CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY
City offices will be closed on Monday, May 26, 2025, in observance of Memorial Day.
MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY & PARADE
All are invited to attend the city of Mentor’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 26, 2025, at 10:00 AM at the Mentor Municipal Cemetery. The ceremony will be preceded by a solemn parade which will step-off at 9:30 AM from Memorial Middle School located at 8979 Mentor Avenue. It will proceed north to the cemetery, arriving at the Mentor Memorial Promenade. Members of city council and administration, county and state elected officials, and other veterans and civic groups will be in attendance. Mentor Municipal Cemetery is located at 6881 Hopkins Road. The ceremony will be recorded and rebroadcast for those unable to attend.
PADDLE RENTALS AT THE LAGOONS
Kayak, canoe, paddle board, and pedal boat rentals begin daily on Monday, May 26, 2025. For rental information, call (216) 399-2347 or the Marina Office at (440) 205-3625. Learn more at www.mentorlagoons.com.
GET IN TOUCH WITH MENTOR NATURE
Mentor Natural Resources manages a number of interactive events and programs including hikes, paddles, cleanups, birding, and more! Check out their upcoming events on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MentorNature/events/
HAZARDOUS WASTE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
The Lake County Solid Waste District will conduct a special collection of hazardous waste on Saturday, May 31, 2025, and Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Lake County Fairgrounds located at 1301 Mentor Avenue.
Lake County residents can drop off accepted items including most automotive and household cleaners; lawn, pool and unknown chemicals; lightbulbs and batteries; aerosols, empty propane tanks, kerosene, mercury, paints (oil-based), polyurethanes, primers and grout; roofing tars, shellacs, stains, thinners, turpentine and varnish.
Prohibited items include ammunition, explosives, latex paint(dry it & toss it), medical waste, prescription medicines, and smoke alarms(mail to manufacturer).
All items will be unloaded from your vehicle by the collections team at the designated drop off point.
For additional information or questions, visit the Lake County Utilities Solid Waste Division web page or call (440) 350-2644.
MENTOR POOLS OPEN JUNE 2
Civic Center Pool and Morton Pool will be open this summer from June 2nd through August 9th. Season passes and day passes are available. For more information, visit www.cityofmentor.com/aquatics.
MENTOR ROCKS KICKS OFF JUNE 3
The 2025 Mentor Rocks Summer concert series kicks off on Tuesday, June 3rd with 20 RIDE! From traditional country…to Caribbean rhythm…to sultry bedroom ballads, 20 RIDE delivers all of the best that Zac Brown has to offer. Pushing the limits of what their talents offer, there is something for everyone at a 20 RIDE show. Whether its mega hits like “Chicken Fried,” “Colder Weather,” “Free,” “Toes,” and “Highway 20 Ride,” or the deep cuts, 20 RIDE will play all of your favorites! Learn more at www.mentorrocks.info.