🌱 Barberton Middle students remember Jericho Mangual’s kindness, talent, and big dreams.

Morning Barberton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Barberton Middle students remember Jericho Mangual’s kindness, talent, and big dreams.

Also on today's calendar: Bourbon Cocktail Essentials and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Decreasing clouds; less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 73, low: 38.
• Sunday: Clouds and sun; windy, chilly, with a high of 50 and low of 31 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• ‘He didn't just dream dreams, he dreamed big dreams' – Barberton Middle student was shot and killed with his mom last month in Akron (thebarbertongazette.com) — Barberton is mourning 12-year-old Jericho Mangual, a Barberton Middle School sixth-grader killed with his mother in a March 28 Akron shooting, as classmates and staff create heartfelt tributes around the school. Friends, teachers, and community members remember his kindness, musical talent, big dreams, and daily check-ins on others, while support services and a fundraiser help those grieving this sudden loss.
   

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📸 Around Barberton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barberton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Ceramic Sculpture w/ Ron White
  White Rabbit Galleries, 571 W Tuscarawas Ave, Barberton
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• Boys Tennis Match
  BARBERTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Old Natatorium Field
  4:00 pm
• Friends of the Norton Library Book Sale: Preview
  Norton Branch Library - Community Room
  4:30 pm
• JV Baseball Scrimmage
  BARBERTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Sports Complex Baseball Field
  5:00 pm
• Bourbon Cocktail Essentials
  NOMZ - Restaurant & Bar - Akron, OH , 21 Furnace St , Akron
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Friends of Norton Library Book Sale
  Norton Branch Library - Community Room
  10:00 am
• Ceramic Sculpture w/ Ron White
  White Rabbit Galleries , 571 W Tuscarawas Ave , Barberton
  5:00 pm
• Battle of the Bands
  Magical Theatre Company , 565 W Tuscarawas Ave , Barberton
  6:00 pm

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📣 Barberton Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Mountain of Food (MOF) — OPEN M
  OPEN M Ministry , 941 Princeton St , Akron
  9:00 am
• Book Sale - Friends Only Preview
  Portage Lakes Branch Library - Community Room
  2:00 pm
• Friends of the Norton Library Book Sale: Preview
  Norton Branch Library - Community Room
  4:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Friends of the Library Book Sale
  Portage Lakes Branch Library - Community Room
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES Assistant Manager Full Time (02220) in Barberton. Apply here.
• Summa Health posted a job opening for Medical Office Associate in Barberton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barberton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Green

• Cuyahoga Falls approves $7.4 million in improvements to Wyoga Lake (akron.com)
• Akron basketball lands Exavier Wilson in NCAA transfer portal (beaconjournal.com)
• Discover the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Trail System (akron.com)

Mogadore

• Why Bissell's award-winning Little Green Mini cleaner is worth it (beaconjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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