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Show ( f i BEN LOMOND BEACON, Jan. 25, 1979, Page 9 2Q3d keSoeues sfiinDimglty 'UU f'p) mis by Keith Duncan Gene Mortensen believes strongly that people ought to do everything possible to serve one another and thats the main reason youll find him serving as a city councilman for the city of Pleasant View today. Mortensen graduated from .. A ar I had some year ago friends who encouraged me to run for office. My desire to serve the people and my friends encouragements are the main reason that Im here today. It was the first time ever Id run for a political office, commented Mortensen. Mortensen reports he has had a close relationship with the people of Pleasant View and admitted, being a councilman for a growing community like Pleasant ' View, has been' an experience he, ; considers valuable. ' . As a city councilman, Mr. Mortensen has had a primary responsiblity of working with the Planning Commission and building ,t' Mortensen is generally ac- always company , I havent had the kind master road plan Ive We of wanted, problems still exist with the sewer, and well probably have to increase building fees to meet spirially costs of inflation. But problems like these are experienced everyday by growing' communities, Mortensen stated. Councilman Orton is concerned about city by Carol Shaw am very concerned that North Ogden develops in a way that we will have a city that we can enjoy and be said proud to live in, councilman Eldon Orton. He said he enjoys serving on the city council, as he thinks North Ogden is One of the choicest cities. He expressed the concern that it stay small enough and fiscally strong enough to meet the needs of the individual citizens of the; city. His wife, June, seconded his concern, saying, This is their town. Mr. Orton is a native of North Ogden. He graduated from Weber High School and . . I never cease to be impressed with the dedication and the devotion that the members of the Planning '. Commission put forth. To see them work, inspires me to do better at my own responsibilities. Huffner, salary, attended People like Paul who receive no are one of a kind. I people work to make others lives more enjoyable. Most people dont even know the Planning Commission exists until need they no GENE MORTENSEN helping Pleasant View in more ways than one. them. self-estee- Weber State College. He is a veteran of World War II, where he served in dont think people in general realize how much some Theres A native of Idaho, Mortensen went into the service following his graduation from high school. An LDS mission to Denmark was served after his reign with the service. . growth of the city. pleased with the progress and growth of the community but responded that growth ' and admitted the city has had their share of problems. worked with the Little League football program and is a great believer in supporting city recreation programs. Its important to have these programs, there is no doubt they build character in our young people, said Mortensen. He is married to the former Sandra (Sargent) and now ' have five children through their 18 years of marriage. Melanie is the. oldest, now 16. She is followed by Larry 15, Linda 9, and a set of twins, Stacie and Stephanie who are 7 years of age. The family resides at 3925 N. 690 W, in Pleasant View. - problems little time to get in trouble. In the past Mortensen has I , , bedroom community. He said hed like to see the mill levy stay as low as possible, but said a growing community needs to keep up its services. Mortensen serves as a high priest group leader in the LDS church and admitted that with church duties and council duties, there was Utah State and soon after to California, moved working as an electrical engineer. Bountiful, Utah was his next home and he started what is today a working stint at Hill Air Force Base. He started at Hill as an engineer but now finds himself in management positions. in- volved theyve done an said impressive job, Write a Letter to the Editor Mortensen. Mortensen commented that he was realistic enough to think that Pleasant View could continue to be a Australia, He has been married to the former June Wayment for 38 years. They have 5 children and 9 grandchildren. Their daughter, Judy Olsen, lives in Bountiful. Their son, Keith, is a Doctor of Philosophy. He and his wife, Carmen, live in Seattle, where he teaches at Washington University and 2 other colleges. Paul, their second son, is a medical doctor. He is doing his internship at the University of Utah. He and his wife, Teresa live in Granger. The Ortons third son, Blair, and his wife, Linda, live in Salt Lake City while hour NORTH OGDEN City Councilman, Elder Orton, shows off some of sons have sent him from the mission field. he is attending the research. obtaining a lease agreement between the LDS