Shirley Anne (Raizk) Ellis of Xenia passed away Thursday, Sept. 12 at Kettering Medical Center. She was 71. Shirley was born March 17, 1942, in Tecumseh, Mich., the daughter of Fred and Wadad Massad Raizk. She was raised in Wilmington, Ohio, was a 1960 graduate of Wilmington High School, attended Denison University, Pi Beta Phi, […]

Sept. 26, 2013 Bulldog sports round-up

Twelve years ago, Sharon Benedict and Lisa Quesne came upon a deal they couldn’t resist — a home for sale in Clifton complete with an abandoned cottage in the backyard. In 2008, they repurposed the home as a bed and breakfast.

In Center Stage’s most ambitious production yet, the company is relying on many of its stand-by actors, bringing in some new faces, and giving the play, set in 19th century London, an updated steampunk aesthetic.

At its Sept. 16 meeting, Village Council took a first step toward approving a Tax Increment Financing, or TIF, funding mechanism to pay for $700,000 in remaining costs for infrastructure development at the Center for Business and Education, or CBE.

Dr. Paul Van Ausdal is retiring after 34 years at Community Physicians, now a part of the Kettering Health Network. He will be feted at an open house at his office on Friday, Sept. 27, from 2 to 5 p.m. The public is invited.

To showcase its half-million dollar, five-month makeover, the Little Art will hold an open house and grand reopening from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, with free films, live music and dancing, free popcorn and more.

While it’s true that when it opened in 1973, Yellow Springs Pottery may have sold a few more fad items, the overall popularity of the co-op’s handcrafted ceramic tableware has endured.

Jonah Kintner, a Mills Lawn elementary student, has a service dog named Clank who helps him with everyday life skills. Jonah wants Clank to be able to come to school with him.