Joan G. Ranson, a former Yellow Springs resident, died Tuesday, Oct. 12 in Mason, Ohio, from chronic respiratory illness. Joan was born Sept. 22, 1945, in Chicago to Stephen W. and Claire Dobson Ranson.

With two thrilling overtime victories in the first rounds of tournament play, the boys varsity soccer team advanced to the division three district championship game for the fourth year in a row.

The Council of the Village of Yellow Springs invites Citizens to Apply for Service on one of the Village’s Commissions, Committees or Boards. Currently Openings are Available for: Board of Zoning Appeals

for the week of October 28–November 4

Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, 7:00 p.m.

YELLOW SPRINGS BOARD OF EDUCATION Work Session for Saturday, October 30th

The Little Art Theatre will offer a second free screening of Prom Night in Mississippi on Saturday, Oct. 30, at 4 p.m. The documentary, shot in 2008, follows a group of high school seniors preparing for their first racially-integrated prom.

Last Friday, Governor Ted Strickland’s energy advisor Dr. Mark Shanahan told a crowd of renewable energy enthusiasts at the Glen building that Ohio was undergoing an energy revolution.

On Saturday, Oct. 23, area zombies descended on the Bryan Center gym to dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at the same time that thousands danced it all over the world. “Thrill The World” is an annual worldwide simultaneous dance of “Thriller.”

The Senior Center hosts regular sessions of Qigong, the Chinese art of energy manipulation.