North Ridgeville notebook: May 28, 2009
City asks residents to protect their parks
City officials are asking residents to be on the lookout for anyone who appears to be up to no good at any of the city`s parks and athletic complexes this summer.
The plea is prompted by past summers when vandals caused considerable damage to city park property, according to Safety-Service Director Denny Johnson.
“We just want to put people on alert, so if they see anything, to make a call to the city or police.”
More of the damage has been done at South Central Park, the city`s major park, but vandalism has also occurred at the Frontier Park football and soccer complex near Mills Creek and the baseball complex off Shady Drive.
“We know it`s coming every year,” Johnson said. “We`re asking for residents to give us a hand. We`ve all got cell phones. We want it to stop.”
Anyone who sees anything is asked to call the city at (440) 353-0811 or North Ridgeville Police at (440) 327-2191.
Buckeye State gets Ridgeville quartet
A quartet of North Ridgeville High School students will attend Buckeye Girls State, a citizenship-training program designed to broaden young people`s knowledge and appreciation of the basic ideals and principles of government.
The four girls attending the weeklong event at Ashland College are Lauren Brockman, Tesla Brown, Margaret Collier and Mackenzie Knight.
While in Ashland, the girls will take part in elections for public officials and assume the duties that go with each position.
Each of the North Ridgeville students was selected by high school staff based on the girls` grades and community service.
Read your way through summer
Preschoolers through fifth-graders can sign up for the “Get Creative” Children`s Summer Reading Program at the North Ridgeville Branch Library starting June 8.
At the same time, students in grades six through 12 can register for the “Express Yourself” Teen Summer Reading Program.
Kids and teens who read books throughout the summer-long program that ends Aug. 8 can earn free books and gift cards, attend free fun activities, and enter grand prize drawings to win Toys ‘R Us and Best Buy gift cards.
Youngsters taking part in the “Get Creative” program can also earn free books, and a Borders gift card.
Adults can also take part in their own summer reading program.
For complete details on all reading programs, call the library at (440) 327-8326, go online to www.lorain.lib.oh.us, or stop in.
The library is at 35700 Bainbridge Road.
Schools` golf outing
Bob-O-Link Gold Course in Avon will host the North Ridgeville City Schools Endowment Funds Golf Outing June 25.
The 9 a.m. shotgun start event includes 18 holes of golf, a cart, lunch, beverages and a 1 p.m. steak or chicken dinner.
The tourney features a $500 grand prize, plus assorted golf gifts and prizes. A 2009 Buick Lucerne will be won by anyone who wins the hole-in-one contest. The car is provided by Joyce Buick Pontiac GMC in Lorain.
Cost is $75 per golfer for all activities and meals, or $30 for dinner-only.
Reservations should be mailed to: Mr. Biagio Sidoti, Treasurer, North Ridgeville City Schools, 5490 Mills Creek Lane, North Ridgeville, OH, 44039.
For information, call Sidoti or Superintendent Craig Phillips at (440) 327-4444.
Payments should be received no later than June 24.
One big garage sale
The North Ridgeville Chamber of Commerce/Visitors Bureau is holding the 8th Annual Garage Sale Days from 6 to 8 p.m. June 17 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 18 to 20.
This citywide event offers hundreds of individual sales. Homeowners taking part in this extravaganza will receive a laminated sign, balloons, and postings on a master list to be published at www.nrchamber.com.
Sign up for the event from  8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 1 to 11 at the Chamber of Commerce office at 34845 Lorain Road.
There is a $5 fee to register.
Participating residents receive a laminated sing, balloons, and address posting on the chamber web site.
For more information, call the Chamber of Commerce at (440) 327-3737 or visit www.nrchamber.com.
Coffee with Craig
North Ridgeville City Schools Superintendent Craig Phillips` “Coffee and Conversation in the Community” meetings in June and July.
The informal discussion groups are from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Upcoming sessions are June 30 at Arabica, 33101 Center Ridge Road, and July 23 at Pioneer Ridge Community Center, 9479 Saw Mill Trace.
More sessions are expected to the scheduled over the summer.
Send your North Ridgeville news to Steve Fogarty, 329-7146 or sfogarty@chroniclet.com.
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Filed by May 28th, 2009 in Local and State.
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