Sep
27
2024

Village Life Section :: Page 131

  • St. Paul Church suffers from divides

    By Audrey HackettOctober 22, 2015

    St. Paul Catholic Church on Phillips Street has been a village institution since 1856. Some local members are concerned over a recent firing and other turnover at the church. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    An abrupt firing at St. Paul Catholic Church last month has touched off anger and deepened unease among parishioners who believe that their once close-knit community is unraveling under the leadership of Father Anthony Geraci, St. Paul’s pastor since 2008.

  • Halloween festivities to kick off Saturday

    By Lauren ShowsOctober 21, 2015

    The Halloween fun begins this weekend with the seventh annual Zombie Walk. (Photo by Suzanne Szempruch)

    Halloween is fast approaching, which means it’s time to get out the spooky duds for some ghoulish revelry.

  • Fire and spice for local preschool

    By Lauren HeatonOctober 15, 2015

    Yankee Candle purchases this month will benefit the Yellow Springs Montessori Preschool.

  • Yellow Springs celebrated as new Rails-to-Trails Conservancy hub

    By YS News StaffOctober 12, 2015

    (Photo by Aaron Zaremsky)

    All are invited to join the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, or RTC, on Saturday, Oct. 17, as the Midwest Regional Office of RTC is officially relocated to Yellow Springs.

  • Autumn’s Fair

    By Aaron ZaremskyOctober 11, 2015

    The 2015 Autumn Street Fair pulled a substantial amount of people from out of town to enjoy a variety of crafts, food, and music throughout the day. Clear skies and cool temperatures no doubt contributed to the success of the event, which has been a tradition in town for quite some time.

  • Support young readers with ‘Books and Beer’

    By YS News StaffOctober 5, 2015

    Enjoy beer in support of books for kids on Monday, Oct. 3.

    The Greene County Public Library Foundation will host “Books and Beer,” a fundraiser event, at Yellow Springs Brewery tomorrow night, Oct. 6, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program, which provides books for young children.

  • Meditate with heart

    By YS News StaffSeptember 18, 2015

    The Friends of the Heart Center will hold an open house and Peace Day meditation on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2-4 p.m.

  • Share stories with Nuns on the Bus

    By Lauren HeatonSeptember 17, 2015

    Share your story at a potluck dinner with the Nuns on the Bus, who are stopping at the Senior Center this Saturday on their way to Washington, D.C.

  • A home that’s hard to leave

    By Dylan Taylor-Lehman

    Jeanne and Hardy Ballantine stand in front of the extensive library of their North Walnut Street home. The couple have lived in Yellow Springs since 1973 and are relocating to Amherst, Mass., to be closer to their three children. Despite the excitement of a new place, bidding goodbye to Yellow Springs isn’t easy. “We’ve spent most of our lives here,” Hardy said simply. (Photo by Dylan Taylor-Lehman)

    How does one sum up what constitutes home? A place? A dictionary definition? A combination of family and comfort and growth? The term is as complex as the sensation it attempts to define.

  • Longtime raptor caretaker retires

    By Audrey Hackett

    Betty Ross with one of the Raptor Center’s permanent residents, a barn owl named Louie. Barn owls are not native to Ohio, but moved in after the forests were cleared for farming. After nearly 30 years as the Raptor Center’s director, Ross retired last month. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    A conservative estimate of the number of birds Betty Ross has handled in her nearly 30 years at the Raptor Center might be 4,500.

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