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Show t, J d v- - i ; . ' i Published by the Utu Mae Trfto Fort Duchesne, Utah Volume 11 Number 3 ' Council Nominees Named In Spring Primary i i l of all eligible voters turned out March 14 to vote in the Tribes Primary Election for three Business Committee seats. A scant 40 i n t According to results certified by the election board, the two candidates from each band receiving the highest number of votes were: Albert Manning and Myron Accuttoroop of the Uncompahgre Band, Charles Redfoot and Clifford Duncan of the Whiteriver Band, and Floyd Wopsock and Irene Cuch of the Uintah Band. Members of the election board, which supervised the vote, are Linda Garcia, chairman; Harriet Tavea-pon- t, and Henry Cuch. A general election April 8 ' will determine which of the two candidates from each band will serve on the Business Committee. Mr. Wopsock and Mrs. Cuch will run for the seat currently held by Homey Secakuku, who chose not to run for Mr. Redfoot and Mr. Duncan are candidates for the Whiteriver seat occupied by Gary Poowegup, Sr., who also chose not to seek another term in office. Mr. Manning is the incumbent councilman running for against Mr. Accuttoroop. i r i t I i ( k J ; ; W i : Thursday, March ) i ! E) Complete Election Results poge 6 Statements from the Candidates page 5 Of 125 ballots cast by their band, the tj Uncompahgres gave 43 votes to Mr. Manning, 20 votes to Mr. Accuttoroop, and divided the remaining 62 votes among candidates Bobby Serawop, Alfred Parriette, Marietta Reed, Haskell Chagoose, Wallace Tabbee and Fred Conetah. Richard Mountain received one write-i- n vote. h Mr. Wopsock took the greatest share of the Uintah vote with 42 of the 64 ballots cast. Mrs. Cuch received 20 votes with Julius Twohy receiving the remaining ballots. Whiteriver voters almost evenly divided most of their 92 ballots among four of their six candidates. Mr. Redfoot received 21 votes and Mr. Duncan, 19 votes, to take the nominations. They were followed closely by Vincen Sireech and Ruby Black, each of whom received 18 votes. The remaining votes were split between Candidates Wilbur Cuch and Frank Arrowchis. The Whiterivers showed the highest percentage of voters with 53 of that of the band voting while only 33 36 of the Uncompahgres Uintahs and cast ballots. A total of 281 tribal members, out of 697 eligible voters, went to the polls in the Primary Election. Candidates winning seats in the general election will be sworn into office April 14 at the regular Business Committee meeting. mid-yea- r. acres. which Northwest Exporation paid $95,412 for 2584 acres in five tracts and three tracts totaling Results of the lease sale included $188,396 paid by Gulf Oil for 14 tracts totaling 15,312 acres; $419,474 pud by Shell Oil for seven tracts totaling 3520 acres: Texaco which paid $66,992 for $156,000 Postal 1680 Altex Corp which paid $14,885 for four tracts totaling 5880 acres. Forty tracts of allotted land totaling 3,284 acres were also leased by the same five companies for a total of $219,031. The average bid per acre on allotted land was $66.69, bringing the sale average for both tribal and allotted land to $45.11 per acre. Service Contract region includes 13 midwest states. August 15 is the scheduled completion date for the project. Final terms of the contract were i negotiated March 10 by Luverne Larsen, contracting officer from the central region's headquarters in Chicago, and Mr. Jones. During a survey at that time, Mr. Larsen toured the local plant facilities and found them to handle the contract, Mr. Jones said. If the Postal Service is well satisfied with this order, it will probably result in future contracts for the plant, he added. Competitive prices quoted by UteFab resulted in the contract. pre-awa- rd well-equipp- DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT, recently awarded to UteFab by the U.S. Postal Service, Central Region, are discussed by Luverne Larsen, contracting officer for the Central Region, left, Karnel Murdock, recently appointed production superintendent for the millwork plant and Dick Jones, enterprise manager. The 1156,000 contract is for the production of counter systems to be used in post offices in 13 midwest states. A tribal delegation received assurances late last month in Washington, D.C. that the Uintah Unit of the Central Utah Project would be certified by June. Certification, or approval to seek funding for the project from Congress, will mark the end of a seven-yea- r delay on the CUP. The Department of the Interiors commissioner of reclamation Gilbert Gary Poowegup, Administrative Officer Irene Cuch ana Resource Director Dennis Mower that progress on the project would be forthcoming by Five oil companies offered high bids oQ and gas totaling $785,160 for leases on 18,976 acres of tribal land at a bid opening March 4 at the Uintah and Ouray Agency, according to Adelyn Logan, Realty Officer. Bids ranged from a low of $2.51 for leases in the Fruitland- - Strawberry area to a high of $124.76 for leases located between Fort Duchesne and Randlett. The low bid was entered by Altex Corp. and the high bid by Shell OilJ The average bid on 33 tracts of tribal land was $41.38 per acre. There were no bids received on 18 tracts which had been advertised for lease. ; Soon, Utes Told Vice-Chairm- A $156,000 contract was awarded to UteFab earlier this month by the U.S. Postal Service, Central Region, According to Richard Jones, UteFal Manager. Under the contract UteFab will build standardized counter systems and lobby tables to be used in post offices throughout the central region. The . CUP Uintah Unit To Be Approved Stamm assured Business Committee Tribe Receives $785,160 Oil And Gas Leases Here 10-ye- ar 17, 1975 ed The Tribe has been awaiting certification on the project since 1968 when a successful feasibility study was completed. An agreement in 1965 between the Tribe and the federal government deferred the Tribes water rights until the year 2005 in exchange for some $65 million in dam and reservoir construction on' reservation lands by the Bureau of Reclamation. The commissioner also told the delegation that plans are underway to irrigate 15,000 acres of Leland Bench land on the reservation. Under the plan, water will be pumped from the Green River to agricultural land for Indian use. It is critical for the Ute Tribe that its water rights be developed and protected in view of the increased demand for water in the Uintah Basin, for example in oil shale development and municipal and industrial growth, Mr. Mower com- mented. He added that failure to safeguard these rights could result in a loss of them. Tribal members who have land assignments are entitled to receive adequate water for their farm land and unless the Uintah Unit is developed, water shortages will continue. Ute delegationedso The met with Bureau of Indian Affairs nffiri1 and Utahs congressional representatives during the Washington trip. three-memb- Easter er Pow-Wo- w Starts Tomorrow will be The annual Easter Pow-Woheld Friday and Saturday at the building in Fort Duchesne. Competitions will include mens fancy and straight dances, womens shawl and w multi-purpo- se buckskin dances and contests for junior boys and girls. The dancing will begin at 6 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. A feast will be served at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon. . |