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NRHS band gives ‘magical’ performance

The North Royalton High School Band is no stranger to performing for large crowds, but their performance at Disney’s Magic Kingdom on April 4 took that amount to even greater heights as thousands upon thousands of spectators visiting the park from around the world watched them march down the coveted Main Street, U.S.A. during the park’s “Evening March” parade. North Royalton High School band students, members of the band staff, parent chaperones and medical staff – roughly 250 people total – made the trek to Orlando for the enchanted opportunity. Their magic carriages – five, 56 ....

Apr 24, 2018

City Green Pavilion project on hold

Unfortunately, the upgrading of the City Green has run into a snag with the erection plans of a new pavilion and will not be completed in time for the city’s bicentennial celebration. Although the overall project will continue, the pavilion portion of the project, which includes the construction of the pavilion, its furnishings and landscaping, has been stalled. The city went out to bid on the pavilion recently and, although several companies picked up bid packages, only one company submitted a bid. That bid was higher than the estimate by the City Engineer of about $620,000. The bid that w ....

Apr 24, 2018

Grants will fund new gear for NRFD

Some good news in the form of grant funding for the North Royalton Fire Department has been realized recently by the city. Two grants will help compensate for purchases made for the department. A grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has been awarded. In addition, the city will benefit from a grant from the 2016 Urban Area Security Initiative through Cuyahoga County. “We try as hard as we can with the resources we can find to obtain added funding,” said Fire Chief Bob Chegan. “I’m always looking to see what’s it going to do for my city, either directly or indir ....

Apr 24, 2018

School facilities design updated with residents’ feedback

Residents gathered at the High School Performing Arts Center on Monday, March 26, to view the initial design of the school facilities projects. These designs, although not final, are a compilation of the feedback received from residents and staff at the January 3 meeting, where interactive exercises were given by project architects ThenDesign Architecture (TDA) . The meeting was held to see how the community responded to the initial design. A question and answer period then took place and guests were able to utilize virtual reality goggles, which showed a 360 degree view of some upcoming featu ....

Apr 9, 2018

Chamber marks 100 years of service – The Early Years 1944 – 1950

The Royalton Recorder carried a feature called “Sally’s Letters to G. I. Joe.” It was a little corner of the front page. Some bits and pieces of news from Royalton, just enough to clip and tuck in a letter to the fathers, brothers, and sons that were fighting in Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific on their way to Japan. By the end of 1944 there was renewed hope that the war would end, “soon.” Still, there was a lot of fighting ahead. Dr. J. G. Rosenbaum, founder of the Recorder, went to the service as did so many young guys from Royalton. The Chamber of Commerce chugged along suppo ....

Apr 9, 2018

Children brave the freezing cold in hunt of Easter eggs

Mother Nature can’t stop the Easter Bunny. Despite frigid 30-degree temperatures and bursts of cold wind gusts, hundreds of children lined Memorial Park on March 25 for the annual North Royalton Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt. Dressed more for a day of playing outside in the snow, the children were sent into the fenced-in playground area in increments of 30 to dash around collecting colorful eggs hidden by members of the North Royalton High School Key Club. A member of the Key Club also donned a furry white Easter Bunny costume and walked the grounds visiting with children and their families and p ....

Apr 9, 2018

Union contracts with city have stalled

Although the city continues to negotiate with its various unions, the Firefighters Union negotiations have been stalled. All of the city’s union contracts expired on December 31, 2017. The unions represented in the city include the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #15 (Patrol, Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #15 (Sergeants), Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #15 (Corrections), Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #15 (Clerical/Animal Control), International Association of Fire Fighters AFL-CIO, Local 2156 and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Ohio Council 8, Loc ....

Apr 9, 2018

City to offer new recycling option

The city has entered into an agreement that will offer another recycling option for residents. In addition to its current recycling program, residents will now be able to add “soft recyclables” to the items they can recycle weekly. The city currently collects recycling through Rumpke Waste and Recycling, who also handles the city’s rubbish removal. Starting last spring, Rumpke provided 64-gallon bins to pick up co-mingled recycling items that include plastic bottles and jugs, cartons, metal cans, cardboard, paper and glass bottles and jars. With the new program, special bags will be pro ....

Apr 9, 2018

North Royalton Sweetheart pursues dream in Hollywood

Eleven-year-old Symonne Harrison embraces each new day, and all the moments in between, with the mantra, “It’s not ‘if,’ it’s ‘when.’” It’s a forward-thinking saying for a fifth-grader, but as any Hollywood blockbuster will tell us, dreams can come true – no matter your age – if you stay dedicated, focused and work hard. That’s exactly what Harrison, a former North Royalton Sweetheart and Little Miss North Royalton, is doing and where she could be headed. Already the inventor of the positive behavior tool “Bear on the Chair” that was recently featured on the hit c ....

Apr 9, 2018

Being military friendly earns St. Albert the Great the Purple Star Award

St. Albert the Great Elementary School is one of 44 schools in the State of Ohio, and two in Cuyahoga County, to receive the Purple Star Award from the Ohio Department of Education. The Purple Star Award is given to military-friendly schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military. “A supportive school environment can have a significant impact on our military-connected students, and we’re happy to see such a great interest in the designation by Ohio’s schools.” Those comments are from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Pa ....

Apr 9, 2018