Gearing Up for the Race Around the Reservoir
by Bonnie Hinkle – Runners and walkers alike are lacing up their shoes, maximizing their training schedules and gearing up for this year’s St. Vincent Geist Half Marathon and 5K. The second annual “Race Around the Reservoir” is set for Saturday, May 16, 2009. The mission of this race is to inspire health and wellness [...]
Champion Your Future Conference for Parents, Students
If your child is in middle school or high school, there is no time like the present to learn about the service systems and educational options after your child leaves high school. To get started, plan to attend the Champion Your Future Conference on April 25, brought to you by FUSE and the Arc of [...]
Grammy Award Winner to Perform with LN Jazz Ensemble
Grammy Award winning Saxophonist and Yamaha performing artist Jeff Coffin will be performing with the Lawrence North High School Jazz Ensemble on Friday May 15 at Lawrence North High School. Coffin has won multiple Grammy’s as the saxophonist for the group “Bela Fleck and the Flecktones,” and most recently as the saxophonist with the “Dave [...]
Geist-Based TV Show Goes National
Ultimate Outdoors TV with Captain Ed Brochin is the sporting adventure show that could! One outdoor enthusiast’s brainchild, the show began with sport fishing footage captured on Indy’s own Geist Reservoir and the White River. Originally airing on local TV station WHMB-40, Ultimate Outdoors TV made the leap to the Fox Sports Midwest Network in [...]
Fishers Elementary Celebrates Reading with “Fun” Week
“Reading Is Fun Week” was celebrated at Fishers Elementary March 16-20. The Reading Committee at FES planned a week full of special activities. To begin the festivities, each classroom decorated their doors using a theme and quote from a Dr. Seuss book. Every day a famous book quote was read over the announcements. Students who [...]
Extreme Food Drive To Benefit Second Helpings, Gleaners
While Ty Pennington and his design team will be working with The Estridge Companies and about 3,600 volunteers to build a house next week, community members can get involved by donating non-perishable foods through the Extreme Food Drive. Spectators of the Extreme Build are asked to bring canned goods and non-perishables to the building site. [...]
McKenzie Robotics Team Wins Regional
McKenzie’s Team 1024, the Kil-a-bytes, won the Boilermaker Regional on March 21. Despite finishing on Friday in last place, the McKenzie Team was joined by Team 292–PantherTech from Western High School and Team 868–the TechHounds from Carmel High School in the finals to win the event. The win qualifies the teams to a spot at [...]
QUASH Scavenger Hunt for Alzheimer’s April 25
Are you ready to get your QUASH on? The Quest to Unravel Alzheimer’s disease, a citywide Scavenger Hunt, is coming back to Indianapolis on April 25. Go to www.quashnow.org for details and to sign up your team. For more exciting events in your area, visit www.alz.org/indiana.
Register Now for Spring, Summer Swim Lessons
The Fishers High School Aquatic Center is currently accepting registrations for Spring & Summer swimming lessons for the sessions beginning April 15, 2009 through July 30, 2009. All lessons are held at Fishers HS, 13000 Promise Road, Fishers, Indiana 46038. In the Spring, the swim lessons are offered in the evening for three weeks (six [...]
FC Pride Takes First Place in Spring Blast Tourney
The FC Pride U-17 Girls Soccer Team placed 1st in the Middletown, Ohio, Spring Blast soccer tournament. The girls qualified for the championship game by winning 2 games and tying 1 game in the preliminary round. They won the championship game Sunday by a score of 2-0. Megan Gentry and Sky Young scored the two [...]
Benjamin’s Blossoms Plant Sale May 15-16
The Benjamin’s Blossoms Garden Club is planning a plant sale fundraiser in May. Ten percent of the proceeds we will bevdonated to the YMCA’s Strong Kids Program. We will mainly have perenial plants. The dates are May 15 2pm-6pm and 16 9am-5pm, at the Benjamin Harrison YMCA.
How to Optimize Backyard Vegetable Gardening
Dear EarthTalk: I want to start an organic vegetable garden in my yard and I would like to know how to combine crops to make better use of time and space. (Val Thomason, Denton, TX) Most commercial farms concentrate on growing a few select crops to supply a wide variety of customers, but gardening at [...]
BSE Students Shine in Central Indiana Science, Engineering Fair
Twelve Brooks School Elementary students participated in the Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair March 17 and several students were honored with awards. They include: First grade Shaiv Mehra – University of Indianapolis Award – 2nd place overall Second grade Clayton Beehler – University of Indianapolis Award – 1st place overall Caroline Shumaker – [...]
Geist Boy Wins at Regional Science Fair
John Svendsen, a Geist resident and 5th grader at Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary School, participated in the Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on March 17. His project, titled “Do Hydroponics Really Work?”, was selected as the University of Indianapolis Sigma Zeta Creativity Award winner for his age [...]
LC Juniors Chosen for Boys/Girls State Conference
Juniors Scott Borer and Sean Jordan will represent LC at the annual Boys’ State conference at Trine University in Angola June 13-20. Junior Chris Hoopingarner is the alternate. Boys’ State is sponsored by the American Legion. Juniors Camille Hayes and Margo Tucker will represent LC at the annual Girls’ State conference at Indiana State University [...]
Revitalize Your Interior for a Green Home this Spring
By Pam Hill (Pam Hill Interiors) Does your home interior need a fresh look? Here are some tips for sprucing up your surroundings with an environmentally friendly flair. Reuse and Refresh – You can do a lot with what you already have. Rearranging existing furniture — and possibly reupholstering here and there — can breathe [...]
Free Lecture on Hormones, Inflammation March 18
WHO: ProWellness Chiropractic WHAT: FREE Functional Medicine Lecture Series Part 2: Hormones and Inflammation WHEN: 3/18/09 6:30-7:30 pm WHERE: 11876 Olio Rd. Suite 500 Fishers, IN 46038 WHY: Hormonal imbalances can lead to a host of serious health problems including (but not limited to) inflammation, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, cancer , dementia, and [...]
Amy Beverland Hosts Celebration of Literacy, Arts March 19
On Thursday, March 19, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Amy Beverland Elementary, in Lawrence Township, will host a tribute to the school’s focus on Literacy exploration with the 7th Annual “Celebration of Literacy and the Arts.” The event will feature an open house style presentation of literacy, art and technology projects, as well as musical performances by [...]
‘Trashmeister’ Visits Indian Creek, Kicks Off Recycling Unit
When walking into school this morning, students couldn’t help but notice that their hallway was literally “trashed” with plastic bottles, wrappers, and scraps of paper. The students in third grade were called together to find out who was responsible for this mess. The source was identified…it was the Trashmeister! The legend of the Trashmeister is [...]
Learn to Swing Dance with LN Jazz Ensemble March 19
The public is invited to join the Lawrence North Jazz Ensemble for an evening of swing dancing on Thursday March 19 in the Commons. The band will be performing famous works from the 1940’s swing era such as Sing, Sing, Sing, Little Brown Jug, Stardust with Senior vocalist Morgan Rees-Martin, In the Mood, and many [...]
