The ancient lesson for today — and for our village — is the lesson of the way of the wolf. This ancient teaching of humility imparts strength to us all. It is told that the wolf is indeed strong alone, but it finds its greatest strength and power, and its natural preference, as a part of a pack, a community, a group and a society.

In last week’s “News from the Past” column, contributing writer Don Hollister did another dive into the YS News archives and compiled some of the more compelling headlines that occurred in past Januaries and Februaries.

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As more than 20,000 National Guardsmen flocked into the nation’s capital in preparation for Inauguration Day, the city was locked down in an unprecedented way, the troops part of the largest security presence at any inauguration in American history.

Michael A. “Mike” Gray passed away peacefully at Hospice of Dayton on Wednesday, Jan. 20.

Dr. Mahmoud Said Saber, of Yellow Springs, passed away Jan. 24, 2021, at the Preserve at Beavercreek Memory Care Home. He was 82.

Villager Tom Osborne died on Oct. 23, 2020, at Hospice of Dayton.

Philip Lee Miller, longtime resident of Yellow Springs, passed away on Friday, Jan. 22. He was 72 years young.