Bulldog Sports — September 22, 2016

Love and pride of community, church, family, friendship and, not least of all, country — the Victorettes of Yellow Springs brought all these together for a group of young African-American women in their teens and early 20s during the final months of World War II.

On a recent weekend, two things happened at PetNet’s booth at the local farmers’ market that exemplify why the group was founded.

Two months ago, Antioch College President Tom Manley announced the college had received “the best news we could have gotten,” when the Higher Learning Commission granted the college accreditation after an intense five-year effort.

Villagers Charlotte Toms and her son, Jaden, posed with the family’s dog, Biscuit, at Dog Day this past Saturday.

LaGora Marie (Smith) Lind, retired LPN at Community East Hospital and resident of New Palestine, Ind., died Sept. 11, 2016, joining in death many valued friends.

Memorial services for John Hart will be held Sept. 24 at 11 a.m.

For the past six months, two Yellow Springs natives have been busy booking bands, soliciting artists and making oversized props. This is the second year that Connor Stratton and Nancy Jane Epling, who now live in Athens, Ohio, have organized the Dayton Music, Art and Film Festival, or DMAFF, and it’s been a nonstop but invigorating hustle.

I don’t make a habit of riding around town at dusk, but maybe I should! The rewards are subtle. I’m not looking for anything exotic from my fellow villagers, just plain life. A woman at a sink. A man in a chair, inspecting his glasses.

The Senior Center will sponsor a “10 Million Steps to Prevent Falls” walk on Thursday, Sept. 22, and the community is invited to attend.