Teenagers are not invincible - Mock car crash shows what can happen in an instant
Sirens shouted in the Performing Arts Center at North Royalton High School. Students looked like they were in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. They weren’t auditioning for a TV show but took the stage during a mock car crash dramatization. On Thursday, April 28, approximately 400 twelfth-grade students gathered to experienced first-hand the aftermath of an alcohol-related automobile accident. Buzzed driving and distracted driving can also result in the same fate. “This scenario revolves around an alcohol impaired driver,” said School Resource Officer and organizer of the mock crash, J ....
City’s free Wifi hotspots to go live
According to Mayor Bob Stefanik, two of the four Wifi hotspots are set to be up and running. These “hot spots” would allow the public to access the Internet on their smart phones, laptops and tablets, by accessing a wireless connection with a certain area around each server. Servers would be located in each municipal building, which could allow users to remotely access the Internet within a certain distance from that server. Originally, the areas of Memorial Park, York Road Fields, Heasley Fields and the City Green were targeted for wifi access. The areas of Memorial Park and Y ....
What’s the Buzz? It’s the arrival of the 17-year Cicadas
The buzz you will be hearing shortly doesn’t have anything to do with current events or even politicians. The buzz you will hear will be the return of the 17-year cicadas, which are set to reveal themselves any time now. Some call cicadas locusts, but they are not locusts. Locust is a form of a grasshopper. They are often confused, as they both make a lot of racket. In Ohio, there are four species of these little creatures, three of which are cyclical, according to officials at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. There are also those we hear every year, called the annual dog-day cicad ....
Royalton Recorder marks 75 years of documenting life in North Royalton (Years 1980 - 1982)
1980 - Start of a new decade. The Recorder picked out three or four things per year from the 70’s to highlight, here are a few. The 1970 Royalton Bears won the State Wrestling Title and St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church was dedicated in October. Royalton’s first large shopping center opened in ’73, Rego’s Stop-n-Shop opened in May. In July of 1975 the Royalton Chamber of Commerce and the Recorder moved to its present location on State Road. Finally! The new high school was formally dedicated in October of ‘76. The new Post Office opened in 1977. The White Hurricane ....
Residents invited to storm water fee workshop scheduled on April 25
Mayor Bob Stefanik has scheduled a workshop on Monday, April 25, for residents who are interested in learning about the proposed new fee through the Northeast Regional Sewer District’s Storm Water Management Program. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 14600 State Road, in Memorial Park. According to Stefanik, the meeting will discuss the new fees and how not only residents, but also homeowners associations and businesses can apply to receive credits toward those fees. According to Stefanik, Matt Scharver, Watershed Team Leader, and Dave Ritt ....
