| Show Ogden By ROBIN TIBBETS Standard-Examin- Staff er Four representatives of Weber Basin Water Conser- I! Saturday Evening Oct Standard-Examine- r 27 1979 5B concerning your acquiring the water generated by those rights” APPOINT FOUR In reply to a request by Manager Winegar the vancy District will meet with Ogden City government officials to discuss matters pertaining to water sup- district board of trustees appointed two board members W Robert White and Ezra Clark to accompany plies Weber Basin Manager Wayne M Winegar said it’s Manager Winegar and attorney Neil R Olmstead especially important that the district and the city when they set up a meeting with the mayor and other discuss “those things they feel are pertinent and officials deserve consideration’’ “I think we ought to all keep in our minds that we The manager referred to a letter from the city must have a firm water supply” Manager Winegar written by Mayor A Stephen Dirks which called for told the board Weber Basin to give serious consideration to using “We must remain in a position that we maintain our Ogden’s processing plant in Ogden Canyon to process integrity” however he added In other action the board expressed its appreciation city water HIGH COST to students at the Weber Basin Job Corps for having This Mayor Dirks wrote would seem preferable constructed a rock monument and sign at the front of over “expending five to seven million dollars to build a the headquarters building in East Layton new plant with the perpetual high costs of pumping The corpsmen accompanied by Doug Barrus assisand repumping the water from and to that new plant” tant director of the center were guests at the midthe district plans to build in Weber County session break and were invited into the board room to The mayor also pointed out that even with planned receive the plaudits of the board for building the sign LONG LASTING annexations it isn’t likely the city will use more than 65 or 70 per cent of its firm water from four major “The thing you have built for us is going to outlast available sources you and me and many of our children” Mr Winegar The district had asked the city to detail its future told the corpsmen additional water needs from Weber Basin “That’s a great marker and we’re glad to have it” Additionally in reply to a district request that he added The trustees also: Ogden City make available various irrigation rights of — most on Dirks said the a leased of water that Mayor rights Approved all requests for one acre-fobasis for irrigation would be so small as granted during a recent moratorium including okayto be of no use ing a foot of water for those who had requested more — Agreed to hold a joint November-Decembe- r “However as to the Davis and Weber canal water meetand the Huntsville irrigation water both of which can ing on Nov 30 and scheduled a district Christmas be used by you this city is willing to negotiate with you party for Dec 19 ot year-to-ye- ar NATURAL ROCK monument outside Weber Basin Water District headquarters is the focal point for friendly discussion by Weber Basin Job Corps instructors (from left) Bert Little Ray Frodsham and Ed Tuttle and District President Keith G Jensen Canyon Road Rezonirig Heads for Hearing A controversial rezoning petition be presented for first reading next week and then go to a public hearing three weeks later” Mayor Dirks said “This is a fairly complex issue with some strong feelings on both sides” the mayor said “I think it should be aired at a public hearing but I don’t know that it is necessary to have a full blown hearing tonight and again in four weeks” Mayor Dirks said Councilman Mecham said he feels it would be “beneficial to both sides to defer discussion until the public hearing that has sparked almost solid objectionsof from area the Ogden residents and some members a Dec 6 headed for is Commission Planning public hearing before the City Council At issue is a petition by John Reeves Jr to rezone eight acres on the north side of Canyon Road at 1700 East from R2 to R3 Mr Reeves wants to build a multiple family per acre dwelling complex with a on site the density In offering a motion to set up a public hearing Councilman Glenn J Mecham agreed with Mayor A Stephen Dirks that “the strong opinions on both sides” of the issue make a hearing mandatory 17-un- it MORE EFFECTIVE “My opinion is that presentation now won’t be as effective as at the public PLANNERS SPLIT The Ogden Planning Commission in a 2 vote recommended the rezoning after earlier having unanimously turned down a proposal for a higher than per acre density More than 30 residents of the area turned out for the meeting at which the City Council received the planning commission recommen3-- 17-un- hearing” Councilman Mecham said Roger Wheelwright of 1533 13th gave the council what he called a “somewhat ramrodd-e- d petition” he had accumulate wTith 10 pages of signatures by residents “who want to put this rezoning petition down once and for all “At least 95 percent of the people in the area oppose the rezoning and most are very irate over the way this has been railroaded around” Mr Wheelwright said He was upset because the council had sent the petition back to the planning commission which had unanimously recommend denial in September because of the proposed density of the project Council members sent the petition back at the request of Mr Reeves who asked the lower density be considered it dation Mayor