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“Our family has been part of the Kokomo community since 1995 and in the service plumbing industry for 37 years and counting. Plumbing is not our hobby, it’s what we do — every day. And we strive every day to be the best!” says Kim Tracy of All-Pro Plumbing, Inc. With decades of experience in the industry, the All-Pro team, located at 606 South Locke Street in Kokomo, is proud to pursue their ongoing

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for the whole length of the pipe, All-Pro Plumbing uses a “Trenchless Drain Repair” system instead.

Throughout their many years in business, the family-based team has cultivated a culture of continued training and education in order to stay at the cutting edge of industry innovations. Owners Terry and Kim Tracy pride themselves on being able to offer their customers the best possible solutions available through the high standards their family business has established.

“Our Trenchless Drain Repair system creates a new lining inside the existing drain and lasts just as long or longer than a full replacement! This technology allows us to offer a better solution for you and your home, eliminating the need for digging up the entirety of the pipeline from underneath your yard and foundation,” Kim says. “Trenchless Drain Repair prevents you from months of landscaping repair-preserving mature trees and yard decor and saves you from investing hundreds or even thousands of dollars into repairing the damage from a full excavation.”

“Terry is a second-generation plumber,” Kim explains. “He began working at his uncles’ company when he was only 12 years old. He continued on in the trade, working with his stepdad, and was running his own service truck by the time he was 16. “When Terry and I married in 1990, we started our own company and have worked side-by-side ever since, almost 31 years,” she says smiling. “We’ve been so blessed to work with so many incredible people — from our customers to our vendors to our incredible employees.” In addition to plumbing, water conditioning and treatment, and drain cleaning, the AllPro Plumbing team is known for the cuttingedge sewer pipe repair technology they’ve brought to Kokomo which allows for a repair to be done on an underground drain pipe with little or no excavation! Where standard sewer line repair techniques require a trench to be dug through the homeowner’s lawn 4 / KOKOMO MAGAZINE / OCTOBER 2021 / TownePost.com

Unfortunately, the Trenchless Drain Repair system is not typically suitable for septic systems, but with their extensive knowledge of the industry, they can direct all customers to options best for their needs. “We absolutely love what we do!” Kim says. “We love learning, growing, educating and improving ourselves and our team to better serve our customers! We take pride in being a company that respects our clients and in having a team that works so diligently to exceed the transforming needs of both our customers and the innovations of our industry. Providing excellent customer service and top-quality work while meeting or exceeding code regulations is what you can expect from us!” Call All-Pro Plumbing at 765-868-2094 or visit them online at AllProWay2Go.com.

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AWARENESS UAW LOCAL 685 WOMEN’S COMMITTEE MAKES A DIFFERENCE DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

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Every year the UAW Local 685 Women’s Committee is dedicated to the fight against breast cancer, and 2021 is no different.

“It’s about the awareness, and it’s about making sure women are keeping up on their mammograms, doing self exams and stuff like that,” says Tammy Mohr, committee chair. “If you can catch it early, you’ll survive. It’s about saving lives and saving women from having to go through what these women have to go through.”

in Foster Park, with food vendors and a beer garden on hand. All proceeds from the event will go to Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo Cancer Center.

With a slew of breast cancer awareness events happening throughout September and October, the committee will again host its 5K Walk on Saturday, September 25. Registration for the walk will take place at 1 p.m. at Foster Park, and the walk will begin at 2 p.m. A performance from Southern Rock Authority will also take place at 6 p.m.

“The Cancer Society moved out of Kokomo and went to Indianapolis,” Mohr says. “They wanted us to come down and do their walk in Indianapolis. We have all three shifts going all the time, so we did not have time to do that. We thought, ‘We’ll just do our own walk,’ and it exploded.”

According to Mohr, the committee first started doing a breast cancer walk eight years ago.

