Archive for category: Local News

SpongeBob Squarepants to be at Geist Half Marathon

0 / April 30, 2009 3:25 am

Organizers announced today that Spongebob Squarepants will be making an appearance at the 2nd Annual St.Vincent Geist Half Marathon & 5K Presented by Comcast. America’s favorite sea sponge loves the water, so it is only fitting that he attend the [...]

AtGeist Summer Camp Finder

AtGeist Summer Camp Finder

0 / April 10, 2009 6:04 am

The Geist area is rife with summer camp possibilities. Here’s list of boredom busters for your children this summer. Adventure Camp Indy at Horizon Christian Fellowship (7702 Indian Lake Rd.) — An outdoor adventure camp in a Christian setting for [...]

Great Graduation Gifts to be Found in Geist

Great Graduation Gifts to be Found in Geist

0 / April 8, 2009 12:52 pm

As graduation invitations start arriving, they bring with them the dilemma of how to pick a unique gift that will be truly appreciated instead of tossed aside. “When I graduated high school, I got my grandfather’s car. I think it [...]

Turn Your Neighborhood Garage Sale into a Bargain Party Event

Turn Your Neighborhood Garage Sale into a Bargain Party Event

1 / April 8, 2009 12:37 pm

Spring is here. That means it’s time to clean out your garage, sell some unwanted stuff for a profit — and then go spend your money at a neighboring garage sale! As Geist area neighborhoods gear up for their annual [...]

Servants of Christ Lutheran Church Celebrates 20 Years

Servants of Christ Lutheran Church Celebrates 20 Years

1 / April 7, 2009 8:11 pm

Twenty years ago a group of Geist-area residents led by Pastor Ron Voss joined together to form a church that was service oriented and servant focused. Those beginnings are being celebrated on April 26 at a special anniversary worship service [...]

Join 2nd Annual Area Relay for Life to Cure Cancer

Join 2nd Annual Area Relay for Life to Cure Cancer

0 / March 27, 2009 7:24 pm

There is good news in the search for a cancer cure: Cancer death rates have fallen for the third straight year, according to the American Cancer Society. This means progress is being made in the fight against cancer –- progress [...]

If the Ice Has Melted, It’s Time to Ski!

If the Ice Has Melted, It’s Time to Ski!

0 / March 24, 2009 4:12 am

By Derek Dechert – It is early Spring and 70 degrees outside. As you drive across Geist Reservoir, you look out at the lake and see people skiing. You may think, “That is just plain nuts! That water is freezing!” [...]

How to Optimize Backyard Vegetable Gardening

1 / March 23, 2009 8:18 pm

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 [...]

Watershed Project Gears Up to Improve Water Quality

Watershed Project Gears Up to Improve Water Quality

0 / March 13, 2009 1:11 am

By Jill Hoffman – After algal blooms and public health concerns drew attention to the fragile nature of local water quality, a group of concerned citizens teamed up with the Upper White River Watershed Alliance to secure a grant to [...]

Geist Teacher Promotes Green Education

Geist Teacher Promotes Green Education

0 / March 8, 2009 3:46 pm

Green living is a habit for Geist Elementary Teacher Jacki Ward, and she’s hoping to make it one for her second-grade students and their families, too. “We are raising leaders in our classrooms; it’s going to be their world,” Ward [...]

Students Present Wildlife Project to New Garden Club in Lawrence

Students Present Wildlife Project to New Garden Club in Lawrence

1 / March 6, 2009 3:11 pm

Do you have a green thumb…or wish you did? Now you can join other garden enthusiasts and learn helpful tips at a newly formed garden club. Benjamin’s Blossoms meets every first Thursday at the Benjamin Harrison YMCA at 1 p.m. [...]

Bold Spring Fashions Now at Geist Boutiques

Bold Spring Fashions Now at Geist Boutiques

1 / March 2, 2009 9:52 pm

Springtime is almost here: Time to take off the drab and put on some flare. Prom dresses are in the stores now, and Spring clothes are on the way! Here’s what’s hot in Spring apparrel, according to Yaprak of Yaprak [...]

Southeastern Swimmers Don Pink Caps for Komen

Southeastern Swimmers Don Pink Caps for Komen

0 / February 26, 2009 9:47 pm

In an effort to promote awareness throughout its entire program, but especially with its younger swimmers, Southeastern Swim Club (SSC) recently came up with an idea that has sent shockwaves throughout the swimming community here in central Indiana. SSC purchased [...]

Lawrence Swim Team to Christen New Natatorium with Bearcat Invitational

Lawrence Swim Team to Christen New Natatorium with Bearcat Invitational

0 / February 13, 2009 9:46 pm

This year when the Lawrence Swim Team hosts their annual Bearcat Invitational meet, they will celebrate impressive new digs. The meet will be held in the new Lawrence North High School Natatorium February 27-March 1, 2009. “This is an exciting [...]

Lawrence Students Witness Historic Presidential Inauguration

Lawrence Students Witness Historic Presidential Inauguration

0 / February 11, 2009 2:12 pm

When President Barrack Obama took his oath of office on Jan. 20 in Washington D.C., an area teacher and her group of Lawrence North (LN) high school students were there to see it in person. Rachel Laymen, AP World History [...]

Classic Comedy to Open at Mud Creek

Classic Comedy to Open at Mud Creek

0 / February 9, 2009 6:44 am

“The Girls in 509”, opens Friday, February 20, at Mud Creek Barn. This Howard Teichmann play is for Republicans, Democrats, and Independents – in fact, for any voter who wants to laugh. When a not-now fashionable hotel in New York [...]

From Leftovers to Luxury Meals in Minutes

From Leftovers to Luxury Meals in Minutes

0 / February 3, 2009 11:58 am

Too often we have leftovers from dinner the night before. The extra amount is not quite enough to serve again, yet it is way too much to waste by throwing away. What’s the best solution? Would you believe two parts [...]

Holy Cross Lutheran Church Opens New Education Center

Holy Cross Lutheran Church Opens New Education Center

0 / February 1, 2009 8:46 pm

Holy Cross Lutheran Church celebrated the opening of its new Education Center on January 25th. Nearly 400 people were on hand for the opening ceremony, including Mayor Paul Ricketts. Representatives from builder Pepper Construction were praised for having the project [...]

Sheriff’s Office Releases Sketch of Armed Robbery Suspect

Sheriff’s Office Releases Sketch of Armed Robbery Suspect

2 / January 14, 2009 8:10 pm

Detective Alex Petty of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office has released a sketch of a man who reportedly robbed a woman at gun point in her home. On January 7, 2009 at approximately 4:00 p.m. in the residential neighborhood area [...]

Schrenker Found at Florida Campsite with Self-inflicted Wounds

Schrenker Found at Florida Campsite with Self-inflicted Wounds

1,588 / January 13, 2009 9:30 pm

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) – The missing pilot, Marcus Schrenker, has been found in Quincy, Florida, at a campsite. Investigators say he had slit his wrists. Earlier Tuesday, a judge ordered the arrest of Indiana pilot, Marcus Schrenker, on financial fraud [...]