Articles By: Tom Britt

A Lap Around the Track, a Lick Across the Face

A Lap Around the Track, a Lick Across the Face

0 May 9, 2011 10:31 am

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was home to the 8th annual Indy Mutt Strut on Sunday, May 1, as thousands of dogs and their owners walked to benefit the Humane Society of Indianapolis. The gates opened early for dog-friendly activities like [...]

Why Not Yoga?

Why Not Yoga?

0 May 5, 2011 5:04 am

Yoga is everywhere lately. Classes are available at fitness centers, churches, private homes, yoga centers, and even in the workplace. The benefits of this ancient practice range from improved strength and flexibility to better memory, sleep and peace of mind. [...]

Keenan Hauke Accused of Fraud, Charges and Asset Freeze Filed

Keenan Hauke Accused of Fraud, Charges and Asset Freeze Filed

2 April 16, 2011 8:47 am

Just days after Samex Capital Advisors LLC employee and whistle blower Scott Noble turned over suspicious documents to authorities, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the Indiana Securities Division filed a complaint and emergency motion to freeze the [...]

Fishers Hedge Fund Manager Suspected of ‘Financial Irregularities’, Investment Advisor Resigns

Fishers Hedge Fund Manager Suspected of ‘Financial Irregularities’, Investment Advisor Resigns

4 April 14, 2011 9:04 am

Scott Noble, Investment Advisor of Samex Capital Advisors, LLC, found some suspicious documents related to a hedge fund operated by his employer, Keenan Hauke of Samex Capital Partners, LLC, and abruptly resigned last Friday afternoon. Through an email sent out [...]

Geist Moms Create Part-Time Job Placement Portal for Stay at Home Counterparts

Geist Moms Create Part-Time Job Placement Portal for Stay at Home Counterparts

1 April 11, 2011 12:36 pm

Need a math tutor, tennis lessons, home organizer, or maybe someone to clean your kitchen once a month? Geist residents Cami Back and Stacie Gopsill just launched an online community for stay at home moms that might just have the [...]

Seven Year Reflection on atGeist.com

Seven Year Reflection on atGeist.com

0 April 9, 2011 5:56 am

Every April, I pause for a moment and smile. A picture of a six-page black and white photocopy with the logo atGeist.com at the top of it flashes in my mind as I think back to the first issue of [...]

Fourth Grade HSE Silver Royals Win State Basketball Championship

Fourth Grade HSE Silver Royals Win State Basketball Championship

0 March 26, 2011 11:58 am

Submitted by Dave Shatkowski The HSE Silver Royals, a fourth grade travel basketball team representing HSE-Fishers Youth Basketball, recently completed an outstanding season. The team won the USSFA State Finals Tournament for the fourth grade B division on March 20 [...]

Fat Tuesday Event Trades Bites for Bytes

Fat Tuesday Event Trades Bites for Bytes

0 February 12, 2011 10:50 am

What comes to mind when you close your eyes and hear the phrase “Fat Tuesday?” Probably visions of bustling streets in New Orleans during Mardi Gras the day before the Lenten season begins in March. Ask a St. Simon the [...]

Lawrence Special Insert Planned for March Issue

Lawrence Special Insert Planned for March Issue

0 February 6, 2011 1:02 pm

In our March issue of the Geist Community Newsletter we’ll be profiling the City of Lawrence with a special editorial insert featuring the Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory. Over 200 Lawrence-based businesses will be listed along with editorial [...]

Pete Peterson to Run for Fishers Town Council Seat

Pete Peterson to Run for Fishers Town Council Seat

0 January 13, 2011 10:40 am

Supporters announced today that former Geist United Opposition President Pete Peterson (R) will be a candidate for the Fishers Town Council this fall. Three months ago, the Town Council redistricted Fishers to accommodate the 2,200 Geist area homes that were [...]

New Chairman of the Board Among Changes at Gleaners

New Chairman of the Board Among Changes at Gleaners

0 December 13, 2010 8:38 am

Geist resident Carrie Petty shares her philanthropic passion with Indiana’s hungry Days after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Louisiana coast, Hamptons at Geist resident Carrie Petty answered a calling to help people near and dear to her heart: mothers and children. [...]

Geist Clubhouse Has a New Tenant

Geist Clubhouse Has a New Tenant

0 December 10, 2010 2:07 pm

Two years after the Geist Clubhouse was closed and put in mothballs, a new tenant is moving in. Geist Chapel, currently meeting at 9030 East 96th Street (just east of Lantern Road), signed a lease-to-own agreement with the Marina Limited [...]

Mt. Vernon Schools and Its Community Benefit From 2010 Geist Half Marathon

Mt. Vernon Schools and Its Community Benefit From 2010 Geist Half Marathon

0 November 29, 2010 8:47 am

The annual Geist Half Marathon is a great event for participants, volunteers and other supporters. But did you know proceeds from the 2010 event have been donated to four Geist area school corporations to promote health and wellness programs for [...]

2nd Annual Artique Winter Art Fair is November 20th in Lawrence

2nd Annual Artique Winter Art Fair is November 20th in Lawrence

0 November 8, 2010 8:37 am

On Saturday, November 20th, the PFL Arts Committee of the nonprofit Partnerships for Lawrence, Inc. is hosting its second annual Winter Art Fair in the Sterrett Center (8950 Otis Ave.) on historic Fort Benjamin Harrison in Lawrence. Artique! 2010 will [...]

Vineyard, Interest in Plans for a Winery Growing at Geist

Vineyard, Interest in Plans for a Winery Growing at Geist

3 October 18, 2010 11:53 am

Grape vines planted just off of Carroll Road have neighbors talking. “We have five to 10 people a week stopping by and asking about what we’re doing,” said Scott Hamilton, an Indiana State University graduate and unofficial caretaker of the [...]

Inaugural Vines for Life Showcases a Community, Charities

Inaugural Vines for Life Showcases a Community, Charities

0 October 16, 2010 10:37 am

For one night, the castle-like Indianapolis Yacht Club was transformed into a Napa Valley winery at the inaugural Vines for Life wine tasting on October 1st. Over 230 Geist-area wine connoisseurs gathered to sample more than 60 different wines from [...]

Cash for Clunkers Program for Mailboxes Discussed for GHPOA

Cash for Clunkers Program for Mailboxes Discussed for GHPOA

6 September 22, 2010 1:36 pm

One of the volunteer boards I’ve served on for the last six years is the Geist Harbours Property Owners Association (“GHPOA”) which represents 2,380 homeowners living in 12 Geist neighborhoods: Admirals Bay, Admirals Pointe, Admirals Sound, Admirals Woods, Beam Reach, [...]

Join Us For Our First Bahamas Cruise

Join Us For Our First Bahamas Cruise

1 August 25, 2010 1:40 pm

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 [...]

Rokita Comments on Schrenker Plea Bargain

Rokita Comments on Schrenker Plea Bargain

0 August 12, 2010 2:13 pm

“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 [...]

New Virtual Stock Club Launches

New Virtual Stock Club Launches

0 August 12, 2010 10:45 am

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 [...]