🌱 Patch AM: Did you catch your favorite Mentor player in these game photos?

Hi Mentor! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Did you catch your favorite Mentor player in these game photos?
• How will Lake County’s 2026 tourism plans spotlight Mentor even more?

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Bird Count Teams Search across Northeast Ohio Circles and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Low clouds, with a high of 39 and low of 29 degrees.
• Friday: Rain and sleet in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 33.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 38 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• PHOTOS: Mentor-Solon girls basketball, Dec. 23, 2025 (news-herald.com) — Mentor girls basketball fans can relive the Dec. 23 home game against Solon through an extensive photo gallery by Brian Fisher. The images spotlight Mentor players in action, including Ashlyn McKinney, offering a visual recap for families, students, and local sports followers who were there or couldn’t make it.
   

• Tour Lake County officials reflect on successful 2025, eye enhancements in 2026 (news-herald.com) — Lake County’s tourism agency is spotlighting Mentor through Headlands Beach State Park and new restaurants like Señor Masa while celebrating a strong 2025. The group’s award-winning marketing, popular Taco and Hot Chocolate Trails, and the Lake Erie Sand Sculpture Tour will continue growing in 2026, with a new countywide campaign focused on beaches, parks, and lakefront access.
   

📸 Around Mentor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mentor

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• Open Mat Jiu-Jitsu
  Upgraded Industries, 7673 St Clair Ave, Mentor
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• Christmas Bird Count Teams Search across Northeast Ohio Circles
  central Lake County, OH
  8:00 am
• 3 Hour Basic Self-Defense Class - Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025
  RHINO Self-Defense CLE, LLC (formerly COBRA Defense Mentor) , 7208 Brownell Dr , Mentor
  10:00 am

Sunday December 28

• Blackbrook Audubon visits Veterans Park
  Veterans Park, 5730 Hopkins Road, Mentor, OH
  8:00 am
• Open Mat Jiu-Jitsu
  Upgraded Industries , 7673 St Clair Ave , Mentor
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Tuesday Night Crochet Club In-Person
  Beryl B. Paulson Room , Mentor-on-the-Lake
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Happy "Noon" Year Party In-Person
  James R. Garfield Room , Main
  11:15 am

Saturday January 3

• LEGO at the Library In-Person
  James R. Garfield Room , Main
  11:00 am

Monday January 5

• Family Story Time In-Person
  Children's Story Room , Main
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• Tiddlywinks Story Time In-Person
  Children's Story Room , Main
  10:00 am

📣 Mentor Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Candy Land: It's Wild in Ohio
  Penitentiary Glen Reservation , 8668 Kirtland Chardon Rd , Kirtland
  10:00 am
• Voice Your Views
  Concord Township Community Center , 7671 Auburn Rd , Painesville
  1:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Signature Tour & Tasting at DebonnĂŠ Vineyards
  Debonne Vineyards , 7840 Doty Rd. , Madison
  12:30 pm
• Signature Tour & Tasting at Debonné Vineyards
  Debonne Vineyards , 7840 Doty Rd. , Madison
  12:30 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Mentor PatchAM possible:

• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kitchen dishware, casseroles, containers, ramekins, Corelle, Etc available.
  Cleaning out all good condition. Message me bring a box and come pick it all up. Remodeling and weeding out what I haven't used. (Nextdoor Johnnycake Ridge)
• Can anybody give any information as to what they’re doing in the old Sears I see workers over there.
  I see possibly a company for cleaning up, mold over there or cleaning up something toxic. Probably asbestos who knows just wondering what they’re… (Nextdoor Johnnycake Ridge)

• Steris Corporation posted a job opening for Material Handler - 1st Shift (Mentor, OH, US, 44077) in Mentor. Apply here.
• ITS posted a job opening for Extrusion Operator Plastics in Mentor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mentor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Willoughby

• Holiday travelers see relief at gas pumps as traffic increases (cleveland19.com)
• Lake County Executive Airport had a ‘groundbreaking' 2025 (news-herald.com)
• Family that won TV contest ends holiday light show over ‘bad behavior' (pennlive.com)

Painesville

• Project Hope for the Homeless saw aging population, longer stays in 2025 (news-herald.com)
• Geneva's Williams motivated to take the next step in wrestling season (mahoningmatters.com)

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 guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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