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Due to COVID-19 protocols, the committee had to change things up in 2020, hosting an outdoor concert with no walk, with guidance from city officials. “Because of COVID, we had to be really careful,” Mohr says. “We couldn’t have it at the seniors center of course because it’s packed in there. If you had some lady who was going through chemotherapy or something, that’d be terrible.” In 2021, however, the walk is back by popular demand. Alongside the walk, the committee decided to continue with the outdoor concert, bringing back Southern Rock Authority for another year. “Everyone still wants the walk,” Mohr says. “This year we’re doing a whole day for breast cancer.” After experiencing some unfortunate cold weather at last October’s concert, the committee decided to move their annual walk to late September in hopes of better conditions. “We decided to move it up to the last Saturday of September to kick off Breast Cancer Month,” Mohr says.

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In keeping with tradition, the committee will also have several other events throughout September and October to support breast cancer awareness, including a money drive that they call Brawl for the Bra. Each year, the winning plant in this Brawl for the Bra competition is awarded with a special traveling bra trophy, which they keep at their plant for the following year. “Each plant does a collection for breast

cancer,” Mohr says. “The company lets us be at the gates when people come in, and everybody who donates gets a ribbon that day at that plant. They can give a dollar or whatever they want to do. Whatever plant raises the most money gets the bra for that year. It stays at their plant.” On October 8 the committee will also host a special event featuring the Pink Heals fire truck. “That’s when we’ll be doing the fire truck pull, and Country Palace will be doing line dancing in the street,” Mohr says. “That night, when we leave there, the fire truck goes straight down to the Country Palace, and they do a night for breast cancer at the Country Palace.” For Mohr, all the work the UAW Local 685 Women’s Committee does in spreading breast cancer awareness holds personal significance.

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“My mom’s sister died of breast cancer,” Mohr says. “That’s when I got involved. When it really hits home, you realize what it’s all about.” In addition to raising funds for Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo Cancer Center, this work done by the UAW Local 685 Women’s Committee brings women together, which is ultimately what it’s all about. “Sometimes it’s not so much the cure as it is being able to talk to women who are going through the same thing,” Mohr says. “I think that’s the most important thing, the common thread and being able to talk to other women - knowing people that are supporting you and thinking about you while you’re going through it.”

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and state leaders, to advocacy,” Chapin says. “We provide them with unique opportunities to market through the Chamber. We also provide them with educational resources and seminars such as Local Learn & Leads, Business Matters luncheons and other programming services.”

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Day in and day out, Sandy Chapin, Sherry Matlock and Susan Alexander work to make Kokomo a better place to live, work and play. As part of the Greater Kokomo Economic Development Alliance, each woman has worked tirelessly to help Kokomo business owners navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and its adverse effects on the economy. While assisting Kokomo businesses with their everyday needs, Alexander, Chapin and Matlock also advocate for women-owned

As manager of the Greater Kokomo Chamber of Commerce, Chapin works to create a vibrant, engaging business community in Kokomo. Currently, the Greater Kokomo Chamber of Commerce has about 550 active members, with hopes of growing that number to include even more local businesses. “Our programs and resources include anything from connecting businesses with each other, to connecting them with local

In her role as manager of the Greater Kokomo Visitors Bureau, Matlock uses tools like the Visit Kokomo website to draw visitors to the area. “At the Visitors Bureau, we promote the community to visitors and also to residents, highlighting the many experiences that Kokomo and Howard County have to offer,” Matlock says. “These opportunities are attractions, like Kokomo Opalescent Glass tours, museums, displays of public art, parks and trails, restaurants, places to shop and places to stay while visiting - all of those things that make our community unique.” With any thriving city, it’s important to have a vibrant downtown. This is something Susan Alexander works on as manager of the Greater Kokomo Downtown Association. “Our mission is to promote the heart of Kokomo develop programs and resources that help our community and residents thrive,” Alexander says. “We host First Fridays each month, the Strawberry Festival annually, the new Artsapalooza Arts Festival and Experience, just to name a few. We advocate for impactful community design and facilitate beautification efforts.” Alexander indicated the Downtown Association’s upcoming creative and culinary

