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Volume 9, No. 12
Cannabis Dispensary Eyes Kirtland AND
By Kayleigh Scharf K I R TL editor@karlovecmedia.com
Kirtland City Council heard a presentation from a cannabis dispensary during its July 1 regular meeting. Representatives of Italian Herbs, a cannabis dispensary in Ashtabula, introduced themselves to council, expressing interest in potentially bringing their business to Kirtland. Jessica Laurello, owner of Italian Herbs, and her uncle, Larry Laurello, told council why they believed Kirtland would benefit from a dispensary in its community. “We’ve created an industry that is cannabis in our community (Ashtabula) and is going to be a billion-dollar business in Ohio,” Jessica said, adding their business could be a good investment for Kirtland. “If you don’t participate now, you could miss out and lose people in your community going to neighboring communities who want to work and process dispensary operations,” she said. The Laurellos proposed putting See Cannabis • Page 7
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Century Home Antiques, at 9959 Chillicothe Road, was built around 1791 by the Gildersleeve family. Its current owner, June Kleinsorge, honored the home’s history by making it an antique store.
Century Home Antiques Owner Honors House History By Donna Robinson editor@karlovecmedia.com When people drive down state Route 306 and see a sign that says Century Homes Antiques, many may not know it was formerly a century home built before 1791 by the Gildersleeve family.
June Kleinsorge, owner of CHA at 9959 Chillicothe Road, said according to her research, Joseph and Elizabeth Gildersleeve came from Massachusetts by covered wagon to Kirtland on the Oregon trail. Settling near a sandstone stream, Joseph, a stone mason by trade, started the old quarry that
is in Chapin Forest today. His family flourished over the centuries in Kirtland. Named after his family, Gildersleeve Mountain, across from the old house, is in the Chapin Forest Reservation and is referred to as See House• Page 7
Kirtland Celebrates 64 Years of Strawberry Festival By Allison Wilson editor@karlovecmedia.com
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Though the Kirtland Kiwanis do not keep track of festival attendance, President Jerry Bartels declared it one of their best years.
With a blazing summer sun and cloudless blue sky for three days last month, the people of Kirtland took to the 64th Kiwanis Strawberry Festival like strawberries to shortcake. “We don’t keep track of attendance,” said Kirtland Kiwanis President Jerry Bartels in an interview July 5. “But we know that it was, from the volume of the receipts, it was one of our best years.”
The food tent sold out of almost everything with a few hours to go on (June 15),” he said. “People look forward to this all year round,” Bartels said. “It’s just amazing. I had people tell me, ‘We come every year.’” This year’s festival, which ran June 13-15, was packed with events and famous strawberry-themed products, like shortcake and sundaes. Other activities included DJs, live music, a car smash, a dunk tank See Festival• Page 6
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