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In today's newsletter:

  • How Oberlin's new geothermal system is reshaping campus and town future
  • Where Oberlin girls soccer stands in this week's regional rankings
  • How an Oberlin-based poker night will support stone industry education

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Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 77, low: 62.
  • Thursday: Warm with periods of rain, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oberlin project shows path to implementing geothermal system (highereddive.com) — Oberlin College's massive geothermal energy overhaul is transforming campus utilities while helping the school reach carbon neutrality and modernize failing pipes and buildings. Construction has spanned several summers, securing major bond funding and federal tax credits, and is now in commissioning, turning the campus into a long-term "learning lab" that attracts students, faculty, and investment to Oberlin.
   

• Morning Journal girls soccer Top of the Crop for Sept. 28 (morningjournal.com) — Regional girls soccer rankings show where Oberlin stands after a tough stretch, including a heavy loss to high-flying Columbia in recent play. The list highlights which nearby programs are surging, which are slipping, and how Lorain County teams like Wellington, Firelands, and North Ridgeville are stacking up as the season intensifies.
   

• Vermont Quarries Supports All-In for Natural Stone Poker Tournament (stoneworld.com) — A national stone-industry poker fundraiser is being organized out of Oberlin, with Vermont Quarries stepping up as presenting sponsor for the November 12 virtual tournament. Stone professionals and supporters can join online from anywhere, with proceeds backing education, scholarships, and industry programs through the Natural Stone Foundation and related causes.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • AVI Foodsystems posted a job opening for Cook in Oberlin. Apply here.
  • Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Tech, Inbound (Stocking) (T2351) in Amherst. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oberlin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Elyria

  • Norwalk man charged in connection with Flock camera vandalism in Elyria (morningjournal.com)
  • Olmsted Falls, Avon, Elyria Catholic and Open Door rise in state volleyball poll (morningjournal.com)
  • 2 missing Lorain County children found in Indiana (fox8.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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