Royalton Recorder marks 75 years of documenting life in North Royalton (Years 2014 - 2015)
The years are quickly winding down as the Recorder approaches 75. 2014 began with a bone freezing Polar Vortex. The forecast for Tuesday, January 7, called for patchy blowing snow with a high temperature of 3 wind chills could be as low as -37 before 4 a.m. After 4 a.m. there was a slight chance of snow with the daytime temp hovering about 1 degree with the wind chill warming to about -18 due to light wind of 10 to 18 mph. January 7 was considerably warmer than January 6 that broke temperature records in North Royalton that went back to 1994. The temps were -11 with a spritely 23 mph breeze c ....
‘Stuff the Bus’ event warms hearts and children in need. Annual event raises funds, collects more than 300 coats
The season of generosity has officially begun in North Royalton. As part of the annual Coats for Kids Stuff the Bus collection event, members of the North Royalton High School Football Team collected 313 winter coats and nearly $2,600 for those in need in northeast Ohio. The event, now in its seventh year, stations a yellow North Royalton school bus at the Board of Education Office and beckons motorists to “Stuff the Bus” with donations of new or gently worn children’s coats and cash donations. Adults coats were also accepted. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 19, high school students and gir ....
Santa set to arrive in time for Parade and Lighting of the Green on Nov 27
Santa Claus is polishing his boots and getting ready for his visit to the North Royalton Lighting of the City Green. He will take part in the annual Christmas Parade and Lighting of the City Green Ceremony on Sunday, November 27, ready to visit with our area children, and listening to their Christmas wishes. The Holiday Lighting Committee continues this tradition for another year to bring us this fun event which we can enjoy with our family, friends and neighbors. Residents can relax, enjoy themselves and create more or new holiday memories. The parade will begin at St. Albert the Great Chur ....
North Royalton alum to coach CSU men’s soccer
Kirk Harwat, who grew up in North Royalton, and graduated from North Royalton High School, has been named as the new Head Coach of the Men’s Soccer team at Cleveland State University. Harwat was an assistant coach at Cleveland State for the last five years under Ali Kazemaini. Before the 2016 season began, Coach Kazemaini announced that he would step down at the end of the season to spend more time with his family and concentrate on personal business. Harwat traces his love of soccer to growing up in North Royalton in the Cedar Estates and Timber Ridge neighborhoods. “It seems that I was ....
Taste of North Royalton: Delicious way to raise funds for schools/stadium
It was a night to celebrate with good food and good friends. That was the recipe for the sixth annual “Taste of North Royalton” event held Thursday November 3 at the St. Paul Hellenic Center. The event was held in support of the North Royalton Education Foundation and the North Royalton Stadium Foundation. Looking at the scoreboard on the night, there were plenty of impressive numbers. There were 19 food vendors; 81 raffle baskets were available for bid and more than 430 people came to enjoy themselves, and the food. “A night like this, put on by both the Education Foundation and th ....