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Perhaps as we get older, our memories of the community where we grew up become fonder. We forget the long hours of labor our parents put in to provide clothing, food and a place to live as well as the “bad parts” of town – we just recall the good things. Very seldom do I go along with the writer when they work on a story. This month’s cover story was an exception. The pull of childhood memories was too strong. My father owned a Phillips 66 station back in the day when service stations still provided service. Dad drove Buicks, but his employees had Chevelles, Mustangs and other “cool” cars. When I learned that we were doing a story on a guy who had his father’s Shelby Cobra, his own Mustang GT, and kept them in a garage that looked like an old service station, I had to see it. It was worth the trip. Garry’s Garage is the kind of place every car guy would love. Jim Eichelman wrote the story and took the photos, and the story begins on page 20. You’ll find Garry’s Garage in White River Township, just down Memory Lane from Wally’s Filling Station in Mayberry, NC.

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20 GARRY’S GARAGE For White River Township resident Garry Gilbert, owning a garage was a lifelong dream. “It’s something I’ve always wanted,” says Garry. The dream began in Taylor County, Kentucky, where he frequented the local Ashland service station with his father and grandfather, the local county sheriff.

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COVER STORY 13 Hopewell Presbyterian Church’s Corn Roast

18 Stones Crossing Road

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FIREWORKS AND FIREFLIES IN OUR INDIANA BACKYARDS Writer / Nancy Craig

A highlight of growing up on an Indiana farm in the summer was running across the fields catching lightning bugs. The fireflies swarmed over the long grasses of the pony lots around our farmhouse. They made the summer evening magical as we caught them and put them in a mason jar with holes punched into the lid. So many Hoosiers have fond memories of fireflies that Indiana may soon declare it our state insect. Right now, there are bills in the Indiana Senate (SB 95) and House (HB 1243) to make the Say’s firefly, Pyractomena angulate, Indiana’s state insect. There are more than 40 species of fireflies in Indiana, and most of us are more familiar with the firefly, Photinus pyralis, or the big-dipper lightning bug. Their light pattern flashes like the shape of the big dipper star constellation. Our backyard is the perfect place to watch lightning bugs. The fireflies like the trees, shrubs and longer grass along the tree line. My friend, Vicky Koch, who is a missionary in Rwanda, Africa, just loved seeing the lightning bugs when she and her husband, Mike, visited us a few summers ago. The Kochs are from the state of Washington where they did not have lightning bugs, and even though they have seen many unusual bugs and animals in Africa, she still asks about our Indiana fireflies. My great nephews, Max and Eli, have enjoyed learning about the science behind (no pun intended) how the light in firefly happens. Google Tom Turpin, Professor at Purdue University Entomology Department, for his explanation of this chemical reaction called bioluminescence. The Firefly site, firefly.org, has all kinds of information on the lightning bugs. In fact, even though we call them lightning bugs and fireflies, they are not bugs or flies but beetles. The Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley wrote about the firefly in the poem he called “The Beetle,” now called “Dusk Song”:

The firefly, also known as the lightning bug, is actually neither a fly nor a bug, but a beetle, say Purdue entomologists. This particular firefly is called Say's firefly (Pyractomena angulata), one of about 175 species of fireflies in the United States. (Scientific illustration by Arwin Provonsha, Purdue Department of Entomology.)

“The toadstool bulges through the weeds, And lavishly to left and right The fireflies, like golden seeds, Are sown about the night.” Over the summer, my great nephews and nieces will help me relive the magic of my childhood lightning bug days, and then late in the fall, we will look for the glowing firefly larvae and remember the song, “Glow Little Glow-worm, Glow.” This July as we celebrate with fireworks, take the time to enjoy the quieter living light show of the fireflies. The Gardening Nana Note: To learn more about making the firefly our state insect and support Kayla and the students of the Cumberland Elementary School, visit facebook.com/firefly2016. Nancy loves flower gardening almost as much as she does her great nephews and nieces. Her interest in gardening intensified while living in Holland and was perfected with Master Gardener courses.

