Honor Mentor Heroes + Hospital Capacity Update + Forecast

Good day, neighbors! We've made it to Thursday and things are about to get really cold.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon flurry. High: 22 Low: 15.

Here are the top stories in Mentor today:

1. The pressure on hospital systems continues to grow as the rate of COVID-19 infections increases across most of the country. See how hospitals around Mentor are coping. (Mentor Patch)
2. The Alliance for Working Together, based in Mentor, named a new executive director recently. (Crain's Cleveland Business)
3. The City of Mentor's Hometown Heroes Banner Program returns in 2022 to honor current or former Mentor residents who have served our country in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard. (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Mentor:

• Outreach Kindercare South - Mentor Public Library (9:30 AM)
• Creative Explorers - Headlands Branch Library (10:00 AM)
• Musical Munchkins @ Lake - Lake Branch Library (10:30 AM)
• Little Scholars - Headlands Branch Library (11:00 AM)
• Basic Internet - Lake Branch Library (2:00 PM)
• Thursday Night Sit-n-Stitch - Mentor Public Library (6:00 PM)
• Springbrook Lake Homeowners - Mentor Public Library (6:30 PM)
• Word II - Lake Branch Library (6:30 PM)
• 8th Grade into 9th Grade Transition Meeting (Events) (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Village of Waterford: "To my Waterford neighbors, whomever shoveled out my mailbox, thank you ! - I can’t thank you enough. I feel so blessed to have chosen this neighborhood as my new home a year ago." (Nextdoor)

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