Village Life Section :: Page 12

• Tin Can Economy | Home away from home

  By Reilly DixonJune 9, 2024

  

  “Diasporas and vacations can occur in tandem; prosperous arrivals and unfortunate departures can be simultaneous.”

• Great Council State Park now open

  By Reilly DixonJune 7, 2024

  

  Centered around Shawnee and natural histories, Great Council State Park opens its doors to the public for the first time on Friday, June 7. It’s located at the site of the now-demolished Tecumseh Motel at 1587 U.S. 68 — about six miles south of the village — near Xenia.

• Street Fair to return Saturday, new focus on waste reduction

  By Lauren ShowsJune 6, 2024

  

  Street Fair returns Saturday, June 8, in downtown Yellow Springs — this time, with a heightened focus on sustainability and waste reduction. The YS Chamber of Commerce announced this month that it had received a $43,600 Recycle Ohio grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

• Annual Yellow Springs Strawberry Fest set for Friday

  By YS News StaffJune 5, 2024

  

  The event features the sale of strawberry shortcake fixings, with fresh berries from Tom’s Market, ice cream from Young’s Jersey Dairy, home-baked cakes and lemonade, water or coffee.

• Tar Hollow Camporee slated

  By Lauren ShowsMay 30, 2024

  

  A 60-plus-year tradition continues this month with the annual community “Camporee” event at Tar Hollow State Park.

• The 365 Project’s Blacks in Yellow Springs walking tours to return

  By YS News StaffMay 25, 2024

  

  On Saturday, June 1, a General African American History of Yellow Springs tour will begin at 1 p.m. in front of the Mills Park Hotel.

• Open Air Village to host fundraiser yard sale

  By Lauren ShowsMay 23, 2024

  

  Early education center Open Air Village, which offers nature-based preschool for ages 3–5 and additional programming for infants and kids through age 10, will hold a multi-family yard sale Saturday, May 25, with proceeds to support the private institution.

• Perry League T-Ball season to begin

  By YS News Staff

  

  Perry League is the village’s beginner baseball program for all children ages 2–9, regardless of race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or level of skill.

• What’s the buzz around Yellow Springs?

  By Reilly DixonMay 22, 2024

  

  To mark the seasonal deluge of honey and to celebrate both the two-legged and winged workers who made it, the Greene County Beekeepers Association will host the annual Honey Harvest on Saturday, June 15.

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | What lies beneath

  By Guest ContributorMay 19, 2024

  

  “Spring is springing, the daffodils are flowering, and another bloody critter has dug a hole under the kitchen of Patterdale Hall.”