Village Life Section :: Page 2
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Across the English Channel — and back
Earlier this year, villager Amy Wamsley swam 21 miles across the English Channel, in 16 hours and 56 minutes. She had fulfilled a promise she’d made to herself as a child: to swim the Channel the year she turned 50.
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News from the Past: August 2025
Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.
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In the shadow of giants
“The shade cast by the Logan Elm would have covered two-thirds of an acre and it was considered one of the largest elms in the nation at one point.”
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The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
“Late summer/early fall is absolutely my favorite time of the year. Karen’s zinnias and sunflowers are everywhere, and our squash are hilariously abundant.”
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Down to Earth | Plant native shrubs this fall
“It may seem counterintuitive to invest in any new plants with cooler weather on the way, but the winter to come is what provides the advantage, allowing the roots to get established well before being hit by the next summer’s heat.”
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Yellow Springs Street Fair returns Oct. 11
The annual Fall Street Fair, presented by the YS Chamber of Commerce, will be Saturday, Oct. 11, with craft and food vendors open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. in the downtown Yellow Springs thoroughfares. This year’s event will boast 170 craft and service vendors, as well as 26 food vendors.
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Coverage gains, Medicaid strains at Friends Care Community
Though the new contract is cause to celebrate with regard to expanded access for patients, Executive Director Mike Montgomery said that, as an independent, nonprofit facility, Friends Care is always challenged by financial needs.
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The Patterdale Hall Diaries | The spice must flow
“the tropical conditions of the last few weeks have meant that the scorpion peppers and the Carolina reapers have begun to fruit. They are the fussiest chiles to grow, and several times we have tried with no luck.”
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Elder Stories | Bruce Grimes’ 64 years of ‘Clayworks’
In the brightly lit 220 Gallery in Cedarville’s Student Center, a small fraction of work representing villager Bruce Grimes’ 64 years as a pottery artist are currently on display as part of a retrospective show, entitled “Clayworks.”
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Black Food and Farming Conference set for this weekend
The conference, formerly known as the Black Farming Conference, is in its fifth year of celebrating the heritage of food producers of color in Ohio and their contributions to agriculture locally, regionally and throughout the state.
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