Archive for April, 2008

Meet Your Neighbor:  Geist Marina’s Kent Duckwall

Meet Your Neighbor: Geist Marina’s Kent Duckwall

0 / April 15, 2008 11:22 am

Perhaps no one has seen the growth and maturity of Geist Reservoir like 25-year Marina Director Kent Duckwall. Hired by the Shorewood Corporation in 1982, Duckwall was brought in to “clean up” Geist and attract more lot sales in the [...]

Listen to the Indy 500 on the Ohio River

Listen to the Indy 500 on the Ohio River

0 / April 15, 2008 9:34 am

Join us on May 25th to Listen to the Indy 500 on the Ohio River! Your Adventure would begin by launching your boat in Madison Indiana, on the Ohio River. We will travel up river, though the Markland Dam Lock, on [...]

Youngbloods Open House April 20th

0 / April 15, 2008 4:59 am

Please be our guest at our Spring Open House, Sunday, April 20 at 5 p.m.. This is an opportunity to meet our neighbors, introduce our business and welcome in the season. Also enjoy a sampling of delicious wines, cheeses and [...]

Just Golfing Around at Geist

Just Golfing Around at Geist

1 / April 14, 2008 9:44 am

When my buddies ask me about going on a summer golf trip, I always look at them and ask, “Why? There’s more great golf within an hour of our homes than we can ever play.” So here’s a completely biased [...]

Dragon Boat Team Launches at Geist

Dragon Boat Team Launches at Geist

0 / April 14, 2008 8:36 am

Blustery weather didn’t spoil the launch and “dotting of the eye” for the Indy Survivoars Dragon Boat Racing Team at Geist Reservoir Sunday. Over 150 supporters and volunteers took part in the ceremonies at the Geist Marina. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/5PmNM-LwTiY" width="300" [...]

Talbot Street Art Fair June 14-15

Talbot Street Art Fair June 14-15

0 / April 13, 2008 7:22 am

Join us for the 52nd Annual Talbot Street Art Fair on Saturday, June 14th through Sunday, June 15th. Free to the public, the Talbot Street Art Fair is an opportunity for Indianapolis area residents to view and purchase artwork from [...]

Malibu’s National Demo Day at Bella Vita

Malibu’s National Demo Day at Bella Vita

0 / April 12, 2008 7:58 am

Talk is cheap. First-hand knowledge is invaluable. Join us at Malibu’s National Demo Day and get your hands on the boats you want to test drive. Experience for yourself the acceleration, responsive handling and pulse-quickening power. Dial your custom wake [...]

Geist Patrol Adds SUV to Fleet

Geist Patrol Adds SUV to Fleet

0 / April 12, 2008 7:04 am

Snow and ice won’t slow down Geist Patrol anymore, thanks to a new Ford Explorer SUV just added to the security detail. After treacherous late-winter snows, Geist Patrol decided to acquire the SUV to provide better neighborhood coverage during inclement [...]

Focus on First Grade at Amy Beverland Elementary April 29

0 / April 11, 2008 1:47 pm

Children who will be entering 1st grade in the fall of 2008 and live in the Amy Beverland Elementary boundaries in Lawrence Township, may register for 1st grade during Amy Beverland’s Focus on First Grade. This event will be held [...]

New and Prospective Entrepreneurs Can Turn to Business Owners Intiative for Tips to Succeed

New and Prospective Entrepreneurs Can Turn to Business Owners Intiative for Tips to Succeed

0 / April 10, 2008 9:41 pm

In early April, my husband, Mike, and I sold our second business, Mission Coffee & Tea Company, Inc. Our efforts will now turn full-time to our children’s product, The Original Pot-Tee Prize Grab Bag (www.pot-teeprize.com), which will launch on major [...]

Geist 5K Race SOLD OUT, Half Marathon Expected to Sell Out Soon

0 / April 10, 2008 4:25 pm

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/NKikAfrUCLo" width="300" height="250" wmode="transparent" /]The inaugural Geist 5K “Race Around the Reservoir” is sold out thanks to a very successful “Healthy Kids Incentive Program” in the local schools. Over 2,000 participants have already registered for the 5K race on [...]

Fishers is among 40 Cities Nationwide Hosting ‘CHINA Town Hall’ Discussion

0 / April 9, 2008 9:11 pm

In this year of presidential and Congressional elections, the role of China, and its effect on the lives of every American, has a central place in discussions of U.S. foreign policy. CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections is a [...]

Lawrence Township Board of Education Candidates’ Forum April 21st

0 / April 9, 2008 11:16 am

Monday, April 21, 7:00 p.m., Lawrence North High School, Little Theatre (enter through any front door) Learn about these School Board candidates: For District 1:   Adam Goldstein James Masur For At-Large: Winifred Cunningham Carol Helmus Gil Standley For District [...]

Geist Farmers Market Opens May 1st

Geist Farmers Market Opens May 1st

1 / April 9, 2008 6:09 am

Holy Cross Lutheran Church at Fox and Oaklandon Road will play host to the Geist Farmers’ Market every Thursday afternoon starting on May 1st. Organizer Tom Brindle expects most of the vegetable, fruit, and meat vendors to return this year [...]

Xtreme Fun and Fitness Offers ‘Xergaming’ for All Ages

Xtreme Fun and Fitness Offers ‘Xergaming’ for All Ages

1 / April 8, 2008 5:09 pm

Do you have a child who loves video games? Ever worry that the only parts of his body getting a workout are his thumbs? Let’s face it, video games are addictive and fun. How can jogging around the neighborhood or [...]

Going Green Made Easy:  Where to Recycle Around Geist (and help local schools & churches, too)!

Going Green Made Easy: Where to Recycle Around Geist (and help local schools & churches, too)!

0 / April 8, 2008 12:50 pm

Recycling is becoming more and more convenient in the Geist area. With the wealth of recycling options available to residents, we have no excuses. We can greatly reduce the amount of trash sent to landfills. One place to recycle paper [...]

Phone Hex

Phone Hex

0 / April 8, 2008 7:08 am

It had probably been six or eight years since I bought a new phone. Not a cell phone, not an iPhone. Just a phone. This perplexed the 21-year-old at the office supply store. “Let me understand this, Sir. You don’t [...]

Internet Marketing Class Begins Tonight

4 / April 8, 2008 2:11 am

Through the Lawrence Township Continuing Education, I’ll be teaching a class entitled “How to Leverage the Internet to Market Your Business.” It starts tonight and goes through the end of April every Tuesday night (April 8, 15, 22, 29) from [...]

What To Do with Those Freakin Billboards

What To Do with Those Freakin Billboards

2 / April 7, 2008 10:13 am

Ever wonder what the signs are made of on those roadside billboards we drive past everyday? Vinyl – the same stuff that many common household items are constructed from. Vinyl is a polymer material which does not biodegrade. And each [...]

Thompson Saffen Engagement Announced

Thompson Saffen Engagement Announced

0 / April 7, 2008 9:36 am

Tom and Linda Thompson and Dan and Laura Saffen are proud to announce the engagement of Amber Maureen Thompson to Peter Thomas Saffen. Bride and groom will graduate from Purdue University this spring. They will be tying the knot in [...]