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Adair Countians helped make our cycling guests leave with good impression Writer thinks Adairararians (a great new word he coined in a note to the editor) were excellent hosts to the Midwest Conference visitors. Comments local residents, motorists. Thinks it ought to be made an annual event. Event was like a huge picnic, he says. By George Kolbenschlag There were lots of photos of the cyclists who were in the county over the weekend, but not too many words about the riders or the people who hosted them and surrendered their roads and peaceful surroundings for a few hours. I believe Adair Countians contributed much to making it a pleasant experience for the young riders. The gathering and starting spot for Saturday afternoon's race was at Purdy Separate Baptist Church on highway 206. There must have been a couple of hundred- several as we say in Adair County - bikes there Saturday afternoon. It was like a huge picnic peopled by the young riders and spectators of all ages. I drove around part of the course and took a few photos. The cars I saw were slowing down or stopping altogether as the riders passed. Adair folks were out on their lawns watching, and others were talking to the young men and women who came from places like The University of Indiana, The University of Wisconsin, Purdue, Ohio State, The University of Michigan and other colleges and universities - some large and some small. It was a good thing for Adair, and I hope it will build to be an annual event. Although I don't live out that way, it appeared to me that most of the folks whose roads were filled with riders for a few hours were gracious participants, and I for one thank them. I'm sure our cycling guests left with a good impression. A special word has to be said for the folks at the Purdy church. You can't have that many cars, bikes and people running over your property without them leaving some foot prints and tire tracks in the wrong places. It was great that the church hosted these young men and women, and I'm sure opening their property to the bike riders was not without cost. It is an ideal location for the event, and the Purdy Church played a key role in its success. I was not able to check out the morning time trials in Kellyville nor the races Sunday at Adair County High School, but I expect those events were also a pleasant experience for everyone involved. Let's do it again next year. This story was posted on 2010-03-08 13:56:46
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