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Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans is an initiative created by the Department of Defense to honor those who fought for our country during the Vietnam War. 2015-2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the homecoming of our troops from this unpopular war. Their return was far from celebrated, and these recent efforts are better late than never. Marking this historic anniversary is the creation of a Commemorative Gift to be given to all seven million Vietnam veterans with 150,000 of these brave

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coordinator for the Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans efforts. “It’s such an honor and a major undertaking,” says Jill, whose son serves in the Navy. “I’m thrilled to be helping with such a rewarding and important project.” Jill has been a longtime supporter of veterans and is the founder of VeteranEvents.org. She’s a member of the World War II Roundtable, and if there is an event for veterans in central Indiana, it’s almost guaranteed she played a role in it. “It’s all about the Veterans, not me,” says Jill, who always spells Veterans with an

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uppercase “V” out of respect. “They come first to me!” Actor Gary Sinise, Lee Greenwood, Jon Voight, Elizabeth Dole, Paul Page and many other nationally-known celebrities support this effort. Jill’s job is to bring that focus locally to fundraise in order to provide the Commemorative Gift to all 150,000 Indiana Vietnam veterans.

“It’s about time,” says Ponytail Paul Cauley, a Vietnam veteran and President of the World War II Roundtable of the long-awaited honor for those who served in Vietnam. Cauley served with the 101st Airborne, Infantry 3rd of the 506th Currahee. Cauley just returned from a 13th reunion with his unit. He was able to locate some of the men he served with and discovered they had been attending

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reunions since 1995. “I used to not wear anything indicative of my service to my country, but I wear something daily that displays with honor that I served my country, and every day, I have people come up to me to thank me for my service." Cauley returned home from Vietnam in November of 1971 to a rude awakening. That year was marked by public displays of hostility towards the veterans who fought. This included horrific accounts of actions by U.S. soldiers in Vietnam by Senator John Kerry on Capitol Hill and anti-war protests across the country, culminating in the killings of protestors on Kent State campus. Cauley noticed sentiment was changing a couple decades ago during Desert Storm, and the U.S. was starting to support our military. That’s when he began to proudly wear evidence of his service. Indiana is an early adopter state for the Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans effort; however, many states have raised their funds and are distributing the Gift. In Mississippi, their Governor is spearheading the effort. Clearly an important effort by all states, the support for this project is unsurpassed. “We hope to experience a similar success in Indiana,” says Jill, who is hopeful that our State Legislature will create a bill allocating a portion of the necessary funding. Upcoming Vietnam veterans events include the Kokomo Healing Fields reunion in September, which is the largest of its kind. Visit WHVV.org, VeteranEvents.org, WWIIRoundtable.com or VVA295.com for more information!

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Like most kids, Ron Kelsay grew up playing in the dirt, more specifically his family’s 400-acre tomato farm in Clark Pleasant Township. When I-65 construction cut through their land in the mid-1960s, Ron’s interest in farming lessened. “I was the Kelsay who jumped ship,” said Ron.

of Franklin but their church, Hopewell Presbyterian Church, where he met Clarellen Simon who would become his wife in 1978. They met while singing in the church’s choir during their mid-20s and have become active members of one of Johnson County’s oldest congregations.

During that time, he enjoyed visiting not only his aunt and uncle on the west side

Hopewell Presbyterian Church began as a mission church in the 1820s. The church

and its 43 members organized, settling in Hopewell May 23, 1831. Built over 100 years ago, its current building is registered as a historical landmark and is the anchor for the church’s core values: service, fellowship and worship. It also hosts the Annual Corn Roast, a church tradition since 1959 when the congregation needed to double its space to include more classrooms and a larger kitchen and fellowship hall.

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Pat Stevens (left) and Ron Kelsay (right)

the Leser Farm, located two miles southeast of the church, to pick corn. Afterward, they return to the church and sit under the shade trees to shuck it,” said Ron. He estimated 6,000 ears of corn are usually harvested for use during the meals. Other ears of picked corn are sold to guests during the two nights of the Corn Roast. With approximately 1,000 people attending both Friday and Saturday nights, other church members help with crowd control, serving and cleaning up.

