Citywide Sidewalk Sale kicks off bicentennial celebration
The North Royalton Chamber of Commerce was formed a hundred years ago to assist in creating an environment in which local businesses could prosper and owners would work as one to further the area’s economic wellbeing. The Chamber’s publication, the Royalton Recorder, will kick off the bicentennial celebration by sponsoring a two-day Sidewalk Sale event on July 28 and 29. Every local business, in every corner of the community, is being encouraged to open doors wide for visiting customers, who can easily traverse many of North Royalton’s shopping districts on-foot. A number of businesses ....
St. Albert the Great School again recognized as a ‘Top Workplace’
Saint Albert the Great Roman Catholic School has again earned a very special nod in the Plain Dealer’s 2018 Top Workplaces survey. The parochial school earned second place in the survey’s small business category and has been recognized as a Top Workplace for four consecutive years. “Everyone is rather proud of this because of how it happens,” said Principal Ed Vittardi. “It’s not a contest or a competition. It’s based on direct feedback from the folks most directly involved, and that’s a very worthy point of pride from my standpoint, that our folks enjoy their work here, and t ....
Elementary school building could be set back
Due to the possible need for additional permitting, the new elementary school could be delayed as much as a year. This would be due to the wetlands on the school’s building site, which is located at the southwest corner of State Road and Valley Parkway. Recently, it was determined that property’s wetlands had grown to over a half an acre from 2001 when the Army Corp of Engineers conducted a study that outlined the wetlands on that site. According to school officials, “upon passage of the bond issue in May 2017, North Royalton City Schools contracted with ATC Group Services, an environme ....
Principal dunked to help young patients
As a reward for raising more than $15,000 for the American Heart Association and Jump Rope for Heart, students at Valley Vista Elementary got the chance to dunk not only their Principal Jeff Hill in a dunk tank, but also numerous building staff including Head Custodian Bob Rodriguez and Music Teacher Sarah Burrows. Students at the Wallings Road school were the top fundraisers in northeast Ohio, raising just under $15,600 for the annual national fundraiser that aims to develop heart-healthy habits in children and raise needed funds for the American Heart Association and its youngest patients w ....
Survey hopes to spur interest in civic groups
Residents are being asked to participate in a civic engagement survey to gain an understanding revolved around the city’s civic groups. The online survey is the brainchild of North Royalton City Council President Larry Antoskiewicz and Ward 3 City Councilman Dan Langshaw. The idea started when the two discussed the need for increased membership. It seemed to resonate from most of the city’s groups. Antoskiewicz said that he and Langshaw talked about the growing problem that these groups are having with their membership. “This became very evident during the various service club meetings, ....
