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PAGE 8 D E C EMB E R 3 0 , 2021 2 0 2 1 Y E A R I N R E V I E W YE L LOW SPR INGS NEWS B U S I N E S S I N T H E V I L L A G E OR BECOME AN ADVERTISER YOURSELF! For more information, call Tim at 937-767-7373 . SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS WHO SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM PHOTOS: RE I L LY DIXON, TOP ; SUBMI TTED, HEATHER HORTON, CENTER; MEGAN BACHMAN, BOTTOM TOP : Tuck-N-Red’s Spirits & Wine opened its doors at Millworks Industrial Park to the public on May 1; John “Mickee” Mick, left, and Tucker “Tuck” Thompson poured shots. CENTER: Villager and Dayton area commercial realtor Allison Moody purchased Millworks on Feb. 22. BOTTOM: On Friday, April 9, Yellow Springs Brewery opened its second taproom, the Barrel Room, at 1475 Xenia Ave.; head brewer Jayson Hartings and Barrel Room manager Jaclyn Klaus gave tours. NEWS DEADLINES: 937-767-7373 • ysnews@ysnews.com Letters, In and Around, Classifieds, Display ads: MONDAY, 5 P.M. Yellow springs news | 2022 A 12-month calendar featuring historical photos from the Yellow Springs News archives Yellow springs news | 2022 Twelve months of Yellow Springs history in photos and captions, from the Yellow Springs News archives. Thank you for supporting our advertisers who support local, independent journalism | Printed by Armstrong Printing, Springfield, Ohio ON The cOver: Press operator Andy Holyoke feeds single sheets by hand through the large Miehle flatbed press in 1991; it took ten hours to print, fold and assemble a 12-page paper. The News printed its last issue via letterpress on April 29, 1993, an edition commemorating the transition from “hot type” to contemporary offset printing. January May septeMber February June october March July noveMber apri l august deceMber NEED A DATE? Get the Yellow Springs News 2022 WallCalendar . The first-ever calendar produced by the Yellow Springs News contains 12 months of photos from the vast News negative archives, many of which have never been published before. Available at the News office, Dark Star Books or online at ysnews.com/shop . 937-322-8117  1125 N. Bechtle Ave, Springfield  www.BoxKingShipping.com  Full service design and print shop  We can pack anything and ship anywhere!  Shipping by FedEX, UPS & USPS  Over 200 Ohio State University gift items for sale! For information regarding events or to be added to the Fellowship email newsletter, call the number below. www.UUF-YS.org Information at 937-767-1603 Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Yellow Springs Wishes you a peaceful and fulfilling new year! Millworks In January, Millworks was back on the market. The local industrial park had been purchased by Jessica Yamamoto and Anthony Molina in 2018, and the pair listed it for sale after initial plans for artist housing, a hostel, community kitchens, maker spaces and a children’s museum fell through. In March, the park was purchased by villager and realtor Allison Moody. The same month, longtime Millworks business EnviroFlight announced that it would be leaving the village at the end of 2022, taking with it 20 jobs and hun- dreds of thousands of dollars in utility payments and payroll taxes. EnviroFlight was founded in 2009 by Glen Courtright and later purchased by Darling Indus- tries. After Millworks owners Yamamoto and Molina decided not to renew Envi- roFlight’s lease, the business decided to expand its Maysville, Ky., headquarters rather than move its local operations else- where in the village. Chamber and DBA In March, the News repor ted on the YS Chamber’s Alexandra Scott, who was entering her fourth month as interim director after longtime director Karen Wintrow’s departure the previous October. In July, the Chamber hired Xenia resi- dent Elizabeth Ford as director, but she was let go after only 13 days, following backlash from Chamber members and villagers over problematic posts Ford had made on her Facebook account, includ- ing some that were deemed racist and transphobic. Several businesses discontinued their Chamber membership, citing a lack of transparency in the hiring process and an overall feeling of underrepresentation. At the same time, business owners became more vocal about issues that directly af fected them through a new collabora- tive group called the Downtown Business Association, or DBA, which only extends membership to local businesses. Celebrating 50 years Ohio Silver celebrated 50 years of operation in 2021. Begun in November 1971, the store was originally called Standing Room Only, or SRO, and was located in Kings Yard. The store, founded by Tucker and