The Yellow Springs schools will host a morning girls volleyball clinic July 19–23 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Yellow Springs High School gym. The clinic is for area girls entering the sixth, seventh or eighth grade next fall and living in Yellow Springs or attending Yellow Springs schools.

Running may be one of the most natural, intuitive sports there is, but doing it well isn’t as easy as it seems. Two recent Yellow Springs High School graduates, Sam Borchers and Evan Firestone, learned a lot about distance running before going on to win state and national championships in their track and cross country events.

Reba Gordon died on Friday, July 9, at the Friends Care Community. She was 96. Reba was born February 4, 1914, in Proskurov, Ukraine, the daughter of Morris Sanders and Mollie Eisenstein Sanders. Fleeing anti-Semitism in Proskurov, her family left for America.

week of July 15-22

Monday, July 19, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Council room, second floor, Bryan Community Center

Yellow Springs Board of Education Meeting for Thursday, July 22 is canceled.

There will be maintenance and cleaning taking place at the water towers July 15–25. Residents can expect their water to be discolored at times during that period and should use caution in laundering. Despite any changes in color, the water will remain safe for drinking.

Weavers darted their shuttles through looms, spun dog hair into thread and taught their craft to newcomers as part of the Yellow Springs Experience on Tuesday.

Jill Becker led a class on dance improvisation this Monday evening.

The fourth annual Skate Music Fest was a big success this Sunday evening at the skate park.