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🌱 Patch AM: How Mentor’s Cardinals stack up in this week’s hockey power rankings
Also, don't miss Open Mat BJJ on the Mentor Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How Mentor’s Cardinals stack up in this week’s hockey power rankings
Also on today's calendar: Blackbrook Audubon helps birders attain January 100 and 6 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did the hair spray say to the hair when it got back from vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain, with a high of 46 and low of 35 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 40, low: 35.
- Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 53 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• News-Herald hockey Top of the Crop for Jan. 5 (news-herald.com) — Mentor’s hockey team holds the No. 3 spot in the News-Herald’s latest Top of the Crop rankings at 11-8-2, despite a recent 3-2 loss to Hudson. The Cardinals next face Amherst on Jan. 6 as area powers like Gilmour and University battle for the top ranking.
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📸 Around Mentor
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mentor
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★ Featured events ★
- Open Mat BJJ
Upgraded Industries, 7673 St Clair Ave, Mentor
10:00 am
Wednesday January 7
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Other local events
- Advanced Club Wrestling
Upgraded Industries , 7673 St Clair Ave , Mentor
7:00 pm - Fight Conditioning
Upgraded Industries , 7673 St Clair Ave , Mentor
5:00 pm - Open Mat Jiu-Jitsu
Upgraded Industries , 7673 St Clair Ave , Mentor
6:00 pm - Nature Journaling In-Person
Off Site Program, Headlands , Corner of Woodridge and Forest Roads , Mentor
9:00 am - Open Mat Jiu-Jitsu
Upgraded Industries , 7673 St Clair Ave , Mentor
10:00 am - Special Second Sunday Program: Winter Birding
Mentor Marsh Nature State Preserve , 8932 Woodridge Ln , Mentor
2:00 pm - One on One Tech Appointment In-Person
MPL Commons , Main
2:30 pm - Blackbrook Audubon helps birders attain January 100
anywhere in Ohio
8:00 am
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
Friday January 9
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
Tuesday January 13
Thursday January 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tiddlywinks Story Time In-Person
Children's Story Room , Main
10:00 am - Preschool Story Time In-Person
Children's Story Room , Main
11:00 am - Environmental Commission (meets as needed)
Wickliffe, OH Calendar , 900 Worden Road , Wickliffe
7:00 pm - Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
Wickliffe, OH Calendar , 900 Worden Road , Wickliffe
7:00 pm
Tuesday January 6
Thursday January 8
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi, a medium sized white dog with black spots ran across Chillicothe road and down Canterbury.
It was about 6:15. Could not get it to come to me to check ID (Nextdoor Trask)
- Target posted a job opening for 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T2322) in Mentor. Apply here.
- Nesco Resource posted a job opening for Welder in Mentor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mentor here.
🗞 Nearby News
Willoughby
- Willoughby Vine Street storm sewer construction to last until end of January (news-herald.com)
- The Texture Project/Week 1: Rocky River Reservation & A Women's Circle (northeastohioparent.com)
Painesville
- Lake County History Center plans to open history pub, celebrate America 250 (news-herald.com)
- Termination hearing for Riverside Local Schools superintendent postponed as district moves to reinstate Dr. Christopher Rateno (wkyc.com)
- John Carroll football finishes No. 3, No. 5 in final D-III polls (news-herald.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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