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253 ½ Xenia Ave. | 937-767-7373 | ysnews.com/subscribe Serving the Yellow Springs community as the paper of record with journalism anchored in integrity, accountability and transparency. Independent and locallyowned since 1880 . Subscribe to the Yellow Springs News . GU I D E to Y E L L OW S P R I NG S | 2O22 – 2O23 95 COMMUN I TY L I S T I NGS | GU I D E to Y E L OW S P R I NG S | 2O2 – 2O23 95 ees, currently Chris Mucher, Mar- ilan Moir and Don Hollister, and by Margaret Silliman, fiscal officer. Miami Township is zoned, and the trustees oversee and appoint five members of the Zoning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. The Miami Township Zoning Code and Map are available online. The Trustees also maintain 14.35 miles of Township roads; Clifton- Union, Glen Forest, Glen Forest East, Glen Forest Natural Burial Cemetery, including the memorial Scattering Garden, Pleasant Grove Cemetery and the Grinnell Family Cemetery. The Board of Trustees meets the first and third Mondays of each month at 5 p.m., at the Trustees of fices, located at 101 E. Herman St. in Yellow Springs. Township resi- dents are invited to attend meetings, which traditionally have an “open” addenda format. Board of Trustee meeting minutes can be viewed by visiting miamitownship.net . Village Mediation Program of Yellow Springs CONTACT: 937‑605‑8754 EMAIL: MAccount@vil.yellowsp rings. oh.us WEB: yso.com The Village Mediation Program of Yellow Springs provides peace- ful and productive methods of addressing conflict in the Yellow Springs and Miami Township com- munity. Skilled volunteer mediators provide free mediation sessions to assist community members with their disputes. Free facilitation and consultation services are available for nonprofit, community ser vice and education organizations. VMP of fers a variety of workshops and training opportunities for local resi- dents and organizations. New medi- ators are always welcomed. Contact us for more information. Village of Yellow Springs CONTACT: John Bryan Community Center, 100 Dayton St., 937‑767‑3402; Parks and Recreation, 937‑767‑7209 EMAIL: monitors@vil.yellowsp rings. oh.us WEB: yso.com An engaged, active citizenry and a responsive government are a tra- dition in Yellow Springs. The Village of Yellow Springs is a political subdivision of the state of Ohio, governed by a home-rule char ter adopted in 1950. The Vil- lage operates under the Council- Manager form of government, oper- ating several depar tments, includ- ing police, streets maintenance, parks, water treatment and distri- bution, sewer and storm water col- lection, water reclamation, refuse/ recycling, and electrical ser vice. Fire and EMS service are provided by Miami Township. The Village of fices are located in the Br yan Center, at 100 Dayton St. The policy-making body of the Village, Village Council, is a non- par tisan, five-member governing elected body. The Village Manager assists Council with policy deci- sions. The Village Council meets on the first and third Monday of each month at 7 p.m., in the Bryan Center. Other governing bodies are the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. All meet- ings of these governing groups are open to the public. Council also has established citizen advisor y committees and commissions that advise Council on policy matters. These are the Library Commission, Environmen- tal Commission and Ar ts and Cul- ture Commission.. The Bryan Center is a multi-use facility that provides space for Vil- lage government offices, the YSPD, Mayor’s Cour t, conference and meeting rooms, a youth center and a number of recreational and educa- tional areas. YOU T H O R GAN I Z A T I ON S Perry League CONTACT: Rob and Margi Gay, 937‑768‑5036 EMAIL: robnmargi@gmail.com Perr y League, Yellow Springs’ unique, hilarious and wonder ful T-ball program, is a noncompetitive beginner’s baseball program for all children ages 2 to 9. Two- and 3-year- olds are welcome if accompanied on the diamond by an adult. The pro- gram is open to all children regard- less of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, ability or disability or spiritual inclination. There are no fees, and just a simple registration form. 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 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. Children come out to play ball, to play in the water at the drink- ing 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 sel f - sustaining, all-volunteer program. Donations and the sale of T-shirts allow the program to pay for itself. Per r y League is held Friday nights from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Gaunt Park. TThe season runs all Fridays in June and July with a wiener roast pot- luck picnic, at which every child is awarded a Perry League trophy. It’s great fun for kids and adults alike, so why don’t you come on out and play? Sea Dogs, Yellow Springs Aquatic Club WEB: 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 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–Thurs- day. Yellow Springs Youth Baseball CONTACT: Derek Barker, 937‑340‑1396 EMAIL: ysoyouthbb@gmail.com WEB: ysbaseball.org Yellow Springs Youth Baseball is a coed and recreational league for chil- dren ages 7 to 14. Registration typi- cally opens in late April or early May, with games played at Gaunt Park during the season running in June and July. Complete information, including fees, requirements and other details can also be found at ysbaseball.org. Scholarships can be requested as part of the registration process. Yellow Springs Youth Baseball is for all the community’s children, regardless of their race, color, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orien- tation, ethnicity, spiritual inclination, ability or disability. Yellow Springs Youth Soccer CONTACT: Bob Curley, 937‑767‑7070; Bill and Lynn Hardman, 937‑768‑4140 EMAIL: hardmansoccer@sbcglobal. net WEB: facebook.com/YellowSpring ‑ sSoccerInc The mission of Yellow Springs Soccer, Inc. (YSSI) is to encourage and assist in the development and growth of community leagues, asso- ciations, organizations, programs and teams, so that soccer is made available to more people at all levels of competition. Since its inception 51 years ago, the recreational soccer pro- gram has offered accessible soccer every fall and spring to the children of Yellow Springs and nearby com- munities. The program continues to be run entirely by volunteers and is funded by donations — no registra- tion fees are charged for inclusion on a recreational soccer team. There are cur rently four age levels of recreational youth soccer that form groups or teams after an annual registration clinic in late summer: • Copper Cup — pre-K to kindergarten; • Bronze Cup — first to third grade; (or similar age) • Silver Cup — fourth to fifth grade; • Gold Cup — sixth to eighth grade. Traveling teams also form as interest warrants. Contact YSSI for more information. YSSI, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, benefits from monetary donations and an annual soccer camp each June. If you’d like to contribute, make checks out to YSSI and mail to: YSSI, P.O. Box 813, Yellow Springs, OH 45387.