SYSTEMS AND SUCCESSES THOUSANDS OF EARS AND EATERS

In the 57 years since its beginning, Hopewell’s Annual Corn Roast is held the latter part of July, depending upon when the corn is ready. Church member Bill Leser donates one and a half acres of his nearby farm for the 12,000 ears of Ambrosia bicolor sweet corn that will be picked and shucked by church members. Ron Kelsay, who has chaired this event three times previously, and Pat Stevens, the church’s treasurer since 2005 and last year’s chairperson, are cochairing this year’s event. Each year’s Corn Roast has its own challenges. When Ron and Pat last cochaired the event in 2005, they had can opener issues. With a menu that includes ham sandwiches, baked beans or green

beans, coleslaw, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers and homemade pies and cakes, that was a big deal. The next year, they bought an industrial can opener. Pat emphasized how most of the approximately 150 church members volunteer in some manner during the Corn Roast. “We have a lot of cooperation from the congregation. The Corn Roast is a part of our church’s outreach program,” said Pat. Regarding the homemade desserts, “Everyone who is not pie-challenged gets involved,” said Ron.

Because of the Corn Roast’s long-running tradition, those serving have developed systems that work. Because the church’s fellowship hall and kitchen are in the basement, people enter through the south door and then either walk the stairs or take the elevator to the lower level. Downstairs seating features 33 tables of eight, accommodating 250+ people at one time. After the doors open Friday and Saturday night at 4:30 p.m., Pat becomes the “corn traffic controller.” She allows folks to enter as others finish and leave.

Ron notes they have gotten smarter and more efficient through the years. Those in the kitchen keep busy boiling the corn in aluminum cookers that can hold three Typically, corn in Indiana is a foot-high dozen ears and were specially designed for by the fourth of July, so by mid-July, the this event. Previously they used big pots church can usually predict which weekend with wooden lids, and occasionally the lids the picking can occur. “Both Friday and Saturday mornings at 7 a.m., people come to would catch on fire. Corn is distributed in

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hot/cold coolers, and no one leaves hungry. Memorial Day Weekend begins the countdown for Hopewell’s Annual Corn Roast as its choir sings, “We’re having a corn roast, our traditional corn roast. The corn’s been planted, leaving nothing for granted. We’re having a corn roast!” From that moment on, the church is focused on its only fundraising venture. This year’s co-chairs also ramp up their efforts. Ironically, both Ron and Pat have roots in the food industry. Pat’s parents ran a hotel and restaurant business in her hometown of Schwenksville, Pennsylvania. Ron’s parents sold their tomatoes to StokelyVan Camp. In his semi-retirement, Ron still plays in the dirt, this time growing crops such as rhubarb, strawberries, popcorn, sweet potatoes, onions, green beans, asparagus and yes, even a few Rutgers heirloom tomatoes, all of which he uses in his catering business, Ron Kelsay Catering (Ronald.Kelsay@gmail.com). Regarding Hopewell Presbyterian’s Annual Corn Roast, both Ron and Pat see it as a way to involve both the church and the entire county. As Ron summarized, “It’s a tradition that keeps on giving!” Joyce and her husband Al have called Center Grove home since 1987. Empty nesters with both children, Chris and Valerie, living out of state, they enjoy Bible study, traveling, golf and Johnson County Garden Club. Joyce currently serves on the board for Center for Global Impact.

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Countdown to Corn Roast MAY 20 1 ½ acres of corn are planted and designated for the Corn Roast MAY 29 Hopewell Presbyterian Church announces the Corn Roast JUNE 1 Corn at Bill Leser’s Farm – approximately 8 inches high JULY 4 Corn is assessed JULY 11 Weekend is chosen based upon corn growth JULY 22-23 OR 29-30 Possible dates for Corn Roast. Contact the church to verify.

