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• 2023 In Review | Village Life

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 3, 2024

  

  The annual Martin Luther King Jr. march, magic shows, a baseball diamond dedication, the return of Community Thanksgiving — 2023 was a great year to gather in Yellow Springs.

• Yellow Springs Kwanzaa celebration planned

  By YS News StaffDecember 29, 2023

  

  The Yellow Springs Kwanzaa Planning Committee has announced that this year’s community event will take place Saturday, Dec. 30, 6–8 p.m., at the John Bryan Community Center gym.

• Senior Center buys land from Antioch College, new building planned

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 15, 2023

  

  On Monday, Dec. 11, the last of the paperwork was signed to purchase a half-acre parcel of land from Antioch College, where the center aims to build and open a new facility.

• Tecumseh Land Trust receives $100,000 grant

  By YS News StaffDecember 14, 2023

  

  Locally based Tecumseh Land Trust, or TLT, was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the American Farmland Trust, or AFT, to help farmers and landowners in the area in transferring their land to a new generation of producers.

• Yellow Springs to test Gifted Savings pilot

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 13, 2023

  

  Beginning in January 2024, Yellow Springs will be the first community in the U.S. to test an up-and-coming philanthropic program in which donors share their wealth with beneficiaries in the form of investment savings accounts. The deadline for applications is Friday, Dec. 15.

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | A record of note, for some

  By Guest ContributorDecember 8, 2023

  

  Writing a diary can be extremely helpful to putting your thoughts in order. As things go down on the page you begin to realize what is important and what isn’t.

• New prairie to protect Ellis Pond

  By Reilly DixonDecember 3, 2023

  

  On Thursday, Nov. 16, a small team of local residents and members of the Village Environmental Commission went to the northern reaches of the 17-acre Ellis Park to install a 4,500-square-foot prairie.

• School Forest celebrates 75 years

  By Lauren ShowsNovember 30, 2023

  

  The annual School Forest Festival will be held Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., at the School Forest on Bryan Park Road. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the beloved event, wherein community members are invited to cut their own Christmas trees, aided by YSHS School Forest Club members.

• Catering to a village for 40 years at Current Cuisine

  By Reilly DixonNovember 27, 2023

  

  This year marks a dual anniversary for Current Cuisine: 40 years of catering and 35 years selling prepared foods, meals and international groceries at 237 Xenia Ave.

• Senior Center offers Medicare open enrollment consultations

  By Guest ContributorNovember 22, 2023

  

  This is more than the holiday season — it’s the season for Medicare open enrollment. And while that doesn’t have the same allure as Thanksgiving or Christmas, it carries a healthy significance for people aged 65 and older.