Get A COVID-19 Vaccine Booster In Mentor + Unemployment Dips

Happy Wednesday, Mentor! Welcome to December! Let's see what's happening around town.

First, today's weather:

Mainly cloudy. High: 43 Low: 41.

Here are the top stories today in Mentor:

1. The omicron coronavirus variant is stirring new fears nationwide and health officials want Ohioans to get vaccinated, or their vaccine booster, as soon as possible. Here's where to get a vaccine in Mentor. (Mentor Patch)
2. If you or someone you know are facing eviction and require assistance, legal advice, or advocacy, contact the Fair Housing Resource Center. This Lake County based group offers no-cost legal assistance to Lake County residents who face eviction. (Mentor Patch)
3. The unemployment rate for the City of Mentor decreased 0.3% to 2.8% for the month of October 2021. One year ago, the unemployment rate was 5.3%. (Mentor Patch)

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Today in Mentor:

• Elf on the Library Shelf - Mentor Public Library (all day)
• Rudolph & Friends @ Lake - Lake Branch Library (all day)
• Manager Meeting Online - Mentor Public Library (9:30 AM)
• Deck the Halls Holiday Story Time - Mentor Public Library (10:00 AM)
• Leadership Lake County - Mentor Public Library (12:00 PM)
• Steering Committee - Mentor Public Library (5:00 PM)
• Back to Your Roots Genealogy Group@ Lake (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Mentor Marsh: "We’ll take a bit of blue skies and blue berries in this frozen season! We’ve added this native shrub, Black Chokeberry, Photinia melanocarpa, to our native landscaping at the Mentor Marsh Nature Center. Birds and small mammals eat the da..." (Facebook)
• Mentor Fire Department: "'TIS THE SEASON, BUT BE CAREFUL WITH THOSE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS! More than one-third of home decoration fires are started by candles. More than two of every five decoration fires happen because decorations are placed too close to a heat s..." (Facebook)
• Mentor Public Library: "Enjoy a special story time with our own Executive Director Cheryl Kuonen as Mrs. Claus at Great Lakes Mall!" (Facebook)

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— Chris Mosby

About me: Patch's Ohio Editor, casting my watchful gaze on Northeast Ohio. Feel free to drop me a line at chris.mosby@patch.com.

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