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STONES CROSSING ROAD GETS ITS DUE Writer / Dann Veldkamp

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“What’s in a name?” asked Shakespeare. Not surprisingly, the origins of many road names in the county are related to their history. Let’s see, Smith Valley Road – I bet that goes to the village of Smith Valley. County Line Road – might that be the line between two counties? Stones Crossing Road – probably something about crossing a creek, perhaps Stony Creek. Wait, there is no Stony Creek. So where did the name come from? The backstory has now been officially documented with a memorial marker in the northwest corner of the intersection of Stones Crossing Road and State Road 135. The Johnson County Museum of History placed the marker in early June on a corner now dominated by McDonald’s, Taco Bell and other businesses. But it wasn’t always this way. As with other roads in the area, Stones Crossing was named after an earlier settler of Johnson County. Elijah Stone moved to Johnson

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County in 1859 to establish a farm. Some years later, he became a boot and shoemaker, opening a general store in 1890. At the time, State Road 135 was known as Three-Notch Lane. The general store became a local gathering place, and by 1894, about 115 people were living in the immediate area. It was a large enough population to warrant a post office for the 31 years between 1874 and 1905. The marker was paid for by a distant relative of Stone, Geraldine Bagby, through a provision of her will. The great-great-grandchildren of Elijah Stone, Janet Stone and Howard Peters, still live in Johnson County and are very pleased that the contribution of their family to the area is being recognized. Both were raised on the property of the original farm, which was located just north of the marker. There are a number of such markers around the county. The next time you see one, take the time to stop and learn something about our history.

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Garry’s Garage… what images do those two words conjure up in your mind? Maybe you imagine a small town establishment where local characters congregate to pass the time, drinking soda pop and swapping gossip about local happenings. This was a place where attendants filled your gas tank, checked your oil and washed your windshield without you even having to set foot outside your car. And, the station usually housed a bay or two where car repairs were actually performed at the same place you got your fuel. Some may think of the fictional town of Mayberry from “The Andy Griffith Show” where Andy, Floyd, Barney and others whiled away hot, sultry summer days at the local gas station while Gomer, the station’s attendant (sometimes referred to as a “grease monkey”), would service the infrequent customer’s car.

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For White River Township resident Garry Gilbert, owning such a garage was a lifelong dream. “It’s something I’ve always wanted,” says Garry. The dream was a link to his youth growing up in Taylor County, Kentucky, where he frequented the local Ashland service station with his father and grandfather, the local county sheriff. It was also a link to the automobile that played a significant role in his life beginning in high school.

Garry’s love affair with cars began in high school where, like many young men, he was fascinated by the deep-throated rumble, power, speed and popularity of highpowered cars with big engines. He and his dad began taking cars to local (and some not-so-local) car shows. This was definitely a father-son activity.

He continued hosting shows, at first in Southport and then at The Gathering Place on Main Street. His shows were successful, and Garry admits he had a goal of hosting the largest one-day car show event in Indiana. After seven years of putting on shows, he succeeded by hosting a show at the Greenwood Airport, which drew 571 entries.

After high school, Garry’s interest in cars led him from showing cars to racing them. He began drag racing at Indianapolis Raceway Park and continued racing for 23 years. He progressed beyond local racing to compete successfully at the national level, placing runner-up at the Fram Nationals in Atlanta in 1998. And as always, his dad was with him every step of the way.

After that, though, he found that the stress of hosting successful car shows in addition to his regular employment was beginning to have a detrimental effect on his health and family. Reluctantly, he discontinued hosting car shows.

Sadly, Garry’s father was involved in an unfortunate accident and did not survive. After his father died, Garry found his heart just wasn’t in racing anymore. “I’d come back from making a run,” says Garry, “expecting to see him standing at the trailer … and he wasn’t there.” Garry feared that his attitude toward racing would put the safety of himself and others at risk, so he left the sport.

LOVE OF CARS RUNS DEEP

But Garry didn’t lose his love of cars, so he began showing cars again. Soon, friends suggested he should put on a car show of his own. He felt up to the challenge, so he started a car show in Southport, attracting 154 cars.

One bit of trivia about Garry is he spent 10 years driving a school bus for Center Grove Community Schools. The irony of a successful drag racing driver now responsible for transporting school children to and from school was not lost on his fellow drivers. They sometimes “gave me a hard time about how fast I finished my routes,” says Garry. But he found bus driving to be enjoyable and rewarding. A bond developed between many students and parents and their driver, Big Dog, as he was known. Many former students even recognize him today when they encounter him as adults.

