While you sample the tasty treats of Fishers, you can also enjoy the following entertainment: 

Main Stage

 Noon – 3:00 p.m.   “Dave & Rae Band”

 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.  “Blonde Sonja”

 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.   “Toy Factory”

 Family Fun Zone

12:30 p.m. – 1:30p.m.  Magician 

Noon – 4:00 p.m.  Kids Against Hunger Pack-a-Thon

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.   Radio Disney

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.   Silly Safari

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.   Juggler

In regards to food and entertainment, there’s something (lots of things, really!) for everyone.  In addition to the above, there’s a beer and wine garden for the adults, as well as bounce houses and carnival booths for the kids.  Did I mention that kids 12 and under enter the festivities for free???  The rest of us will pay $7 at the door or $5 in advance to enter (all Fishers Marsh Supermarkets, the Fishers Farmers Market, and the Fishers Chamber Office in the Fishers Train Station sell tickets), plus food tickets can be purchased at the event for $1 apiece.  Individual vendors determine the number of tickets for each item they they will be featuring that day, and they range from one to five tickets.  It’s a fantastic opportunity to sample a variety of foods without breaking the bank or stuffing yourself so full you have to be rolled home.  It’s my favorite Fishers event of the year.

We hope to see you there!

If you don’t live in Fishers yet, but see all the high marks it receives and want to, give Fishers Indiana Realtor, Allen Williams, a call.   There’s no one better to help you find your dream home!

On that note, when you are looking at Hamilton County Realtors and comparing what they have to offer, I hope you will consider Allen in your top selections.  Today more than ever, you really need someone with experience and proven results.  Allen has that, top notch marketing, plus an A+ personality to boot!  He may show up for a sales presentation (okay, I use that term loosely) wearing jeans and sneakers, and he just might make you laugh like a school girl, but his results can’t be beat.  Give him a call and see what he’s all about. 

I don’t know exactly what they found in their searches, but here are some of the accomplishments and recognitions I found for Fishers in 2010….

•  Best Affordable Suburbs in America by businessweek.com ~  I think with our current economic situation this has got to be one of the best awards any suburb could receive!  Not only did we make the cut, Fishers was the #1 community where families can live for less and enjoy good schools, low crime, and reasonable commutes.  Lucky us!
• Top 100 Places to Live in 2010 by Relocate America ~ With today being the 4th day in a row that school has been cancelled due to 3 inch thick ice, today may not be the best day to say that if you have to relocate, Fishers is the place to go.  At the moment, I would vote for somewhere in sunny Florida.  However, for the majority of the year, I couldn’t agree with this more.  
• Top 100 Best Places to Live in America (#8 Ranking) by Money Magazine ~ This is a really big one!  Lots of factors went into determining who made the list including housing affordability, school quality, arts and leisure, health care, diversity, ease-of-living, jobs, etc.  They even visited towns to interview residents and assess things like traffic, parks and gathering places, and community spirit.  What an honor!
• The Indiana Public Employers’ Plan, Inc. (IPEP) Award for Workplace Safety ~ Achieved by having less than a 50% loss ratio plus an acceptable claim incident rate as compared to municipalities statewide, Fishers has received this award consistently since 2003.
• International City/County Management Association Voice of the People Award of Excellence ~ This award was given to Fishers because of the high service ratings our citizens gave to the Town Council.
• International City/County Management Association Certification of Distinction ~ Similar to the award above, the Town of Fishers received this one for exceeding the standards established by the ICMA for local government management.

Let’s make 2011 another fantastic year!

Two of these friends, John Eades and Mike Ferreri , started a company that Allen is uber excited about and proud of.  You may have already heard about them… Vere Sandal Company.  Sound familiar?  They are producing high quality, comfy sandals, and using environmentally friendly methods and materials to boot.  The best part, or at least the best part for Allen in all of his Geneva pride, is that they are made right here in the U.S. ~ in Geneva, New York!  Their motto is made here. made better.  And they are!

“I just love this company’s story. Here we have two ultra successful businessmen, both who left Geneva and went on to major cities for business opportunities, but years later were pulled back to our home town to build something special. If you’re like me, you’re sick of seeing the goods we purchase coming from outside of the United States. Here we have an opportunity to support a great company, one that produces with less waste and in small town America.”
~Allen Williams

If you’d like to see what all the hype on these awesome sandals is about, check out their website at http://www.madeheremadebetter.com  and this VIDEO.  And if you love them and want to really impress your favorite Realtor, you can even buy a pair.  Total speculation here, but I think he could be so touched that maybe he would even reduce his commission on the sale of your next  home.  I mean, I’m just his assistant so I don’t really know, but it seems like that would be right up there with his daughter’s puppy dog eyes.  Hey, it’s worth a shot!  Now we just need some sandal-wearing weather. Bring on the sunshine!

{—–These are the men behind the madness…. owners and good friends of Allen… Mike Ferreri (left) and John Eades(right).

And as always…. a free event that’s available most every day of the year, is a visit to your favorite Fishers realtor.  Stop by to visit Allen anytime.

This past Saturday he was at  Fishers Town Hall for some cookies, and he’ll be back on Dec. 8th and 9th for FREE pictures with the kids.  When I’ve taken my girls to this event in the past, it’s been a packed house, but they played a movie in the room you spend a lot of your “waiting in line” time (chairs included!), so it’s a good set-up.  And you can’t beat FREE pictures while allowing your little ones to share their list with Santa. 

