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Matthew Montgomery knows how stressful it can be to hunt for a home in Cincinnati’s hot housing market. The 24-year-old mechanical engineer said he’s eager to move but was recently outbid for a house in Batavia, even though he off ered as much as $20,000 above the asking price. Montgomery, who lives in a onebedroom apartment in Anderson Township, said the three-bedroom, two-bath split-level house was listed for $179,900. He said he off ered $189,900 for it with a contingency agreement to go as high as $200,000. “I didn’t think there was any chance I could lose that house,”’ Montgomery told The Enquirer. “But somebody put in an off er for $205,000. I just got beat out.” Montgomery’s story is far from uncommon. Robust demand for housing has outstripped supply by a wide margin, boosting home prices out of the reach of many fi rst-time buyers across the country. But relief from skyrocketing home prices may be on the way, according to Robert Dietz, chief economist at the National Association of Home Builders. Builders are ramping up construction after a lull earlier this year due to the pandemic, Dietz said, with permits for single-family home construction in the Cincinnati area expected to increase by 16% by the end of the year. That’s more than double the 7.6% increase in local new home construction through the fi rst three quarters of the year, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati. While prices are expected to keep rising, Dietz thinks the accelerating pace of new construction will at least pump the brakes on prices as more inventory comes online. “Our forecast is for prices in the Cincinnati area to continue to grow over the next two years faster than infl ation, but not as much as they did in 2020,” Dietz said. “The growth in single-family home construction will be a factor. Does it solve the supply problem? Nope. But it’s gonna help.” Homebuyers could use a break from the blistering pace of home price appreciation. Nationally, the median price of existing homes sold in October was $313,000, up 15.5% annually and the highest median price on record, according to the National Association of Realtors. In the Cincinnati metro area, medi-

Jackson Rouse, a chef, prepares dinner for his family, while holding his son, Forest, 2, on Nov. 12, at home in Anderson Township, Ohio. Rouse is partnering with Listermann Brewery to offer pizza. PHOTOS BY KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER

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n the sunroom of his Anderson Township home, chef Jackson Rouse’s 5-year-old son, Arlo, is doing math problems at a long wooden table. h The table is special, Rouse tells me, because it was salvaged from Glendale’s old Iron Horse Inn, the restaurant where he honed his skills as executive chef from 1998 to 2004, and again in 2011; the restaurant, more importantly, where he met his wife, Meg Terrett. It’s the table the two of them spent hours cleaning, scrubbing and scraping oﬀ chewing gum so it could serve as a place for their family to solve problems, math and otherwise.

Rouse prepares dinner for his family.

These days, Rouse’s problem is that he’s a chef without a restaurant. After his boundary-pushing restaurant, Bauer European Farm Kitchen, shut down in April (due to the landlord, not COVID-related issues), he’s biding his time cooking (and cooking “big”) for his family and friends in Anderson, while planning his next big move. That move involves working with Jason Brewer, general manager of Listermann Brewing Co., in Evanston, and Jared Lewinsky, its head brewer, to open a new taproom in the old View of the ingredients Rouse will include for the meal.

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Delicio Coal Fired Pizza spot on Dana Avenue. There, Rouse will make pizzas and German-style pretzels in the restaurant’s coal oven. The pizzas will be of the thin, oblong New Haven variety, though Rouse, who’s always been a proud advocate of this region, refers to them as “Norwood style,” instead. The three partners are also in negotiations to open a German-style beer hall at 211 W. Fourth St., Downtown, where Rouse plans to reintroduce at least some of the Bauer menu. He’s also planning a street-level window where he’ll sell kebabs and other small-scale menu items. I fi rst met Rouse in 2014 when I was working as a senior editor at Saveur magazine and came home to Cincinnati to serve as a judge for the “Pork Chopped” cooking competition at the Cincinnati Food & Wine Classic. Each of the nearly two dozen entries were required to include some sort of pork product, and my fellow judges and I – including Francis Lam, then a host of “Top Chef Masters,” and Andrew Knowlton, the former restaurant editor of Bon Appetit – had already entered the meat-sweat portion of the evening when Rouse arrived at the judges table with a boudin sausage served with whipped lardo and radishes. The boudin was as rustic as anything I tasted during the fi ve years I lived in Louisiana, the whipped lardo, with its hints of rosemary, added warmth, while the radishes gave the dish the perfect amount of spicy texture. I remember the three of us looking at each other with a sense of astonishment, and a sigh of relief. We had our winner. Later that night, I talked to Rouse about German food in Cincinnati, specifi cally its absence in local restaurants. He told me he had an idea for something that would fi x it. That idea turned out to be Bauer European Farm Kitchen, which served his own interpretations of European comfort foods. Since I was living in New York when it opened, I only visited Bauer once. It was located in the former home of Jimmy G’s steakhouse, and looked a bit like an

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Jackson Rouse, a chef, prepares dinner for his family, alongside his wife, Meg Terrett. KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER

early ‘60s sex den before Rouse gave it a quaint, albeit dark, farmhouse sort of atmosphere, despite the mirrored ceilings that remained above the bar. The menu was exciting, the dishes mostly great, and in a few cases, extraordinary. Tears almost came to my eyes as I slurped down my fi rst spoonful up Rouse’s mushroom soup with caramelized leeks, brandy and puff ed wild rice. The charcuterie board was like a poured-out Halloween candy bag for meat lovers, beautifully presented with German meats, locally made cheeses and pickled everything. There were perogies stuff ed with salt cod, celery root, black truffl e cream, sunchokes, dill and potatoes. There was a slow-roasted sauerbraten brisket with foraged spice berries and local honey, skate schnitzel, pork cheek stroganoff , brandade (a dried cod dish) and oxtail soup. I realized Rouse had a perspective that was unique to this city. Sure, he was re-introducing German foods to a city that once grew up with them, but he was also embracing the European peasant foods so many chefs tend to overlook. It was ostensibly simple, yet everything had a soul-warming hint of something that you couldn’t help but try and fi gure out. Is that fennel or celery root? Spiceberry or thyme? While the response to Bauer was generally positive, Rouse says some people

