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📰 Local News: 📰 Mentor to Mark 25th Anniversary of 9/11 With Remembrance Ceremony

🧸 Correction: Kids’ Garage Sale Runs 9 a.m. to Noon

🏈 Cougars Head to Akron Looking to Turn One Win Into Momentum

🍽️ DINNER RESCUE: Dinner for the Week That Got Too Busy

⚾ Sports: 🏈 St. Ignatius Hands Mentor First Loss in 51-7 Setback

⚾ Guardians Sweep Tigers With Two Walk-Off Wins

⚾ Captains’ Playoff Hopes End Despite Wild Extra-Inning Win

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The City of Mentor will hold a community remembrance ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, marking 25 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

The ceremony will take place at the Mentor Safety Forces Memorial, located between the Mentor Police Department and Mentor Fire Station No. 5 at 8500 Civic Center Boulevard.

Residents are invited to gather in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in New York City, at the Pentagon and aboard Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. The ceremony will also honor the first responders who ran toward danger that morning.

For many Americans, the 25th anniversary is a significant milestone — a chance to remember those who were lost, recognize acts of courage and service, and reflect on the sense of unity that followed the attacks.

The city’s announcement does not list a registration requirement or admission charge. Parking details and the expected length of the ceremony were not included.

The 25th anniversary also offers an opportunity to remember what happened at each of the three attack sites and the acts of courage that became part of the story of September 11. We’ve included that context, along with ceremony details, on the Local Buzz website.

Families planning to attend Mentor’s Just Kids’ Stuff Garage Sale should note an important schedule correction.

The event will be held Saturday, September 19, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Mentor Community Recreation Center, 6000 Heisley Road. The City of Mentor says its printed Fall 2026 Mentor Special Edition incorrectly listed the hours as 2 to 6 p.m.

Shoppers can browse gently used children’s clothing, toys, books, baby gear and other family items in an indoor, weather-protected setting.

Residents interested in selling can reserve a table for $25, while the nonresident price is $30. Vendors should call 440-205-3608 to confirm availability.

Find additional details from the City of Mentor.

Lake Catholic gets another road test Saturday afternoon as the Cougars visit Akron Buchtel for a 2 p.m. kickoff at Tim Flossie Stadium.

The Cougars enter at 1-1 after showing an important response last week. Following a 41-7 season-opening loss at Cardinal Mooney, Lake Catholic went to Avon Lake and came away with a 14-13 victory.

Now comes the next question: was that simply a rebound win, or the beginning of Lake Catholic finding its footing?

Buchtel enters 0-2 after losses to North Canton Hoover, 35-8, and Indian Valley, 42-12. The record is unimpressive, but the Griffins have enough offensive talent to command attention.

Junior quarterback Arthur Thomas is averaging 165.5 passing yards per game, while junior receiver Trayvion Jones has averaged 109 receiving yards. Senior running back Ernest Pitts adds another threat on the ground at 74.5 yards per game.

That makes limiting explosive plays one of Lake Catholic’s biggest priorities.

The Cougars have also had recent success in the series, including a 36-6 win last season and a 27-13 victory in Akron in 2023.

A win Saturday would send Lake Catholic home from its season-opening three-game road swing at 2-1 — a strong response after a difficult opening night.

👉🏻 Want a closer look at the matchup? Our full game preview breaks down Buchtel’s biggest threats, three keys for Lake Catholic and why Saturday could tell us much more about where the Cougars are headed.

Some busy days announce themselves before breakfast. Others wait until late afternoon to fall apart.

This week’s Dinner Rescue is built for both.

If you know the day will be packed, Slow-Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken lets you move the work to the morning. Get the chicken started early, then come back later to a dinner that can become tacos, rice bowls, quesadillas, baked potatoes or a simple salad. Make extra and you have an easy head start on another meal.

If planning never happened, One-Pot Beef and Cheddar Pasta is the better rescue. It starts when you do: at the end of the day, with one pot and familiar ingredients. Ground turkey can stand in for beef, another good melting cheese can replace cheddar, and frozen vegetables can help stretch the meal without creating another side dish.

