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Post-Playoff Game Prayer Incites First Amendment Complaint
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This post on the “Friends of Kirtland, Ohio” Facebook page was included in a complaint by a Kirtland parent that the school district, through its coaches, was promoting prayer on the football team.
Heads bowed at the 50 yard line, on a snow-covered field two days after Thanksgiving, the Kirtland Hornets and the Ottawa Glandorf Titans, players and coaches, gathered together to pray. It was just moments after a game in which the Hornets rode roughshod over the Titans 286, claiming their 55th straight win. And for one agnostic Kirtland parent, that prayer crossed the line. He had overlooked small stuff in the past. But said religion began to “steamroll” into team functions throughout the 2021 season. “This year it just felt like it was a new level,” he said. At a mandatory football pep rally and team dinner, it was reported, a priest gave a sermon and said a prayer with the coaches and administrators involved. “He said some pretty out-there stuff,” the parent said. Head Coach Tiger LaVerde also began leading the team in the Lord’s Prayer before every
game, either in the locker room or the end zone. It was after the post-playoff game prayer, though, that the parent, who declined to be named for fear of reprisal to his agnostic son, a football player, notified the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), a Wisconsin-based organization that promotes the separation of church and state. “I think the First Amendment is crucial,” the parent said. “During the prayer, (my son) felt uncomfortable.” In response, the FFRF addressed a letter to both schools’ superintendents. In it, Karen M. Heineman, a lawyer with the FFRF, stated, “Public schools may not advance, prefer, or promote religion,” and cited multiple U.S. Supreme Court opinions. “Public school coaches must refrain not only from leading prayers, but also from participating in students’ prayers or organizing student-led prayer,” Heineman continued. “Coach LaVerde’s conduct is unconstitutional because he endorses and promotes his religion when acting in his official capacity as a school district employee. He See Prayer • Page 4
BSA Girl Troop Takes Kirtland By Storm By Magdalene Pesch editor@karlovecmedia.com
Founded in July 2021, the allgirls Boy Scout Troop 286G is relatively new on the Kirtland scene. “Girl Troops were officially permitted to be part of the BSA starting Feb. 1, 2019,” explained Mike Hill, Troop 286G’s Scoutmaster. Most of the 15 members are Kirtland residents, said Hill, but there are members from other cities. Hill described the troop as “a collaborative effort fueled by the interest of our youth and of their parents, who wanted to foster (their children’s) desire.” Some of Troop 286G’s Scouts started in the Cub Scout Program, which is a co-ed BSA program. “When they ‘aged out’ at age 11, they wanted to continue with the BSA program which emphasizes monthly camping trips throughout the year,” said Hill. “Several of our Scouts actually are members of See Troop • Page 5
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Pictured are members of the all-girls Boy Scout Troop 286G at the Beaumont Scout Camp in Ashtabula on Jan. 30. Founded in July 2021, the Troop is relatively new on the Kirtland scene. Most of the 15 members are Kirtland residents, but there are members from other cities.
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A Note from the Mayor March has always been my favorite month, not only due to the ultimate promise CITY BRUSH PICKUP of Spring, but obviously because of St. PatMake sure you check out all of the rick’s Day. Growing up Irish Catholic, our applicable rules and restrictions on our world was adorned with shamrocks and the website at www.kirtlandohio.com. sounds of bagpipes, fiddles, tin whistles and Week of April 4: Ward 2 Irish ballads rang through the house day and Week of April 11: Ward 1 night. Week of April 18: Ward 4 When St. Patrick’s Day landed on a FriWeek of April 25: Ward 3 day during Lent, we always wondered if the Bishop would extend dispensation so that we offering feedback as to what improvements, if could eat our corned beef free of guilt? Luck- any, can and should be made related to broadily, he always did. band internet services in Kirtland. A few months back, I asked my wife, Jeni, City council will continue to review and and a few community members to plan a discuss the City of Kirtland’s 2022 budget March event that could give our community appropriation. This year’s budget includes an early chance to come together and wel- a $1.35 million road program of which come Spring. Thanks to their hard $480,000 is proposed to be funded work, on March 27, the “Shamrock from the General Fund. The comShuffle and Shenanigans” will be mitment from the General Fund is held at City Hall. nearly equal to annual collections The event will kick off at 10 a.m. of the previous road levy. This is with the start of a 5K run. A live an important note, as we will have band will begin at 11 a.m., and the funded our road program for three Murphy’s Irish Dancers will end the paving seasons without a road levy day with a performance at 2 p.m. and