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didn’t get it. “What is European food?” they would ask. “Why does schnitzel need to be elevated?” But I admired what he was up to. And while I was living in New York, I often referred to him as one of my favorite chefs in Cincinnati. And when he is really on his game, he might just be one of my favorite chefs in the country, too. That’s why it’s odd for me to see Rouse away from the restaurant kitchen. Though he’s still getting plenty of mileage in the one he has at home these days. He cooks. He cooks a lot. So much so that Meg often asks if they can just have cold cereal for dinner every once in a while, to no avail. “Luckily, our neighborhood is pretty tight,” he said. “And since everyone is home, I’ve been doing a lot of ‘concept catering’ for block parties. My neighbors will pick a culture, and I’ll cook food from it and set up tables in the driveway.” Pulling up to his house last week, I found a smoker ﬁ lled with sliced potatoes tossed in ‘everything’ bagel mix in the front yard. His in-laws were on their way over for dinner on the back deck, where a fat sirloin tip steak was on the grill, alongside a cast-iron pan of king mushrooms cooked in thyme and rosemary. As he worked the grill, he asked Meg to check on something in the kitchen. “Yes, chef,” she responded, which clearly ticked Rouse oﬀ . “I do that just to mess with him,” Meg tells me. “He hates it.” As their children, ages 8, 6 and 2, played on the deck, Rouse ran through the highlights of his career. He grew up in Burlington, Kentucky, where his

grandparents owned several grocery stores; he mastered the art of brewing beer while working at Oldenberg Brewery, in Fort Mitchell. He credits Michael “Funky” Forgus for giving him his start in the business when he went to work for his restaurant group at the age of 17. Rouse also spent time working at Ciao, Baby Cucina, the defunct Italian restaurant chain, with locations Downtown and at Harper’s Point, that introduced me to gnocchi in the 1990s, and also employed local heavyweights such as Precinct alum Jimmy Gibson, chef David Cook, who would go on to become head chef at Daveed’s in Mount Adams, and chef Henry Warman, of Mangia Osteria, also in Mount Adams. I learned Rouse was an accomplished pit-master, something he learned while helming the barbecue at SmoQ restaurant in Fairfi eld, where he worked in the early 2010s. He talked about the learning process he went through. How many critics faulted his cooking during his fi rst tour of duty at the Iron Horse Inn for being “overly complicated” with “too many competing ingredients,” something he remedied during his tenure at Murphin Ridge, in Adams County, where he learned how to focus and let farm-to-table ingredients speak for themselves. He told me about the problems he faced working as executive chef at the Rookwood, in Mount Adams, where he served as executive chef from 2013 to 2017. The food was good, he said. But not particularly memorable: “Rookwood was a challenge,” he told me. “It catered to trends, and it drove me insane, because I knew the customers could sense that.” When dinner was ready, we joined Meg’s parents on the deck for bowls of celery root soup, served from Rouse’s grandmother’s terrine; the sirloin tip steak was simple, but perfect. I drizzled the last of Rouse’s summer tomatoes, which he sauteed on the grill, over crisp salad greens; the smoked potatoes with king mushrooms tasted like something from Bauer, which made me miss that restaurant even more. After a couple bottles of wine, we steered away from talk of food and careers, and started talking more about life in general. As Meg opened a third (or perhaps a fi fth) bottle of wine, we started talking more deeply, about the problems all of us are facing right now, about the ways we’ve been working to solve them, and about our plans for a far better future.

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Colts’ Kelly to honor McMillan with cleats Dave Clark Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Indianapolis Colts center Ryan Kelly, a former Lakota West High School standout, announced via Twitter that he will pay tribute to Hamilton County Sheriﬀ 's Cpl. Adam McMillan - who died in October from injuries he received in a crash while on patrol in Anderson Township - by wearing cleats to honor McMillan's legacy. In September, Kelly became the NFL's highest-paid center with a four-year,

$50-million contract extension - with $34 million guaranteed. Kelly, 27, was selected to his fi rst Pro Bowl last season. Selected by the Colts in the fi rst round of the 2016 NFL Draft, the former Alabama Crimson Tide standout has started all games in which he has appeared over fi ve seasons with Indianapolis. Kelly is one of 18 NFL players from Greater Cincinnati high schools. Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – Dec. 2.

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an home prices rose 15.10% to $214,500 in October, compared to the same month last year, according to Zillow, a national real estate listing service and market tracker. That ranked Cincinnati No. 3 – just behind Columbus, Ohio and San Francisco – for the fastest home price appreciation among the 50 largest metro areas in the country, according to Zillow, whose data diff ers slightly from numbers reported by the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors because the two groups cover slightly diff erent geographies. Home prices have been driven in large part by the startling dearth of homes for sale. Local housing inventory plummeted 43% in October to just 2,515 listings, according to the latest fi gures from the Cincinnati Realtors. That’s about a two-month supply of housing inventory when healthy inventory levels should be at least a four- or fi ve-month supply, experts say. In August, the number of listings in the Cincinnati area hit an all-time low of 2,409, according to the MLS of Greater Cincinnati, which reported the fi gure

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was the lowest since it’s been keeping records. Curtis Clemons, a local Realtor with Coldwell Banker West Shell, welcomes the ramp-up in new construction but said it’s no panacea. “We’re going to need thousands of new houses at diﬀ erent price points to come on the market to really skew the

inventory shortage that we have,” Clemons said. “Most new construction these days is in the $250,000-and-up range, which still leaves quite a few people out of that selection of inventory. “That being said, I think any new inventory will have some impact (on prices), and we won’t see the crazy bidding wars that we’ve seen this year,” he

