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BOE Superintendent’sRenewsContract staff report VanArnhem Members of the Kirtland High School class of 1972 came back to the place they once called home when they visited the Kirtland cam pus on Aug. 7. The class kicked off their 50th high school reunion weekend by gathering at the Kirtland Commu nity Center on Aug. 6 to talk and reconnect with one another. The next day approximately 50 alumni took a tour of Kirtland’s campus.
Kirtland Schools Board of Edu cation has renewed Superintendent Chad VanArnhem’s contract as su perintendent for another five years. The action took place at the reg ular board meeting on Aug. 15. “The board has been very pleased with thevice,twothroughschoolhandlingVanArnhem’sMr.ofthedistricthisfirstyearsofserespeciallyleadershiphe exhibited during the Covid-19 pandemic,” board President Jonathan Withrow said. VanArnhem is not only the su perintendent, but handles the cur ricular responsibilities of the dis trict as well.
Alum Morris Beverage, presi dent of Lakeland Community Col lege, said it was a good turnout as the class had only 90 graduating students.“Many of us have known each other since kindergarten,” Bever age said. “We were the first class to go through all three grades in the new middle Beverageschool.”hada part in plan ning and publicizing the reunion. A newsletter was sent to class mem bers outlining what happened in history during their time in high school, 50 years before they started high school and now, 50 years after. “We are looking at a spectrum of 100 years of local history,” said Beverage. “It’s who we are, who we renovations, noting the concept of the library has changed drastically. school locations remained, like the gyms and hallways. That familiarity es; you develop a network that will stay with you for life.”
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You have heard someone say, “I love it when a plan comes together.” Kiwanians Rick Blum and Mike Sams, along with Kirtland Service Director Joe Fornaro, are saying that today. The play ground at the Kirtland Community Center is nearing completion. Originally, it was es timated to cost over $36,000. With labor and materials for installation donated by Kiwanis and the city, costs were reduced to $29,000. These funds were provided by: Kiwanis, Soccer Moms, Youth Baseball, Kirtland Po lice and Fire Association, Kirtland American Legion Post, Kirtland Kiwanis Foundation, KMS Builders Club, Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation, the city’s Shenanigans event and a private donor. A work party scheduled for Sept. 3 will spread surface material on the playground. Additional funds have been secured to pur chase an ADA-approved swing, which will be installed later this fall. The playground equip ment is all made in the U.S.A. Kiwanis also wishes to thank everyone who played in, or sponsored portions of, the annual Kirtland Kiwanis Foundation Golf Out ing held this year at Legend Lakes Course on Aug. 28. All proceeds from this event are used for scholarships for Kirtland graduates. You are invited to be a member of the Kirtland Kiwanis Club. The club is not affiliat ed with any religious organization. Kiwanis is a service club of men and women who enjoy helping make Kirtland a great place to live and raise a family. For information, contact any member or Rick Fox, club secretary, at 216-952-6496.
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Another great summer is in the books. After a few weather interruptions, the Kirt land Friends of the Library gazebo concerts were a tremendous success. Thank you to our city departments, many of our city coun cil members, as well as our businesses, parks and churches for their participation. For the second year in a row, we’ve worked with the library to expand these events and look for ward to taking the momentum we’ve built intoSpeaking2023. of events at Kirtland City Hall: please join us for Safety Forces Day on Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. for fun and food as we connect with our local fire and law enforcement agencies, organized by the Kirtland Police Associates. Additionally, the city will host the inaugural Bazaar Kirtland on Oct. 8 from 1–5 p.m. This event will fea ture area vendors and showcase their home grown foods or homemade products. We will have a live band from 3–5 p.m., as well as food for purchase all day. Starting in September, we will see con tractor mobilization for our 2022 street pav ing projects. The contractor’s anticipated schedule for paving is in the following order: Prelog, Loreto, Shadowbrook and Locust (North and South). In addition, the northern most section of Kirtland Chardon Road will see partial depth repairs and state Route 306 will receive crack sealing to help preserve one of our main thoroughfares well into the future.Iknow I often speak about our efforts to make sure that every tax dollar is spent wisely, but the commentary is with purpose. Starting with 2020 staff reductions in the ser vice department, followed by the