Dirks encouraged the group to hold comment for the public hearing but a number insisted on getting some matters on the record primarily assurance that the council “still has an open mind” on the issue EXPLAINS PROCESS Mayor Dirks told the large delegation that “when we receive a planning commission recommendation we normally order an ordinance drafted in accordance with the recommendation “If we do that tonight the ordinance would EXCESSIVE DENSITY In a letter to the council Chairman Sieman Bowmian said the commission still believes Stereotype Mormon Woman Not Real One Panel Told YEP THEY ARE REAL Not many babies are born with two large teeth like these displayed by the 6 pound 15 ounce first son of Mr and Mrs Richard Wright Bauter of 2835 Malan Mrs Bauter a school teacher proudly shows off her son from the hospital bed Ogdenife Will Receive Citation for Service community them the Marshall White im-amo- ng Center — has a “statewide” ili award for m her service Velma i Saunders I one is of eight §f citizens cho-'- 3 sen from I1 throughout i the state to f be honored J for her com-'- 4 m u n i t y fm efforts I “ I 1 I She will re- -' ceive a $2000 p' - award a ' pla- a col- - que and or television as a mark of her distinction She may be seen attending a televised banquet in Salt Lake City during a one hour program on Channel 2 Tuesday at 7 pm Mrs Saunders will donate the $2000 cash award to the Weber County Organization for Elderly where she is currently working as a fund raiser for the nutrition kitchen She was nominated for the award by Evelyn Hoogland director of VElMA SAUNDERS f the Weber County Nutrition Program Besides being a prime mover be- - Tax Examiner Awarded i i I f ( 1 Dorene Nelson Brigham City has been awarded with a high quality pay increase at the Ogden IRS Center As a lead tax examiner in the Input Perfection Branch at the Center she was cited for the exceptional manner in which she assimilates facts and information and her keen analytical ability hind the Marshall White Center Mrs Saunders has succeeded in obtaining a number of other community improvements over the years They include getting crosswalks for chruch goers and in 1962 she won a battle with the Ogden City Council to obtain a traffic semaphore to protect school children Another battle won was a fight for clean air against the byproducts plant in West Ogden Mrs Saunders has won a number of awards over the year including a 1965 invitation from Weber Coun- ty Commission to attend ceremonies honoring LDS Church Pre- sident David O McKay She was also invited to attend the inauguration of President Lyndon Johnson and Vice President Hubert Humphrey as a guest of Sen Frank Moss She won the Ogden City Council award for outstanding accomplishment in the promotion of neighborhood youth programs and the Marshall White Center in 1969 In 1971 and 1972 she was chosen Woman of the Year And from 1975 to 1977 she was a member of the board of directors of the National American Red Cross She also won an award for devoted service on a supervisory committee from the Ogden Railway Employees Credit Union in 1967 and 1968 Mrs Saunder’s son Noel E Wilson is a computer instructor in the Phillippines Her daughter Valetta is a graduate of Westminister College and is employed by General Motors in Salt Lake City Mrs Saunders graduated from the Weston Baptist College in Kansas City Mo She is a member of the Second Baptist Church By LINDA THIELKE Standard-Examin- er organization “Usually in an organization the people who want to survive do not go outside the rules set by authority” said Mrs Derr “That is the way the corporate game is played and Mormon women are just playing those same games” Dr Johnson said if Mormon women want to regain power they must “climb up off their pedestals and come face to face with their individual selves” And despite their differing views on how much power the women do have all the panelists agreed that Mormon women should develop their own individuality Mrs Derr said she sees support for diversity among women from church leades “I have taken heart from President Kimball’s last two addresses to the Relief Society Conference that focused on individuality” she said Dr Johnson referred to Mormon women as actresses in a female drama “The parts are all different but we all desire the same thing — righteousness” Members of the audience asked questions and told the panel how they felt about their lives One woman Virginia Peterson drew thunderous applause for her testimony “I find the gospel liberating but I find the system that preaches it sometimes sufficat-ing- ” said Mrs Peterson She explained she is torn by her feelings for the church She said her natural skills and talents have been developed by the Mormon Church but at the same time she has been denied many privileges and advantages Another member of the audience Marilyn Crawford said she does not feel constrained by the church policies and she said women are partially to blame if they do feel limited “If Mormon women have been stereotyped they must bear some responsibility” said Staff Mormon women are currently a hot topic for the media There are books about their “plight” and television shows about their “depression” And through it all the public is presented with a stereotyped image of an industrious woman in a frilly pink apron who looks like Marie Osmond and lives like Mother Hub- bard Experts say this kind of stereotype can be damaging