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• School calendar adds delays

  By Lauren HeatonApril 24, 2014

  

  All students who attend Yellow Springs schools next year will start two hours late on 14 Wednesdays to make dedicated time for teacher professional development. The school board approved the 2014–15 calendar, including this pilot late start, at its meeting on Thursday, April 10. Other calendar changes included the addition of three calamity days to the end of the current school year, and fewer waiver day Fridays.

• Village Council side bar— Less green space funds

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  At their April 7 meeting, Village Council members voted 3–2 to add $25,000 for green space to the 2014 capital project budget. Karen Wintrow, Lori Askeland and Brian Housh voted for the funding, and Marianne MacQueen and Gerry Simms voted against. Council will vote on the capital fund legislation at its April 21 meeting.

• Barry Heermann’s Deep Currents— Course looks deeply into work, self

  By Megan Bachman

  

  If someone is unsatisfied in their job or career, there’s probably an online quiz they can take to find a better fit. But to find one’s true calling, or bring more awareness to one’s work life, a deeper, more introspective process may be called for.

• Activism and art at Antioch

  By Megan Bachman

  

  When is activism also art?
  For example, Women on Waves, a ship that performs medical abortions outside of the territorial waters of countries where it is illegal, or Project Row Houses, a low-income housing development in Houston where the houses are sometimes canvases for artistic expression.

• Economic development since 2000— Ideas abound, actions lag behind

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Around 1998 local attorney Craig Matthews was representing a Dayton company that worked with that city to boost the economy in depressed neighborhoods. Around the same time, he found, in an old box in his office above Star Bank, a copy of Arthur Morgan’s book, Industries for Small Communities, with Morgan’s philosophy that vibrant small towns need diverse, vibrant businesses.

• 2014 capital project budget— Village Council sets priorities

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  In a year of deficit spending, what capital projects are essential? At their April 7 meeting Village Council members considered that question, prioritizing capital needs for the Village. Council will vote on legislation for the 2014 capital budget at its April 21 meeting.

• April fools

  By Suzanne SzempruchApril 17, 2014

  

  After a strong spring warming, Yellow Springs woke up to an all-too familiar winter sight Tuesday morning, as a quick cold front brought a sticky blanket of snow and freezing temperatures to the region.

• LaRaine (Dewey) McQueen

  By YS News Staff

  

  LaRaine (Dewey) McQueen died peacefully of natural causes on Jan. 18, in assisted living in Meridian, Idaho, surrounded by her four children and one adult grandchild. She was 79. LaRaine created a warm and inviting home for her family and all who visited. Her idea of a dream job as an interior designer showed in […]

• Bulldog Sport Round up

  By Megan Bachman

  

  TRACK AND FIELD Boys and girls stand out at KTC The Yellow Springs High School track and field teams competed against former rivals in the now-defunct Kenton Trace Conference at the Old KTC Invitational last weekend. Going up against mainly Division II teams, the girls took fourth place out of seven teams and the boys […]

• In 80s, incubator boosted businesses in Yellow Springs

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  One of Village government’s first attempts at revving up the economy involved hiring villagers Vicki Morgan and Phyllis Schmidt in 1986 as Yellow Springs Associates, in an attempt to improve the image of Yellow Springs to surrounding communities.