Seniors Section

• Solve puzzles for Parkinson’s

  By Megan BachmanJune 15, 2023

  

  Imagine a Saturday morning spent roaming downtown with friends solving crosswords, decoding ciphers, spotting hidden differences and unlocking keywords — as if Yellow Springs had been turned into the brain teasers page of a newspaper.

• Home, Inc. unveils new senior housing plan

  By Lauren ShowsNovember 28, 2022

  

  At a public presentation on Thursday, Nov. 17, affordable housing nonprofit YS Home, Inc. unveiled its latest planned project: a 32-unit development on 1.8 acres along Marshall and Herman streets.

• Bondurant to be inducted into Women’s Hall of Fame

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 23, 2022

  

  Teresa Bondurant, who is 60, will be honored for her long service to area youth and elders at the Hall of Fame’s annual Recognition Day Luncheon on Saturday, Sept. 24.

• Friends Care Community emerges from pandemic

  By Carol SimmonsJune 1, 2022

  

  “With that return comes questions about what’s next for FCC. Do leaders pick up expansion plans where they left off more than two years ago? Did new factors arise during the pandemic — or as a result of it — that affect the facility’s future operations?”

• Mullin takes helm at the Yellow Springs Senior Center

  By YS News StaffJuly 17, 2021

  

  Local resident Caroline Mullin recently was named the executive director of the Yellow Springs Senior Center, or YSSC, and she brings with her a vision for the center as a place for resources and meaningful engagement for people of all ages.

• YS Senior Center founder to be memorialized — Plaque to honor Rev. Dr. Matthews

  By Cheryl DurgansJuly 10, 2021

  

  The Rev. Matthews’ contributions and legacy were honored in a virtual program Thursday, June 24, by the Senior Center. Matthews’ family, center members, villagers and community organization representatives gathered to honor his contributions both to the center and to the village.

• Amid pandemic, Friends Care Community’s ho-ho-holidays

  By Audrey HackettJanuary 4, 2021

  

  The holidays are festive, if lower-key, at Friends Care Community this year. Visitation has been restricted at the facility since March.

• Senior Center to reopen Monday

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 19, 2020

  

  That door will open again on Monday, Oct. 19, as the Senior Center welcomes seniors back with a “Coffee and Donuts with Friends” event.

• Senior Center reopening halted

  By YS News StaffOctober 16, 2020

  

  After the announcement that Greene County had been elevated to level 3, or “red,” by the Ohio Public Health Advisory System, the YS Senior Center has halted its plan to reopen for in-person events. The elevation to level 3 indicates “very high exposure or spread” of COVID-19.

• 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.