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Show Bulk Kate U.S. Pontage Paid Permit No. 1 Fort Duchesne, Utah CO Volume 11, Number 2 Tbs Ute BsHetie Thursday, February 27, 1975 Seventeen Nominated For Primary Election Seventeen candidates, including several former councilmen, have been nominated to run in the 1975 Business Committee Primary Election March 14. Feb. 14 was the closing date for nominations. Vying for the seat currently occupied by Homey Secakuku are Uintah candidates Julius Twohy, Whiterocks; Delna Floyd Wopsock, Whiterocks, and Irene Cuch, Fort Duchesne. Mrs. Cuch is a former council member. Mr. Secakuku, who was first elected to the council in 1967, will retire from the political arena to work in his store when his term in office expires in April. The retiring councilman served as council chairman from April, 1973 until April 1974. m m mm m m mm mm m m m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mmmm Six Whiteriver Utes are pahgre council seat. Nominees for the position are Bobby contenders for the council seat to Serawop, Randlett; Alfred Parri- - be vacated by Gary Poowegup, ette, Fort Duchesne; Haskell Sr. Mr. Poowegup will become Chapoose, Fort Duchesne; Mari- - assistant manager for UteFab. etta Reed, Fort Duchesne; Candidates for his seat on the Wallace Tabbee, Randlett; council are Charles Redfoot, Myron Accuttoroop, Fort Duch- - Whiterocks; Ruby Black, White- esne and Fred Conetah, Myton. rocks; Vincent Sireech, Randlett and former council members Mr. Conetah resigned as Clifford Duncan, Whiterocks; Uncompahgre representative in Frank Arrowchis, Whiterocks Feb. 1974 to research Ute and Wilbur Cuch, Fort Duchhistory. Albert Manning was esne. chosen in a special election to The two candidates in each 14 complete Mr. Conetahs band receiving the highest month unexpired term. Mr. number of votes will run in the Tabbee is also a former commit- - general election scheduled for tee member. April 8. tm Election For The Primary Business Committee Positions Will Be Held March 14. Tribal Members May Vote Between 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. At The Community Building In Any Of The Five Communities. IVibal Employees Will Be Excused From Work For The Time Needed To Cast Their Ballots During The Day. An array of candidates will challenge incumbent Councilman Albert Manning for the Uncom- - Rondleft Man Fatally Injured In Auto Mishap Charlie Serawop, 44, of Randlett was dead on arrival to a Salt Lake hospital Feb. 18 as a result of injuries incurred in an automobile accident that morning when the car he was driving went out of control and hit the Randlett Bridge. Mr. Serawop received emergency treatment at Duchesne County Hospital before being transported to Salt Lake for further treatment. He died en route. The accident was investigated by the Utah Highway Patrol and the Ute Tribe Police Department. Student Unrest Rocks Intermountain Campus; Ute Students Come Home For the second time since September, students from the Intermountain Indian School are home as a result of trouble on the Brigham City campus. incident. The meeting, attended by about The latest incident began Monday, Feb. 17 after a school dance when 30 parents and students, was called by the Tribal Education Department to approximately 40 students began throwdiscuss the campus disturbance. cars rocks and at ing campus buildings, A tribal delegation, includfrom a to report people, according Committee Business based Education Officer, representatives, ing Akins, Cynthia education personnel, advisory board on a verbal explanation by Intermountain Supt. Stanley Speaks. Brigham City members, parents and other interested Police, called by School authorities, persons was scheduled to meet with representatives from other tribes on the quelled the disturbance. Five Utes were among the students Brigham City campus Feb. 22 to discuss taken into police custody as a result of the the incident. Members of the Intermounincident. Three local students and nine tain Study Commission and school authorities were to coordinate the from other tribes were later suspended conference. Results of that meeting were from the school by school authorities not at press time. available pending a hearing with Supt. Speaks set for Feb. 27. There were no injuries reported among the 41 Ute students who attend the school. Though student unrest continued to a lesser degree for two nights following the Monday evening incident, most Ute students had left the campus to come home by Wednesday evening. The Ute By Rex LaRose Tribe Education Advisory Committee Recreation Director made the decision at a hastily-calle- d The Wind River Indians swept to the meeting Feb. 18 to bring the Ute students home until further information championship of the 20th annual and a resolution of the problems leading Tournament of Tribal Champions at Fort to the disturbance could be obtained. Duchesne Saturday night. Led by Most Valuable Player Bob Bearing's 36 points, Officially no motive for the mis hap has been established, but Intermountain the Indians outscored the Ute Chiefs students attending a meeting here Feb. 107-8The Indians, who led at half time 20 indicated that a fight between memand saw their lead taken by the bers of different tribes at a Salt Lake City Chiefs at outscored the Chiefs the earlier in the month had last 10 minutes of the game by 27-- to hold on to the title. planted the seeds for the All-Indi- For Leases Here Three successful bidders paid a total of oil and gas leases on $193,020 for 5481 acres of tribal land during a sale at the Uintah and Ouray Agency Feb. 11, 10-ye- ar according to Adelyn Logan, Realty Officer. The average bid of $35.22 per acre on the 13 tribal tracts was considerably lower than at past sales. This decrease reflects the leasing of land which have not been proven to have gas or oil deposits, Mrs. Logan explained. In the past oil companies have paid as much as $405 per acre for land with proven oil deposits. Results of the most recent sale included $93,625 paid by Gulf Oil for seven tracts containing 3285 acres; $76,817 paid by Texaco for 1982 acres in five tracts and Tenneco which paid $22,578 for 213 acres in a single tract. The Tenneco bid of $106 per acre for land in the Randlett area was the highest received for tribal land at the sale. Leases on 1861 acres in 24 tracts of allotted land brought a total of $61,746 paid by Gulf Oil, Texaco, Gas Producing, Enterprises, Chevron and Shell Oil. Chevron paid the highest price of the sale with a bid of $307.34 per acre for land in the Altamont area. ' Companies ottering unsuccessful bids at the sale were Altex Oil Corp., Flying Diamond and Koch Industries. In addition to the bonus paid at the time of the lease sale, the companies holding leases will pay a $1.25 per acre annual rental fee and 162j royalty on production. - Deadline Announced The deadline for Thursday, March 20. the Ute Bulletin will Please bring news articles to the Public Relations office. Wind River Indians Outscore Utes In Tournament Thriller 8. 51-5- 0 67-6- Pow-Wo- w 6, 6 rock-throwi- The Chiefs inability to solve the Indians strong defense despite Conrad Reed's 29 points led to the Indians win. d The game was as 76 free throws were attempted by both teams with the Indians able to convert a far better percentage. Brigham Young University's Tribe of Many Feathers (TMF) came back after a tough loss in the Semifinals to Wind River to edge Spotted Eagles 7 and to take third place. The expected scoring battle between Larry Yazzie of TMF and Continued on Page 8 foul-fille- 91-8- |