In this Mentor Local Buzz Issue…

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 📰 Battle Over Ohio's $94 Billion Teacher Pension Fund

 📰 Lindsay Defeo Named Emerging Leader of the Year

🌪️ Wicked Weather in Leesville Lake Ohio

 🙂 Navigating Modern Life: Lake County’s Mental Health Initiatives

 🏈 Nick Chubb's Impressive Stats Highlighted as Browns Overhaul Offensive Game Plan

👪 Special Section: Health & Wellness: ☁️ Transforming Negative Thoughts: Strategies for a Healthier Mind

 🤔 Trivia Question

 🎉 Events and Entertainment

 🤣 Something Funny

📰 Battle Over Ohio's $94 Billion Teacher Pension Fund: Reformers Push AI Strategy

Ohio's $94 billion teacher pension fund faces scrutiny as reformers push for an AI-driven investment strategy amidst allegations of mismanagement. Tensions have risen with the executive director on leave and investigations launched by state officials. The controversy involves a plan to invest 70% of STRS assets in a new firm, QED, criticized for its unproven AI strategies. The Ohio Retirement for Teachers Association supports reformers, calling for transparency and fair management. Amidst these developments, the reformers have gained control of the STRS board, signaling ongoing efforts to address retirees' long-standing concerns.

Read More At apnews.com

📰 Lindsay Defeo Named Emerging Leader of the Year at United Way Event

The Annual United Way of Lake County meeting was a celebratory event where the organization honored its exceptional 2023 Award Winners. Among the honorees was Lindsay Defeo, owner of Leolo Hospitality, who was recognized as the Emerging Leader of the Year. The meeting also featured an exciting announcement that the organization had surpassed its 2023 fundraising goal, raising an impressive $1,960,000 for the community. The United Way of Lake County continues to be a vital resource, providing numerous services to support local residents.

Link to the Company’s Website: Leolo Hospitality

🌪️ Wicked Weather Leesville Lake Ohio

A tornado was confirmed in Carroll County on Friday, captured on video at Leesville Lake South Fork Marina. The footage, shared by Keith Ott, shows the tornado moving over the water, classifying it as a tornadic waterspout. NEWS9 Meteorologist Nathan Shutt provided this classification, highlighting the unique nature of the tornado's interaction with the lake.

🙂 Navigating Modern Life: Lake County’s Mental Health Month Initiatives

May is Mental Health Month, and the Lake County ADAMHS Board is emphasizing the importance of mental health in our modern world. The board is encouraging community members to learn about the impact of modern life on mental health, build coping strategies, and advocate for better mental health. They provide resources through a toolkit and the Compass Line, which offers guidance on mental health and substance use services. County commissioners stress the importance of early intervention, education, and support services to promote mental wellness.

Read More About this Topic at helpthatworks.us
Related Story at the News-Herald

🏈 Nick Chubb's Impressive Stats Highlighted as Browns Overhaul Offensive Game Plan

In a significant offseason move, the Cleveland Browns revamped their offensive coaching staff by bringing in Ken Dorsey as the new offensive coordinator. Dorsey is known for his strategy of using three- and four-receiver sets to stretch the field and create opportunities for playmakers to challenge opposing defenses.

This offensive overhaul is expected to ease the burden on Browns' running back Nick Chubb, potentially reducing the number of times he faces stacked defensive fronts. Recently, analyst Steve Palazzolo highlighted a staggering statistic on Twitter, revealing that Chubb is tied for the fifth-most rushes against eight or more defenders in the box over the past three seasons, a feat he shares with Josh Jacobs, now with the Green Bay Packers. Both have faced such defensive alignments 208 times outside the red zone during this period.

Chubb's impressive performance includes 558 carries for 2,954 yards and 20 touchdowns in 33 games over the past three seasons. His stats might have been even more remarkable had he not been sidelined by an injury in Week 2 of last season. Despite this setback, Chubb has been diligently rehabbing, aiming for a strong return, although no specific timetable has been announced.