will be part of the conversaThere will be food and beverages for tion between council, myself and Mayor purchase, a Kids Zone with video Kevin Potter the community in the next weeks games and special visitors from our and months. friends at the Metroparks. Over the next few weeks, Old Town resThanks in advance to all the sponsors; idents can expect an update related to timeall remaining proceeds from the event will lines for a public hearing, a bid process, go toward a new playground at the commu- possible construction dates, as well as cost nity center. A very special thanks to Kirtland estimates. Our city engineer, Doug Courtney, High School senior Evan Dures for designing has been working hard to assist some resithe event logo and to Mr. Harvey’s Art De- dents of the neighborhood as they discern partment and students for their willingness options to split or consolidate parcels. This to help. Please see the advertisement in this process has taken more time than anticipatedition of the Kirtland Chronicle, as well as ed but we wanted to be sure our residents the City of Kirtland website for more details. had the information needed to make the best In this Chronicle, you should have also re- decisions. ceived a flyer for a resident broadband interHere’s hoping to a warming trend and a net survey. A digital form of the survey can great Spring for all! also be found on the city website. We are hopMayor Kevin Potter ing for a high rate of resident participation
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Kirtland City, Schools Temporarily Share Mechanic By Cassandra Shofar cassandra@karlovecmedia.com
it’s not a bad thing to have if our mechanic gets sick or he’s not available, just to take care of those routine type of things we need Kirtland Schools is in a pinch at the mo- to keep our buses running. I think any type of ment and the city has agreed to help. partnerships that we can have that are symAt the Feb. 7 Kirtland City Council meeting, biotically beneficial to both of us is a good council agreed via a memorandum of under- thing.” standing to lend the city’s mechanic to Kirtland VanArnhem answered a few questions Schools while they search for a new one. from council members regarding the current Superintendent Chad VanArnbus fleet, plans for new buses in hem addressed council, explainthe future and verified the sering their mechanic retired in vices needed are for primarily November and — much like many maintenance work. communities and districts dealing Council voted in favor of waiving with labor shortages — they havthe three readings and declaring en’t been able to find a replacean emergency, and then voted 6-1 ment yet. to approve the MOU, with council “We’ve had the job posted. member Scott Haymer voting no. We’ve actually raised the (salary) VanArnhem In other staffing business, Fire amount two different times. Our starting sala- Chief Anthony Hutton told council his departry is probably above others in the area. We’ve ment has lost a couple of employees in the gotten down to four different candidates at four past month due to them accepting full-time different times that basically were ready to sign jobs elsewhere and he expects two more partand for one reason or another, backed out. A lot time employees to be offered full-time jobs of them, their current employers really upped with other departments in the near future. what they were paying them, so if anything, “One thing the mayor asked us is to put we’ve gotten raises for a lot of other mechanics together a SAFER grant (Staffing for Adein the area,” he quipped. “Our buses are being quate Fire and Emergency Response),” Huttaken care of. They’re safe. We have a partner- ton said. “They only give out 500 nationwide. ship with Perry. We send our buses out there, Kirtland is considered a rural department … their mechanics come here. They have two me- so we’re not the highest priority, but we’re chanics, but one of them just left, so that puts giving it our best shot. Staffing in the fire deus in a much tougher situation.” partment is definitely an issue and we really The superintendent said the district has a need to start looking at adding full-time staff.” couple new candidates lined up and hopes to Mayor Kevin Potter highlighted an upmake an offer to one of them soon, but in the coming city-sponsored 5K event at Kirtland meantime, having an agreement in place to City Hall on March 27, which has been put share the city’s mechanic, as needed, would together by his wife, Jeni Potter, and several help them properly maintain their buses. other volunteers. “I’ve heard great things about your meThe event will include a 5K race, a band, chanic and I understand that his time goes to food and beverage stations, as well as activithe city first, but if there is the opportunity ties for children, Potter said. for him to come over for an hour or two once “It should be the first of what we hope will a week to take care of some minor things for be many more of these. We’ll just have to keep our drivers, that would go a long way,” Va- our fingers crossed for good weather,” he said, nArnhem said. “Once we have the mechanic adding if anyone wants to volunteer or help in in place, I don’t think the need is there, but any way moving forward, to let him know.
