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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.

Tribal athletes honored in Hollywood Gym Hall of Fame

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HOLLYWOOD — The Recreation program was founded in 1974 by Howard Tommie, Mike Tiger and Bert Jones but was inspired by someone who could be considered the Tribe’s version of Jim Thorpe. Howard Tiger played semi-professional football, basketball, boxing and baseball, leaving behind a legacy of athleticism and competition for the

Tribe swears in Council and Board Representatives

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HOLLYWOOD — Democracy was on display June 3 as representatives of the Council and Board of Directors were inaugurated in Hollywood, assuring a smooth transition of leadership within the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Hundreds of Tribal members and guests witnessed the event as newly elected and re-elected officials swore their

Fire Rescue welcomes new members into ranks

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HOLLYWOOD — To become a member of the Seminole Fire Rescue Department, a candidate must complete a strenuous fire academy program and pass both the paramedic and firefighter state certification exams – not easy tasks. Fire Rescue welcomed six new firefighters to its ranks at a graduation ceremony in Hollywood on

Tribe is StormReady in time for stormiest season

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HOLLYWOOD — With the start of the hurricane season June 1, Floridians are experiencing the wettest time of year and thunderstorms are an almost daily occurrence. The National Weather Service (NWS) wants the Tribe to be ready for storms as the soggy season proceeds and recently held a class to

Sixty-five Tribes grace NLC Summer Conference

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HOLLYWOOD — The theme of the Native Learning Center’s (NLC) fifth annual summer conference – "Strengthening Tribal Communities into the Future" – was compelling enough to attract 162 people from 65 Tribes around the country to the conference, held at the  Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood from June 4-6. "Education

Athletes aspire to greatness at Jim Thorpe Games

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Jim Thorpe was many things: a gold-medal Olympic athlete; professional basketball, baseball and football player; a boxer and a golfer; "Athlete of the Century," according to ABC’s "Wide World of Sports;" and "the greatest athlete in the world," according to Sweden’s King Gustav V, who made the

Rodeo season gallops to an end at EIRA regional finals

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BRIGHTON — The rodeo season ended with a rousing show in Brighton May 18-19 at the Eastern Indian Rodeo Association (EIRA) regional finals. Cowboys and cowgirls worked hard for a spot in the Indian National Finals Rodeo to be held Nov. 5-9 in Las Vegas. "This is the end of the

Kids test skills at Seminole NFL Challenge

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HOLLYWOOD — Members of the Tribe tend to be big football supporters; many root for the Miami Dolphins, Florida State Seminoles and the University of Miami Hurricanes. But fewer play the game than cheer for it. Tribal kids recently had some hands-on football experience as they ran professional-style drills at

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