Village Life Section :: Page 77

• Spring forward — a little history on Daylight Saving Time

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 4, 2020

  

  Most of the continental United States will spend a bleary-eyed morning this coming Sunday, March 8, as Daylight Saving Time returns, requiring all villagers to set their clocks one hour ahead — and potentially get to bed an hour earlier — on Saturday night. But who to thank — or blame — for the annual time change?

• Free speech and the library

  By Audrey HackettMarch 1, 2020

  

  A local group organizing against Issue 12 — the sales tax levy to fund the construction of a new jail for Greene County — was turned away from Yellow Springs Community Library’s meeting room last week.

• Free HIV testing March 4

  By YS News Staff

  

  Free HIV testing, provided by Equitas Health, will be offered Wednesday, March 4, on the Antioch College campus.

• Seasonal trail closures begin Sunday in Glen Helen

  By YS News StaffFebruary 28, 2020

  

  On Sunday, March 1, the Glen Helen trail system will be closed to protect the nature preserve during the freeze/thaw cycle. Depending on the weather, the trails may reopen as soon as the next day, Monday, March 2.

• Sugar Shack tour returns

  By YS News StaffFebruary 26, 2020

  

  Tecumseh Land Trust will hold its annual sugar shack tour on Sunday, March 1, 2–4 p.m. at Whitehall Farm.

• Elder Stories: Painter Jack Merrill

  By Audrey HackettFebruary 14, 2020

  

  Merrill is known by some in the village as a quiet and tenacious artist who painted exuberantly, if privately, through nearly five decades of living and working in Yellow Springs.

• Returning villager leads Presbyterians

  By YS News StaffFebruary 8, 2020

  

  The Reverend Daria Schaffnit’s journey to fulfill her calling has led her back to Yellow Springs, where she hopes her work with the First Presbyterian Church will have a positive impact on the community.

• From the Archives: The winter the tower exploded

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 7, 2020

  

  On Sunday, Jan. 31, 1977, the water tower at Gaunt Park — there was only one then — had blown a seam and released a million gallons of water into the park.

• Nominations sought for McKee Founders Award

  By YS News StaffFebruary 5, 2020

  

  The James A. McKee Association is currently soliciting nominations for the 2020 Founders Award for Distinguished Community Service.

• Dance marathon to benefit Senior Center

  By YS News StaffFebruary 3, 2020

  

  The Yellow Springs Senior Center will hold a dance marathon fundraiser on Friday, March 13, from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Emporium, during the regular Friday night wine-tasting.