Tne Ute Bulletin Pag 8 Wells Gets Special Medal The Commendation Medal is a rare award presented to outstanding Public Health Service officers and employees. Charles Wells recently received the medal. The Business Committee of the Ute Tribe passed a resolution citing Mr. Wells for his outstanding service and recommended him for the award. In a letter to Dr. Charles S. McCammon, area director of the U.S. PDS Indian Health Area Office, Phoenix the Business Committee stated: "Mr. Wells has contributed significantly to the growth and development of the health programs of the Ute Indian Reservation. As a result of his outstanding leadership and skillful management there evolved with the U.S. Public Health service of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation a smooth functioning personnel operation marked by a high level of efficiency, competence and expertise. With exceptional insight and ability to plan and organize far reaching health programs, Mr. Wells led his service unit in successful development of the following prowell-traine- d, grams: Mosquito control program, upgraded refuse program deficiencies, organized Tribal Senior Citizens program, (only Indian Senior Citizens Program in existence), instrumental in getting water supply and sewage disposal to Indian homes in remote areas, set up san- itation facilities at ceremonial area, instrumental in obtaining community health representatives service, upgraded five entities to the Environmental Health Program, revamped and upgraded dental program, mapped and located the Indian families for reference-ma- p book now used by the Ute Tribe, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Public Health Service. Members of the Business Committee were in Phoenix attending a Tribal Leaders Conference when Dr. McCammon presented Mr. Wells with the highest service award given by PHS. Mr. Wells, a senior sanitation, has served the U & O Reservation nearly four years. His previous assignment with PHS was in Florida with Yellow Eradication throughout nine southeastern states. Wells has a Masters of Public Health from University of Missouri and a bachelors degree in agriculture and science. three-year-o- hl ph.-tar- e Fever-Mosqui- to He and his wife, Louise and son, vin, make their Ke- home in Roosevelt. Eastern Doctor Likes the West SAYING AIIH" For the dentist can be fun, says Janae C'haHose, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Chapoose. who was attending to her dental needs when Dr. Laurence Cutler paused for a ADMIRING MEDALS And ritation presented to Charles Wells (left), Senior Sanitation and Sen-irUnit Director, PUS, is Lester Chapoose, Tribal Administration Officer. The Commendation Award is a rare honor given to PHS officers. Wells was presented with the honor during a recent Tribal Leaders Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. On duty in the dental clinic of the Indian Health Clinic, Roosevelt, is Dr. Laurence Cutler, who received his doctor of dental medicine from Tufts University in Boston, Mass. A newcomer to the western states, Dr. Cutler is a native of Medford, Mass, and did his undergraduate work at Boston University. He is fulfilling his service duty with the Public Health Service. He and his wife, Bea, who is a medical technologist, reside at Fort Duchesne in the home usually occupied by the medical doctor, however, Dr. Morrison is constructing a home in Roosevelt. Although admittedly very different from Massachusetts, Dr. Cutler likes what he has seen of Utah the mountains are different from his home particularly states scenery and he thinks they are New PHS Doctor CHURCH NEWS Native of SLC Being assigned to the U & 0 Indian Health Clinic is almost like a homecoming for Dr. Jed Morrison. Although he was born in SLC, his family moved to Chicago when he was a small child and he spent his school years there. He attended Northwestern University, Chicago, where he earned a bachelor of science degree and his medical doctor He also holds a bachelors degree. degree from Brigham Young University. A 1971 graduate, Dr. Morrison interned one year at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake. Mrs. Violet Starr, Roosevelt, has been His wife, Marsha, is a native of that appointed to the Utah District Teaching city. The Morrisons are parents of a 10 Committee of the Bahai Faith by the month old boy (who won the UBIC baby National Spiritual Assembly. She will work with the contest) and are making their home in Indian District. The Utah committee inRoosevelt where they are constructing six persons of various races and cludes a new home. nationalities. South-weste- rn Glenna Jenks Named (Continued from Page 1) Others named in the pageant were Vickie year. Tribe Wins Trophy from Page 11 l Continued Acceptance speeches