Comparatively, Derrick Henry, now with the Baltimore Ravens, faced the most eight-defender fronts with 373 carries in the same timeframe. Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints ranked second with 226 carries, while Najee Harris and Christian McCaffrey tied for third place with 221 carries each.

See BrownsNation.com for more on this Story

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☁️ Transforming Negative Thoughts: Strategies for a Healthier Mind

Negative thoughts can lead to issues such as social anxiety, depression, stress, and low self-esteem. To change these negative thoughts, it is essential to understand your current thought patterns and the problems they cause. Once you understand them, you can use strategies to change these thoughts or reduce their impact.

"Our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are all linked, so our thoughts impact how we feel and act. Even though we all have unhelpful thoughts from time to time, it’s important to know what to do when they appear so we don’t let them change the course of our day," explains Rachel Goldman, PhD, a psychologist and clinical assistant professor at the NYU School of Medicine.

Therapy is often helpful for changing negative thoughts, but you can also learn how to change your thought patterns on your own. This article outlines some steps to help you shift negative thoughts:

• Using mindfulness to build self-awareness

• Identifying negative thoughts

• Replacing negative thoughts with realistic, positive ones

• Practicing acceptance rather than avoiding or denying negative thoughts

• Learning to cope with feedback and criticism

• Using a diary to track your thoughts

Combat Negative Thoughts With Mindfulness

Mindfulness, rooted in meditation, involves detaching yourself from your thoughts and emotions, observing them as an outsider. Practicing mindfulness can enhance your self-awareness and consciousness of your thoughts.

Mindfulness aims to change your relationship with your thoughts. Try to view your thoughts and feelings as objects that float past you, which you can observe or let pass by.

Become aware of how your thoughts impact your emotions and behaviors. Observe your thoughts and ask yourself if they are helpful, what purpose they serve, and how they make you feel.

Identify Your Negative Thoughts

As you observe your thoughts, work on identifying and labeling cognitive distortions and negativity. Common negative thinking patterns include:

• Black-and-white thinking: Viewing yourself as a complete success or failure in every situation.

• Jumping to conclusions: Making assumptions about what others are thinking or predicting negative outcomes without evidence.

• Catastrophizing: Always assuming the worst possible outcome without considering more realistic possibilities.

• Overgeneralization: Applying what happened in one experience to all future experiences, making negative experiences seem unavoidable.

• Labeling: Negatively labeling yourself, which affects how you feel in various contexts (e.g., "bad at math").

• "Should" statements: Focusing on what you "ought" to be doing, often leading to unrealistic expectations and feelings of defeat.

• Emotional reasoning: Assuming something is true based on your emotional response to it (e.g., feeling nervous means you must be in danger).

• Personalization and blame: Taking things personally and blaming yourself for things beyond your control.

Recap

There are many types of cognitive distortions contributing to negative thinking. Learning about these distortions and remembering that thoughts are not facts can help reduce their power over you.

Read More at verywellmind.com

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May 29th (Wednesday)

• Children’s Musical Trail Extravaganza at Wildwood Cultural Center in Mentor - @ 6:30pm - INFO - FREE GRAND OPENING

May 31st (Friday)

• Painesville Friday Night Car Cruise - Veterans Park at Painesville Square - 5-8pm. Every Friday through the summer. INFO

June 1st (Saturday)

• Red, White, and Mew @ the Fairport Harbor Senior Center from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. - All-American Picnic. - INFO

June 2nd (Sunday)

• Crafts - Make 2 Father’s Day Cards - @ 1pm - 7537 Mentor Ave #22 Mentor, OH. - INFO

June 4th (Tuesday)

• Mentor Rocks! Queen Nation @ 7pm - FREE EVENT & PARKING - INFO

June 7th (Friday)

• Tunes at the Lagoons - Follow the Sun @ Mentor Lagoons Nature - FREE EVENT & PARKING - Preserve & Marina @ 7pm - INFO

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