Fast start for PECS as Lady Seminoles open season Sports by Kevin Johnson - October 17, 2016October 17, 2016 BRIGHTON — With plenty of new faces, the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School girls varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams started the 2016 season Sept. 7 with a pair of victories against Osceola Middle on the Brighton Reservation. After dropping the first set and facing a 17-13 deficit in the second set,
Native Learning Center hosts grant training sessions for tribes Community by Kevin Johnson - October 13, 2016 HOLLYWOOD — The Native Learning Center’s newly renovated training facility in Hollywood drew a vast array of representatives from the Seminole Tribe and throughout Indian Country for four days of grants management and organizational development training in mid-September. “It’s a good refresher to find out what’s new, kind of like an
Tornado Open billiards tournament to feature pro, amateur and Native American players Community by Kevin Johnson - September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 HOLLYWOOD – The spotlight will be shining on more than just the best billiard players in the world this week at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood. The Tornado Open will feature pro players as well as amateurs and Native Americans, a unique setup that organizer and former world No. 1 women’s player
Elgin Jumper ready to tell history through art Community by Kevin Johnson - September 14, 2016 When Elgin Jumper arrived at the Loxahatchee battlefield in Jupiter to paint a giant live oak tree that is known as the Tree of Tears, he not only saw the object he would paint, but felt it, too. “I got these kind of spiritual feelings from it,” Jumper said. “I started
Joe Dan Osceola, Suarez Museum participate in Bolivia summit Community by Kevin Johnson - September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 Joe Dan Osceola’s first visit to Bolivia proved to be a trip the former Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. president won’t soon forget. Osceola joined representatives from Miami’s Suarez Museum of Natural Science & History on a goodwill venture to the heart of South America in mid-June. The group participated in
MBA grad Anthony Frank makes the most of education, career chances Education by Kevin Johnson - September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 HOLLYWOOD — Thirty years ago Anthony Frank was about as far from a master’s degree as a person could get. Frank, who is now 57 and works for the Tribe through the Advanced Career Development program, admits he hit rock bottom when he was in his mid-20s. “Sometimes you have to
Fastest short go helps Jobe Johns earn reserve national championship Sports by Kevin Johnson - September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 Jobe Johns made sure he made the most out of the final 8.92 seconds of his high school rodeo career. That blistering figure is all it took for Jobe to tie down the calf in his last event as a high schooler July 23. Even though he was on his backup
Brighton girls part of state championship, World Series run Sports by Kevin Johnson - September 6, 2016September 7, 2016 For five girls from the Brighton Reservation, the summer of 2016 won’t soon be forgotten. Tiyanni Anderson, Lason Baker, Preslynn Baker, Merlelaysia Billie and Alyssa Madrigal played for the Okeechobee Darlings softball team that won a state championship in July and then finished runner-up in the Dixie Darlings World Series in
Hard Rock, Dolphins sign stadium deal Community by Kevin Johnson - August 30, 2016September 6, 2016 MIAMI GARDENS — For nearly two decades, Hollywood Councilman Chris Osceola has been a loyal season ticket holder of the Miami Dolphins. He has seen the team’s stadium go through a handful of name changes, but one potential name had always stood out in his mind. “We always joked around that
Seminole teams thrive in Arizona Sports by Kevin Johnson - August 9, 2016 Seminole basketball teams made the most out of a cross country trek with a pair of top three finishes at the annual Native American Basketball Invitational. The Seminoles girls team shined the brightest in the Arizona desert by reaching the semifinals of the Gold Division in a tournament that featured 60