Village Life Section :: Page 196

• Glen may become conservancy

  By Megan BachmanJuly 7, 2011

  

  The Glen Helen Nature Preserve has been saved from development several times in its 82-year history.

• Fourth of July festivities

  By YS News StaffJuly 1, 2011

  Yellow Springs will celebrate Independence day with a parade, a patriotic band concert and, of course, fireworks.

• At t-ball, as tender as we can be

  By Jimmy ChesireJune 30, 2011

  I had a first last Friday night. When I pulled into Gaunt Park around 6:25 p.m. for our 6:30–8 p.m. evening of Perry League t-ball, there was not a soul in sight. Not a child on the diamond. Not a parent in the bleachers. Not a car in the parking lot.

• Family Dental practice purchased

  By Sehvilla Mann

  The two dentists who recently assumed control of Yellow Springs Family Dental are more than professional partners. They’re also close friends, who see running a practice together as an excellent combination.

• A piazza for dance, and community

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Bringing people together to dance under an open sky resonates on many levels for Judith Wolert-Maldonado, who’s organized outdoor Dance Piazzas in the village every other Saturday night this summer.

• Name Tag Week is here!

  By Megan BachmanJune 29, 2011

  

  This week Yellow Springers will be donning name tags and getting to know each other a little better. Join in the fun by picking up a copy of this week’s News, which includes a sheet of tags, and read more about the idea here.

• Fun is afoot in Yellow Springs!

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 28, 2011

  

  Traveling Jules and Traveling Joan, the team that will judge the “Most Fun Town” category in the “Best of the Road” contest, will arrive in Yellow Springs Monday night and spend Tuesday and part of Wednesday in the village. Villagers are urged to come out for events planned during their visit.

• Cemex seeks new quarry close to Yellow Springs

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 16, 2011

  

  The Fairborn-based Cemex, one of the world’s largest producers of Portland cement, is seeking to rezone a 289-acre plat of land it owns just south and west of Yellow Springs in order to construct a new quarry. The company will make its rezoning request at a meeting of the Xenia Township Trustees today, June 16, at 6 p.m at the trustees office at 8 Brush Row Road in Xenia.

• Green gardeners learn to grow

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Gardening is not just for green thumbs any more. As more and more local neighborhood gardens sprout, the Growers Exchange offers a forum where seasoned local growers share their knowledge with novice gardeners in exchange for labor.

• Creating families, one Adoption Link at a time

  By Matt Minde

  

  A critical part of many a couple’s successful adoption story is the local agency Adoption Link, headed by Naomi Ewald-Orme, who guided the couple through the complex and sometimes challenging adoption process.