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Magnificent Opportunity on Chapin Lake

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Remembering the late Jackie Walorski Swihart : Video by her husband , Dean Swihart


See Video: "Food 4 Kids Backpack Program" (features a teacher) !


Can Free Breakfast Improve Learning?


Ted Talk: What's Wrong with School Lunches


End of Free Lunch Program


White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health


Celebrate Sustainability Week with Babcock Ranch Community


Dark Sky
Click for Light Pollution Information



Light Exhibit
CLICK for IMAGES (Light Beyond the Bulb).



"Happy Summer Experiences"
Click Image Above for IYL 2015


Click link to view healthy advice
from our Surgeon General
www.CreatingAHealthyEnvironment.com

Why does walkability matter?


Click Mark Fenton’s walk
audit on Outdoor Elements



Click Mark Fenton’s walk
with GREENTOWN attendees


Current Interest Rates










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Greentown Program Schedule











MAY IS WETLAND AWARENESS MONTH






"EXPECT AMAZING: 2013 BEST EARLY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM"
featuring Berrien County Science Students.
(See pages 12-14 & 17-19)



Earth Day 2013

Young Scientists and Innovators Amaze
President Obama at the White House Science Fair


Click Here: President Obama Congratulates Students
at the 2013 White House Science Fair


Click Here: Interviews with students

2012 White House Science Fair

 Save the Frogs 

Three Rivers Activity



Click (Video) FROGS: The Thin Green Line




Must See! Video: Jane Withers, designer
of Wonderwater Cafe.





Timely Topics

How to Effectively Appeal Your Property Assessment

How to Read Your Assessment Notice

Video: Property Tax and Inflation Information

Tax-take down for much of county

2012 Consumer Price Index (CPI=2.4%)




Places to Enjoy Nature

Sarett Nature Center

Fernwood

Berrien County Parks

Great Soutwestern Michigan Parks



Michigan in Pictures


Why Care About Water

Our Thirsty World

Water: A Special Issue




 

FEATURED HOME



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"Better Homes" for "Better Living"
Dixie demonstrating the importance of GOOD AIR QUALITY in "Your Next Nest."



Dixie is a committed supporter of the Energy and Environmental Builders since 1986. She is offering the following services to her buyers.

NEW HOME BUYERS:

Free Seminars and videos of "Your New Home" during construction.

EXISTING HOME BUYERS:

Free weatherization seminars during the fall and winter.


"We shape our buildings: thereafter they shape us . . ."
                 Winston Churchill



BECAUSE YOU ARE THE HEART OF MY REAL ESTATE SERVICE:

My Objective:

I will try to find the very best home available for you by
listening to your needs for a community and for a healthy, well-designed home within your budget.

I work with buyers and sellers in Southwest Michigan, in towns such as Berrien Springs, Buchanan, Niles, and St. Joseph.

To reach this objective: I have researched the very best home and community building techniques by attending and supporting seminars through:
• Energy and Environmental Builders
• American Lung Association
• Affordable Comfort
• Andrews University Architecture Lectures
• Michigan Zoning and Planning
• Michigan Sustainable Communities
• Southwestern Michigan Board of Realtors
• Education Achievement Awards 1996-2005
• Environment for Living Award 2006
• Education Achievement Awards 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Rotarian of the Year Award 2013 - 2014

My Passion:
I have been sharing my passion for a healthy environment by contributing "Creating a Healthy Environment" in our local newspaper JOURNAL ERA.

Your environmental needs are important to me!





No Need is to Small!
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