🌱 Patch AM: How Solon fared against undefeated Brecksville-Broadview Heights Friday night

Hey there, Solon! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Solon fared against undefeated Brecksville-Broadview Heights Friday night
• Why Solon police deployed a drone after a nearby crash

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Diane I.!

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

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny; windy, colder, with a high of 27 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: A bit of afternoon rain, temps: high: 38, low: 35.
• Tuesday: Mist; breezy in the morning, with a high of 45 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Boys basketball scoreboard and top performers from Dec. 19 (cleveland.com subscription) — Solon’s boys basketball team fell 75-51 to undefeated Brecksville-Broadview Heights in Suburban League play, dropping the Comets to 4-3. The game was part of a packed Friday night slate of Northeast Ohio matchups, with several other ranked area teams also in action across multiple conferences.
   

• Police investigate jewelry theft from store: Chagrin Falls police blotter (cleveland.com) — Solon residents may notice their police department assisted Moreland Hills officers searching wooded areas with a drone after a driver fled a crash where suspected heroin was found. The case appears in a Chagrin Falls police blotter that also details a local jewelry theft, fence damage report, and an arrest on a warrant during a traffic stop.
   

📣 Solon Shout Outs!

• ❤️ Thank you to all the generous donors of 2025 to the Solon Benevolent Fund. Your donations have assisted us in fulfilling our mission of helping the needy in Solon. —Diane I.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Solon

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Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day - City Offices Closed
  Solon, OH Calendar Solon, OH 44139

🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Coed Varsity Wrestling at Hubbard Tournament Girls
  Hubbard High School
  10:00 am
• Holiday Grand Buffet
  Sapphire Creek Winery & Gardens , 16965 Park Cir Dr , Chagrin Falls
  10:00 am
• Deck the Table Workshop
  Blossom Flower Bar , 37 W Orange St , Chagrin Falls
  1:00 pm
• Winter Solstice and the Tale of Mother Deer
  Liberty Park Nature Center , 9999 Liberty Rd , Twinsburg
  6:30 pm
• Bowling with Santa! A Family Party at Roseland Lanes 🎄
  26383 Broadway Ave , Bedford
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Knight School Chess Winter Mini Camp - FULL & HALF day options - Chagrin Falls, OH 2025
  Chagrin Falls High School , 400 E Washington St , Chagrin Falls
  9:00 am
• Upcycle Fashion Camp: Bestie Sweats - Chagrin Falls, OH 2025
  WorkSpace CF , 34 S Main St , Chagrin Falls
  9:00 am
• Girls JV Basketball at Streetsboro
  Streetsboro HS
  5:30 pm
• Girls Varsity Basketball at Streetsboro
  Streetsboro HS
  6:00 pm
• Council Meeting (2) - CANCELLED
  Chagrin Falls, OH Calendar , 21 W. Washington Street , Chagrin Falls
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Rotary Club of Chagrin Valley Breakfast Meeting
  Gardiner Center , 9421 Bainbridge Road , Chagrin Falls
  7:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cleveland Hopkins Airport reports an alert for aircraft standby on runway 24R, with the lowest alert level, and all units are put back in service after the incident.
  4:26PM on Dec 19: Cleveland Hopkins Airport reports alert 1 with CFD staged at aircraft standby on 24R. (Nextdoor )

• Swagelok Company posted a job opening for Corporate Housekeeping Associate in Solon. Apply here.
• Performance Food Group posted a job opening for Forklift Operator 1st shift in Solon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Solon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chagrin Falls

• Chagrin Falls utility workers rescue Cleveland Water employee from trench (fox8.com)

Orange

• Shoplifters use a stroller - sans baby - to load up merch: Orange Police Blotter (cleveland.com)

Bedford

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-- The Patch AM Team

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