Sagamore Voice

Rain garden is a perennial addition to Sagamore Hills Park

by Laura Bednar As part of Summit County Surface Water Management District's "Clean Water Starts at Home" initiative, volunteers took to Sagamore Hills Park where they dug and planted a new rain garden. SCSWMD's initiative supports projects that manage stormwater runoff and protect water quality by preventing pollutants from flowing into streams, rivers and lakes […]

Sagamore native fulfills dream of dotting the ‘i’

by Laura Bednar Strutting out onto the Ohio Stadium field, Evan Kvach was greeted by 100,000 Buckeyes fans as he took his place, not as a football player, but as the "i" dotter for The Best Damn Band in the Land. Evan Kvach raises his hat as he plays the "Buckeye Battle Cry" on the […]

St. Barnabas 50 Plus Club celebrates golden anniversary

by Emily Canning-Dean For five decades, the 50 Plus Club at St. Barnabas Catholic Church has served as an outreach to bring fellowship, friendship and fun to older adults in the community. Still going strong, the group celebrated its 50th anniversary on Aug. 14 with a picnic at Sagamore Hills Park that included chicken, a […]

Government

ODOT seeks public feedback on state Route 82 bridge

by Melissa Martin The Ohio Department of Transportation is seeking comments from the public as […]

Sagamore Hills trustee column

by Paul Schweikert On the corner of Valley View and Olde 8 roads sits the […]

Accessory structure permitted in PUDs, with restrictions

by Laura Bednar Sept. 14 township trustees meeting Sagamore Hills trustees approved changes to the […]

Schools

Superintendent Corner

by Casey Wright As we move into the fall, I wanted to share a few […]

Nordonia reports success on AP exams

by Laura Bednar Sept. 22 board of education meeting Nordonia High School Principal Jessica Archer […]

District holds steady at four stars on state report card

by Dan Holland The Nordonia Hills City School District earned 4 out of 5 stars […]

Community

Grapevine

by Laura Bednar Tom Bognar (center). Photo from Facebook. Taking photos has become a true passion for Sagamore Hills resident Tom Bognar and he recently received recognition for his work. This September, he was named one of the winners of the Ohio Lake Erie Commission photography contest for his photo "Up, Up, and Away" taken […]

Owl ears: A guide to the Brecksville Reservation’s great horned owl

by Adriana Gasiewski Throughout the year in the Brecksville Reservation, and not just during the "owl-tumn," owls can be seen soaring above and into mosaic fields, large landscapes with diverse plants and the ecosystems inhabiting them. However, great horned owls, with their feather tufts standing tall on top of their heads, tend to stand out […]

Police Beat

Sept. 2 – Police responded to check the welfare of an elderly gentleman trying to flag down cars in front of his Walton Road house. He was trying to get a ride to the police station to report his family had taken his truck. His wife and daughter said they and a doctor had revoked […]

Polish Genealogical Society of Greater Cleveland

The Polish Genealogical Society of Greater Cleveland will meet Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Polish National Catholic Church Hall, 5375 Broadview Rd. in Parma. The speaker will be Aleksandra Kacprzak, a genealogical researcher who owns the genealogical research company Genoroots. She also provides heir-tracing services for both lawyers and the courts. Kacprzak […]

Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society

The Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Willow Room of the Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Blvd. Members and interested public are invited. The meeting's presentation will be "Cleveland's Ohio City Neighborhood," presented by Tom Kaschalk. He will bring Ohio City's history to life […]

Nordonia Hills Garden Club

Attention all gardeners and aspiring gardeners! The Nordonia Hills Garden Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. on the ground floor of the Macedonia City Center, 9691 Valley View Rd. The next meeting will be Nov. 18 with featured speaker Darleen Kasunic. She will discuss growing and artistically painting seasoned large […]

Rumple Recycling do’s and don’ts

Recently, Rumpke has seen a noticeable increase in diapers at the Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center, resulting in substantial contamination and loss of items that are recyclable. As such, the company is reminding customers about what can and cannot be recycled. Recycling don'ts Anything not included in Rumpke's acceptable items list would be a recycling […]

Polish Genealogical Society of Greater Cleveland

The Polish Genealogical Society of Greater Cleveland will meet on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Polish National Catholic Church Hall, 5375 Broadview Rd. in Parma. The speaker will be Glenn Sobola, president of the Slavic Village Historical Society. His presentation is titled "It Wasn't Always Slavic Village," which hints at the earliest […]

Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society

The Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Willow Room of the Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Blvd. in Independence. Members and interested public are invited to attend. Sunny Morton will present "How Learning about the Past Can Change the Future." As we commemorate […]