Archive for category: Local People

Geist community supports corey family

3 / December 17, 2007 10:00 am

 Holidays can be tough for families that have suffered loss. Such is the case with the Corey family, Jeff and Jeffrey Jr., who lost their wife and stay-at-home mom on November 30th in a tragic shooting at the BP Amoco [...]

New Home Decor shop opens in Geist

0 / December 16, 2007 1:06 pm

 MJ Layne, a home décor, gift and clothing shop, opened its doors to the public Saturday, Dec. 8, at Olio Road and 116th Street in front of Kroger. In an area filled with bank branches, restaurants, grocery stores and boutiques, [...]

Local Realtor Chosen to Sell Reggie Miller’s Estate

0 / December 12, 2007 4:17 pm

When long-time Geist resident Reggie Miller decided to downsize from his 20,000 square foot home on Geist Reservoir, he called on Intracoastal resident Dick Richwine to get it done. [kml_flashembed movie="http://youtube.com/v/L17RCu5mxf8" width="300" height="250" wmode="transparent" /]“A few years ago I had [...]

Geist family pays hefty price to meet ‘Hannah Montana’ … all for a good cause

Geist family pays hefty price to meet ‘Hannah Montana’ … all for a good cause

0 / December 10, 2007 3:37 pm

The woman who remained anonymous after bidding $13,000 for Hannah Montana tickets as part of an auction on the Bob and Tom radio show (WFBQ 94.7) last month…breaks her silence and talks to atGeist.com! The high bidder is fellow Geist [...]

Geist Resident Helps Nurture At-Risk Children at Non-profit Education Center

Geist Resident Helps Nurture At-Risk Children at Non-profit Education Center

1 / December 6, 2007 10:32 am

Volunteer: A person who enters any service of his free will for the betterment of others. Hamilton Proper resident Leigh Ann Louderback meets this definition of volunteer. Her passion to give back to our community is something that she and [...]

Services for Holly Corey Tuesday in Broad Ripple

0 / December 3, 2007 10:24 am

Visitation and funeral services for Holly Corey will be on Tuesday, December 4th at the Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Home in Broad Ripple. Visitation will be at 3:00 pm and the services will be at 7:00 pm. If you would [...]

YMCA Member Margie Weaver Challenges Others to Run Geist Half Marathon

YMCA Member Margie Weaver Challenges Others to Run Geist Half Marathon

0 / November 30, 2007 10:15 am

From the YMCA.org Website: Margie has been a YMCA member for 8 years. She choose our branch because it was close to her house and offered a variety of activities. For several years, Margie was a caregiver for her husband [...]

Geist Radio Meets the Cast of “Love, Sex and the IRS”

Geist Radio Meets the Cast of “Love, Sex and the IRS”

0 / November 18, 2007 4:16 pm

I hate to admit this, but I’m one of those Geist residents that has driven by the Mud Creek Players Barn at 86th and Mud Creek Road a thousand times and never been inside. That all changed this weekend as [...]

Yaprak Wins “indiana’s best women’s boutique” from channel 6

Yaprak Wins “indiana’s best women’s boutique” from channel 6

0 / November 15, 2007 1:22 pm

Congratulations to Yaprak of Yaprak Design Studio and Boutique fame. She won the Channel 6 “Best Women’s Boutique” award from the online “A List” contest! To view the complete list of winners, visit this link.

Gallery 116 Offers One-of-a-Kind Art Pieces in a location that’s Close to Home

Gallery 116 Offers One-of-a-Kind Art Pieces in a location that’s Close to Home

1 / November 13, 2007 12:20 pm

Do you enjoy shopping for great pieces of artwork but don’t always feel like driving to Broad Ripple or downtown to Massachusetts Avenue? Well, you don’t have to…not when we have Gallery 116 right in our own backyard! The quaint [...]

