A celebration of Glen Helen with poetry will take place this Friday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Glen Helen Building. The free event is sponsored by the Glen and Tecumseh Land Trust.

Harold “Corky” Cordell died Tuesday, Dec. 4, surrounded by lots of love and family. He was 91.

Charles D. “Snookum/Snooks” Dorsey Jr., Marine veteran, died Nov. 28. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 12 at Thomas Funeral Home in Dayton.

Evelyn A. Hill, faithful servant of God, died on Sunday, Dec. 9, after a lengthy illness. She was 75.

Village Council discussed the Village public arts policy once again at their meeting on Monday, Dec. 3. Council veered toward the draft recommended by Village Manager Laura Curliss, that included a two-phase approval process for all art installations in public spaces.

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Ruth Bayless of Yellow Springs died at Friends Care Community on Saturday, Dec. 1. She was 84.

The silly laughs and sensational songs heard on 1940s radio will be re-performed live in the Mills Lawn biennial all-school musical, The Albert Brown Show, featuring some of the era’s comedy routines, music and dance numbers and celebrity knockoffs.

After seven years as the face of all things related to public planning and development in the village, Ed Amrhein is leaving his position as assistant Village planner. His last day will be Friday, Dec. 14.

What began more than 20 years ago with a small group of local volunteers collecting fruit baskets for low-income families has evolved into a program—Share the Joy—whereby struggling families in Yellow Springs can request essential gifts for themselves and their children.