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From NRHS grad to Batboy for the Tribe

For the past six years, North Royalton High School graduate James Palko has had a great summer job. During the school year, James attends classes at Cleveland State. This fall, any baseball fan in Northeast Ohio would have traded jobs with James. Since 2011, James has been the batboy for the Cleveland Indians. Imagine what it was like to be on the field for Game Seven of the World Series or be around the players, coaches, reporters and front office personnel during the Tribe’s playoff run. “Just to say you were on the field for Game Seven of a World Series, win or lose is pretty cool,” ....

Dec 8, 2016

Residents to weigh NOPEC options on Gas and Electric

North Royalton residents should have received a mailing from the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) regarding their options on gas and electric suppliers. Each year, residents have the opportunity to opt out of the NOPEC contract for gas and electric suppliers and choose alternative suppliers, if they so choose. NOPEC was formed about fifteen years ago, when voters agreed to appoint it as a negotiator for electricity. The thought was that by communities gathering together and appointing one negotiator, it would then be able to negotiate a better price, securing lower rates. Currentl ....

Dec 8, 2016

North Royalton leads other cities in deer hunting permits

With the passage of ordinances for the hunting of white tailed deer earlier this year, some may wonder how the program is going. About half of the bow hunting deer season has concluded. The Ohio Deer Hunting Season for 2016-2017, for archery started on September 24 and runs through February 5, 2017, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Two ordinances pertaining to the hunting of white tailed deer by bow hunting in North Royalton, introduced at the May 3 City Council meeting, were unanimously adopted at the June 7 meeting. This follows the passage of the measure at the March ....

Dec 8, 2016

Royalton Recorder marks 75 years of documenting life in North Royalton (Years 2014 – 2015)

The years are quickly winding down as the Recorder approaches 75. 2014 began with a bone freezing Polar Vortex. The forecast for Tuesday, January 7, called for patchy blowing snow with a high temperature of 3 wind chills could be as low as -37 before 4 a.m. After 4 a.m. there was a slight chance of snow with the daytime temp hovering about 1 degree with the wind chill warming to about -18 due to light wind of 10 to 18 mph. January 7 was considerably warmer than January 6 that broke temperature records in North Royalton that went back to 1994. The temps were -11 with a spritely 23 mph breeze c ....

Dec 8, 2016

‘Stuff the Bus’ event warms hearts and children in need. Annual event raises funds, collects more than 300 coats

The season of generosity has officially begun in North Royalton. As part of the annual Coats for Kids Stuff the Bus collection event, members of the North Royalton High School Football Team collected 313 winter coats and nearly $2,600 for those in need in northeast Ohio. The event, now in its seventh year, stations a yellow North Royalton school bus at the Board of Education Office and beckons motorists to “Stuff the Bus” with donations of new or gently worn children’s coats and cash donations. Adults coats were also accepted. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 19, high school students and gir ....

Dec 6, 2016

Santa set to arrive in time for Parade and Lighting of the Green on Nov 27

Santa Claus is polishing his boots and getting ready for his visit to the North Royalton Lighting of the City Green. He will take part in the annual Christmas Parade and Lighting of the City Green Ceremony on Sunday, November 27, ready to visit with our area children, and listening to their Christmas wishes. The Holiday Lighting Committee continues this tradition for another year to bring us this fun event which we can enjoy with our family, friends and neighbors. Residents can relax, enjoy themselves and create more or new holiday memories. The parade will begin at St. Albert the Great Chur ....

Nov 18, 2016

North Royalton alum to coach CSU men’s soccer

Kirk Harwat, who grew up in North Royalton, and graduated from North Royalton High School, has been named as the new Head Coach of the Men’s Soccer team at Cleveland State University. Harwat was an assistant coach at Cleveland State for the last five years under Ali Kazemaini. Before the 2016 season began, Coach Kazemaini announced that he would step down at the end of the season to spend more time with his family and concentrate on personal business. Harwat traces his love of soccer to growing up in North Royalton in the Cedar Estates and Timber Ridge neighborhoods. “It seems that I was ....

Nov 18, 2016

Taste of North Royalton: Delicious way to raise funds for schools/stadium

It was a night to celebrate with good food and good friends. That was the recipe for the sixth annual “Taste of North Royalton” event held Thursday November 3 at the St. Paul Hellenic Center. The event was held in support of the North Royalton Education Foundation and the North Royalton Stadium Foundation. Looking at the scoreboard on the night, there were plenty of impressive numbers. There were 19 food vendors; 81 raffle baskets were available for bid and more than 430 people came to enjoy themselves, and the food. “A night like this, put on by both the Education Foundation and th ....

Nov 18, 2016

Royalton Recorder marks 75 years of documenting life in North Royalton (Years 2011, 2012, 2013)

Just a short five years ago, in January 2011 the Royalton Recorder celebrated its seventieth year of publication. Here we are five years later still bringing you the best of North Royalton. Cuyahoga County Library North Royalton Branch has just been bursting at the seams. Like a butterfly out of a chrysalis the new 30,000 square foot library will be located on Wallings Road just east of State Road. Ohio Public Employee Unions come out in force against Senate Bill 5. The bill would have prohibited collective bargaining for salaries and working conditions for any public employees union such as ....

Nov 18, 2016

Valley Vista School acquires a new fitness trail

In an effort to impact the fostering of a healthier lifestyle for the students and parents of Valley Vista Elementary School, a new fitness trail was recently completed. A presentation of the project was given at the November 7 School Board meeting, which was introduced by Valley Vista Principal, Jeff Hill, and presented by Physical Education teacher, Nathan Costello. Hill introduced Costello and a group of staff and students, who talked of how the fitness trail came about. Costello then started the presentation, where he talked about how the idea of the fitness trail started with an email fr ....

Nov 18, 2016