Principals and teachers have had their turns. Now it's time for the students of Headlands Elementary School and their parents to share their favorite memories from the school. Headlands is scheduled to close at the end of the school year. Earlier this week, Superintendent Jacqueline Hoynes discussed the possibility of converting the school into an autism and education resource center. In the meantime, students, teachers, parents and anyone else who ever walked Headlands' halls was invited back for a farewell alumni night, where Mentor Patch asked people to share their favorite recollections …

While at Headlands Elementary School's alumni night, Principal Janice Price and her predecessor Jim Haines shared some of their favorite memories from the school. Coincidentally, both of the memories involved conflict with the local wildlife. Haines needed to find a skunk that sneaked into the building, while Price went on a literal wild goose chase. Come back to Mentor Patch all week for more Headlands memories.

Mentor Patch stopped by the city's Pitch, Hit & Run competition last week and asked people if they thought the Cleveland Indians could sustain their momentum after the team's best April in franchise history. The replies tended to be optimistic. As one man said, "It feels like 1995 all over again."

All week, Mentor Patch has been asking people what their favorite thing about Mentor is. Today, retiring Deputy Fire Chief Tom Talcott and Mentor City Manager Ken Filipiak offer their opinions. (Spoiler: one of them is a big fan of the Western Reserve Model Railroad Museum.)

Today on "You Said It," Mentor City Council members Scott Marn and Robert Shiner weigh in on their favorite parts of the city.

As we continue asking people what their favorite thing about Mentor is, today we talk to Assistant City Manager Tony Zampedro and Ron Traub, the director of economic and community development for the city. Watch the video and see what they answered.

In celebration of Reader's Digest's visit to the city of Mentor, we are asking people what their favorite things about the city are. See what a judge, a Lake Metroparks commissioner and a United Way of Lake County employee had to say. Don't be shy about adding your own reason, either.

Today, we have a special edition of "You Said It." With the announcement that U.S. Navy Seals found and killed Osama Bin Laden, Mentor Patch visited the Mentor firehouse to get the local reaction to the news. Please excuse the occasional background noise during some of the interviews. Firehouses are, after all, noisy places.

The slashes to the Local Government Fund are not the only way the proposed state budget would have an impact on cities like Mentor. Today, Mentor City Manager Kenneth Filipiak explains how Gov. John Kasich's budget would also affect the money local governments receive from the commercial activity tax.

This week, Mentor Patch is talking to people about how proposed budget cuts at the state level could affect us locally. Today, Mentor City Manager Ken Filipiak discusses what the proposed 50 percent cut to the local government fund during the next two years could do to the city. The local government fund is money collected from taxes that the state gives to local governments. In Mentor, about six percent of the general fund comes from that money.

Former U.S. Representative Dennis Eckart was the moderator for a panel discussion on the proposed Ohio budget Tuesday at Lakeland Community College. Eckart discussed how one of the things that seems likely to be affected by budget cuts is scholarship money and grants for higher education. Eckart said that colleges and universities may receive fewer state dollars to minimize the cuts affecting primary education. In response, colleges and universities will likely have their tuition caps increased so they can charge students more.

This week Mentor Patch is asking people what they want they will do once the weather improves. Today the answers ranged from running to anything but yard work. Don't forget to check out answers from earlier this week.

This week, on "You Said It," Mentor Patch is asking people what they're looking forward to doing when the weather improves. (Maybe I should say "if" it improves.) Today the denizens of City Hall, including City Manager Ken Filipiak, Fire Chief Richard Harvey and Council members Ed Walsh and Carolyn Bucey weigh in. Hint: One of their answers involves Ben Gay.

This week, on "You Said It," Mentor Patch is asking people what they're looking forward to doing when the weather improves. (This presumes, perhaps foolishly, that the weather will eventually improve.) Today, we're talking to people from Mentor Municipal Court and the United Way of Lake County. Earlier this week, we polled patrons and employees of Mentor Public Library and Lake Humane Society Check back all week for more answers from more places around the city.

This week, on "You Said It," Mentor Patch is asking people what they're looking forward to doing when the weather improves. (Considering the forecasts for this week, that may have been presumptuous.) Today, we poll patrons and employees of Mentor Public Library to see what their spring plans are. Monday, we asked the same question to the staff of Lake Humane Society and, unsurprisingly, most of their answers had to do with animals. Check back all week for more answers from more places around the city.

After what feels like six months of winter, the region is limping into spring. This week, on "You Said It," Mentor Patch is asking people what they're looking forward to doing when the weather improves. Today, we ask the staff at Lake Humane Society. Unsurprisingly, most of their answers involve spending time with animals. Check back all week for more answers from more places around the city.

The Ohio Division of Wildlife is searching for the person (or people) who have illegally killed nine deer in the Mentor Headlands neighborhood since the beginning of the year. Today, Lake County Wildlife Officer Jason Keller talks about why he thinks the people killing deer in the Headlands are poachers, not hunters. Earlier this week, resident Larry Cardo, Mentor Police Capt. Kevin Knight and Ward 4 Councilman Ronald Micchia weighed in on what to do with the deer in Mentor. Mentor is not the only city with deer problem. Residents in Highland Heights are demanding deer culling, while people …

The Ohio Division of Wildlife is searching for the person (or people) who have illegally killed nine deer in the Mentor Headlands neighborhood since the beginning of the year. Today, Lake County Wildlife Officer Jason Keller talks about the dangers of hunting for deer in a residential area. Come back tomorrow when Keller will discuss the difference between hunting and poaching. Earlier this week, resident Larry Cardo, Mentor Police Capt. Kevin Knight and Ward 4 Councilman Ronald Micchia weighed in on what to do with the deer in Mentor.

The Ohio Division of Wildlife is searching for the person (or people) who have illegally killed nine deer in the Mentor Headlands neighborhood since the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, an aerial count of deer in Mentor has confirmed what many residents have said for a while: The population is too high. This week on "You Said It," Mentor Patch talks to people about what can and should be done about the deer population in the city. Today, Councilman Ronald Micchia talks about why he opposes deer culling. Micchia is the councilman for Ward 4, which includes the Mentor Marsh, Mentor Headlands …

The Ohio Division of Wildlife is searching for the person (or people) who have killed nine deer in the Mentor Headlands neighborhood since the beginning of the year. This week on "You Said It," Mentor Patch talks to people about what can and should be done about the deer population in the city. Today, Mentor Police Capt. Kevin Knight talks about why deer hunting is illegal in the city and its parks. On Monday, Larry Cardo discussed the causes and dangers of deer overpopulation. If you have an opinion on the deer population in Mentor and want to talk to "You Said It," email jason.lea@patch.com