October 6, 2016 Bulldog sports round-up
Volleyball The Bulldogs picked up a nonconference game against Northeastern High School on Sept. 26. Excellent defense by both teams ensured long rallies during all five sets. Going into the fifth set,...
View ArticleBuilding plans considered for aging schools
The school board is taking steps to deal with what it characterizes as aging infrastructure in Yellow Springs’ two school buildings: Mills Lawn Elementary and McKinney Middle School/Yellow Springs High...
View Article2017 Village budget: revenue is up, spending stable
Village Council at its Sept. 19 meeting heard the first reading of the Village budget for the 2017 general fund. Revenues are expected to rise in 2017, exceeding expenditures by almost $275,000,...
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Thelma Berley
Thelma BerleyThelma Berley, 96, of Yellow Springs, died on Oct. 1, 2016. She was born in New Burlington, Ohio — a town razed in the mid-’70s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build Caesar Creek —...
View ArticleBig debate, big screen at Little Art
The first of three national presidential debates Monday night was observed locally at the Little Art Theatre with activities througout the day culminating in a community watch party of the historic...
View ArticleThelma Berley Memorial
A “celebration of life” for Thelma Berley will be held on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m. in the Herndon Gallery in South Hall at Antioch College.
View ArticleVillage a great place to raise children
WHY YS? This is the thirteenth article in an occasional series looking at why people choose to live in Yellow Springs. Robert and Olga Harris are the proud parents of three adult children who have each...
View ArticleA hair salon gets a new look
Hair style fads come and go, and while hair stylist Lori Deal takes note of the changes in fashion, she doesn’t let its vagaries dictate her work with clients. That’s up to the clients, she said...
View ArticleOctober 13, 2016 Bulldog sports round-up
BOYS SOCCER At last week’s Bulldogs boys soccer game against the Columbus International Lions, ball boys Jason Knemeyer and Eli Eyrich, both 12, explained what might be going through a player’s mind...
View ArticleGary Lee Snyder
Gary Lee Snyder died July 12 at his home in Yellow Springs. He had struggled with health issues for the last couple of years. He was 67 years old. The son of Warner Leroy and Mania Estelle Snyder, Gary...
View ArticleNext steps on CBE land
Village Council at its Oct. 3 meeting again took up the subject of the proposed utilities extension to the entrance of the CBE land. The discussion lacked the contention of the past several meetings,...
View ArticleFormer CEO turns talents to art
When an artist announces his first show, one could reasonably assume that he is relatively early in his career, and is perhaps still honing his craft and the intentions behind it. Yellow Springs...
View ArticleCommunity Solutions’ 63rd conference — A focus on climate solutions
When we look at the issues related to catastrophic changes in climate, and the crisis state we face, it’s natural to “move from denial to despair,” said Susan Jennings, the executive director of the...
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Rebecca Ann “Belle” Bush
Rebecca Ann “Belle” BushRebecca Ann “Belle” Bush, age 67, died Wednesday, Sept. 21, at her home in Las Vegas, Nev. Born on March 15, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Meinhard and Beatrice...
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Little ups and downs
Mills Lawn parent Chris Bongorno, bottom left, has organized Walk to School Day since 2014. He was joined at this year’s Oct. 5 event by Jillian Bothwell, of Greene County Public Health, who handed out...
View ArticleDowntown murals: overhead and out back
Two murals went up last week above and behind the shops of Dark Star Books, Pangaea and Current Cuisine. TOP PHOTOS: Villager Mandy Knaul, aka Mandy Sue, created a 51-foot mural featuring botanicals...
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Leon Holster
Leon HolsterLeon Holster passed away Sept. 19, 2016. He was 95 years old. Well-known as a brilliant actor, he had a rubber face, a resonant voice — capable of a variety of non-verbal expressive noises...
View ArticleCMYS to host David Trio
The David Trio hails from Italy and will join us in Yellow Springs on Sunday, Oct. 23, for the second concert in the Chamber Music in Yellow Springs 2016–17 season. Composed of Claudio Trovajoli on...
View ArticleBoard approves sale— WSU land sale may advance fire station plans
The Wright State University Board of Trustees voted last Friday to approve the potential sale to a qualified buyer of about four acres of land in Yellow Springs, the former site of the medical clinic...
View ArticleA look at the 2017 projected Village budget
At Village Council’s Oct. 3 meeting, Council members heard an overview of the 2017 Village budgets for enterprise, capital and special revenue funds. These funds are distinct from the general fund,...
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