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For the families of victims killed in unsolved murders, life has been at a standstill for a long time, even before the pandemic arrived. Over the next several weeks, The Enquirer will highlight a series of cold cases, summarized and analyzed by the journalists whose careers largely focus on unsolved murders: the creators of Cincinnati.com’s Accused podcast. If you have any information on any unsolved case, please reach out to the appropriate law enforcement agency. Suggestions for cases to highlight can be sent to accused@enquirer.com. The crime: When Loveland police pulled the body of 19-year-old Cheryl Thompson from the banks of the Little Miami River, they had no idea the case would hang over the department like a fog for the next 42 years. Thompson disappeared March 24, 1978. She had left her home around 10:30 p.m., saying goodbye to her little brother, and set oﬀ to meet her boyfriend at a disco in Oakley. She never arrived. Her boyfriend started searching for her immediately – and even spotted a man driving away in her car around 2 a.m. The boyfriend gave chase but couldn’t keep up and lost the car near Hyde Park Plaza. As old as this case is, however, there’s new hope thanks to online genealogy databases – and some long-forgotten evidence recently discovered in the Hamilton County coroner’s lab. “I’m very, very hopeful,” said Loveland Detective Steve Moster, who’s working with a newly formed cold case unit that’s part of Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The victim: Accused listeners might remember that a spate of young women were slain in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s in the Cincinnati region. Thompson, unfortunately, was among them. A headline in The Enquirer on April 10, 1978

Cheryl Thompson, 19, disappeared on her way to a disco March 24, 1978. Her body was discovered near the Little Miami River about two weeks later. PROVIDED

read: “21⁄ 2-year toll of female murder victims now stands at 16.” The women ranged in age from 12 to 27. Several of the cases remain unsolved today. In Thompson’s case, the University of Cincinnati freshman had been staying with her parents over spring vacation when she disappeared. Investigators held out hope she’d be found alive until a state game warden checking ﬁ shermen’s licenses spotted her body entangled in some brush. Her date of death isn’t clear. Though she disappeared March 24, her body wasn’t discovered until April 8 – and the coroner at the time estimated she’d been outside decomposing for just a few days. Dr. Paul Jolly, the county’s chief deputy coroner back in ’78, determined Thompson had been beaten over the head and then strangled. It appeared she had been raped. Most of her clothing was missing, though she was wearing socks, shoes and some jewelry. Moster, the current investigator on the case, acknowledged that police had saved DNA evidence over the decades but declined to say what type. The persistence: In 2012, the avail-

On April 9, 1978, The Enquirer reported the discovery of missing coed Cheryl Thompson. The 19-year-old University of Cincinnati freshman had disappeared March 24. Her slaying remains unsolved 42 years later. FILE

able evidence – which had been sitting on a shelf in the police department’s evidence room, most of it stored in sealed paper bags – was analyzed and produced a partial profi le that didn’t point to anyone whose DNA had been collected at either the state or federal levels. Investigators had already decided to try uploading that partial profi le to a genealogy database when they got some unexpected news: More DNA evidence had been discovered as the coroner’s offi ce cleaned house, getting ready to move into a new building. “We hope this will bridge the gap to make a complete profi le,” said Moster, who’s been familiar with the case since he began working at the department in 1994. Moster has reason to be hopeful: Law

enforcement agencies over the past decade have made huge advances in familiar DNA technology. The highestproﬁ le arrest likely has been Joseph DeAngelo, whose identity as the Golden State Killer was ﬁ nally discovered in 2018 after more than 40 years of mystery. Closer to home, William Brian Blankenship of Southgate, Kentucky, was arrested Jan. 23, 2020, after a genealogy database matched his DNA with that collected from rape cases in 1999 and 2001. He faces nine charges in Hamilton County, including burglary, rape and kidnapping. The evidence: Through Accused, we’ve unfortunately learned that too See BACKSTORY, Page 8A

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Pat Bruce, a Northern Kentucky reader, and I have known each other for a long time. We met at church when our kids were in grade school. Pat headed up our religious education classes and both she and her sweet Mom helped with our church breakfasts and bazaars. Like many friendships through the years, we lost contact. Until this week when Pat found my site and asked for my egg and sausage casserole. “I want to make it for Christmas morning,” she said. I love that Pat remembered this recipe and wants to make it. So here it is. And if you’re looking for an elegant, trendy and yes, easy, homemade holiday gift, you have to make chipotle raspberry jam. Pack in a basket with a log of goat cheese and gourmet crackers or a baguette, and give it to those folks on your list who like something a bit diﬀ erent.

Ingredients 1 pound roll sausage, your choice 3 cups favorite cheese, shredded, divided into 2 and 1 cup measures 8 large eggs 2 cups milk 1/2 teaspoon seasoned or regular salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper Instructions Fry sausage just until cooked through. As it cooks, smoosh with potato masher to break up. Drain fat, and reserve sausage. Spray 9x13 pan. Sprinkle sausage in bottom. Sprinkle 2 cups cheese on top of sausage.

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In recent years the college "transfer portal" has become a topic of conversation as each season and sport typically has numerous athletes desiring to switch schools for a plethora of reasons. The NCAA will soon allow a one-time transfer and there's the uniqueness of 2020 in that any student in college athletics this season doesn't lose the year of eligibility. How does that translate to high schools? Well, the rules are far from the same but the concept has become more common. Players or families switch schools due to obvious reasons like moving, then there's the ongoing issues in high school sports of playing time, dissatisfaction or trying to enhance one's college resume. All of these come into play, but spending four years at a local high school is not as important as it used to be based on the movement of players. Technically, the OHSAA allows 11 exceptions where transfers can play immediately. Otherwise, high school transfers are subject to playing in the fi rst 50% of a team's schedule, then being ineligible. This is a recent rule change preventing loading up on transfers to make a tournament run. In the case of a high school to prep school transfer, these OHSAA rules do not apply. So, if you're scoring at home, here are some notable fl ips in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky hardwood scene: Beechwood At 6-foot-7, junior Mitchell Rylee has transferred to Covington Catholic. Rylee averaged 8.4 points and 6.9 rebounds for the Tigers last season. CHCA At 6-foot-6, junior Ben Southerland has transferred to Sycamore. Southerland averaged 9.6 points and 3.1 rebounds for the Eagles last season. Cincinnati Christian At 6-foot-4, junior Logan Woods has transferred to Fairfi eld. Woods averaged 15.3 points and 3.4 rebounds last season. The Cougars also lost senior guard K.J. Swain to Hamilton. Swain averaged 13.1 points and 2.4 rebounds last season. Clermont Northeastern Skyler Schmidt transferred to Covington Catholic in August, but it was short-lived. Schmidt, 6-foot-8, is not currently enrolled at Covington Catholic or back at Clermont Northeastern. Schmidt did pick up a football off er from Central Michigan while there to go along with his basketball interest, which included a visit from West Virginia's Bob Huggins last season. Covington Catholic The Colonels have added former Beechwood big man Mitchell Rylee and senior and sophomore John and Evan Ipsaro from New Richmond High School. Deer Park At 6-foot-2, senior Tre Munson left Deer Park and is now at ISA Prep (International Sports Academy in Willoughby, near Cleveland). Munson averaged 13.6