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But this story is about Garry’s Garage. Though it had been a lifelong dream, it was not until Garry retired and was free from the pressures of a career, racing and car

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The garage provides the link that he sought to his youth, his grandfather and his father. But there is a not-so-obvious reason Garry built the garage. You see, he needs a “man cave” where he can spend time with his “babies” — a pair of restored, original parts Ford muscle cars. Garry owns a 1967 Shelby GT 500 (previously his father’s) with a 428 cubic inch, 355 horsepower engine and a 1966 Mustang GT 289 convertible. These machines are displayed behind a wall of glass inside the garage.

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While the garage is outfitted with a lift and other equipment for serious auto maintenance and restoration, Garry finds he is only able to “tinker” now. Major work is left to others. Much of his time is spent on the comfortable couch in the garage, watching the flat-screen TV and occasionally glancing over at “his babies” behind the glass. Once a year, though, Garry hosts a backyard barbecue for around 125 family and car buddies where friends bring their classic

cars and park them by the gas station. A band is hired, and everyone has a great time, sitting around the fire, eating barbecue, listening to music and swapping car stories. So if you are wandering White River Township and you happen upon a Texaco station straight out of the ’60s, you are not experiencing an episode of “The Twilight Zone.” You’ve just found Garry’s Garage. It’s an inviting place, and I’ll bet there’s even some Grape Nehi in the soda pop machine.

Jim Eichelman is a freelance photographer and writer. A longtime Center Grove area resident, he also operates James Eichelman and Associates, LLC, a computer consulting firm.

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Have you ever seen a blank building and thought, “That would be a great place for a mural?” In the next few weeks, you have an opportunity to express your artistic side. Earlier this year, the Johnson County Community Foundation ( JCCF) conducted a contest to find three artists to design murals that would be painted by members of the community. Amber Berninger, Gordon Strain and Amy Hommell won the JCCF “Color the County” Mural Program design contest. Their mural designs will be painted at selected locations in Bargersville, Franklin and Greenwood.

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The first location that will be painted is the Umbarger building at 10 S. Baldwin St., Bargersville. The building is across from Taxman Brewing Company in downtown Bargersville. At the time of writing, the metal building was scheduled to be painted Saturday, June 25. The design for this location was created by Amber Berninger, the owner of Berninger Fine Art in Franklin (etsy.com/shop/AmberBerninger).

JCCP invites the community to join artist Gordon Strain Saturday, July 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to paint his design on the west side of the County Courthouse Annex Building located at 86 W. Court St. in Franklin. The large brick wall provides ample space for Strain’s design. Strain is an artist and professor at Franklin College.

The final location to be painted is located in downtown Greenwood. The artwork will enhance the restoration work that is already underway on Main Street. The west wall of The Lash Studio provides the final brick canvas. The design is the work of Amy Hommell, the owner of the Teal Canary in Greenwood (tealcanary.com). The painting party is scheduled for Friday, August 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited to participate in this creative endeavor.

For more information, visit jccf.org/mural-program. Contact Kim Minton at kimm@jccf.org or 317-738-2213 with questions.

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We teach what we’ve been taught. We help others in the manner that we have experienced. Sue Ellspermann shares her mentors and those who have impacted her life along with her plans for leadership of Indiana’s largest public postsecondary institution and the largest singly-accredited statewide community college system in the entire country. The new President of Ivy Tech Community College, Sue Ellspermann hails from the beautiful town of Ferdinand where she’s lived since the age of 2. One of six children, Sue and her two sisters worked in their father’s small jewelry store after school and on weekends through high school.

Ferdinand,” shares Sue, who confided only in Sister Kathy, aside from her husband, Jim, about the upcoming Lt. Governor run for office. The St. Benedict rules consist of community, prayer, hospitality and work. “Sister Kathy helps me to remain grounded.” While serving as Lt. Governor, Sue became involved with the Indiana Conference for Women. Now as a member of their Advisory Committee, Sue continues to promote the conference across the state. Conference co-founder Billie Dragoo served on an Indiana Bicentennial committee with Sue for “Big Ideas,” which not only celebrates Indiana, but it provides a strong vision looking forward to our next 100 years of statehood. The full reveal of this plan will be announced in September.

