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Show Thursday, July 3, 2008 OREM TIMES Page 7 Military Dustin L. Bean Army Reserve Pfc. Dustin L Bean has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Ben-rung, Ben-rung, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, ceremo-nies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military mili-tary justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions. Bean is the son of Myrna Loveless of Orem. In 2006, the private graduated from American Ameri-can Fork High School Raymond P. Morrison Army Pvt. Raymond P. Morrison has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition tradi-tion and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction instruc-tion and practice in basic combat com-bat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military mili-tary courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Morrison is the son of Rodney Rod-ney Morrison of Wabash, Ind, and Lori Witt of Orem In 2001, the private graduated from Wabash High School. CPAP Support Group The Central Utah Clinic CPAP Support Sup-port Group will meet Monday, July 7, at 6 p.m at 3650 N. University Uni-versity Ave., Suite 125, Provo. The meeting will feature a "Talk with the Doc" featuring Dr. John Staheli M.D., sleep specialist. Refreshments will be served. Space limited so please RSVP 227-7378. Used car seats? Safe Kids Utah and the Utah County Health Department's Injury Prevention Program recommends recom-mends against purchasing a car seat at a garage sale or thrift store. Often these seats are missing parts, damaged or on recall. There is no way to check them thoroughly without with-out the complete manufacturer's manufactur-er's instruction booklet. They may even have invisible damage dam-age from a crash Why shouldn't you buy a used car seat? Here are the reasons: 1. The car seat may have expired. ex-pired. Approximately 6 years after the date the car seat was manufactured, it will expire. It is best to replace a safety seat due to revisions in federal safety standards and design improvements. 2. The instruction booklet may not be with the seat. More than 90 percent of all car seats inspected are used incorrectly. Improper installation can seriously seri-ously affect the performance of the seat. 3. Certain parts of the car seat may be broken or missing. A previous owner may also have modified the seat, thus making it unsafe. 4. The manufacturer may have recalled the car seat. If there has been a recall, the broken bro-ken or defective part must be replaced before use. 5. The car seat may have been involved in a car crash. A seat may look fine, but may have structural damage. Most car seats should not be used after af-ter involvement in a crash. If you have any questions or to make an appointment for a car seat check, please call 851-7035 or 851-7068. For more information on child passenger safety or injury prevention, please see www.UtahCounty-Health.org. Peace of Mind with 7 Let Us Insure Your Health and life Insurance L I Custom, mauiy Monuments Large Selection of Colors & Stvies 725 South 900 East Proro, Utah' 3744)580 feseeslev Monuments J ml n ix '; 1 1 ml 'Affordable edo Shouldn't' look Like It' 77-7828 '4 N. University Plow PrOU)erghmLmlrg) : I 1 (hi wmn Several attend UD0T open house Cathy Allred NORTH COUNTY STAFF The Utah Department of Transportation staff hosted a full house of interested landowners land-owners and city officials at its Vineyard Connector open house on June 25. Tom Smith, who represents a group of property owners within the Vineyard Connector's Connec-tor's pathway in American Fork, was there to look at the map showing the proposed 2 to 4 alternative routes for each section length of the corridor. cor-ridor. The corridor will carry traffic from 800 North in Orem to LeWs 700 South near the Interstate 15 interchange. inter-change. "We're pretty much waiting wait-ing for the Vineyard Connector Connec-tor and working with American Ameri-can Fork and UDOT," Smith said. "We're here to give our input and work with them." He said his clients support American Fork's position of taking the Vineyard Connector Connec-tor farther south of the 1500 South alignment. Those who weren't able to attend the open house can Vineyard Connector Website: udot.utah.govvineyard Comment hotline: (801)753-7343 E-mail address: vineyardppbh.gov Comments deadline: Through July 16 find information and a map showing the alternative alignments align-ments on UDOT's Web site udot.utah.govvineyard. Not