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points, 3 rebounds and 2.2 assists for the Wildcats last season. Also gone is 6-foot-6 senior center Ani Elliott to United Prep in Columbus. Elliott averaged 14.8 points per game, 7.7 rebounds and 2.8 blocks. Fairﬁ eld The Indians picked up Logan Woods from Cincinnati Christian. Finneytown The Wildcats will be without 6-foot-2 senior Kodee Holloway, who transferred to KEBA Prep in Cincinnati (school for seniors and post-grads trying to better their college stock). Holloway averaged 18.3 points per game with 2.3 assists and 2.4 steals. Hamilton The Big Blue picked up celebrated 7-footer Sage Tolentino, who averaged 13.5 points and 8.3 rebounds at Maryknoll High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tolentino came to Ohio as part of the Griﬃ n Elite AAU program and is committed to play for Bruce Pearl at Auburn. Hamilton has also added K.J. Swain from Cincinnati Christian. Lakota East At 6-foot-2, guard Jack Kronauge was on St. Xavier's varsity as a freshman averaging 3.6 points per game. Kronauge will now play for the Thunderhawks. Lakota West In girls basketball, Keiara Gregory has rejoined Lakota West. Gregory was with the Firebirds but played at Middletown last season. She averaged 13.6 points for the Middies as a sophomore. Mason Staying with the girls game, 6-foot-6 center Kyla Oldacre left Princeton to play at Mason. Oldacre averaged 8.7 points and 9.2 rebounds her sophomore season.

McNicholas At 6-foot-4, senior Larry Kocisko has left the Rockets to play at ISA Prep near Cleveland. Kocisko averaged 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds as a junior. Middletown As noted, Keiara Gregory is back at Lakota West after playing her sophomore season at Middletown. Moeller UNC-Wilmington commit Will McCracken moved with his family to South Carolina for his senior year. Mount Healthy At 6-foot-1 junior Kollin Tolbert has left the Owls for KEBA Prep. As a sophomore, he averaged 15.9 points per game and 4.2 assists. New Richmond The Lions saw 6-foot-4 senior John Ipsaro and 5foot-11 sophomore Evan Ipsaro transfer to Covington Catholic. John averaged 9.5 points and 4.3 rebounds. Evan averaged 15.5 points per game and 6 assists and was Co-SBAAC-American Player of the Year. Oak Hills The Highlanders have picked up a notable transfer in K.J. Satterﬁ eld, the son of former University of Cincinnati Bearcat and NBA guard Kenny Satterﬁ eld. K.J. played for Whitehall-Yearling in Columbus last season. Princeton Junior 6-foot-6 center Kyla Oldacre departed for Mason. St. Xavier Jack Kronauge who played as a freshman for the Bombers has transferred to Lakota East. Turpin At 6-foot-3, Jackson Holt, who averaged 13.3 points and 2.7 rebounds as a junior, transferred to Moravian Prep in North Carolina.

Who are Greater Cincinnati's top high school bowlers? James Weber

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Bowling is an institution in the Cincinnati area, which always has an abundance of high school talent. The high school season is underway in Cincinnati, while Northern Kentucky schools have to wait until Jan. 4 to begin their seasons. Here is a look at the top 10 players to watch in every high school division in the area.

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Cody Carlson, Princeton – The senior averaged 218 last year and was the Greater Miami Conference player of the year. Jack Czerwonka, Sycamore – The junior is third in the GMC among returning bowlers with a 206 average last year. Hunter Gallion, Wilmington – The junior averaged 202 last year and was fi rst-team all-SBAAC American. Gaege Feix, Talawanda – He was Southwest Ohio Conference player of the year last season with a 213 average. Terrence Johnson, Northwest – He was fi rst-team all-league in the SWOC with a 201 average. Jared Littleman, St. Xavier – The junior is the only returning fi rst-team honoree in the Greater Catholic League South after averaging 202 last year, and he already has a 290 game this season. Cameron Mays, West Clermont – The junior is the top returner for the Eastern Cincinnati Conference

champion Wolves, averaging 199 last year. Jacob Popp, Fairfi eld – He averaged 202 last year for the Indians and was fi rst-team All-GMC. Ethan Rowe, Middletown – The senior was fi rstteam All-GMC last year with a 220 average for the GMC champion Middies. Jason Stenger, Elder – The senior is the top bowler for the Panthers so far this year, who graduated a lot of seniors from last year’s undefeated GCL South champs.

Ohio Division II boys Ian Carpenter, Reading – The sophomore was fi rst-team All-CHL after averaging 187 and helping the Blue Devils win the CHL title. Preston Clark, Batavia — The senior fi nished top 30 in sectionals, fi rst place in districts and fi nished 13th at state - the highest out of anyone in the Cincinnati area. This is Clark’s second season fi nishing as a fi rst-teamer for the Southern Buckeye Athletic and Academic Conference. Sebastian Donohoo, Williamsburg – The senior was second-team SBAAC-National after averaging 178 for the season. Eric Dugger, Purcell Marian – The senior was second-team All-GCL Coed after averaging 180. Jeremy Easter, Reading – The junior averaged 189 and was fi rst-team All-CHL, helping the Blue Devils win the league title. Kaleb Franklin, Georgetown – The junior averaged See BOWLERS, Page 2B

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206 last year and was named SBAAC-American player of the year, and is averaging 220 so far this season. Jered Glancy, Clermont Northeastern – The senior was fi rst-team All-SBAAC after leading CNE to second place in the National Division. He averaged 183 last year with a near-perfect 290 game. Jonny Osman, Seven Hills – The sophomore is the top returner from the Miami Valley Conference champion Stingers after averaging 173 last year and being named fi rst-team all-league. Aiden Poe, Georgetown – The senior fi nished 68th at state last year and was fi rst-team All-SBAAC National. He is averaging 198 so far this season. Jason Stiens, Badin – The senior fi nished 77th in the state tournament. He averaged 184 and was second-team All-GCL Coed.

