Show H jae jaeRy Ry BERT BOYACK I 5 L t f f Q 1 i i GRANT PETERSEN This Week cek Gr Grant Pi P. P i i 1 cr n l C l o y Manager l r. r Bountiful ou A city manager will never die from boredom Mr 11 Petersen admits IT II IS A real interesting job especially in a city like Bountiful that is on the threshold threshold thres thres- hold of a very exciting era when several pr projects can be initiated thai tha will be vital and beneficial to our citi citi- zens I WAS AS a landscape architect for the Church prior to working for Bountiful I felt that it would only be a short time until Bountiful would be building some new parks and andI I wanted to be part of the parks expansion programs he related When opportunity came for fora a position with the city engineers engineer's engineers engineer's engineers engineer's en en- office he applied and was fortunate enough to be hired After six years of experience with the city in inthe inthe inthe the engineers engineer's office the city managers job fob was offered him EVEN THOUGH I had a alot alot lot of reservations at taking i ithe the job fob he noted it has i I been an enjoyable experience in many ways However there are many experiences which are not enjoyable either cither way each of them are valuable A graduate of Utah State University W with l a degree in landscape architecture he sold life insurance for eight years before actually practicing his profession His activities with the life insurance profession was an extremely valuable experience since it gave him occasion to obtain the professional professional professional pro pro- life underwriters underwriter's CIU degree IN ORDER TO receive this degree he was required to study civics banking and finance finance fi finance fi- fi nance sociology taxes economics economics economics eco eco- as well as life insurance insurance in insurance in- in principles He believes believes believes be be- these subjects have all proved very valuable to tome tome tome me in my present assign assign- ment mat He left the insurance business business bus bus- iness mess to take up his first profession profession profession pro pro- of landscape archi archi- He stressed how this job gave him needed knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge of landscape design plant materials sprinkling systems parking designs and other site layout functions TilE THE EXPERIENCE as city planner for Bountiful gave him a chance to apply his skills as well as to learn administration administration administration ad ad- ministration in zoning and subdivision laws planning some of the parks as well as planning other expansion projects of the city He married his childhood sweetheart the former Beth Bambrough as soon as she was out of high school She worked so that he could complete complete com com- college and she has been beena a constant help since then THEY TIlEY IIA HAVE VE two children Wallace is a pharmacist for the drug stores He and his wife Barbara Hogge live in Bountiful Their daughter Peggy Mrs 1 Les Wassom lives in Casper Wyo where Les is assistant manager manager manager man man- ager for one of the Albertsons Albertson's Markets 1 Peggy was born about four months after Grant went into the mil military tary service during world war II He served as asa asa asa a staff sergeant in a clinical service platoon They were among the first troops to enter Japan where he served for nine months after the war ended MR PETERSON t enjoys many outdoor activities especially especially es es- es- es pec ally hunting fishing and camping However I rarely find the time to pursue pursue pursue pur pur- sue these desires He lIe commented commented commented com com- that between my job and church work there is very little time left If I have learned anything that could be helpful or of in interest interest interest in- in terest to others it is probably best expressed by Elbert Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hub- Hub bard as follows If you work for a man in Heavens Heaven's name work for him speak well of him and stand by the institution institution institution tion tion he represents Remember Remember Remember ber an loyalty is worth wortha a pound of cleverness IF YOU MUST growl condemn condemn condemn con con- and eternally find fault resign your position and when you are on the outside damn to your hearts heart's content but as long as you are part of the institution institution in institution in- in do not condemn it If you do the first high wind that comes along will blow you away and probably you will never know why |