By LORI ANN EDMO
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — Lee Juan Tyler, Sammy Matsaw Jr., Ladd R. Edmo and Nancy Eschief Murillo were all elected to the Fort Hall Business Council in the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes General Election May 29.

Tyler received the most votes with 367, followed by Matsaw Jr. with 361, Edmo with 329 and Eschief Murillo with 236. The other candidates and the votes they received were Roland Marshall 228; Jessica Lanae James 225; Devon Dwayne Boyer 222 and Elma Thompson 162.

Laurie Marie Kniffin was elected to the Land Use Policy Commission with 289 votes. Jacob R. Caldwell received 145 votes; Lorrie Ann Galloway 88 votes and Willowcahill W. Kipp 80 votes. (cont.)

By ROSELYNN YAZZIE
Sho-Ban News
SPOKANE, Wash. — Shoshone-Bannock tribal member Cola Boyer is the Kalispel Leadership Academy Administrator and wanted a degree that centered around human beings since she chose a degree in human resources.

She graduated from Whitworth University with her master’s degree in business leadership because it was intriguing to her on how leadership in businesses work.

“I wanted to see first-hand what and how businesses were organized and what kinds of leadership should be placed in specific spots,” she said. (cont.)

By ROSELYNN YAZZIE
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — There were 33 graduates of Shoshone-Bannock Jr./Sr. High School’s Class of 2023 on Thursday, May 25.

The theme was, “The past is my heritage; the present my responsibility, the future — my challenge.”

Ghost Canyon singers rendered a flag song to start the ceremony. Veterans Zannita Fasthorse and Matt Bates brought in the colors, followed by Sho-Ban High School Princess Neena Badhawk, who led students into the Blaine Dixey Gymnasium. (cont.)

By BRENDA McKEAN
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — Shoshone Bannock Casino Hotel sponsored the 28th Annual Handgame Tournament at Fort Hall. 

The winners are for the 2-man tourney are: first-Angie Lucero and Joan Lucero, second-Jana Groves and Shohn Dunn, third-Quennel Matt and Lester Crow Jr, fourth-Derek Knows His Gun and Terrel Alden. (cont.)