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31 YELLOW SPRINGS NEWS The GUIDE to YELLOW SPRINGS 2019 – 20 Springs Healing Massage Since 1999! Amy Spurr, LMT • 374-2699 Keri Speck, LMT, RYT • 767-8483 Swedish Massage • Myofascial Release Pregnancy Massage • Deep Tissue • Reiki Master 213W.Whiteman St. rear building, Yellow Springs B attino C ounseling s erviCes Adults, Couples, Adolescents Rubin Battino, M.S. Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Very Brief Therapy and Hypnosis By appointment 767-1854 Yellow Springs COMMUN I TY ORGAN I ZAT IONS who attend the summer markets. Follow the market on Facebook at “Yellow Springs Win- ter Farmers Market.” YELLOW SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONTAC T: Karen Wintrow, executive director, 101 Dayton St., 767‑2686 EMA I L : info@yellowspringsohio.org WE B : www.yellowspringsohio.org The Yellow Springs Chamber of Com- merce is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage a vibrant business environment that drives the success of its members while enhancing the quality of life in our community. The YS Chamber supports more than 300 members. The YS Chamber hosts member events on the third Thursday of ever y month. Chamber Chats are informal member gath- erings to discuss areas of interest for mem- bers. Lunch and Learn events bring guest speakers with a focus on issues of concern for members. Meetings are held either at 9 a.m. or noon in the Bryan Center, rooms A and B. Business After Hours are network- ing events held at member locations as an opportunity for them to highlight their business and are held from 5:30-7:30 p.m., also on the third Thursday. With offices centrally located in the Yel- low Springs Station on the Little Miami Scenic Trail, visitors and residents can stop in the office for information and brochures. YS Chamber employees typically staff the office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, but call first to be sure someone is available. Twice a year — on the second Saturdays in June and October — the YS Chamber sponsors the Yellow Springs Street Fair, an all-day craft, food, music and beer fes- tival to showcase the community. The YS Chamber partners on several other major events including YS Pride, SpringsFest, YS Open Studios and Holiday in the Springs, plus numerous smaller events throughout the year. YELLOW SPRINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CONTAC T: 108 Dayton St.; P.O. Box 55, 767‑2655 EMA I L : yscf@yscf.org WE B : www.yscf.org Did you know that many of the great projects in our community every year are funded in part by the Foundation? Projects in our schools and local colleges; supporting the arts, seniors, our environment, and local housing; giving scholarships to students; and providing local impact investment loans. Do any of these project areas resonate with you? If so, join us! The work of the Foundation is made possible by our many community- minded donors. Would your nonprofit like to have support on a project in our community? Apply for a YSCF grant today. Have you thought about volunteering or employment with a nonprofit? Want to know more about nonprofits in our community — how they operate, and how you can be involved? The Foundation operates the Non- profit Leadership Institute to engage and in- spire community service through education. Sign up. We would love to meet you. Who are all these students working with our local nonprofits? Ask them if they are on a Miller Fellowship. The Foundation’s Miller Fellowship program is a key resource for students and nonprofits fostering community through work. Need tax relief? Enhance your giving by engaging with the Foundation to distribute the funds. When you give a large gift to the Foundation for tax purposes, we can provide smaller gifts to nonprofits of your choice over multiple years. The Foundation has been supporting do- nors and local nonprofits to build an extraor- dinary community since 1974. Together we can do more. Join Us. www.yscf.org . YELLOW SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET CONTAC T: Michele Burns, 319‑6076 For over 30 years, the Yellow Springs Farmers Market has provided locally grown produce, meats, eggs and much more, all from area farmers and businesses. It is conveniently located behind the Ye Olde Trail Tavern in the Kings Yard parking lot. The market is open every Saturday, except the second Saturday in June and October, when the market moves to Sunday. Hours: April from 8 a.m.–noon; May–October from 7 a.m.–noon; second Saturday in October– November from 8 a.m.