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from page 1 cannot lead his team in prayer and he cannot organize or advocate for students to lead team prayer either. He cannot force players to listen to sermons and prayers in exchange for being on the team. Coaches speak to a captive audience and cannot discriminate by coercing students to pray to play.” LeVerde did not return an emailed request for comment. But Kirtland Superintendent Chad VanArnhem did. “The Kirtland Local Schools takes its legal obligations seriously under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” VanArnhem wrote. “In that vein, the District complies with the requirements set forth in the Establishment Clause; it has not, does not, and will not adopt any policy or rule respecting or promoting an establishment of religion. “The District has investigated the claims and took action to ensure that it continues to meet the parameters of the Establishment Clause.” Ottawa Glandorf Superintendent Don Horstman responded directly to the FFRF.
“I have addressed this with Coach Schriner, and I have had two conversations with him about student vs. staff led prayer, and staff involvement or participation,” Horstman wrote. “I will also state that our coaches did not lead the prayer, but rather were walking up to address the players on a well played and very sportsmanlike performance. “I do not anticipate the need to further address this with him moving forward, as he will be taking the proper action to correct this in the future.” This past January, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case out of the state of Washington involving an assistant football coach who refused to stop praying with players on the 50-yard line and was eventually fired by the district. The school district ordered Joe Kennedy to stop praying. But Kennedy announced that he would not comply, prompting a large gathering of people – including parents, a state legislator, and members of both teams – to stand in solidarity with him after an October 2015 game, according to a Supreme Court blog. The case has not yet been scheduled for oral argument, but is expected to be decided this term.
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From left, “Students of the Month” Brynn Bradec, of KHS, Riley Kinch, of KMS, and Tomislav Saric, of KES.
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The Kirtland Kiwanis “Students of the Month” for March 2022 are fifth-grader Tomislav Saric, of Kirtland Elementary School, sixth-grader Riley Kinch, of Kirtland Middle School, and 10th-grader Brynn Bradec, of Kirtland High School.
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The Kiwanis sponsors the “Students of the Month.” The principal and staff chose one student from each school to be recognized. Each student has their picture taken, receives a certificate and a T-shirt that says “Student of the Month.” dike Derby, an annual winter event hosted by the BSA. “The event gives Scouts the opportunity to meet and compete against other troops in Northeastern Ohio,” explained Hill. “The Scouts do everything from building shelters, shooting black powder rifles, building fires, throwing tomahawks, tying knots, using crosscut saws, participating in ice rescues, hanging bear bags and orienteering. “Through a generous donation from the Chardon Home Depot, our troop built two sleds using skis, wood, and PVC piping,” he added. Throughout the competition, the Scouts used the sleds to transport gear (such as firewood, ropes, Dutch ovens and compasses) from one station to another, ultimately using them for a race at the end of the day, Hill said. “One Scout must sit on the sled and the rest either push or pull the sled,” he said. “Emphasizing the spirit of teamwork, the entire patrol must cross the finish line together. This January, the weather was bitter cold with nightly temperatures dipping to subzero. The Scouts slept two nights in a primitive cabin before spending the entire day engaged in outdoors competition. Our two patrols won second and third place in the ‘Golden Griddle’ competition. This year’s competition entailed baking bread in a Dutch oven using charcoal.”
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Hornets Nest Hornets Battle to End of Season By Mason Cole sports@karlovecmedia.com The Kirtland Hornets girls’ basketball team started their postseason strong with a 42-33 victory over the Pymatuning Valley Lakers Feb. 19 before eventually falling to Warren-Champion in the girls basketball state tournament. In the final home game for seniors Macy McIntosh, Amalie Gettig, Alex Rosson and Reilly Greenlee, the Hornets got off to a slow start in the first quarter. Luckily for Kirtland, so did the Lakers, as both teams only managed to score five points through the first quarter. Hornets Head Coach Brittany Zele believes that the gridlocked first quarter was a good example of postseason basketball. “Because it’s tournament time both teams are playing really good defense,” Zele said. “We had the shots we just weren’t making them.” After shaking off their early-game jitters, the Hornets began to see more offensive production in the second quarter. McIntosh opened the quarter with a layup making the score 7-5, Kirtland’s first lead of the game. Reilly Greenlee had a pair of layups and some strong plays on defense as the Hornets went into halftime with a 15-12 lead. Kirtland was not happy with their performance in the first half. While their defense did a good job of stopping Pymatuning Valley, Greenlee said that the Hornets struggled to find scoring opportunities. “There was a lot going on in (the paint),” Greenlee said. “We weren’t hitting our threes, we like driving and kicking and the driving was hard because it was all clogged.” Kirtland began the second half determined to break out of their offensive slump. On the Hornets first two offensive possessions of the third quarter, Rosson and Greenlee each hit three-point shots which quickly extended the Hornets lead to 21-12, forcing
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Kirtland defeated Pymatuning Valley 42-33. Kirtland’s Marissa Carmasino (23) steals the ball from Pymatuning’s Alaina Neczeporenko (13) with help from Macy McIntosh (30).
