Set to take place every Tuesday between Sept. 29 and Oct. 22, the course promises to deepen  participants’ relationships with the natural world around them by honing awareness of bird language patterns.

At a special Village Council meeting on Friday morning, Aug. 21, Village Manager Johnnie Burns announced his resignation, ending his more than 12 years spent working for the Village of Yellow Springs.

In July, the cemetery’s designated Pine Forest — intended as a natural burial area for cremated remains — was projected to begin selling plots by Sept. 1. With work still ongoing, however, trustees said on Sept. 9 that the cemetery section is now expected to begin selling plots by Oct. 15.

It’s my dad’s birthday today so I’ll phone him shortly. I’ve not been back to the UK for several years now, and will wait until my green card is renewed in 2028 before I travel again.

We are grateful to be involved with such a wonderful activity, and to have had the opportunity to spend time with the players and families alike; it truly takes a village to make it happen.

Like sand through an hourglass, summer is winding down. The passage of time often slips by with little notice, and its subtle changes often go unseen.

“Lullaby: A Bedtime Story,” recently published by Belle Isle Books and illustrated by Shannon Szczepanski, grew from the only lullaby villager Scott Lindberg said he has written in about 50 years of songwriting.

“An Evening with Holly Near” begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at the Foundry Theater. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $5 for students.

“Revival” will be held Friday–Sunday, Sept. 25–27, and is presented by the Village through PACC in partnership with the Yellow Springs Community Foundation and the Beloved Community Project of Yellow Springs as part of the Village’s America 250 observance.

Equal parts food drive, festival and fundraiser, the revived Zombie Walk is open to all living and undead; it’s set for Saturday, Oct. 3, 3–9 p.m., with activities and live music to be staged on the front lawn of the John Bryan Community Center.