consolida tion of emergency dispatch with Willoughby, we have taken great steps to produce savings for our taxpayers. I’m proud to say with these efforts, combined with one-time local and federal grants, we will have professionally re habilitated and/or repaved roughly six miles of roads in just three seasons. In order to continue and improve progress, after much dialogue with city council and our residents, Kirtland voters have an opportunity to pass a long-term road funding solution on Nov. 8. The proposed Charter amendment (22-R47), supported by all members of city council, will levy up to 0.25% additional income tax. Working with Law Director Mat thew Lallo and myself, city council also voted to commit any new reve nue produced by the 0.25% income tax to fund road projects only. This proposal will not impact retirement income, thus sparing our fixed income seniors. It is also important to point out that those living outside of Kirtland, but work ing in our city, will contribute a new 0.25% to help fund roads they rely on to get to work. But how will this affect the rest of us, the average working person living in Kirt land? If voters choose to support the income tax, the average working household (based on median income $91,000) can expect to pay an additional $227 per year (69 cents per day) to fund a long-term paving plan. Please contact me at 440-429-0293 if you wish to host a road funding forum in your neighborhood. I, along with city council members, am happy to engage our voters to ensure all your questions are answered re lated to this important decision. Please feel free to visit www.kirtlandohio.com to see the road plan in its current form. This is a plan based on what we know today and is subject to review and alteration each year. But it does show the lengths our engineer and service di rector have gone to prepare for future paving and MayorThankmaintenance.you,Potter
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This Saturday, Sept. 3, the 1942 Douglas C-53 “Beach City Baby” will be stopping at Lake County Executive Airport, 38550 Jet Center Drive, Willoughby, after flying at the Cleveland National Airshow. The airplane will be parked on the Classic Jet Center ramp from 3-6:30 p.m. and interior tours will be available for a small donation. For more information, contact Classic Jet Center at 440-942-7092 or visit them on their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/classicjetcenter.
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Police Chief Brian McCallister announced during his report his department is starting a reading program with Kirtland Elementary School.“Police officers are going to go in there and read to the elementary school students,” he said.He also addressed recent complaints about semi-truck parking in the Kirtland com munity.“I’m going to draft some letters to those individuals to see if we can make oth er arrangements,” he said. “If we are un able to do that, then we will start issuing citations.”
Lake County Commissioners also recent ly approved plans, specifications, estimates and tentative assessments for the Old Town sewer improvement project, Courtney said, adding 11 of the 12 deed restrictions have been recorded and both easements needed for the construction have been signed by the owners.“The public hearing date is tentatively scheduled for mid-October. We’re working with the county right now to get a specific date determined,” he said. “The current proj ect cost estimate including contingencies and inflation is about $3.7 million.”
Courtney said the city has $250,000 in grant money from the Ohio Public Works Commission and the commissioners com mitted a million dollars from their American Rescue Plan Act funds to the project, bring ing the tentative assessment per benefit unit down to about $20,000. Upcoming stormwater projects include Fox Hill Drive drainage and a detention basin on Rockwood “(Regarding)Drive.Parkwood draining, we’re currently coordinating a site-walk over with some of the residents over there between Parkwood and U.S. (Route) 6 to look at the issues and review permitting requirements with an environmental consultant,” Courtney said. “Given the time of the year that this is happening, that job is likely gonna be a 2023 build, but we can get started on the design and permitting this year.”
In other reports, Kirtland Community and Senior Center Coordinator Teresa Szary announced the center just concluded its sec ond senior summer camp. “This year, we spent a day at the police department, a day at the service depart ment and fire came for a day, as well,” she said. “We also had our own car show and potluck and had a mystery fieldtrip, as well. Throughout the week we had … over 100 people participating this past week. It was super fun, the weather cooperated and we are excited that we’re finally starting bus trips. It was our first bus trip at the senior center. We will be doing bus trips every sin gle Szarymonth.”mentioned two upcoming events for seniors, including a Grandparents Day celebration Sept. 12 in the evening.