the Lakers to take a timeout and regroup. After finally breaking their shooting slump, Kirtland unleashed a scoring onslaught in the game’s third period. The Hornets were moving the ball well and saw scoring contributions from every player they put on the floor. Kirtland juniors Corinne Greenlee and Marissa Carmosino also had some key defensive plays as the Hornets finished the third quarter with a strong 32-22 lead.
After a slow first half, Zele believed that Rosson’s first 3-point basket helped her team gain confidence in their offense. “As soon as one person makes a shot it’s the trickle-down effect,” Zele said. “It was nice to see that everyone shared the burden of scoring in the third quarter.” In the fourth quarter, Kirtland got a boost from freshman Emily Ridgeway whose backto-back three-point shots at the beginning of the period helped her team to continue pulling away from the Lakers. But what ultimately led to the Hornets vic-
tory over Pymatuning Valley was their tough defense. Kirtland prides itself on its defense. The Hornets ran a full-court press for the majority of the game and frequently trapped Pymatuning Valley players on the sidelines to force turnovers. When looking for the reason that Kirtland defeated the Lakers, Reilly Greenlee says to look toward their defense. “We’ve always been a mostly defensive team,” Greenlee said. “We’re not the biggest, we can’t always be the best scorers, but we’re fast and we’re defensive and we don’t want the other team to score, we work hard on that.”
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Students Compete for Chance at Spelling Bee
Staff Report Students in grades 4-8 at Kirtland Schools recently competed in their annual spelling bees for a chance to advance to the Lake County Spelling Bee. Grades 1-3 are not eligible for the county spelling bees, so their spelling bees will happen later this spring. These spelling bees are in conjunction with the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which was established in 1925 and administered by the E.W. Scripps Company in Cincinnati. “At Kirtland, teachers value the spelling bee for more than the obvious reason of compelling students to be better spellers,” Spelling Bee Coordinator Linn Bowen said. “It also develops vocabulary, provides opportunities for public speaking experiences, and helps the participants build confidence and poise.” She added, “We are lucky to have the support of so many teachers in the district who assist with keeping the spelling bee alive.” The students first completed spelling tests in their classrooms to determine participation in the grade-level spelling bee. Typically, Kirtland has 12-24 students competing at each grade level. Grade level winners were: Liliana Giavara, grade 4; Grace Kostelnik, grade 5; Tommy Loncar, grade 6; Karen Hill, grade 7; and Charlie Whittaker, grade 8. Charlie was the overall Kirtland winner and went on to compete against other district winners in the Lake County Spelling
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Bee on Feb. 1. He won that competition and advanced to the Tri-County Bee held March 1 at the Educational Service Center of the Western Reserve in Concord Township. At the Tri-County Spelling Bee, Charlie competed against Parker Pacifico, from West Geauga Middle School in Geauga County, and Lorelei Glink, from Jefferson Junior High School in Ashtabula County. The competition went 20 rounds ending with a victory for Parker, an eighth-grader, earning him a trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor in Maryland in May.
