Archive for April, 2008

LN Tennis Player Signs with Ball State

LN Tennis Player Signs with Ball State

0 / April 22, 2008 8:04 am

Lawrence North High School senior Kylee Johnson will attend Ball State on a full athletic scholarship for tennis. Johnson has accumulated many honors while at LN. She was All-State, All-Conference, All-MIC her junior year. She was also the team’s MVP [...]

atGeist Newsletter Celebrates 4th Year Anniversary

atGeist Newsletter Celebrates 4th Year Anniversary

1 / April 21, 2008 3:00 pm

This month marks our four-year anniversary for the “atGeist Community Newsletter.” Believe it or not, it was the day before spring break in 2004 when I drove to the Oaklandon post office and mailed about 2,500 black and white newsletters [...]

McKenzie Robotics Team Caps off Season with Division Win at World Championships

0 / April 21, 2008 1:55 pm

The McKenzie Robotics team just got back from Atlanta and capped off a very successful season with a division win, sealing the Kil-a-Bytes claim to Champion status. About 340 teams participated in the National/World Championships.  Teams from the US, Israel, [...]

What to Do with Those Old Neckties

0 / April 21, 2008 10:00 am

Is the “Ghost of Father’s Day Past” hanging around in your closet? Here’s a great reason to thin out your overstock of neckties! GreenTree Assisted Living is trying to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records by beating [...]

Geist Half Marathon Has Only 100 Spots Left!

Geist Half Marathon Has Only 100 Spots Left!

1 / April 21, 2008 9:13 am

The inaugural Geist Half Marathon has only 100 spots left as of this morning. After those 100 are sold, the event will be completely SOLD OUT! The 5K race sold out two weeks ago so this is your last chance [...]

Avanti Premieres this Friday, April 25th

Avanti Premieres this Friday, April 25th

1 / April 20, 2008 6:22 pm

“Avanti”, Samuel Taylor’s light romantic comedy, transports the audience to the Eternal City, Rome, at the Mud Creek Barn.  An American businessman (Mark Bulmahn) and an English actress (Melissa Deavers) have each traveled to Rome to claim the remains of [...]

3rd Annual Walk for Wishes in Fishers June 21st to Benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation

0 / April 19, 2008 8:21 am

3RD ANNUAL WALK FOR WISHES Benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana WHAT: Walk to help grant the wishes of local Make-A-Wish children. WHEN: Saturday, June 21st, 2008 – Registration 9 am. Walk starts at 10 am. [...]

Children’s Bureau Auxiliary Spring Fundraiser May 7 to Raise Money for Local Children

0 / April 19, 2008 8:12 am

As a 13-year-old child, Elliot hadn’t had many opportunities in life. He had spent time in and out of various shelters and respite care programs.  He did, however, have the chance to participate in a summer camp program offered by [...]

Performance Showcase at LN Little Theatre May 2

0 / April 19, 2008 7:50 am

Lawrence North High School students in Theatre Arts, Speech Team and the Musical Theatre classes will present a Performance Showcase, Friday, May 2nd, at 7 p.m. in the Little Theatre. The showcase will feature original and adapted works by students [...]

FHS Math Teacher Receives Distinguished Teacher Award, Nominated by ‘Academic All-Star’ Student

FHS Math Teacher Receives Distinguished Teacher Award, Nominated by ‘Academic All-Star’ Student

0 / April 19, 2008 7:42 am

Fishers High School student and Indianapolis Star Academic All-Star Emily Wang said she owes her passion for math mainly to teacher John Drozd, citing his “constant encouragement and endless faith.” Emily plans to major in calculus and nominated Drozd for [...]

Boating Trends: What’s Hot for Summer

Boating Trends: What’s Hot for Summer

0 / April 18, 2008 2:27 pm

Boating is a way of life in Geist, and as with any other recreational activity, there are always new and exciting developments to look forward to. So what’s hot in the boating world for this season? We asked three area [...]

Fall Creek Township Residents Question Zoning Regulation Authority Under Fishers Control

2 / April 18, 2008 1:57 pm

Geist residents in Hamilton County could find themselves feeling like they’re lost in the Twilight Zone, literally, as issues involving zoning regulations for Fall Creek Township (FCT) residents — and who has the power to dictate those regulations — comes [...]

Geist Teens Raise $3,400 for Flooded Island School

Geist Teens Raise $3,400 for Flooded Island School

0 / April 18, 2008 1:41 pm

St. Simon 7th graders Andria Assalley and Robyn Van Vliet celebrated their 13th birthday in style with a beach bash at Infusion Restaurant March 21st. And by collecting donations instead of presents, the girls also raised about $3,400 for a [...]

LemonWheel @ BellaVita on Geist, Saturday

0 / April 18, 2008 8:38 am

LemonWheel is a variety party band playing popular “Top 40″ tunes in many different genres from the 70′s through today. We like to pick the tunes that make you want to dance – so in that regard we consider ourselves [...]

Earthquake Shakes Central Indiana

4 / April 18, 2008 4:45 am

Did anyone feel the Earth move under their feet this morning? An earthquake measuring about 5.4, with an epicenter about 66 miles from Evansville rumbled through about 5:39am Friday morning, April 18th. Many reported a “swaying feeling” in their home [...]

Let’s Show our Community Support for Geist’s Own Olympic Hopeful Samantha Peszek !!!

Let’s Show our Community Support for Geist’s Own Olympic Hopeful Samantha Peszek !!!

1 / April 16, 2008 9:20 pm

Samantha Peszek is a 16- year-old sophomore at Cathedral High School and a powerhouse gymnast on the USA National Team. She is the first of two daughters to Ed and Luan Peszek of McCordsville. Samantha started her gymnastics career at [...]

View Live Webcasts of the McKenzie Robotics Team at the World Championship this Weekend

0 / April 16, 2008 9:12 pm

It’s that time again for your hometown favorites, the Mc Kenzie Career Center #1024 Kil-A-Bytes, to go head to head with the best robotics teams in the world at the FIRST Robotics World Championship! The championship will be held this [...]

Groups, Residents Needed as Volunteers for Geist Half Marathon & 5K

Groups, Residents Needed as Volunteers for Geist Half Marathon & 5K

0 / April 16, 2008 1:51 am

Over 500 volunteers are needed for the inaugural Geist Half Marathon & 5K presented by Community Health Network and Comcast. This is a great way to show your support of our local school-aged children and be a part of the [...]

Derby Party at Bella Vita

0 / April 15, 2008 8:11 pm

Watch the Kentucky Derby at Bella Vita on Saturday, May 3rd sponsored by IndyScene.com, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Coors, and Woodford Reserve. Tickets are $34 in advance, $40 at the door and include: (2) free drink tickets Derby cuisine provided by [...]

Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School Destination Imagination Team Wins State Champion Title

Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School Destination Imagination Team Wins State Champion Title

0 / April 15, 2008 12:26 pm

Four Destination ImagiNaition teams from Hamilton Southeastern Schools are heading to Global Finals in Knoxville, Tenn., where more than 200,000 students from 56 countries will compete. Destination ImagiNation is the world’s largest creative problem-solving program for kids, aiming to build [...]