The question is simple: when do you actually have time?

Choose the slow cooker when the morning gives you a few useful minutes but the evening will not. Choose the pasta when the day got away from you and dinner needs to begin from zero.

Both recipes are designed to keep working after tonight. Portion extra salsa verde chicken for the refrigerator or freezer so it can return later in a different form. Cool leftover pasta promptly, refrigerate it in a covered container and reheat only what you need.

A little setup can help, too. Put the slow cooker where you will see it the night before, or keep pasta, ground meat and cheese on hand for the nights when there was no plan at all.

You do not need a perfect meal plan for an unpredictable week. You need a couple of dependable answers.

One meal says, “I knew tonight would be busy.”

The other says, “I had no idea.”

Either way, dinner is handled.

Mentor’s unbeaten start came to a sudden end Friday night as St. Ignatius defeated the Cardinals, 51-7, at John Carroll University.

The game began much differently than the final score suggests. Mentor took the opening kickoff and drove 77 yards to the St. Ignatius 3, putting the Cardinals in position to score first.

Instead, an interception changed the direction of the game.

According to The News-Herald’s game report, St. Ignatius returned the turnover to the Mentor 19 and scored on the next play. Mentor then fumbled on the first play of its following possession, helping the Wildcats quickly build a 14-0 advantage.

St. Ignatius never gave the Cardinals a chance to recover.

Wildcats quarterback Jacob Mikin threw for 296 yards and six touchdowns in the first half as St. Ignatius took a 48-0 lead into halftime.

Mentor found its bright spot after the break. Junior Braylon Callahan, playing his first game back from injury, rushed for 106 yards and capped a 73-yard drive with the Cardinals’ only touchdown.

The loss ended Mentor’s 27-game regular-season winning streak and its three-game winning streak against St. Ignatius.

Mentor, now 2-1, returns home Sept. 11 to open Greater Cleveland Conference play against Brunswick.

On the website: See how quickly Friday’s game turned, why the loss was historically unusual for Mentor, and what the Cardinals face as GCC play begins.

The Guardians swept Detroit in dramatic fashion Friday, winning both games of a day-night doubleheader on walk-offs and holding onto the final American League wild-card spot.

Brayan Rocchio powered Cleveland’s 7-6 comeback in Game 1. After the Guardians fell behind 6-1, Rocchio hit a game-tying grand slam in the fourth and a leadoff homer in the ninth to win it.

In Game 2, Travis Bazzana tied the score with a two-run homer in the eighth, then singled home Rocchio in the 10th for a 4-3 victory.

It was the first time Cleveland won both games of a doubleheader in walk-off fashion since Aug. 19, 1984.

The sweep improved the Guardians to 72-70 and kept them alone in the final AL wild-card position. Parker Messick is scheduled to start Saturday against Detroit’s Framber Valdez.

See highlights on ESPN - Game 1 & Game 2

The Lake County Captains’ playoff hopes ended Saturday, but not before a long doubleheader against Great Lakes produced one memorable finish.

The Loons won the opener 9-0, officially eliminating Lake County from postseason contention. Eduardo Quintero delivered the biggest blow with a second-inning grand slam, while Great Lakes starter Patrick Sterling held the Captains to two hits.

Lake County answered in Game 2 with a 5-4 victory in nine innings.

Will McCausland struck out nine over five innings and allowed two runs, keeping the Captains close through a game filled with unusual baserunning plays and extra-inning drama.

Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth, Lake County rallied. Jose Pirela doubled home the tying run before Juan Benjamin doubled in Pirela and Cannon Peebles for the walk-off win.

The victory salvaged the nightcap, but the opening loss ensured this will be Lake County’s final series of 2026.

For more on McCausland’s strong outing, the game’s strangest moments and the ninth-inning comeback, read the full recap on our website.

🐝 Buzz Fact: Before refrigerators, some cooks preserved meat by sealing it beneath a layer of fat — basically turning dinner into its own edible Tupperware. Medieval meal prep was less “grab a container” and more “pass the goose grease.”
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I give the kid an A+… LOL