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Show 1521 E 3900 SSte 100 Salt Lake City UT 84124-1550 A N E D I T I O N O F P R I D E & P The Spanish Fork News 1 VOL. 3 / NO. 49 I O C A L L Y O W N E D A N D O P E R A T E D WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008 SPANISH FORK, UTAH Ul and CKER THENU about SFCN Jen Allen STAFF W R I T E R Spanish Fork City Network wants to clear the air. While this has nothing to do with being more environmentally friendly, it does have to do with some of the stink being made by area competitors. Approximately once a year Comcast and other cable and internet providers send door-to-door salesmen out into Spanish Fork's neighborhoods. SFCN wants to warn the citizens that the sales pitch they receive may have some factual inaccuracies. In the past few weeks, Bryce Walker and his crew have heard several false claims that these salesmen are making. Walker said the following rumors are most often discussed: 1. SFCN is going out of business. 2. SFCN is leasing Comcast cable lines and Comcast is going to terminate that deal shortly. 3. The competitor's price is more affordable than SFCN's rates. 4. You will still be able to receive Channel SF17 through the competi- Christmas ballet comes to Spanish Fork Marilyn Nielson STAPF W R I T E R Utah's Classical Ballet Academy will present a holiday performance of "The Nutcracker" at American Leadership Academy on Dec. 13, 2008. The academy is directed by Spanish Fork resident Jennie Creer-King, and many of the lead dancers in the performance are also from Spanish Fork. Ginger Christopher, a senior at Spanish Fork High School, will be dancing the part of the Snow Queen in the performance. Christopher has been dancing since she See SFCN • A8 See BALLET • A8 UDOT changes plans SF man becomes Blackhawk chopper pilot Brady Cloward, a 1997 graduate of Spanish Fork • High School, can now claims another graduation achievement. He graduated •Oct. 1, 2008 during ceremonies held at Ft. Rucker, • Ala. as a UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot. He has been stationed at Ft. Rucker for the past 18 months going through the intensive training which included the following sub-courses: Warrant Officer Candidate School, Helicopter Over Water Survival Training, SERE-C (Survival, Escape, Resistance, Evasion), Basic Officer Leader : Course Level A, Aeromedical School, Primary Right training, Instrument Right training, Battle War Right School, Basic UH-60 Systems, Contact and Instrument Right, Basic Combat Skills, Night -Flying and Basic Officer Leader Skills Level B. While still in high school, Brady joined the Utah National Guard and attended Basic Training and ATT at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Upon his return, he separated from the Utah Guard to enlist on active duty. He then Lindsay B. Wolsey STAFF WRITER The effects of the current economic slowdown continue to add up. On Monday, Nov. 24,2008, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced that 50 planned road projects will be delayed. The majority of UDOT funds come from the state's general fund, which is acquired through sales and gas tax. The current projections for tax revenue are so low that UDOT officials thought it would be prudent to scale back on projects. After the State Legislature meets, UDOT will proceed with projects, based on available funds. Courtesy photo NEW RIDE: Brady Cloward stands beside a Blackhawk helicopter at Ft. Rucker, Ala. Cloward recently graduated as a Blackhawk pilot. went to Fort Polk in Louisiana where he served as an engineer. From there he was assigned to duty in South Korea for a year and then went to Fort Gordon, Ga. for seven months for communications training. After being stationed at Fort Drum in New York where he was communications chief, he served for one year in Iraq. He left the army after nine years of active duty, with the ranking of SGT ES. He returned home to rejoin the Utah National Guard and submitted a flight packet to attend training at Ft. Rucker. He is now a member of the 2-285th See CLOWARD • A8 "We felt it wiser to postpone projects than get halfway through and run out of money," said Nile Easton, senior public information officer at UDOT. According to Scott Thompson, UDOT public information officer, none of the projects have been canceled. "Just because these projects are delayed does not mean they're going away. We're still looking at doing these projects, it just depends on how the fundSee PLANS • A8 |