The SEGway News Issue 36, 15 June 2017 | Page 2

The SEGway News Page 2 June 15, 2017 The SEGway News June 15, 2017 Happenings Calendar FRIDAY JUNE 16 3PM TO 7PM UPLAND FARMERS’ MARKET, De- pot Park, Upland. MONDAY JUNE 19 GRANT COUNTY 4-H FAIR BEGINS WEDNESDAY JUNE 21 8AM GREENWAY WALK- ERS. Meet at Depot Park, & walk around Taylor Loop. Coffee at The Bridge Cafe after. 9AM TO 2PM GAS CITY FARMERS’ MARKET. 1028 E Main Street (Dollar General parking lot). Fresh fruit, veg- etables, baked goods and flowers. 7:30PM MISSISSINEWA VALLEY BAND CON- CERT, Grant County 4-H Fairgrounds 1403 IN-18, Marion.. THURSDAY JUNE 22 FRIDAY JUNE 23 3PM TO 7PM UPLAND FARMERS’ MARKET, De- pot Park, Upland. SUNDAY JUNE 25 GRANT COUNTY 4-H FAIR ENDS PLEASE SEND EVENTS FOR THE CALENDAR TO SUBMISSIONS@SEG- WAYNEWS.COM THE TUESDAY BEFORE PUB- LICATION - THERE IS NO COST Page 3 Personality Upland’s dynamic trio: Meadors, Guebert, and Smith by Mikayla Marazzi When the Smith family rolled up the driveway of their new home in Upland in 2001, they found the carcass of a dead fish—a green Carpenter, at least 3 feet long—sprawled across the pavement, paired with a hand-printed sign that read “Welcome to Upland!” The culprits were the Meadors fam- ily, who had called Up- land home since 1996. As the Meadors family had Southern roots, they were excited that a family from Arkansas had moved into their neighbourhood. Though the Smith and Meadors fathers were both employees at the same department at Taylor Uni- versity, Truett Smith and Davis Meadors met on the Upland playground, during a rousing game of lava, in which Truett slipped into its fiery mouth and broke his arm. And their friend- ship continued to bloom when they attended church camp together dressed as twin train conductors. As we chat, I am enjoy- ing learning about this dynamic duo until, a few minutes into our conver- sation, Truett raises his hand to indicate a pause. “Wait,” he interjects, “be- fore we go on, you must know there is a third per- son.” He begins to tell me about Davis Guebert. And I realize that this is a story about a dynamic trio—a triangle of sweet friend- ship that has endured over many years, through many seasons. Growing up, Davis, Da- vis, and Truett all lived within a quarter mile from each other. They played on the same soccer team together and lead youth group together at Upland Community Church. Yet, they also maintained dif- ferent interests, each of them occupying separate spaces in the community around them. Guebert and Truett attended Eastbrook, while Matters attended Kingswood Academy. Tru- ett spend every summer at miracle camp in Michigan. And they each attended different colleges, making their decisions separately. Even the summers be- tween their college years they often spent apart. Davis, Davis, and Tru- ett all love to travel—but surprisingly, not together. Meadors studied abroad in New Zealand and Is- rael. Truett st