Council, Board honors police, security for lifesaving act at Coconut Creek casino Community News by Derrick Tiger - June 5, 2019September 20, 2024 HOLLYWOOD — Officers of the Seminole Police Department and Coconut Creek Police Department, along with Security staff from the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek were honored March 22 at a Seminole Tribal Council meeting. The officers were presented with Florida Police Chiefs Association Lifesaving Awards. The awards are given when an exceptional
Prospective princesses hone their skills at workshop Community News by Beverly Bidney - June 5, 2019September 20, 2024 BIG CYPRESS — A group of eight future Miss Florida Seminole and Jr. Miss Florida Seminole contestants woke up early on Saturday, May 18 to attend a Princess workshop at the Big Cypress Boys & Girls Club auditorium. By the end of the day, they each realized it was time
Miss Indian World – Cheyenne Kippenberger – plans year with crown Community News by Damon Scott - June 5, 2019September 20, 2024 HOLLYWOOD — The buzz has continued even if the dust has settled a bit. Cheyenne Kippenberger – formerly Miss Florida Seminole and now Miss Indian World – has been riding a wave of excitement since being crowned April 27 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It’s the first time a Seminole Tribe of Florida
Heith Lawrence stars as the Tin Man in ‘Wizard of Oz’ Arts & Entertainment Community News by Beverly Bidney - June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 MOORE HAVEN — Heith Lawrence’s theater career has gone over the rainbow at Moore Haven Middle/High School, where he starred as the Tin Man in a two-night run of “The Wizard of Oz” on May 10 and 11. This was Heith’s second year on the stage; as a freshman last year
Alyssa Madrigal wins first place in 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest Community Education by The Seminole Tribune - June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 MOORE HAVEN — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School fifth-grader Alyssa Madrigal won first place in the 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest for Glades County on May 21 at the Doyle Connor Building in Moore Haven. Prior to this she also won first place in both the class and school competition. Her speech
To-Pee-Kee-Ke Yak-Ne Community Center opens in Big Cypress Community News by Beverly Bidney - June 4, 2019September 20, 2024 BIG CYPRESS — The newly opened To-Pee-Kee-Ke Yak-Ne Community Center is living up to its Ela-pon-ke name; it truly is “a place to gather” in Big Cypress. Located in the old pool hall next to the Billie Johns Sr. Ball Field, the building was built by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Seminoles share Tribe’s culture with Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Community News by Beverly Bidney - June 4, 2019September 20, 2024 BIG CYPRESS — Two busses filled with 75 members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians made the trip from North Carolina to the Big Cypress Reservation for a cultural exchange May 21. Some Cherokees learned they had more in common with the Seminole Tribe than they realized. The cultural exchange
Tribe honors its first Miss Indian World Community News by Kevin Johnson - June 4, 2019September 20, 2024 Chairman: Truly an historic occasion for the Seminole Tribe of Florida HOLLYWOOD — After proudly representing the Seminole Tribe of Florida on her way to winning the Miss Indian World crown, Cheyenne Kippenberger received a hero’s welcome as the Tribe showed how proud it is of this rising star who is
Attention Native youth: summer program wants you Community by Damon Scott - May 8, 2019 Youngsters looking for a unique summer experience this year might find it in the state’s capitol. The dates have been set for the 2019 Florida Indian Youth Program and Leadership Academy. The two week program will run from July 13 through July 27 at Florida State University in Tallahassee. The deadline to
