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Meet Your Neighbor: GUO President Pete Peterson By Tom Britt Tom@atGeist.com If you’ve seen Geist United Opposition President Pete Peterson on the local news, speaking on behalf of the Geist residents caught in the Fishers annexation, you probably picked up on his East Coast accent. He’s not originally from Geist, not even Indiana, but Geist residents sure are glad he’s called this his home. Pete’s path to Geist started in
1979 when he left his hometown of Cheshire, Connecticut, to attend Ball State University. “I wanted to be a landscape architect and be the next Robert Trent Jones, designing golf courses,” Pete said. “A couple semesters later, I transferred into the School of Business. I didn’t like all the art.” After graduating from Ball State, Pete moved - and moved a lot. Working for an automotive OEM firm, he Continued on page 3
Everywhere I turn these days I’m reminded that summer break is officially over. There’s the school supply list stuck to my refrigerator door. Then there’s the pile of ads on my kitchen counter, packed with deals from retailers vying for my back-to-school dollars. After carefully drawing up my plan of attack, I hop into my van and set out to conquer back-to-school shopping. As I pull out of my neighborhood, I can’t help but remember one item at the top of every school supply list: No. 2 pencils. The reminder comes in the form of a six-foot, neon yellow
pencil standing proud – and looking sharp, I might add – among the other trees on the only non-subdivided acreage along Oaklandon Road north of Fox Road. You could say this Geist landmark really makes a point.
August 26th St. Simon Church Parish Picnic at 6:30 pm www.SaintSimon.org
Pete and Robin Peterson with their son Cole and daughter Carly.
them suddenly sprout up hundreds of new neighbors. A paved pedestrian path on the west side of Oaklandon now allows those neighbors a close Continued on page 4
August 26-27th 2006 Indianapolis Air Show IndianapolisAirShow.com August 31st Pre-Oranje Party at Lucky Lou, Benefits Creating Hope Article on Page 5 September 4th Labor Day September 14th Geist Sertoma Golf Outing at Winding Ridge Article on Page 23 Post your events on the atGeist.com Calendar for free!
I knocked on the door at 8404 Oaklandon Road expecting to find a school teacher. Who else would want a giant pencil in their yard? I was surprised to find out that neither Bob nor Elizabeth Young have any teaching background. The couple, who have lived on the property for 27 years, have watched the corn and bean fields that used to surround
Calendar August 25th First HSE High Home Football Game vs. Fishers High, 7:00 pm See area schedules on Page 28
Giant Pencil Reminds Us its Back-to-School By Laura Gates Laura@atGeist.com
Vol. 3, Issue 5
The Community Zone This section is provided to give you an idea of average sales closed in the last 12 months in various Geist neighborhoods. The information below is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
If you would like to know more about the value of your home, call Rob Bussell at 845-0270 x. 24 robbussell.com For the latest mortgage rates, call Bill Morris at 595-9600 x. 103 Subdivision Units 7/1/05 - 7/1/06 Sold Ave. List
Ave. Selling
Spyglass Hill 39 $240,241 $233,768 Bay Ridge 29 $144,403 $141,000 Harbour Pines 8 $173,306 $168,737
Mortgage Rates have
Bob and Elizabeth Young with their giant pencil off of Oaklandon Road.
DECREASED! Call us for a lower rate Call Bill Morris at 595-9600 x. 103 or billmorris@milestone-mortgage.com