Hollywood youth win regional Digital Arts Festival Community by Brett Daly - June 27, 2012April 10, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — The Hollywood Seminole Boys & Girls Club honored Tribal youth Ozzie Holdiness and Kalani Bankston with special awards on May 18 for winning a regional Digital Arts Festival. As part of the media productions class offered by the club, the boys spent two weeks creating a 40-second commercial titled
Clinton Holt kicks off Okalee Village Pow-Wow with gator wrestling Community by Brett Daly - May 22, 2012April 10, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — Tribal member Clinton Holt once again tempted fate on May 9 by performing an alligator wrestling trick that nearly killed him in 2011. It was the first time Holt performed the head trick since an alligator named Houdini clamped down on his skull more than a year ago, and
Education Department hosts College Admissions Panel Education by Brett Daly - May 22, 2012April 13, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Tribal students arrived by the busload for the Education Department’s College Admissions Panel on May 2. Eighth-grade students and high school students met at the Big Cypress Community Center for a Q-and-A session with representatives from seven Florida universities: Florida International University, Johnson & Wales University, Full Sail
Tribe breaks record at annual cattle sale and auction Community by Brett Daly - May 22, 2012April 10, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Seminole cattle owners gathered at the Big Cypress Youth Center on April 20 to gauge prices at the annual cattle sale, and they were not disappointed. During the live, hour-long video auction, Seminole calves sold for an average of $835 a head, said Alex Johns, assistant director of
Tribal members fight to preserve piece of Seminole history Community by Brett Daly - May 22, 2012April 10, 2015 FORT LAUDERDALE — Tribal members Everett Osceola and Pedro Zepeda paddled a traditional Seminole canoe down the New River Canal on May 5. With two mail bags onboard, they made their way toward the Post Office in the same way their ancestors traveled in the early 1900s. The symbolic sendoff of
Newest Seminole Police officer graduates from Police Academy Community by Brett Daly - May 22, 2012April 10, 2015 DAVIE — The Seminole Police Department welcomed one more officer into their ranks on April 18. New officer Clifford Turnquest graduated from the Broward College Institute of Public Safety’s Police Academy among 14 other Broward County cadets in his class, earning a special recognition in the process. Officer Turnquest received the Officer
Seminole Tribe sponsors South East Police Motorcycle Rodeo Community by Brett Daly - May 22, 2012April 10, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — The Seminole Police and Fire departments had a strong presence at the South East Police Motorcycle Rodeo and Public Safety Expo, which took place on May 5 at the Hollywood Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Four SPD officers competed in the Motorcycle Rodeo along with about 100 riders from
Doris Osceola hosts documentary screening Community by Brett Daly - April 25, 2012April 10, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — To celebrate the life of reggae legend Bob Marley, Tribal member Doris Osceola hosted a documentary screening of "Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend" on April 5. The film shows footage of Marley before he made it in the music industry. Esther Anderson, a Jamaican actress and friend
Seminole Tribe expands business operations Community by Brett Daly - March 27, 2012April 10, 2015 BRIGHTON — Since taking office in June, Brighton Board Rep. Larry Howard has looked to expand the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s revenue beyond gaming and has turned to the reservation’s land to do so. With the support of the Board of Directors, he has revamped the citrus groves and sugarcane fields
Board promotes business at Las Vegas summit Community by Brett Daly - March 27, 2012April 10, 2015 LAS VEGAS — The Seminole Tribe’s Board of Directors recently traveled to the Reservation Economic Summit & American Indian Business Trade Fair (RES) in Las Vegas. At the conference, the Board promoted their ongoing business operations, including a recent joint venture with Stiles Construction. RES, which took place from Feb. 28-March 1,