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• How a Kent State conference launched these students’ sales careers

Also on today's calendar: Jingle in the Woods: A Creepmas Holifest & Misfit Market and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A little snow, up to 1"; cold, with a high of 30 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Cloudy, breezy and quite cold, temps: high: 21, low: 13.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy and very cold, with a high of 23 and low of 16 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• CMU PSE students earn top placements at fall conference (cmich.edu) — Central Michigan University’s Pi Sigma Epsilon chapter recently traveled to Kent State University, where students earned several top finishes at a regional sales and marketing conference. Competitors honed interview and sales skills, gained confidence through real-world scenarios, and are now preparing for a national conference in Virginia. The piece highlights how the Kent-based event helped students sharpen professional abilities and expand their networks.
   

📸 Around Kent

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kent

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Jingle in the Woods: A Creepmas Holifest & Misfit Market
  Boston Township School House, 1775 Main St, Peninsula
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Hobby Sunday!
  141 E Summit St , Kent
  1:00 pm
• Hotel California
  The Kent Stage , 175 E Main St , Kent
  7:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Letters to Santa Ends
  Reed Memorial Library -

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• Winter Weather Gear Collection for Homeless - Drive Thru at Stow City Hall
  Stow, OH Calendar , 3760 Darrow Road , Stow
  10:00 am
• Drama Club: Lunch with Santa
  Stow-Munroe Falls High School , 3227 Graham Rd , Stow
  10:00 am
• Family Portrait Day
  Main Library - TechZone
  10:10 am
• SANTA AT THE WORKZ
  THE WORKZ on the Riverfront , 2220 Front St , Cuyahoga Falls
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Free wooden pallets.
  Three, two painted blue. 450 West Main Street. In tree lawn. (Nextdoor Historic Kent)
• ONCE UPON A CHILD STOW!
  Our Christmas apparel is 50% off! Starting today through December 23rd! Stop in to stock up! (Nextdoor Kent State Franklin)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Kent. Apply here.
• Kohl's posted a job opening for Full-Time Customer Service Supervisor in Kent. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kent here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ravenna

• Ravenna graduates relocate businesses to be adjacent of each other (weeklyvillager.com)
• Raven girls' basketball plagued by bad habits in loss against Bulldogs (weeklyvillager.com)
• Suzanne Dawn Miller Hunt (weeklyvillager.com)

Streetsboro

• Ring to fill Streetsboro council post, didn't seek re-election (record-courier.com)
• Day 1 Walsh Ironman Tournament high school wrestling brackets, results (record-courier.com)
• CrimeRadar app said shots were fired at a Streetsboro elementary school. It wasn't true. (news5cleveland.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I demand a jury of my piers.
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