OCTOBER IS FIRE SAFETY MONTH -Know the tips to keep you and your family safe
By GLORIA PLEVA KACIK Contributing Writer
October is National Fire Safety Month. North Royalton Fire Chief Bob Chegan notes that while overall prevention is important, arming yourself with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and having an escape plan can save your life. Chegan advises residents to have a working smoke detector on every level of your home, outside of every sleeping area and one in every bedroom. Install carbon monoxide detectors near sleeping areas. Make sure that the detectors are operable and that the batteries are fresh.
The two kinds of smoke detector techno ....
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BOND ISSUE AND LEVY ON NOV 4 BALLOT
By GLORIA PLEVA KACIK Contributing Writer
North Royalton voters will have another opportunity to vote on an improvement issue for the North Royalton School District. The North Royalton Board of Education voted at their July Board meeting to place a 28-year, 1.66 mill bond issue, plus a continuing 1 mill permanent improvement levy on the November 4 ballot. This comes after voters rejected Bond Issues three times. The following, is what voters will see on the November 4 ballot - Issue #10:
"NORTH ROYALTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Proposed Bond Issue and Tax Levy
Shall the No ....
Harvest Fest ushers in autumn and helps fund winter holiday
By JOE JASTRZEMSKI Contributing Writer
We may want to ignore it, but there are signs that autumn is just around the corner. The beautiful colors show that the season of fall is ready to explode. Orange pumpkins are starting to appear. The green leaves of summer are turning into browns, reds and yellows. Days are getting shorter. In North Royalton, there’s one other noticeable sign that autumn is near. It’s Harvest Fest Time.
Years ago when agriculture dominated the landscape of North Royalton, gatherings like this would take place at a farmer’s home where food would be serve ....
September is National Preparedness Month - Are you prepared?
Are you prepared for any potential emergency or disaster? If you answered yes, then you get a gold star in preparedness; if you answered no, let the North Royalton Community Emergency Response Team (NRCERT) help steer you in the right direction.
Sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Preparedness Month was created to educate people on the importance of being prepared for and to respond to all types of emergencies ranging from natural to man-made disasters. Every year FEMA picks a new theme to set the mood for the month’s campaign. For 2014 the theme ....
Mayor asks state officials to take action on deer problem
By GLORIA PLEVA KACIK Contributing Writer
Mayor Bob Stefanik hopes that leaders from other northeast Ohio communities will join him in sending a message down state. The message: the deer belong to you and the problems that the deer have created are your responsibility. The ever-increasing population of deer caused and ever increasing amount of damage to vegetation and increased motor vehicle collisions every year.
Discussion has taken place among the various community leaders at a recent Cuyahoga County Mayors and Manager Meeting, according to Stefanik. He has drafted a letter, wi ....