Holidays Impact Piping + Unseasonable Warmth In Mentor Forecast

Happy Wednesday, people of Mentor! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Warmer; misty in the morning. High: 60 Low: 46.

Here are the top stories today in Mentor:

1. It's the holidays and you'll be doing a lot of cooking, right? Well, don't dump the fats and grease down your drains. Every year, the Lake County Department of Utilities sees more sewer backups during the holidays. (Mentor Patch)
2. The Mentor High boys basketball team will be bigger this year, according to a preview of the squad. (cleveland.com)

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Today in Mentor:

• Outreach Hope Ridge Preschool - Mentor Public Library (9:30 AM)
• Manager Meeting Online - Mentor Public Library (9:30 AM)
• Senior Center Book Discussion - Mentor Public Library (1:30 PM)
• Outreach Little Sneakers - Mentor Public Library (3:30 PM)
• Mentor Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting (5:00 PM)
• Gathering Moss Book Club - Headlands Branch Library (6:30 PM)
• Adult program (placeholder) - Mentor Public Library (6:30 PM)
• Fall Sports Awards (Events) - Mentor High School (7:00 PM)

Mentor Patch Notebook

• Mentor Marsh: "What are you finding outside on your explorations on these first snowy days of the season? What’s your favorite part of exploring this time of year? Mine is the stillness and silence on snowy days, only punctuated by chickadee calls. ❄️ ..." (Facebook)
• Mentor Public Library: "You can borrow light therapy lamps from us to brighten your day! Light therapy lamps have been used to help people who suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD,) which is exacerbated by a decrease in sunlight during fall and winter m..." (Facebook)
• Mentor Parks & Recreation: "We still have openings for teams for the Turkey Roll on Saturday, November 20th at 7 PM. Register TODAY - call 440-974-5730." (Facebook)
• Mentor Public Library: "Presidents Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield had a lot in common. They both lost a parent while still children, and they both lost children while parents. Of course, they are both inextricably connected to the US Civil War, served as pr..." (Facebook)

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— Chris Mosby

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