“The fund was created to enable receipts of the settlement to be accounted for,” Potter said in a follow-up text. “Looks like Kirtland will get around $31,575 total over a period of years. The first installment came rather un announced, but the law director and finance director moved quickly to create legislation establishing the fund. We’ll have to see what the parameters are for spending the settle ment, but I think a good use might be using our safety forces to help educate the youth in our community about the reality and devasta tion brought on by opioid use.”
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Szary said the center is working on offer ing evening classes for community members again, not just for seniors. “(We are) hoping to get those started in the next few months and bring those back,” she said.
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Council also approved an ordinance creating a fund to account for money re ceived from the OneOhio opioid settle ment.In 2017, Gov. Mike DeWine, as then Ohio attorney general, sued opioid makers and dis tributors for inundating the market with large quantities of highly-addictive opioids. Local governments, including Kirtland, will choose how to best use the settlement payments, which total more than $8.6 million, to combat the opioid epidemic in their communities.
“We’re inviting all grandparents and care givers to bring their grandchildren for snacks … kind of an open house, pickleball, all that kind of fun stuff,” she said. “We will also have a senior center open house on Sept. 28. We hope to see all of our council there, as well.”
Who’s the King of Klobasa? Find out at the 18th Annual Slovenian Sausage Festival, Sept. 14, at SNPJ Farm in Kirtland. Top polka bands and sausage-maker will delight visitors with eight hours of dancing and dining from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Your host, the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame, welcomes you for the country’s tasti est polka celebration. SNPJ Farm is at 10946 Heath Road in Kirtland, off Chardon Road (state Route 6), three miles east of state Route 306 and six miles west of state Route 44. Sausage Fest advance tickets are $12 each and are available at the Polka Hall of Fame, 605 East 222nd St., Euclid. Same-day admission is $15. Under 18 free. Call the Polka Hall of Fame for tickets and details, 216-261-FAME, or online at the Polka Hall of Fame Facebook page. of Klobasa at Sausage Festival
“The traditions we have established here are important,” Valentic said. “We have alum ni nights where the whole community shows up to see older players get back into the By riCh kelly sports@karloveCmedia
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The Kirtland Hornets had a fine season last year, ending with an 18-3-1 record in a season finished with a regional title game de feat.Buoyed by nine seniors, that version of 25th-year coach John Valentic was sharp. This year there are only two seniors on the team, but with a plethora of talented under classmen carrying a load of enthusiasm for the game, the program, and most important ly, teammates and friends, the Hornets carry lofty expectations for this new season as well.
“One of the big things we don’t want to do this year,” Coach Valentic said, “is to have any tendencies to take things for granted in the successes we have achieved. The great things happening in our school, including all the oth er sports, have built a culture to live within. I think there might be two thirds of the kids in the school who are taking part in sports pro grams somewhere. That means that, down to the youth programs of the community, having success has given all of us something to be proud of. Now we have to keep working hard to continue the culture, and hard work is how it’s Thehappening.”Hornets went unbeaten in CVC play last year as well. With only two seniors lead ing the way in a large group with eight ju niors, three sophomores and two freshmen at the varsity level, the road will be tougher but very negotiable.
A look at some of Kirtland High School’s fall varsity sports teams from the past couple of weeks. Girls Soccer Improving on previous successful sea sons, Kirtland girls soccer coach Ed Bradac knows that with changes each season, results may differ. The single most important fac tor to bring all the mixed skill sets together, though, is something that resounds through out the Kirtland sports programming. That factor is in the tradition all Hornets sports teams carry in front of themselves. Entering his 19th season at the helm of the Hornets program, Bradac faces another season of tough competition, but is confident his girls will work their hardest with a win ning tradition behind them. Last season they finished with a 14-4-3 re cord. That included a season-ending loss to eventual state champ Chagrin Falls. In Div. III, the Hornets also must deal with another local rival, the West Geauga Wolverines.“Ourgoal is the same every year,” Bradac said. “We want to win at least 10 games, then to prepare for the tournament. If we get out of district play, we have a good chance to play for a state title. Division III is always hard, but going through these two schools right near us makes the difference.”
