Articles About Odd Fellows

• 2023 Fourth of July festivities

  By YS News StaffJuly 7, 2023

  

  The annual Fourth of July festivities went according to patriotic plan on Tuesday. By noon, crowds were assembled along sidewalks up and down Xenia Avenue to enjoy the parade as it made its way towards the north end of town.

• Fourth of July, 2022 — mixed messages

  By YS News StaffJuly 7, 2022

  

  In addition to the traditional reds, whites and blues, the village’s annual Fourth of July celebrations took on several other hues this year: anger and sadness swirled and clashed with jubilation to color the festivities.

• A memorial to Civil War veterans — Local cannon restored, rededicated after 110 years

  By Megan BachmanMay 28, 2018

  

  Exactly 110 years after its first dedication on Memorial Day 1908, a Civil War-era cannon was restored and rededicated by the Yellow Springs Odd Fellow Lodge this weekend.

• July 4th in my hometown

  By Guest ContributorJuly 6, 2017

  

  For many years—though my parents live a block from downtown, where the parade takes place—I didn’t go to it. I’m not a big parade person.

• Merry marchers, friendly fire on the Fourth

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 7, 2016

  

  Villagers and visitors didn’t let gloomy skies and the occasional raindrop thwart their Fourth of July on Monday.

• Fireworks on again

  By YS News StaffJune 30, 2013

  The rescheduled Yellow Springs Independence Day parade will take place today, July 6, at 3 p.m.

• Remembered

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 6, 2013

  

  About 20 local men and women from the Yellow Springs Odd Fellows lodge placed American flags on the graves of veterans and Odd ­Fellows at the Glen Forest Cemetery last Friday afternoon.