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4-H hosts end-of-the-year banquet

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By Andrea Holata BRIGHTON — To end a year of responsibility and hard work, Tribal 4-Hers were rewarded with a banquet on June 26 at the Brighton Veteran’s Building. Family and 4-H Club staff gathered in the auditorium to recognize the youth for their dedication to raising their projects throughout the 4-H

Hollywood Reservation holds Community Culture Open House

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By Braudie Blais-Billie HOLLYWOOD — In a room that smelled of wood and frybread, Tribal seniors and youth gathered to celebrate Seminole culture. It was the Hollywood Culture Department’s Community Culture Open House on June 20,  and a group of children from the reservation’s summer camp came early that morning to

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum showcases modern art

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By Braudie Blais-Billie BIG CYPRESS — The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum showcases Seminole life and tradition through artifacts and historical items spanning more than 300 years. But with the addition of contemporary Seminole artwork, the Museum has taken a modern twist. Tribal member and artist Elgin Jumper has worked on original paintings for seven

David Cypress sentenced for tax offense

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MIAMI— Former Tribal Councilman David Cypress was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Aug. 9 for filing a false income tax return for 2007. Cypress, 61, pled guilty to the charges in April. “I apologized to everybody,” Cypress said during his sentencing hearing held at the Miami Federal Courthouse. “I fully

Native Learning Center launches new online training courses

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HOLLYWOOD — The Native Learning Center (NLC) announced the launch of a new series of online training courses, Kerretv Online (Kerretv means “learning” in Creek). The center, which offers Native and Indigenous people the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills that improve quality of life through housing-related educational programs, said the

Red Barn stabilization to begin soon

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By Carrie Dilley BRIGHTON — In the upcoming weeks, construction crews will begin working at the Red Barn site to initiate a long-overdue stabilization process. Although the Red Barn – originally built in 1941 – has withstood many storms during the past 70 years and was even used as a hurricane

Naples starts summer fitness program

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By Christine McCall NAPLES — At the start of July, the Naples community began its first summer fitness program with the help of Naples assistant Recreation coordinator Joel Frank Jr. and personal trainer James Riles. The idea came along when parents expressed the need to keep the children active during the summer,

Keep the body furnace burning

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By Paula Bowers-Sanchez How many times have we heard that eliminating carbs from our diet will result in weight loss? Well, studies have shown that drastically cutting carbs, or totally eliminating them, can cut your thyroid function by 50 percent. That’s not good. Your thyroid acts as your metabolic thermostat by releasing hormones that

Hollywood youth attend Summer Academic Enrichment Camp

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By Braudie Blais-Billie HOLLYWOOD — The Summer Academic Enrichment Camp, hosted on the Hollywood Reservation, is no ordinary education-oriented program. The trailer was teeming with children talking and giggling as they eagerly looked for their bathing suits. Glittery clay pots expecting to sprout seeds lined the windowsills of the camp’s trailer,

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