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Dear Sally, What’s it like being an alligator during the coronavirus?

by The Seminole Tribune -

Sally the Alligator. (Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum photo) By Carrie DilleyAh-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Visitor Services and Development Manager BIG CYPRESS — While the domesticated animals in our lives (particularly our dogs, maybe less so our cats) have enjoyed seeing us all day during these recent times, have you wondered how our free roaming friends have

Churches reach beyond the pews to connect with members

by Aaron Tommie -

Big Cypress First Baptist Church Pastor Salaw Hummingbird provides a sermon Easter morning, April 12, on the banks of a canal in Big Cypress. It was shown live on Facebook. (Big Cypress First Baptist/Facebook) The advent of the coronavirus has caused billions of people in the world to adjust

Funeral procession for Chief DiPetrillo to be held May 6

by The Seminole Tribune -

Seminole Tribe Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo. (Tribune file photo) A funeral procession for Seminole Tribe Fire Rescue Chief Donald DiPetrillo, who died April 30, will be held May 6 starting from T.M. Ralph Plantation Funeral Home, 7001 NW 4th St. in Plantation.  The procession is scheduled to begin between 11:15 a.m. and

Tribe’s Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo dies from COVID-19

by Kevin Johnson -

Seminole Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo shakes hands with a new member of the department during a graduation ceremony in 2016. (Tribune file photo) Donald DiPetrillo, who served the Seminole Tribe of Florida as its fire chief since 2008 and had worked for fire departments in Broward County for nearly 50 years,

Vietnam War veteran Don Osceola, 77, passes away

by The Seminole Tribune -

Don Osceola (courtesy photo). Vietnam War veteran Don Osceola, who grew up on the Big Cypress Reservation, passed away April 29 at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood from complications related to the coronavirus, according to a press release from Seminole Tribe spokesman Gary Bitner. The release stated that Osceola, hospitalized since

Calvin Harrison, who worked 28 years for SPD, passes away

by Kevin Johnson -

Seminole Police Officer Calvin "Cal" Harrison (SPD photo) Calvin “Cal” Harrison, a recently retired police officer who spent nearly 30 years working for the Seminole Police Department, passed away April 17 at Cleveland Clinic in Weston. He was 76. William R. Latchford, the Seminole Tribe’s director of Public Safety, said Officer Harrison’s

Hard Rock, Seminole entities provide community support during pandemic

by Kevin Johnson -

Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee donates food to Community Cooperative in March 2020. (Seminole Casino Hotel/Facebook ) The Hard Rock International motto “All is One” is taking on additional significance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through food donations, free meals and other charitable outreach, Hard Rocks across the country and Seminole Gaming

UNITY to hold Facebook Live program for Native youth

by The Seminole Tribune -

United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) will hold a program on Facebook Live on April 16 at 3 p.m. The program is being held in conjunction with UNITY’s 44th birthday. This is a kick-off to a virtual 44-day challenge for Native youth. UNITY, the largest Native youth leadership development organization, 

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