Show Ute Ufe Firefighters Elect Officers Receive Awards The Ute Indian Firefighters held an annual business and organizational meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing at the Hilltop Cafe Friday Walt Bureau of Indian Affairs forester forester forester fores fores- ter who is in charge of the crews crew's operation operation operation oper oper- directed the meeting Those elected to lead the firefighters for the next year are president Reid vice president Orson Tom and Colo- Colo treasurer secretary-treasurer Coulson row THE FIREFIGHTERS are starting their eighth year of operation Last year the Utes were used on fires in Wyoming Washington California and Utah earning earning earn earn- ing mg a total of They have fought fires in all 10 western states in recent years Short training sessions in fire control activities were given by Don Goodrich of the Forest Service and Bob Jensen of the Bureau of Land Management IN ADDITION a panel consisting of Bob Jensen Wilford Evans of the Forest For For- Forest est Service Mr of the Firefighters Firefighters Firefighters Fire Fire- fighters and Mr discussed current current current cur cur- rent problems and ways to improve crew A lunch was hosted by the ers Association after which some awards were made Marshall Colorow Albert Glenn Appawoo Chico Reid Thomas Larose Orson Orson Or Or- son Tom Wilford Evans and Emerson were given certificates of award by the association for exceptional exception exception- al performance the past year ASHLEY FOREST Supervisor Andrew Andrew And And- rew McConkie presented Chico and Reid crew leaders with letters of commendation which had been received from the forest supervisor of the Sequoia National Forest in Califor Califor- nia The letters complimented the two Ute crews on their performance on the Red Mountain fire on that forest last fall A certificate of commendation was presented pre seated to Walt which was received received re reo re- re from San Bernadino County officials officials of of- in Cal California ornia for work done by bythe bythe bythe the Ute crews on the Bear fire in the San Bernadino area last fall DAVE BEHRENS of the Utah State Department of Forestry Earnest Scott of the National Park Service Roland Holand McCook Mc Me- Cook of the Bureau of Land Management Management Manage Manage- ment Stanley Lyman of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and district rangers Don Hooper and Ron Hon Lisonbee of the Forest Service represented their agencies at atthe atthe atthe the meeting |