While studying industrial engineering at Purdue, Sue’s keen interest in unstructured problem-solving and strategic planning began. While working for Frito Lay in Dallas, she met Dr. Min Basadur, a thought leader in the applied creativity realm of corporate innovation. “Dr. Basadur became not only a mentor, but after leaving Frito Lay, I joined him as a consultant on a colleague level,” shares Sue. Basadur was the founder of the process she used, and it was his research that provided the foundation Sue expanded upon through her own consultation experience. While Sue was building her consultancy business, another key mentor was Kathy Kleindorfer. “Kathy was an excellent leader,” says Sue. “She emphasized the importance of under-promising and over-delivering.” Sue’s first big client was Kimball International. Jim Thyen, CEO of Kimball International, had a leadership style that Sue admired. “He always did the right thing, even if that meant lowering profits in lieu of laying off workers,” states Sue of Thyen. “He took care of people and was not overly focused on the profit motive.” Later, Thyen would serve as a friend and trusted advisor while Sue was making the decision to run for State Representative. After 20 years of consulting and strategic planning, Sue founded and served as Director of the Center for Applied Research and Economic Development at the University of Southern Indiana. Shortly after leaving this position, Sue received a call from then-Congressman Pence to be his Lt. Governor. “My spiritual director is Sister Kathy Huber (member of the Huber Winery family) and a Prioress with St. Benedict’s Monastery in TownePost.com / JULY 2016 / INDY METRO

“I am beyond excited that one of my initiatives for women was considered,” says Dragoo, who recently attended The Global Entrepreneurship Summit with President Obama and other international business leaders. “Billie is an amazing leader and role model,” says Sue of Dragoo, who also serves as CEO of RepuCare. “I feel very strongly that

the Indiana Conference for Women is an excellent opportunity for women to network and get inspired to do more.” Speaking of doing more, as President of Ivy Tech, Sue brings with her a powerful agenda designed to facilitate success for their students. As Lt. Governor, she served as Vice Chair of the Indiana Career Council, which focuses on aligning

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BIKING AROUND THE CIRCLE MONUMENT CIRCLE HOLDS THE 7TH ANNUAL INDY CRITERIUM BICYCLE FESTIVAL Writer / Demi Lawrence

Downtown Indianapolis’ Monument Circle will be alive and booming on Saturday, July 9 as it holds the 7th Annual Indy Criterium Bicycle Festival from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. This family-oriented event is free to the public, offering amateur and professional bike racing, a Freewheelin’ Family Fun Ride with 1 mile and 3 mile events, BMX stunt shows and so much more.

uses bicycles to teach valuable life and leadership skills along with healthy habits. There are three route options for beginners through experienced riders at 14 miles, 32 miles or 52 miles. Sign up for these routes at http://bit.ly/28L4VQY. The first 100 participants to register will also be eligible to receive an event T-shirt! Route maps will be provided on location and can be found at ridewithgps.com/ events/Indy-Crit-Kick-Off-Ride as well. You can get in touch with Indy Criterium through social media, on Instagram/ Twitter @IndyCrit and their Facebook page, Indy Criterium.

Pre-ride check-in will be from 7:30-8:45 a.m., and the starting location will be on the South Steps of Monument Circle directly after check-in. After the ride, free bicycle parking will be offered on Monument Circle to allow people to stay and enjoy the rest of the day’s festivities. For cars, free parking will be provided at Central Park at 301 N. Illinois St., granted that you have a parking pass, which will be available for download when you register. Free showering facilities and towel services will also be provided at the Indy Bike Hub YMCA from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Few crimes are more abhorrent yet challenging for communities to recognize and address than human trafficking. Acknowledging this fact, lead pastor Scott Luck of Stones Crossing Church called his congregation to action after the church witnessed a human trafficking film. Center Grove resident Jennifer Inabnitt recalls the day, “I remember sitting in my seat, and my heart ached for those children.” With the movie still fresh in her mind, her son told of a conversation he had had with a seemingly distressed girl at school. Later in the year, newspapers unveiled the young girl’s story — a victim of sex trafficking. Could the conversation the girl had with Inabnitt’s son have been a cry for help? Inabnitt will never know. “The event spurred me to learn more and share the truth about sex trafficking. It allowed me the chance to tell others it is better to report something and be wrong than do nothing.”

towns. Inabnitt said pimps or traffickers are at malls, salons, schools, parks and even next door.