Ohio Division I girls Lilly Arvin, Hamilton – The junior was fi rst-team All-GMC after averaging 188 last year. Darby Campbell, West Clermont – The junior was fi rst-team All-ECC last year, averaging 183 last season. She averaged 219 in the Wolves’ fi rst match this season. Ariel Comberger, Wilmington – The SBAACAmerican player of the year averaged 181 last year. Emily Cupp, Middletown – A senior and Greater Miami Conference player of the year, she averaged 191 last year. Ashley Hanlon, Lakota West – The senior was fi rst-team All-GMC after averaging 188 last season and is averaging 214 early in this year. Paige Mettey, Oak Hills – The senior was fi rstteam All-GMC after averaging 162 last year. She is averaging 186 so far this year with a high game of 257. Rebecca Ochs, Seton – The junior followed up a seventh-place showing at districts by fi nishing 14th at state, the highest of any area bowler. Ochs was named honorable mention All-Ohio by the Ohio High School Bowling Coaches Association. Abby Perkins, Mercy McAuley - The senior was fi rst-team All-Girls Greater Catholic League after averaging 182 last season. Madison Roybal, Fairfi eld – The senior was fi rstteam All-GMC and one of the top returners from the reigning league champions. Lexi Stewart, West Clermont – The reigning ECC player of the year averaged 192 last season, and the senior averaged 210 in the fi rst match of this new season.

Ohio Division II girls Kylie Burdick, Taylor – The junior ﬁ nished eighth in the sectional tournament and helped the Yellowjackets ﬁ nish fourth in the sectional tourney and 15th in the district tourney. She was second-team All-CHL.

Lily Crigler, Roger Bacon – The senior fi nished 12th in the sectional tournament and 37th in the district, and was second-team All-GCL Coed. Isabel Giglio, Bishop Fenwick – The junior fi nished 15th in the sectional tournament to qualify for districts. Ella Harvey, Taylor – The junior fi nished 19th in the sectional tournament to help Taylor fi nish fourth in the sectional tournament. She was fi rst-team All-CHL. Abby Huhn, Batavia – The sophomore fi nished eighth in the sectional tournament Kiley Methena, Norwood – The sophomore fi nished ninth in the sectional tournament to qualify for districts. She was second-team All-MVC. Caitlyn Prince, Reading – The senior fi nished fourth in the sectional tournament and 34th in the district tournament, helping Reading fi nish third in the sectional tournament and 14th in the district. She was second-team All-CHL. Katie Turner, Bethel-Tate – The junior fi nished 15th in the sectional tournament and 54th in the district tournament. Caitlin Uecker, Batavia – The senior won a sectional title with 607 and fi nished 18th in the district tournament. She was fi rst-team All-SBAAC American and averaged 164 last year. Crystal Wilson, Cincinnati Christian – She fi nished 11th in the sectional tournament and is the top returning bowler from a team that fi nished second in the sectional tournament and seventh in the districts. She was MVC player of the year.

Kentucky boys Koby Brewer, Pendleton County – He fi nished fourth in the Region 6 singles tournament and fi nished sixth in the state. He helped Pendleton fi nish as regional team runner-up and advance to the state tournament, and averaged 187 in conference matches. Jacob Billiter, Simon Kenton – He helped the Pioneers win the Region 5 team championship and advance to the state tournament. He averaged 187 in the conference season and fi nished fi fth in the regional singles tournament. Kyan Brewer, Pendleton County – The freshman averaged 189 during the season and helped Pendleton to runner-up in Region 5 and a berth in the state tournament. Joe Bush, Campbell County – The junior is the top returner for the Camels, averaging 181 last year. Trevor Colvin, Pendleton County – The senior averaged 190 last season and helped Pendleton to the state tournament. Ethan Crooker, Dixie Heights – He averaged 184 in conference matches and fi nished ninth in the Region 6 tournament. Dylan Inyart, Ryle – He fi nished sixth in the Region 6 singles tournament and averaged 192 in conference matches. He helped the Raiders fi nish as regional team runner-up and a berth in the state tournament. Trevor Lee, Simon Kenton – He fi nished eighth in the Region 5 singles tournament and helped the Pioneers fi nish as team regional runner-up. He averaged

176 in conference matches. Charlie Smith, Covington Catholic – He led the Colonels to the regional and conference championships and ﬁ nished seventh in the Region 6 singles tournament. He averaged 189 in conference matches. Zach Wardia, Dayton – The junior averaged 182 in conference matches and ﬁ nished seventh in the Region 5 singles tournament.

