Ahfachkee welcomes new guidance counselor Harold ‘Chip’ Osborn Community Education News by Beverly Bidney - November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Harold "Chip" Osborn BIG CYPRESS — Harold “Chip” Osborn, Ahfachkee School’s new guidance counselor, brings a wealth of experiencewith him to the job. A native of Hollywood, Osborn has worked in Broward County schools as a principal, assistant principal, guidancedirector, guidance counselor and classroom teacher for 34 years. This is his first
Seminole Scenes: October 2021 Community News Seminole Scenes Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 GAMING EXPO: From left, Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr., Hollywood Councilman Chris Osceola, Hard Rock International Chairman and Seminole Gaming CEO Jim Allen and Brighton Councilman Larry Howard attend the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas in early October. Jim Shore, the Tribal Council’s general counsel, was inducted into the
Covid-19 cases stabilize; booster shots approved Community Health News by Damon Scott - November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 The Betty Mae Jumper Medical Center in Hollywood. (Courtesy photo) HOLLYWOOD — After a concerning rise in positive Covid-19 cases among tribal members, cases have begun to decline. The tribe had seen its steepest increase over the summer months but some signs of decline in late September. October’s numbers have continued
Tribal member’s breast cancer message: ‘Get your mammogram, do your self-check, catch it early’ Community Health News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Lorraine Posada, left, and daughter Lindsey Posada greet Lenore Roberts at the Immokalee drive thru breast cancer awareness event Oct. 19. (Photo Beverly Bidney) Lorraine Posada, who has no history of breast cancer in her family, exercises regularly, eats well and isn’t overweight, was diagnosed at age 43 with breast cancer.
Resiliency compact members meet for first time Community News by Beverly Bidney - November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 FORT MYERS — Members of the Southwest Florida Regional Resiliency Compact, which includes the SeminoleTribe, met with experts for the first time Oct. 8 to get a better understanding of how they will work together to prepare for the impact of climate change. The meeting at Florida Gulf Coast University was
Dollar General in Micanopy draws Native opposition Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Micanopy residents have been protesting plans for the construction of a Dollar General store in their town. Theproposed location is near Tuscawilla Road in the Micanopy Native American Preserve. It’s in the vicinity of a Native American burial mound and the site of the Battle of Micanopy – fought during
Seminole DAPL flag signed by Samuel Osceola family Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 BIG CYPRESS — Sometimes a flag is much more than just a flag; it can commemorate a place in time important tothose who bore witness to it. Such is the case with a Seminole flag which flew over the Standing Rock Reservation during the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protest. The family
A homecoming walk to remember for Connie Gowen, first Miss Florida Seminole Community News Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - November 1, 2021November 2, 2021 Connie Gowen waves to the crowd while accompanied by Kyle Doney as they cross midfield during Florida State University’s homecoming crowning ceremony Oct. 23 in Tallahassee. In 1957, Gowen became the Seminole Tribe’s first princess. (FSU Photography Services/Bruce Palmer) The walk from one sideline to the other at midfield of Doak
Q&A with Seminole veterans OB Osceola, Curtis Motlow Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 In honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, the Tribune spoke with two Seminole veterans from different eras. OB Osceola lives in Naples, not far from Ochopee where he was born and raised. Curtis Motlow, who grew up in Oklahoma, moved to the Hollywood Reservation in 2012 and has served on
New casino, hotel planned for Brighton Reservation Community Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 A plan to construct a new casino and hotel on the Brighton Reservation was approved by the Tribal Council at its Sept. 30 regular meeting. Details presented to the Council by Seminole Gaming/Hard Rock International executive president and chief financial officer John Eder include a casino that would feature more than