big enough to be a highway, but big enough to be an arterial road, the proposed pro-posed Vineyard Connector will be either a five- or seven-lane seven-lane transportation corridor joining Lehi and American Fork roads with 800 North, Orem. The American ForkLehi junction will be at approximately approxi-mately 800 E. 700 South, Lehi, or Main Street west of 1-15 in American Fork. "When we start rebuilding 1-15 from American Fork to Spanish Fork, we want to give people alternative routes to get around Utah Valley," said Scott Thompson, UDOT public information manager. "We've got at least four and a number of other projects as wefl." The critical four projects proj-ects Pioneer Crossing at Lehi's 1000 South connecting connect-ing Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain with 1-15, state Route 92 from 1-15 in north Lehi through Highland, Springville's Main Street in the south end of the county, and the Vineyard Connector have a team called Access Utah County to coordinate and provide information to the public. "These four are really the main ones we want in place before the 1-15 project begins," said Joe Walker, Access Ac-cess Utah County communications communi-cations outreach manager. In order to meet that goal, all construction on the projects proj-ects must be completed by 2010 when reconstruction on 1-15 begins. Work on S.R.-92 begins this month and Pioneer Crossing Cross-ing is on track to begin soon as welL "It's going to be a huge alternate route," said Walker. "All that traffic has to go someplace ... phis it's going to be great for economic development." devel-opment." With the Redwood Road reconstruction re-construction from Salt Lake County to Pioneer Crossing across to Vineyard, there will be a corridor of transportation transporta-tion open to drivers allowing them to bypass 1-15 until 800 North in Orem. "That's one of the chief benefits to have this in place," said Bryan Adams, UDOT Utah County program director. direc-tor. "The other benefit that we really like is at the two ends of it there will be two commuter rail stops." The stops will be for Frontrunner and will provide access to the commuter rail for north Utah County from south Lehi (American Fork Main Street) to 800 North in Orem. Comments on the proposed alternative routes for the Vineyard Connector can be given until the deadline on July 15 at udot.utah.govvine-yard, udot.utah.govvine-yard, 801-753-7343, or at vineyardppbh.gov. County fair handbook available online for Open Class exhibitors. Utah County Fair Open Class exhibitors may now access the Exhibitors Handbook online at Anyone who is not a member of 4-H is eligible to exhibit in the Open Class. Open Class coordinator coordina-tor Betva Parr said open class encompasses en-compasses taxidermy, clothing, foods and canning, quilts and quilting, horticulture floriculture, creative arts, photographyfine arts and pigeons. Check in, for everything except ex-cept taxidermy, horticulture floriculture flo-riculture and pigeons exhibits, is Monday, Aug. 11, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the exhibit hall housed in the indoor tennis court at the Spanish Fork Fair Grounds. TaxidermyWildlife check in is Wednesday, Aug. 13, 8 am to 11 a.m. Horticulturefloriculture check in is August 13 between 8 a.m. and 11 am at the tennis building. Pigeons are due Jury 15, to Nelson Abbott, 361 Salem Hills Drive, Elk Ridge, 84651. No late entries will be accepted. accept-ed. Contact Betva Parr belva gobeNa.com or call 801-78504 19. The fair will open August 13 at 4 p.m. and close August 16 after closing ceremony and fireworks. Spanish Fork will now be the permanent home of the Utah County Fair. Utah County Fair Open Class is sponsored by the Utah County Commissioners. Content does matter 55 of our readers hold a management position '') at their place of employment. Where else would you advertise? www.hsraldextra.com ATOPIC DEnUATTflSECZEMA Volunteers, ages 8 and older, who have been diagnosed and are currently experiencing moderate to severe atopic dermatitiseczema (i.e., itchy skin, scaly rough patches, bleeding or swelling of the skin), may be eligible to participate in a research study involving an investigational medication. Qualified participants will receive study medication, study-related physician visits, lab work, and financial compensation for time and travel. INTERMOUNTAIN CLINICAL RESEARCH 322-INFO (4636) Conveniently located just off 1 2300 S. exit 1 2422 S. 450 E. 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