School superintendent reports on “state of the schools”
Chamber members and guests attended the North Royalton School District’s (NRSD) State of the Schools address, presented by North Royalton School Superintendent Greg Gurka. The event, held on Wednesday, April 18, at Carrie Cerino’s Ristorante. The Chamber of Commerce luncheon event was sponsored by the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center. School Superintendent, Greg Gurka began the presentation by noting the district’s mission: to “inspire and empower learners.” He thanked voters for the passage of the bond issue last year. “There is no doubt our district is going from “good to great ....
Cyber security is topic of Mayor’s business breakfast
Some one hundred people were guests of Mayor Bob Stefanik for his semi-annual business breakfast. The meeting took place at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, at Carrie Cerino’s Ristorante. It was sponsored by Digital Integrated Systems (DIS), who gave a presentation on Cyber Security. Mayor Bob Stefanik noted that cyber security has become a huge topic in the past few years. Community Development Director Tom Jordan gave an update of the development that is happening throughout the city, such as the Rt. 82 widening project, which is now in the stage of utility relocation. He said that the s ....
NRHS band gives ‘magical’ performance
The North Royalton High School Band is no stranger to performing for large crowds, but their performance at Disney’s Magic Kingdom on April 4 took that amount to even greater heights as thousands upon thousands of spectators visiting the park from around the world watched them march down the coveted Main Street, U.S.A. during the park’s “Evening March” parade. North Royalton High School band students, members of the band staff, parent chaperones and medical staff – roughly 250 people total – made the trek to Orlando for the enchanted opportunity. Their magic carriages – five, 56 ....
City Green Pavilion project on hold
Unfortunately, the upgrading of the City Green has run into a snag with the erection plans of a new pavilion and will not be completed in time for the city’s bicentennial celebration. Although the overall project will continue, the pavilion portion of the project, which includes the construction of the pavilion, its furnishings and landscaping, has been stalled. The city went out to bid on the pavilion recently and, although several companies picked up bid packages, only one company submitted a bid. That bid was higher than the estimate by the City Engineer of about $620,000. The bid that w ....
Grants will fund new gear for NRFD
Some good news in the form of grant funding for the North Royalton Fire Department has been realized recently by the city. Two grants will help compensate for purchases made for the department. A grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has been awarded. In addition, the city will benefit from a grant from the 2016 Urban Area Security Initiative through Cuyahoga County. “We try as hard as we can with the resources we can find to obtain added funding,” said Fire Chief Bob Chegan. “I’m always looking to see what’s it going to do for my city, either directly or indir ....