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📰 Local News: 📅 42 Years Strong: Lake Catholic's Holiday Craft Fair Returns With 150+ Crafters

📰 Mentor Police Contract Brings 4% Raises and Top Base Pay

🔐 Mentor Plans Security Upgrades at 19 City Buildings

🌿 Evergreen: Make Your Phone Easier for Your Own Eyes and Hands

🏈 Sports: 🏈 Lake Catholic Heads to Youngstown for Win-or-Go-Home Playoff

🏆 Local Sports: District Title, Soccer Showdown & State Berths on the Line

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Holiday shopping season is almost here, and one of Mentor's longtime traditions is getting ready for another big year!

Lake Catholic's 42nd Annual Performing Arts Craft Fair returns Saturday, November 7, with more than 150 crafters—and organizers say every vendor space is already filled.

For shoppers, that means plenty of opportunities to discover unique gifts, browse handmade creations and enjoy a festive afternoon. A bake sale, food, raffles and door prizes add to the fun.

But there's more to this tradition than holiday shopping. All proceeds benefit Lake Catholic's performing arts programs, helping support the school's young performers.

The fair runs 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at 6733 Reynolds Road in Mentor. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors 60+, and free for children 12 and under. Admission tickets are cash-only at the door.

See Craft Fair Details →

Mentor City Council unanimously approved a new three-year police officers’ contract on October 20, with 4% raises in each year, retroactive to March 31, 2026.

The actual salary schedule provides a clearer picture: the highest annual base-pay step is $102,214 in 2026 and rises to approximately $110,555 in 2028. Those are top-step rates—not every officer’s salary—and exclude overtime and other compensation.

The agreement also shortens advancement through the six-level pay schedule from five years to four. Qualifying officers at Step 5 can receive a $2,230 annual firearms proficiency allowance, compared with the previous $1,030, and officers gain additional ways to cash out accrued time.

The city's materials do not give a total three-year contract cost.

➡️ See the actual starting and top-step salary figures for each year, the important fine print on allowances and leave payouts, and what the citywide cost figure still needs to include in our full Mentor Local Buzz breakdown.

The City of Mentor is planning a $425,000 security technology upgrade covering 19 municipal buildings, including several popular community facilities.

The project would replace older electronic door-access systems and introduce new security controls at buildings that don't currently have them.

Locations include City Hall, the police and fire departments, Mentor Recreation Center, Senior Center, Civic Ice Arena, Mentor Lagoons Marina, Wildwood Cultural Center and other city properties.

The new system would allow the city to manage authorized access across multiple buildings from one central platform, while connecting with existing security cameras and alarm systems.

For residents, the important distinction is that this is primarily a building-security upgrade—not an announced change to public visiting hours or entry requirements.

The $425,000 figure is an estimated construction cost, not a finalized expense. The city is currently accepting contractor bids, with work to follow after a contract is awarded.

One small adjustment can make a familiar phone more comfortable. Start with what bothers you—and know how to put it back.

You open a message and move the phone farther away, then closer again. Or your finger lingers on an app and a menu appears when all you wanted was to open it.

Small frustrations like these can become part of the routine. We adjust ourselves around the phone without considering whether the phone could adjust to us.

Its default settings are simply a starting point.

Choose one thing that regularly gets in your way. If messages feel too small, try increasing the text size a little. On an iPhone, go to Settings → Accessibility → Display & Text Size → Larger Text. On Android, open Settings and search for Font size. Check the result in an app you actually use; some apps respond differently.

If the words are large enough but look too faint, bold text may be a better experiment. If extra menus open unexpectedly, touch-and-hold timing is worth exploring. Captions can help you follow supported videos without depending entirely on sound.

The important part is how you experiment: change one setting, try one familiar task, and keep a way back.

Before changing anything, record the original setting with a screenshot or a note. Then make a modest adjustment and read a message, check your calendar or watch a short video.

Is it easier? Can you still find the buttons you need? Would you rather return to the way it was?

There is no prize for keeping a change that does not suit you.

If someone is helping, ask them to explain the adjustment and show you how to reverse it. You can welcome their knowledge while keeping the decisions yours.

You do not need to master every feature. Making one everyday task a little easier is a worthwhile result.

Start with the part of your phone that frustrates you most: our step-by-step iPhone and Android guide shows you what to try, how to test it and how to put it back.

➡️ Find your starting point in our phone-comfort guide, with separate iPhone and Android steps, a familiar-task test for each adjustment, and clear instructions for putting things back.

Lake Catholic Heads to Youngstown for Win-or-Go-Home Playoff Test
Cougars face Ursuline Friday night, with a trip to the regional quarterfinals on the line.

Lake Catholic's football season comes down to one Friday night in Youngstown.

The ninth-seeded Cougars (6-4) visit eighth-seeded Ursuline (6-4) at 7 p.m. Friday, October 30, at Rayen Stadium in the opening round of the Division III, Region 9 playoffs.

The running game could decide this matchup. In Lake Catholic's recent 28-7 victory over Holy Name, Giovanni Magistrelli rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns, while Danny Zmorowski added 95 yards and two scores.

Ursuline counters with Vinnie Fecko, who has 15 rushing touchdowns this season according to MaxPreps.

Lake Catholic will also look to junior quarterback Max Pisano, who recently surpassed 1,000 passing yards, to help keep Ursuline's defense off balance.

Both teams are looking to rebound from regular-season finale losses. Friday's winner advances to face undefeated Willoughby South on November 6.

➡️ Can the Cougars control Ursuline's rushing attack while finding opportunities of their own? Read our full playoff preview for three matchups that could decide the game, the players to watch, and everything fans need before kickoff.

Mentor girls volleyball is headed to regionals after rallying past Massillon Jackson 3–1 Thursday night to win the Division I Northeast 2 district championship.

The Cardinals dropped the opening set 25–18, then answered with wins of 25–17, 25–18 and 25–22 to complete the comeback.

Mentor now advances to the regional tournament, where the Cardinals will face the Northeast 1 district champion at Norwalk.

Mentor girls soccer has also reached a district championship after knocking off Jackson 1–0 in Tuesday’s semifinal.

A first-half goal was enough for the Cardinals, who made it stand despite Jackson putting 11 shots on goal.

Mentor now gets a rematch with Medina Saturday at 11 a.m. at Ely Stadium with the district title on the line. Medina beat the Cardinals 4–2 on Oct. 12, giving Saturday’s postseason meeting a little extra intrigue.

Mentor’s boys and girls cross country teams head to the Boardman Regional Saturday with legitimate chances to reach the state championships.

The boys enter with remarkable depth: five Cardinals rank among the seven fastest runners in the Division I regional field, led by Vinny Klima and Corbin Ott.

On the girls side, Mentor is projected near the fifth and final team qualifying position, with sophomore Carmella Curtis carrying the fourth-fastest listed time in the field.

The Division I girls race begins at 10 a.m., followed by the boys at 10:40 a.m.

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Yeah, I like that snack security system!! haha