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🌱 Patch AM: How Solon’s Hanukkah celebration balanced grief, security, and unshaken joy
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Good morning Solon! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Solon’s Hanukkah celebration balanced grief, security, and unshaken joy
- How many new jobs are coming to Solon’s Ohio Lumex plant?
- How will Solon fare in this week’s big girls hoops tests?
Also on today's calendar: Teens Create.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Not as cold with high clouds, with a high of 33 and low of 28 degrees.
- Wednesday: Clouds giving way to some sun, temps: high: 38, low: 28.
- Thursday: Becoming windier; p.m. rain, with a high of 50 and low of 20 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Northeast Ohioans gather for first night of Hanukkah (fox8.com) — Residents gathered at Solon Chabad for the first night of Hanukkah, celebrating with heightened security after news of a deadly attack at a celebration in Australia. Rabbi Zushe Greenberg emphasized vigilance without fear, praising the strong turnout—especially among young people—and urging the community to answer global darkness with the light and hope of the holiday. 
• Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: Northeast Ohio to gain hundreds of jobs with new expansions in Solon, Eastlake and Clyde (wkyc.com) — A Solon-based manufacturer, Ohio Lumex, is expanding and adding 30 full-time jobs, backed by a state Job Creation Tax Credit. The project includes building expansion and new equipment, contributing to millions in new payroll as part of a broader push bringing hundreds of additional jobs to Eastlake, Clyde, and the rest of Ohio.
• Cleveland.com girls basketball Top 25: Which teams climbed in latest rankings? (cleveland.com subscription) — Solon girls basketball gets two notable matchups this week, hosting Twinsburg on Wednesday and visiting Brecksville-Broadview Heights on Saturday as part of cleveland.com’s latest Top 25 landscape. While Solon isn’t ranked, many nearby programs are climbing, giving local fans a clear picture of who’s surging across Northeast Ohio girls hoops.
📸 Around Solon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Solon
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★ Featured events ★
- Civil Service @ 6:00 p.m.
Solon City Hall, 34200 Bainbridge Rd, Solon
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Teens Create
Solon Branch , 34125 Portz Pkwy , Solon
6:00 pm - Family Paint Nights @ The Solon Blue Ribbon Adapted Rec!
Solon Community Center , 35000 Portz Pkwy , Solon
6:15 pm
Thursday December 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Rotary Club of Chagrin Valley Breakfast Meeting
Gardiner Center , 9421 Bainbridge Road , Chagrin Falls
7:30 am - Architectural Board of Review (2)
Chagrin Falls, OH Calendar , 21 W. Washington Street , Chagrin Falls
8:30 am - Orange Toddler Storytime
Delaware County District Library: Orange Branch , 7171 Gooding Blvd , Delaware
10:30 am - Open Play at Chagrin Valley Country Club
Chagrin Valley Country Club , 4700 SOM Ctr Rd , Chagrin Falls
11:00 am - Swimming (Varsity)
Gilmour Academy
5:00 pm - Girls JV Basketball vs Kirtland
Quesinberry Gym
5:30 pm - Make a Tissue Paper Bird Ornament
Orange Branch , 31975 Chagrin Blvd , Pepper Pike
6:00 pm - Light the Night a Hanukkah Celebration
Twinsburg, OH Calendar , 10260 Ravenna Road , Twinsburg
6:00 pm - Girls Varsity Basketball vs Kirtland
Quesinberry Gym
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Ohio Staffing posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Solon. Apply here.
- Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Executive Chef for Country Club in Solon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Solon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chagrin Falls
- Dangerous cold for the Monday dog walking forecast (news5cleveland.com)
- Horses and Humans Research Foundation: When a Quiet Horse Becomes the Turning Point (americanhorsepubs.org)
- James Reighart (cleveland.com)
Bedford
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-- The Patch AM Team
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