St. Albert the Great Pet Blessing was a drive-by success
For more than a decade, St. Albert the Great has had a Blessing of the Pets on the first Sunday of October in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of dogs and animals. The one o’clock pet blessing was about to begin, but the usual gathering of pets on the lawn was missing. This year the pet blessing took place as a drive-by. Cars began to line up at 12:45 p.m., after the 11:30 a.m. Mass. The drive-by concept was certainly different, but done due to Covid precautions. As the Church carillon chimed the one o’clock hour, there were about 100 cars lined up and ready for their pets ....
City eyes Storefront Renovation Rebate Program
Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz and Council President Paul Marnecheck recently introduced legislation that would enable the city to start a storefront renovation rebate program for local businesses. The program has been designed by Community Development Coordinator Tom Jordan. According to Antoskiewicz, his office will be responsible for the implementation and administration of the program. According to North Royalton Finance Director Eric Dean, the City has “$50,000 as part of our original budget for the 2021 storefront program. This is budgeted for out of the City’s General Fund, through the E ....
Awareness and technology can help to apprehend vandals
Since September 11, residents in the Nottingham and Timber Ridge Estates, as well as Lytle Road have been the victims to various forms of vandalism. Several homes were egged, some mail boxes were removed and strewn about and a political yard sign was deconstructed and left on the lawn. Most of the incidents were reported on September 11, around midnight, September 17 and the evening of September 25. Residents on Lytle Road, Harrow Place, Greyfriars and Fawnhaven called in the reports. Although there have not been a lot of formal reports filed regarding this mayhem, there have been quite a nu ....
Drive-thru Pet Blessing at St. Albert the Great Church on October 3
St. Albert the Great Parish has marked the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on the first Sunday in October with a blessing of our pets since 2014. St. Francis is associated with a love of nature through his beautiful prayer, The Canticle of the Sun, which praises the beautiful elements of nature and the earth as God’s gifts to humans. St. Francis is also credited with saving a village from a wolf that was ravaging the sheep and terrorizing villagers. St. Francis talked to the wolf and as a result, it didn’t terrorize the village, was always fed by the villagers and everyone was safe and happ ....
School Board News from September 13 meeting
The September meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on September 13. One resident addressed the Board regarding questions on the COVID mask mandates. The Board approved the 2021-22 appropriation adjustments. The Board adopted the comprehensive continuous improvement plan for 2021-22 as listed: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief III, $2,734,776.89 Title I - Expanding Opportunities for Each Child $11,902.05 The Board authorized a Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment for the abatement of Royal View Elementary School not to exceed $250,000. The Board author ....