NORTH CLERMONT
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Vol. 29 No. 30 © 2009 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
5, 2009
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CNE hires Early By John Seney
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Shop Clermont County campaign
To help Clermont County stay fiscally sound, officials are kicking off a campaign that asks residents to “Shop Clermont County.” “When citizens eat at local restaurants and shop at retail businesses across Clermont County, it directly benefits the community they call home,” said Clermont Commission President Ed Humphrey. “A portion of the money you spend for these services is returned to the county to fund local government services, including the sheriff’s office, Clermont jail, Clermont Communications Center and court system.” FULL STORY, B1
Showdown finals at Taste
This year’s Taste of Clermont will feature some of the best new country bands in the state of Ohio. The 28th Annual Colgate Country Showdown, America’s largest country music talent search, will be holding the state finals at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The winner of these finals gets to compete in Nashville for $100,000 and the title of “Best New Act in Country Music.” Former local, state and regional winners include Martina McBride, Garth Brooks, Miranda Lambert, Billy Ray Cyrus and more. FULL STORY, A2
Teammates
Trace Voshell and Mike Jefferson spend most of the year playing baseball for collegiate programs on opposite sides of the country. But the 2007 Clermont Northeastern High School graduates and former Rocket teammates were reunited this summer with Cincinnati Steam’s club team.
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Matt Early, the principal at Williamsburg High School, has been selected as the new principal for Clermont Northeastern High School. Superintendent Neil Leist was to present Early’s name to the board of education for approval Monday Aug. 3. Early replaces Frank Chapin, who resigned in July after an investigation was launched into allegations of sexual harassment. About 30 applications were received for the position. None of the applicants were current employees of Clermont Northeastern. Leist said he interviewed the top applicants and selected Early because he was “one of the best around.” “Matt Early is a quality individual. He does a great job at Williamsburg,” he said. Early confirmed that he was offered the job, but did not want to make any other comments until the board approved the choice. Early has been principal at Williamsburg for six years. Before that he was an assistant principal and a teacher in Norwood, Ohio. He received his undergraduate degree from Mount St. Joseph College in Cincinnati and his master’s degree from Xavier University. He is originally from Jamestown, Ohio, and now lives in Williamsburg with his wife and three children.
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Military salute
The crowd, above, at the Salute to Our Veterans, Troops and their Families event at the Clermont County Fair Thursday sang “God Bless the USA,” led by Todd Kritzwiser. Michelle Varick of Owensville, left, baked a cake for the auction. She is the winner of the Ceil Bee Scholarship, awarded each year to a youth who participates in the fair in the cake and pie auctions. Bee was involved with the fair for years and was known for her homemade fudge. THERESA L. HERRON/STAFF
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Goshen gets ready for first Gallop By Mary Dannemiller
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What used to be 80 acres of dense brush and trees at the Marr Park site is now ready to be used for campsites and hiking trails, just in time for the Goshen Gallop. The Goshen Horse Thief Detectives have been working on clearing the land south of Marr/Cook Elementary before the event set for Friday, Aug. 21, and Saturday, Aug. 22. “I think everyone is getting real excited,” said Jeff Corcoran, captain of the Horse Thief Detectives. “It’s crunch time for us to finish the lastminute preparations and make sure the park is ready to go.” The Gallop is a two-day festival which will feature a variety of contests such as quick-draw paintball and cornhole, camping, food and a parade. The group is looking for riders,
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Brush is cleared at the Marr Park site to prepare trails and campsites for the Goshen Gallop. carriages and horse-drawn vehicles for the parade, said Tom Dirr, parade committee chair. “Anybody with a horse can be involved, and to me that’s a fantastic concept,” he said. Corcoran said the Horse Thief
Detectives already have created two hiking trails, at one and two miles long, but need help with the remaining details and working the actual event. “It would be nice if we had more volunteers because we’re going to
need more help,” he said. The group also is demolishing three of the four buildings on the property to make room for campsites, Corcoran said. “We’re going to use the last building as an administration building with food and where some of the contests will be held,” he said. Despite the hours of work the Horse Thief Detectives have put in to the project, Corcoran said the group still is excited and confident the event will be a success. “It’s going to be great and I hope the community responds well to it,” he said. “We want people to have fun and speak positively about it so they’ll come back next year.” Anyone interested in volunteering for the Goshen Gallop should contact Jeff Corcoran at 625-1111. Anyone interested in being in the parade should contact Tom Dirr at 625-2000 or mdirr@cinci.rr.com.
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