Show t t dt 1 i iF iy s B l 45 v y P ij e 5 F t t tk k i rg a a t W tt aY ii t. t r g 49 Y i Elwyn Elwy Du DuShane e Letter Lester Chapoose Francis Representatives Ute Tribe Election Seats New Leaders With voting up 15 percent over the 1971 elections Tribal Chairman Francis was elected to a third term termon termon termon on on the Ute Tribe Business Committee t 1 ELWYN DuSHANE defeated Irene Cuch for the Uintah Band committee seat and Lester unseated Wilbur Wilbur Wilbur Wil Wil- bur Cuch by a small margin as the White River representative re se- represents resents presents the Uncompahgre BandI Band s I v a The The newl newly elected elected council members will be sworn into office next month at which time they will elect a tribal Chairman and vice The chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man position a year two-year term has been held by for the past eight years ears Council members are elected for fora foras a as four year four year term with each of the three ands sands electing one council member ev ev- every every evry ery ry two years it BALLOTS WERE cast last Friday in inthe inthe inthe the five live communities of Whiterocks Myton Myton My My- ton Fort Duchesne Ouray and Rand Rand- lett iett e The new White River representative Lester Chapoose h has s served as Tribal Administrative Officer er since last July uly tour of f duty with the US U.S. Navy on onboard board the Hamner DD in the Pac Pac- He is marri married d t former the for former er Js Isabell Isa- Isa bell beB Gardner who is the receptionist at the Indian Health Clinic R Roosevelt o evelt They make their home in Alt err a. a Mr DuShane is a also so a graduate of Union High School He holds an associate associate asso asso- degree in science from the College College College Col Col- lege of Eastern Utah Price and is presently working toward a a bachelor of science degree from Utah State University University University Un Un- majoring in business admin admin- A 12 YEAR 12 YEAR tribal employee Mr DuShane Du Shane has held various positions in the accounting department and is presently the Tribal Treasurer He is married to the former Alice Allce Cuch and has four daughters They reside reside re reo side in the Sunshine Acres sub division of Fort Duchesne He fie has been a tribal employee three years having worked as an accounting specialist prior to his administration School Roosevelt and attended South South- ern rn Utah State College Cedar City three years He lie was employed by Grand Central Stores Salt Lake City and during during dur- dur ing that time attended Steven Henager Business College MR CHAPOOSE served a year five-year |