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entrepreneur pop-up shop scholarship These grants really helped ensure that these program is intended to encourage new businesses were able to continue operating into business development and stabilization of the the future, welcoming visitors to Kokomo.” local economy. Through their work with the Greater While all three may have their own individual Kokomo Economic Development Alliance, roles in the city, Alexander, Chapin and Alexander, Chapin and Matlock also look Matlock regularly work together as part of the to support women-owned and women-led Greater Kokomo Economic Development businesses however they can. In doing this, Alliance on various community initiatives. their hope is to ultimately empower the city’s

next generation of women leaders. “We have a Women’s Business Council that’s made up of about 20 to 25 leaders from the community,” Chapin says. “They are some powerful women in great leadership roles. They share resources. They elevate each other. In essence, we try to support, celebrate and hopefully educate the leaders in our community.”

“Because we collaborate within the Alliance, we align our missions and achieve a greater positive impact for the community,” Matlock says. “For example, Susan’s development of public art space downtown is creating a vibrant destination for residents in the for the Visitors Bureau to promote to visitors.” Over the course of the pandemic, Alexander, Chapin and Matlock did their best to provide Kokomo businesses with the help and support they needed. In the case of the Greater Kokomo Chamber of Commerce, Chapin tried to make sure business owners were educated on how best to navigate the ever-changing situation. “We were able to provide a number of resources for our members during the pandemic that they may not have known about or could not have found otherwise, such as information on funding,” Chapin says. “We shared valuable content like health and safety protocols for businesses, information on federal, state and local grants, and we led the ‘Yes We’re Open’ campaign to promote businesses throughout the pandemic.” Additionally, the Greater Kokomo Visitors Bureau awarded grants to businesses that were especially hurt by the pandemic. “The pandemic was obviously a hit for the tourism and travel industry, but last year the Visitors Bureau was able to offer grants to businesses in our local hospitality and tourism industry that were specifically impacted by the pandemic,” Matlock says. “These were businesses like hotels, meeting facilities and visitor attractions - those places that see high visitor travel.

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except for a period from 1997 to 2012 when her husband Kirk was in the military. During that period she came back often to visit, and when her husband’s service was over, the couple chose to settle here. One littleknown fact about Amos is that during that time, she had a stint portraying some Disney characters. “When Kirk was deployed to Haiti, I went to Florida since my parents moved there, and dad worked in Disney security,” Amos says. “Character assignments go by height. Since I’m 5’7”, I played Pluto, Eeyore, and Rafiki, the baboon from ‘The Lion King.’ I always wanted to be Chip or Dale since I would have someone to play off of, or I wanted to be Tigger because I had so much energy but I wasn’t tall enough.”

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Healing Hands Natural Therapy Spa is a calm and peaceful place to take a few minutes to get away from it all and recharge. As the only dedicated day spa in Kokomo, it offers a quiet atmosphere, free of distracting chemical smells and noise. Owned by Mimi Amos since 2015, the establishment allows clients to come for spa offerings such as massages to reduce aches and pains, and also to enjoy

“Before COVID most of our business was people who wanted therapeutic massages,” Amos says. “Now it’s a lot of self-care for someone who wants one hour to 90 minutes away to focus on themselves, and take a break from our every day hustle. People are wanting to spend some time getting away from the stresses COVID has put in their lives.” Amos has lived in Kokomo for her whole life,

“It was at Walt Disney Resort where I learned the value of details, efficiency, safety and guest experience,” Amos continues. “After gaining a degree in quality management I went on to massage school. After completing massage school, I worked alone and then with a partner for a couple of years. Then the opportunity came up to purchase Healing Hands Natural Therapy Spa - a dream come true.” The spa staff’s specialty is customer service. The well-seasoned staff is comprised of some employees with multiple years of experience, and others who are fresh out of school with knowledge of new and exciting spa modalities, as well as the latest trends and techniques. The spa services a diverse clientele ranging from students, athletes and medical staff, to seniors and groups of friends

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and tend to enjoy almost any job as long as it involves people and I can see end results,” Amos says. “I have been an entrepreneur since childhood. With my childhood friend, Mindy, we had been known to run a carnival complete with backyard rides that certainly were not inspected. We also sold art to school friends and found-items door-to-door to our neighbors, who were always gracious and encouraging.”

