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VACATION? Donate your copy of the News. 767-7373. SUMMER HOURS An The News will close INDEPENDENT Fridays at 1 p.m. JOURNAL of NEWS during the summer, until and OPINION Labor Day, Sept. 5. YELLOW SPRINGS NEWS SI NCE 1880 YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO T HURSDAY, JULY 21, 2011 VO LUME 132, NUMBER 29 PRICE: $1.50 Loan to retain, grow businesses By Lauren Heaton a lot of people involved to anchor this project.” At the Village Council meeting Monday, The terms of the loan (at a 3.5 percent July 18, the leaders of local business e- interest rate) to Creative Memories Health Data Solutions got the answer they includes several forgiveness features had been waiting for. Council members beginning with an opportunity for for- unanimously agreed to loan Creative giveness of $10,000 of loan principal and Memories up to $30,000 to alter its facility related interest if Creative Memories for the needs of eHDS and possibly other leases 5,000 square feet of its space to businesses in the future. EHDS and Cre- eHDS by December 2012, 2013 or 2014. ative Memories are expected to �nalize The second major feature includes for- the details of a lease agreement this week, giveness of another $1,000 of principal for according to eHDS co-owner Roi Qualls at every additional 1,000 square feet of space the meeting. Creative Memories is able to lease to a EHDS has been looking for 5,000 square business other than eHDS by December feet of professional of�ce space to lease in of 2012, 2013 or 2014. Yellow Springs for several years. Creative The resolution Council members Memories has one 20,000-square-foot space approved states that “public support for on Dayton Street, which was unusable for economic sustainability is a valid public eHDS unless it was divided into smaller purpose necessary for the growth of job pieces. The Village loan allows Creative opportunities in the Village and tax rev- Memories to divide its of�ce facility into enues for the Village.” However, Council portions usable by smaller businesses. members Karen Wintrow and Lori Aske- The lease agreement between Creative land both stated during the meeting that Memories and eHDS had been contingent while the business outcome of their deci- on Council’s approval of the loan. sion was positive, the process itself was Representatives from Creative Memo- hasty, messy and not ideal. PHOTO BY MEGAN BACHMAN ries were not present during the Council “I hope this is a kick in the pants on the meeting, and Creative Memories Vice need to get moving to formalize an eco- President of Operations Mark Lerud did nomic development policy,” Wintrow said Pomp and cirque-umstance not return phone calls. But Village Eco- during the meeting. “We don’t necessar- nomic Sustainability Coordinator Sarah ily make easy or good policy when we’re Last Friday’s Cirque Carnival, organized by the Dayton Street Alliance, had all the appearance of a great success as villag- Wildman, who has brokered the agree- working from a position of emergency.” ers and visitors alike crowded blocked-off Dayton and Corry Streets for an evening of spectacle and fellowship, kicking off the ments over the past few weeks, stated at EHDS has needed to move from its Yellow Springs Experience. Above, belly dancers enchanted onlookers on Dayton Street; later at the same spot, YS Kids Play- the meeting that she believed “Creative space at MillWorks for several years, house actors performed and the Undercovered got folks up and dancing. The evening was a benefit for the YS Kids Playhouse. Memories has agreed to accept the loan.” Qualls and eHDS co-owner John Sheri- See more photos on page 7. Qualls thanked Council at the meeting dan have said in the past. The business and gave some assurance that an agreement employs a total of 20 people, 12 of whom between the two businesses is pending. work in Yellow Springs (including seven “I talked to Mark Lerud this morning who also live in the village), and Sheridan and he is happy with the terms,” Qualls expects the business to grow by at least Schools hire two more teachers said. “This is a real vote of con�dence in 25 percent in the next two years, he said By Lauren Heaton currently program manager of the Nehe- hall/behavior intervention aide and YSHS/ the community and a way to keep busi- two weeks ago. Creative Memories of�ce miah Foundation, an advocacy group for McKinney secretary. nesses here — the community and Council At its July 14 meeting, the Yellow Springs underprivileged youth in the Spring�eld In other school board business: really stepped up, and privately there were CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 school district �lled the �nal two teaching and Dayton region. He holds a B.S. in math • The board approved one-year contracts positions needed before school starts