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• Friends Care breaks ground on rehabilitation wing

  By Megan BachmanDecember 7, 2010

  

  Friends Care Community Center officially broke ground on Monday on a $2.25 million rehabilitation wing at its Herman Street campus. It’s the latest expansion for the 30-year-old non-profit, which provides skilled care, assisted living and independent living for the elderly.

• Ice cream social fun for children and seniors

  By Megan BachmanAugust 10, 2010

  

  Crowds came for the free ice cream, face painting, balloons and carriage rides at Friends Care Community Center’s annual summer ice cream social last Sunday. Revived last year, the tradition dates back decades as a community event organized by the 33-year old senior institution.

• FCC drops apartment plans

  By Lauren HeatonJune 24, 2010

  The Friends Care Community Board of Trustees announced last week that the care center has withdrawn its proposal for a new senior apartment building downtown, according to a letter board president Mary White sent to community members.

• At Friends Community, sweet care and bittersweet holidays

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 24, 2009

  While Friends Care Community employees work hard all year long, they put in extra effort over the holidays, according to longtime restoration aide Kent Little, who has worked in the local nursing home for 23 years.

  “Employees try hard to make it a good Christmas for residents,” he said this week. “They take pride in what they do.”

• Levy supports local seniors

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 29, 2009

  

  Every Monday morning, 85-year old resident Grace Funderburg gets help cleaning her house on Lisa Lane. Local resident Mary Peterson comes over to vacuum and dust, and the two often share stories about the village they raised their children in. Several times a week Funderburg also gets a ride to town from a volunteer driver […]

• FCC senior apartments put on hold

  By Lauren HeatonJune 18, 2009

  The senior apartment building that Friends Care Community plans to build downtown has been delayed due to financing issues, Friends Care Director Karl Zalar said last week. Friends had hoped to break ground this spring on the project at the corner of Xenia Avenue and Limestone Street.

• Large YS employers holding steady

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 19, 2009

  While the turbulent economic climate has affected all regions of the country, some municipalities are faring better than others. So far, Yellow Springs seems to be one of the relatively fortunate towns, as most of the largest employers in Yellow Springs report overall stability, even as they face the coming year with caution.

• Planning Commission news—Senior apartments approved

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 12, 2009

  After lengthy consideration over what most of the Village Planning Commission members said was a “disappointing” response from the developers to their concerns about the project, planners at their meeting Monday, March 9, approved final plans for the Friends Care Community senior apartments.

• Barr project goes super green

  By Lauren HeatonFebruary 12, 2009

  The look of the senior apartment building that Friends Health Care Association proposes to build on the Barr property hasn’t changed much since Village Council approved the preliminary plans early last summer.

• Barr conditions approved

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 31, 2008

  At their July 21 meeting, Village Council members unanimously passed a resolution identifying conditions to be met for the Friends Care Community’s planned development for senior apartments.