🌱 Patch AM: How a Giant Eagle in Mentor once sold a $372M ticket

Morning Mentor! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Giant Eagle in Mentor once sold a $372M ticket
• Which Mentor lineman just landed in Ohio State’s top-ranked 2026 class?

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

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy with clearing, with a high of 40 and low of 32 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy and windy; p.m. rain, temps: high: 54, low: 28.
• Friday: Windy; snow showers, with a high of 33 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Winning Powerball numbers for Dec. 15, 2025. Did anyone win Powerball? (cantonrep.com) — A past Mega Millions jackpot ticket worth $372 million was purchased at a Giant Eagle in Mentor, putting the city on the map for one of Ohio’s biggest lottery wins. The article also details this week’s massive Powerball jackpot, recent winning numbers, and how different prize tiers work if you’re thinking about buying a ticket.
   

• Four-Star Offensive Playmaker Legend Bey Announces He Will Sign with Ohio State After Securing Release from Scholarship Agreement with Tennessee (elevenwarriors.com) — Ohio State has officially added four-star playmaker Legend Bey to its 2026 football class after he secured a release from his Tennessee scholarship agreement. The updated commit list now includes offensive lineman Mason Wilhelm from Mentor High School, giving local fans a direct connection to the Buckeyes’ latest highly ranked recruiting haul.
   

📸 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

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

Saturday December 20

• Elf on the Library Shelf In-Person
  Main Library Children's Area 2, Main
• LaMalfa Italian Night
  LaMalfa Centre Hotel and Suites open 24hrs , 5783 Heisley Rd , Mentor
  5:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Elf on the Library Shelf In-Person
  Main Library Children's Area 2, Main
• Spice club pickup: CHINESE FIVE SPICE In-Person
  Main Library MPL Commons, Main
• 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

Wednesday December 17

• 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
• Yarn N Yak ~ Madison Public Library
  Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce , 6111 Middle Ridge Rd , Madison
  5:00 pm
• Mentor Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting In-Person
  Village Room , Main
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I was wondering if anyone could offer advice or assistance in time for Christmas.
  I am not crafty by any stretch, and just found this old stuffed dog that belonged to a family member. He just had a baby and I thought maybe he… (Nextdoor Hometown Park)

• Area Temps, Inc. posted a job opening for Mig/Stick Welder/Fabricator/Fitter - 2 Needed in Mentor. Apply here.
• Precision Castparts Corporation posted a job opening for Driver (3rd shift) in Mentor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mentor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Willoughby

• Igloo season: The NE Ohio restaurants, wineries offering rentals (fox8.com)
• Northern Transmissions Best Albums of 2025 (northerntransmissions.com)

Painesville

• 23-year-old guilty of killing his father in Painesville (news-herald.com)
• Painesville Riverside school board appoints interim superintendent, moves forward with termination process against Christopher Rateno (wkyc.com)
• 2 big winning Powerball tickets bought in Ohio — but jackpot still up for grabs (fox8.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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