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Village Life Section :: Page 126

  • Fighting cancer, but not alone

    By Audrey HackettDecember 15, 2016

    Kelley Fox was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare form of cancer, in August. The Yellow Springs native retired from the Village in 2014 after 30 years of service, most recently as superintendent of electric and water distribution. He also served as an MTFR firefighter for 17 years. Here, he’s pictured with his wife, Christina, outside Tom’s Market, one of Kelley’s favorite local people-watching spots. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    The outpouring of support for Kelly Fox and his family has been extraordinary, the Foxes said. People have offered to cook meals, take the family’s trash cans to the curb and pitch in to keep the family business, Fox Trot Services, up and running.

  • Community carol sing to return for 60th year

    By Lauren ShowsDecember 14, 2016

    The Community carol sing will be held Sunday, Dec. 18, 3 p.m., in the Mills Park Hotel lobby. (Art from the Dec. 20, 1956 issue of the YS News)

    After a few years of dormancy, the village’s community carol sing will be held at 3 p.m. on Dec. 18, in the lobby of the Mills Park Hotel. This year marks the event’s 60th anniversary.

  • Second annual MLS Gingerbread Festival

    By Lauren ShowsDecember 3, 2016

    The second annual Gingerbread Festival will be held Saturday, Dec. 10, 11 a.m.–2 p.m., at Mills Lawn.

    The second annual Gingerbread Festival will be held Saturday, Dec. 10, 11 a.m.–2 p.m., at Mills Lawn. The event will feature a variety of activities, and all funds raised will benefit the Mills Lawn PTO.

  • A feast with friends

    By Diane ChiddisterDecember 1, 2016

    Michael Harrod, left, and John Fudge, right, were two of the many villagers, families and friends who took part in last Thursday’s Community Thanksgiving at the First Presbyterian Church. (Photos by Diane Chiddister)

    Many villagers, families and friends who took part in last Thursday’s Community Thanksgiving at the First Presbyterian Church.

  • Support local nonprofits on #GivingTuesday

    By Lauren ShowsNovember 28, 2016

    #GivingTuesday, a national day of support for nonprofit groups, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 27.

    Sixteen local nonprofits will participate in #GivingTuesday on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

  • Food help for those in need

    By Audrey HackettNovember 25, 2016

    Serving more than 80 families this year, the Yellow Springs Food Pantry provides food help to residents of Yellow Springs and Clifton.

  • Standing up for Standing Rock

    By Dylan Taylor-LehmanNovember 24, 2016

    About 35 people gathered at the Yellow Springs Speedway last Friday to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, which cuts through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The local protest is one of several efforts in Yellow Springs to call attention to the issue and support protestors in Standing Rock. Speedway’s parent company, Marathon, is a major investor in the pipeline project, and local protestors plan to continue pressuring the company with demonstrations each Friday in Yellow Springs and each Wednesday at Speedway’s Enon headquarters. (Photo by Matt Minde)

    Recently, a number of Yellow Springs residents have been advocating on behalf of those demonstrating against the construction of an oil pipeline through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North and South Dakota.

  • Carl Hyde: A habit of caring, and aging well

    By Diane Chiddister

    Carl Hyde, who moved into the Friends Assisted Living Center a year ago, first came to Yellow Springs as an Antioch College freshman more than 70 years ago. After more than four decades as a town physician, he’s known to many as “Dr. Hyde.” He rides his bike regularly in good weather. (Photo by Diane Chiddister)

    Though he retired more than 15 years ago, Carl Hyde’s habit of caring for people remains.

  • 34 artists to participate in 2016 Art & Soul

    By Carol Simmons

    Zazu Metcalf (top) creates cards (such as the bottom image), while her mother, Colette Palamar, creates sun and winter hats for babies, kids and adults (one is pictured here on Zazu). The mother-daughter duo are among 34 artists from Ohio and Indiana exhibiting at the fifth annual Art & Soul fair, held this Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mills Lawn School gymnasium. (Submitted Photos)

    A wide range of original arts and crafts creations—both decorative and functional—will be featured this weekend in the fifth annual Art & Soul fair, in the Mills Lawn School gymnasium.

  • Holiday in the Village, Yellow Springs 2016

    By YS News Staff

    2016 Holiday in the Springs

    Plan your Holiday in the Village with our 2016 online guide.

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