If your kids aren’t into sitting on Santa’s lap, or just want to double their chances of getting their favorite gifts, they can also write a letter (must include a self-addressed stamped envelope) and deliver it to Santa’s special mailbox which sends the letters directly to his workshop.  As long as the letters are received by 4:30 on December 13, your kids will receive a letter back from the big man himself.  Details below:

• Please drop letters at the Fishers Parks & Recreation at 11565 Brooks School Rd
  or at Fishers Town Hall at 1 Municipal Dr
• Santa’s mailbox is open November 22 – December 13
• Drop off hours are Monday-Friday  8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I’m telling you why…. Santa Claus is coming to town!

While you are driving by, you just might see our busy little elf (aka: Allen Williams) working away in his office… it’s right down the street!  Probably more Fishers Real Estate work than toy making, but busy nonetheless!  Feel free to honk a hello as you drive by.

Carmel 5-8

Fishers 5:30-8:30

Fortville 6-8

Indianapolis 6-8

Lawrence 5:30-8:30

McCordsville 5:30-8:30

Noblesville  5:30-7:30

Westfield 6-8

September 23-25, 2010

Thursday 9am – 7pm
Friday 9am – 7pm
Saturday 9am – 2pm
~1/2 Price Day ~

Your next opportunity to attend the big event will be in the spring, and maybe at that one you will be so in love with the concept, you’ll want to be a consignor yourself.  Consignors and volunteers make money and have excellent perks!  Happy shopping!

In addition to all of the yummy food, there’s plenty of entertainment to keep little one’s, adults, and everyone in between happy. You can enjoy live music entertainment by Ribs n Bone, Toy Factory, and Band Wagon, as well as a Fishers Food Fight Chef Competition, a Silly Safari show, Radio Disney, a magician, a juggler, bounce houses, carnival game booths, and more!!!  The FREE Family Fun Zone will be open from noon until 10:00 p.m. For the over 21 crowd, there will also be a beer and wine garden sponsored by Cheeseburger in Paradise.

You can buy admission tickets in advance for $5 at any Marsh in Fishers, the Fishers Farmers Market,  or at the Fishers Chamber Office in the Train Station… or for $7 at the door.  Children 12 and under are free!!!  Once in, food tickets are $1 apiece to pay the vendors for their delic-i-oso samples (# of tickets for foods vary).  So we hope to see you at  USA Parkway Circle Saturday ~ rain or shine.  Your tastebuds will thank you!

Wow, this home will be the most immaculate you’ll walk through! Brand new carpet throughout, fresh paint, new roof, incredible yard, and mature landscaping! Feel right at home in this 4 bedroom two story featuring separate living room and family room, dining room, large kitchen with laminate wood floors, pantry, all kitchen appliances, island, and plenty of cabinet/ counter space. The family room boasts gas fireplace, built in bookshelves, and great view of paver patio and huge backyard, cul-de-sac lot! Best in show!

The women train together on Geist three times a week.  Last year they won first place for the Breast Cancer Division at the Dragon Boat Bash in Fort Dodge, Iowa.  Thanks to generous donations they received at their first annual fundraiser last November, they are currently preparing for a trip to Peterborough, Canada in June to compete in the world dragon boat championship.  Good luck, Indy Survireoars!  We will be cheering you on!

This is just one of several national awards Fishers has received in 2010.  Here is a more complete list:

You can check out Fishers’ entry here.   Awesome job, Fishers!!!

Yesterday I learned that April 21 is Administrative Assistants’ Day.  Being a first time assistant, I didn’t know such a day even existed.  Yay~ what a great idea!!!  I was sure Allen would love to do something special for Brenda (Allen’s other terrific assistant) and me, and being the ever-so thoughtful assistant I am, I didn’t want him to feel badly if he missed it, so I kindly left him reminder sticky notes all over the office about the upcoming “holiday.”   I even left one in the restroom in case he had an extra moment to think about what special plan he could come up with to make us feel the ultimate appreciation.  Not long after he came into the office and discovered the notes all over, he scurried back out in his normal on-the-go fashion as if he was on a mission…. “to find the perfect gifts,” Brenda and I assumed. 

So fast forward to this afternoon when I arrived at work anxious to open my much anticipated gift ~ the one that a half hour earlier he had called to tell me was waiting for me at my desk.  Would it be a gift certificate for a pedicure? A massage? Maybe a restaurant gift certificate for my husband and me?  My imagination had taken me far beyond the standard box of chocolates one might hope for. The possibilities were endless!!  But as I walked up to open my nicely packaged gift, I found all of my sticky notes were decorating the bag.  Seemed a bit odd… but whatever.  I was just anxious to get inside to see what my ultra generous, awesome boss had to surprise me with.  And there it was, underneath all of the cutesy orange and purple tissue paper, a carton of moldy strawberries.  Okay, for a millisecond I was disappointed (although instantly thought “I should have gone with my instincts and suspected!”) but then started laughing and couldn’t stop.  Typical Allen!!!  I realized he gave me the same gift he gives me, and all of those who work with him, every day… his never-a-dull-moment, constant, quirky, pee-your-pants funny at times sense of humor that makes him so much fun to work with. I just received it in a nice, pretty, orange gift bag today.   So happy Administrative Assisants’ Day to Brenda and all assistants out there!   I can’t wait to get our “next” gift tomorrow.

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