Kentucky girls Breanna Brandt, Cooper – The sophomore averaged 182 last season to help the Jaguars to the conference title, and fi nish as state runner-up. In singles, she fi nished third in the Region 6 tournament and 15th in the state. Jade Combs, Cooper – The junior fi nished fourth in the Region 6 singles tournament and 20th in the state. She averaged 175 in the regular season to help Cooper win the conference title, and helped the Jaguars fi nish as state runner-up. Emmee Depenbrock, Conner – The junior fi nished eighth in the Region 6 singles tournament and helped the Jaguars fi nish as regional team runner-up and qualify for the state tournament. She averaged 168 in regular matches. Emily Desentz, Simon Kenton – The junior fi nished fi fth in the Region 5 singles tournament and helped the Pioneers to the team championship and a berth in the state tournament. She averaged 151 during the season. Jenna Elgowsky, Cooper – The senior helped the Jaguars fi nish as state runner-up. She averaged 162 during the regular season and fi nished sixth in the regional singles tournament. Kaylee Hitt, Campbell County—The senior won her third Region 5 singles championship and fi nished 24th in the state tournament. She had the highest average in the regular season (212) and led the Camels to the state team championship, the fi rst by a local girls team in bowling. Rachel Holaday, Dayton – The senior fi nished fourth in the Region 5 singles tournament and 23rd in the state tournament. She averaged 167 in conference matches. Jadyn Taylor, Campbell County – The senior helped the Camels win the state team championship, the fi rst for any Northern Kentucky girls program. She fi nished third in the Region 5 singles tournament and 13th in the state tournament. She averaged 174 in conference matches. Ranelle Ulanday, Cooper – The senior was Region 6 singles champion after averaging 216 in the tournament. She led the Jaguars to the regional team championship and runner-up in the state tournament. She fi nished fi fth in the state singles tournament and averaged 207 during conference matches. Kayla Watkins, Campbell County – The senior helped the Camels win the state team championship, the fi rst for any Northern Kentucky girls program. She fi nished 10th in the Region 6 girls tournament and averaged 175 in conference matches.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Nominations open for 2021 Business Excellence Awards The Ohio Small Business Development Center at the Clermont Chamber of Commerce (Clermont SBDC) proudly announces the opening of nominations for the annual Small Business Excellence Awards. The 2021 awards ceremony will be held as part of the Clermont Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting luncheon on Feb. 12 at Holiday Inn & Suites Cincinnati East from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. In keeping with a long-standing practice, seven awards will be presented by the Clermont SBDC and Clermont Chamber including Emerging Business, Business Excellence, Excellence in Impact, Emerging Leader, Business Woman of the Year, Educator of the Year and Volunteer of the Year. To nominate an outstanding business or individual, visit clermontchamber.com/annual-meeting-sbdcawards/. Nominations must be received by Dec. 11. Ticket information available at Clermontchamber.com or (513) 576-5000. Founded in 1969, the Clermont Chamber of Commerce is an association of nearly 700 businesses working together to make the Clermont County area the preferred place to locate, operate and grow a successful company. The Chamber’s key initiatives are member/investor beneﬁ ts, leadership development, government advocacy, business education and economic growth. Find us at Clermontchamber.com. The President of the Clermont Chamber of Commerce is Joy Lytle, and the Chairman of the Board is Stewart Greenlee, CenterBank. Allison Cottrill, Clermont Chamber of Commerce

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Loveland Presbyterian Church donates to City Gospel Mission As part of their Thanksgiving Mission Project, the members and friends of Loveland Presbyterian Church purchased supplies for and assembled sixty hygiene kits to be donated to City Gospel Mission. Leslie Westcott, LPC Mission team member, said, “We are incredibly grateful to all those who donated funds and items to this project. We pray God blesses those who receive a kit from CGM.” Michael Spresser, Loveland Presbyterian Church

livery to the nonprofi t agency’s Given Campus in Indian Hill. With them, they brought a bounty of tools from Stepping Stones’ wishlist – valued at $2,000. The donation to Stepping Stones was made possible through the Lowe’s Heroes program, a companywide initiative that gives employees the opportunity to support improvement projects in their local community. Cassandra Moore, an Educational Aid in Stepping Stones’ alternative education program for students with autism, nominated Stepping Stones’ to be included in this year’s giving season. “We are very grateful for the generosity of our local Lowe’s Heroes,” shared Stepping Stones Executive Director Chris Adams. “Like so many, we are facing the eff ects of the current pandemic and its impact on available resources. The tools Lowe’s provided from our wishlist will be a big help to our maintenance team and we are thankful for their support.” Founded in 1963, Stepping Stones is a nonprofi t, United Way partner agency that supports youths and adults with disabilities in building pathways to independence. The organization off ers a variety of recreation and educational programs at four Greater Cincinnati locations, including sites in Batavia, Indian Hill, Norwood and Western Hills. To learn more about Stepping Stones, visit SteppingStonesOhio.org. Kelly Lund, Stepping Stones, Inc.

Mt. Washington resident honored for Bethesda Foundation gift Mt. Washington resident Margaret Swinford was recently honored by the Greater Cincinnati Planned Giving Council (GCPGC) as a Voices of Giving Award recipient, for her selfl ess generosity and foresight in contributing a lasting gift to the Bethesda Foundation. After her 1961 graduation from the Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing, Swinford was employed as a staff nurse by Bethesda Hospital medical surgical specialty and as a nursing instructor at Swinford Bethesda School of Nursing, and later at Cincinnati State. She was president of the Alumni Association of the Bethesda School of Nursing for more than 25 years and continues to serve as a trustee. When the Bethesda School of Nursing transitioned its program to Cincinnati State in 1993, Swinford was instrumental in making sure that the Bethesda School of Nursing program and the Alumni Association continued to survive and thrive. In 2010 Swinford joined the Legacy Society by letting Bethesda Foundation know that she included Bethesda in her will. She has also encouraged other Alumni members to consider doing the same. Her generous gift will benefi t the Alumni Association’s Scholarship Fund which will provide scholarships for nursing students for many years to come. In its 22nd year, the Voices of Giving Awards Event (this year held virtually) pays tribute to Greater Cincinnati philanthropists who represent the true spirit of giving. The Event also acknowledged professional advisors who play a pivotal role in cultivating planned gifts. Lisa Desatnik

Clermont DD holds virtual board meeting The Clermont County Board of Developmental Disabilities (Clermont DD) will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 10 at 5:30 p.m. The Ethics Committee will meet on the same night at 5 p.m. Both meetings will be held virtually via Zoom. Please register for both meetings by visiting the Home Page of the Clermont DD website at clermontdd.org. For additional information, contact ldavis@clermontdd.org or call (513) 732-4921. Lisa Davis, Clermont County Board of Developmental Disabilities

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erans Day fundraiser “Our Project Hero fundraiser is always a special event for everyone at Mike’s,” said Mike Dahm, President of Mike’s Carwash. “We’re tremendously grateful to our customers for supporting those who have served, and continue to serve, our country, as well as the courageous fi rst responders in our local communities.” Founded in 2008, Project Hero is a groundbreaking national non-profi t organization dedicated to helping Veterans and First Responders aff ected by PTSD, TBI and injury achieve rehabilitation, recovery, and resilience in their daily lives and increasing awareness to combat the national mental health emergency posed by PTSD and TBI. Founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1948, Mike’s Carwash is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. Bethany McAlister, Mike’s Carwash

