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Village Life Section :: Page 94

  • Village Council— Blacks get more citations

    By Diane ChiddisterDecember 28, 2017

    African-American villagers received citations from the YSPD at a significantly higher rate than to white villagers, according to a statistical study of local police data sponsored by the Justice System Task Force.

  • BLOG—Rest in Hell, Bernard Law

    By Aaron Maurice SaariDecember 21, 2017

    Jesus defined the wicked as those who do not operate their lives based upon the principles of love, mercy, compassion, and equanimity. Sadly, Christians have long fallen short of these ideals.

  • He’s making light of the darkness

    By Jeff Simons

    Villager Carlos Landaburu has launched the Flashlight Project, in an effort to make sure that local residents have the light they need when they’re out at night. He sells the lights for $5 (small) and $12 (large), and kids get the lights for free. All proceeds go back into the project. (Photo by Jeff Simons)

    The CDC advises pedestrians increase their visibility at night by wearing reflective clothing and carrying a flashlight. This year, Yellow Springs resident Carlos Landaburu took it upon himself to promote pedestrian safety in the village by creating the Flashlight Project.

  • Sticky buns, revived

    By Lauren ShowsDecember 20, 2017

    The finished product.

    Lauren “Chuck” Shows shares a recipe for a traditional holiday breakfast treat.

  • Holiday events in the village

    By YS News StaffDecember 18, 2017

    As winter holidays approach, the village is gearing up for celebrations.

  • MLK Day events coming up

    By YS News StaffDecember 16, 2017

    The YS Martin Luther King Day Planning Committee has announced plans for its 2018 program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

  • New book: ‘Home Is the Prime Meridian’

    By Audrey HackettDecember 15, 2017

    Local almanac writer Bill Felker, pictured here with a bound version of his daybook, recently published a collection of essays, "Home Is the Prime Meridian." (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    Local almanac writer Bill Felker recently published a new book, “Home in the Prime Meridian,” collecting 40 lyric essays from his newspaper and radio pieces.

  • 2017 #YSGivingTuesday donations on track to top last year

    By Carol SimmonsDecember 8, 2017

    #YSGivingTuesday committee members, from left, Kathryn Hitchcock, Jeannamarie Cox, Dawn Boyer and Ara Beal, are preparing for the village’s second year participating in the charitable giving campaign that falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. While the initiative is focused on online giving, the local effort also will accept in-person donations from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the Yellow Springs Senior Center. (Photo by Carol Simmons)

    The numbers are still coming in, but with 19 of 24 participating local nonprofit groups reporting their 2017 #YSGivingTuesday results, the money raised during the 24-hour charitable event Nov. 28 is on track to top last year’s $75,000 mark.

  • 2017 Annual 5K Bulldog Jog

    By YS News StaffDecember 7, 2017

    2017 Bulldog Jog, organized by and benefiting Mills Lawn PTO. (Video contributed by Patti Dallas)

    Almost 200 children and adults participated in this year’s post-Thanksgiving Bulldog Jog.

  • BLOG—Poor Jerusalem

    By Aaron Maurice Saari

    Jerusalem was a backwater town controlled by a Semitic tribe called the Jebusites before King David cast his eyes upon it around 1000 BCE. He saw Jerusalem’s location and natural fortifications as being perfect for a great capital city that could transcended tribal identification and unite the people.

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