Smutgrass now a delicacy for cattle in Pasture X Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 HOLLYWOOD — When Aaron Stam began a groundbreaking field trial in Brighton to see if cattle will eat smutgrass, he hoped to prove the animals would consume the nuisance invasive weed. Young and tender smutgrass has plenty of nutritional value, but when it grows to maturity the grass forms a
PECS students celebrate their grandparents Community Education Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students had a “love”-ly lunch Sept. 6 when grandparents, hugs and kisses filled the school cafeteria for Grandparents Day. The menu consisted of fried chicken and all the fixings, but the look of love on young and older faces was the best part of
Dartmouth grad Joseph John passionate about academics, Native issues Community Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 When it was time for Joseph John to attend college, his first choice was to go out west to Stanford University in California. When that didn’t pan out, he chose the Ivy League instead and graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, in June 2018. One of the reasons he
4-H season begins with plenty of newness Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 The 4-H year began the month with some new programs, new procedures and a whole lot of kids and animals. Nearly 50 kids in the heifer and steer projects brought their animals to Brighton and Big Cypress in September to tag their steers and attend the first meeting of the
Seminole campers return to Camp Kulaqua Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 29, 2019September 6, 2019 HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. - Nearly 200 Seminole kids had a blast at Camp Kulaqua where they stayed active, made new friends and had the time of their lives as they learned to live away from their families. After a three-year hiatus, Tribal youngsters returned to the camp in High Springs,
Immokalee’s backpack giveaway a big hit Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 29, 2019September 6, 2019 IMMOKALEE — Immokalee students started the school year with new backpacks and school supplies thanks to Tribal Council, the Board and other Tribal departments. Students and parents came to the field office Aug. 12 to choose from 200 colorful backpacks and an abundance of notebooks, pencils, notebook paper, markers and
Ahfachkee School welcomes expansion as new school year begins Community Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — The Ahfachkee School’s roots may be humble but its future could be spectacular. The school was founded in a chickee, moved to a one-room building known as the Big Cypress Day School and was renamed The Ahfachkee Day School in the 1940s. Now the ever-evolving school
THPO wins ‘Tribal Story Map’ grand prize Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 5, 2019August 19, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — The Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) won the grand prize for the 2019 Tribal Story Map Contest at the Esri User Conference in San Diego in July. Winners of the Tribal Story Map Challenge were announced at the conference, which was for users of geographic information systems (GIS). Story
Elgin Jumper shows art, teaches painting at museum Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 5, 2019August 19, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — Elgin Jumper has proven himself to be an accomplished artist, author and poet, but at the recent Seminole Artist Experience at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, he showed he is also a patient teacher. During a field trip from camp July 16, a group of Seminole kids listened to Jumper
SWEP gives students experience in working world Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 2, 2019August 19, 2019 For most students, summer brings a break from studies with time to relax and have fun. But instead of all that down time, 87 students participated in the Student Work Experience Program (SWEP) and got an inside look at the adult working world. The program is sponsored by the Center for