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Spotted on the Middleburg Heights calendar: Western Reserve Herb Society's 79th Herb Fair

Hello Middleburg Heights! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a fake $100 bill led to a pet-store ban
- What Middleburg Heights officers found in this week's police calls
- Why a Middleburg Heights man's celebration ended in handcuffs
Also on today's calendar: Western Reserve Herb Society's 79th Herb Fair and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Some rain, with a high of 66 and low of 59 degrees.
- Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 65.
- Tuesday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cleveland woman attempts to use fake $100 bill to buy rabbits in Middleburg Heights (cleveland.com) — Police say a Cleveland woman was banned from RMS Aquaculture on Engle Road in Middleburg Heights after allegedly trying to pay for two rabbits with a counterfeit $100 bill. Staff used a detector pen, kept the real money, returned the fake bill, and helped officers identify the woman through security video and her license plate.
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• Wanted woman yells at people outside Halloween store; wanted man steals steaks: Middleburg Heights police blotter (cleveland.com) — Recent police calls in Middleburg Heights included a wanted woman causing a disturbance outside the Spirit Halloween on Pearl Road and a wanted man caught stealing steaks at BJ's on West 130th. Officers also handled a trespassing case at a Rosbough Drive hotel and a stolen license plate incident tied to Audi Middleburg Heights.
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• Drunk, twirling man arrested outside GetGo in Brook Park (cleveland.com) — A Middleburg Heights man was arrested after officers found him intoxicated, stumbling and twirling outside the GetGo on Snow Road in neighboring Brook Park. Police had been called about a man running in the street and determined he was too impaired to care for himself, ultimately confiscating and dumping his whiskey and rum.
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📸 Around Middleburg Heights
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middleburg Heights
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★ Featured events ★
- Western Reserve Herb Society's 79th Herb Fair →
Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd, Cleveland
10:00 am - Exposing The Spiritual Roots Of Disease →
Residence Inn, 33040 Just Imagine Dr, Avon
6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
Friday October 30
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Other local events
- Picture Re Take Day
Middle Heights Junior High, 7000 Paula Dr., Middleburg Heights
8:00 am - Divan and Board of Directors Meeting →
Al Koran Office, 6801 OH-291, Suite B, Middleburg Heights
6:00 pm - Hunters Meeting →
Al Koran Office, 6801 OH-291, Suite B, Middleburg Heights
7:00 pm - Adoration and Reception →
Saint Bartholomew Catholic Church, 14865 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights
7:00 pm - Gen Zen Tween Hangout: October Session →
Middleburg Heights Branch Library, 15600 East Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights - Krazy Kops Meeting →
Teamz Restaurant & Bar, 6611 Eastland Rd, Middleburg Heights
6:00 pm - Cleveland's Ohio City Neighborhood- Middleburg Heights →
Cuyahoga County Public Library- Middleburg Branch, 16699 Bagley Rd, Middleburg Heights
6:30 pm - Cleveland's Ohio City Neighborhood →
Cuyahoga County Public Library- Middleburg Branch, 16699 Bagley Rd, Middleburg Heights
6:30 pm
Monday October 12
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Monday October 26
📣 Middleburg Heights Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Homegrown: Tri-C Emerging Artists Exhibition →
11000 Pleasant Valley Rd., Parma
9:00 am - The Rock Catholic Radio Mass of the Month (Divine Liturgy at St. Josaphat Cathedral) →
St. Josaphat Cathedral, 5720 State Rd., Parma
9:30 am - The Rock Catholic Radio Mass of the Month (Divine Liturgy @ St. Josaphat Cathedral, Parma) →
St. Josaphat Cathedral, 5720 State Rd., Parma
9:30 am - The Rock Catholic Radio Mass of the Month (Divine Liturgy at St. Josaphat Cathedral, Parma) →
St. Josaphat Cathedral, 5720 State Rd., Parma
9:30 am
Sunday October 11
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- Lost And Found Pets
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🗞 Nearby News
Brook Park
- Browns' new stadium excavation enters final 40-foot phase (photos) (cleveland.com)
Berea
- Delayed but dazzling fall color finally pops: Whit & Whimsey (cleveland.com)
- Four Browns players fined following Thursday Night Football victory over Steelers (news5cleveland.com)
- Remnants of Hurricane Isaias to impact Sunday plans (news5cleveland.com)
Parma Heights
- My coach's 50th season: Joe Ehrbar celebrates 50 years at Holy Name High School (news5cleveland.com)
- Passed out behind the wheel, North Royalton woman arrested for drunken driving: Parma Heights Police Blotter (cleveland.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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