Want to help us with data gathering? Answer the surveys we’ll be putting together! The first is about potential small businesses you’d like to see in your community!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SPWKMY7
Advanced QuickBooks Workshop
There will be an advanced QuickBooks Workshop with Kari Johnson of Penny Tracker, LLC held on September 7th and 8th at the Martin County Learning Center. For more information on how to register or to view Kari’s profile and a course overview, click the links below!
Lazy Cricket Bait Company Ribbon Cutting
The Lazy Cricket Bait Company is one of the newest businesses in Martin County and is more than just a bait shop!
Need a cup of coffee on your way to work? A snack or soft drink on the way home? Or, if you actually do just need camping and fishing supplies, The Lazy Cricket has it! They even have a ‘Liars’ table all set up for you fisherman and hunters who tend to ’embellish’ just a little bit.
Located across from the entrance to West Boggs Park on Highway 231, the ribbon cutting was held on Saturday, May 27th. Check out their selections and thank them for locating in our area.
Shoals Mural Nearing Completion
Shoals, IN – Students in Shoals High School’s Art Class are just about finished with painting this mural in Downtown Shoals.
Visitors and tourists are welcomed into historic Shoals by the new mural being painted on the back of a downtown building overlooking Highway 50.
Sierra Rutledge, Shoals Town Clerk, came to me and asked if I’d be willing to have my art class paint the mural,” said Shoals Art Teacher Reva Troutman.
Designed by an inmate of the Martin County Jail, it features known landmarks from around Shoals like the courthouse and the infamous Jug Rock. Money for the project came from a grant through Hoosier Uplands Economic Development and was written by the Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth. The mural is part of a bigger mission to revitalize downtown Shoals.
“There’s a bald eagle. I am told that if you’re traveling down the White River, there are several eagle sightings,” said MCA Executive Director Jessica Potts. “Shoals is a little river community that has so much potential. This is just step one of some revitalizing for the area,” said Potts.
Work began on the mural in April during the Jug Rox Make a Difference Day, the school’s community service day event.
“This year, one of our assignments was to paint a mural on this building so that people coming into Shoals can see what we’re about,” said Shoals High School Senior Eli Stoll.
Students working on the mural say they’ve had a lot of comments and support from the community.
“There was a little girl that came up that was asking about what we were doing and Reva explained it to her,” said Shoals High School Junior Ikia Wright. “There was also a guy driving by who decided to stop and donate to it, too, so that was pretty cool to see.”
Wright said she is happy people will get to enjoy the mural for generations to come.
“Martin County Alliance hosts Manufacturing Readiness Grant Round Table”
The Manufacturing Readiness Grant Round Table was well attended this morning. Thank you to Indiana Small Business Development Center for partnering with the Alliance to bring this opportunity to Martin County!
ISBDC to host small business development workshop in Loogootee!
The Indiana Small Business Development Center will be leading a workshop about starting your small business at The Loogootee Public Library on January 26th! If you have a small business that you would like to grow a little, have been thinking about starting something, or want to learn how to make money from your hobbies- this is for you!
