Features

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  The Corndrinkers cheers to 50 years of old-time tunes

  
  
  

  There’s no telling the number of do-si-does, promenades and swings the Corndrinkers have seen over the last half-century. To this day, the five-piece string band’s calendar is chock full of square dances and folk festivals, small-town gigs and unplugged jams.

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  Local naturalist to teach bird language

  
  
  

  Set to take place every Tuesday between Sept. 29 and Oct. 22, the course promises to deepen  participants’ relationships with the natural world around them by honing awareness of bird language patterns.

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  Remembering Gail Lichtenfels— A life in pages

  
  
  

  At a special Village Council meeting on Friday morning, Aug. 21, Village Manager Johnnie Burns announced his resignation, ending his more than 12 years spent working for the Village of Yellow Springs.

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  Miami Township Trustees continue cemetery work

  
  
  

  In July, the cemetery’s designated Pine Forest — intended as a natural burial area for cremated remains — was projected to begin selling plots by Sept. 1. With work still ongoing, however, trustees said on Sept. 9 that the cemetery section is now expected to begin selling plots by Oct. 15.

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  ‘Revival’ nods to Blues Fest, H.U.M.A.N.

  
  
  

  “Revival” will be held Friday–Sunday, Sept. 25–27, and is presented by the Village through PACC in partnership with the Yellow Springs Community Foundation and the Beloved Community Project of Yellow Springs as part of the Village’s America 250 observance.

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  It lives!— Yellow Springs Zombie Walk returns next Saturday

  
  
  

  Equal parts food drive, festival and fundraiser, the revived Zombie Walk is open to all living and undead; it’s set for Saturday, Oct. 3, 3–9 p.m., with activities and live music to be staged on the front lawn of the John Bryan Community Center.

Obituaries

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  Katherine Sue Merrill
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  William ‘Bill’ Henry Bailey
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  Penelope ‘Penny’ Storm
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  Hugh Ricciardi