PARMA SUN POST

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Sun News readers with children will no doubt want to mark their calendars for this upcoming event. The 2009 holiday season becomes official at 9 a.m. Nov. 14. That’s when Santa Claus arrives at Parmatown Mall. Santa will be joined by the Radio Disney Road Crew. You’ll be able to have your photo taken all day with Santa in... Full story »

Don’t tell the members of the St. Andrew Ukrainian Church pyrohy group they are retired. For at least two days a week, eight months a year, the mostly senior volunteers work in the Parma church’s social hall, making hundreds of pyrohy. Pyrohy are the Ukrainian version of potato-filled dumplings that Clevelanders know as pierogies. Bob Renner of Broadview Heights,... Full story »

Soccer Padua’s boys couldn’t hang on to a halftime lead as they fell, 2-1, to Walsh Jesuit in the district final soccer tournament. The Bruins finish the season at 12-7 overall. Zach Myers recorded Padua’s first and only goal late in the first half when he scored with the help of a Josh Kawa assist. The Bruins were able to... Full story »

Join in the spirit of the holiday season, as Jackson Hewitt teams up with the Cleveland Food Bank. Drop off food donations and non-perishables at the Old Brooklyn Jackson Hewitt location at 4235 Fulton Road and other Jackson Hewitt locations starting Nov. 16 through the end of the tax season. Discounts on tax preparation for participation are available. Call... Full story »

Parma Mayor Dean DePiero recently delivered Giant Eagle gift cards to Arch Stevenson, left, and Dale Kraemer, co-directors of Parma Hunger Center. Money for the cards was collected through the city’s Juvenile and Traffic diversion programs, in which offenders can donate to charity as their community service requirement.  Full story »

PARMA -- A Parma woman has won an award for heading a program focused on patient care. Laura Valco is director of South Pointe Hospital’s Patients First program, which seeks to elevate patient care at the hospital. Valco’s award was one of more than 100 presented by Planetree, a nonprofit group that teaches healthcare organizations how to improve patient... Full story »

Ronald G. Bond Ronald G. Bond, 74, of Parma, died Oct. 27 at home. Mr. Bond was a veteran who served three years in the Marine Corps. He had worked as a shipping clerk at the Millcraft Paper Co. for 36 years. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Eleanor (nee Foose); sons, Ronald R. of Boardman... Full story »

Veterans of the armed forces and their families will be able to receive help in counseling and filing of claims by visiting the Disabled American Veterans’ mobile service, a bus that will be parked at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7609, 7325 Summitview Drive, Seven Hills, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 12. Call (216) 522-3507.  Full story »

ATTEMPTED MURDER, NORTHCLIFF AVENUE: An 81-year-old man was taken to Parma Hospital Friday for evaluation after he threatened to kill his wife.  Full story »

THEFT, INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD: A woman reported Friday that her 20-year-old son had stolen over $30,000 worth of jewelry. He also took her 1996 Mazda MX6 without her permission. The incident occurred Oct. 28, and she hasn’t been able to contact him.  Full story »

The Lake Erie Panthers, of the Heartland Football League, will be conducting a meet and greet team meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon Sunday at the Gemini Rec Center in Fairview Park. The Panthers will be meeting in the Willow Room on the first floor. Parking is available in front of the Rec Center or in the high school... Full story »

With playoff implications still in play, the North Royalton football team closed the regular season Friday night by easily handling Normandy, 28-7, in Northeast Ohio Conference Lake Division action. The Bears, improving to 9-1, host Glenville in the first round of the playoffs this weekend while the Invaders conclude the year at 5-5. The Bears and Tarblooders (7-1) square... Full story »

PARMA -- Mayor Dean DePiero believes the city’s logo, which depicts smokestacks and houses, is a little outdated. So DePiero wants to create a new city logo — and he wants residents to help. The city’s November newsletter, which will be mailed to residents the week after Election Day, will contain four potential new logos. The logos will also... Full story »

PARMA -- The city will likely join the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council to secure natural gas prices for residents. On Monday, City Council authorized Mayor Dean DePiero to negotiate a deal with NOPEC through 2010. Council will then vote whether to approve the NOPEC agreement. The city had sought input from residents on the proposed NOPEC contract at... Full story »

Garfield Heights VFW Post 3445 will host a fundraiser to help the family of Jessica Bojarski, a Parma resident, pay for her medical bills. The fundraiser is 6-11 p.m. Saturday. It will cost $15 a person or $25 a couple at the door. The VFW post is at 4727 Turney Road in Garfield Heights. Bojarski, 18, is awaiting her... Full story »