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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.

Eagle Billie takes TCD program international

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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

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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

Agnes Motlow graduates with Master of Arts from Barry

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MIAMI — At 64, Agnes Motlow isn’t close to slowing down. The Hollywood resident earned her Master of Arts in administration from Barry University May 9 and is applying for a doctorate in organizational leadership. Motlow completed the degree while working as executive assistant to General Counsel Jim Shore and caring

Ahfachkee School fifth-graders pledge to lead drug-free lives

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BIG CYPRESS — Just before the annual Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) commencement ceremony May 14 at Ahfachkee School, two 2013 graduates said that what they learned in the program has helped them navigate through their adolescence. "Drugs can really mess up your life," said Leilani Gopher, a seventh-grader who was

Tous Jumper Young Sr. is Harvard-bound

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — This summer Tous Jumper Young Sr. will fulfill a childhood dream when he attends Harvard University. A sophomore at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, New Mexico with a major in abnormal psychology, Young will take four psychology courses at the Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Student profile: Future scientist John Osceola

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SOUTHWEST RANCHES — John Osceola’s dedication to academics hasn’t gone unnoticed. The Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School sophomore was recently invited to attend the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders from June 28-30 in Boston, Massachusetts where he will receive an award of excellence. "The event is an inspiration. It’s

Student profile: Ke’Yhara Tommie, future physician

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FORT PIERCE — Ke’Yhara Tommie is a hard-working teen who set a high bar for her future; she wants to be a cardiovascular surgeon. The Fort Pierce Central High School sophomore is doing whatever it takes to achieve her goal, including pursuing dual enrollment at Indian River State College. "My goal

EPA funds in-house water utilities training to combat climate change

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency met with professionals from the Tribe’s Environmental Resource Management and Public Works departments March 26-27 to address climate change impacts that may affect tribal water utilities. The meetings were part of the EPA’s Climate Ready Water Utilities initiative, which provides funds, training and technical assistance to

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