🌱 Patch AM: Can Kent State’s high-powered offense handle Portland on the road?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can Kent State’s high-powered offense handle Portland on the road?
• How a lost 1953 family violin finally came home to Kent

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly cloudy and very cold, with a high of 20 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 34, low: 30.
• Wednesday: Breezy with clearing, with a high of 38 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• O'Donnell leads Portland against Kent State (journal-news.com) — Kent hoops fans will see the Golden Flashes hit their first true road test as Kent State visits Portland after a 9-1 start and strong ball movement leading the MAC. The preview breaks down scoring, rebounding, and three-point trends for both teams, spotlighting Kent State standouts Delrecco Gillespie and Morgan Safford before tipoff.
   

• Kent father gifted rare violin made decades ago by his grandfather (record-courier.com) — A longtime Kent resident in Tamarack Ridge just received an extraordinary early Christmas gift: a rare violin handcrafted by his grandfather in the 1950s and long lost to his side of the family. After years of hearing stories about the shoemaker-turned-violin-maker, his children tracked down and restored one of only eight instruments he ever made, bringing a cherished piece of family history back to Kent.
   

📸 Around Kent

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kent

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• Irish Christmas in America
  The Kent Stage, 175 E Main St, Kent
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• Holiday Music and Motion
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  10:30 am
• Rock Painting for Beginners
  Reed Memorial Library - Tuesday Room
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• MakerSpace Drop-Ins
  Reed Memorial Library - Makerspace
  3:00 pm
• Craft-A-Gift
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  4:30 pm
• Cricut Acrylic Ornaments
  Reed Memorial Library - Makerspace
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Cora's Playroom
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  9:00 am
• Postcard from the Past
  Reed Memorial Library - Tuesday Room
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Preschool Storytime
  Tallmadge Branch Library - Community Room
  10:30 am
• Laser Engraver Demo
  Main Library - TechZone
  2:00 pm
• Thrilling Paper Quilling - Poinsettias for Adults
  Tallmadge Branch Library - Community Room
  2:00 pm
• Sacred Beats: A Healing Drum Circle
  SHINE Ohio , 5190 Cline Rd , Kent
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I need some help in rehoming 2 kittens, one boy one girl.they are 10 months old the boy is fixed and updated on shots and the girl is scheduled to be fixed and get shots. It simply getting too hard to afford, they came from a litter from my daughter
  cat, updated post so there no confusion: i have got the mom cat fixed. She had a litter of 3 kittens , I can’t keep all 4 cats Not looking for being… (Nextdoor Silver Meadows)
• I'm looking to adopt a puppy.
  I'd prefer rescue if possible, but it has to be a puppy in order for my 2 year old princess (Ridgeback) to accept it. I of course don't want to bring… (Nextdoor South East Kent)

• Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Kent. Apply here.
• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Floor Associate in Kent. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kent here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Portage agencies set meal, giveaways Dec. 19 in Ravenna (beaconjournal.com)
• Rosa Wilburn, Warren, Ohio (wkbn.com)

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• Walsh Jesuit Ironman 2025: Which Northeast Ohio wrestlers reached the podium? (cleveland.com)

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