Child Focus announces exciting rebrand Since its inception in 1977, Child Focus has grown from an agency providing a core group of highly specialized services for children, to strengthening the quality of life for 20,000 individuals in Southwest Ohio by developing thriving children, strong families, and successful adults. The fresh rebrand seeks to illustrate the wide array of services they provide to the community, including early learning, behavioral health, foster care, and adult and family services. While the agency aims to bring awareness to the growth and transformation they have undergone in their pursuit of building a strong community, visible changes will include a new logo, website, and new branding throughout all visual elements. Central to the organization are three core pillars: Thriving Children. Strong Families. Successful Adults. Child Focus leadership recognizes that the new brand needs to refl ect the organization’s evolution while maintaining the fundamental belief that all people have strengths and potential. The expanded range of services builds on this belief and allows potential to fl ourish in children, adults, and families. Child Focus’ three core pillars are refl ected in the new logo’s design, created by Zeal40: the “C”, which symbolizes the broader community, is divided into three abstract, boldly colored shapes, representing the connectivity of children, adults, and families within the community. The three shapes work together to form the “C” as a sign of the teamwork required to help guide all individuals to their potential. The gradient sizes and colors emphasize Child Focus’ growth and advancement. While Child Focus continues to work closely with children through early learning and behavioral health services, the agency encourages positive change in the community by recognizing the need for adult and family services which strengthen the quality of life for all. Building upon their core pillars, one of the agency’s 2020 strategic planning priorities is to off er expanded mental health services for adults. The Pandemic has increased the need for these services, and Child Focus has recently announced that it will now off er individual therapy and psychiatry services for adults/caregivers who have children enrolled in services at Child Focus. In addition to current programs such as parent education, extended day, career and employment services, work in the justice system and jails, and responding with law enforcement to mental health and addiction calls, these new services will enhance care for children by supporting the caregivers who may be struggling with their own depression, anxiety, or traumatic past. A signifi cant priority for Child Focus is to continue to expand services to meet the needs of the community, and this further expansion will include a full range of mental health and substance use disorders (sud) services to all adults in need. Child Focus’ strategic plan for continued growth has been developed with the community’s well being in mind, and future services will refl ect that commitment. For more information on the organization or services, go to child-focus.org or call 513-752-1555. Stacy Koenig, Zeal40

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To commemorate Veterans Day, November 11, Mike’s Carwash held a day-long fundraising event to support Project Hero. Mike’s gave a free Basic Wash to all veterans and active military personnel, with an option to upgrade to an Ultimate Wash for $5. 100% of the proceeds from the $5 upgrade were donated to Project Hero, which supports Veterans and First Responders aﬀ ected by PTSD, TBI and injury. In addition, Mike’s oﬀ ered its Ultimate Wash to the general public for $15, with $1 donated to Project Hero for every Ultimate Wash sold. In all, more than $14,000 was raised during the Vet-

Arashi Yamaguchi recently earned his private pilot certifi cate. To obtain his Private certifi cate, Yamaguchi passed an oral and a fl ight exam with a Federal Aviation Administration designated fl ight examiner. Yamagushi, a resident of Batavia, OH, completed his fl ight training at Sporty’s Academy, located at the Clermont County Airport. With his Private pilot certifi cate, Yamaguchi is able to carry passengers infavorable weather conditions. The aircraft that he used for his fl ight training can carry four people and cruises at nearly 140 miles per hour. Arashi Yamaguchi has now joined the ranks of more than 600,000 U.S. licensed pilots who learned to fl y for the challenge and adventure. Anyone interested inmore information about learning to fl y may visit www.sportysacademy.com or call Sporty’s Academy at 513-735-9500. Eric Radtke, Sporty’s Academy, Inc.

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Howdy folks, Did you ever hang a rug over the clothesline and beat the dust out of it? My mother would help my brother and me put a rug over the clothesline and we took turns beating the rug to get it clean. That was the way we did things back in the good old days. Ruth Ann’s dad told me when the black line, as folks called the train line, came through Bantam the farmers would bring their farm produce to Bantam to the depot to send to Cincinnati or other places that the black line went through. Her dad said when a person was driving a horse and buggy or horses pulling a wagon, when they were along the tracks and the train was coming, they would get over and hold the horses

so they wouldn’t turn the buggy or wagon over and run away. I talked to Mike at the Boars Head Bait Shop in Afton and he said there are lots of people fi shing and they are catching plenty of crappie, sauger and other kinds of fi sh. They are fi lling the freezer up for winter when they can’t go fi shing. There has been a good hunting season for squirrels and other game. I talked to Cedar Lake and they are having lots of fi shermen there and they are trying to catch that big catfi sh. The fi sherman had better have some good tackle. The lady told me they are stocking a big load of trout this week. The trout they have stocked weigh between 2 and 7 pounds. They will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until Christmas. The folks here in Bethel decorated for Thanksgiving and now they are decorating for Christmas. In front of the Bethel Historical Society Museum here in Bethel, they have the nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus and the wisemen. They have done a great job so

slow down when you pass it by. I was roaming around Bethel and I saw quite a number of Christmas trees folks had cut. Some were big and some were small. There were ladies cleaning the fl ower stands and decorating them with new greenery. The ladies sure do a good job. The town is getting decorated up good. The trucks are putting lights up so when you come to Bethel slow down and enjoy the beauty. There seems to be road repairs on several streets. While I am writing about Christmas decorations, when my brother and I were milking cows, we would put a cedar tree in the barn so they could see it. I don’t know if that helped the milk production or not, but it made us feel good. I feed the birds one bag of bird seed each week. I get it at the Bethel Feedmill. It is a mixture of seeds including sunfl ower, wheat, peanuts and more. The birds sure like it. I have goldfi nch, chickadees, Blue Jays, chirping sparrow, woodpeckers, house fi nch, house sparrow, morning dove and the beautiful

Cardinals. I went down to Frisch’s for dinner, or lunch as you call it, and after I ate, I drove around a while and then got back to the apartment to ﬁ nish writing this article. The amount of Christmas trees that I saw coming from a farm above Bethel is plentiful. They always have a lot of Christmas trees and they are sure nice. As I drove around I saw several folks putting up lights and decorations for Christmas. Now if you are driving by in a car you will miss this but since I have the scooter I am going slow and get to see this. The Thanksgiving decorations have been taken down and the Christmas decorations are taking their place. That is good. The cats are doing ﬁ ne. I miss them. Bob and Gladys Lytle came over for a visit and I was sure glad. It sure gets lonesome. Start your week by praying and praising the good Lord. God bless all... More later...