Kris Viemeister and Kerry Moore, is currently owned by Marcia Walgren and moved to its present location on Xenia Avenue in 1977. New, developing businesses In February, villagers Mark and Lesley Obstalecki opened Coactive Yellow Springs, which offers office and collabor- ative space for small businesses, on South High Street in the industrial building for- merly occupied by Ertel Publishing. In early March, longtime villager Col- trane Richlen opened Rosie’s Natural Foods at the previous site of Starflower Natural Foods. Tuck-N-Reds distillery held its grand opening in Millworks in April, celebrated by owners Charles “Red” Harrell, Tucker “Tuck” Thompson and John Mick. Belinda Stephens opened Beya Skin Studio, a skincare and aesthetic services salon, in the 100 Corry Street business suite in May. The News reported in May that local ar tists Selena Loomis and Jaclyn Ste- phens were set to debut a new patron-sup- ported subscription art service, CSArt, based on the community supported agri- culture model. The News repor ted that The Ohio Cof fee Co. was under construction in August in the storefront previously occupied by Spirited Goat Coffeehouse. Its owner, Angelo Caliguiri, anticipated that the business would debut later that month, but it has yet to open. In November it was announced that Clifton Crafthouse Co-op had begun selling ownership shares and is slated to open the first phase of its development in 2022. The cooperatively owned taphouse, event space and artist residences will be housed at the former Weber’s Antiques in Clifton. Rob Houk and Karina Tafolla opened Yellow Springs Baking Co. in Millworks in December. To date, the new business sells pastries like cinnamon rolls and empanadas. Transitions and expansions At 108 Dayton St., Brother Bear’s Cof fee and Wyld Hare Dreadlocks opened brick and mortar stores, and Vil- lage Cyclery expanded into the former Design Sleep storefront in the same building. Epic Books moved back to its original location at 232 Xenia Ave. after Wildflower Boutique vacated that space and moved into the former Rita Caz building in Kings Yard. Toxic Beauty expanded its operation into a downstairs showroom at its Xenia Avenue location. In March, it was reported that longtime villager Tim Sontag had retired from Xenia Shoe & Leather after 38 years. Sontag founded the store in downtown Xenia in June of 1982. In April, the board of trustees of the Little Art Theatre announced that former owner and longtime executive director Jenny Cowperthwaite Ruka had stepped down from her position after 42 years. In July, Kristina Heaton, who resides in Beaver- creek, was hired to fill the position. The YS Brewery opened its second loca- tion, the Barrel Room, in early April on Xenia Avenue in the former Village Lanes bowling alley, which YS Brewer y pur- chased in 2016 and has used for warehous- ing and production since then. Young’s Jersey Dairy resumed building its new Dair y Store after construction was halted due to the pandemic, also closing its Golden Jersey Inn and replac- ing it with an events center. The new 22,000-square-foot Dairy Store of ficially opened in late August behind the old loca- tion, built in 1968, which was torn down the following month. In May, the Emporium rolled out the Emporium Customer Appreciation Pro- gram, or ECAP, which offers discounts on some items to local customers as a way to offset business-wide price hikes. Villager Matthew Kirk purchased the Corner Cone from Bob Swaney in June. The business, renamed O&E’s Corner Cone, reopened in July after being closed since the previous fall. Miami Valley Educational Computer Association, or MVECA, moved its opera- tions from the Greene County Educational Ser vices Center to 888 Dayton St. in August. MVECA purchased the property in late July for $2.4 million; its previous occupant, DMS Ink, left the village this year. Yellow Springs Hardware changed hands in October when villager Dan Badger bought the business — only the fourth time in the store’s 94-year history that the busi- ness has shifted ownership. —Lauren “Chuck” Shows GREENE COUNTY C A R E E R C E N T E R B U I L D I N G T H E W O R K F O R C E 937-372-6941 • www.greeneccc.com • 532 Innovation Way, Xenia, OH 45385 Award-winning career/technical programs for high school and adult students. AFRO-CARIBBEAN DRUMMING CLASSES WEDNESDAYS JAN. 12–MARCH 30 3:30–4:30 PM: BEGINNER (AGES 12–17) 5–6 PM: BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE SIGN UP NOW! Classes are FREE and open to the public thanks to the YS Community Foundation. Classes held at the Coretta Scott King Center. 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