Archive for category: Local People

Ready, Set, Pour! The Annual Lemonade Day

Ready, Set, Pour! The Annual Lemonade Day

0 / May 10, 2012 3:28 am

The annual and much anticipated Lemonade Day of Greater Indianapolis is scheduled for Saturday, May 19. So if you haven’t already, get signed up, get your Lemonade Day backpack and start building your lemonade stand! For one local youth, Brady [...]

Gary Harris: Indiana’s Youngest Mr. Basketball is Just a Kid at Heart

Gary Harris: Indiana’s Youngest Mr. Basketball is Just a Kid at Heart

0 / April 24, 2012 8:55 am

Hamilton Southeastern High School’s Gary Harris, the fourth student-athlete to represent Hamilton County as the recipient of Indiana’s Mr. Basketball award, the state’s highest individual basketball honor, is believed to be the youngest ever to don that No. 1 jersey. [...]

Professional Bass Fisherman: Reeling in More than Fish

Professional Bass Fisherman: Reeling in More than Fish

0 / April 14, 2012 11:46 am

According to the American Sportfishing Association, more people fish in the U.S. than play golf or tennis combined. Many people like to fish as a sport, a hobby, even as a profession. You’ve probably seen lots of anglers fishing at [...]

Losing Propositions

Losing Propositions

0 / March 2, 2012 7:16 am

Mary Ellen has signed up for another year of Prevention magazine. This pocket-sized monthly tells you how to prevent most everything except how to stop your wife from wasting another $24.95.  Quite frankly, I think the whole publication is a [...]

Going Big with a Little

Going Big with a Little

0 / February 26, 2012 7:38 am

  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana (Big Brothers Big Sisters) has been matching mentors with children for forty years now. Although Big Brothers was first established in the 60’s followed by Big Sisters in the 70’s, both organizations [...]

Fishers Resident Takes the Go Red BetterU Challenge

Fishers Resident Takes the Go Red BetterU Challenge

0 / February 25, 2012 2:29 pm

Fishers resident, Ruthann Graham, is one of seven women selected to participate in the American Heart Association’s 12-week Go Red BetterU Challenge. As one of the faces of this year’s challenge, she hopes to inspire others by sharing her personal [...]

Vision Fulfilled: Dr. Philip Dulberger Takes Helm of New IU Health Saxony Hospital

Vision Fulfilled: Dr. Philip Dulberger Takes Helm of New IU Health Saxony Hospital

1 / January 25, 2012 9:41 am

Just across the interstate from Hamilton Town Center, IU Health Saxony Hospital is now open for business with a local anesthesiologist at the helm. Dr. Philip Dulberger, or “Dr. Phil” as his friends and colleagues refer to him, shared an [...]

Mellencamp’s Former Guitarist Back Home Again

Mellencamp’s Former Guitarist Back Home Again

0 / January 25, 2012 9:26 am

John Mellencamp’s long time lead guitartist, Larry Crane, is back home again and sharing his talents with fans in a series of guitar clinics. Crane, who has resided in Florida for the past few years, is back in Indiana and [...]

David McIntosh: A Candidate for the Republican 5th District

David McIntosh: A Candidate for the Republican 5th District

0 / January 21, 2012 8:39 am

With the November elections just around the corner, I started thinking about who most of us would choose as their favorite president? In my journey on this subject, I found that a lot of people had trouble answering my question. [...]

A Brief Apology

A Brief Apology

0 / January 19, 2012 12:28 pm

I recently spent an hour in another man’s underwear. Telling the story of how I took a complete stranger’s briefs may help me locate the original owner and wash away the guilt I am feeling. Let me put my readers [...]

A New Face for Lawrence

A New Face for Lawrence

0 / January 6, 2012 5:39 am

A city best known for political infighting is about to get a new look, complete with a mustache. Twenty-six year Lawrence resident Dean Jessup pulled off what many thought was a political upset in November when he beat Republican incumbent [...]

David Lindner: Still Scooping Up Life Lessons

David Lindner: Still Scooping Up Life Lessons

3 / January 6, 2012 3:49 am

Do you remember your favorite Lindner’s ice cream flavor? Was it the perfect peach, or maybe butter pecan or rocky road? Or possibly a catchy name like Raspberry Salad or Purple Fink calls back childhood memories of warm summer nights. [...]

Moorings Resident Has Neighbors Flocking to Help

Moorings Resident Has Neighbors Flocking to Help

0 / November 21, 2011 6:07 am

For The Moorings resident Michelle Miller life is not so much about waiting for something to happen as it is getting out there and making something happen. Drawing upon her freelance entrepreneurial spirit, five years ago Michelle played off the [...]

Watercolors: A Perfect Fit for a Maintenance-Free, Age Diverse Community

Watercolors: A Perfect Fit for a Maintenance-Free, Age Diverse Community

0 / November 9, 2011 7:54 am

When Sherri Meyer, president of Property Group One, LTD, chose the name Watercolors, she envisioned a European Country French community with a colorful ambience. Sherri and her building partner and daughter, Nicole Newkirk, are building their custom condo homes community [...]

Geist Roller Girls Take Shot at National Championship

Geist Roller Girls Take Shot at National Championship

0 / November 6, 2011 9:53 am

As the NBA lockout continues and Colts fans wonder what happened, there is one sports team in Indianapolis preparing for their first trip to the National Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Championships: The Naptown Roller Girls. Founded in 2006, [...]

Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

0 / October 31, 2011 4:38 am

My family has been attending a new place of worship on Sunday mornings, and we think we have found the perfect spot. The Unitarian minister is engaging. The congregation is warm and welcoming. Even the coffee is good after the [...]

Let the Holiday Battles Begin

Let the Holiday Battles Begin

0 / October 27, 2011 2:53 pm

Thanksgiving gets no respect. It’s the Rodney Dangerfield of holidays, and I’m not going to take it anymore. Every year I stand by and watch as Americans abruptly switch their attention from stale, leftover Halloween candy to twinkling lights and [...]

Medals4Mettle Charity: Connecting Champions to One Another

Medals4Mettle Charity: Connecting Champions to One Another

0 / October 20, 2011 10:43 am

Medals4Mettle (M4M) is a non-profit charitable organization that honors those with debilitating diseases or illnesses. Runners from around the world, who have competed in marathons, mini-marathons, and triathlons, donate their finishing medals to M4M. In turn, a global network of [...]

Geist Resident Climbs Mt. Kenya to Help End Poverty

Geist Resident Climbs Mt. Kenya to Help End Poverty

1 / October 20, 2011 10:29 am

This past September, Admirals Landing resident, Ned Campbell, climbed Mt. Kenya to help the villagers of Kager, (pronounced, Ka-GEHR) Kenya. His goal was to raise $16,335 which equals one dollar for every foot of the mountain. 100% of funds raised [...]

Roundabout Geist

Roundabout Geist

0 / October 18, 2011 9:16 am

What’s your comfort level when driving on roundabouts? These bagel-shaped junctions are starting to “make their rounds” towards the Geist and Fishers area. A new one just opened at the corner of 96th and Fall Creek and another one is [...]