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NORTH CLERMONT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012
By John Seney jseney@communitypress.com
GOSHEN TWP. — Goshen High School student Austin Jackson May 25 tried out a demonstration model of a new wheelchair. “I like it,” Jackson said after taking the wheelchair for a spin around the hallways of school. After the test ride, Beverly Price, Jackson’s therapist, said she would order a new wheelchair from the manufacturer. The new chair will be similar to the demonstration model, but fitted to Jackson’s exact measurements. He had outgrown his old wheelchair, which was more than six years old. To help raise the $30,000
needed for the wheelchair, students, staff members and members of the community launched a “Wheels for Austin” fund-raising campaign. Karen Wilder, a teacher at Goshen High School and one of the organizers of the fundraising effort, said the campaign was only a few hundred dollars away from the $30,000 goal, close enough to place the order with the manufacturer. The chair is manufactured by Permobil Mobility Products and distributed by ATG Rehab. It will be delivered to Jackson’s home this summer. Jackson asked that the new chair be painted silver. He said he may ask some friends to repaint it different colors later. For more information about “Wheels for Austin,” see the website www.goshenlocalschools.org.
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Austin Jackson tries out a demonstration model of a new wheelchair in the halls of Goshen High School. With him is therapist Beverly Price. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
By John Seney jseney@communitypress.com
STONELICK TWP. — Clermont Northeastern school officials May 21 heard reaction to recent budget cuts. Marty Rauen, a middle school guidance counselor and president of the teachers union, said there are 11 fewer certified staff members available to teach students because of cuts and retirements this year. Next year, there will be another 11certified staff members leaving for various reasons who will not be replaced. Rauen said the staff cuts were beginning to impact students. “I would like to see us look at other ways to save money,” she said. Board member Mike Freeman said the board has been making cuts for 10 years. “It’s not going to get better,” he said. “What else is there to cut?” Freeman said the only things left to cuts are sports and busing. He said the last time the board tried to cut sports, there was wide-
Leah Grant, CNE Class of 2012 academic leader, speaks during graduation ceremonies May 25 at Southern State Community College. For more photos from graduation, see page A6. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
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GOSHEN TWP. — Police say they used GPS to track a man accused of setting fire to his wife’s clothes and burning down their home because he was “emotionally distraught” after an argument about separating. William Donahoe, 57, of Goshen was arrested Sunday on a charge of Donahoe aggravated arson, records show. His wife was not home at the time. After more than 30 years of marriage, the couple was separating, according to police. “There was a heated phone call and he was extremely emotionally distraught,” Goshen Police Captain Bob Rose said. Police tracked him via his cell phone. At times the signal was weak, but Sunday at 7:40 a.m. officers saw Donahoe was in Union Township, Rose said. Police there arrested him on a traffic stop.
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spread opposition. Board member Danny Ilhardt said he would oppose any cuts to busing because of safety. Faye Miller of Brushy Fork Road said school officials need to monitor bus operations, which are handled by Petermann Bus Service. “We didn’t save any money when we got rid of our own buses and drivers,” she said. Freeman She said she sees empty buses in the middle of the day. “Someone needs to check the routes,” Miller said. Freeman said district officials regularly look at the routes. Miller also complained she was not hearing enough “back and forth” on major decisions by board members. “I don’t leave these meetings very informed,” she said. Board member David Pennington said the board should look into doing a newsletter to keep the public better informed.
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