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• Musical event lifts a town and college

  By Lauren HeatonJune 16, 2011

  

  To have loved and lost is better than the usual alternative, but not quite as good as to have loved, lost and then regained love again — at least according to both 18th century composer Willibald Gluck and the leaders of Antioch College.

• Village Council — Hard questions for green town

  By Diane Chiddister

  Village Council addressed the issue whether the Village should sign a contract with American Municipal Power, or AMP, for participation in a natural gas plant in Fremont, Ohio.

• Census rental data is surprising

  By Megan Bachman

  Tales of a tight rental market abound in Yellow Springs, in contrast to the latest U.S. Census data reporting 52 unoccupied rentals and a 7.9 percent rental vacancy rate in the village.

• Green gardeners learn to grow

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Gardening is not just for green thumbs any more. As more and more local neighborhood gardens sprout, the Growers Exchange offers a forum where seasoned local growers share their knowledge with novice gardeners in exchange for labor.

• Sticky, off-the-wall art on a wall

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  You can call it art to chew on, or art that’s already been chewed. Whatever you call it, the Traveling Gum Wall is the most recent offbeat community art project by the village’s own Jafagirls, in collaboration with the Yellow Springs Arts Council.

• Thunder, lightning stymies t-ball

  By Jimmy Chesire

  There were sprinkles of rain dotting my windshield as I drove up to Gaunt Park last Friday night, June 10, for our second evening of t-ball. Parents and kids gathered ‘round as we unloaded our trunks and we wondered together, “Should we play?”

• Marvin Trollinger

  By YS News Staff

  Marvin Trollinger of Yellow Springs died Thursday, June 9, at the Summit at Park Hills. He was 82.

• Creating families, one Adoption Link at a time

  By Matt Minde

  

  A critical part of many a couple’s successful adoption story is the local agency Adoption Link, headed by Naomi Ewald-Orme, who guided the couple through the complex and sometimes challenging adoption process.

• Village may rank ‘most fun’

  By Lauren Heaton

  The history of Yellow Springs is that of a town that is constantly being rediscovered, so it may come as no surprise that recently Yellow Springs was yet again discovered as one of the top 30 best small towns in America.

• Christina Hess memorial

  By YS News Staff

  An informal memorial gathering to celebrate the life of Christina Hess will be held Saturday, June 18, 2–6 p.m. at the Owen residence, 1221 Glen Road.