1987-09-22 Char-Koosta News

              Chief Charlo of the Salish VOLUME 16, NUMBER 19
THE MONTH OF CHOKECHERRIES
Chief Koostatah of the Kootenai SEPTEMBER 22, 1987
Councilman resigns; December ballot to seek six, not five
The 1987 Tribal election will be a little more interesting than usual in that the Arlee district will be getting two new representatives instead of one as scheduled.
Jim Steele, Arlee Council member since January 1982, announced his resignation from the Council Sept. 15, to be effective Sept. 18. He resigned to take a job with the Bureau of Indian Affairs as its Rights Protection Officer, a job held
previously by Rhonda Clairmont Swaney and Teresa Wall McDonald.
In a letter to the Tribal membership (see page two), Steele explains that while he enjoyed his years on the Council, he had to set aside educational and career goals. His new job will allow him to work on those goals now, while earning "an adequate salary and benefits", he wrote, as he serves the membership.
With slightly more than two years left
on Steele's term, the Council decided to put the vacancy on the upcoming ballot, rather than appoint a successor as the Tribal Constitution allows.
So, Arlee may be getting two new faces in December: someone to replace Steele, and someone for the up-for-grabs-anyway term that expires Dec. 31, 1987 — held by Kevin Howlett from Jan. 1,1984, to Sept. 30,1986, when he resigned, and by Louie Adams since then.
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SKC to host national-local
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PABLO — On Tuesday, Sept. 29, Salish Kootenai College will join 300 community, technical, and junior colleges across the country as community host for a national video teleconference. "THE AMERICAN SEMINAR HI,
Community, Technical, and Junior Colleges: Key Partners in Economic Development for the 21st Century" will bring together key leaders from business, industry, state and local govem-(Concludes on page five)
Seatbelts to become mandatory
Montana's mandatory-seatbelt law goes into effect on Oct. 1, 1987. After that date it will be illegal for anyone in a moving car to be unbelted. While cars won't be stopped to specifically check out seatbelt usage, cars stopped for other reasons will be checked. A fine of $20 per person will be assessed for non-compliance with the new state law.