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Burgess to be sworn in

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.

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.

Official Election results

Chair

Johnny Wauqua

41.41%

Mike Burgess

57.89%

Vice Chair

Richard "Bunky" Henson

55.35%

Eleanor McDaniel

43.05%

See the full results

June CBC highlights

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.

 

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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