Elementary school building construction goes forward, ground breaking takes place for high school construction project
The North Royalton City School District was finally able to start their construction project of the new elementary school. The project had been placed on hold as the district waited for permits from the Army Corps of Engineers and one through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The additional permits required were due to the wetlands on the school’s building site, which is located at the southwest corner of State Road and Valley Parkway. It had been determined that the property’s wetlands had grown to over a half an acre from 2001 when the Army Corp of Engineers conducted ....
Meet Bear, N R Police Department’s new K-9 officer
The North Royalton Police Department has a new recruit and his name is Bear. The one-year-old German Shepherd was selected on March 15 and named by the force. He is the first K-9 the department has had in almost twenty years. Bear is the second dog chosen for this program. The first dog, which was chosen several weeks ago had to be returned, as he had a hernia. North Royalton’s K-9 program was re-instituted after a grant was received through the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation in the amount of $12,800, which will fund the cost of the dog, kennels and a bulletproof vest for the dog. The c ....
Springtime is reminder to share the roadways
Spring has arrived and recreational areas like the Cleveland Metroparks are beginning to welcome more visitors after the long cold winter. In North Royalton, the Valley Parkway Connector Trail, a six-mile trail that at long last closes the gap between Brecksville and Mill Stream Run reservations, is ushering in its first spring season giving bicyclists and pedestrians the opportunity to utilize 33 consecutive miles of connected, paved off-road shared-use trail before reaching the Towpath Trail. Speedier cyclists and commuter bicyclists are also hitting the roadways more and utilizing the per ....
Royalton Family Corner: Food is how we bond
Food. Our love/hate relationship with it basically begins at birth when we push away the baby food jar of carrots and reach instead for the sugary sweet treat. Our children not only develop their eating habits from us, but their attitudes towards food as well. Children hear and internalize our comments about food, body image and nutrition. They quickly pick up on all the nuances of eating and the psychology surrounding mealtime, such as the care we take to craft bountiful meals on holidays and special occasions, the lively conversations we share at the dinner table, the comfort foods we enjo ....
Holy Week production “Tetélestai,” coming to Royal Redeemer
The first time Doug Nicholl saw “Tetélestai,” a musical portrayal of the trial, execution and resurrection of Jesus Christ, he was so moved by the performance that he decided to audition for a role. Performed by Cleveland Performing Arts Ministries, “Tetélestai” will be performed at 8 p.m. April 18 and 19 at Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church on Royalton Road. “Tetélestai,” which translates from Greek to mean “It Is Finished,” are the last words Jesus spoke before dying on the cross. The inter-denominational narrated musical is a Lenten tradition for thousands and the all-volun ....