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Show Pag S.' f' Iha 4 re'' ;V;4" f : vV,:'. ' W-O.-- - V Thursday, Juno 14, 1973 IN .. ' DTEFAD Honored : V (Continued from Front Page). said it is rare for new businesses to succeed and the overwhelming success of UTEFAB becoming a two million dollar business in three years was nearly un- heard of. Jones came to the Tribe in October of 1969 when he answered an advertisement in a Salt Lake City paper for a manager with furniture making background. ONE TIME HOBBY Jones holds a degree in Industry and Business Management from the University of Colorado. Cabinet making became his hobby as early as his junior high school years and he was operating a small cabinet shop in Salt Lake City as well as working as an Industrial engineer' when he came to UTEFAB. He recalls the early days of the factory when he and 10 men opened shop in a small building near the jail at Fort Duchesne. The factory now employees 40 to 50 people and will expand to a new complex slated for completion in the spring of 1974. .. The new building will allow the factory to produce more comJones plete architectural mQlwork. FAB will stated the also be relying more on local people of the reservation to fill positions of responsibility. A letter to Homey Secakuku from Robert G. Sherwood, Regional Director of SBA Region 8, lauded the success of UTEFAB and said I have been told that one of the major reasons for your success was the fact that the Tribe was astute enough not to let tribal affairs interfere with business. It is indeed a hard lesson to learn and the Tribe is to be commend-- A DOZEN YEARS OF SERVICE Prompted a hathcN far Mary Ann Peraak bat week. The Staff ef the Iadba Health Chafe Rada it tkffieak to get away darh la the diak aaaaheara ae they ate hath haaqaet-atyl- e aalada aad hat chfefcea, hallway with the wees featariag raDs. Tepfbg their meal with cake bacribed Farewel aad Geed Lack, Mary Abb are fraai left Leaiae Cach, Community Health Representative; Leea Peraak, Mary Aaa Peraak aad Dr. Laareace Catbr, IHS dentist. Carrbe Pease far right ia picture oa right preaeated a certificate to Mrs. Peraak ia the abaeace ef Service Unit Director, (barbs Welle. Mrs. Peraak reads the ceauneadatioa to Dr. Cutler 0 which praiaad her far years ef dev ted service aad oatstaad-fagwer- k far the clfafe aad the tribe. Mrs. Peraak has assisted e as part thae deatists far eight years sad has warked deatal tochafefaa far the past fear years whea a deatiat was assigned to the dbfe. She fa retiring and the pesitioa will be filled by Geneva Anlcerpent. Dream of Decades (Continued from Front Page) speech. A memorial was made in memory of R. 0. Curry who worked hard to get the water to the Ouray community. n guests were Bruce Perry who represented Governor Calvin Rampton; Dave Allred from EDA; Art Maxwell, engineer from Nielsen, Maxwell and Wangsgard, Salt Lake architects; and Charles Worthman who represented Area DirOut-of-tow- ector John Artichoker of the Phoenix Area Office. A picture depicting the parched land of Ouray which had been in Mr. currys office for the past seven years was presented to the community commorating the event. The day concluded with a picnic-styl- e chicken dinner served to the dignitaries and Ouray water users. Four Tribal Members Named To Departments Top Positions Several major staff changes have taken place in the past month. With two department heads being elected to the Business Committee, vacancies were created for Administrative Officer and Tribal Treasurer. Irene Cuch was appointed to the administrative position and Beatrice 'Worden, an accounting department employee, was named treasurer. The positions were formerly held by Lester Chapoose and Elwyn DuShane. Alfred Parriette was recently named Fish and Game Director while a new position of Economic Development Planner has been appointed to Clifford Duncan, formerly manager of Bottle Hollow Arts and Crafts shop. Gerald Martinez was named chief of police to fill the vacancy created last fall when Ray Wardle left that position. Acting chief in th'e interim was Fred Lucero. Martinez has been employed by the Tribal Alcoholism Program as a mental health technician but has had police experience. Adelbert Tapoof assumed the responsibility of adult probation officer. He has been a counselor on the Tribal Alcoholism staff. fnl-tha- fnD-tb- ae Ute Law Officer Recieves Training now-crowd- A Ute law officer is one of the students enrolled in a law enforcement training session on the Intermountain Indian School campus in Brigham City, Utah. Lloyd Arrowchis will be in the northern Utah city for 11 weeks this summer participating in the Indian Police Academy. The training started on June 4 and will continue through Aug. 17. The session is designed for and involves officers working with Indian police departments across the nation. Arrowchis has been employed by the Tribal Law and Order Department for the past years. He is married to the former Delores LaRose and they have one daughter. three-and-a-ha- lf ed. In reviewing his three and a half years with the Tribe as UTEFAB manager, Jones said I wouldnt trade those years for anything but I would need a vacation before repeating parts of them! : Lr-- gr. 'Irene Cach Administrative Officer Clifford Duncan Economic Development Administration Planner t JVa. , Gerald Martinez Chief ef Police Alfred Parriette Fish and Game Director Adelbert Tapoof Adult Probation Officer ed Beatrice Worden Treasurer . |