were given FranBox Sr. The trophy is designed and presented by the Sheridan Press and radio stations, KWYO cis Wyasket and Eddie and KROE. Zuella Murray, Jimmy Murray, first place in the girls In dance competition daughter of Mr. and Mrs. was awarded traditional dance; Gerald Wyasket, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wyasket, captured first place in the boys dance and second in the young mens war dance. Manual Myore, son of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Myore, was second in the mens fancy dance; and third prize in the shawl dance was presented to Mrs. Katie McKewan. First on the presentation program Friday evening was the Bear Dance by a group of Ute dancers. The Bear Dance is an original Ute dance. When the Laminite Generation performed the song Go My Son which was composed b Ute musician, Carnes Bird, 20, of New Town, N.D., a Mandan-GrVentre and a student at Brigham Young University, first runner-up; Regina Saraficio, 20, of Sells, Ariz., a Papago and a student at Arios magnlflcant. zona State, second runner-uDeborah Goodbear, 19, of New Town, N.D., a Mandan-Hldast- a, and a student at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont., third runner-u- p; and Winona Marla Two Crow, a Sioux, of Ft. Yates, N.D., Miss Congeniality. p; Ute Tribe to Display Tourism Material At Fourth Annual Travel Mart in California The Ute Tribe will be among tribes represented again this year at the fourth annual Discover America Pow Wow and Travel Mart. Slated for Sept. 4 through 9 at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Calif., the Travel Mart promotes "visit USA travel and the 1972 event promises to be the biggest ever, with 25 percent more foreign participation than last Harriett Taveapont of St. Elizabeths Episcopal Church, Whiterocks, has been elected as one of seven board members to the Southwestern region of National Committee on Indian Work. Harriett and Mary Ankerpont of Church of the Holy Spirit, Randlett, attended the NCIW regional convention July 25 and 26 at St. Christophers Episcopal Church, Bluff, Utah. Bottle Hollow Resort, Ute Fab Ltd., the Tribe and Ute Trails aiuj Rivers will have booths at the Travel Mart where they will display tourism information concerning the Uintah and Ouray Reservation and where they will meet with travel representatives from foreign nations as well as U.S. travel agents. Louis R. Bruce, Commissioner of Bureau of Indian Affairs, has announced the Discover America Travel Organization has been awarded an $88,000 contract to extend its tourism marketing services to the American Indian tribes. DATO is a non-pro- fit MAKING HIS MORNING ROUNDS Of patients in the Duchesne County newly Hospital in Dr. Jed Morrison, , M.D. assigned Public Health Sen-icePatient being greeted is Clyde son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Cesspooch, Randlett. Cess-pooc- h, two-year-o- ld ter - 722-359- 8. organization Can Be Solved!!! Your Problems Presented To Arizona Tribes a recent trip to Arizona, Gary Poowegup, Bill Roberts and Dale Slade visited the Hopl, Haulapai and Havasupal tribes and presented their proposal for air monitoring stations. The first tribal chairman the proposed study of an air monitoring system was presented to was Clarence Hamilton of the Hopl Tribe. He would like to have the studies to protect his area since they are very close to where coal burning power plants will be established. Sterling Mahone, acting chairman of the Hualapal Tribe, also showed much interest in the project and would like letters sent to the stations requesting the air monitoring system. Mr. Slade of the Ute Research Lab, and Bill Roberts, field director of the Air Pollution study, went down into Supal Canyon and visited with Oscar Paya, Havasupal chairman. On the return trip, Mr. and Mrs. Poowegup stopped in Tuba City, Ariz., to visit with the Ute Fab crew who are Installing fixtures and cabinets there. Ute Fab also made furniture for Gray On funded by the travel Industry, State and Federal Governments and dedicated to persuading Americans and Citizens of other countries to spend their dollar earmarked for leisure activity in the United States. Commenting upon the contract the Commissioner said, "One of the means of providing employment and Income on Indian reservations that has the most potential today is tourism. The contract with DATO complements the Bureaus RAP by which we are helping tribes coordinate development of their TROUBLED??? Call Suicide Prevention Cen- Air Monitoring Study - PRACTICING PUTTING -- On the lawn of the Tribal Building during his lunch hour is Elwyn DuShane, who will attend the Golf Touranment at Cortez. Colo., Aug. All-Indi- 26 and 27. an Hill High School which housed approximately 600 Hopl and Navajo students.