City of Kirtland - ABOUT OUR CITY

The KASC is an agency consisting of its officers and a board of fifteen members elected from within the Kirtland School District. The KASC provides emergency, social, and educational services to the residents of the Kirtland School District, which is composed of Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Waite Hill, and portions of Willoughby and Chardon. The KASC is a 501C Corporation.

Contact President Phil Johnson at 256-3616 or Secretary Carole Clutter at 256-8069 for more information.

A public foundation which believes that community support can supplement and improve the quality of the public school system. As a charitable and educational organization, KEF initiates new educational programs and brings innovative ideas to established ones, by drawing on the expertise of the local citizens. Contact the Kirtland Board of Education (256-3311) for further information about this organization.

The Friends organization is a group of dedicated families which was originally organized to help fund the building of the Kirtland Public library. Residents from Waite Hill, Kirtland, and Kirtland Hills all participated. the Kirtland Library was the very first, and perhaps the only public library, to build its own building without the help of federal/state funds. This group still remains active today in supporting their library. Many of these same persons volunteer services through landscaping, maintenance work, book sale workers, etc. and they are always willing to give support when necessary.

The community service and history in Kirtland goes back over 100 years. Structured on family life on in rural America , the Kirtland Grange is part of a nation wide organization. Membership is open to all, no preconditions exist. There is also a Junior Grange component that becomes active as the children reach age and interest. Some of the benevolent and beneficial interests of Kirtland Grange are;

Organic food and food quality
Water purity
Waste collection and toxic pollution
School and education quality
Air Quality and greenhouse gas reduction
Energy and alternate fuels
Agricultural Society and Lake County Fair
College and Secondary education
Recycling and Reuse
Civil Rights
...and much more !

The Grange has a voice in state and national legislative efforts and currently is working toward the Tax Relief Bill in the Ohio House and Senate. The grange has expresses an interest in the quality and lack of inspection of imported foods for both human and animal consumption. Membership Inquires are welcome, email Ed Morse at mac-medic@sbcglobal.net
LINKS:
Ohio State Grange: http://www.ohiostategrange.org/
National Grange: http://www.nationalgrange.org/
National Junior Grange: http://www.nationaljuniorgrange.org/

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers, serving the children of the world and dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. The Kirtland Kiwanis meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Kirtlander Party Center on Chillicothe Road. Everyone is welcome to join and help the children of our community.

Some of our major fundraisers are the Strawberry Festival in June and the Italian Feast as well as other smaller ones throughout the year. All money raised stays in the community and is dedicated to children, school programs and scholarships. In addition to supporting children in need, Kiwanis supports our seniors and veterans.

Some of the Kiwanis projects, both past and recent, include the installation of wireless internet service at the Kirtland Elementary School, expansion of the Kirtland Schools weight room, and support for the after-prom, key club, and the Close-up programs.

All are invited to become a Kiwanian and see how you can make a difference in the life of a child.

Cub Scout Pack 286 and Boy Scout Troop 286 have units in the Kirtland area. John Chappell, leader of the Cub Scout Pack 286, has information available at their website www.zyworld.com/pack286.