🌱 Patch AM: How the Buckeye Trail’s new path changes your walk through Mentor

Good morning Mentor! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How the Buckeye Trail’s new path changes your walk through Mentor
• How a Mentor student turned a semester in France into a life plan
• Can Mentor girls hoops keep their No. 2 ranking this week?

Also on today's calendar: Brunch with Santa at Tall Oaks and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, with a high of 35 and low of 31 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with clearing, temps: high: 39, low: 32.
• Thursday: Cloudy and windy; p.m. rain, with a high of 51 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Portion of Buckeye Trail now takes new route through Mentor (news-herald.com) — A newly rerouted section of the Buckeye Trail now winds through Mentor Marsh, Mentor Lagoons, Civic Center Park, the Old Village District, and the Wildwood Cultural Center, giving residents and visitors easier access and more amenities. City officials and the Buckeye Trail Association say the change should boost tourism, local business traffic, and community pride, with a formal dedication planned in 2026.
   

• Found in France (owu.edu) — A college student from Mentor is spending a semester in Cannes, France, sharpening her French while exploring Europe and gaining confidence traveling abroad. She describes museum-filled trips, language breakthroughs at a local library, and how Ohio Wesleyan’s programs are helping her blend biology, French, and theatre into a future career in science communication.
   

• High school girls basketball Top of the Crop for Dec. 15 (news-herald.com) — Mentor’s girls basketball team holds the No. 2 spot in the latest regional Top of the Crop rankings with a strong 5-1 record. A key matchup against No. 3 Riverside this week could shake up the standings and offers Mentor fans an early-season measuring stick.
   

📸 Around Mentor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mentor

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Volunteer Event - Mentor Schools Food Market Distribution
  Mentor High School, 6477 Center St, Mentor
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Elf on the Library Shelf In-Person
  Children's Area 2 , Main
• Deck the Halls Holiday Story Time In-Person
  Village Room , Main
  10:00 am
• Senior Center Book Discussion In-Person
  Mentor Senior Citizens Center , Mentor-on-the-Lake
  1:30 pm
• Mentor Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting In-Person
  Village Room , Main
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Elf on the Library Shelf In-Person
  Children's Area 2 , Main

Friday December 19

• 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

Sunday December 21

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

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

Tuesday December 16

• Candy Land: It's Wild in Ohio
  Penitentiary Glen Reservation , 8668 Kirtland Chardon Rd , Kirtland
  10:00 am
• Library Tuesdays @Concord: 10 Things You Don't Know Mentor Public Library Does In-Person
  Concord Community Center , 7671 Auburn Rd , Painesville
  10:00 am
• Food Market-Volunteers Needed
  Auburn Career Center Public safety Training facility , 40975 Girdled Road , Concord
  12:00 pm
• Mystery Book Club ~ Madison Public Library
  Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce , 6111 Middle Ridge Rd , Madison
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager! - Up to $20/hr PLUS Bi-Weekly BONUS! in Mentor. Apply here.
• Acosta posted a job opening for Mandate Retail Service Merchandiser - Giant Eagle in Mentor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mentor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Willoughby

• Willoughby-Eastlake Schools' stocking project reaches families across Cleveland (news-herald.com)
• Paladin Sound's Year End List (thepaladin.news)

Painesville

• Painesville City School Board says goodbye to two board members (news-herald.com)
• Check your tickets! Multiple winning Powerball tickets sold in Ohio (whio.com)
• Riverside School Board controversy draws crowd for rare Monday afternoon session (news5cleveland.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 don't know, but April May!
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