Geist Crossword
Enjoy our first-ever custom crossword puzzle for Geist and Carmel Community Newsletter readers! Print this page and test your knowledge of local people and businesses!
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1 Environmentally friendly color
4 This junior high school participated in the Carmel Symphony Orchestra “Family Fun Musical Petting Zoo”
8 They put on historical Adventure and Art Camps (2 words)
10 Trip
12 Deli order
13 George Washington’s dream
16 This medical facility [...]
National Bank of Indianapolis Opens Geist Branch
The National Bank of Indianapolis has opened its newest banking center at 116th and Olio Road in Geist. The largest local bank in greater Indianapolis offers superior personal service in a comfortable, elegant atmosphere. The National Bank of Indianapolis is financially strong and makes all banking decisions and charitable contributions locally.
The National Bank of Indianapolis [...]
Geist Half Grant Program Extends Application Deadline, Feb. 15th
The Geist Half Marathon, Inc. board voted this morning to extend the application deadline for their Health & Wellness Grant Program to February 15, 2010. School faculty and parent volunteers in Marion, Hancock, and Hamilton counties are encouraged to download the instructions and application online at www.GeistHalf.com.
“Our goal is to support and inspire healthy initiatives [...]
Lawrence Chamber and atGeist.com Announce Co-op Advertising Discount Program
Sandi Ballard, the executive director of the Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, and Tom Britt, the publisher of the Geist Community Newsletter, announced a new advertising co-op program available to chamber members. Active members of the Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will receive a 10% discount on print advertising in the Geist Community Newsletter over and [...]
Popular Home Remodeling Seminar Coming to Geist
Case Handyman & Remodeling of Carmel is bringing its free, 90-minute kitchen remodeling seminar series to the Geist area. The first seminar, focusing on kitchen and bath remodeling tips, will be held on Saturday, January 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Indianapolis Yacht Club at Geist Reservoir, 12900 Fall Creek Rd., [...]
Burd Ford Moves Forward With Renewed Purpose
In the heart of the Burd Ford showroom is a dark, empty office that once belonged to Richard Burd, who unexpectedly took his life just two weeks before Thanksgiving. The void he left transcends the dealership into the greater Lawrence community, evident by the estimated 2,000 family, friends, and neighbors who attended his funeral services [...]
Geist Coupons is Now TowneClipper.com
Northeast Indianapolis businesses now have a free coupon service: TowneClipper.com. From the publishers of atGeist.com and atCarmel.com, TowneClipper.com is a free coupon promotion service that allows business owners the ability to post and edit their own printable coupons online. Best of all, the coupons are syndicated through atGeist.com, atCarmel.com, and the atGeist.net social networking websites. [...]
MovieMark Holiday Movie Preview
Thanksgiving weekend and Christmas break are always a great time to get out of the cold with the family and go to the movies. Here is a look at what is coming your way this Holiday Season.
Twilight Saga: New Moon will be all the rage on November 20. The Twilight franchise has the biggest buzz [...]
Mama Bear’s Changes Hands
Five years after purchasing Mama Bear’s Cafe & Bakery, Jaye McCormick has sold the popular coffee shop to Windermere residents Tim and Sanni Toby.
Jaye’s husband, Gary, was diagnosed with Inclusion Body Myositis (a chronic inflammatory muscle disease with no cure) over 10 years ago and requires more help getting ready in the mornings.
“I want to [...]
Fishers Petitions USPS to Change Zip Codes
Postal officials confirmed today that the Town of Fishers has formally requested that the United States Postal Service (USPS) change the zip codes of the soon-to-be-annexed Geist homes. As of January 1, 2010, the 2,000 plus homes in the unincorporated areas of Fall Creek Township will officially be within the Town of Fishers after a [...]
Holy Cross 5K Hosts Record Number of Runners
Cool, damp and windy conditions did not deter a record number of athletes from competing in the 6th Annual Holy Cross Neighbors Sharing with Neighbors 5K Run / Walk in support of The Sharing Place on Saturday 31 October 2009. At 9:00 am the racers crossed the starting line at 8115 Oaklandon and [...]
96th Street Roundabout Project One Year Behind Schedule
Geist’s first roundabout, which was scheduled to complete this fall, is one year behind schedule. According to Joel Thurman, a transportation engineer with the Hamilton County Highway Department, acquiring the land rights along 96th Street and Fall Creek Road has taken more time than they thought. Land needs to be acquired by Hamilton County to [...]
‘Cans 4 Kids’ Food Drive to Benefit Local Food Pantries on Halloween Night
Halloween night will mean a little more to 15-year-old Jason Highley of Cambridge at Geist this year. After watching a television program one evening, Jason decided that instead of trick-or-treating for candy this year, he was going to trick-or-treat for canned goods for the new food pantry within the Fall Creek Township offices.
“I just thought [...]
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Fishers Man Proposes at Pumpkin Patch
Don’t believe it when they say men never listen. Fishers resident Tony Corpuz was certainly listening when his girlfriend, Mary Turner, also of Fishers, mentioned she’d like to go to a pumpkin patch this fall. He listened and remembered, and decided a pumpkin patch would be the perfect place for a surprise marriage proposal.
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Lawrence Township School Foundation Receives Proceeds from Geist Half Marathon & 5K
The Lawrence Township School Foundation is pleased to receive a $15,000 donation from the Geist Half Marathon & 5K. The second annual race, held May 16, 2009, had 6,000 participants. Over 700 Lawrence Township students participated in the Foundation’s after-school “Up & Running” program last spring. The students trained two days a week after school [...]
Faultless Says Geist Should be Included in Referendum
By Bill Fouts
As the Town of Fishers approaches a population of 70,000 residents, some feel it is time to drop “Town” from its moniker and become a city with an elected mayor.
City proponents say adopting the city government model would make elected officials more accountable to voters, provide better checks and balances and improve economic [...]
Fishers Councilman to Run for Indiana Secretary of State
After 10 months of touring nearly 70 counties in the Hoosier State as an exploratory candidate, Charlie White, Republican Fishers Town Councilman, has announced his intention to run for Indiana Secretary of State (SOS) in 2010. Todd Rokita, who is currently in the SOS office, is term limited from seeking this office again.
Charlie [...]
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