🌱 Patch AM: Can Mentor’s surging Cardinals keep rolling when Solon comes to town?

Hello Mentor! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Mentor’s surging Cardinals keep rolling when Solon comes to town?
• Mentor family mourns the passing of Irene H. Canala, 97

Also on today's calendar: Brunch with Santa at Tall Oaks and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A snow shower this morning, with a high of 29 and low of 24 degrees.
• Monday: A little snow and sleet, temps: high: 41, low: 36.
• Tuesday: Morning mist; cloudy, breezy, with a high of 46 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Basketball Recap: Mentor Skates Past Shaker Heights with Ease (maxpreps.com) — Mentor’s boys basketball team kept its hot streak alive with a dominant 60–17 win over Shaker Heights, improving to 7–1. The Cardinals now return home to host Solon at noon on Tuesday, giving local fans another chance to see this surging squad before the new year.
   

• Irene H. Canala (brookereview.com) — A Weirton, West Virginia family is mourning 97-year-old Irene H. Canala, whose son Dr. John S. Canala and his wife Laurie live in Mentor. Irene was a devoted member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, active in ministries, senior groups, and volunteer work. Her life of service is remembered by children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
   

📸 Around Mentor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mentor

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Sunday December 21

• Brunch with Santa at Tall Oaks
  9199 Chillicothe Rd , Kirtland
  11:00 am

Monday December 22

• Elf on the Library Shelf In-Person
  Main Library Children's Area 2, Main
• Deck the Halls Holiday Story Time In-Person
  Main Library James R. Garfield Room, Main
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Elf on the Library Shelf In-Person
  Main Library Children's Area 2, Main
• American Red Cross Blood Drive In-Person
  Main Library Village Room, Main
  12:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Christmas Bird Count Teams Search across Northeast Ohio Circles
  central Lake County, OH
  8:00 am

Sunday December 28

• Blackbrook Audubon visits Veterans Park
  Veterans Park, 5730 Hopkins Road, Mentor, OH
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• WINTER SOLSTICE CIRCLE AND SOUND BATH
  Kava Sol , 4055 Erie St Rear , Willoughby
  10:00 am
• Santa House
  Wes Point Park , 4232 River St , Willoughby
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Elf on the Library Shelf In-Person
  Children's Area 2 , Main
• Deck the Halls Holiday Story Time In-Person
  James R. Garfield Room , Main
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Candy Land: It's Wild in Ohio
  Penitentiary Glen Reservation , 8668 Kirtland Chardon Rd , Kirtland
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• In Kent Ohio there is a group of co op services for members that does not require money.
  Everyone does what they can for others and earns tickets. Then use the tickets to pay for services they need. One woman just needed someone to walk… (Nextdoor Cardinal)

• Elara Caring Network posted a job opening for Billing Specialist in Mentor. Apply here.
• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Mixing Operator Weekends in Mentor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mentor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Painesville

• Public comment dominates Painesville Riverside school board meeting amid superintendent dispute (wkyc.com)
• Community Cat Companions receives $4,000 Adoption Make-Ready Grant (news-herald.com)
• At 77, Jeannie Rice is still breaking running records - 4 ways she does it and what drives her to keep going (runnersworld.com)

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Ok Mentor! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I feel lightheaded!
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