Resolution Rodeo lassoes in a New Year Sports by Eileen Soler - January 28, 2013April 13, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Country music, a haze of red clay and the scents of horses and hot dogs welcomed spectators to the first Cowboy Resolution Rodeo at the Junior Cypress Rodeo Arena from Jan. 4-5. Team sorting, team tying, calf branding and other ranch rodeo events kept everyone in their seats
First mixed martial arts Black Belts set pace for future Sports by Eileen Soler - January 28, 2013April 13, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — There’s no crying in mixed martial arts class. Well, maybe a few beginner’s tears. "There is always that time, the initial moment when the child makes contact and feels it," said Luis Gutierrez, lead instructor at the Big Cypress Mixed Martial Arts school. But usually it’s bruised ego, not
Ahfachkee School basketball program gains strength Sports by Eileen Soler - January 28, 2013April 13, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Despite only being in existence for several years, Ahfachkee’s basketball teams have continued to grow and achieve new heights. Girls’ basketball hits the court The third season Lady Warriors’ varsity basketball team from Ahfachkee School is using experience and time to grow fierce. "We’re a young team with only one
First football season kicks into future Sports by Eileen Soler - January 28, 2013April 13, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — For some kids, football is a pigskin tossed, caught and run into the end zone during a game watched on television. For 12 boys and one girl from the Big Cypress Reservation, who played their first season on the gridiron last fall as BC Seminoles, football was more
Word’s out on a fishing secret Community by Eileen Soler - December 18, 2012April 9, 2015 BIG CYPRESS —Bass, snook, catfish, you name it. If a fish swims in the Everglades, it’s as good as dinner on the Big Cypress Reservation. "I’d eat (fish) all day long, especially if grandma made it," said Big Cypress Councilman’s assistant Wovoka Tommie. Tommie said he could also fish all day
Pictures from the past: Rich history in black and white Community by Eileen Soler - December 18, 2012April 9, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — A photography exhibit at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum provides a rare outsider’s glimpse into Seminole Tribal life from more than a century ago. For Tribal member Wanda Zepeda who attended the Dec. 7 opening of "Camera-Man: the Seminole through the lens of Julian Dimock," the nearly two dozen duo-tone
Science fair means super fun at Ahfachkee School Education by Eileen Soler - December 18, 2012April 13, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Students learned hands-on at the annual Ahfachkee School science fair that school is indeed cool. On Dec. 4 at the Herman L. Osceola Gymnasium, 58 science fair projects were showcased by dozens of students who shared their discoveries and explored new ideas. "I had fun using tools like pliers,