4-H end-of-year banquets honor dogged commitment Community by Beverly Bidney - July 1, 2015 The 4-H clubs from each reservation held annual banquets June 22-24 to recognize top youth for attaining champion, reserve champion and showmanship status at the Seminole Indian 4-H Show and Sale held March 27. The banquets, which commemorate the end of another year raising steer, swine and small animals, also honored
Health Department festivals educate Hollywood, Brighton Health by Beverly Bidney - July 1, 2015 More than 600 people learned about healthy living at health festivals May 28 at the Veterans Building in Brighton and June 9 at the Classic Gym in Hollywood. Sponsored by the Health Department, the events offered a comprehensive education about health to Tribal members and employees. "Sometimes people don’t come to
Florida history comes alive in Brighton Education by Beverly Bidney - July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 BRIGHTON — Florida history recently came to life for Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School and Okeechobee’s North Elementary School fourth-graders as they reenacted the era of the book "A Land Remembered" and saw the past through each other’s eyes. The 1984 book, by Patrick D. Smith, tells the tale of white Florida
Cory Wilcox graduates Florida SouthWestern State College Education by Beverly Bidney - July 1, 2015 FORT MYERS — Cory Wilcox believes in leading by example. For example, the newly minted graduate of Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers has shown his children they, too, can achieve great things. "I can tell my kids I graduated college," he said. "It was stressful, but once I finished, it
PECS ends academic year with abundance of awards Education by Beverly Bidney - July 1, 2015 BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School’s academic honors for 2014-15 culminated June 2 with the President’s Education Awards Program. Students whose efforts and performances met the program’s criteria throughout the year received academic achievement and excellence awards from PECS staff on behalf of President Barack Obama. Principal Brian Greseth praised students for
BC preschool grads show scholarly spirit Education by Beverly Bidney - July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Thirteen tiny tots in cheerful yellow caps and gowns were a sight to behold May 20 at the Big Cypress Preschool graduation. The kids set a new bar for adorable as they performed a full-blown show – complete with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in Mikasuki,
Tiny students launch to big futures in Brighton Education by Beverly Bidney - July 1, 2015 BRIGHTON — Eighteen proud young tykes marked a milestone in their lives May 13 when they graduated from Brighton Preschool. Adorned in caps and gowns, the children were applauded by family and friends while walking down the aisle to receive their diplomas at the Veterans Building. Prior to the main event,
Tribe wildland firefighters tackle blaze at Big Cypress National Preserve Community by Beverly Bidney - June 2, 2015July 1, 2015 BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE — Three days after lightning ignited a wildfire May 8 at Big Cypress National Preserve, nine wildland firefighters of the Seminole Tribe Forestry and Wildland Fire Department joined the effort to control the blaze. About 349 personnel from eight firefighting units cooperated to extinguish the fire, which
Eagle Billie takes TCD program international Community by Beverly Bidney - June 2, 2015 PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Seminole Gaming’s Tribal Career Development (TCD) program has gone international. Eagle Billie, an intern at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, spent 55 days as a trainee at Hard Rock Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. TCD Director Ervina Capricien said Billie was an
Paddle Up on the Himmarshee Canal Community by Beverly Bidney - June 2, 2015 FORT LAUDERDALE — Seminoles have used the New River and its tributaries as a highway for trade with settlers in Fort Lauderdale since the early 20th century. On May 10, Tribal members and waterway enthusiasts paid tribute to Seminole culture and history as they embarked on the Himmarshee Canal in