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Show Thursday, 14, 1173 The Ute Bulletin Maxine Natchees Editor Afleociate Editor . Judy Cole Carteen Ignacio and Gloria Arrowgarp Ute Indian Tribe School News Sponsor rates: Free te Ute Tribal numbers 1150 per year te ethers The Ute Beletin P.O. Bex 129 Fort Duchesne, Utah 84026 Member of the American Indian Press Association From the Tribal Chairman In hopes attendance will be better the second time around, the General Council meeting has been rescheduled for Friday, June 22. The regular General Council day, May 28, was set in accordance with Article VI, Section 2, of the Constitution and of the Ute Indian Tribe. This day was also Memorial Day which traditionally was May 30 in the past. But because Congress established the three-da- y holiday system, the General Council day will always be in conflict with this holiday. The required quorum of 75 eligible voters was not established and business was not conducted. The June meeting will commence at 10:00 a.m. in the Uintah Basin Community Building at Fort Duchesne. The purpose of this meeting is to allow tribal members an opportunity to ask questions concerning the Annual Report which Was presented at the May meeting. Constitutional amendments, changes in the MiroPment requirements, and other ordinances may be also discussed. The purpose of the conference is not to conduct any official tribal business but is merely to serve as an opportunity to provide information to tribal members. We do hope all of you will make an effort to attend this special conference as we only have until the next tribal election to if the majority of the change our Constitution and enrollment of the tribe so desires. Lunch will be served. By-La- By-La- STRETCH YOUR DOLLAR Food Stamp Program Underway on Reservation If you are interested in getting more groceries for your dollar, submit your application TOMORROW. Two employees of the Vernal Public Assistance Office will be at the Senior Citizens Center, Fort Duchesne, tomorrow morning (Friday, June 15) to process applications of Ute people who wish to qualify for Food Stamps. Through the efforts of the Tribal Business Committee and Robert E. Holmes, Director of the Area wide Model Project, a resolution was passed and submitted to Charles M. Ernst, Director, of USDA Foods and Nutrition, San Francisco, Calif., and to Utah State Welfare Depart; ment to initiate a food stamp program on the Ute Reservation. Advantages of a Food Stamp Program over a Commodity Food Program were discussed at length by a group of interested tribal members and employees who met last month with Charles Wells at the Indian Health Clinic. Food stamps may increase income to be spent for food, but a family must budget some of its monthly income to purchase the stamps while commodities are free. However, commodities are bulky and are not necessarily consistent with Utes food preference. To qualify for the stamps Robert Holmes has asked that you bring with you to the Center, 1. Proof of all income in your family (latest pay slips, pay envelopes, pension award letters), 2. Rent receipts, house payment book and utility bills, 3. Bank books or other papers showing any savings accounts. Having this information ready for review will speed up your application for Food Stamps. The welfare workers will advise you of your eligibility and inform you of the number of stamps you will receive based on the number in your family plus your income. Planning for the program involved specialists from the Food and Nutrition Services, USDA, San Francisco, representatives of the Salt Lake City Office, Native American Technical Assistance ' representative from Albuquerque, N. Mex., tribal leaders, community leaders and BIA personnel. Dear Editor: What I have to say in this letter is not necessarily the opinion of the entire Tribe, for I assume all people have eyes with which to see. And I assume people have sense enough to judge right and to deterwrong and to evaluate people mine whether they are good or bad. Through the years, people have perfected themselves to the point where bad can be covered with sweet talk. I find a lot of imperfections with the architectural designs and construction of two large landmarks Bottle Hollow for one and the Uintah Basin community Building for the other. No consideration was taken on behalf of the staff at Bottle Hollow when the complex was designed. To make a list of all the defects would take pages Today, upon entering the new community budding gym, I find they have made provisions for short ball playersa hump to stand on near the free throw line or if a player is a slow runner, the hill could be used to build up speed. In my opinion, the Indian people are wondering how this happened in the space age. The Tribal Grass Roots Sentry P.S. I also have bandaides and Indian medicine for those having difficulty recuperating from Wounded Knee. Dear Maxine: At your request here is a picture of Monica. She also got an award of Merit for outstanding achievement in the field of business. This is for taking dictation of at 100 words per minute and accurately transcribing it. I am very proud of Monica and her achievements. She has been very active in school and next year will be going to the University of Utah. Sincerely Yours, Mary S. Jenks o JHant fyou 1Uu& I wish to thank all my friends who visited with me and my family, sent flowers, cards and food and drove to Fort Washakie for the funeral of my son, Chuck. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated. I also wish to express my appreciation to the Business Committee of the Ute Indian Tribe for the financial assistance granted to me during my recent bereavement. Lottie Longhair Shoyo & Family OiUccaUtd Ignacio Tom An 82 year-ol- d Ute citizen expired May 30 of natural causes in a Roosevelt Hospital. Ignacio Tom was born in 1891 to Mr. and Mrs. Big Tom. He married Wilemina' Wamiore who preceeded him in death. Survivors include four sons, Archie, Glenn, Orson, all of Whiterocks, Lawrence, Fort Duchesne; one daughter, Ethel, Fort Duchesne; and 22 grand-- I children. Funeral services were conducted June 5 at the Alterra Baptist Church. Burial was in the Fort Duchense Cemetery under the direction of the Olpin Mazie Root A Neola resident died May 70.year-ol- d of natural causes in a Salt Lake City hospital. 30 Funeral services were conducted June the Alterra Baptist Church for Mazie 4 in ' Root. Mazie was born July 2, 1902, in. White-rock- s to William and Grace Wash Root, Sr. He married Grace Atwine. Survivors include his widow, Neola; two sons, Alfred and Nelson, both' of Neola; three daughters, Mrs. Antone (Leah) Appawoo, Whiterocks, Pris cells, Neola, and Mrs. Richard (Katherine) Jenks, Fort Duchesne; 12 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Grace Areep, Randlett; a brother, John loupe, Fort Duchesne. Burial was in the Fort Duchesne Cemetery under the direction of the Olpin Clara Wopsock One of the Ute Tribe's oldest citizens expired May 23 of natural causes in a Roosevelt nursing home. Funeral services were conducted may 26 for Clara Johnson Wopsock of Whiterocks. She was born in the 1800s (undetermined because of loss of records) in Meeker, Colo. She married Harry Wopsock who preceeded her in death. Survivors include two sons from a previous marriage, Myton Johnson, Whiterocks, and Wilson Johnson, Fort I Duchesne; 16 grandchildren, 30 greatr I grandchildren, and 14 children. Burial was in the Fort Duchesne Cemetery under the direction of the Olpin I Mortuary. A historical feature on Mrs. Johnsons life will be printed in the JulEissue of the Ute Bulletin. I great-great-grand- -I Mortuary. Reggie Bumgarner Funeral services were conducted June in the Ballard Ward Chapel for Samuel Reginald (Reggie) Bumgarner, 35, who died J une 2 in a Salt Lake City hospital of natural causes. Reggie was born Feb. 28, 1938, to Samuel Walker and Elizabeth Alice Curry Bumgarner in Roosevelt. He married Manuella V. Estrada on June 17, 1968, at Salt Lake City, Utah. Survivors include his widow and a daughter, Debbie, both of Kingsville, Tex; a Brother, Craig, Salt Lake City; and a sister, Mrs. Bert (Orrana) Moosman 6 Neola. Burial was in the Fort Duchesne Cemetery under the direction of the Olpin Mortuary. N |