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Kiwanis Korner Submitted by Jim Porter Good News! The Kirtland Kiwanis Strawberry Festival will be held June 16, 17 and 18 complete with rides, games, parade, and great festival food. The festival will follow a major Kiwanis Rummage sale June 2, 3 and 4 at the Big Red Barn in Pumpkinville. Please save your treasures for the sale. All proceeds from these events will fund Scholarships and Service Projects in the community. The Kiwanis Club celebrated its 63rd anniversary in January and welcomed new members Nick Angle, Gary Walton, Sue Grazia, Tom Booth and Greg Kessler. The club also welcomed back Stan Krulc, John Grazia, Jim Emch, Bernie Thorne and Dave Torok, former members who re-joined the ranks, now including 66 members. What is Kiwanis and why do people want to join a Kiwanis Club? Kiwanis clubs are service organizations, not affiliated with any religious group. Membership is open to everyone who wants to contribute to building a better community. For example, when you see the community garden, a gazebo in front of city hall, a sign saying Kirtland Public Library, restored bleachers at the football field, freshly painted fences at both cemeteries, dugouts, a beautiful new shelter and a playground in the recreation park, signs at the city entrances telling of state championships in football and girl’s soccer, beautifully restored bocce courts at the senior center and hear of many Kirtland young people enjoying scholarship funds, you
are seeing why folks feel joining Kirtland Kiwanis is a great idea. The club sponsors a Key Club at KHS, a Builders Club at KMS and is in the process of developing a Kiwanis Kids Club at KES, so our young people learn the value of being of service to their community. The club also sponsors an Aktion Club at Deepwood. This spring, you can choose to garden at the community garden and reserve a plot by going to the web site www.gardenclubofkirtland.org after April 1. For information, call Pat at 440-256-1341. This spring, the club will be awarding over $18,000 in scholarships. Application forms for these scholarships are now available online at KirtlandKiwanis.org. Building a playground at the senior center this summer will be one of the major new projects this year. The soccer fields and baseball fields there are used all summer by families and a playground for younger children will be a real help to them. Also, when grandma and grandpa bring along the grandchildren, there will be a place for them to enjoy having fun together. Kiwanis is planning to do the work of installing the equipment and is being joined by the Soccer Moms, the Kiwanis Club, Kirtland Kiwanis Foundation, the Builders Club and the City of Kirtland in funding the project estimated to cost over $30,000. Funds are still needed to meet that goal and you can help by going to KirtlandKiwanis.org and choosing the DONATE button. Golfers can help by joining the Kiwanis Foundation Annual Golf Outing in August.
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Kirtland Public Library The Kirtland Public Library is located at 9267 Chillicothe Road. Hours are Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about any of these programs or to register, please call the library at 440-256-7323 or visit www.kirtland.lib.oh.us.
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Tuesdays • 10 a.m. Bounces, rhymes, one book, scarves, and shakers, geared for families with children under the age of 3.
Storytime
Wednesdays • 10 a.m. Enjoy great books, rhymes, songs, and surprises with your child. This storytime is geared for families with children age 5 and under.
Meet the Author
March 9 • 7 p.m. Meet Steve Longert, baseball historian and author of “Victory on Two Fronts: The Cleveland Indians and Baseball Through the WWII Era.” Seating is limited, so please register.
Encanto Celebration
March 12 • 10:30 a.m. Is Encanto your favorite movie, too? Celebrate the family Madrigal. Try different activities based on the magical gifts of some of the family members. This event is fun for the whole family. Please register for this program.
LEGO Club
March 18 • 10 a.m. Families, spend an hour creating with the library’s LEGO brick collection. Once you have completed your creation with our bricks, we will place it in our display case for all to see. Please register for this program.
Meet the Author
March 23 • 7 p.m. Eliese Colette Goldbach is the author of “Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit.” Needing a way to pay her college loans, Goldbach found a job at a steel mill in Cleveland. While there, she learned a lot about herself and her country. Seating is limited; so please register.
Chardon Polka Band
March 26 • 10 a.m. Did you know that the Chardon Polka Band has a new children’s book? Jake Kouwe, from The Chardon Polka Band, will share this book, and some eclectic musical fun. This event is fun for the whole family. Please register.
Squishy Circuits
March 30 • 3 p.m. Youth in grades 6 and up, learn about electrical circuits. After learning about a few different types of circuits, you will get to create them, using playdough and a battery pack to light up a small LED lightbulb. Please register for this program.
No-Pressure Book Discussion
March 28 • 12:30 p.m. What have you read lately? Join us for conversation about books of all kinds. Bring your lunch if you want.
Let’s Talk About It
March 28 • 7 p.m. Read and discuss “Anxious People” by Fredrik Bachman. We may discuss “Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit” by Eliese Goldbach, too. Copies available at the library. This is a Zoom meeting; please contact the library for the link.
Kirtland Garden Club The Kirtland Garden Club meets the first Thursday of the month, from 6:30-8 p.m., in the Craft Room at the Kirtland Senior Center, 7900 Euclid-Chardon Road.
Refreshments are served and everyone is welcome. During the Feb. 10 meeting, the annual plant sale to be held June 2-4 in conjunction with the Kirtland Kiwanis Flea Market at Pumpkinville was discussed. More to follow. For more information or to join, call Pat at 440-256-1341.
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Skills: Personal, good phone skills, computer literate, self-starter, organized, attention to detail, quick-learner who doesn’t buckle under pressure.
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SERVICES Offering special discounts for interior and exterior painting and staining this season. 20+ years experience. Professional and insured. Call Dan 440-342-4552.
CLASSIFIEDS 440-729-7667
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