| Show Service Awards Go GoTo GoTo GoTo To 5 BIA Employees In an Informal ceremony last week at atthe atthe atthe the Uintah and Ouray Agency Super Super- Bill and Tribal Chair Chair- Chairman Chairman man J. J Francis presented Bureau of 01 Indan Affairs service awards to five live employees employee A year 30 pin ph was presented ti to Francs Francis B B. B Joe Th on mp on who began his BIA BlA career on en the Winnebago Nebraska Reservation In making the presentation presenta presenta- presentation tion tion Superintendent cited Thompson Thomp son for his years of 01 faithful service as aswell aswell aswell well as the respect he has won In the ut Utah h oil feld Thompson Is assistant realty reaty officer although 1 of oC his Ills 30 years wee spent in the Land Operations department department de de- Receiving year 23 pins were Irrigation Irrigation tion Sy Systems Operators Leo Vere Neilson and Afton ACton Richens All three men have spent their entire BIA BlA works out of Tabiona Neilson out of Bridgeland and Richens cover the Uintah canal at Neola VIOLET was cited for 10 years with the Bureau and presented a locket She has been employed as a secretary in the administration section and presently Is secretary to the BIA ilIA Reservations Programs officer Mr 1 congratulated the honorees honor honor- ees on their long and faithful service to the Bureau and the Ute Ule Indian Tribe An Ottowa Indian has haq been hired by bythe bythe bythe the Ute Tribe as wide area-wide model project pro planner for Cor the Senior Citizens on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation ROBERT HOLMES a retired Bur Bureau of Indian Affairs employee began tribal employment mid His Ills offices arc are arcIn arcin in the Senior Citizens Building at Fort Duchesne Holmes' Holmes 30 years with the Bureau of Indian Affairs included experience in boarding school work administration of oC education agriculture and range manage ment At the time of oC his retirement October 1971 he was Supervisory Range Conservationist at the Fort Apache Agency Whiteriver Arizona HE AND his wife wife an affiliated Ute make their home at Fort Duchesne The Utes' Utes Senior Citizen program is funded by the Ute Tribe and OEO funds making it the first Indian Senior Citizen program in the nation funded by a state Also on the staff stare arc are Wilson Johnson Project Director and Ouray McCook Arts and Crafts coordinator A SEVEN member advisory board was appointed by the Ute Ule Business Committee to serve the Senior Citizens Charles Wells PUS PHS Service Unit Director is chairman of the board Vice-chairman Vice is Hazel Wardle with board members including Stella LaRose Irene Cuch ClIeh Hank Harden Dennis Mower Frank Arrow chis and Dee Wilcox Applications are still being accepted for enrollment in the Neighborhood Youth Corps' Corps new winter work program according to Floyd McCook Manpower Director for the Ute Tribe TWENTY SEVEN students have been placed in aCter school after positions working a total of oC 10 hours a week Six students arc completing their high school education education education edu edu- cation in the evening through the adult education program and are working during during dur duro ing the day The students are arc paid for hours spent at work and at school Although al all positions are arc filled vacancies vacancies vacancies va va- may appear and the program funded through the Department of Labor Labor Labor La La- bor will wil be expanding in the spring according according ac ac- ac cording to McCook He lIe urges eligible students to apply at his office in the Tribal Building Fort Duchesne or call 2203 Ext 58 or CO GO |
