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Camp Crier is not affiliated with the Comanche Nation.
Burgess
to be sworn in
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On
Thursday June 18th, Michael Burgess will be sworn in as Chairman
of the Comanche Nation. The ceremony is scheduled to take place
at noon at the Comanche Nation Complex in the new conference room.
Richard "Bunky" Henson will also be sworn in as Vice Chairman.
The public is invited to attend.
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CN Housing
Authority seeks commissioner
The
Comanche Nation Housing Authority is seeking a Comanche Tribal
member to serve on the Board of Commissioners from the Elgin/Lawton
area. Potential candidates must reside within the service area.
Resumes should be submitted to Executive Director John Wahnee,
402 SE F Ave., Lawton, OK 73502 by 5 pm July 6th. A background
check is required.
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Official
Election results
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Chair
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Johnny
Wauqua
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41.41% |
Mike
Burgess
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57.89% |
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Vice
Chair
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Richard
"Bunky" Henson
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55.35% |
Eleanor
McDaniel
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43.05% |
See
the full results
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June
CBC highlights
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The
June CBC meeting got off to a late start on the 6th. When Campcrier
arrived the CBC were having a pre-meeting Executive Session. The
meeting started with a quorum present. Eddie Mahseet was not in
attendance.
Mr.
Bill Voelker, Director of the SIA program gave a brief overview
about recent activities. A pair of African eagles have been received
by the SIA program because their reputation for raptor bird care
is receiving national attention.
Mr.
Charles Wells, Election Board Chairman, stated that the Apache
polling site is at the school and not at the community center
in Apache and that the Walters polling site has been changed to
somewhere else
Two
resolutions to place the Revolving Loan Fund and the Comanche
Nation Tourism Center under the jurisdiction of the Comanche Nation
Enterprises were tabled for further study of the organizational
chart that is under development.
Two
ineligible enrollment lists were approved and one eligible list
of 44 applicants was approved, bringing the number of enrolled
Comanche to 14,421.
Other
business included the passage of a contract extension for the
Home Improvement Program, approval of a PL 638 construction contract
with the BIA for replacement of a wood bridge, approval of an
application to the US Dept. of Education Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitation services, and ratification of a lease for office
space for the Historical Preservation office.
The
CBC went into Executive Session to discuss other issues.
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Events
The
deadline for events is one (1) week before the event. Events will be posted
as space allows. CampCrier does not guarantee that every event submitted
will be posted.
June
18, 2009 - 6:30 pm - Comanche Nation Princess Sorority special meeting.
New conference room, Comanche complex, Lawton, OK. For information contact
Ida Lura Jones 405-942-3837, or Joyce Mathews 580-429-3168.
June
18, 2009 - Noon - Swearing in Ceremony for Chairman and Vice-Chairman,
Comanche Nation. New converence room, Comanche complex.
June
29, 2009 - 7 am - Comanche Nation Fair Committee 4-man Golf Scramble,
Shot-gun start. For information Delphine Nelson or Geneva Hadley 580-357-6545
July
4, 2009 - Annual Tiapiah Pow-wow. Call Tina or Pepper for information
580-492-4752, 580-492-4465.
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