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Kirtland soccer players, from left, Sundararajan, Barisic and Leland
The Hornets will feature only four se niors, with a nice blend of athletes in sup port. Each area of the field will have senior leadership.Intheforward area, Bella Piazza will be a serious threat to score. Helping to facilitate that will be having Corinne Greenlee moving from the defensive end of the field to midfield this season. Her efforts will provide more chances to push the ball upfield, with scoring up close mixing with her powerful shot from outside the box being a threat as well. She will be joined at midfield by Liz Ara navage.Ondefense the lone senior will be Nora Sherman.Experience and skills among those four seniors will bring stability to the Hornets go ing both Whenways.you add in nine juniors and five sophomores into the blend on the field, mixed well at all positions on the field with good athletes and a work ethic second to none, things should go well in front of keeper Emily Ridgeway, a sophomore with solid ath letic skills of her own. Keeping the ball away from her will be a key factor, and with this great blend of skills all over the field, it will be difficult to chal lenge the Hornets seriously most of the sea son.Coach Bradac sees good things for his team, but it will take work and faith in a win ning tradition for both his girls and the other school teams. That tradition feeds off itself for everybody.“Whenyou think about it,” Bradac said, “there are 300 Division III teams playing in Ohio for a trip to the state tournament. We had a great season to win it two years ago, which is something everybody should be proud of. That said, we have other local teams that are loaded. We’ll be fine in the CVC if we play up to our capabilities, and that will be a big step into the tournament for us, too.”
“We’ve played together since we were in the seventh grade,” she stated. “We know each other well, we know what’s expected, and we have the same goals to get better for ourselves and for each other.”
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Twenty two state final banners in several sports also lets fans know what putting those three comments to work has done for the Hornet“Theprograms.starting point for us this season, like always, is to play as a cohesive unit on every point,” Newcomer said after a recent scrimmage. “It’s important of us to play in a very controlled system in every play. Know ing where to be, how to react, and what to do means everything if you want to win. I’m very blessed, again, to have girls who have bought into the successful traditions we are trying to build in every sport here.”
Cross Country Last season was a good one for Kirtland crossThiscountry.season, the girls, paced by senior state qualifier Reilly Greenlee, will have two regional-qualifying seniors, three juniors and a pair of sophomores for coach J. P. Moran, again making the Hornets very competitive.
Ava Golem summed it all up perfectly.
Keying the efforts of her team, led by four seniors, will be balance, power and a consis tency in a total team atmosphere. That comes to the forefront when you walk into the Hornet gymnasium, as three huge banners promote the Hornets’ values. One states to improve yourself. The next states to empower others. The third wraps it all up by stating to impact the world.
In her four seasons as head volleyball coach at Kirtland, Alayna Newcomer has seen consistent growth in her teams. That trend should continue this season as well as the Hornets prepare for another post-season
Page 7Friday, September 2, 2022 swing of it all, and that’s the culture our kids feed off Theyof.”may take some lumps, at least com pared to last year, but this team, led by senior Austin Leland and juniors Nick Barisic and Anand Sandararjan, also has the potential to pick up where it left off last year. Leland will be one of the top players on the forward lines. His goals are simple and to the point. “I want to get deeper into the playoffs this year,” he said recently after practice. “We’re a young team, so it’s important for me and for the team to keep growing into our knowledge of the game and in getting better at working as a team. One of the important things for me will be to step up more into pushing the ball downfield and splitting defenses to get oppor tunities to score.”
On the boys team, seniors Brigham weight (19:08) and Ian Borthwick (19:11) will lead the way, along with senior Warren Eve landYoung(20:50).runners will also blend into the mix in a hurry, with quality. Sophomore Jere my Mrva (20:34) and freshman Ben Sherman will provide a solid push along the way for everybody. Senior Austin Booth and juniors Luke Emlaw and Daniel Booth will also get “We have a solid group of seniors to work with,” Moran said. “The younger kids have also been running very well as we get started this year with a great deal of depth to build on, and I’m feeling pretty confident we will have a solid season in our own right in build
“I think things look bright for us this year,” she said. “It’s important that we carry a posi tive attitude by making plays on every point. It would be great for us to make our mark on history by reaching the regionals again.”
“My main goal,” Sandararjan said, “is to win at the district level at least. I want to al ways try to be motivated to do better in every game and practice.”
The Hornet tradition is rock solid in just about every sport. That should hold true, as
The Hornets can do it all, and it should not surprise anybody if they reach high levels of the state tournament at the end of the sea son. The work has begun, and never ceases.
