Archive for category: Local News

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 [...]

Beware! Halloween Haunts Sure to Scare

Beware! Halloween Haunts Sure to Scare

1 / October 15, 2011 12:54 pm

What’s happening for Halloween? Have a Howl! From werewolves to witches, chilling to thrilling, haunted to headless, there’s plenty of ways to scare the heck out of your family and friends this October. 1. Cool Creek Haunted Trails Ghouls and [...]

Autism: Putting the Pieces Together

Autism: Putting the Pieces Together

0 / October 12, 2011 2:31 pm

There’s a reason why one of the most recognized symbols for autism is a ribbon made of puzzle pieces. Autism is perhaps one of the most mystifying disorders that a family can deal with. Why? Because no one really knows [...]

Hi Ho – Help For Your Disney Vacation

Hi Ho – Help For Your Disney Vacation

0 / October 12, 2011 1:48 pm

It’s no secret that Disney has been called “The Happiest Place On Earth.” When you say Disney, don’t you smile? I mean, how could you possibly not smile? There is this mouse that has held the heart strings of children, [...]

Holy Heart Failure, It’s Batman!

Holy Heart Failure, It’s Batman!

0 / October 10, 2011 4:30 am

Just when I finally got up enough nerve to join the whole planking craze that hit the U.S. over the last year, another trend has come along. It’s called batmanning, and I’m a little discouraged. In case you’ve missed out [...]

A Haunting Good Time Like No Other

A Haunting Good Time Like No Other

0 / September 29, 2011 5:31 pm

If you’re looking for a good scare on Halloween, there’s a new haunted house in town. But be warned, they take their scares seriously. The Corpse Manor opens this month in the Post Road Recreation Center just south of Pendleton [...]

It’s a Birthday Party, Kids!

It’s a Birthday Party, Kids!

0 / September 26, 2011 8:30 am

It used to be that a simple, homemade birthday cake and a few token streamers constituted a successful kid’s birthday party. Throw in a handful of friends and a donkey without a tail, and you were done. Today? Not so [...]

Dealing with Dyslexia

Dealing with Dyslexia

0 / September 22, 2011 9:12 am

When Wendy Blaylock’s son Nick was 9 or 10, she noticed he was having some issues in school. He kept asking his teachers to repeat things and often said, “I don’t understand what you’re asking.” As several years rolled by, [...]

Former President George W. Bush Among First Guests at Lucas Oil Estate in Carmel

Former President George W. Bush Among First Guests at Lucas Oil Estate in Carmel

0 / September 20, 2011 6:08 pm

Scrubbed, polished and stylishly decorated, the newly refurbished Lucas Oil Estate in Carmel welcomed its first guests in September, including the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. The engagement, which was organized by the Young President’s Organization, [...]

Vacation and Recycling: Stand Back!

Vacation and Recycling: Stand Back!

0 / September 12, 2011 3:08 am

I recently got back from a nine-day vacation in Colorado, or as I like to call it, Mountain Tour 2011. Only I didn’t have to perform anywhere, unless you count the late night karaoke stint at a tiny bar in [...]

Sun King – Indianapolis’ King of Beer

Sun King – Indianapolis’ King of Beer

0 / September 6, 2011 4:28 am

Dave Colt can almost pinpoint the day when he figured out what he wanted to do with his life. It was around April in 1996 when he brewed a batch of beer, and he was hooked. Later on, while the [...]

WWII Vet Joins CHS History Class on Trip to Europe

WWII Vet Joins CHS History Class on Trip to Europe

0 / September 2, 2011 6:29 am

For the past seven years, Will Ellery, a history teacher at Carmel High School, has taken a group of students and staff on a European trip based on World War I and/or World War II events. “I generally design it [...]

Art Angels Set Out to Help Indiana State Fair Victims

Art Angels Set Out to Help Indiana State Fair Victims

0 / August 26, 2011 11:22 am

Rainbows, lollipops, flowers, colorful mosaics and Magic Banana Man; Art Angels will draw anything as long as it yields a contribution to the victims of the Indiana State Fair tragedy. Carly and Grace Hahn, 8-year old twins, felt bad for [...]

First Annual Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council 5K “Starts Strong”

First Annual Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council 5K “Starts Strong”

0 / August 24, 2011 8:10 am

The Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council’s (CMYC) first annual Carmel Youth Fitness Run/Walk: 5K START STRONG took place on August 13 at Northview Church’s Carmel Campus. With the theme “Start Strong,” the event’s goal was to motivate Carmel youth to start [...]

State Fair Train All About the Journey

State Fair Train All About the Journey

0 / August 4, 2011 8:04 am

There are a few experiences that almost without fail can transport an adult back to their childhood. A fireworks display or the first snowfall of winter… but perhaps nothing else quite captures the excitement and mystery of youth like a [...]

Who Has the Best School Supplies Deals?

Who Has the Best School Supplies Deals?

0 / August 1, 2011 9:11 am

Wondering where to go for the best deals when it comes to school supplies? My answer is this: it solely depends on how much time you have, how much money you want to save, and how many times you want [...]

Carmel Mom of the Year: Heather Stephenson

Carmel Mom of the Year: Heather Stephenson

4 / July 19, 2011 3:24 pm

Flip MOM upside down and you get WOW! According to Derek Stephenson, his wife, Heather, has major WOW factor! “Heather works hard with our kids, spends hours teaching disabled children in her classroom and might get 30 seconds to herself [...]

Laura Marenco, Fitness Trainer and Mom

Laura Marenco, Fitness Trainer and Mom

0 / July 15, 2011 4:14 am

After Laura Marenco had her son, she decided it was time to dedicate some of her time to her passion, fitness and health. “I wanted to make a difference and encourage others to pursue a healthier lifestyle. I wan to [...]

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church Gives Kids the Tools for School

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church Gives Kids the Tools for School

0 / June 10, 2011 4:08 am

Every fall families flock to stores to stock up on school supplies, but Tools for School is shopping year round collecting a cache of inventory so needy families can acquire back-to-school items they could not otherwise afford. “Children suffer ridicule [...]

Clay Middle Students Pitch Local Causes

Clay Middle Students Pitch Local Causes

1 / May 17, 2011 5:17 am

Earlier this year, Clay Middle School eighth graders in Miss Martin’s class learned how to write persuasive essays. In order to connect their writing more personally to their lives, students were required to select a local non-profit and write an [...]