WHITE SPRINGS — Way up along the Suwannee River, the Florida Park Service put on the 60th Florida Folk Festival during Memorial Day weekend. The event combined sterling performances by folksinger Arlo Guthrie and country star John Anderson with a near-record heat wave and a big, fat, unpredictable pile of

By Judy Weeks IMMOKALEE — The old adage that all good things are worth waiting for summed up the enthusiasm of Immokalee Board Liaison Dorothy Scheffler as she accepted the keys to her new house on the Immokalee Reservation. "It’s been seven years since I decided it was time to do something

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

By Rachel Buxton BRIGHTON — As most youth were off enjoying their Memorial Day weekend, Lewis Gopher Jr. and Conner Thomas stood on top of a bare chickee with the hot Florida sun blazing down on them on May 26. They nailed fresh palms into the new roof while Donovan Harris,

BRIGHTON — Tribal architectural historian Carrie Dilley led a positive discussion at the Brighton community meeting recently regarding a plan to preserve the historic Red Barn. The plan, still in development by the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO), offers three "ways to go" in dealing with the deteriorating, 71-year-old structure, and

By Alina Quintana ARLINGTON, Va. — About two dozen service organizations were invited to participate in the National Memorial Day Observance, including the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Color Guard. Stephen Bowers, a founding member of the Seminole Color Guard and a Vietnam War combat veteran, said the Seminole Tribe’s participation marked only

By Kathryn Stolarz BIG CYPRESS — Music has entertained, connected and educated people for ages, and the Seminole Tribe has their own place in that legacy. As the Unconquered people, the Seminoles have fought to endure through wars and conflicts, and music has helped preserve their culture and history. Community outreach specialists

By Kathryn Stolarz BIG CYPRESS — It was game on for the Big Cypress seniors at Culture Day on May 30. About 15 seniors came out for some friendly competition under the blazing sun behind the Big Cypress Senior Center. The morning began with a pan toss, a game that Big Cypress coordinator

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

BIG CYPRESS — For Big Cypress Councilman Mondo Tiger, April 26 was "a long, long time coming" and "a dream come true." It was the Grand Opening of the new Seminole Casino on the Big Cypress Reservation. The parking area of Billie Swamp Safari, the Seminole’s outback tourist enterprise, was filled with