Journalist and Politician. Pehrson wrote for the Green Sheet Newspaper for forty years. She began by covering government meetings and branched out into feature writing, focusing on history, which led to her designation as the Magna area historian. From journalism she branched out into politics and became the first female member of the Magna Community Council, and in 1980, the first female President of the Magna Community Council. Her awards include Utah Press Woman of Achievement in 1980, American Association of University Women in 1983, State of Utah Volunteer of the year in 1984, the Green Sheet's Woman of the Year in 1984, and she was inducted into the Cyprus Hall of Fame in 1995.
Journalist and Politician. Pehrson wrote for the Green Sheet Newspaper for forty years. She began by covering government meetings and branched out into feature writing, focusing on history, which led to her designation as the Magna area historian. From journalism she branched out into politics and became the first female member of the Magna Community Council, and in 1980, the first female President of the Magna Community Council. Her awards include Utah Press Woman of Achievement in 1980, American Association of University Women in 1983, State of Utah Volunteer of the year in 1984, the Green Sheet's Woman of the Year in 1984, and she was inducted into the Cyprus Hall of Fame in 1995.
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