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SCHOOL NEWS Two CHCA lifelong friends earn perfect score on ACT SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP – Two Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy seniors – Scott Burk of Loveland, son of Andrea Burk and Adam Jutt of Mason, son of Mike and Anne Jutt – recently earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. The ACT is a standardized curriculum-based achievement exam used for college admissions that measures what students have learned in school. It covers tests in four academic areas of English, mathematics, reading and science reasoning, each scored on a scale from 1–36. A student’s composite score is the average of the four test scores. Students who earn a 36 composite score have likely mastered all the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in fi rstyear college courses in the core subject areas. The score for ACT’s optional writing test is reported separately and is not included within the ACT composite score. ACT scores are accepted by all major four-year colleges and universities across the U.S. Not only are Burk and Jutt academic peers together at CHCA, they have also been best friends since they were threeyears old! Over the many years of their friendship they have been through a lot together, including the loss of Burk’s father when he was 10-years old. As Burk’s mother shares, “They have always supported each other in good and hard times and truly enjoy spending time together.” Both boys have gone on to succeed in their years at CHCA, being involved in many activities, including athletics and the fi ne arts. Their senior year is getting off to a fun start together as well, as Jutt and Burk were voted Class President and Vice President, respectively. And in the academic realm, in addition to their perfect ACT scores, both students have also been named National Merit Semifi nalists. “We are so proud of Adam and Scott for this remarkable accomplishment,” shares CHCA Assistant Head of School Dr. Dean Nicholas. “Having known both since they were elementary students, it’s been fun watching them grow into bright, engaging, articulate servant leaders in our Upper School. And as spe-

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CNE Adult 22-Plus students navigate through disruptions When your goal – one for which you’ve waited four years or more and one thatcould change your life – is in focus, nothing can distract you. The 25 members of the most recent Adult 22-Plus graduating class at ClermontNortheastern High School provide testimony to that determination and resiliency. Since June 2018, 114 people have joined the ranks of CNE alumni, and many of them live outside the school district. This was the fi rst of the fi ve graduating classes to do so without pomp and circumstance, but the achievement is more than the recognition. Bob Havrilla instructed all 114, and noted the unique challenges thisclass faced. When school districts shuttered in March, the program lost threeweeks of instruction time. Normally, there is no fi xed schedule – students, many of whom work, meet with Havrilla when they are able, sometimes alone, sometimes in groups. Some have a minimal number of credits needed to complete their high school course, others a more extensive amount. The transition from in-person to remote learning took time. “The challenges were getting the tests to them, the necessary study guides,and then having them come in an at least share with me online or through sometype of technology their answers to their tests,” Havrilla said. “I did a lot of

work from my home by calling the students and so forth, and then we were able to open up on a limited basis to students, primarily one or two at a time, so we scheduled in half hour to an hour sessions.” Josh Fleming faced his own scheduling challenges. The third-generation powerline builder left Blanchester High School in 11th-grade “because of poor choices I made,” but pursued his degree through the Adult 22-Plus program so he could advance his career. A member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Fleming, 34, works 60-plus hours per week, and essentially has to restart the high school curriculum from the beginning. “I actually went through a program in high school called virtual academy.That did not credit me any of that. I think that I basically had to start fromninthgrade,” Fleming said. “I was in Bob’s class for almost eight months. I was there a lot longer than most of his students, but that had to do with my job. I travel for my job and I had to basically start over because they didn’t really credit me anything for my virtual academy that I did in high school.” Fleming had tried to continue his education through the Great Oaks system,but said Havrilla’s instruction methods were best for him because of itspersonalized nature. “I’d been out of school for quite some time and they just kind of throw acomputer at you and say ‘Hey, here you go.’ I don’t know how to use a computer,you know what I mean. I build power lines, so that didn’t really help me,” Fleming said. “Bob was great. He helped me in any way he possibly could and he was therefor me every day. Every day that I showed up he was there to help,” Flemingsaid. “Bob just basically simplifi ed everything for us.” Instruction is the journey; tests are the gateway to the fi nal destination,and even there, detours were necessary. The state shut down the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) website, so instead, Adult 22-Plus students completed Capstoneprojects –independent research on a subject of choice. “The Capstone projects I think were very benefi cial for those who completedit. They have to do … a fi ve-paragraph autobiography of themselves, who theywere, and what events or circum-

stances have changed their lives in a negative or positive way,” Havrilla said. “How did they overcome a negative situation? What are their plans for thefuture? They actually set goals for six months, a year, fi ve years. They have to do a career assessment, which I think is very benefi cial for students, because many of them even though they’re working, they’re still trying to fi nd out what they really want to do in life, and the career assessment gives them some opportunities to explore other possibilities.” Graduates sharing their stories in the community helps perpetuate the Adult22-Plus program. Many graduates are pursuing college degrees or career changes,and Havrilla writes letters of recognition for those taking that path. Havrillais tutoring 37 students for the next class. CNE usually celebrates its Adult 22Plus classes twice a year – in Januaryand June – with commencement ceremonies and a dinner at Norlyn Manor in Batavia. Anyone interested in the program can contact AdultDiploma@cneschools.org or513-625-1211 Extension 350. Members of Clermont Northeastern High School’s fi fth Adult 22-Plus graduation class: h Destiny Nicole Allen h Brandy Begley h Tasha R. Brewer h Brianna Lee Brown-Huber h Suzanne A. Counterman h Dawn Michelle Downing h Joshua Michael Fleming h Cassie A. Forsey h Elizabeth Gatoby h Charlie L. Green Jr. h Yousif Y. Gwalima h Kasey Nicole Kain h Blair Ashley Kugele h Devin L. Lawson h Sierra Jordan Maple h Ashley R. McKerrick h Trevor A. Paytes h Jason Christian Perry h Jessica Sean Reed h Martika Marie Sanders h Marie N. Santiago h Daniel A. Stephenson h Timothy W. Swaff ord Jr. h Misty Tincher h Courtny A. Windsor Dick Maloney, Clermont Northeastern Schools

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