Archive for the ‘Towneposts’ Category
Thanksgiving Recipe: Tantalizing Turkey Soup with Dressing
When I was growing up, my mom would always make the best soup the day after we had a turkey dinner, such as Thanksgiving. Her Turkey Soup was sensational. Everyone loved it. This family tradition ultimately evolved to where my mom would delegate the soup-making to my dad, while we would go shopping for [...]
How Popular is Your Website? Alexa.com Has the Answer
Popularity in Internet terms is derived by how many unique visitors come to any given website in a given time period. As you poke around the Internet and see awesome websites, you might think to yourself “wow, I bet they get a lot of people hitting this website every day.” Well, there is a free [...]
FAST Swim Team Open House to Feature Stroke Evaluation for Team Placement
The Fishers Area Swimming Tigers (FAST) will be offering a stroke evaluation and open house for group placement on Tuesday through Thursday, August 28-28, 2009 from 10:00-11:30 AM and 6:00-7:30 PM, Monday through Thursday, August 17-20, 2009 from 6:00-7:30 PM and Monday through Thursday, September 14-18, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
In only three [...]
Tips for Higher Home Resale Values
Whether it’s an entry-level home or a lakefront estate, no home is immune to the impact of foreclosures. By law, when a home sells and the new owners are applying for a mortgage, appraisers must use recent foreclosed home sale prices in our neighborhood to help determine the value of the home. While [...]
No More Confusion: Fishers/Geist Magazine Closing Down
After four years, the Indianapolis Star is closing down the Fishers/Geist Magazine along with their more successful Carmel Magazine. Michael Kane, publisher of the Indianapolis Star said they might bring it back “when the economy improves” which is nearly impossible to do. Not that I hate to see them go off into the sunset, several [...]
Free Boat Parade, Fireworks on Geist July 4
Join the first Fourth of July Boat Parade!
The Boat Parade is FREE (no charge for participating)
Theme is Red, White and Blue
Participants can pick up entry forms at: Eddy’s, Geist Marina, www.geistlake.org and N3 Boats
PRIZES
1st Place – Traveling trophy provided by Stor-All on the Pike
Free Winter Storage or boat slip rental for 2010 provided by Geist [...]
Legacy Fund Awards $89,000 to Hamilton County Organizations
Legacy Fund, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Fund, awarded $89,000 in grants to Hamilton County based not-for-profit organizations at its board meeting held May 14.
The following grant recipients were selected to receive $10,000:
Prevail, Inc., serving victims of crime and abuse and families in crisis, was awarded $10,000 to support its children and adolescent programming [...]
Lawrence Central Artist Named Congressional Art Competition Winner
Jordan Woodall, Lawrence Central art student of Vicki Shafer, was was recently honored by Congressman Andre Carson’s office as a Congressional Art Competition winner, after receiving the District Award. Jordan will attend a Workshop with Artists, hosted by the Library of Congress along witht he awards ceremony and reception in Washington, DC on June 24th. [...]
Indianapolis International Film Festival July 15-25 at IMA
From American works to world cinema, the 2009 Indianapolis International
Film Festival (IIFF) will feature 105 original, independent films made in 20 countries screened at
one great venue?The Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Film lovers of all ages will discover full-length and short-subject documentaries, comedies, dramas,
and animated films with cross-cultural themes, thought-provoking messages, and aesthetic appeal.
According to Craig Mince, [...]
HSEHS names Set a Good Example winners for 2009
Hamilton Southeastern High School honors students with Set a Good Example (SAGE) awards each spring. Each month during the school year, faculty members nominate and the administration chooses one senior girl and one boy who fit the criteria for the award. They are then recognized in the name of former HSEHS student Carrie Colglazier. At [...]
Young Authors Wanted for First atGeist Writing Contest
Attention Young Authors! In honor of our 5th Anniversary, the atGeist Community Newsletter is looking for the most original stories from young writers ages 8-14 years old. Don’t let your brain turn to mush this summer! Keep those creative juices flowing.
Simply complete the story below and mail it to: atGeist.com, PO Box 36097, Indianapolis, IN [...]
MSDLT Special Education Records Notification
The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township Special Services Department announces that the special education records of former students who attended a Lawrence Township school during the 2003-04 school year will be destroyed after July 1, 2009 . If you were a student who received special education services during this time, you are entitled to [...]
LN Football Camp for Grades 3-8
LAWRENCE NORTH FOOTBALL
GRADE SCHOOL CAMP, 2009
Open to all players entering grades 3-8
Sunday, July 12 through Wednesday, July 15; 5:30-7:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION FEE IS JUST $30.00
Join Head Football Coach Tom Dilley, the Wildcat Football Staff, and current and former Lawrence North Football players for four evenings of fun and football instruction.
Grade school and middle school players will [...]
Woman’s Press Club of IN Honors Lawrence Journalism Students
Lawrence Township’s high schools have captured two top awards in the 2009 high school journalism competition sponsored by the Woman’s Press Club of Indiana.
First-place winners are Lawrence Central’s Michael Sicely and Carly Strobel in cartoons and Lawrence North’s Lauren Kreigh in feature photography.
Other Lawrence Central winners are Amanda Bowman, Eric Rees, Sean Jordan, Kevin Gardner, [...]
Harrison Hill Elementary Principal Named Principal of the Year
Sharon Smith, Principal of Harrison Hill School of Inquiry was recently chosen by the Indiana Association of School Principals and the Horace Mann Companies as the Elementary School Principal of the Year for MSD of Lawrence Township. Sharon has served the MSD of Lawrence Township in many roles and has been the principal at Harrison [...]
Tigers Shatter Records at 2009 FAST 500
It was an impressive early season performance for the FAST Tigers as the 115+ Tigers that competed in the meet combined to swim to 715 lifetime best times, 56 team records, 14 FAST 500 Invitational Meet records, three Fishers HS Aquatic Center records, four individual high point winners and two individual runner-up high point winner [...]
Habitat For Humanity Seeking Build Partners
Habitat For Humanity of Hamilton County is now seeking “build partners” for our 52nd home.
The family to receive this home is Kevin and Amber Sanders and their two children Madison and 3 month old Kevin; our newest Habitat family member! Madison was born with a serious birth defect that will make walking very difficult for [...]
Fishers High School recognizes top 100 students
The top 25 students in each grade at Fishers High School were recognized at an awards ceremony April 29.
“I am proud to celebrate the amazing achievements of our academic leaders and outstanding educators,” said Jason Urban, Fishers High School principal. “Considering the academic talent of our entire study body, to be one of the top [...]
Mary Castle Elementary Receives Grant for Outdoor Fitness Circuit
Mary Castle Elementary has received a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant for the implementation of an Outdoor Fitness Circuit.
We are thrilled to announce that Lowe’s has awarded the Mary Castle Elementary School funding for the Fitness Circuit. Our grant application was based on the goal of providing a fun opportunity for the students, as [...]
‘Fore the Kids’ Golf Tournament to Benefit LT Schools
Join the Lawrence Township School Foundation for the 23rd annual “Fore the Kids” Golf Tournament, Thursday, June 4th at our new location, Old Oakland Golf Club. Registration includes lunch from The Grill and dinner by Texas Roadhouse. Play starts at noon with awards and dinner immediately following the Florida scramble, around 5:00 p.m.
The field is [...]
