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🌱 How Saturday’s KJ’s 5K at Portage Lakes supports mental health
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- How Saturday's KJ's 5K at Portage Lakes supports mental health
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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
- Friday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 67, low: 45.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• KJ's 5K Returns Oct. 3 for 10th Year at Portage Lakes (nordoniahills.news) — Residents near Portage Lakes can join KJ's 5K this Saturday, Oct. 3, at Portage Lakes State Park to remember loved ones lost to suicide and support local mental health services. The dog-friendly event raises money for Summit County's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and local animal rescues, with check-in starting at 8 a.m. by the visitor center. 
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1:00 pm - A Different Kind of Book Club
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2:00 pm - Author Talk: Clarence Bechter
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6:00 pm - Family Storytime
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Thursday October 8
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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