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  Fishers’ Proposed ‘Sham City’ Goes to the Indiana Supreme Court

  January 28, 2012 / Local News

  In 1990, the Town of Fishers was an exit off of I-69 with a McDonalds, gas station, and only 7,200 residents. Today, according to 2010 census data, the town has grown to 76,794 residents, growing nearly 10 times the size in just 20 years. In the Indianapolis metro area, Fishers is second in size behind the City of Carmel with 79,191 residents. A group of Fishers residents think that it’s time for Fishers to change from a town form of [...]

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

  January 25, 2012 / Featured

  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 idea six years ago that took him from the operating room to the second floor administrative offices at Fishers’ first specialty hospital with services focused on cardiovascular, orthopedic, spine care and emergency services. In October 2005, Dulberger was in between [...]

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  New Fishers Board Seeks Input on $2.5 Million Fund

  January 10, 2012 / Featured

  After a four-year fight by the Geist United Opposition, the unincorporated areas on the north half of Geist Reservoir officially became the Town of Fishers’ newest residents on January 1, 2010. A new voting district was formed to give these residents a voice on the seven-person Fishers Town Council and Pete Peterson, the former leader of the anti-annexation movement, won the seat in the November election. Furthering Fishers’ olive branch to the residents, the Fishers Town Council set aside an [...]

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  Countdown to Superbowl XLVI

  January 10, 2012 / Local News

  The NFL Superbowl XLVI is coming to central Indiana in February and one Geist resident and local radio DJ is super excited about the big game coming to town! “Deuce,” as he is known on radio station X103 weekdays 2 p.m. – 7p.m., has been asked to join radio ro broadcast downtown during the big event. “I just think it is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” says the 41-year-old jockey who lives close to his favorite haunts – Scotty’s [...]

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  Jumping Up and Down in Fishers

  December 14, 2011 / Featured

  A new Fishers franchise has customers jumping up and down. Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park just off of 121st and Cumberland Road (10080 E. 121st Street, Suite 182) in Fishers just opened a 25,000 ft2 facility boasting 16,000 ft2 of indoor jumping fun. Founded in 2002 in Las Vegas, Sky Zone was originally designed to facilitate a professional indoor trampoline sport. According to Jeffrey Mast, owner of the local franchise and former senior executive with Stanley Steemer in Ohio, the [...]

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  96th Street Property Owners Petitioning Fishers to Rezone

  December 11, 2011 / Local News

  Eight property owners along the newly improved 96th Street between Mollenkopf and Fall Creek Road have filed a petition with the Town of Fishers to rezone their properties from R2 residential to C2 commercial. Rezoning these homes would make way for businesses to build on the north side of 96th Street, and nearby homeowners fear this could lead to more commercial development in their backyards. Ginny Cain, Indianapolis City Councillor that represents homeowners on the south side of 96th Street, [...]

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• Tom Britt’s New Office Tour

  November 23, 2011 / Local News, Local People

  Wanna see the world headquarters of the Geist and Carmel Community Newsletters? Check out this quick video tour of my new office, featuring relics from my NBC Today Show and Larry King Live appearances, painting by Tad Lupton, Geist Half Marathon & 5K memorabilia, four historic Geist Community Newsletter covers framed, and my first Internet magazine from 2000.

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  HPE Student Council Conducts ‘Trick-or-Treat for Kids Off Their Feet’

  November 7, 2011 / School News

  The Harrison Parkway School Student Council recently collected just under $700 by holding a spirit week. HPE Students were encouraged to bring in spare change in order to participate in special dress-up days. The money was then used to purchase items for Trick-or-Treat for Kids off Their Feet benefiting patients at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent. This community service event allows student organizations to collect “treats” for children who are unable to trick-or-treat on Halloween night due to an [...]

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• HSEHS Student Wins ‘Share Your Adventure’ Video Contest

  October 12, 2011 / Local News

  Dan Resler, Hamilton Southeastern High School senior and staff member of the HSETV broadcast journalism class, won the “Share Your Adventure” video contest sponsored by YouTube, Lonely Planet and Intel September 26. The video contest entailed making a travel video blog about a recent trip. The video Resler submitted two months earlier, entitled “On Nashville…,” detailed Resler’s trip to Nashville, Indiana, this summer and his observations while in the town. His winning video was first named one of the top [...]

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  Seniors Earn National Merit Honors, Possible Scholarships

  October 5, 2011 / School News

  Thirteen seniors from across the HSE district performed well enough on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) to be National Merit Semifinalists or National Achievement Scholarship Program Semifinalists. Both programs recognize students with elite performances. FHS National Merit Semifinalists are Jennifer Funk, Paul Pratt, Jacob Ryan and Amanda Wiesler. HSEHS National Merit Semifinalists include Collin Baker, Jacob Crell, Hannah Doherty, Alyson Faultless, Sawyer Hitchcock, Kristie Hsu, Alex Nelson, Mike Young. Chase Williams is a National Achievement Scholarship Semifinalist. [...]

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