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Bears baseball planning for 2017 season

The North Royalton High School baseball team finished their season with a record of 12-15. While those numbers may not impress some baseball followers, you need to look beyond the record to find the real story. At the halfway point of the season, the Bears record was 2-9. In the second half, North Royalton won 10 games and lost 6. One of the players who sparked the Bears in the second half was back-up catcher and designated hitter senior, Luke Robinson. “In a two-week stretch in May, Luke had 12 hits, including four doubles and batted over .500,” said North Royalton baseball coach Brad K ....

May 27, 2016

Record turnout for NRFD Safety Fair – a fun and learning experience!

There was plenty to see and do for both youngsters and oldsters at the North Royalton Safety Fair which was held on Saturday, May 21, at Fire Station Number One on Royalton Road. Youngsters got to climb in and on the Fire Engines that the North Royalton Fire Department had parked outside. They got to converse with “Coastie” a talking tugboat from the Ohio Division of Watercraft. In addition, the North Royalton Police Department has one of its motorcycles parked inside the Fire Station, with its lights flashing. It also gave parents and grandparents the chance to talk with friends and nei ....

May 27, 2016

Royalton Recorder marks 75 years of documenting life in North Royalton (Years 1989 – 1990)

1989 - Construction on the new police station located at Bennett and Royalton Roads was slated to begin by year’s end 1989. The new station would be 24,000 square foot, two level facility with entry access on both floors directly from the outside. The new polices station was expected to be fully operational by late summer 1990. NRHS varsity basketball Lady Bears’ winning record of 14 – 1 won them the spot as number 15 in the Plain Dealer’s top 20 for basketball as reported by the Recorder for January 25. The camera shy Lady Bears did not have a picture but their record made a very nic ....

May 27, 2016

City wins latest round in Gas/Oil appeal

The latest round of the oil/gas drilling case has come to a close. The City of North Royalton recently learned that they prevailed in the latest round in the Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth Appellate District. The decision was rendered on May 17 on the matter of Richard J. Simmers, Chief, Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management versus the City of North Royalton, The case was based on a mandatory pooling order for the area north of Royalwood Road, west of State Road, requested by Cutter Oil. Part of the area included about two acres of city owned property. The state’s Attorney General Mi ....

May 27, 2016

Royalton Recorder marks 75 years of documenting life in North Royalton (Years 1986 – 1988)

1986 - The North Royalton school district was hoping the voters would approve a 4.75 mil, two-year levy on February 4. The school district expected a $1.5 million short fall for the 1986 – 87 school year. The fully accredited school system with innovative nationally recognized programs takes years to develop. Once cutting of essential maintenance, essential and special programs begins there is no way to catch up. There was no tax increase since 1980 and revenue had fallen due to inflation, increases in insurance coverage, cost of supplies, maintenance, and low state funding. The School Board ....

May 19, 2016

Hundreds use Servant Saturday to help and give back to community

Area resident Jack N. was grateful to see three carloads of volunteers from Royal Redeemer Church show up at his front door on Saturday, May 7. The volunteers were there as part of “Servant Saturday.” They and 325 church members were out in the community to help Jack and other families and non-profits with projects that they couldn’t get done themselves. Jack had just gotten home from the hospital, and he needed their help in getting his yard back in tip-top shape. “It means a lot to me that they came. I just can’t do a lot of this anymore,” said Jack. “They helped me in gettin ....

May 19, 2016

Residents may receive credit for using rain barrels

Now that all of North Royalton will be billed for the Northeast Regional Storm water Program, some residents may be looking to get a credit on their bill through the use of rain barrels. According to the Cuyahoga Solid and Water Conservation District (SWCD), a rain barrel, “is a form of storm water management that collects rainwater by diverting some of the water from your down spout into the barrel. The collected water can be used for various purposes, such as watering gardens/lawns or washing cars. Up to 40% of summer water use is for irrigation, so the use of rain barrels is an important ....

May 19, 2016

Council introduces deer hunting legislation

Two ordinances pertaining to the hunting of white tailed deer by bow hunting in North Royalton were introduced at the May 3 City Council meeting. This follows the passage of the measure at the March 15 Primary, where six communities all passed the measure. Broadview Heights, Parma, Parma Heights, Seven Hills and Strongsville joined North Royalton, in an effort to address the deer population problem on a more regional level. In North Royalton, 6,395 voters voted for the measure and 2,968 voted against the measure. North Royalton officials met on several occasions with the other five community ....

May 19, 2016

Bus drivers named School Bus Road-e-o state champs

On April 23, ten North Royalton bus drivers participated in the Ohio Department of Education North Region School Bus Road-e-o at Solon High School. The competition included a 100 question written exam and a Road-e-o course to test the 133 driver’s skills. After the nine hours of competition, the North Royalton team of ten drivers and ten judges/helpers tied with Wadsworth for first place for the best decorated area/team spirit. The North Royalton team had a total of four drivers in the top 25. Drivers Anne Marie Scharfenort, Karin Wolford, Jerry Niemira and Bruce Abbott finished in a tie for ....

May 19, 2016

Royalton Recorder marks 75 years of documenting life in North Royalton (Years 1983-1985)

1983 - The North Royalton City Schools offered enrichment classes on Saturdays for any student in grades three to seven. The classes were held at either the high school or Cuyahoga Valley Joint Vocational School on Brecksville Road. The classes included introductions to Spanish or French, Beginning typing (word processing), Commercial Art, and Theater. A cooking class for aspiring chefs was also included. They were offered at a great price of just $12.00 plus any fees if needed. Classes were offered three times during the school year and ran for ten weeks. The newly establish ....

May 4, 2016