TAYLOR UNIVERSITY Stop talking about W Kimmy K Page E Fast-paced o ense stuns Bethel Page Y . W E. S V , I F /T , F - F , TEN . HEADLINES T - A STRONG ‘HEART’ BEAT In a new study, climate scientists are VIETNAM WAR PLAY MOVING predicting a -year drought that could begin within the next century LOOK AT WOMEN ON AND OFF in the Southwest of the U.S. Page THE BATTLEFIELD P P Education students tell stories from their month in the Philippines Page A Director of Professional Writing Dennis Hensley embraces both paper and screen Photograph by Shannon Smagala for the publishing of his new novels Page Morgan Turner tends to Andrew Davis in “A Piece of My Heart.” G David Seaman But what about the people them- The play tells the true stories of six Vietnam into the lives of six. Some teachers are armed with guns A&E Editor selves? Amidst the numbers and women commissioned to Vietnam “It can be anyone’s story, really,” said to stop potential shootings Page statistics, there were real individu- during the con ict. Coming in naive senior Claire Hadley, assistant direc- T P When we think about the Vietnam als— people who experienced pain to the horrors of war, they struggle to tor to the Tracy Manning-directed - run puts the Trojans on top of Bethel War, we think of the soldiers. We think and felt the pain of others. About make sense of their experiences and production. “This story can validate in a huge Crossroads League win Page of the battles, the lives lost, the hot , American women served in return to a nation that shuns and mis- the thousands who served in the w a r.” jungle terrain. The consensus today is Vietnam. Six of them are the focus of represents those who served in south- Episodic stories make up the plot of that Vietnam was an unwinnable war, “A Piece of My Heart,” the moving play east Asia. The production, based “A Piece of My Heart” rather than the one that brought turmoil to the States by Shirley Lauro and the latest pro- o a book of the same name, condens- typical overarching narrative. and unnecessary bloodshed overseas. duction of Taylor University Theatre. es the stories of women serving in The hearbeat continues on page WEEKEND WEATHER Today Entrepreneurial spirit growing in small-town Indiana ° The council focuses on promoting Dingman Baker, owner of Je erson ° economic development in the coun- Street , started by renting a small ty’s communities, according to event retail space in downtown Converse organizer Thayr Richey. in Miami County to sell her hand- Saturday “This is to give Grant County’s local made soaps. Sensing opportunity, she leaders in these smaller communities bought the building and completely ° an idea of some things that are being renovated it to create her successful ° done out there,” Richey said. restaurant. For the rst part of the evening, “We tried to almost not use any guests enjoyed dinner, which led into Grant County representatives be- Sunday into the panel discussion. Panelists cause we wanted to bring other voic- like Tesler shared their stories and an- es in and show that this is statewide,” ° swered audience questions. Bailey said. ° When choosing speakers, the Other panelists included Dunkirk Growth Council looked for stories of Mayor Dan Watson and a busi- small towns that were being success- ness owner in the town of Kirklin, FOLLOW US ful in whatever that meant to them, Chip Mann. whether it was bringing in the arts Pamela Schlechty, founder and @TheEcho_Taylor or redeveloping their downtown, ac- of Creative CommUnity in Mari- @TheEcho_Sports cording to Bailey. Even small steps on, Ind., came to the event to try and Photograph by Mindy Wildman like creating bike trails qualify as a gain some insights to help her grow- Small-town community leaders meet in Alspaugh to success and can encourage similar ing company. discuss future business opportunities. ventures in other communities. “We’re doing it without much mon- Facebook.com/ Community leaders, members from all over Indiana, gath- Panelists also represented towns ey at all, so to hear some of the things TaylorUniversityEcho members gather to inspire ered yesterday in Alspaugh West in the with varying populations, from about that they did—buying buildings for and encourage investment to share and listen to stories like people all the way to over ,, —it’s inspiring,” Schlechty said. Tesler’s about how even in the small- in hopes of showing guests that suc- When Tesler came to Kewanna, she Erika Norton est of towns, investment is happening. cess can happen anywhere, regardless didn’t have a grand plan or scheme, Co-Editor in Chief The Grant County Economic Growth of the population. but after buying a house to use as a @TaylorU_Echo Council () hosted “Small Town “All you need are the right peo- summer studio, she purchased an When nationally known artist Diane Success Stories” in hopes that these ple onboard to get that idea o the additional , square foot histor- Tesler went on a short painting trip stories and discussions inspire and ground,” Bailey said. ic building. She now uses that build- in Indiana in the summer of , she spark further revitalization e orts in Panelist Steve Rei discussed his ing, after years of renovations, to discovered not only a new business Grant County’s communities. experience overseeing the econom- host workshops and an annual art TheEchoNews.com endeavor, but also her future home— “Anything that I can do through ic development of Converse as the fair, which attracted other artists to Kewanna, population . the Growth Council to just give them town’s economic development di- move to the community, along with Tesler fell in love with both the In- some hope and excitement that they rector. Despite Converse’s population some art students. diana landscape and with the town’s do o er something is really important of ,, the town’s tax increment - According to Tesler, she just follows abandoned buildings, many of which to me,” said Charity Bailey, director nancing () funds accumulated her heart and wants to help Kewanna. SUBSCRIBE TO were on a path to destruction. She be- of administration at the . “I’m ,. “I love my town,” Tesler said. “It’s THE ECHO! gan to rescue and reclaim these build- proud that the Growth Council goes The Growth Council also wanted an adopted town. I just feel really at ings, putting them to artistic use. out of its way to listen to our lead- to bring in fresh perspectives from home there and anything I can do P Tesler, along with local elected o - ers and the people who participate not only Grant Country, but through- to help get the word out, then that’s cials, business leaders and community in what we do, then go and give b a ck .” out Indiana. For example, Lindsay what I’d like to d o .” ./- VIDEO 44 oz. CONTENTS GROCERIES • MEATS • PRODUCE • RENTALS Fountain Helium Balloons! Pop Greeting Cards! News ............................Pgs – Housewares! ¢ World & National ........Pg Gift Cards! 79 Life & Times ...........Pgs – Dollar Deals! Coffee! Cappuccino! Slushies! 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Meet the candidates Russell: The last thing we have re- SBP/SBVP tickets present sulted from talk about the campus their platforms before Hoeft: We have three words that not being wheelchair-friendly. Liv- preliminary election kind of sum up our main point: expe- ing in Olson, on the second floor we rience, advocate and hospitality. Ex- have a handicap shower but how are perience, just to sum it up: our ticket they supposed to get up the stairs to Julia Oller is the only one that has three years of get in the handicap shower? What we News Co-Editor experience working with TSO. For ad- want to do is help make the campus vocate, this is us just being that direct more accessible to those who are in- Kasey Leander (SBP) and Camila line to those who can change things. jured or have that condition through Chiang ramps or maybe even elevators if we What things would you like can find a way to fund those. What’s your ticket’s mis- to change? sion statement? Hoeft: We have some ideas that are Darius Farmer (SBP) and Kaitlin Leander: Being fully engaged with brewing right now. In the category of Kinnius Photograph provied by Sarah Coss our student experience in the pres- meals, we’re going to go to a point sys- Junior Kasey Leander (left) and Junior Camila Chiang (right) ent moment, because it could be re- tem or deductible. We’re going to fight What’s your mission statement? ally easy with all the expansion that’s for healthier meal options.