Community Meal program nears third year of sharing food, fellowship and blessings
The North Royalton Community Meal is approaching its third birthday. Fr. Edward Estok suggested the meal to The North Royalton Ministers’ Association in late 2013. Discussion and ideas were talked about at the meetings. January 2014 saw the pastors of the various flocks put the finishing touches on the proposal that would see the first Community Meal served on Sunday April 27, 2014. Once a month the freshly prepared meal is cordially served at St. Albert the Great ‘Lis Family’ Hall for all those who choose to come. Share food, share fellowship, and share the blessings that North Royalto ....
Turnpike noise wall to be completed this fall
Although the progress of the Ohio Turnpike Sound Wall Project has been delayed, the construction is still on target, expected to be completed later this year. City Engineer Mark Schmitzer said that he received notification last year that indicated that the bidding process for the project, which was originally scheduled to take place in June of last year, will be pushed to late summer/early fall, due to slope issues on the west bend. For that reason, added plan designs needed to be made and those details incorporated into the final plan, adding time to the process. The noise wall project alon ....
Two more local businesses are burglarized
Two more burglaries have taken place since the December 27 theft from Accurate Arms and Armor, located at 6834 Bunker Road. On January 3 a man and woman in their 40’s from Cleveland smashed the front doors of Discount Drug Mart, located at 5500 Wallings Road and stole cigarettes. Both appear to have lived together. Several days later, on January 8, the pair, and a 50-year-old man broke into the front door of Joe D’s Beverage, located at 5261 Wallings Road. At that location, they stole cigarettes and alcohol. Both thefts took place in the early morning hours. Security alarms prompted the p ....
North Royalton City Schools receives grant from Ohio EPA to purchase two school buses
North Royalton City Schools applied for a grant last fall from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to assist in the replacement of two school buses for next school year. The district’s grant was one of 29 that were awarded state-wide. North Royalton City Schools will receive $178,418.00 to assist in the replacement of four 2005 school buses with four new diesel-powered school buses. Each bus costs approximately $90,000 so with the grant, the district will be able to purchase two of the four that need to be replaced. Through the Ohio Diesel Emission Reduction Grant Program, the Ohio EPA ....
Heart and determination guide girls basketball team
Those are the words that will carry the North Royalton Girls Basketball team through the 2017 portion of their season. The squad starts the second half of the season with a record of four wins and six losses. The Lady Bears are battling through what any coach at any level of basketball does not want to deal with, the dreaded “Double I’s”, Injuries and Inexperience. But, North Royalton Girls Head Coach Matt Stricker says his team is not ready to wave the white flag. No way. “The coach of every team we have played against this season has told me how impressed they are with the heart t ....