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Show . . . . . . . - - - Utah Press Association Tear Sheets 1521 E 3900 S Ste 100 A N E D I T I O N O F P R I D E & P Salt Lake City UT 84124-1550 The Spanish FoScNe^ M l VOL. 3 / NO. 40 O C A L L Y O W N E D A N D O P E R A T E D WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008 50^ SPANISH FORK, UTAH 'People ask me, 'What's it like to be a military wife?' And I say, 7 don't know what it's like not to be. yA lot of times when I tell people that Im a military wife, they say, (Oh that's terrible; I'm so sorry; I hate George Bush.' I wish instead they would just say, 'Thank you for your sacrifices.'" —Jennie Taylor inside and outside of the military of how hard it is to be a military famennie Taylor is a proud mili- ily, while also making tary wife. I meet her in the it known that, while we park so we can chat while aren't happy about it, we her two children, Megan are proud to do it and we and Lincoln, can play on the play- do it willingly." ground. She's thin and pretty, with The 116th Security fiery red hair and a pair of reflec- Forces Company consists tive sunglasses hiding her eyes. of 165 deployed Utah NaShe's wearing a camo "support tional Guardsmen on an all;our troops" bracelet that bounces volunteer mission. To support "around her wrist as she jogs after them, Taylor helped organize a her two young kids, keeping them care package drive. The 116th out of trouble. FRG started the drive on Sept. Taylor is the leader of the Utah J1,2007, and ended it on Nov. National Guard 116th Family 11, Veterans Day, marking two Readiness Group, an organization very patriotic days in America. that takes care of military fami"We did it because it was our lies, keeping them informed and way of saying that even though" giving them support, both finan- we don't like this war, we still cially and psychologically, while support our soldiers. War is hell. their soldiers are at war. That's the best way to put it. It's Taylor was asked by her hus- hell for the soldiers and their famiband's commander to front the lies, for Iraq and America and for organization after her husband, the world. All I know is that my Brent Taylor, was deployed in husband is in Baghdad, and we need to do whatever we can to May of last year. "I was pretty patriotic growing support him." up," said Taylor. "When I started Over 700 soldiers from Utah dating my husband I knew that he received packages, including dowas interested in joining the mili- nated items, like X-box gaming tary. He proposed on a Saturday systems, guitars, and volleyball nets one June and signed up for duty and balls. Local people and businesses donated three days later!" she said. $30,000 in cash and $50,000 in goods for the cause. Since then, she has dedicated Thirty different schools got involved in fundraismuch of her time and energy co- ing, and elementary school students participated in operating with Utah National 'Trick or Treat for the Troops," where they donated Guard and the community to help all the candy they collected while trick-or-treating military families and soldiers stay to Utah troops based in Iraq. Several boy scouts did their Eagle Scout projects in conjunction with the connected and informed. "My whole goal was 1 wanted care package drive. military families to be proud," Taylor said. "I'm the middle man. See TAYLOR • A8 I help raise awareness in families \ 1 Clair Jones STAFF WRITER J *•* * * '*<»** Courtesy photo /Jennie Taylor FAMILY MATTERS: Jennie Taylor*s husband, Brent, is serving his country in Iraq. In the meantime, Taylor and her kids, Lincoln and Megan, find ways to serve the troops from home. Operation Crosswalk Enforcement Corridor study under way for So. Utah County Marilyn Nielson STAFF WRITER _ —J.i—J—^i——. g*^^__jj_iJ*—:fj*—'_ ^*__'_.~ Clair Jones / Spanish Fork News SAFETY FIRST: Plainclothes Spanish Fork Police walk the crosswalk of the 100 S and Main intersection, while squad cars wait to intercept drivers who don't yield for would-be pedestrians. $ around 400.000 by 2040." With this growth will come new schools,churchThe Mountainland es, businesses, hospitals Metropolitan Planning Or- and so forth — and ineviganization is conducting a tably, traffic congestion. study to identify potential The Provo-to-Nebo alignments for two future corridors are planned to Provo-to-Nebo transporta- help serve these growing tion corridors. These cor- areas and ease the demand ridors were identified in for more roads. This study previous studies and are will continue the work of called the Nebo Loop Cor- previous studies, further ridor and the University refining the exact alignAve/Spanish Fork Main ments needed for these Street Connector. transportation corridors, Because of the contin- in addition, the website ued population and eco- explains, this study will nomic growth of Southern "identify routes connectUtah County, the study ing to these two main cormust take into account ridors," and could also projected growth and try include other corridors if to anticipate future needs needed. of the area. According to The study is planned the study's website, the to conclude in February Nebo Area is projected See STUDY • A8 to "reach a population of |