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• Dec. 1, 2011 Bulldog sports round-up

  By YS News StaffDecember 1, 2011

  

  Dec. 1, 2011 Bulldog sports round-up

• Charles Mercer

  By YS News Staff

  

  Charles E. (Charlie) Mercer died Nov. 25 at Friends Care Community. He was 77.

• A civil rights milestone, 50 years on

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Fifty years ago this month, African-American villager Paul Graham walked into Lewis Gegner’s barbershop on Xenia Avenue, sat down in his barber chair and asked for a haircut. “I can’t cut your hair,” the white barbershop owner replied, according to Graham’s account. “I don’t know how. That’s all there is to it.” That day Graham […]

• Charles F. “Chuck” Collett

  By YS News Staff

  Charles F. “Chuck” Collett of Wilmington died Monday, Nov. 28, at Clinton Memorial Hospital. He was 89.

• A transition time for Nonstop

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Since its launch after the shut-down of Antioch College, the educators and artists of Nonstop Institute have been nothing if not flexible and creative. And their flexibility is being called upon once again, as Nonstop members adapt to the newest phase of the group’s existence.

• Stand-out swimmers commit to colleges

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Before he even came to Yellow Springs High School, first year athletic director Steve Rossi had heard about two standout Bulldog athletes — Erika Chick and Elizabeth Malone, who will will next year swim at NCAA Division I colleges. The seniors committed this month.

• Solid waste rate hike approved

  By Diane Chiddister

  At their Nov. 21 meeting, Village Council members unanimously approved the final reading for a rate hike for Village solid waste disposal.

• Home, Inc. waiver approved by Village Council

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 24, 2011

  At their Nov. 7 meeting, members of Village Council unanimously approved a request from Home, Inc. to waive tap-in fees for the proposed Home, Inc./Buckeye Community Hope Foundation affordable senior housing project.

• New college dines responsibly

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  Antioch college’s innovative approach to food was born partly of the need to recognize the ecological demands of food service and also to honor the experience of eating in community.

• The ‘ecstatic surprise’ of a painter

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Local artist Ira Brukner describes his painting process as almost magical. “It just happens,” he said of his process.