. Strawberry have spirit

STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBERTheTroy Strawberry Festival committee awarded Connor Haywood andWillow Isabella Miller 2013 Little Mr. and Miss Strawberrylast month during the pageant that took place in the ballroom at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center.Willow is the daughter of Tinaand Dennis Miller and Connor is the son of Rebecca and Tim Haywood. Festival queen Rachel Marie Zelnick, left, junior missTabitha Sexton, center, and committe chairman Sally Riechert stand in the background.


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To folks in and aroundTroy, the Troy StrawberryFestival may be the biggestand the best.

But it’s certainly not theonly game around.

Nearly every state hasits own StrawberryFestival — and you’d behard-pressed to convincethem their StrawberryFestival isn’t the cream ofthe strawberry crop. So, inthe interest of equal time,here’s another look at someof the “other” StrawberryFestivals and what makeseach and every one unique:

• Garden GroveStrawberry Festival

• Where: GardenGrove, Calif.

• When: May 24-27• Highlights: If you

want to do a little star gaz-ing, this festival is theplace to be. Past celebritieswho have appeared at thefestival include: HillaryDuff, Phyllis Diller, ZsaZsa Gabor, Ben Vereen andOlympians NadiaComaneci and BartConner, just to name a few.The event also featuresbig-time rides, includingseveral full-sized rollercoasters.

• Strawberry MusicFestival

• Where: Jamestown,Calif.

• When: May 23-27 andAug. 29-Sept. 2

• Highlights: This fes-tival takes place everyyear during both MemorialDay and Labor Day week-ends. The event features anumber of musical acts,including bluegrass, swing,rock, blues and gospel. Theevent takes place atYosemite National Parkand patrons often campout for the duration of thefestival.

• Pungo StrawberryFestival

• Where: VirginiaBeach, Va.

• When: May 25-26• Highlights: Troy may

have a festival on thebanks of the Miami River— but it may be hard tocompete with a festivalalong the shores of theAtlantic Ocean. The PungoStrawberry Festival wasfirst held in 1983 and drew50,000 people. Last year’sfestival drew approximate-ly 120,000.

The festival features pieeating contest, strawberrybake-off, continuous enter-tainment on three stages, aparade, one of the largestcarnivals on the east coast,livestock show and sale, amulti-million dollar mili-tary display, pig races,youth art show and artsand craft booths.

• Historic CedarburgStrawberry Festival

• Where: Cedarburg,Wisc.

• When: June 22-23• Highlights: More

than 100,000 people willdescend on Cedarburg thisyear for the 24th annualfestival. Much like theTroy Strawberry Festival,the Cedarburg StrawberryFestival focuses heavily onfood. While Troy is famousfor its strawberry dough-nuts, Cedarburg’s festivalis best-known for its all-you-can-eat strawberrypancake breakfast, heldthe Sunday morning of thefestival.

• MarysvilleStrawberry Festival

• Where: Marysville,Wash.

• When: June 13-15• Highlights: This

Strawberry Festival offersone thing Troy’s nevercould — legalized gambling.The Marysville StrawberryFestival is headquarteredin the Tulalip Resort and

Casino. If gambling isn’tyour thing, the festival alsooffers a number of more“traditional” events, such aspageants, games and a 10Krun.

• Copper CountyStrawberry Festival

• Where: Chassell,Mich.

• When: July 6-7• Highlights: The

Copper County Lions Clubhosts one of the smaller-scale Strawberry Festivals.In addition to crowning aStrawberry Festival queen,a “Citizen of the Year” alsois named.

• London StrawberryFestival

• Where: London• When: June 20-22• Highlights: If you

don’t get enough of astrawberry fix duringTroy’s festival, you don’thave to go far to findanother. This festival —located not far fromColumbus — featuresmany of the same thingsas Troy’s festival, includinga Mr. and Miss Shortcakecompetition.

One feature London’sfestival has that Troy’sdoes not is a contest to seewho can grow the largeststrawberry.

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