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READ ALL ABOUT IT! Keep in touch with your community! Subscribe to the Yellow Springs News. ANNUAL RATES: 45387 ZIP........................$65 Elsewhere..........................$75 E-edition.............................$75 E-edition + print.............$85 By the month.......................$7 Subscribe online at ysnews.com/subscribe 2O2 4 – 2O2 5 GU I D E to Y E L LOW S P R I NG S 95 COMMUN I TY L I S T I NGS | 2O24–2O 5 GU I D E to Y E L LOW S P R I NG S 95 community members with their disputes. Free facilitation and consultation services are avail- able for nonprofit, community service and education organiza- tions. VMP of fers a variety of workshops and training oppor- tunities for local residents and organizations. New mediators are always welcomed. Contact us for more information. Village of Yellow Springs CONTACT: John Bryan Community Center, 100 Dayton St., 937‑767‑7202; Parks and Recreation, 937‑767‑7209 EMAIL: info@yso.com WEB: www.yso.com An engaged, active citizenry and responsive local governance are a tradition in Yellow Springs. The Village of Yellow Springs is a political subdivision of the state of Ohio, governed by a home- r ule char ter adopted in 1950. The Village operates under the Counci l -Manager form of government, operating several depar tments, includ- ing police, streets maintenance, parks, water treatment and dis- tribution, sewer and storm water collection, water reclamation and electrical service. Fire and EMS ser vice are provided by Miami Township. The Village offices are located in the Bryan Center, at 100 Dayton St. The policy-making body of the Village, Village Council, is a non- partisan, five-member governing elected body. The Village Man- ager assists Council with policy decisions, and works with a dedi- cated staf f to implement those decisions.. Village Council meets on the first and third Monday of each month at 7 p.m., in the Bryan Center. Per Ohio Revised Code, the Village suppor ts a volunteer Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals. All meetings of all government associated groups are publicly noticed and open to the public. Council also has established citizen advisory committees and commissions that advise Council on policy matters,These include a Library Commission, Environ- mental Commission and Ar ts and Culture Commission. The Bryan Center is a multi- use facility that provides space for Village government offices, the YSPD, Mayor’s Court, con- ference and meeting rooms, a youth center and provides rec- reational and educational areas. YOU T H O R GAN I Z A T I ON S Perry League CONTACT: Yunus Brevik and Rob and Margi Gay, 937‑768‑5036 EMAIL: robnmargi@gmail.com Perry League, Yellow Springs’ unique, hilarious and wonderful T-ball program, is a noncompeti- tive 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 program is open to all children regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, ability or dis- ability or spiritual inclination. There are no fees, and just a simple registration form. Chil- dren 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, tr y to make it fun and are serious about keeping it non- competitive. 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 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 Perr y League is a self- sustaining, all-volunteer pro- gram. Donations and the sale of T-shirts allow the program to pay for itself. Perry League is held Friday nights from 6–7:30 p.m. at Gaunt Park. The season runs all Fri- days in June and July with a wiener roast potluck 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 Aquatic Club (Sea Dogs) is a recre- ational summer swim team for area youth ages 5-18. The season runs from the beginning of June to the end of July. There are seven dual meets and a cham- pionship meet with four other teams in the Miami Valley Swim- ming Association. We teach the essentials of all four competi- tive strokes in an atmosphere of camaraderie and fun. Practices are held mornings Monday– Thursday at the Gaunt Park pool and meets occur Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Beginners are welcome. Yellow Springs Youth Baseball CONTACT: Derek Barker, 937‑340‑1396 EMAIL: ysoyouthbb@gmail.com WEB: www.ysbaseball.org Yellow Springs Youth Baseball is a coed and recreational league for children ages 7 to 14. Registra- tion typically opens in late April or early May, with games played at Gaunt Park during the season running in June and July. Com- plete information, including fees, requirements and other details can also be found at ysbase- ball.org . Scholarships can be requested as part of the registra- tion process. Yellow Springs Youth Baseball is for all the community’s children, regardless of their race, color, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, spiritual inclination, abil- ity or disability. Yellow Springs Youth Soccer CONTACT: Bob Curley, 937‑767‑7070; Bill and Lynn Hardman, 937‑768‑4140 EMAIL: hardmansoccer@ sbcglobal.net WEB: www.facebook.com/ YellowSpringsSoccerInc The mission of Yellow Springs Soccer, Inc. (YSSI) is to encour- age and assist in the develop- ment and growth of community leagues, associations, organiza- tions, programs and teams, so that soccer is made available to more people at all levels of com- petition. Since its inception 51 years ago, the recreational soccer program has of fered accessible soccer every fall and spring to the children of Yellow Springs and nearby communities. The pro- gram continues to be run entirely by volunteers and is funded by donations — no registration fees are charged for inclusion on a rec- reational soccer team. There are currently 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 Cu p — sixth to eighth grade. Traveling teams also form as interest warrants. Contact YSSI for more information. YSSI, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organiza- tion, benefits from monetar y 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.