Operation Christmas Child prepares for holiday giving, accepting donations
It’s almost the Christmas season again, which means time to request those Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, pack them, and get them to Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church (RRLC) for inspection and packing, ready for the national collection. If you are unfamiliar with Operation Christmas Child, it is a program of Samaritan’s Purse a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine w ....
Plans begin for vacated elementary schools
At the September 13 North Royalton School Board meeting, the Board of Education voted to authorize the district to abate the asbestos from the three vacated elementary school buildings and the demolish two of them. The three schools have been vacated now that the new elementary school is open. Albion Elementary was constructed in 1956 and had additions in 1976 and 1988. Valley Vista originally opened in 1960 and then in 1962 the balance of the building was completed. In 1988 the new addition was dedicated. Royal View Elementary was built in 1965 and then had an addition in 1988. The Board aut ....
After ribbon cutting, new North Royalton Elementary School is open
It was a bright sunny day on Saturday, August 28, when the ribbon was cut opening the new North Royalton Elementary School building. The new structure is located at 16400 State Road adjacent to the Cleveland Metroparks Valley Parkway. If you haven’t seen the building, its design is similar to that of the capital letter “E”. There are two playgrounds/courtyards located in the open part of the “E” facing the Metropark. The east wing houses pre-school and kindergarten students, the middle wing is for first and second graders and the west wing is for third and fourth graders. As you ....
Health Fair and Family Expo is back at NRHS
After a year’s absence, the North Royalton Health Fair and Family Expo is back. Mark it on your calendars, set the date on your phones, for the eleventh annual North Royalton Health Fair and Family Expo, Saturday, September 25, from 8 a.m. to noon located at the brand-new North Royalton High School, located on 14713 Ridge Rd., and emceed by NRHS English teacher Jonathan Dietrich. The event begins at 8 a.m. with a free pancake and sausage breakfast, courtesy of NR President of Council, Paul Marnecheck. Breakfast will fortify donors making personal deposits at the blood bank during the Vital ....
Construction projects ongoing in two sections of Sprague Road
Residents may want to avoid two sections of Sprague Road for the near future, as two projects are taking place. On the east side of Sprague Road, a gas line replacement project is taking place. On the west side of Sprague Road, a reconstruction and widening project is commencing. Last month, Columbia Gas began their gas line replacement project, which runs from State Road and Perl Court/Hoertz Road. That project will affect about 90 residents on Sprague Road directly and a number of motorists. The Columbia Gas project includes the replacement of about 5,000 feet of aging gas lines with plast ....