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🌱 Patch AM: Why 12 fenced acres near Brecksville Station may stay closed for years
Coming up: SAVE the DATE --- HELP the Chippewa Garden Club on the Brecksville Patch calendar

Hello Brecksville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why 12 fenced acres near Brecksville Station may stay closed for years
Also on today's calendar: SAVE the DATE --- HELP the Chippewa Garden Club and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 74, low: 54.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 14 Areas of American Parks Closed to the Public Indefinitely (discoverwildscience.com) — A hazardous waste site near the Brecksville Station trailhead in Cuyahoga Valley National Park remains fenced off, with no cleanup crews on-site and no reopening date listed. For Brecksville-area hikers, that means about 12 acres along the river stay off-limits indefinitely due to buried industrial contaminants. The broader article explains similar long-term closures across national parks and how to check access before you travel.
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📸 Around Brecksville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brecksville
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★ Featured events ★
- SAVE the DATE --- HELP the Chippewa Garden Club →
Master Pizza Brecksville, 7059 Mill Rd, Brecksville
11:00 am
Thursday October 8
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Other local events
- [652] Troop Meeting →
St. Basil Catholic Church, 8700 Brecksville Road, Brecksville
7:00 pm - Low Power Happy Hour
Happy Days Lodge, 500 West Streetsboro Road, Peninsula
5:00 pm - [652B] PLC Meeting →
St. Basil Catholic Church, 8700 Brecksville Road, Brecksville
6:30 pm - [652] Troop Meeting →
St. Basil Catholic Church, 8700 Brecksville Road, Brecksville
7:00 pm - Western Reserve Herb Society's 79th Herb Fair →
Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd, Cleveland
10:00 am - Marriage and Family - Cycle Prep Workshop →
8700 Brecksville Rd, Brecksville
10:00 am - [652] Troop Meeting →
St. Basil Catholic Church, 8700 Brecksville Road, Brecksville
7:00 pm - Legion of Honor →
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 9549 Highland Dr, Brecksville
6:00 pm - Hillbilly Crooked River Clan #16 Meeting →
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 9549 Highland Dr, Brecksville
6:00 pm - [652] Troop Meeting →
St. Basil Catholic Church, 8700 Brecksville Road, Brecksville
7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
Wednesday October 14
Saturday October 17
Wednesday October 21
Monday October 26
Wednesday October 28
📣 Brecksville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- STEM for All Symposium →
ESC of Northeast Ohio, 6396 Oak Tree Blvd, Independence
8:30 am - The First-Home Buyer Edge Briefing →
Infinity Title Agency, LLC, 4511 Rockside Road STE 220 (check-in, Independence
12:30 pm - Board of Zoning Meeting →
Broadview Heights City Hall, 9543 Broadview Road, Broadview Heights
6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found Pet Alert: Looking to Reunite Dog with Owner
This dog was picked up as a stray and is located at the Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter (CCAS) and is looking for its owner. Please contact us… (Nextdoor )
- SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist in Independence. Apply here.
- Outback Steakhouse posted a job opening for Restaurant Busser in Independence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brecksville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Broadview Heights
- Cool Dog Walking Forecast for this Dynamic Duo (news5cleveland.com)
Independence
- Independence schools mark Constitution Day (cleveland.com)
- Fall weather at its finest... bright, breezy & cool (news5cleveland.com)
- CVC Title Math: Championship races hit crunch time (chagrinvalleyconference.com)
Seven Hills
- Parma's The Current Year schedules birthday bash: Sun Postings (cleveland.com)
Ok Brecksville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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