FEDERAL RESPONSE

The reality and severity of these crimes prompted a national awareness effort. Under the authority of the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice, task forces were set up around the nation. The Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans (IPATH) provides a coordinated state response to the problem of human trafficking with law enforcement, victim services and outreach efforts. To make communities aware of the human trafficking issue, IPATH’s outreach efforts provide professional education to interested businesses, organizations and groups, including our community’s youth.

IPATH’s outreach committee includes the Youth Working Group (YWG) committee, a team of individuals who reach out to Indiana’s youth. “Youth learn to spot threatening situations and become change agents in cultural thought that feeds into Inabnitt quickly understood what she was the sex industry,” said YWG co-chair Debi learning meant more than just acquiring Alexander. “The program guides teachers knowledge; her new awareness could reduce and adult youth leaders in how to help atthe risk of exploitation of children. Today, risk teens.” Inabnitt speaks to youth about the dangers of human trafficking. These crimes are The YWG offers four free curriculums no longer happening only in Third World — one for adult leaders and three youth countries. Statistics show the average age of programs. All three youth programs have American youth brought into commercial a goal of educating youth about the reality sex trafficking is 13 years old, and it affects of trafficking, including how they can be both genders. Sex trafficking occurs all over involved in preventing it. The curriculum the United States, from big cities to small

includes basic terminology and media literacy, and as the curriculum progresses, the class looks at who is involved in trafficking, the red flags for possible trafficking scenarios and the steps youth can take to stand up against this problem.

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The four-week Empower Youth to End Sexual Exploitation (EY) class offers allmale, all-female or mixed gender groups, whereas the national My Life My Choice (MLMC) curriculum requests only female groups due to the content. Brian Carter, director of Dads Inc. and educator for Prevent Child Abuse Indiana, facilitates many of the all-male EY classes. He said the young men question how human trafficking could ever involve them. Carter explains their attitude has a lot to do with stopping the exploitation. Historically, everything centered on the male culture to appease and please. “Society is different now, but if a man still harbors this old type of mindset, power issues such as manipulation can escalate. That can lead to modern-day slavery or exploitation. Through using the curriculum, conversing and showing examples of the media’s use of sexual exploitation, the young men begin to open their eyes to how tilted this world is. They see how easily their words and actions could continue the cycle of human trafficking.” MLMC provides females with knowledge on sexual health, how to reduce the risk

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of exploitation and empowers them to ward off certain situations. The course explains the recruitment tactics of pimps. To control their victims, pimps often use gifts, meals, housing or intimidation. In the worst situations, pimps force drugs on the victim combined with psychological control. The mechanisms for “grooming” a victim for trafficking are only limited to the trafficker or pimp’s creativity. For many people, the reality of trafficking is difficult to comprehend, let alone confront. “By shedding light on this horrific reality, we all have the ability to make a difference and speak light into this dark world,” Inabnitt said. “My prayer is our eyes and hearts will be opened to get involved, create change and make others aware of the plight of so many of God’s exploited children.”

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If you’re interested in becoming an IPATH facilitator for business organizations or scheduling an IPATH training session for your organization, please contact the Outreach Committee Chair at Tamara.Weaver@atg.in.gov. If you would like to become a YWG facilitator or present one of the four YWG curriculums at your school/youth group, please contact the Youth Working Group: Karen Maher at kmaher@indysb. org or Debi Alexander at jdalexander@ comcast.net. Tonja Talley has called Center Grove home since 1993. An 11-year bi-lateral lung transplant survivor, Tonja enjoys speaking on behalf of the Indiana Organ Procurement Organization. She also volunteers for the CF Foundation, byTavi and her church.

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