Village Life Section :: Page 183

• A therapy dog in need of some help

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 19, 2012

  

  Recently, Diane Davis discovered that her dog has a congenital malformation on her left knee, which causes pain and lameness. Consequently, Raskel can’t walk on slippery hospital floors like other service dogs.

• Get your greens at the winter market

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 14, 2012

  

  The Yellow Springs Winter Farmers Market, located in the basement of the United Methodist Church, is now open each Saturday from 9–noon. Villagers who go can purchase fresh greens, root vegetables and a variety of other local foods.

• Connect through yoga to goals for the new year

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 13, 2012

  

  Jen Ater will lead a yoga workshop at the library this Saturday to welcome in the new year.

• Oil company drilling OK’d

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 12, 2012

  Oil drilling may soon begin just outside Yellow Springs as a Miami Township couple recently gave an out-of-state oil and gas company permission to drill on their 61-acre property on West Yellow Springs-Fairfield Road.

• Village life— Extreme weather; Census changes

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 5, 2012

  2011 Year in review: Village life

• Village rings in 2012

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 1, 2012

  

  See photos from the annual ball drop.

• A passion for women’s health

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 29, 2011

  

  When she talks about why she chose to specialize in women’s health, Dr. Jennifer Frey frequently uses the word “empower.” She wants to empower women to give birth in the way that they want and beyond that, to make the choices that keep them healthy and strong.

• Acts of kindness the whole year long

  By Matt Minde

  As 2011 comes to a close, villagers were asked to tell stories of acts of kindness they witnessed or received this year. From helping lost dogs and giving impromptu singing lessons, to supporting people in times of their greatest sorrow and need, Yellow Springers reached out to one another.

• License plate to benefit the Glen

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 28, 2011

  

  Ohio residents can support Glen Helen on their bumper.

• Claus or Haws? — In search of the real Santa

  By Megan BachmanDecember 24, 2011

  

  I must have been about eight years old when my older brother showed me the pile of wrapped Christmas presents in my parents’ closet, thus dashing my belief in Santa Claus. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a man in a red-and-white suit walking through downtown Yellow Springs last weekend!