Village Life Section :: Page 149

• Martin Luther King Jr. march and celebration in Yellow Springs, 2014

  By Matt MindeJanuary 24, 2014

  

  Over 200 people participated in Yellow Springs’ annual Martin Luther King Jr. memorial march and subsequent celebration at the Central Chapel, AME this January 20.

• College, community salutes MLK

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 23, 2014

  

  If you missed the special one-night screening on March 20, 1970, of the epic film “King: A Filmed Record … From Montgomery to Memphis,” in one of the 600 theaters across the country that showed it, then you probably haven’t seen it since.

• MLK Jr. day in Yellow Springs

  By YS News StaffJanuary 20, 2014

  

  In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday today, Monday, Jan. 20, village offices, schools and the News will be closed.

• Filmmaker presents rare 1970 King film

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 16, 2014

  

  A rare 1970 film “King: A Filmed Record” that uses archival news footage will be shown locally as part of MLK Day events.

• New First Presbyterian Church pastor preaches ‘radical love’

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Take a closer look at the new pastor at the First Presbyterian Church and you’ll see that the man wearing the clerical collar also wears earrings, long hair, tattoos and combat boots.

• A nip of the north in southern Ohio

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  The main clue that things weren’t right on Monday could be found downtown, where the usual weekday hubbub went missing. Streets and sidewalks were empty and coffee shops, very uncharacteristically, looked deserted.

• Elder literary journal slated

  By YS News StaffJanuary 13, 2014

  

  The Yellow Springs Senior Center is pleased to announce preparations for an elder literary journal, which will feature elders connected to Yellow Springs and Miami Township.

• New pastor preaches ‘radical love’

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 10, 2014

  

  The new pastor of the First Presbyterian Church is a hometown man who preaches about “radical love” and progressive Christianity.

• Yellow Springs village peacemakers of 2013

  By YS News StaffJanuary 9, 2014

  

  In December, the News, inspired by a suggestion from the Human Relation Commission’s Linda Rudowski, asked villagers to name local residents who had acted as peacemakers or had helped to create harmony in the community in the past year.

• Founders Award nominations open

  By YS News StaffJanuary 6, 2014

  

  The James A. McKee Association, is seeking nominations for its Founders Award for Distinguished Community Service. The deadline to submit is Feb. 15. Find out who to nominate and how, also learn more about former Police Chief McKee.