Lawrence Central Senior Starts ‘Save Darfur’ Club

Lawrence Central Senior Starts ‘Save Darfur’ Club

0 / November 12, 2007 12:46 pm

When most of us hear about genocide taking place in a faraway nation, we shutter at the thought, thank God we live in a free country and go on with our lives. After all, what can we do about it? [...]

Geist Author Releases New Book about Former IU Football Coach Terry Hoeppner

Geist Author Releases New Book about Former IU Football Coach Terry Hoeppner

1 / November 12, 2007 10:32 am

Geist author and Indianapolis Star sportswriter Terry Hutchens has just released a new book: “Hep Remembered: Memories of Terry Hoeppner from Those Who Knew Him Best,” which honors the former IU Coach. As many of you may recall, Hoeppner battled [...]

The Catwalk Posse visits Yaprak Design Studio & Boutique

The Catwalk Posse visits Yaprak Design Studio & Boutique

0 / November 10, 2007 9:39 am

Yaprak is her name. And she is the designing and driving force behind this very cool boutique at 11230 Fall Creek Road in the Geist area (just south of Brookschool Road). Our catlike purr begins when we walk into a [...]

Meet Your Neighbor: Gerry Dick of Inside Indiana Business

Meet Your Neighbor: Gerry Dick of Inside Indiana Business

1 / November 8, 2007 8:59 pm

Just about anyone in business, talking business or starting a business in Indiana probably knows of Gerry Dick— host and creator of Inside Indiana Business (Sundays, 11 a.m. on WISH-TV 8). He’s also heard on WIBC 1070 radio as a [...]

Local Geist Artist Displays Platinum Quality with Heart of Gold

Local Geist Artist Displays Platinum Quality with Heart of Gold

8 / November 6, 2007 2:27 pm

The work of Geist artist Sue Carlson was recently featured at the The Blue Egg Art Gallery in Carmel as it celebrated its grand opening Nov. 3rd. Carlson specializes in portraitures in pencil and charcoal. The grand opening of the [...]

Michele’s Music Studio Grand Opening: Something to Sing About!

Michele’s Music Studio Grand Opening: Something to Sing About!

0 / October 16, 2007 1:19 pm

“Michele’s Studio,” a newly opened music studio in the Geist area, offers piano, voice and choreography lessons. The spa-like studio offers a positive and relaxing atmosphere and is designed for freedom of expression and musical exploration for all ages. “Michele’s [...]

Masterpiece Gallery Celebrating 10th Anniversary with Local Artists

Masterpiece Gallery Celebrating 10th Anniversary with Local Artists

0 / October 16, 2007 5:27 am

The Masterpiece Gallery is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in business by hosting an exhibit titled, Indiana and Beyond, featuring three Indiana artists. The exhibit runs from October 12th – October 27th. (Although this particular exhibit portrays local artists, the gallery [...]

Local Sophomore on path to beijing olympics

0 / October 12, 2007 12:06 pm

 We have a world-champion athlete living at Geist, and she doesn’t wear a Colts jersey. Samantha Peszek, a local gymnast from Highland Springs and sophomore at Cathedral High School, recently returned from Germany where her USA National Gymnastics Team beat defending [...]

7th annual Creating Hope Walk

7th annual Creating Hope Walk

7 / October 11, 2007 3:44 pm

by Peri Kane, 12 Creating Hope’s motto is “inspiring cancer patients to find their way through each day toward survival” and that is exactly what happened on October 7th. On this day, Creating Hope had its 7th annual one mile [...]

Burd Ford Manager says ‘Gift’ from Owner Rich Burd Has Extended His Life

Burd Ford Manager says ‘Gift’ from Owner Rich Burd Has Extended His Life

1 / October 9, 2007 8:05 pm

When Mark Holloway talks about his boss, Burd Ford Owner Rich Burd, he uses phrases like “man of the year” and even refers to him as “a god.” While this may seem over-the-top, with Holloway, it’s completely sincere. You see, [...]