In this particular scrimmage, the defense on the back line kept the ball alive, the sets were crisp in setting up slams from the front line, and everybody on the floor got the job done well, considering they had just experi enced the first day of classes and things were still in a chaotic state. The Hornets were, for the most part, sharp in all phases of the game. The four seniors who will lead the way were happy with their own efforts, with a pos itive outlook for everything. Marissa Carmosino was all smiles despite a tough workout of five sets in a warm gym nasium.“We are ready to just work hard, go as su per far as we can in the tournament at the end of the season, and work hard together to keep getting better.”
Led by these four seniors, used to play ing with each other as well as having younger players work their way into Coach Newcom er’s system of total selflessness on the floor, most of the players can make plays anywhere on theThatfloor.involved both offense and defense.
The same can be said for the boys, as Moran welcomes 35 runners to the Kirtland trails this fall. But the girls team has the regional expe rience to lead the Hornet contingent. Seniors Junior Dumstorff predicts success as well. “As a team, we’ve been working hard to be ready for this year,” she said. “We just need to keep pushing ourselves each time out, and I need to keep pushing myself as well.”
Tessa Gordon shared her enthusiasm. “I’m really excited about this season,” she said. “We’ve improved a lot just over the last couple of weeks of practice. Our goal is to make a run at regionals, and I think it is veryNataliepossible.”Glowe will provide height and power at the nets for the Hornets, based on her efforts in this day’s scrimmage of five sets. That said, she got the job done well no matter where she was on the floor, from playing on the back line and both serving or receiving serves, to positions on the nets for kills to the open floors across the way.
“I like the idea of helping out in football,” he said.Asked his favorite sport, though, his eyes light up a good bit talking soccer. Goals are simple for him, too. “I want to get as far as we possibly can this season into the playoffs,” Barisic said. “We are young, and we haven’t played much together before, so we need to work hard and gel with each other both on the field and in school.”Winning in the playoffs is also a major goal for midfielder Anand Sandararjan. The quiet midfielder, along with Barisic, will help offensively, pushing the ball quickly to Leland and others on the front line, then drop back in a hurry to protect the defense.
Junior Nick Barisic acknowledges that soccer is his favorite sport, but he also can be found kicking for the powerful Hornet football team on Friday nights.
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The KPA also has helped meet various needs in the police department as well. It has allowed the department to purchase ballistic shields and helmets, technology upgrades, training equip ment and other necessities that have allowed us to serve the community better by equipping of ficers and providing training equipment to meet the needs of the community. Like most 501(c)(3) non-profit organiza tions, the Kirtland Police Associates rely on donations; it is the driving force that allows our organization to meet needs in our community. Whether it is monetary, volunteer time or itemized donations, Kirt land residents, businesses and your police officers have all answered the call to serve our community. Partner ships are the lifeblood of success in business and relationships. They take work, time and trust to build. The Kirtland Police Associates whole heartedly thanks everyone for their assis tance over the years, both the known and unknown citizens in our community. In the future, we hope to continue this tradition and will strive to improve our ability to give back to the Kirtland community at every available opportunity.Ifyouare interested in partnering with the KPA through volunteering for any of our events or donating to the Police Association, contact the Kirtland Police Department at 440-256-3333 or email KPA Treasurer Jo seph Maslanka at jmaslanka@kirtlandpolice. com, or Community Relations Specialist Julia Dewolf at jdewolf@kirtlandpolice.com.
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Sept. 21 • 7 p.m. Mark Zimmerman is the author of “Eli – The Phenom’s Story: A Historical Novel About the 1946 Baseball Season.” He is a Kirtland resident and this is his first novel. It’s got Bill Veeck, the Indians and a phenom from Amish country. There will be copies of his book for sale. This program is free and space is limited, so please register. No Pressure Book Discussion Group Sept. 26 • 12:30 p.m. Come and talk about books you’ve read recently. Maybe you’ll learn about some new books for your ‘to be read’ pile. Meet in the library’s Deloris C. Parsons Community Room. Bring your lunch, if you’d like.