–noon. “Like” us on Facebook for weekly offerings. YELLOW SPRINGS HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONTAC T: David Neuhardt, president, 767‑7106; Gillian Hill, 767‑7432, P.O. Box 501 WE B : www.yshistory.org ; blog.yshistory.org; “Yellow Springs Historical Society” on Facebook The Yellow Springs Historical Society, founded in 1985, is dedicated to telling the stories of Yellow Springs’ history. The society looks for fresh ways of making the history of Yellow Springs, Miami Township and the region real and exciting to local residents and visitors. The society plans four or more programs a year at which a different story is told. In addition, the society seeks to make these stories accessible to a wider audience through other means. These other efforts have included photo and other exhibits at the Street Fair and other public events; publications, including the popular reprint of Harold Igo’s local ghost stories from the Yellow Springs News and a biography of William Mills by Jane Baker; cooperation with local histor y programs in schools; stories and announcements on the website and Facebook; community events and cele- brations; support of oral and video history projects; advocacy for the preser vation, and for collecting the stories, of historic structures; and maintenance of the Anti- och Bookplate archives. Future projects include tours with sup- plemental brochures, a formal inventory of a growing collection of artifacts, in-depth research on the historical houses of Yellow Springs and the long-term vision of a mu- seum and research center. The Historical Society is a co-sponsor of the Grinnell Mill Foundation, which promotes the preserva- tion of the mill. The historic Grinnell Mill Museum is open to the public year-round on Sunday. Membership fees are modest, and the group’s public programs are free and open to the public. YELLOW SPRINGS HOME, INC. CONTAC T: P.O. Box 503, 767‑2790 EMA I L : info@yshome.org WE B : www.yshome.org ; www.facebook.com/ yellowspringshomeinc Yellow Springs Home, Inc. (Home, Inc.) is a nonprofit community development corpo- ration whose mission is to strengthen com- munity and diversity in Yellow Springs and Miami Township by providing permanently affordable, sustainable housing through our Community Land Trust. Home, Inc. accom- plishes its mission through five major areas: • Working with households to prepare for homeownership through the Home Buyer Coaching program, which is centered around individualized one-on-one financial coaching; • Building and rehabbing homes and rentals affordable to low- and moderate-income families; • Supporting homeowners in the program through stewardship activities; • Advocating for sustainable development; • Developing and implementing a robust af- firmative marketing plan for our programs and Yellow Springs through collaboration. Home, Inc. has built or rehabbed 22 hous- ing units and counting and has not had a single foreclosure since founding. Home, Inc. is organized as a membership- based Community Land Trust (CLT) with a board of directors that is at least one-third low-income and includes homeowner repre- sentation. The CLT model encourages the permanent affordability of each home built. Funding from local donors, foundations, and county and state government helps to sup- port its housing development efforts. Visit the Home, Inc. website for more in- formation on homes for sale, rentals and the Home Buyer Coaching program. Home, Inc. also welcomes community volunteers. Become a member today: yshome.org/ become-a-member. YELLOW SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS, INC. CONTAC T: 767‑2729, 750‑6090 WE B : Facebook: Neighborhood Gardens of Yellow Springs Neighborhood gardening is based on a simple idea: to have places within walking distance of one’s home where neighbors can garden together — and have fun! Presently, six neighborhood gardens are open: Friends Care, our oldest garden; Fair Acres Park, our most neighborly garden; Corry Street, our largest and most sociable garden; Bill Duncan Park, our most celebritous garden; Frogtown Reserve on Glass Farm, our most tried garden; and President Street, our new- est garden. This year, more than 70 villagers have gar- den plots. Most present gardeners do not have land, or do not have suitable sites for home gardens because of shade. Fees and deposits are not required in order to promote central values of inclusiveness, equality and afford- ability. We offer safe places to garden, explore, fail, succeed, develop, experiment, show off, see how others garden, learn from others and have fun. Don’t you wish every place was like this? Come join us! Our steering committee is comprised of elected representatives from each neighborhood garden, and as need arises, experienced garden mentors and landowner representatives. For more information or to sign up for a plot or two, contact Thor and Friends at 767-2729 or 750-6090, douglasleebai- ley@earthlink.net. We guarantee access, not success; that’s up to you! We wish you well! YELLOW SPRINGS REPAIR CAFE CONTAC T: Kat Walter, 937‑475‑9207 EMA I L : kat@volksmail.com WE B : ysrepaircafe.org The Yellow Springs Repair Cafe, connected to repaircafe.org , brings villagers together as volunteers fix — and teach neighbors how to fix — broken goods people wish to reuse. This Continued on page 32