church, Plain City and the in KrisEwert Carl Saunders was born in Ogden where he grew to young adulthood. Carl served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints in New Zealand, after which he served his country in the . . United States Army. Upon his release he went promptly to dental school in Lincoln Nebraska. Attempting to finish his schooling was no easy task. By this time in Carls life he had multiplied a little, accepting the responsibility of a wife, Bonnie, and their three ; young children. Carls task was even more complicated ! i with concern for the health of his young wife. Those years were ones of struggle and sacrifice that must have surely helped to solidify Carls ability to set goals and then maticulously go about achieving them. Carl . Saunders school district for the Plain City Square; helped design the new Plain City Park. His main responsibility as city councilman was supervising sports. He was instrumental in initiating Little League Football in Plain City. Carl has a very objective view of himself. He knows that it is impossible to please everyone. He is aware that some poeple do not approve of some of his actions but, his wife adds that he has always been loyal to himself, his church and his civic duties. Carl Saunders had to resign from his city council responsibilities when he was elected to the Utah State Legislature in the last Tm P r-- K' f , k ! ' - 4 rf v and well thought out. He also likes a good balance in his life between work and sports He activities. spends of unseen hundreds probably hours in service to the community. Thank you Carl Saunders for so much of your life spent in service to others. He said he has had some good experiences working, for the Air Force. He has traveled a great deal as a result of his job. A highlight was several trips to Cape Canaveral, where he helped to shoot off meteorological rockets to test the wind and temperature conditions, 200,000 feet .up before and after space launchings. Eldon said that he really enjoys serving on the city council. He said, Every one of the North Ogden City Councilmen are concerned and dedicated. fOGDENOFFROAD CENTER I 31 9 28th Street (Right Across from A-- 1 Phone: 392-051- 1 Glass) Equipped for ail auto & truck repairs, including front-en- d alignments. Draft and family, now numbering six . : moved to Plain City. That : was thirteen years ago. His life seems to overflow with acts of service. Fullfilling a call as bishop and then as i High Councilman his time ; must have seemed to mostly belong to others. It has been ; said of him that he feels a .profound responsibility to 'both his civic and church : duties. ; Three and one half years 'ago Carls wife, Bonnie '.passed away after years of-' poor health. He was intraduced to Deon through the persuasions of Carls brother Deon and sister . recalls their first date was a bomb. Neither of them liked the other. Something clicked the second time they dated . (a month later) and now Deon shares Carls as a supportive partner and wife. In 1975, Carl won as a Plain City Councilman as a write I in. He has since given in numerable hours in the .service of Plain City and its I residents. Carl has helped in Carl is that he has a mind of spends long hours in learning his own. Once, after careful his new duties and how he study of all the angles, he can best perform in his new makes up his mind, he office. tenaciously sets about to Mayor Lower has said that accomplish his desired goal. one quality he admires about He likes things organized He said he is looking forward to having some new experiences. Maybe he will find more time for his favorite hobby, which is playing golf. Val, the youngest of the clan, is serving a mission for the LDS church in Munich, Germany. June works for the Weber School District. Eldon is employed at HUl AFB, where he is the Chief of the Bomb Unit in the Air Munitions Unit. He is planning on retiring on February 23 of I general election. He now this year, after 39 years as a government employee. University of Utah, also. He works in environmental the things his policy in . . in-la- . ; securing funds for lm- provements on the city square; assisted in obtaining finds add donated labor for the new Plain City Possee J grounds; worked long hours print- A draft managing policy wilderness study areas has been published by the Department of the Interiors Land of Bureau Management (BLM) and appears in thd Jan. 12 Federal Register, Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. WASHINGTON for Andrus announced. The draft policy is being published for public review and comment along with : exmineral and mining ploration regulations which are intended to ensure that mining activities in these areas are conducted consistent with the law and policy. IFA 8300 washer UFE 6390 dryer . -' S' 1 Homo Applioncos proposed 7A |
