Village Life Section :: Page 42

• ‘Celebration and solidarity’— Panel to discuss AAPI heritage

  By Lauren ShowsMay 14, 2021

  

  At home in Yellow Springs, as elsewhere in the country, community members of AAPI heritage are making plans to use this month as a bolster to speak out against racism — but also to acknowledge and celebrate the diversity of culture that Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders living in Yellow Springs bring to their village.

• Return of the Magi(cicada)

  By YS News StaffMay 13, 2021

  

  By now, many of us are aware that southwestern Ohio will experience a mass emergence of periodical cicadas (Magicicada species) this Spring. Here are a couple of scientific tidbits and fun facts that may be just enough to impress your friends and maybe win a round of trivia or two.

• Little Thunders— Decolonization isn’t a metaphor

  By YS News StaffMay 9, 2021

  

  “The people who created the original lies about the Indigenous, the colonists, aren’t alive any longer, but the system they left in place favors a few, and not for the benefit of the many — certainly not for the benefit of future generations.”

• News from the Past

  By YS News StaffMay 3, 2021

  

  In last week’s “News from the Past” column, contributing writer Don Hollister did another dive into the YS News archives and compiled some of the more compelling headlines that occurred in past Marches and Aprils.

• ‘Pet project’— Donation assures dog park’s future

  By Reilly DixonApril 28, 2021

  

  Area residents — both two- and four-legged — will soon have something to wag their tails about: the long-anticipated Yellow Springs Dog Park is set to open at Gaunt Park this September.

• COVID-19 update— Virus developments mixed

  By Megan BachmanApril 27, 2021

  

  Thirteen months into the coronavirus pandemic, a weary public is wondering what’s next. Is another wave of COVID-19 coming? Can the vaccination campaign keep it at bay? Where is the illness now spreading? When will herd immunity be reached?

• Getting a handle on conflict

  By Lauren Shows

  

  This month, the Village Mediation Program — which has helped individuals and organizations navigate conflict for nearly 34 years — offers villagers the opportunity to learn more about the resources it offers.

• Glen Helen’s first six months

  By Cheryl DurgansApril 24, 2021

  

  Recalling the events of the past year in which the COVID-19 global pandemic almost forced the closure of the nature preserve deeply loved by the community, Executive Director Nick Boutis laid out the picture from a year ago.

• Earth Day 2021— Ecologically conscious villagers share efforts

  By YS News StaffApril 22, 2021

  

  In honor of Earth Day, April 22, Village Council vice president and Council liaison to the Environmental Commission Marianne MacQueen interviewed several villagers to learn more about what they are doing to care for the Earth and what their motivations are.

• COVID-19 update— New orders clarify, simplify

  By Megan BachmanApril 20, 2021

  

  The health department rescinded all the state orders put in place since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, and replaced them with a single five-page document.