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Show 1^21 East 3900 South Suite 100 Salt Lake City, UT 84124 AN E D I T I O N O F P R I D E & PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID SPANISH FORK, UTAH PERMIT NO. 2 P R O G R E S S The Spanish Fork News VOL. 3 / NO. 6 J L L O C A L L Y O W N E D A N D O WEDNESDAY, P E R AFEBRUARY T E D6, 2008 50* SPANISH FORK, UTAH Answering the Local teacher prepares to return to Middle East Marilyn Nielson STAFF WRITER Since the events of Sept. II, school children all over the country have started learning more about the countries and cultures of the Middle East. But not many classes will have a more personal connection to those countries than Keir Scoubes' fifth grade class at Larsen Elementary School in Spanish Fork. Instead of following his normal teaching routine, for the last few weeks their teacher has been preparing for his upcoming deployment to Afghanistan with the National Guard. Scoubes has been teaching at Larsen Elementary for a few years now, and will return there after his service in Afghanistan is complete. For now, his class will be taken over by another teacher, but Scoubes plans to stay in contact with the class he has grown to love. "I want to help make my experience their experience as well," Scoubes explained. "The things we're doing in the Middle East are going to affect these kids' future, so it is a good chance to get them involved on a more personal level." See TEACHER • A8 Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News FAMILY TIME: Keir and Robyn Scoubes enjoy time with their four children, left to right, Amber (12), Trevor (11), Ashley (4) and Jessica (8). Jen Allen / Spanish Fork News AT YOUR SERVICE: For David Miller service has become a trademark, in all aspects of his life. Finding success Jen Allen STAFF WRITER Starting your own business with a family of six can be stressful. With four daughters ranging in age from 11 to 20 David Miller doesn't have it easy. The company he manages in Spanish Fork, Liberty Tax Service, takes only a small portion of his time. The rest of his days are spent serving his family and in his calling for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Undoubtedly the stress and time crunch could shake anyone. Miller, however, has an additional obstacle to overcome. Diagnosed by an audiologist at age four, Miller and his parents were informec1 ithat he had an 80 percent hearing loss. Urged by the doctors to attend the Utah School for the Deaf, Miller's parents declined and he started regular kindergarten in public schools that same year. He had speech therapists and also learned to lip read in addition to using his hearing aids all the while mastering the required subjects at school. After successfully completing his education, Miller went on to serve a full time mission for his church in the Pittsburgh area. At the time his area included parts of New York and on down into Ohio. But serving a mission isn't the only service Miller has given See SUCCESS • A8 Courtesy photo QUALITY TIME: Volunteer Brian McNeill plays a game with some of the kids. In addition to the quality time for the kids and volunteers, Friday's Kids allows parents to spend quality time with each other. Salem nonprofit helps kids and families Ashley Walton STAFF WRITER Friday's Kids is a nonprofit organization which provides free services for families of children with disabilities. There are two facilities: one in Salem and one in Orem. Children and youth (ages 0-22) can be dropped off at a Friday's Kids facility on Thursday or Friday night and the kids have a great time playing, while their parents are able to spend time with each other or focus some attention on their other children. The purpose of the program is to strengthen families who have children with special needs and to reduce the amount of stress in the parents' lives. ) "It's a really important program that the families depend on," said Toshiko Dignam, the director of Friday's Kids. "Some of them really are responsible for 24-hour care-giving and it can be really frustrating if they don't have family or a social structure around them to See KIDS • A8 i |