to the women encouraging feelings of guilt and dissatisif action During a panel discussion Friday at the University of Utah’s Women’s Conference three Mormon women with divergent views on the role of women within the LDS Church talked about the image of Mormon women “There is more than one way to be a Mormon woman” said Sonia Johnson chairman of Mormons for the Equal Rights Amendment Dr Johnson said Mormon women must learn to support love and believe in the diversity of one another She said many women in the church want more of the power and decision making but they won’t achieve it until they can learn teamwork The panel was entitled “Mormon Women: Three Perspectives” and each panelist brought a unique viewpoint to the discussion In addition to Dr Johnson there was Marilyn Warenski a former Mormon and author of “Patriarchs and Politics — The Plight of the Mormon Women” And rounding out the panel was JillMulvay Derr a research historian for the LDS Church Much of the discussion centered around the power of women within the church Mrs Derr said from a historian’s viewpoint there have been times when Mormon women had great power She cited women’s leadership of the Wheat Storage Program and Social Services Program as two examples And Mormon women had a very influential role in the 1870’s when the state was experiencing rapid growth she said “I feel as a Mormon woman I have a rich heritage of diversity” said Mrs Derrnot feel But Ms Warenski said she does women have that same power today She said the majority of Mormons today are because their religion stresses to obedience the patriarchy “Even Brigham Young said obedience was the first law in heaven” said Ms Warenski She said church leaders like to point out that Mormon women were the first to have suffrage but she feels if 19th century church was leaders had decided that would have feasible fought they economically just as hard against it too Mrs Derr said it is easy to say that Mormon women have never had power She said it is true the women put themselves in a position of obeying the priesthood but she said that kind of behavior is the same inf any anti-femini- st non-suffra- ge the per acre density may be excessive “However the commission at this time would restrict consideration to the appropriateness of the zoning” he said Mr Bowman said a number of residents attending a planning commission hearing to object to the rezoning on the basis of overcrowded schools the transient nature of renters and excessive traffic on Canyon Road Apparently one factor that prompted a majority of the commission members to recommend approval of the multiple housing complex is the “severe topography of the site which renders it incompatible for a single family subdivision 'SECOND TRIP' to “second trip around” for the Referring the petition Wes Goldsberry asked “what’s the end of the road for this? “Do wre have to keep watching this thing forever?” he asked Mayor Dirks said “unfortunately that could be true “Any citizen has a right to petition the council at any time and as often as he wishes” Mayor Dirks said 17-un- it Candidate's Goal: To Maintain Quality PLAIN CITY — A Plain City Council candidate said today his major goal is to “maintain the rural atmosphere and quality of life residents of our community have come to expect “I support a master plan for Plain City that will aid in organized re- sidential growth and that would attract com- businesses” patible of said Winn Stanger 2070 N 4650 W A graduate of Weber State College Mr Stanger is director of personnel for Utility Trailer Corp and chairman of the Industry Council of Davis County “Plain City like other small communities is in a time of transition and WINN STANGER those who are elected in the next four years will have a great impact on the future of our community” Mr Stanger said Mr Stanger said he will work with the mayor and City Council for a return to the population based distribution of municipal sales tax revenue “I also know that is not a total solution to our revenue needs” he said “We must begin to seek and compete for good clean compatible businesses to serve our community “Increasing our tax base is the only long term solution to our financial needs” he said Mr Stanger said he supports continued improvement of Plain City’s recreational facilities and community beautification “With the growth of the community we must be more and more concerned about the safety of our children” he said Mr Stanger is a member of the Snow Basin Ski Patrol and active in civic and church affairs He is married to the former Blance They have two children Cor-brig- Mrs CrawTord “We’ve taken the easy way often of letting someone else look after us We are going to have to find our own answers” And Ms Warenski pointed out that these - problems are not unique to Mormon women “All over the country women in all religions are taking a look at their places in the The Ghost and Mrs Muir church” Eider Speaks on Sunday SYRACUSE — El- der David R Child will report on his service in the LDS Canada Halifax Mission Sunday at 3 pm in the 2nd Syracuse Ward Chapel 2500 Bluff Road He is a son of Mr and Mrs William H Child of 1758 W 2700 S (1947) as the charming ghost of a sea captain who befriends a lonely widow Gene Tierney Natalie Wood and George Sanders also star Hex Harrison stars KS A TO20 in'scuMliuii nl Mount tin NEXT WEEK: Spencer Tracy and Pat O’Brien star m "The Last Hurrah" (1958) I m l Aio Supply e |
