🌱 Ashtabula family joins New Lyme Township in mourning Saloma L. Byler

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In today's newsletter:

• Ashtabula family joins New Lyme Township in mourning Saloma L. Byler
• Ashtabula County mourns the loss of Tracey Lynn Housel

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold with high clouds, with a high of 33 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 39, low: 34.
• Thursday: Cloudy and breezy; p.m. rain, with a high of 51 and low of 28 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Saloma L. Byler, New Lyme Township, Ohio (wkbn.com) — Family and friends in Ashtabula are among those mourning 79-year-old Saloma L. Byler, whose daughter Martha May Nipple lives in Ashtabula. Byler, a longtime New Lyme Township resident who cleaned local homes and cherished time with her grandchildren, died December 11 at home. No public services are planned, and arrangements were handled by Baumgardner Funeral & Cremation Service in Andover.
   

• Tracey Lynn Housel, Williamsfield, Ohio (wkbn.com) — Ashtabula County is remembering Williamsfield resident Tracey Lynn Housel, whose career and volunteer work touched United Way of Ashtabula County, Kent State Ashtabula, and the county’s 4-H community. The 75-year-old farm-based creative, mentor, and “Savvy Sisters” jewelry partner died December 9, with a spring celebration of life planned and memorial donations suggested to local Ashtabula-focused organizations.
   

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📸 Around Ashtabula

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Bowling vs Lake Catholic
  Jefferson Area High School Jefferson, OH 44047
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Wrestling @ Heritage
  Jefferson Area Junior High Jefferson, OH 44047
  4:30 pm
• Bookmobile Stop: Footville Park
  Rock Creek Library , 2988 High St , Rock Creek
  5:00 pm
• ACDL Board of Trustees Meeting
  Ashtabula Public Library - Ashtabula County District Library , 4335 Park Ave , Ashtabula
  5:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Bookmobile Stop: Superior Intermediate
  Superior Intermediate School , 2308 Wade Ave , Ashtabula
  9:30 am
• Tech Connect: Geneva
  Geneva Public Library - Ashtabula County District Library , 860 Sherman St , Geneva
  10:00 am
• Bowling vs Brush
  Jefferson Area High School Jefferson, OH 44047
  4:00 pm
• JH Choir Christmas Concert
  Jefferson Area Junior High Jefferson, OH 44047
  6:00 pm
• HS Choir Christmas Concert
  Jefferson Area High School Jefferson, OH 44047
  7:15 pm

Friday December 19

• High Horse at Sparky's Place
  Sparky's Place , 1001 Broad St , Conneaut
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• The Nutcracker 2025
  Ashtabula Arts Center , 2928 W 13th St , Ashtabula
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Transportation Manager - Adult Day Health in Ashtabula. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Ashtabula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashtabula here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Geneva

• Need holiday bubbles? Taste 10 sparkling wines at Dark Room Brewery (cleveland.com)
• Water polo's season close (chimesnewspaper.com)

Madison

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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