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Sycamore Land Trust (Sycamore) is a regional, nonprofit conservation organization protecting southern Indiana’s natural heritage. With the support of our members and volunteers, we conserve important natural areas (including forests, prairies, and wetlands) and family farms. Many of our preserves are open to the public for hiking and bird watching, and we offer a variety of hikes and other events for people of all ages to connect with nature. We also invest in the future with our Environmental Education Program, offering a series of science units that students better understand and appreciate our natural world. Visit www.sycamorelandtrust.org for more information on preserves, events, volunteering, and membership.

Our firm concentrates in the areas of Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Social Security Disability, and Will and Estates.

Jim Doering has been working with wood for the past 40 years. From his very first project, a mahogany shelf he made for a high school shop, he realized he had both a talent and a love for this time-honored craft.Over the years, he has created many items for family and friends, ranging from coffee tables, rocking chairs, crown moldings and trim for rooms, and more, all while developing Doering Consulting, a successful computer consulting business.Woodworking continues to be a passion for Jim, and as he enters a new phase in his life, he is now able to offer his talents to a discerning, high-end clientele, who can appreciate (and afford) the services of a skillful and experienced high-end craftsman.As his tagline suggests, he is not in the market to mass produce cheap, disposable items, but rather to create fine, detailed pieces that he can enjoy making, and you can enjoy owning.Please visit the gallery here to see examples of his work.

The American Legion Auxiliary shines as an example of unselfish giving. With almost a million members from all walks of life, the Auxiliary administers hundreds of volunteer programs, gives tens of thousands of hours to its communities and to veterans, and raises millions of dollars to support its own programs as well as other worthwhile charities familiar to most Americans. It is all accomplished with volunteers.The Auxiliary, organized in 1919 to assist The American Legion, is much more than the name implies. The organization has achieved its own unique identity while working side-by-side with the veterans who belong to The American Legion. Like the Legion, the Auxiliary’s interests have broadened to encompass the entire community.The American Legion Auxiliary is the world’s largest women’s patriotic service organization. Through its nearly 10,500 units located in every state and some foreign countries, the Auxiliary embodies the spirit of America that has prevailed through war and peace. Along with The American Legion, it solidly stands behind America and her ideals.

Quality Surfaces, Inc. is ready to fulfill all of your countertop needs–just contact us with a drawing of your countertop layout, dimensions, and your material choice. Our customer service department can quickly work up a quote for your custom tops.We will then arrange to have your cabinets digitally measured (for remodelers, existing countertops will have to be removed) to ensure an excellent fit.Your tops are then fabricated right here at our facility, then our professional installers will install your new countertops, and instruct you on their care and maintenance.

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Our goal is to provide a venue for the finest in artistic and functional, handcrafted works of art. Visit with us and see the latest in contemporary styles of local, regional, and national artwork. Oils and watercolors, ceramics, semi-precious stone jewelry, wood and leather craft, just to name a few of mediums you will find as you wend your way through The Venue!

Our SchoolBloomington ATA Martial Arts Academy is a family owned and operated martial arts school that specializes in giving each member of the family a place where they can grow individually while keeping family bonds strong. Our Training Programs are specially designed for each and every member of the family from 18 months to 80+.Our purpose is to empower all who desire to accomplish their goals by enabling each to achieve his or her potential. Our mission is to serve our members, their families, and our community by utilizing all of our skills and talents to help you or your child develop himself or herself in a healthy and progressive manor.The GoalsOur number one goal is that each of our students achieve their personal goals. For the fitness client these goals are very individual. Our trained staff can help you identify and achieve your goals. For the Martial Arts Student it usually means achieving their Black Belt! Our entire program is designed so that our students can and will achieve their personal best and earn this “very special” rank. They can defend themselves with great skill but, more importantly they know how to avoid negative situations before the use of physical force is required. They continue to improve their abilities and knowledge. They have also developed the indomitable spirit to accomplish anything. They know how to set and achieve goals. They have become good students and leaders. They know when to follow and when to lead. They can work as a team while succeeding as individuals. They win with integrity and humility. They know that failure is just a stepping stone to success. They can focus on a specific while at the same time be aware of their surroundings. They are self-disciplined in a healthy way. They are self-confident in a positive manner. They are their best today knowing they will be even better tomorrow!The Martial Arts is a tremendous tool for training, changing and developing self control in yourself or your children. We believe the highest goal of the true Martial Artist is to stop the fight before it begins. Teaching students how to be self-disciplined, self-controlled, self-confident and giving them the skills to defend themselves both physically and mentally are the best weapons against violence. Everyone, especially children, should learn and practice these skills. Through many years of development our programs are designed to specifically integrate “principle based” personal life-skills lessons into our Martial Arts training. These skills empowers one to become and achieve all they choice to be and do. This is especially important in helping children develop into healthy, happy and productive adults.

In 2007 we celebrate 22 years of support from our readers, the designers of a regenerative human culture. In North America’s leading (and the world’s longest-lived) permaculture journal you’ll find info about permaculture design, edible landscaping, aquaculture, natural building, earthworks, forestry, soils, agriculture, urban sustainability, renewable energy, regeneration and restoration, and many practical solutions to the challenges of life in an age of energy decline and Peak Everything.