Archive for category: Local People

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 [...]

Tips for Higher Home Resale Values

Tips for Higher Home Resale Values

0 / July 15, 2009 11:57 am

Whether it’s an entry-level home or a lakefront estate, no home is immune to the impact of foreclosures. By law, when a home sells and the new owners are applying for a mortgage, appraisers must use recent foreclosed home sale [...]

Tuthill: Mystery Mail

Tuthill: Mystery Mail

1 / July 14, 2009 8:30 pm

I received this letter in the mail yesterday, and thought putting it in my column my help this person’s efforts.  Thanks for your consideration. Dear Everyone, I need your help. I have an issue with one of the most significant [...]

Jackson Hamersly Wins Top 10 Player Award

Jackson Hamersly Wins Top 10 Player Award

1 / July 7, 2009 7:08 am

Jackson Hamersly won the THE TOP 10 PLAYER AWARD, presented annually to a 10 year old Minor League player who exemplifies great attitude, good sportsmanship, respect for the game of baseball, and respect for teammates, opponents and Skiles Test Baseball. [...]

Family Vacation Requires Navy SEAL Intervention

Family Vacation Requires Navy SEAL Intervention

2 / July 2, 2009 8:07 am

As I set out to plan my family’s summer vacation, I realize a little too late that I lack a key skill set: military training. With endless packing and to-do lists before me, I imagine only highly trained military personnel [...]

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 [...]

Drew Murray Entertains with His Spray Paint Art at Fisher’s Freedom Festival

Drew Murray Entertains with His Spray Paint Art at Fisher’s Freedom Festival

0 / July 1, 2009 8:35 am

Spectators eagerly flocked around Drew Murray at the Fisher’s Freedom Festival, watching him perform his spray paint art technique. While creating each new painting, Drew received many “oohs” and “ahhs” from the crowd, waiting to see his final spray, which [...]

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 [...]

Local Soccer Team Advances to Nationals

Local Soccer Team Advances to Nationals

0 / June 26, 2009 9:26 pm

Pike Indy Burn Eagles become first Indiana boys team to advance to US Youth Soccer National Championships in 21 years. On June 24th, Pike Soccer Club Indy Burn ’90 Boys Premier Eagles team won its first US Youth Soccer Region [...]

Local DeVeau’s Gymnast Elizabeth McNabb Accepts Offer from Illinois

Local DeVeau’s Gymnast Elizabeth McNabb Accepts Offer from Illinois

0 / June 17, 2009 9:36 am

Hard work pays off….. DeVeau’s School of Gymnastics’ junior standout, Elizabeth McNabb, has accepted a full-ride gymnastics scholarship offer to the University of Illinois.  Impressed with the combination of scholastic excellence and the opportunity to compete for one of the [...]

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

0 / June 14, 2009 9:03 am

What has happened to the art of sitting? People nowadays don’t just sit; they have to be involved in some activity like emailing, blogging, twittering, reading, or watching TV. During this lovely summer, it’s something we should consider. When I [...]

Lawrence Township School Foundation Names New Director

Lawrence Township School Foundation Names New Director

0 / June 12, 2009 8:48 pm

The Board of Directors of the Lawrence Township School Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of Ellen Robinson as its new Executive Director. Robinson, who was selected from a field of over 55 qualified candidates, has a wealth of [...]

Summer Break Brings Anxiety for Parents

Summer Break Brings Anxiety for Parents

0 / June 5, 2009 8:15 pm

As thousands of young children and teenagers rejoice and celebrate the sweetness of summer vacation, I join the mass of parents who are all, at this very minute, thinking, “Is military summer school out of the question?” Yes, it’s that [...]

Let’s Send Vince to Washington!

Let’s Send Vince to Washington!

0 / June 3, 2009 8:55 am

Vince Auten is a Geist resident and volunteer board member of the Geist Half Marathon. He’s raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by competing in the 4th annual Nation’s Triathalon in Washington D.C. this fall. In order for [...]

LC Journalism Teacher Wins National Press Women’s Award

LC Journalism Teacher Wins National Press Women’s Award

0 / June 2, 2009 4:48 pm

Elizabeth Granger, adviser to Lawrence Central’s Cub Reporter newspaper, has captured first place in advising student publications from the National Federation of Press Women. To qualify for national competition, Granger had taken first place on the state level through the [...]

Modesty is Fashionable for Local Teens

Modesty is Fashionable for Local Teens

0 / June 1, 2009 10:03 am

In an age of trends and styles that make many parents cringe, one central Indiana group is working to change the image of the typical American teenager. Pure Fashion is an international organization for young women ages 14-18 that promotes [...]

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. [...]

LC Senior Rewarded for Perseverance while Battling Cancer

LC Senior Rewarded for Perseverance while Battling Cancer

0 / May 29, 2009 1:17 pm

It was toward the end of 2007 when Isaac Andrew Adjei first felt the pain in his left knee. He loved to play basketball and also ran track and field. Because Andrew was a very active child, his father assumed [...]

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 Poet, Artist Publishes Book on ‘Jumping Life’s Hurdles’

Geist Poet, Artist Publishes Book on ‘Jumping Life’s Hurdles’

0 / May 22, 2009 12:15 pm

Geist author Lorraine Seitz Vollnogle has just published a poetry book that is beautiful, inside and out. If you believe in judging a book by its cover, then this one already proves to be sensational. Lorraine has not only written [...]