🌱 Patch AM: What a new sewer line means for Mentor’s Bolton Estate plans.

Good morning Mentor! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What a new sewer line means for Mentor's Bolton Estate plans.
• How much new money is headed to Mentor Public Schools?
• How Mentor turned a 17-17 tie into a runaway win.

Also on today's calendar: Summer Luau and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Not as warm; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
• Sunday: Breezy with a few showers, temps: high: 72, low: 60.
• Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Lake County OKs $412,000 sewer project for Mentor development (cleveland.com) — A major new development on Mentor's former Bolton Estate is moving forward with a 3,200-foot sanitary sewer extension along Center Street, approved by Lake County commissioners. Funded by the developer, the project supports planned housing, mixed-use space, commercial areas, and a large conservation area spanning Mentor and Kirtland Hills.
   

2. Lake County Auditor's Office returns $750,000 to local communities (news-herald.com) — Lake County Auditor Chris Galloway is returning $750,000 from a real estate assessment fund to local entities, including $125,339 for Mentor Public Schools. The refund, based on each district's share of property taxes, comes after the office determined it had more than enough money budgeted for upcoming appraisal work.
   

3. Mentor overcomes adversity, defeats Olmsted Falls, 38-17 (news-herald.com) — Mentor's football team opened its season in dramatic fashion, breaking a 17-17 tie with Olmsted Falls by scoring 21 unanswered points for a 38-17 home win. Big plays from quarterback Brogan Jones and defender Marcus Cvetichan powered the surge, and the Cardinals now turn their attention to hosting Erie McDowell in Week 2.
   

4. Colleges reinstate ACT, SAT requirements, adding pressure for students (cleveland19.com) — A Mentor High School junior is juggling AP classes with renewed pressure to prepare for ACT and SAT exams as many top colleges restore testing requirements. Experts in the story urge students to plan early, use PSAT opportunities for scholarships, and fit test prep into their schedules without letting it take over their lives.
   

📸 Around Mentor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mentor

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Summer Luau →
  LaMalfa, 5783 Heisley Rd, Mentor
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday August 23
• Blackbrook Audubon's last visit to Veterans Park →
  Veterans Park, 5730 Hopkins Rd, Mentor
  8:00 am
Monday August 24
• Monday Night Book Club In-Person
  Mentor Public Library Village Room, Main
  6:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Computer Class Setup In-Person
  Mentor Public Library Frances Cleveland Room, Main
  9:00 am
• Lift, Laugh, Parachute play! In-Person
  Mentor Public Library Village Room, Main
  10:00 am
• Basic Computers & Internet In-Person
  Mentor Public Library Frances Cleveland Room, Main
  2:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Computer Class Setup In-Person
  Mentor Public Library Frances Cleveland Room, Main
  9:00 am
• Learn to Use your Android Phone - Computer Class In-Person / Online
  Mentor Public Library Frances Cleveland Room, Main
  2:00 pm
• Word 2 - Computer Class In-Person
  Mentor Public Library Frances Cleveland Room, Main
  6:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• Project Break The Cycle Summer Luau →
  LaMalfa, 5783 Heisley Rd, Mentor
  5:00 pm
• Project Break The Cycle Summer Luau →
  LaMalfa, 5783 Heisley Rd, Mentor
  5:00 pm
• Summer Luau Reverse Raffle & Fundraising Event →
  LaMalfa 5783 Heisley Rd. Mentor, OH 44060
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi, I'm Jacek.
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• Transcat, Inc. posted a job opening for Shipping & Receiving Clerk (USA) - [CAL150B] in Mentor. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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