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Saturday benefit to aid paralyzed hockey player
An outpouring of support that has stretched from Detroit to Chicago to Indiana surrounds a Fishers High School junior paralyzed during a hockey game in January. Derek Zike was playing a hockey tournament in Michigan for the Chicago Fury team Jan. 16...
Trio hope to turn fictional death into film comedy
Pals who graduated together are casting parts for a film to be shot at their alma mater, Zionsville High Who is Erik Lowhouse, and why did he die? A short film written by three Zionsville High School graduates aims to answer that question as well as...
Carmel third-grader does it all in 2nd film about knights, warriors
Now he’s set to produce, write, direct, act in, edit the last part Children increasingly are growing up with technology that lets them make their own movies, and some even younger than 9-year-old Luke Broyles have tried it. But the Carmel...
McVey to announce run in 5th District
Noblesville Former Republican congressional candidate Brose McVey plans to announce this morning his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind. Congressman Burton has served his district well for over a quarter-century, Dave Arland, McVey’s...
HSE scoring leader will play in college
Hamilton Southeastern High School point guard Courtney Osborn finished her career as the school’s all-time leader in points and assists . . . and those numbers don’t capture what will be the most difficult aspect of her game for the...
The 60-Plus Club to host get-acquainted brunch
The March get-acquainted brunch of The 60-Plus Club will be at 11 a.m. today at the Mansion at Oak Hill in Carmel. The brunch is free, but reservations are required. The nonprofit group was created to give Hamilton County residents 60 and older the...
Artists' group exhibit continues through April 24
The Hamilton County Artists’ Association’s Welcome Spring exhibit and art sale continues through April 24. The gallery is at 195 S. Fifth St., Noblesville. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. In February, the...
Visitors bureau adds special sports division
The Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau has created a sports division. William Knox supervises the county’s Sports Authority, which is designed to enhance the development of the area as a sports destination. The fast-growing sports...
Program to celebrate women's history
The Hamilton County Historical Society will celebrate Women’s History Month on Sunday with a program. “Women’s Work Is Never Done” will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Museum of History, 810 Conner St., Noblesville. Speaker Katie...
Mothers and More to have open house tonight
Hamilton County Chapter of Mothers and More will have its annual open house and silent auction from 7 to 9 p.m. today. The event, to learn about the group, will be at Riverwalk Commons, 7235 Riverwalk Way, Noblesville. A silent auction will be part...
Walnut Grove school to host writing seminar
A four-day writing seminar for students, parents and teachers will begin this month at Walnut Grove Christian Preparatory School near Sheridan. Andrew Pudewa of the California-based Institute for Excellence in Writing will instruct all levels of...
Westfield student to attend leadership forum
Lauren Bratton, a student in Westfield Intermediate School, has been accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum. Bratton will join other students April 6-12 in Washington, D.C., to study American leadership and explore U.S. monuments...
Westfield planners back $21 million apartment complex
Carmel developer plans some of the 238 apartments, at South, Union streets, to be ready by summer 2010 A plan to build apartments south of downtown is breezing through Westfield government. The Plan Commission on Monday unanimously recommended that...
Singer-songwriter performs free concert at St. Mark's
Nashville, Tenn., singer-songwriter Jill Phillips will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday in a free concert at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 126th Street and Gray Road, Carmel. The folk-rock guitarist’s rich, insightful lyrics deal with...
Luther Symphony Orchestra to perform free Saturday
Luther College Symphony Orchestra, the school’s largest and oldest orchestral ensemble, will perform a free public concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at Zionsville United Methodist Church. On the program are “Overture to Nabucco” by...
Suddarth sees progress in Iraq
The Star has published periodic updates about Lt. Eric Suddarth, a 2002 Westfield High School graduate. Suddarth had received his West Point appointment before the 9/11 attacks and made the decision to accept it afterward. Lt. Eric Suddarth finds...
Group opens baseball registration for boys, girls
First Baptist Athletics, 8600 N. College Ave., Indianapolis, is holding open baseball registration for its spring/summer session, which includes girls and boys ages 4-16. The program offers T-ball, softball, baseball and teen leagues. Practices will...
Schools to lose 7 teaching positions
NOBLESVILLE — The elimination of a Central Office position and seven teaching positions at Noblesville Middle School will save about $400,000. These moves announced at Tuesday’s Noblesville School Board meeting are part of the...
Homes' design gives City Council pause
Beazer Homes seeks approval to build 31 houses at 156th Street and Summer Road NOBLESVILLE — At a time when the housing market has come to a standstill, Beazer Homes wants build a subdivision in Noblesville . . . but there’s a hitch. The...
Councilman tears up his ordinance
Citing safety concerns, residents protested plan to remove stop signs The Carmel City Council was scheduled to consider the removal of four stop signs along Carmel Drive and the entryways of two neighborhoods, but a handful of opposing residents and...
Tickets will go on sale for 'Singin' in the Rain'
Tickets will be sold April 1-2 and after spring vacation for Carmel High School’s spring musical, “Singin’ in the Rain.” Tickets, from $8 to $15, will be sold at the bookstore from 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. school days. The...
CHS radio station is state's best again
Carmel High School radio station WHJE-FM (91.3) has been named Indiana High School Radio Station of the Year by the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters for the second consecutive year. The award is determined by the association’s annual...
CHS paper's Web site finalist for national award
The Carmel High School HiLite newspaper Web site — www.hilite.org — has been named a finalist in the annual Pacemaker competition sponsored by the National Scholastic Press Association. The HiLite Online is one of only 15 scholastic news...
Marketing ed students to go to international meet
Twenty-eight Carmel High School marketing education students recently qualified for the international DECA competition. It will be in Anaheim, Calif., in late April. Students who finished first through third at state qualified, said marketing...
Carmel Middle students in academic contest
Carmel Middle School’s Knowledge Master team is competing in the Hamilton County academic competition at 6 p.m. today at Sheridan Middle School. Members are seventh-graders Kavya Akella, Alyssa Dash, Sheyenne Fishero, Erin Miller, Elizabeth...
Parents in Fishers special-ed case file suit
Parents say their son was denied ‘free appropriate public education’ Changing how a school system handles a child with a disability can be difficult. To take complaints to federal court is an uphill battle, says a lawyer who’s been...
Coach has helped Tigers make progress quickly
Michael Gaines avoided setting expectations when he took over the brand-new Fishers High School girls basketball program three seasons ago he because he didn’t want to limit what the team could accomplish. Nevertheless, he didn’t expect...
Cyntheanne Park will get temporary sewage system
Fishers has solved its Cyntheanne Park sewage problem — for now. The Town Council has voted to pay no more than $200,000 to install temporary pipes and an electric pump so it can proceed with construction of a concession stand and restroom...
Fishers students earn academic honors
The following Fishers students earned academic honors at their colleges. Anne R. Anthony, Ball State University, Muncie. Allen P. Goebl and Rebecca L. Wenning, Bradley University, Peoria, Ill. Katlyn Suzanne Bucher, Ashley Catherine Huckaby, Joseph...
Noblesville football players make college selections
Evan Steger didn’t play football until his junior year at Noblesville High School. But that hasn’t stopped him from drawing the attention of major college programs. The senior — who received preferred walk-on offers from Michigan,...