A menu of products and services can be found on the official spa website. Most of the massages are therapeutic in nature with the benefit of a spa environment. Prices vary according to the length of time and type of massage. A 30-minute cupping session is $48, Amos feels optimistic about the direction while a 90-minute deep-tissue massage is Kokomo is headed as a city. $120. Spa packages for multiple sessions are available. “Over the last 10 years it has offered more diverse activities such as First Fridays Skin care, nails and waxing options are also downtown, and a system of walking, running offered. A 30-minute enhanced skin peel is $47. It is a great pick-up for dull and sluggish- and biking trails,” Amos says. “People don’t have to go to Indianapolis anymore to find looking skin. A gentleman’s facial is $65. A one-hour pampering hot stone pedicure runs something to do.” $62, while a basic pedicure costs $39. Waxing Healing Hands Natural Therapy Spa services include $13 for eyebrows and $62 is located at 116 North Dixon Road in for a Bro-zilian, a men’s Brazilian wax. Kokomo. For more info, call 765-450-4602 or visit healinghandskokomo.net. “I am lucky that I am optimistically wired,

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North Central Outdoor Power sells Cub Cadet, Ferris, Dixie Chopper and Altoz mowers and Kioti compact tractors. We carry Echo hand held power tools. We service and repair all models of mowers and hand held equipment. We have been in business for 15 years and have built our business on customer service. Customer’s satifaction is our best advertisment.

Fund-Raising Fish Frys Catering For All Occasions 425 W. Deffenbaugh St • 765-450-6584 Mon - Thurs: 10:30AM - 7:00PM • Fri & Sat: 10:30AM - 9:00PM • Sun: CLOSED

FREE DELIVERY On Orders $25 and Over

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WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES POPCORN CAFE Grace Jones

765-252-3744 grace@popcorncafeshop.com Gourmet Popcorn is the shop’s foundation, but fresh made fudge and candies add to the mouthwatering treats. Staples at the shop: smoothies, sodas, and the Bubble Tea drinks!

SIGN DREAMERS OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA Jennifer Pierce 281-466-7717

signdreamersncentralindiana@gmail.com

Sign Dreamers of North Central Indiana is in the J-O-Y spreading business. We can help you celebrate any occasion with our custom yard

To all who are affected by this terrible disease, The Hardie Group recognizes, supports and honors each and every one of you!

greetings. You dream it, we create it! www.signdreamers.com

STANDARDS BOUTIQUE Lisa Carney

765-271-2857 lisa@shopstandardsboutique.com Womens clothing & shoe boutique in business since 2018. Location located in Kokomo, as well as a full ecommerce online site shipping worldwide.

THE ENGLISH ROSE CAFE & TEA ROOM LLC JoAnn Dellenger

765-450-4934 joanndellenger@gmail.com We are a European inspired cafe and tea room residing in a Queen Anne Victorian home. We offer a brunch and lunch menu as well as a traditional high tea. For more information you can visit www. englishrosecafe.com.

THE GATHERING BARN Lynn Kissel

317-431-4813 lynn@gatheringbarn.com This 1916 renovated barn is temperature controlled, complete with bathrooms, large kitchen, gas fireplace, outdoor space and parking. Perfect for large group celebrations. We can’t wait to see you at The Gathering Barn in Burlington!

WESSON’S CANINE BAKERY Hannah Barrick 765-469-5691

wessonscaninebakery@gmail.com

Organic and grain free dog treat company focusing on healthy options through local ingredients. R E A L E S TAT E C O M PA N Y

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WHITE LILIES N PARADISE Susan Perry

765-459-0637 whitelilly5@att.net Share the Joy of Flowers for All Seasons of Life!

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