Archive for category: Local People

Geist Sportswriter Publishes Book with IU Coach Hoeppner’s Widow

Geist Sportswriter Publishes Book with IU Coach Hoeppner’s Widow

6 / December 9, 2009 3:41 am

Geist resident, Terry Hutchens, sportswriter for the Indianapolis Star, just published his third book titled, “Never, Ever, Quit.” Hutchens co-wrote this book with Jane Hoeppner, wife of former Indiana University Football Coach, Terry Hoeppner. As many of you may remember, [...]

Holiday Madness Requires Therapy – Quick!

Holiday Madness Requires Therapy – Quick!

5 / December 7, 2009 5:23 am

It occurred to me this year, as I frantically searched for shopping bargains while untangling non-functioning Christmas lights, that there’s a greatly needed (and currently unavailable) service during the holidays. It’s a wonder no one has thought about it before: [...]

Managing Whiners and Complainers: How to Handle Disgruntled Employees

Managing Whiners and Complainers: How to Handle Disgruntled Employees

6 / November 19, 2009 1:27 pm

Almost every workplace has one – the disgruntled employee who frequently complains to supervisors and co-workers. Complaints might range from workload (too much, too little), supervisory style (too demanding, too lenient), co-workers (lazy or harassing), pay (always too low), tools [...]

A New Way for the United Way

1 / November 18, 2009 8:13 pm

There seems to be a new way of giving when it comes to the United way. The organization known for asking corporations and its employees for annual donations is bringing the campaign home…literally, in an entertaining way! Families such as [...]

Preparing Your Car For Winter

Preparing Your Car For Winter

8 / November 18, 2009 11:56 am

The leaves have fallen, the temperature is dropping and winter is on its way. Cold weather really puts your car to the test. Although you can’t eliminate the chance of a breakdown entirely, there are some things you can do [...]

MovieMark Holiday Movie Preview

MovieMark Holiday Movie Preview

6 / November 13, 2009 12:54 pm

Thanksgiving weekend and Christmas break are always a great time to get out of the cold with the family and go to the movies. Here is a look at what is coming your way this Holiday Season. Twilight Saga: New [...]

Holidays, and Children of Divorce

5 / November 7, 2009 7:03 am

Thanksgiving, religious holidays, birthdays, school day cancellations and summer vacations are eagerly anticipated by most children. For children of divorced parents, however, these times are often viewed with feelings of confusion, ambivalence, anger, and abandonment. Unless divorced parents have consciously [...]

Young Marines Take Marching Orders for Fun

Young Marines Take Marching Orders for Fun

0 / November 7, 2009 6:56 am

For decades, millions of young children have donned their camouflage pajamas and pretended to be brave soldiers or drill sergeants. But for some area youth, night ops and company drills are part of a dream come true. A cross between [...]

Jeff Knurek: More Than Just the World’s Biggest Syndicated Puzzle Guy

Jeff Knurek: More Than Just the World’s Biggest Syndicated Puzzle Guy

81 / November 4, 2009 12:04 pm

You might have heard of Jeff Knurek from the classic Jumble puzzle which happens to appear in over 600 newspapers around the world. Each Jumble requires the unscrambling of words to solve the clue presented in the cartoon. Knurek creates [...]

Crabby Cakes Suggests … Page Turners

Crabby Cakes Suggests … Page Turners

0 / November 2, 2009 12:11 pm

Gas up the car and drive to your nearest bookstore or if you’re more into downloading, then plug in your Kindle and give these books a place on your books to buy list! Fiction While My Sister Sleeps Author: Barbara [...]

‘Cans 4 Kids’ Food Drive to Benefit Local Food Pantries on Halloween Night

‘Cans 4 Kids’ Food Drive to Benefit Local Food Pantries on Halloween Night

2 / October 29, 2009 6:09 am

Halloween night will mean a little more to 15-year-old Jason Highley of Cambridge at Geist this year. After watching a television program one evening, Jason decided that instead of trick-or-treating for candy this year, he was going to trick-or-treat for [...]

Top Ten Tips to Selling Your Home

Top Ten Tips to Selling Your Home

4 / October 28, 2009 3:14 pm

In these tough times, everyone is looking for inexpensive and quick ways to make a more positive impression when they are selling a home. Here are the top 10 tips to selling your home on a budget: Improve curb appeal [...]

Keeping Holiday Photos Jolly

Keeping Holiday Photos Jolly

2 / October 28, 2009 5:35 am

For most of us, this time of year feels like it has been put in fast forward. The weeks between Labor Day and the holidays seem to get closer every year, and there is always an endless to-do list to [...]

Lawrence Central Grad Comes Home to Heartland

Lawrence Central Grad Comes Home to Heartland

1 / October 19, 2009 10:56 am

Every October the Heartland Film Festival comes to Indianapolis to recognize filmmakers for their outstanding achievements in cinematography and to display their films in local movie theaters. This year, the festival features the work of Lawrence Central alumni Stephen Neary. [...]

No Bones About It

No Bones About It

1 / October 18, 2009 11:53 pm

I’ve never had a good relationship with my left knee. Our problems together started back in college with a traumatic football injury. I was watching the homecoming game and my entire leg became wedged in the bleachers when I was [...]

Keeping Holiday Photos Jolly

Keeping Holiday Photos Jolly

1 / October 18, 2009 6:37 am

For most of us, this time of year feels like it has been put in fast forward. The weeks between Labor Day and the holidays seem to get closer every year, and there is always an endless to-do list to [...]

Give Thanks For Duct Tape and Modern Medicine

Give Thanks For Duct Tape and Modern Medicine

2 / October 15, 2009 4:03 am

Since Thanksgiving is only a heartbeat away, and thousands of frozen turkeys are being stocked at this very moment, I thought it fitting to show appreciation for all the little things in life. Oh, yes, while millions of Americans give [...]

Textual Harassment on the Rise

Textual Harassment on the Rise

1 / October 12, 2009 11:03 am

Text messages can prove to be potent evidence in bias suits. It was a classic he-said, she-said story. Two female soccer players at Central Michigan University accused their coach of sexual harassment, alleging that he manipulated them into having secret [...]

The Infamous Check Engine Light

The Infamous Check Engine Light

2 / October 12, 2009 5:23 am

So your car’s “check engine” light comes on. Now what? The reason the check engine light comes on, and what needs to be done to properly diagnose it, is oftentimes misunderstood. The check engine light lights up when the computer [...]

Fishers Man Proposes at Pumpkin Patch

Fishers Man Proposes at Pumpkin Patch

1 / October 6, 2009 2:22 pm

Don’t believe it when they say men never listen. Fishers resident Tony Corpuz was certainly listening when his girlfriend, Mary Turner, also of Fishers, mentioned she’d like to go to a pumpkin patch this fall. He listened and remembered, and [...]