🌱 Brady Lake remembers Dorothy Stratton, whose life will be celebrated August 8

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• Brady Lake remembers Dorothy Stratton, whose life will be celebrated August 8

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 65.
• Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• OBITUARY: Dorothy Mae (Gordon) Stratton (wilsoncountysource.com) — Longtime Brady Lake resident Dorothy Mae (Gordon) Stratton, who fondly remembered growing up on the lake before moving to Kent, has passed away at 79. Her family will host a celebration of life on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at Garfield Memorial Church in Cleveland, honoring her decades as a devoted mother, grandmother, baker, and animal lover.
   

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📸 Around Brady Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brady Lake

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Thursday July 16

• Storytime A Go Go
  Reed Memorial Library -
  10:30 am
• FREE Summer Food Service Program
  Reed Memorial Library - Haymaker Room
  11:30 am
• Circle of Poets Open Mic
  Reed Memorial Library -
  6:00 pm

Friday July 17

• FREE Summer Food Service Program
  Reed Memorial Library - Haymaker Room
  11:30 am
• Teen Advisory Group
  Reed Memorial Library - Teen Room
  4:00 pm

Saturday July 18

• Adopt-a-Dino Storytime
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  10:30 am
• 1st Annual Veterans Picnic
  Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce OH
  11:00 am
• Veterans Picnic
  Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce Ravenna City Park, 165 Oakwood St., Ravenna, Ohio, 44266, United States
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Preschool Storytime
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  10:30 am
• FREE Summer Food Service Program
  Reed Memorial Library - Haymaker Room
  11:30 am
• Makerspace Drop-Ins
  Reed Memorial Library - Makerspace
  3:00 pm
• 8-Bit Showdowns
  Reed Memorial Library - Teen Room
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Carrols Corporation posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Kent. Apply here.
• Parker Hannifin Corporation posted a job opening for Manufacturing - Harness Assembly - 2nd Shift in Ravenna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brady Lake here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Kent

• Jefferson County students earn Kent State academic honors (heraldstaronline.com)
• ETIH Weekly Roundup: OpenAI workflows, AI appointments, motorsport STEM, and classroom robotics (edtechinnovationhub.com)
• Highland, Cloverleaf and Buckeye girls track teams return key talent for 2027 (yourohionews.com)

Ravenna

• 2026 Garfield High School football schedule, first glance (record-courier.com)
• Streetsboro woman admits guilt in Ravenna fatal overdose, trafficking (record-courier.com)
• Tommy D. Nelman, Brookfield, Ohio (wkbn.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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