Ozobots Sept. 8 • 6:30 p.m. Kids in grades K-5, come try out our Ozobots. These tiny robots — the size of wal nuts — will follow the lines that you draw, and different colors will tell them to do different things. Please register for this event.
While focusing on the district’s core aca demic priorities, VanArnhem also will over see the improvements to the high school sci ence lab, which is underway now, as well as improvements to the athletic stadium. Beginning in August 2023, VanArnhem’s base salary will be $160,000 under the new contract.
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The Kirtland Public Library is located at 9267 Chillicothe Road. Hours are Mon day-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday-Sat urday 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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“He has a lot more to accomplish in the up coming years with implementing the district’s new resources for English-language arts and making the most of the math resources that were purchased two years ago,” Withrow said. “The board looks forward to his, along with the rest of the administration’s, review of the grades 6-12 science curriculum audit over the course of this upcoming school year.”
Are you registered to vote? When was the last time you updated your voter registration? Come to the Kirtland Public Library on Sept. 20 between 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and register.Library staff will show you how to check your eligibility, how to register to vote and how to request an absentee ballot. Staff can help with online or paper forms — and will mail the forms to the Lake County Board of Elections. National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 20, 2022, is a non-partisan civic holiday.
Meet Me On The Courtyard Sept. 2 • 10:30 a.m. Families with children age 5 and under, meet on the courtyard to try lots of fun activ ities. Come make new friends as you find out what fun awaits you this time. Please register for this event.
Career Exploration Wednesday Sept. 14 • 6 p.m. In this monthly series, teens will explore different career fields while listening and engaging with speakers working in those ca reers. This month features careers in health care. This program will be held via Zoom. Please register for this event.
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Genealogy Tuesday Sept. 27 • 4 p.m. The 1918 ‘Spanish Influenza’ pandemic had an amazing impact on our ancestors. While your relatives may not have left journal accounts of their pandemic experience, genealogist Cheryl McClellan will guide us to record types that will help you find their stories. This program is free and space is limited, so please register.
Lapsit Tuesdays • 10:00 am Bounces, rhymes, one book, scarves and shakers. Geared for families with children un der the age of 3. Make friends as you enjoy stories with your child. 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. Make new friends and have fun at the library. (NOTE: There will be no Storytime on Sept. 14 as Ms. Pam will be on vacation.)
Ready, Set, Read Sept. 9 • 10:30 a.m. Oct. 7 • 10:30 a.m. Preschool aged children are invited to come join us for fun games, large motor ac tivities, crafts and snacks while being intro duced to pre-reading concepts.
Snap Circuits Sept. 10 • 2:30 p.m. Youth who are in sixth grade and older, explore circuits with the library’s Snap Cir cuits Jr. sets. Please register for this event.
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Sept. 26 • 7 p.m. Read and discuss “The Island of Sea Women” by Lisa See. Meet in the library’s Deloris C. Parsons Community Room.
Children’s Author Carol Fynn Sept. 24 • 10 a.m. & 12 noon Carol Fynn, who taught in the Kirtland Schools, will be visiting the Kirtland Public Library to read her children’s book titled “The Sock Drawer Mouse.”
Sept. 20 is National Voter Registration Day
Fairytale STEM Challenge Sept. 3 • 10 a.m. Oct. 1 • 10 a.m. Children in grades K-5 are invited for this new monthly program. Each month will feature a different fairytale story and will be accompanied by fun, hands-on STEM activi ties. This month is Johnny Appleseed. Please register for this event.
Safety Forces Day Sept. 24 • 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Kirtland Public Library will again be at the Kirtland Safety Forces Day outside of City Hall. While you are meeting the safety forces, stop by our table and say hello, and see what fun activities we have planned.
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The children will never even know they are learning to read, but will leave with early literacy skills and a foundation for reading. This program is designed to foster a love of reading and make learning to read fun. Please register for this event.
LEGO Club Sept. 10 • 10:30 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 event
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Media Group is hiring account representatives to sell print and online advertising in and around Geauga County, specifically in the Chesterland and Kirtland areas. Candidates must be able to manage time wisely, meet deadlines and have reliable transportation. All of our staff must be willing to work in a team environment to help grow our newspapers. The ability to understand and live with a deadline-driven business is a must. The ideal candidate
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