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Meet Your Neighbor: City Councilor Ginny Cain
Calendar of Events November 29th - Evening of Elegance at the Ritz Charles, Carmel Breast Cancer Fundraiser
December 2nd - St. Simon Spaghetti Dinner by Bella Vita at St. Simon Church 3rd - YMCA Breakfast with Santa @ Lawrence IHOP 9th-10th - Aladdin and His Magic Lamp Ballet at the Hedback Theatre by Dance Magic 18th - Breakfast with Santa @ Bella Vita Ristorante with atGeist Elves
By Tom Britt Tom@atGeist.com
City-County Councilor Ginny Cain stands near the sight of Geist’s newest park scheduled to open in May, 2006.
I’ve wanted to interview Indianapolis City Councilor Ginny Cain for quite some time, and with the passing of the city ordinance banning the discharge of firearms on Geist Reservoir, the timing was perfect. But when I sat down to talk to Ginny about her latest triumph for Geist homeowners, she was very quick to point out that it was a team effort.
were fed up with the hunting.” Ginny’s ability to help push this ordinance through the City Council was not just a stroke of luck or politics. Her background and experience working in local government may have made the difference.
“I actually just picked up where my predecessor Bill Dowden left off,” said Ginny. “After I was elected to the City Council, I met with a group of Geist homeowners that have been trying for years to ban hunting on the lake. The group consisted of Cindy Fleming, Julie Crowe, Jonathan West, Kathy Harrison, and Leslie Hiner; all Geist residents that
While growing up on Indianapolis’ north side and
attending North Central High School, Ginny Cain fondly remembers waterskiing on Geist Reservoir. “I remember stopping by the old bait and tackle on Fall Creek Road and getting a Mountain Dew on the way down to the boat for the day,” Ginny reminisced. “I went
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Halloween Party Treats Several Geist Children, Pets By Tom Britt Tom@atGeist.com The weather couldn’t have been better on the Saturday before Halloween at the Log Cabin Animal Hospital, the gracious host of our atGeist Halloween Party.
Dr. Sandor Gal (August’s “Meet Your Neighbor”) manned the grill all day, serving up hamburgers, hot dogs, and bratwursts. One of his clients donated a few bottles of wine to serve to adults; a nice compliment to any hot dog in my Continued on page 3
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What’s Inside: Coyote Problems . . . . . . . .6 Everything Indiana . . . . . .8 Hoosiers Help Katrina . . .10 Discovery Flight . . . . . . . . .14 “Doc Hollywood” . . . . . . . .16 Lawrence Needy . . . . . . . . .18 and much more!
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
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10/04-10/05 Sold List $ Windermere Pte 10 $491,820 Masthead HC 16 $395,656 Windjammer 4 $344,900
Days Ave. Selling $ on Mkt.
$501,943 79 $387,512 66 $339,475 36
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