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GUIDE TO YELLOW SPR INGS | 2021– 2022 43 BSA Scouts Troop 78 E : yellowspringstroop78@ gmail.com Local BSA Scouts Troop 78 has been chartered as a troop for over 75 years in Yellow Springs and meets regularly at the Uni ted Methodi st Church. The troop is open to both girls and boys, grades 6 and up. Although scouts enjoy camping, cycling, hiking the Glen and water activities, the focus of the local scouting program is community ser- vice, inclusiveness, volunteer- ism and living the Scout Law as a group and as individuals. Yellow Springs scouts learn new skills, practice team- work, build leadership capac- ity 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 fami- lies. Contact us for up-to-date information on meetings or activities. Perry League W: facebook.com/groups/­ YellowSpringsTball Per r y League , Ye l l ow Springs’ unique, hilarious and wonderful T-ball program, is a noncompetitive beginner’s baseball program for all chil- dren ages 2 to 9. Two- and 3-year-olds are welcome if accompanied on the diamond by an adult. There is no fee, no regis- tration. Children can begin to play on any of the 10 Friday nights, and there is no requirement to play every week. Organizers tr y to keep it simple, try to make it fun and are serious about keeping it noncompetitive. There are no outs, no runs, no scores and no one ever strikes out: you get 1,000 strikes in T-ball. Every child gets a chance to field and to bat a couple of times each evening. Organizers tr y to be as tender, patient and loving as possible. The program is open to all children regard- less of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, ability or disabil- ity 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 Per r y League is a self-sustaining, all-volunteer program. Donations from parents, grandparents, loving aunts, loving uncles, big brothers, big sisters, friends of the program, the children themselves, and the sale of T-shirts allow the program to pay for itself. Per r y League i s he l d 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 every child is awarded a Perr y League trophy. It’s great fun for kids and adults alike, so why don’t you come on out and play? Yellow Springs Sea Dogs W: ysacseadogs.swimtopia. com The Yellow Springs Sea Dogs is a competitive 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 cham- pionship meet during June and July. The Sea Dogs swim team teaches the essentials of all four competitive strokes in an atmosphere of camarade- rie and fun. Practices are held Monday–Thursday. Yellow Springs Youth Baseball C : Derek Barker, 937‑340‑1396 E : ysoyouthbb@gmail.com W: www.ysbaseball.org Ye l l ow Sp r i ngs You t h Baseball is a coed and rec- reational league for children ages 7 to 14. Registration typically opens in late April or early May, with games played at Gaunt Park during the season running in June and July. Complete informa- tion, including fees, require- ments and other details can also be found at www.ysbase- ball.org . Scholarships can be requested as par t of the YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS Continued on page 44 4 Private cabin secluded on 66 acres, which includes woods, miles of interconnected rolling trails and a stocked pond. 4 Accommodations for two or up to six people. 4 Open year round, just 11 miles from Yellow Springs. 8606 Selma Rd., South Charleston 937-360-4082 www.GreenPlainsCabin.com Green Plains Cabin Bed & Breakfast Sam Eckenrode 937-470-1867 Senior Sales Associate, Realtor ® SamEckenrode@gmai l.com www.YellowSpringsProperties.com Let Our Connections Work for You! • Grew up in Yellow Springs • Attended Yellow Springs schools • Antioch College graduate, 1983 • Current Yellow Springs resident • Licensed local Realtor since 2004 • Former downtown Yellow Springs business owner since 1996 Award-winning real estate sales leader since 2004