Chamber marks 100 years of service – The Early Years 1944 - 1950
The Royalton Recorder carried a feature called “Sally’s Letters to G. I. Joe.” It was a little corner of the front page. Some bits and pieces of news from Royalton, just enough to clip and tuck in a letter to the fathers, brothers, and sons that were fighting in Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific on their way to Japan. By the end of 1944 there was renewed hope that the war would end, “soon.” Still, there was a lot of fighting ahead. Dr. J. G. Rosenbaum, founder of the Recorder, went to the service as did so many young guys from Royalton. The Chamber of Commerce chugged along suppo ....
Children brave the freezing cold in hunt of Easter eggs
Mother Nature can’t stop the Easter Bunny. Despite frigid 30-degree temperatures and bursts of cold wind gusts, hundreds of children lined Memorial Park on March 25 for the annual North Royalton Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt. Dressed more for a day of playing outside in the snow, the children were sent into the fenced-in playground area in increments of 30 to dash around collecting colorful eggs hidden by members of the North Royalton High School Key Club. A member of the Key Club also donned a furry white Easter Bunny costume and walked the grounds visiting with children and their families and p ....
Union contracts with city have stalled
Although the city continues to negotiate with its various unions, the Firefighters Union negotiations have been stalled. All of the city’s union contracts expired on December 31, 2017. The unions represented in the city include the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #15 (Patrol, Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #15 (Sergeants), Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #15 (Corrections), Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #15 (Clerical/Animal Control), International Association of Fire Fighters AFL-CIO, Local 2156 and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Ohio Council 8, Loc ....
City to offer new recycling option
The city has entered into an agreement that will offer another recycling option for residents. In addition to its current recycling program, residents will now be able to add “soft recyclables” to the items they can recycle weekly. The city currently collects recycling through Rumpke Waste and Recycling, who also handles the city’s rubbish removal. Starting last spring, Rumpke provided 64-gallon bins to pick up co-mingled recycling items that include plastic bottles and jugs, cartons, metal cans, cardboard, paper and glass bottles and jars. With the new program, special bags will be pro ....
North Royalton Sweetheart pursues dream in Hollywood
Eleven-year-old Symonne Harrison embraces each new day, and all the moments in between, with the mantra, “It’s not ‘if,’ it’s ‘when.’” It’s a forward-thinking saying for a fifth-grader, but as any Hollywood blockbuster will tell us, dreams can come true – no matter your age – if you stay dedicated, focused and work hard. That’s exactly what Harrison, a former North Royalton Sweetheart and Little Miss North Royalton, is doing and where she could be headed. Already the inventor of the positive behavior tool “Bear on the Chair” that was recently featured on the hit c ....