Join Us For Our First Bahamas Cruise
Every year, by the time my birthday rolls around at the end of January, I’m ready for warmer weather. Snow, ice, cold, and more snow take their toll once the charm of a “white Christmas” has passed. So when Janet and Mike Harris from CruiseOne (Beam Reach residents)contacted me about doing a “Geist Cruise,” my [...]
Rokita Comments on Schrenker Plea Bargain
“I’m pleased at my staff’s professional work aimed at obtaining justice on behalf of Marcus Schrenker’s victims. The plea agreement signed by the parties sends a strong message that securities fraud in Indiana will be prosecuted and violators will be held criminally accountable. Additionally, Schrenker will be serving this prison sentence in the prime of [...]
New Virtual Stock Club Launches
Think you can beat the stock market? Have a fantasy football or baseball team? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, we have a new game for you. Fishers-based Samex Capital and atGeist.com have partnered to bring you the “atGeist.com Samex Capital Stock Club.” Modeled after the fantasy sports leagues that are all [...]
Geist Elementary places second in Re-Dome Art Contest
Geist Elementary placed second in the school division of the Re-Dome Art Contest on August 6. Students created the banner during the last weeks of the 2009-10 school year and submitted it to the Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Re-Dome Art Contest. The fabric from the razed RCA Dome was offered to schools and artists as a [...]
Lawrence YMCA Seeks Donors for Outdoor Water Park
Looking to leave a legacy of health and wellness in the greater Lawrence community? The Benjamin Harrison YMCA is looking for some philanthropic residents to support a new outdoor water park and naming rights are available. According to Jim Watts, Community Executive Director of the Benjamin Harrison YMCA, they are 61% of the way to [...]
Newsletter Gets New Cover Design
You’ll probably be a little shocked to see the new Geist Community Newsletter cover design this month. Sometimes the most obvious answers to a problem are the hardest to see. We started in 2004 as the atGeist Community Newsletter by putting the atGeist.com website logo in the upper left hand corner of each cover. My [...]
Chef Surrounded with Success, Friends
A small catering and personal chef business is quietly making waves inside the Sterrett Center (8950 Otis Ave.) in the historic Lawrence business district. Chef Suzanne Rockwell decided to go out on her own in April of 2009 after her former employer, the Fox, closed at Fox and Oaklandon Road. She immediately hired her sous [...]
Uniform Mailbox Discussion for GHPOA Homeowners
I think I’ve found a black hole near Geist, at least that’s what it feels like every time the topic of uniform mailboxes comes up at a GHPOA board meeting. Countless hours have been spent debating an issue that gets bigger as our homes get older. One of the volunteer boards I’ve served on for [...]
Fishers Teacher Brad Jackson Named “Kehl Volunteer of the Year”
The Fishers Freedom Festival awarded its fourth annual winner of the “William D. Kehl Jr. Volunteer of the Year” award to Brad Jackson. This prestigious award was presented by the Kehl family to Jackson during the Fishers Freedom Festival’s Opening Ceremonies on Saturday, June 26th. Brad Jackson, an 8th grade teacher at Riverside Junior High [...]
Vines for Life Wine Tasting Event Scheduled for October 1
Three Geist-area cancer charities are joining together to host a wine tasting event called “Vines for Life” scheduled for Friday, October 1 at the Indianapolis Yacht Club. Team Luke, Creating Hope, and the Indy SurviveOars Dragon Boat Team will be the beneficiaries of the proceeds. Tickets are $75 each and available through www.VinesforLife.com after July [...]
HSE District and Individual Teachers of the Year for 2010
Hamilton Southeastern Schools named Riverside Intermediate music teacher Wendy Holsman as the district 2010 Teacher of the Year. Her nomination described the strategies she uses to engage students in music including dancing with them, awarding black belts for mastering their recorders and a game called Freeze Frame Wax Museum to help students find the beat [...]
Lawrence Chamber Update
Last month we held an overwhelming number of events, including one seminar called “Whale Hunting 101”. The subject being “how to land bigger deals with bigger customers”. We had a great turnout, so much so, that James, the manager at Northwood University, and I had to break a sweat rearranging the room to fit everyone [...]
Reflecting on 6 Years of Publishing
Like every Friday, I stroll into Mama Bear’s to have coffee with Bob Tollini and make a joke out of my “atGeist uniform” consisting of flip flops, baggy shorts, and a Geist Half Marathon volunteer T-shirt. I walk by Quinn and harass him about his name tag being upside down, and hand Tim my $2.00 [...]
Zebra Mussels Found in Geist, Could Cause Problems
A marina worker at Geist Reservoir hooked a Chinese mystery snail, an exotic species already prominent in the reservoir, while fishing recently, and on it was another undesirable species—an adult zebra mussel. “That’s one invasive species colonizing on another,” said Doug Keller, aquatic invasive species coordinator with the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. The [...]
Pet Photo Contest Winner: Moe Fazekas
Congratulations to all of those who finished in our top 10 for this year’s Pet Photo Contest Sponsored by Ameriana Bank. In the end, it was 2 year-old Moe Fazekas hailing from Admirals Pointe that collected the most votes. He arrived in a green polo sport shirt at the Ameriana Bank reception to collect his [...]
Oral Cancer Awareness
Olio Dental of Fishers, Indiana wants to make you aware of oral cancer. Dr. Robert A. Phillips has your long-term health in mind and wants to educate the public about this deadly killer. According to the American Cancer Society, in 2009 an estimated 35,720 new cases of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer will be diagnosed [...]
atGeist on 20/20
In case you missed the latest 20/20 special called “Marcus Schrenker: A Life Derailed,” here it is online courtesy of ABC.
Local Businesses Go Green
Everybody laughed when he started to build green homes in Fishers, but when he reduced energy cost by 80% . . . . Frank Redavide, the owner of Castalia Homes, started to build custom homes the in Fishers and Carmel areas seven years ago. He quickly became known in the community as a “green builder.” [...]
Update from the Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce is excited to be partnering with AtGeist.com to bring you this monthly Chamber Page, as well as yet another Member Benefit, discounted advertising! We have been working hard, and will continue to find other ways to save you money, personally and for your business! We also wanted to update [...]
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! Across 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 [...]
