🌱 Mantua church offers free clothing and diapers Saturday

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In today's newsletter:

• Mantua church offers free clothing and diapers Saturday
• Remembering Crestwood graduates Keith Goodell and Judy Fejedelem Harris

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 59 and low of 44 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 47, low: 32.
• Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cold, with a high of 39 and low of 33 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Portage County church planning clothing, diaper giveaway (kentucky.com) — Families in need can pick up free clothing and diapers at St. Joseph Church in Mantua from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 14. The giveaway is on the Parish Center’s first floor at 11045 St. Joseph Blvd. No questions will be asked, residency isn’t required, and diapers are available while supplies last.
   

• Portage County obituaries for Nov. 6-8, 2026 (theportager.com) — Keith James Goodell, who grew up on Mantua’s historic Goodell family farm and became an actuarial consultant, died Oct. 21 at 80. A celebration of life is planned for Dec. 13 at Portage Faith United Methodist Church in Mantua. The county obituary roundup also remembers fellow Crestwood graduate Judy Fejedelem Harris, who died Oct. 28.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• RBC Veteran's Day Program
  Twinsburg City School District Twinsburg, OH 44087
  8:00 am
• Coffee Talk
  Horseshoe Diner, 250 West Main Street, Ravenna
  8:30 am
• Craddock Veterans Day Celebration
  Craddock School
  9:30 am
• Mid-Day Mysteries
  Reed Memorial Library - Carlin Room
  2:00 pm
• Leighton Veterans Day Celebration
  Leighton School
  2:15 pm
• Makerspace Drop-Ins
  Reed Memorial Library - Makerspace
  3:00 pm
• Virtual Reality and Relaxation
  Reed Memorial Library - Teen Room
  4:00 pm
• PGM Carolyn McCahan 25 years of service celebration →
  Ravenna Chapter, 4785 Washington Avenue, Ravenna
  7:30 pm

Thursday November 12

• Landlord Orientation
  Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce, 135 E Main St, Ravenna
  8:00 am
• Music Makers
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  10:15 am
• Red Cross Blood Drive
  Reed Memorial Library - Haymaker/Jenkins Room
  11:00 am
• Scholarship Fair - RHS
  RAVENNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Ravenna, OH 44266
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• AVI Foodsystems posted a job opening for Food Service Worker (Portage Dunkin') in Mantua. Apply here.
• TJX posted a job opening for Store Cleaning Associate in Aurora. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mantua here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hiram

• Wilmington residents question James Garfield statue removal Copy (nbcphiladelphia.com)
• Canisius takes down Hiram 117-60 (wdtimes.com)

Streetsboro

• Highland volleyball falls to NDCL in Division III regional final (yourohionews.com)
• Nov. 7 marriage licenses (vindy.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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