Village Life Section :: Page 114

• Virginia in Ohio

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 30, 2017

  

  A crowd of local students and community members converged on the Yellow Springs library last Wednesday, March 22, for the dedication of a historical marker for renowned author Virginia Hamilton, who grew up and lived most of her life in Yellow Springs.

• Local nonprofits to clean up bike trails

  By YS News StaffMarch 27, 2017

  

  On April 1, “Local Nonprofit Community Give Back Day,” village nonprofit groups will gather to clean up the bike path.

• Forgotten Springs, vol. 2 – Emilys’ Garden

  By YS News StaffMarch 24, 2017

  

  When we went to check out what was described as an overgrown statue garden on the Antioch campus, I was expecting another crumbling relic that held a quirky story. Far from being a quirky tale, the place recalls an event Yellow Springers will never be able to talk about with detachment.

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

  By Audrey HackettMarch 23, 2017

  

  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.

• Community Solutions buys half of Arnovitz farm

  By Audrey HackettMarch 17, 2017

  

  All nine parcels of the Arnovitz farm were sold at auction Thursday, March 16. Nearly half the land was purchased by Community Solutions, which plans to establish a center for regenerative agriculture on the property and relocate its offices there.

• ‘Ripples’ celebrates village’s elders

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 9, 2017

  

  A diversity of both form and content is the goal of “Ripples,” an annual journal that is “a celebration of elders” in the Village.

• Rich Earth Institute to discuss urine as agricultural resource

  By YS News StaffMarch 6, 2017

  

  “Rethinking the Nutrient Cycle: Capturing Urine as a Resource” will be presented by the Rich Earth Institute on Tuesday, March 14, 7 p.m., in McGregor 113 at Antioch College.

• Sale puts farmland at risk

  By YS News StaffMarch 2, 2017

  

  At Village Council’s Feb. 21 meeting, a villager and Village Council member urged villagers to come together in an effort to preserve farmland at risk of development on the western edge of Yellow Springs.

• Story in stitches

  By YS News Staff

  

  A special quilt in honor of Faith Patterson was unveiled at the Yellow Springs library on Feb. 22.

• Conference digs into new research on soil health

  By Carol SimmonsFebruary 23, 2017

  

  Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions is hosting a symposium Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24–25, that is devoted to the topic of soil.