Finding peace behind the glass - St. Albert the Great Nativity
The air is bitter cold and biting, but the scene inside is warm and serene. I stand in front of the Saint Albert the Great Nativity perched brightly along Wallings Road and grow transfixed by the majesty in front of me. Mary, the mother of Jesus, kneels with her hands crossed softly against her heart and takes in her infant son, just minutes old, or so I imagine. Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, stoops lovingly by the manger with a look of adoration and amazement on his painted face. Lifelike sheep sit near and wispy straw lines the wooden floorboards. A peaceful angel looks on from the c ....
Senior Citizen development proposed
A new Senior Citizen Development has been proposed that will be located on the edge of North Royalton, on Sprague Road, just west of State Road. The development, however, cannot move forward until two parcels are rezoned. Mayor Bob Stefanik introduced legislation at the December 5 City Council meeting that would allow for this rezoning to be placed on the May ballot. In order for that to happen, the measure must first be reviewed and approved by the city’s Planning Commission. If the legislation passes that hurdle, it must then be approved by City Council. At that point, the measure would b ....
Rep Tom Patton cancels run for US Congress, will run for Ohio House in 7th District
On November 14, Republican State Representative Tom Patton announced his withdrawal from the race for Congress and will run, instead, for the Ohio House of Representatives. Patton had announced that he would be running for the 16th District Congressional seat last July, intending to succeed U.S. Representative Jim Renacci, who is running for Ohio governor. “Although I am no longer running to ‘drain the swamp’, I still feel called to serve our community and I look forward to continuing to work for the citizens of the 7th District in 2018 and beyond,” said Patton. “A recent and ongoi ....
Community invited for school facility meeting update
With the new year will come the unveiling of the progress of the North Royalton School District’s facility project. The community is invited to attend the meeting, hosted by the District, on Wednesday, January 3, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the North Royalton High School Performing Arts Center. Childcare will be provided by the North Royalton High School Key Club. The $88.9 million facility project plan includes the building of a new elementary school that will serve as the replacement of Albion, Royal View and Valley Vista Elementary Schools. Also included in the plan is the demo ....
Historic property is home to 70 years’ worth of Christmas traditions
When Gary Puntel celebrated his first North Royalton Christmas, the former City Hall site was a schoolhouse and young people spent their weekends at the local bowling alley and roller-skating rink. North Royalton was very much a farming town and Gary’s new residence on Royalton Road contained acres of rolling, pastoral countryside, complete with a large pond for swimming, a billowing Willow tree for climbing, and plenty of space for farm animal grazing. It was 1947 and Gary Puntel was just five years old. His parents Fiore, an Italian immigrant, and Hilda, had just moved with their children ....