next and aeronautics and a masters in second- for Clayton Wolfe as head football coach for month. At the meeting, the board approved ary education and is currently certi�ed to the YSHS and eighth grade teams, and Joey Antioch College — the hiring of Steve Rossi as the athletic teach math. Collins also plans to acquire a Bailey as assistant coach to both football director and Jeff Collins as the math and supplemental license to teach physics. He teams; Nick Cunningham as �tness center physics teacher for Yellow Springs High was hired on a one-year contract for the supervisor; Vince Peters and Isabelle and School and the McKinney school. The new full-time position. Peter Dierauer as head and volunteer Gearing up for new students faculty members bring the total number “Jeff has never taught in the classroom, cross country coaches; Jim Hardman and By Diane Chiddister search that began in the spring. of faculty and staff members hired for the but he’s worked with kids after school as Ben Van Ausdal as head and assistant In a phone interview Tuesday, Mesquita district this year to nine. a tutor in math and science...he’s driven to boys soccer coaches, Angelo Caliguiri and Getting ready for the arrival of its �rst said he is excited to begin his new job on Rossi was officially approved as the help kids,” Basora said during the board Adrian Cosby as head and assistant girls group of students, Antioch College recently Aug. 1. director of athletics and student leadership. meeting. “His interpersonal skills are soccer coaches; Mike Reichert as the golf announced the hiring of its new admissions “It’s not often that one has an opportunity He was given a two-year contract for the incredible, and I feel he’ll be very success- coach; Lindsay Kerns, William Stewart, dean and of the �nal tenure-track faculty to contribute to the rebirth of an institution, part-time position compensated at $25,000 ful.” Clayton Brady and Christine Linkhart as member. and beyond that one with such a prominent for 210 days a year. Rossi is currently the In total this year the district has hired head, reserve and eighth and seventh grade New faculty began their jobs on Monday, place in the history of American higher assistant athletic director of Cincinnati nine faculty and staff members to replace volleyball coaches; Bonita Pence as football July 18, and are this week settling into their education,” he said. “It was such a tremen- public schools and comes with strong rec- six teachers and staff who retired last year and basketball cheerleading advisor of�ces and meeting others in the Antioch dous opportunity and I needed to be a part ommendations from YSHS track coach and and �ll other positions that were vacated. • The board approved one-year limited College community, according to Hassan of it.” former principal John Gudgel. In addition to the most recent positions, contracts for substitute teachers, aides, sec- Rahmanian, the college’s vice president for Mesquita and his family — he and his While Collins has never taught physics the other positions that have already been retaries and bus drivers Emily Bolen, Mark academic affairs. The college’s 35 students wife have children ages 9, 8 and 5 — are or any other subject in the classroom, he �lled include assistant to the principal, Franks, Elizabeth Heinig, Nan Meekin, will arrive on campus for orientation Sep- currently looking for a house in the village also comes with strong recommendations special education director, gifted interven- John Robey, Tricia Tallman, Rebecca Trae- tember 24 and begin classes on Oct. 4. and hope to move before the school year from Superintendent Mario Basora, who tion specialist, gifted coordinator, district “It’s pretty exciting,” said Rahmanian. begins, he said. interviewed him for the position. Collins is P.E. teacher, YSHS/McKinney study CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 “It feels like we’re really getting closer to At Wooster, he developed and managed opening.” an operating budget of $1.4 million, super- The new faculty hire — Anneris Coria- vised admissions staff and coordinated Navia, who will teach Spanish — concludes an integrated marketing, recruitment and the college’s search for six tenure-track fac- enrollment plan, according to an Antioch Struewings vs. Village goes to trial ulty members. Earlier, faculty were hired in College press release. By Diane Chiddister erty owned by the Struewings just outside was not pertinent to the Struewing prop- philosophy, literature, chemistry, cultural He worked at Wooster since 2009, and Village limits. The suit also contends that erty. anthropology and art. before that served as director of admis- A lawsuit that has cost the Village almost the Village has been trespassing for more After being turned down by Council, the According to Hassan, adjunct faculty will sions at Doane College.