2024 Yellow Springs Giving & Gifting Catalogue
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  • March 30, 2017 Bulldog sports round-up

    The Yellow Springs High School softball team stands ready for the spring season. According to Bulldogs softball coach Jimmy Delong, who is returning for his sixth season as coach, it’s shaping up to be a good season. standing: coach Bubba Worsham, coach Jesi Worsham, Danny Horton, Hannah Morrison, Ashlyne Griffis, Kallyn Buckenmyer, Lauryn Dewine, Jodie Sieck, Kelsie Lemons, coach Shannon Cox, coach Jimmy DeLong. Middle row: Marya Weigand, Sara Zendlovitz, Brielle Willis, Kadie Lafferty, Hailey Qualls, Gracie Price. sitting: Sierra Richeson, Janine Stover, Victoria Willis, Elly Kumbusky, Amelia Gray, Zoe Lafferty. (Submitted photo)

    March 30, 2017 Bulldog sports round-up

  • Derby takes the rink to the brink

    Teammates from the Bully Frogs and Murder Squad clashed at a recent Gem City Roller Derby match, an area derby league that boasts a significant Yellow Springs presence. Many villagers are newcomers to the sport but have quickly taken to its camaraderie and particular brand of athleticism. (Photo by Dylan Taylor-Lehman)

    The Orbit Family Fun Center in Huber Heights features a skating rink of the classic variety, with neon paint on the walls and a snack bar, but the skating going down on the hardwood last week was anything but. Skaters

  • Land auction preserves greenspace

    Community Solutions staff and boosters celebrated the nonprofit’s purchase of 128 acres, or about half, of the Arnovitz farm moments after the land auction closed last Thursday, March 16. Pictured, left to right, are Julia and Tim Honchel, Executive Director Susan Jennings, Board member Kat Walter, Maureen Dawn, Liz Merksy and MJ Gentile. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    It was standing room only when the auction of the Arnovitz family farm began last Thursday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Beavercreek.

  • Task force urges taser changes

    At Village Council’s March 20 meeting, Council members approved recommendations from the Justice System Task Force, or JSTF, that would clarify taser use and training for local police officers, require Crisis Intervention Training for all officers, and put in place officer training on implicit bias. The action took place during an agenda-packed four-hour public meeting.

  • No. 1 waste is golden opportunity

    On average, humans use the bathroom five times per day and produce around 125 gallons of urine per year. Ordinarily, this urine is flushed away and forgotten, a routine task that nobody wants to think about any more than necessary.

  • Walk on water

    Forty-four second-graders walked 3.7 miles over two days to simulate the average walk that many women and children in developing countries must make on a daily basis to get water for everyday needs. (Photo by Robert Hasek)

    As part of their spring PBL, Mills Lawn School second-graders are studying water. They walked 3.7 miles over two days to simulate the average walk many must make around the world on a daily basis to get water.

  • MillWorks on the market

    MillWorks is up for sale. The 48,000 square-foot, four-acre business and industrial complex currently houses eight tenants, including several thriving local businesses. Longtime owners Rod and Ellen Hoover, Sandra Love and Sam Young are ready to sell after 25 years. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    MillWorks is up for sale. The four-acre industrial and office complex off Walnut Street along the bike path was put on the market March 7 by its longtime owners, local residents Rod and Ellen Hoover, Sandra Love and Sam Young.

  • Peaceful gathering

    For Peace Week at Mills Lawn School, the entire student body “chose peace” — gathering on school grounds to form a huge peace sign. (Photo by Suzanne Szempruch)

    This week is Peace Week at Mills Lawn School, and to celebrate, the student body “chose peace” — gathering on school grounds to form a huge peace sign, each student wearing a “Choose Peace” T-shirt.

  • Joan Horn: life as a doer, teacher and friend

    Villager Joan Horn has lived in Yellow Springs for more than 60 years, contributing to the community as a volunteer, teacher, civic-minded citizen and friend. Her Spillan Avenue home, filled with books and art, is always open to friends from Yellow Springs and around the world. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    Joan Horn, 83, has lived in Yellow Springs for over 60 years, first coming to the village as a student at Antioch College in the early 1950s. Her contributions to the community are legion.

  • Local artists ‘try another way’

    “Dichotomy — Chains and Wings,” a pastel drawing by local artist Theresa Mayer, will be featured in a new exhibit, “Try Another Way: Redefining Dis-abilities.” Showcasing works in various media by local artists living with disabilities, the exhibit will open with a reception at the YSAC Community Gallery on Friday, March 17, from 6 to 9 p.m., and will stay up through April 15. (Submitted photo)

    The Yellow Springs Arts Council will host the exhibit “Try Another Way: Redefining Dis-abilities,” featuring the work of persons with disabilities or living with those with disabilities.

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