Archive for category: Featured

Feeding the Hungry in Lawrence Township: New Hunger Coalition Forms

Feeding the Hungry in Lawrence Township: New Hunger Coalition Forms

0 / August 30, 2010 5:22 am

A new effort is underway in Lawrence Township to address what many are learning is a growing problem; feeding hungry families in the community. Pastor Al Rider of the Servants of Christ Lutheran Church on Oaklandon Road knows of the [...]

September 11 Means Quiet Reflection for Geist Resident

September 11 Means Quiet Reflection for Geist Resident

1 / August 23, 2010 12:56 pm

On September 11, when the nation pauses to remember the lives lost nine years ago in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania as a result of terrorist attacks, Joe Damush will not be at work. Although his fitness and [...]

Blue-Green Algae Update for Geist Reservoir

Blue-Green Algae Update for Geist Reservoir

0 / August 12, 2010 5:53 am

Blue-green algae levels in Geist Reservoir triggered “High Health Risk” alerts in May this year following the seasonal warm up. The health alert is now ongoing and will likely remain in effect until late fall. This information comes to us [...]

Lawrence YMCA Seeks Donors for Outdoor Water Park

Lawrence YMCA Seeks Donors for Outdoor Water Park

0 / August 9, 2010 6:11 am

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, [...]

Back-to-School Breakfast Sandwich: Quick, Easy & Delicious

Back-to-School Breakfast Sandwich: Quick, Easy & Delicious

0 / August 9, 2010 3:03 am

Since the kids are heading back to school, they could benefit from a nourishing meal to hold them over until lunch and, one that will boost their brain power. Here’s a quick sandwich that is easy to make and very [...]

Newsletter Gets New Cover Design

Newsletter Gets New Cover Design

1 / July 27, 2010 4:28 am

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 [...]

Indy SurviveOars Compete at International Festival

Indy SurviveOars Compete at International Festival

1 / July 20, 2010 7:10 am

Many of you may be wondering why those women in the funny looking canoe on Geist have been practicing so hard over the past couple of months. Indeed, the team has been on a mission to get in shape to [...]

Uniform Mailbox Discussion for GHPOA Homeowners

Uniform Mailbox Discussion for GHPOA Homeowners

13 / July 14, 2010 9:18 am

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 [...]

Bridge Serves as New Venue for July Fourth Bash

0 / June 17, 2010 6:49 am

For many Geist residents, watching lakeside fireworks over the Fourth of July holiday is a tradition. But in previous years, if you didn’t own a boat or have access to a lakeside home, it was hard to see the show. [...]

Using Music to Motivate: Kammy’s Kause

Using Music to Motivate: Kammy’s Kause

3 / June 16, 2010 3:45 am

A successful summer has several ingredients, including time with your family, outdoor live music, and festivals. Want to experience all of these things in addition to supporting a great “kause?” Meet Kammy’s Kause, a fundraiser set up to raise money [...]

HSE District and Individual Teachers of the Year for 2010

HSE District and Individual Teachers of the Year for 2010

0 / June 12, 2010 6:53 am

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 [...]

St. Simon Prepares for Annual Festival

St. Simon Prepares for Annual Festival

0 / May 26, 2010 7:15 pm

Everyone knows that the onset of summer means cookouts, pool parties and vacations. But ask any Geist resident, and they’ll add one more thing to the list that symbolizes the changing of the season: the annual St. Simon Festival. As [...]

Geist Docs Plan for a Healthy Summer

Geist Docs Plan for a Healthy Summer

0 / May 18, 2010 6:07 am

Some Geist area doctors are working to help keep kids healthy this summer. Kids may be out of the classroom and into the great outdoors, but they are still exposed to germs every day. The H1N1 scare is down right [...]

Geist Summer Camp Preview

Geist Summer Camp Preview

1 / May 11, 2010 4:17 am

Looking for some great summer camp and enrichment opportunities for your children this summer? Geist residents have numerous options that are sure to engage kids of all ages. Adventure Camp Indy at Horizon Christian Fellowship (7702 Indian Lake Rd.): An [...]

Geist Superhero: Friends and Neighbors Rally Around Luke Andritsch

Geist Superhero: Friends and Neighbors Rally Around Luke Andritsch

0 / May 1, 2010 8:34 am

When over 6500 participants fill the streets for the third running of the Geist Half Marathon & 5K next month, hundreds of them will be proudly wearing a Team Luke shirt, in honor of one local six-year-old boy. While others [...]

My Gym Owner Parachutes into Geist

My Gym Owner Parachutes into Geist

1 / April 22, 2010 11:20 am

People like stories, especially true stories. I have one I’d like to share with you. It’s a story I wasn’t expecting, but sitting at Mama Bear’s with Joe Trainor, Jr. (My Gym, Fishers) across from me, it unfolded . . [...]

Reflecting on 6 Years of Publishing

Reflecting on 6 Years of Publishing

0 / April 21, 2010 11:00 am

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 [...]

Geist Graduation Party Planning on a Budget

Geist Graduation Party Planning on a Budget

2 / April 15, 2010 3:55 am

It’s hard enough that your baby boy, or baby girl, is getting shipped out to a faraway place; worst of all without you. On top of that, tradition demands that you throw them a party to celebrate their departure even [...]

Geist Resident Lora Koepper to Celebrate 100th Birthday in May

Geist Resident Lora Koepper to Celebrate 100th Birthday in May

1 / April 13, 2010 4:05 pm

The month of May brings a lot of excitement with the Indianapolis 500 Race, the mini-marathon, and even the Kentucky Derby. But this particular May will also prove to be an upbeat time for many who are celebrating the life [...]

Pet Photo Contest Winner: Moe Fazekas

Pet Photo Contest Winner: Moe Fazekas

0 / April 10, 2010 2:49 pm

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 [...]