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SOLON– Business is picking up for the Solon Recreation Department.
Recreation Director Tom Harder reported strong numbers for spring soccer and a full slate of expanded programs for summer during a Solon City Council meeting March 17.
“Our numbers are basically right where they were pre-COVID, which is great,” Harder said after the meeting.
Soccer registration closed with over 250 kids signed up for 33 teams across pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, he said. Practice begins soon with games in early April.

SOLON– City council members asked the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission to review a modest rezoning request within the two-mile fringe area.
In January, Jim and Julie Agne of rural Solon, made application to Johnson County seeking to rezone 7.5 acres of land west of Solon from a mix of residential and agricultural to just residential.
Because the property, located off Highway 382 and Polk Avenue, resides within two miles of the city limits, the application was sent to the City of Solon and considered by council members at a March 3 meeting.

SOLON– Amateur and professional artists are being sought to create T-shirt artwork for the 2021 Solon Beef Days Celebration.
Original artwork is being accepted for the T-shirt design of the 2021 Solon Beef Days Celebration held Friday, July 16, and Saturday, July 17. Each artist may submit more than one design.
To qualify, designs need to meet the following guidelines:
• Artwork must be produced using a conventional media or desktop publishing software;
• Artwork must be 5 x 7 inches or larger;

SOLON– With only four days to prepare, organizers and volunteers vaccinated more than 1,100 people over two days in Solon.
Towncrest Pharmacy, a participant in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, partnered with Solon Senior Advocates, Solon United Methodist Church, the City of Solon, Johnson County Emergency Management Agency (JCEMA) and Public Health (JCPH) and dozens of local residents to host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Friday, Feb. 26, and Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Methodist Church’s Family Life Center.
The by-appointment clinic was reserved for individuals 65 years of age or older.

SOLON Jessica Tabor couldnt decide.
When Jodi Rickels retired as principal at Lakeview Elementary, Tabor was tabbed to replace her on an interim basis while the school district waited for the job market to rebound from the COIVD-19 pandemic.
Fresh off her first year as principal at Solon Intermediate School (SIS), Tabor assumed responsibility for both buildings in the 2020-2021 year.
But the Solon Community School District had to eventually fill the hole on its administrative team, and Tabor had to pick between the two elementary schools.