Care and Share celebrates its 30 years of Thanksgiving
It’s hard to believe that the Care and Share Thanksgiving Meal at Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church, at the corner of Royalton and Abbey Roads, is celebrating its 30th year of serving others in the North Royalton community. Back on Thanksgiving Day in 1989, Care and Share began with volunteers at Royal Redeemer serving 100 Thanksgiving dinners. In 2019, volunteers are planning to serve 1,600 dinners on Thanksgiving Day, 400 to those who come to the Church for the meal and 1,200 who are shut-ins or prefer to take their meal home. Lisa Martin is in charge of making the Care and Share event com ....
Vets invited to a Veteran’s Day celebration at North Royalton YMCA
Area Veterans are invited to a special breakfast on Veterans Day. The North Royalton Family YMCA has partnered up with Ward 3 Councilman and United States Army Veteran, Dan Langshaw, to celebrate the service of the community’s veterans. All community’s veterans are invited to a Veteran’s Day Breakfast and Special Flag Dedication on November 11, at the North Royalton Family YMCA located at 11409 State Road in North Royalton. There will be a free continental breakfast sponsored by Councilman Langshaw from 9 to 11a.m. in the Spirit, Mind, and Body Room 125. During the breakfast, represent ....
NRCS’s Bus Driver ties for first place at State Road-E-O
North Royalton City Schools’ (NRCS) bus driver Bruce Abbott tied for first place at the state’s bus driver road-e-o on Saturday and is now qualified for the international competition this summer! Bruce Abbott placed fifth in the competition and qualified to go on to the state competition on Saturday, October 26. Karin Wolford placed eighth at the competition and Jane Lawry placed ninth, which means both Wolford and Lawry are alternates for the state competition. Not only did the drivers do well individually, the team, which included Abbott, Cathy Kroeger, Lawry, and Jonathan Redden, plac ....
Wreaths Across America comes to North Royalton
The AT&T Pioneers Northeast Council is partnering with the city of North Royalton to participate in the Wreaths Across America this year, including the North Royalton Cemetery as one of the many locations participating across the United States. Earlier this year, the city of North Royalton got an email from Wreaths Across America to see if they might be interested in participating. Mayor Bob Stefanik asked Council President Larry Antoskiewicz if he would be interested in doing it. Antoskiewicz contacted the Wreaths Across America officials and set up a meeting with the AT&T Pioneer represen ....
Fire Department fire simulator teaches children fire safety
Sometimes all it takes to make something happen is to be in the right place at the right time. A project for the North Royalton Fire Department, one that has been a long time coming, got a boost when some other North Royalton residents and fire department employees, came together. The North Royalton Fire Department has had a fire simulator, which is basically a house that has flames in the windows. It is used as a teaching tool for children and fire safety. “I had it on my radar for quite a few years,” said North Royalton Fire Chief, Bob Chegan. “We built one fifteen, maybe twenty y ....
