Feature Photos Section :: Page 51
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Friendly fishing
Last Wednesday, July 28, Yellow Springs youth Sam Foster cast his line in the pond behind the Huber Heights Fraternal Order of Police and reeled in a tiny bluegill.
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Flower child
Kaylee Clark, 3, and her mom, Jen, carefully chose flowers for an arrangement from Peach Mountain Farm at Saturday’s Kings Yard farmer’s market.
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A 50-year legacy
Both literally and figuratively, The Sound of Music emanating from Mills Lawn on Saturday afternoon commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Yellow Springs Summer Strings and Band program started by Shirley Mullins and the late Mary Schumacher in 1964. The concert featured a 40-person impromptu orchestra, with long-time string teacher Cami Dell Grote, current co-director […]
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… and the pursuit of candy
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodge saved this year’s annual 4th of July celebration, organizing the flag display downtown, the afternoon parade, the evening refreshment stand and the Gaunt Park fireworks display, inherited from the Lions Club last year. The $6,000 fireworks package was supported by local donations and drew crowds to the park […]
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Well on the way to Wellness
Last Saturday Antioch College opened to the public its 44,000-square foot Wellness Center currently undergoing a yearlong $8 million renovation. The Wellness Center announced its membership rates in an insert in this week’s News and at http://www.wellnesscenter.antiochcollege.org, and has launched a community fundraising campaign to help pay off the center.
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Pride hits the pavement
Clouds and the threat of thunderstorms couldn’t keep an enthusiastic group of villagers from marching through downtown for the third annual Yellow Springs Pride parade last Saturday afternoon. The event, which began at Mills Lawn School, looped through downtown and ended at the First Presbyterian Church. More Pride events followed the parade, including a showing […]
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Playing in the street
Chamber music wafted from downtown streets last Saturday morning, as young musicians performed to raise money for the Yellow Springs music program, including Summer Strings. A story on Summer Strings, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer, will appear in next week’s News.
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Strides for scholarships
On Saturday, June 14, about 600 people took part in Young’s Jersey Dairy’s Cheddar Challenge, a 5K run/walk with part of the proceeds going to the scholarship fund at Antioch University Midwest. About 24 mainly AUMidwest staff took part as Team Antioch.
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Yellow Springs Blues
Three new police officers were sworn into the Yellow Springs Police Department on May 19th.
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Peace piece
At last Friday’s exhibition of the school-wide Project Peace Initiative at Mills Lawn School, third-graders performed a conga drum performance, as part of D.R.U.M Code.
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