Archive for the ‘Local People’ Category
Local Illustrator Offers Downloadable Gift Tags
You’ve all seen Lori McDonough’s illustrations on the front cover of the Carmel Community Newsletter. She now has a free gift for you just in time for the holidays. Visit her Fresh Picked Whimsy blog and download gift tags that you can print on card stock and use for the holidays! Dress up your gifts [...]
Preparing Your Car For Winter
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 to greatly reduce your risk. If you have kept up with your vehicle’s maintenance, and [...]
Carmel Gets Into the Christmas Spirit
Surely, Scrooge is nowhere to be found in the vicinity of Carmel and Geist this year. After receiving a number of responses to my request about how people give back at Christmas on atCarmel.net, I was overwhelmed by the goodwill that so many of you can’t wait to extend to others this Christmas. From adopting [...]
Managing Whiners and Complainers: How to Handle Disgruntled Employees
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 (too primitive, too complicated), etc. Such an employee typically causes disruption and dissension in the [...]
Beware of the Muggles
Most people have never heard of it. My family discovered it about three years ago and I cannot say enough wonderful things about it. It’s letterboxing and if you’ve been looking for a way to spend some quality time with your family, you’ve just found it. So what exactly is letterboxing? It’s like a treasure [...]
MovieMark Holiday Movie Preview
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 Moon will be all the rage on November 20. The Twilight franchise has the biggest [...]
Modern Day Treasure Hunts: Geocaching
From the minute my husband described Geocaching to my two boys and me, we were hooked. In essence, Geocaching is a high-tech way to go on a treasure hunt – anywhere, anytime. After punching in our home address on the official Geocaching website (www.geocaching.com), my husband quickly found several caches within a one mile radius [...]
Young Marines Take Marching Orders for Fun
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 scouting and boot camp, the Central Indiana Young Marines (CIYM) is a part of the [...]
Keeping Holiday Photos Jolly
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 accomplish before Santa is hauling his happy butt down the chimney. At the top of [...]
Booming Carmel Businesses
On a chilly fall morning, Amanda Newman begins her day by sweeping the leaves from the front porch and sidewalk of her store, Amanda’s City-Chic Consignment in Carmel, a consignment store specializing in reselling furniture, home décor, and art work. “I wouldn’t say that people are spending more than in years past,“ states Newman, “but [...]
A Journey of Creative Renewal
We all feel the need to recharge our batteries from time to time; physically, mentally or professionally. Some turn off their cell phones, take a vacation or go for a run. Carmel High School Art Instructor, Jonathan Kane found a way to take it a step farther; much farther. This past summer, as a recipient [...]
Wall-to-Wall Carmel Artist
Twyla Tharp once said, “Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” A local Carmel artist is bringing this quote to life by allowing her clients an escape through the art she creates inside their homes. Jacquelyn Van Dourn, owner of Van Dourn Designs, is a self-taught artist who honed her skills [...]
Give Thanks For Duct Tape and Modern Medicine
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 thanks for family and friends, blah blah blah, I want to give homage to the [...]
Textual Harassment on the Rise
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 sexual relationships with him and lied to his players and to school officials to avoid [...]
The Infamous Check Engine Light
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 that monitors engine and transmission performance (Powertrain Control Module or PCM) has detected an input [...]
The Art of Teaching Art
Rest assured the artistic talent pool is secure in Carmel’s future …Carmel resident, Jeanne Dalzell is seeing to that. After school, on any given day of the week, aspiring young artists of Carmel can be found in Dalzell’s finished basement-turned art studio, sitting around the table eating cookies and learning the basics of perspective, composition [...]
Carmel Author Publishes First Book
Carmel native and now published author, Robert Cosmer, is busy these days signing copies of his newly released first book— Mussolini’s Money. It all started with a night out at the movies a few years ago. “I walked out of the movie and said, ‘You know, I could write something better than what we just [...]
Pumpkin Carving: A Personality Indicator?
Men are supposedly from Mars, and women are from Venus. Right-brain people are creative, left-brainers are accountants. There are so many generalizations about the makeup of humans. So I’m going to add one more litmus test for defining major personality differences, and it is (wait for it): Pumpkin carving. Okay, before you dismiss my theory, [...]
Greek Culinary Delights
Let it be known that Greek food is more than just food that fills your stomach. It’s a passionate experience that satisfies your taste buds and your sense of heritage and community. From your first taste of the creaminess of the béchamel sauce topping the pastitsio (Greek Lasagna) and the mousaka, to the sweetness and [...]
An Afternoon at Cool Creek Park
One of the things I love most about living in Carmel is that on any given day there are tons of activities for families to participate in, and the majority of these are free. I was certainly thankful of this fact this morning when my toddler refused to nap and my preschooler was climbing the [...]
