There will be a celebration of life in memory of Barron “Duke” Conrad on Saturday, May 29, 2–4 p.m., at Pleasant Grove Missionary Church Fellowship Hall — the building to the left of the church — located at 491 W. Enon Road. Loved ones are invited to drop by and share a memory with the family. Face masks are required per state mandate.

Stephen J. Scherr, resident of Yellow Springs from 1991 to 2008, passed away on May 18, 2021, in Woodbridge, Va., due to complications of pancreatic cancer.

Lance Michael Jordan passed away on May 9, 2021. He was 78.

VILLAGE OF YELLOW SPRINGS PUBLIC MEETINGS

An eastern screech owl seemed to be in on a little private joke with photographer Kathleen Galarza, who spotted the raptor across the street from the Yellow Springs Methodist Church last week.

This spring, Mills Lawn School sixth graders continued an annual tradition — after a break last year — of painting a car. The “art car” tradition dates back to 2008, and for many of the years, the cars lent to the project have been one of Joe Ayers’ Toyota Camrys, as it is this year.

Village Council Regular Meeting • Virtual Meeting • Monday, May 17, 2021

A celebration of life service for Donna Cottrell will be held Saturday, June 19, 2–4 p.m., at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Yellow Springs. The service will be held under a tent outside.

Ruth H. King, formerly of Yellow Springs, died on May 11 in Wells, Maine.

Robert H. Devine departed this earthly plane on Nov. 6, 2020, peacefully and at home.