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🌱 Elyria’s holiday storefront contest returns, with signup closing Monday

Elyria, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Elyria! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Elyria’s holiday storefront contest returns, with signup closing Monday
  • Ticket giveaway offers a night with The Orchestra in Elyria
  • Elyria Catholic graduate earns Elyria Post's top trooper honor

Also on today's calendar: Harmonic Journeys Annual Gratitude Holistic Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call an angry carrot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cloudy, brief showers; chilly, with a high of 47 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Monday: Clouds yielding to sun, temps: high: 50, low: 33.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 53 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Downtown Elyria businesses compete in storefront decorating contest (morningjournal.com) — Downtown Elyria businesses have until Nov. 16 to enter a free holiday storefront decorating contest, returning after a one-year break. Displays must be ready by Nov. 28, when public voting begins. Elyria Community Partnership will provide an online map to help residents explore the displays, with voting continuing through Dec. 13.
   

2. Win A Four Pack of Tickets to The Orchestra at Stocker Arts! (audacy.com) — WNCX is giving away four-packs of tickets to see The Orchestra at Elyria’s Stocker Arts Center on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Entrants age 18 or older must hear the station’s winning word and submit it online before the contest closes at 5 p.m. today, Nov. 15.
   

3. Ohio State Highway Patrol names Elyria Post's Trooper of the Year (morningjournal.com) — Christopher B. Jackson, an Elyria Catholic graduate, is the Highway Patrol's 2026 Elyria Post Trooper of the Year. Fellow troopers selected the 25-year-old for his leadership, professionalism and public service. Jackson, whose impaired-driving enforcement ranks among the district's leaders according to the patrol, now advances to consideration for district and state honors.
   

4. Edward Pelton (chroniclet.com) — Edward Pelton, an Elyria-born electrical engineer whose aerospace work earned four patents, died Nov. 3 in San Diego at 86. He and his wife, Marilyn, shared 65 years of marriage. He was buried in LaGrange, and a memorial service will be held later.
   

5. Annual REVS22K race in Elyria brings awareness of veteran suicides (chroniclet.com) — Runners, walkers and participants carrying weighted backpacks gathered in Elyria on Saturday for REVS22K, an annual effort to prevent veteran suicide. Organizers emphasized recognizing warning signs and connecting families with resources. Veterans and loved ones can reach confidential crisis support around the clock by dialing 988 and selecting option 1.
   

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  • Finally got my new microwave installed…..
    thanks to Abe & Connie!! Less than 45 minutes!! (Nextdoor East Hampton)
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    Ticket sales Flier making Light sewing BY HAND not machine Light stocking jobs in stores Please let me know (Nextdoor South Elyria)
  • Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Elyria. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call an angry carrot?" — A steamed vegetable (Thank you Kathy J. for sending it in!)
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