🌱 Patch AM: What Mentor’s $1.1 million Wildwood expansion means for your visits

Good day Mentor! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Mentor's $1.1 million Wildwood expansion means for your visits
• See the best shots from Friday night lights in Mentor
• How a Mentor-hosted summit is shaping Lake County's young leaders

Also on today's calendar: Blackbrook Audubon moves monthly walk to The Rookery and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
• Monday: Windy with a stray shower, temps: high: 65, low: 55.
• Tuesday: Cloudy, showers around; windy, with a high of 64 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wildwood Cultural Center to build $1.1 million expansion in Mentor (news-herald.com) — Mentor residents can expect improved accessibility at Wildwood Cultural Center after City Council unanimously approved a $1.1 million expansion adding handicap-accessible restrooms and extra space. The project, awarded to Freedom Construction Services, is designed to match the historic architecture while better serving hikers, picnickers, program participants, and event guests year-round.
   

• PHOTOS: Benedictine-Lake Catholic football, Sept. 18, 2026 (news-herald.com) — Fans of Lake Catholic and Benedictine football can browse an extensive photo gallery from their September 18 matchup at Jerome T. Osborne Stadium in Mentor. The images capture game action and atmosphere for anyone who attended or follows local high school sports.
   

• Second annual Lake County Youth Summit focuses on leadership, empowerment (news-herald.com) — Mentor families should know that about 90 Lake County middle and high school students recently gathered at Mentor High's Paradigm center for a full-day leadership and wellness summit. Workshops covered decision-making, mental health, substance impairment simulations, and financial wellness, giving local teens hands-on experiences and encouragement to lead in their own way.
   

📸 Around Mentor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mentor

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• Cleveland Heights Varsity Football @ Mentor →
  Mentor High School, 6477 Center St, Mentor
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 21
• Try-It! Wheel Throwing Class: 9/21 →
  Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor
• Men's Book Club In-Person
  Frances Cleveland Room, Main
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• AI Basics - Computer Class In-Person
  Frances Cleveland Room, Main
  2:00 pm
• Financial Aid Night
  Fine Arts Center
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Ohio Real Estate Exam Prep: Study Group →
  7400 Center Street, Mentor
• Paint & Sip: Fall Farmhouse Pumpkin →
  Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor
  6:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Kid's Night Out: Clay Pumpkins! →
  Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Glass Blowing (Glaskolben) 9/26 →
  Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor
• Try-It! Wheel Throwing Class: 9/26 →
  Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor
Sunday September 27
• Blackbrook Audubon moves monthly walk to The Rookery →
  10110 Cedar Road Munson Township, OH
  8:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Free Community Trunk Or Treat →
  Mentor High School, 6477 Center St, Mentor
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for house cleaner for my Dad's apartment, Someone honest, reliable and reasonable.
  Small 2 bedroom apartment. Probably need twice/month. (Nextdoor Williams - Murphy Mentor Headlands Park)

• Precision Castparts Corporation posted a job opening for Shipping Operator (2nd shift) in Mentor. Apply here.
• Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Mentor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mentor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Willoughby

• Election 2026: Willoughby-Eastlake Schools seeks earned income tax for operations (news-herald.com)
• Council approves bid for 2026 Mentor Facilities Paving Project (news-herald.com)
• CVC Football Notebook: North, South stay perfect; Kirtland dominates as division races heat up (chagrinvalleyconference.com)

Painesville

• Peggy L. Goodwin (timberjay.com)
• Reworking a Broadway Limited chlorine car (blogspot.com)
• Braylon Callahan's late scores help Mentor hold off Riverside, 35-14 (cleveland.com)

Ok Mentor! 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: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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