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60 GUIDE TO YELLOW SPR INGS | 2021– 2022 Glen is really a world all of its own.” The variety of activities won praise. “There are lots of things to do at the Center. Apple picking, bird banding, doing the weather report, making bread and apple cider. Or just plain looking at the animals or going on a hike … so many things to do that you enjoy going to bed at night.” One thoughtful writer said, “I do not think there is a better way of knowing nature. (The way it is taught here) is fun. The people that teach it are nice, very patient, and know what they’re talking about. “I guess what makes the OEC work the way it does is teamwork. When you’re with friends, washing dishes or setting the table isn’t that bad.” A night hike lover ended: “P.S. But I guess the most fun was learning things I’ve never known before.” And “regular school” showed up in two compari- sons: “The best thing about school camp was being away from school;” and “if I failed a grade, could I come back next year?” ♦ “BIG RED,” blind red-tailed hawk who makes her home at the Outdoor Education Center staff house, was one of the local sixth graders’ favorite people at school camp last week. Here, in Sep - tember, 1971, the bird is held by Lynn Simons, her arm encased in the Center’s heavy protective glove and supported by Center naturalist Steve Kress. Richie Dennis peers over Steve’s shoulder. At Lynn’s left are Rhonda Brown and Janice Jones, right. The hawk, brought to the Center after a game warden found it, shot in the face and frozen to a tree, is one of several wounded birds cared for at the Center. | YS NEWS ARCHIVE PHOTO grumpy or complaining, even the boys were acting pretty good.” Day hikes and caves were also singled out: “We walked to the Miami River. We ate lunch there and caught fish and crayfish.” “I liked the caves. The longest one was the best, but it was the narrowest.” “The one thing I liked best was bird banding,” wrote one. “It was fun to let the birds go. I let the titmouse go. Then we went to the bird blind and we found four birds in the net. One was a downy wood- pecker, one was a titmouse, and two warblers.” School camp “made me see different ways of view- ing the Glen Helen,” said another, “like night hikes and campfires. It made me see how silly it was to be scared of animals, like screech owls and snakes. I think that the Continued from page 59 • Accepting new patients • Designer frame selection • Value packs for both single vision & bifocals • Coupon in the Yellow Springs News Dr.Todd McManus O.D. & Associates 937-319-6376 • 1496 Southgate Ave., Yellow Springs www.drtoddmcmanus.com • Facebook: Dr Todd McManus OD 237 Xenia Avenue • 937-767-8291 • ITEMS VARY DAILY AGourmet Deli & Contemporary Catering Company • Freshly Made Salads, Sandwiches & Soups • Fresh Gourmet Dessert • Business Boxed Lunches • Full Service Catering • Special Occasion/Wedding Cakes WWW. CURRENTCUISINE .COM A gallery store for readers and writers PO BOX 6, YELLOW SPRINGS, OH 45387 PH 937-470-1867 sameckenrode @ gmail.com follow us on and Need a book, journal, puzzle, or other safely delivered gift? Check out www.Bookshop.org/shop/ SamandEddiesOpenBooks Need a digital audiobook? Check out www.Libro.fm/samandeddies