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15 YELLOW SPRINGS NEWS The GUIDE to YELLOW SPRINGS 2019 – 20 Mark Bradstreet, CPA Dawn Bradstreet, CPA Linda Johannes, CPA We offer a full array of services, yet we’re small enough to take a personal interest in each of our clients Our Professional Services include: CENTERVILLE OFFICE 388 Regency Ridge Drive (937) 436-3133 XENIA OFFICE 878 W. Second Street (937) 372-3504 www.bradstreetcpas.com • Startup Businesses • Business Consulting • Tax Planning & Preparation • Financial Statements • Bank/SBA Loan Assistance • Turnaround Consulting • Business Valuations • Quickbooks & Peachtree Assistance • Estate & Succession Planning • Buy/Sell Agreements • Retirement Plan Assistance • IRS Audits • Payroll Services G reene C ounty eye Care , inC . MORE THAN GREAT VISION Drs. Florkey & Associates 322 N. Detroit St. Xenia, OH 45385 937-376-4055 Ask us about our package pricing deals! Most major insurances accepted. www.GreeneCountyEyeCare.com BSA SCOUTS TROOP 78 EMA I L : yellowspringstroop78@gmail.com Local BSA Scouts Troop 78 has been char- tered as a troop for over 75 years in Yellow Springs and meets regularly at the United Methodist Church. The troop is open to both girls and boys, grades 6 and up. Although we enjoy camping, cycling, hiking the Glen and water activities, the focus of our scouting pro- gram is community service, inclusiveness, volunteerism and living the Scout Law as a group and as individuals. Our scouts learn new skills, practice teamwork, build leader- ship capacity and grow as young people as well as achieve success as scouts. The troop parks cars with the local PTO for the Street Fair and sells popcorn in Sep- tember to minimize activity costs to scouts and their families. For up-to-date information on meetings or activities, email the Scout- master at yellowspringstroop78@gmail.com. CUB SCOUTS WE B : www.pack578.scoutlander.com Cub Scouts is a volunteer program for girls and boys, kindergarten through fifth grade (ages 5–11). The Cub Scouts in Yellow Springs are rep- resented by Pack 578, sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church. Pack 578 is grouped into dens of Webelos, Wolf, Bear, Tiger and Lion Cubs. Den meetings are held twice a month, with a pack meeting once a month at the Pres- byterian Church. The Cub Scout program helps children grow through character development, craft skills, citizenship training and activities that involve skits and games and physical fitness skills. Pack events include a Pinewood Derby and other races, overnight camps and service opportunities. Currently, individual den leaders run the dens in Yellow Springs; den leaders are typically Cub Scout parents. Parental involvement helps ensure the continued and growing success of the pack. Volunteers are always welcome and needed. GIRL SCOUTS CONTAC T: Susan Hyde, 767‑7756; Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, 800‑233‑4845 EMA I L : susanhyde@aol.com The Girl Scouts of the USA strive to de- velop self-esteem, a strong personal value system, skill in interpersonal relationships and the ability and desire to contribute mean- ingfully to society. Locally, girls 5 to 17 can participate in a variety of activities such as camping, earn- ing badges, community service and product sales. Troop camping, resident and day camps are available for all ages. Leaders for troops are needed every year; leaders do not need to be a parent of an active scout. Volunteers are welcome. PERRY LEAGUE CONTAC T: Jimmy Chesire, 767‑7300, 937‑708‑9243 EMA I L : jimmy.chesire@wright.edu Perry League, Yellow Springs’ unique, hilarious and wonderful T-ball program, is a noncompetitive beginner’s baseball program for girls and boys ages 2 to 9. Two- and 3-year-olds are welcome if accompanied on the diamond by an adult. There is no fee, no registration. Children can begin to play on any of the 10 Friday nights, and there is no requirement to play every week. Organizers try to keep it simple, try to make it fun and are serious about keeping it noncom- petitive. There are no outs, no runs, no scores and no one ever strikes out: you get a 1,000 strikes in T-ball. Every child gets a chance to field and to bat a couple of times each evening. Organizers try to be as tender, patient and loving as possible. The program is open to all children regardless of race, color, creed, na- tional origin, sex, sexual orientation, ability or disability or spiritual inclination. Children come out to play ball, to play in the water at the drinking fountain, to play in the grasses around the two fields, to hang out with their old and/or new friends and they often come out to just sit and play in the dust of the Gaunt Park ball diamonds. The Perry League is a self-sustaining, all volunteer program. Donations from parents, grandparents, loving aunts, loving uncles, big brothers, big sisters, friends of the pro- gram, the children themselves, and the sale of T-shirts allow the program to pay for itself. Perry League is held Friday nights from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Gaunt Park. The season runs for 10 weeks beginning on the first Friday in June and ending on the first Friday in August with a wiener roast potluck picnic, at which we award every child a Perry League trophy. It’s great fun for kids and adults alike, so why don’t you come on out and play with us? SEA DOGS WE B : ysacseadogs.swimtopia.com The Yellow Springs Sea Dogs is a competi- tive summer swim team for youth ages 5–18. The season runs from the beginning of June until the end of July. There are eight dual meets and a championship meet during June and July. The Sea Dogs swim team teaches the essentials of all four competitive strokes in an atmosphere of camaraderie and fun. Practices are held Monday–Thursday. For more infor- mation, go to ysacseadogs.swimtopia.com. YELLOW SPRINGS YOUTH BASEBALL CONTAC T: Derek Barker, 767‑1577 EMA I L : ysoyouthbb@gmail.com WE B : www.ysbaseball.org The Yellow Springs Youth Baseball Pro- gram has two divisions: the Minor League for children ages 6 to 9–10; and the Major League for children ages 10–11 to 14. This is recreational baseball with a focus on fun- damentals, sportsmanship, teamwork and fun. The season runs from after Memorial Day through July and is a volunteer organi- zation. A volunteer coordinator is needed for each of the leagues. Parents and other adults are needed to volunteer to coach teams and referee games. Volunteers are also needed to prepare the fields before games (except mowing). High school com- munity service credits are available for this function. The Minor League plays coach-pitch with some modification of standard baseball rules to promote learning and the basics of baseball. The Major League plays by stand- ard baseball rules with only a few changes to promote learning advanced concepts of the game. All games are played at Gaunt Park, with the Minor League playing on the diamond nearest the forest tree line, and the Major League playing on the large diamond closest to the pool area. All teams usually play two games per week with the games during evening hours and on the weekends. There is a registration fee to help cover team uniform and league supply expenses. Schol- arships are available. YELLOW SPRINGS YOUTH ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION EMA I L : dfarmer2663@yahoo.com WE B : www.ysyoa.org The Yellow Springs Youth Orchestra As- sociation, or YSYOA, has existed since 1964 as an organization interested in promoting and supporting music education and activi- ties for the youth and now entire community of Yellow Springs. This is accomplished with the support of local school music programs, scholarships, multigenerational endeavors and concerts. YSYOA offers a summer music camp for students who have played an instrument for at least a year. The camp includes group and individual instruction, and ends with a grand finale concert for the public. In recent years, the YSYOA has expanded to include intergenerational playing groups such as the Yellow Springs Strings, which meets on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the Yellow Springs Sen- ior Center great room. Learn more and how you can get involved at YSYOA.org . Email dfarmer2663@yahoo.com for more information. YOUTH ORGAN I ZAT IONS Continued on page 16