Archive for category: Featured

WARNING: High Levels of Blue Green Algae Toxin Present in Geist

3 / July 30, 2009 9:30 am

The Indiana State Department of Health has been notified of an increase of blue-green algae at Geist and Morse Reservoirs in addition to an elevated level of microcystin (an algal toxin) at Geist. Working collaboratively with the Hamilton and Marion [...]

Join Haleh Krauter Insurance Agency in Backpack Attack

Join Haleh Krauter Insurance Agency in Backpack Attack

0 / July 29, 2009 8:49 pm

While you’re grabbing those “Back to School” bargains for your kids, why not pick up a few extras for other kids who can’t afford new school supplies? Haleh Krauter’s State Farm Insurance Agency is among 275 Indianapolis area businesses participating [...]

The Architect of Geist: Allen Rosenberg, Sr.

The Architect of Geist: Allen Rosenberg, Sr.

0 / July 18, 2009 6:12 am

In a small office above Puccini’s overlooking the Geist Marina sits the architect of Geist Reservoir: Allen Rosenberg, Sr. From his early days at the Indianapolis Water Company in the late 1960′s through today, Rosenberg has been the common thread [...]

Fishers Man Introduces New Boat, Athletic Shoe

Fishers Man Introduces New Boat, Athletic Shoe

1 / July 12, 2009 5:20 pm

Are your tired of hot, sweaty feet in the summer, or when you exercise? How about just tired of your feet being tired, after being on your feet all day? Well, if you are looking for a shoe that feels [...]

Last Active Original Mud Creek Player, Dottie Pierdos, Passes at the Age of 85

1 / July 7, 2009 8:52 am

Dottie Pierdos, the last surviving active Mud Creek Players founding member, passed away last week in Clarksville, Tennessee at the age of 85. Dottie was the historian for the Mud Creek Players and told stories about the beginning years, the [...]

Winners of First Annual July 4th Boat Parade

Winners of First Annual July 4th Boat Parade

0 / July 6, 2009 2:49 pm

In spite of the damp weather, the first annual July 4th Boat Parade was a good time and great entertainment. A dozen boats decorated in the “Red, White and Blue” theme paraded from Diamond Pointe to the Fall Creek Bridge [...]

Fishers YMCA Expansion To Offer More Benefits, Better Services

Fishers YMCA Expansion To Offer More Benefits, Better Services

0 / July 6, 2009 8:57 am

For most of us, being healthy and fit does not include watching any body parts expand, particularly the waistline or backside. But in the case of the Fishers YMCA, well, the bigger the expansion, the better it is for everyone. [...]

Fishers Girl with Hair Loss Creates Video to Inspire Others

Fishers Girl with Hair Loss Creates Video to Inspire Others

5 / July 1, 2009 11:15 am

Olivia Rusk represents a brave, beautiful, determined and caring role model who has made the best of an unfortunate situation. Olivia has an autoimmune condition called Alopecia (pronounced alo-pay-sha) that causes hair loss. Olivia developed alopecia just after she had [...]

Airplane Ride Over Geist Makes Romantic Marriage Proposal

Airplane Ride Over Geist Makes Romantic Marriage Proposal

0 / June 30, 2009 1:35 pm

Many couples will celebrate either their wedding or their wedding anniversary this summer. But how many of these couples can actually claim that their engagement proposal was “over the top”? I know of one extraordinary guy, Josh Reckley, who will [...]

Unlikely Geist Crew Wins Annual Figawi Sailboat Race

0 / June 20, 2009 9:15 am

Four Indianapolis Sailing Club members scrounged up some other Hoosier crew members and a handful of east coast friends to capture first place in their division at the 38th annual Figawi sailboat race over Memorial Day weekend. Captain Bob Solomon [...]

Six Hot Hoosier Getaways

Six Hot Hoosier Getaways

0 / June 9, 2009 10:11 pm

by Elizabeth Granger – We see them daily, those slick ads touting getaway places in Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, even Florida. Yes, they’re all winners. But so are spots right here in Indiana with something to satisfy the little ones, teens, [...]

Meet Your Young Neighbors: Local Teens Overcome Obstacles, Reach Out to Others

Meet Your Young Neighbors: Local Teens Overcome Obstacles, Reach Out to Others

0 / June 5, 2009 2:10 pm

If you’re ever tempted to cast a critical eye at today’s youth, two Geist area teens might just change your mind. Seth Johnson and Mallory Carmichael are the epitome of overcoming. They each have taken an obstacle, climbed over it, [...]

Sisterhood of the Traveling Paths: Peszek Sisters Share Passion for Gymnastics

Sisterhood of the Traveling Paths: Peszek Sisters Share Passion for Gymnastics

0 / May 29, 2009 8:20 pm

Many have heard of Samantha Peszek, the 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist in gymnastics from Geist. But what you may not know is that she has an extremely talented younger sister, Jessica Peszek, who works diligently at DeVeau’s School of Gymnastics. [...]

Geist RN Brings Hope to Sick Children in Middle East

Geist RN Brings Hope to Sick Children in Middle East

0 / May 29, 2009 12:57 pm

Geist resident and Registered Nurse Becky Clark has traveled to the Middle East four times as part of a Riley Hospital medical team that has performed life-giving heart surgeries on 45 children in Amman, Jordan. Here she shares some of [...]

Geist Runners Offer Praise for 2nd ‘Race Around the Reservoir’

Geist Runners Offer Praise for 2nd ‘Race Around the Reservoir’

0 / May 16, 2009 8:07 pm

The Geist Half Marathon and 5K is not your typical race, according to runners who participated in the second annual event May 16. And that’s why they like it! “It’s the first time I’ve finished a race and got a [...]

Scott Spitz Takes Top Honors at Second Annual Geist Half Marathon

Scott Spitz Takes Top Honors at Second Annual Geist Half Marathon

0 / May 16, 2009 7:12 pm

Two familiar faces were among the top finishers at Saturday’s second annual Race Around the Reservoir. Scott Spitz, who finished second last year, captured first place this time around at the Geist Half Marathon with a 1:12:19 finish, edging out [...]

$9 Million Infrastructure Project Signals Beginning of Lawrence Village

$9 Million Infrastructure Project Signals Beginning of Lawrence Village

1 / May 6, 2009 10:57 pm

A 55-acre, village-style community planned for Fort Harrison may help link what has historically been a bipolar city of Lawrence. Ground was officially broken May 5 on a $9 million infrastructure project which will “pave the way” for Lawrence Village [...]

Meet Your Neighbor: Trash Runner Stan Schenher

Meet Your Neighbor: Trash Runner Stan Schenher

1 / April 30, 2009 9:47 am

It’s not often someone gets a letter like the one Stan Schenher received one recent Sunday afternoon as he was jogging along Fall Creek Road near Holy Spirit at Geist church. A little girl hopped out of her car and [...]

Geist Fireworks Moving to Middle of the Reservoir, North of Marina

1 / April 29, 2009 9:40 am

Spectators for this year’s Geist fireworks will have more viewing options. Organizers announced today that the annual Fourth of July show will be moving from the island off of Admirals Sound to a barge just north of the Fall Creek [...]

Meet Your Neighbor: St.Vincent’s Kimberly Nealon

Meet Your Neighbor: St.Vincent’s Kimberly Nealon

0 / April 9, 2009 12:12 pm

Kimberly Nealon, the unassuming administrator of the new St.Vincent Medical Center Northeast at Exit 10, turns the “spirit of caring” into more than just a tagline for the hospital — this year’s title sponsor of the St.Vincent Geist Half Marathon [...]