Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

The Loretta and Phil Germann family poses with Mercer County Juvenile Court Judge Mary Pat Zitter following an adoption hearing on Monday. The family adopted 16-year-old Jazmine, left, who holds her new nephew.

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It was one of those warm and fuzzy moments that couldn't have happened at a more appropriate time - Thanksgiving week.
Jazmine, a bubbly 16-year-old girl, officially became the adopted daughter of Loretta and Phil Germann of Ohio City. [More]
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