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Author: Beverly Bidney

Beverly Bidney has been a reporter and photographer for The Seminole Tribune since 2012. During her career, she has worked at various newspapers around the country including the Muskogee Phoenix in Oklahoma, Miami Herald, Associated Press, USA Today and other publications nationwide. A NAJA award winning journalist, she has covered just about everything over the years and is an advocate for a strong press. Contact her at beverlybidney@semtribe.com.

4-H kids parade pigs at South Florida Fair

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WEST PALM BEACH — After about 100 days spent raising hogs, five Seminole 4-H’ers showed the results of their hard work during the South Florida Fair hog show and sale Jan. 22-23 in West Palm Beach. The fair, which was open to all youth in the region, gave Illiana Robbins, Kylie

Heart health heralded tribalwide

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Since 1964, February has been designated American Heart Month to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 killer of Americans, including Native Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association. Throughout the month, the Seminole Health Department sponsored tribalwide events focused on heart

Teen photographer Akira Billie wins gold

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DAVIE — A triptych of images titled "Cozy" won Akira Billie a Gold Key in photography, the highest award in the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. A celebration of all the winning teen artists in Broward County was held Feb. 12 at the Young At Art Museum in Davie. The

PECS spelling bee is F-U-N

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BRIGHTON — First- through eighth-grade students at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School fought butterflies in their tummies, stood tall and strove to spell words correctly at the school’s eighth annual spelling bee Feb. 10. The students knew there would be only one winner, so strategies such as asking for definitions or usages

Project to restore Devil’s Garden to natural state

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DEVIL’S GARDEN — A $150 million restoration project on land just north of Big Cypress Reservation is helping return 14,437 acres to its original state as a wet prairie with scattered cypress domes, tree-island hammocks, depression marshes and slough-ways. The land, owned by the South Florida Water Management District, is also

Miss Seminole takes expert track toward Miss Indian World

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Since she was crowned Miss Florida Seminole in July, Destiny Nunez has appeared at 11 events in Florida and Oklahoma. Representing the Tribe is part of her responsibilities, as is vying for Miss Indian World during the Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The April competition will feature contestants

Sally Tommie appointed to national Native arts board

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Sally Tommie, daughter and granddaughter of traditional tribal artists Minnie Tommie and Sallie Chupco Tommie, respectively, grew up surrounded by art and experienced how sweetgrass baskets, dolls and patchwork put food on her family’s table. As a recently appointed Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) board of directors member, Tommie will

Fish, prayer center of Big Cypress tournament

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BIG CYPRESS — Big Cypress Reservation’s canals and ponds were crowded Dec. 29 with competitive fishermen, women and children vying to haul in the biggest catch during the Big Cypress First Baptist Church’s adult and youth fishing tournament. About 30 adults and 30 youth participated in the catch-and-release tournament, and plenty

Mentoring program connects Hollywood teens and children

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HOLLYWOOD — Competition was fierce Jan. 7 at the Hollywood Boys & Girls Club as teens battled youth in a Smash Bros. video game tournament. While fun, the contest offered teens a chance to mentor younger club members through a new program. The Hollywood mentoring program began last summer when the

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