This week is Public Power Week, a country-wide program in its 26th year that celebrates the importance of public power to local citizens. In recognition of Public Power Week, the Village of Yellow Springs has released an outline that enumerates the things the community has to be proud of as a public power community.

The United Methodist Church will hold a 175th anniversary celebration on Sunday, Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m.

Arthur Henry Pitstick died Tuesday, Oct. 2. He was 95. Visitation will be held Thursday, Oct. 4, 5–7 p.m. at Jackson Lytle and Lewis. Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church. A full obituary will appear in a future issue of the News.

Margaret M. Hawkey, formerly of Celina, Ohio, died at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. She was 87. Margaret was born on May 25, 1925 in Celina to the late Harry and Ica (Miller) Robbins. On Feb. 14, 1946, she married William Lloyd Hawkey, who died Feb. 25, 2007. […]

Monday– Friday, Oct. 15–19

Thursday, October 11 at 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 from 6-8 p.m.

Village of Yellow Springs public meetings

On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the Little Art Theatre will screen the presidential debate.

The Dharma Center will host “Exploring Impermanence,” a seven-week class for ages 18–32 (though the age recommendation is not strict), to be held on Tuesday evenings, 7:45–8:45 p.m., beginning Oct. 2. Those attending the class will examine the idea of impermanence in life through brief periods of meditation, wisdom from spiritual teachers and the sharing […]