Village Life Section :: Page 68

• Elli Sparks speaks at Glen Helen— Lobbying for climate solutions

  By Guest ContributorOctober 24, 2019

  

  Sparks will be speaking in Yellow Springs on Thursday, Oct. 31, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Vernet Ecology Center at Glen Helen. The event is free and the subject of her discussion is how the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, or CCL, works to lobby elected officials to act on behalf of the environment, and to mitigate the effects of climate change.

• EPA to address latest Vernay cleanup plan

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Two decades have passed since extensive contamination was discovered at the former rubber manufacturing facility. Under order from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Vernay has taken steps to stem the flow of contaminants in the groundwater under residential neighborhoods.

• ‘Hometown Habitat’ film talks turning yards into wildlife habitats

  By YS News StaffOctober 16, 2019

  

  Nationally acclaimed filmmaker Catherine Zimmerman will present her 90-minute documentary, “Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature Home” on Friday, Oct. 25, 7–9 p.m. in the Vernet Ecological Center Auditorium.

• Invasive of the month— Tree-of-heaven’s devilish dispersal

  By Audrey HackettOctober 10, 2019

  

  Brought to this country in the 1700s as a horticultural specimen and shade tree, tree-of-heaven is one of North America’s most invasive tree species.

• The 2019-20 Guide to Yellow Springs

  By YS News StaffOctober 9, 2019

  

  Read the online edition of the Guide to Yellow Springs.

• Apple Fest to be held Friday and Saturday

  By YS News StaffOctober 7, 2019

  

  The annual Apple Festival will return this year on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12, in front of First Presbyterian Church.

• Organizing to end racism— The history of H.U.M.A.N.

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 19, 2019

  

  Started by villagers and Antioch College professors Jim Dunn and Bill Chappelle in the late 1970s, members of H.U.M.A.N. organized, marched, protested and educated in order to fight institutionalized racism and sexism, locally and nationally.

• Before 2020, there was 1920

  By Audrey HackettSeptember 12, 2019

  

  The YSAC show celebrates the 1920 milestone — and the century of effort that preceded it — with more than 20 art quilts and quilt squares depicting figures and themes from the suffrage movement.

• The Riding Centre at 60 — Soelberg’s legacy lives on

  By Lauren Shows

  

  The Riding Centre, located at 1117 E. Hyde Road, is a nonprofit organization that provides riding lessons for students ages 8 and older, as well as horse boarding services, clinics and the Therapeutic Riding Program.

• After ICE detention— YS seeks local’s release

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Yellow Springs residents and leaders are rallying in support of local business owner and father of three, Miguel Espinosa, who is being held under Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detention following a traffic stop in Yellow Springs early last week.