By Kathryn Stolarz BIG CYPRESS — Linda Beletso remembers waking up in the middle of the night to the sound of her father’s guitar as a young girl. He wouldn’t exactly tip-toe home after his evening performances. "He’d come home and he’d still be singing," the Big Cypress Tribal senior said. "He’d

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

By Kathryn Stolarz HOLLYWOOD — The Seminole Okalee Indian Village hosted their second annual Pow-Wow from May 11-13 in Hollywood. The three-day event included wildlife shows, alligator wrestling, pow-wow dance contests and vendors from around the nation. "It was a great time for everyone to learn other Native American cultures," Okalee Village

By Kathryn Stolarz TRAIL — About 15 Tribal seniors from Immokalee, Big Cypress and Trail gathered at the Miccosukee Indian Village on May 9 for fellowship and fun. Many hadn’t visited Trail in years, and old memories surfaced. "They don’t really get a chance to come to our neck of the woods,"

By Kathryn Stolarz TRAIL — The keys to Linda Cypress’ new home finally fell into her hands on May 9. Construction on the Trail senior’s house had been interrupted by the changing of contractors and waiting for permits, but her wait is now over. Trail Construction Crew employees completed the job started

By Kathryn Stolarz TAMPA — He stepped up to the line in his blue jeans, plaid shirt and Seminole Tribe hat, loaded his Perazzi shotgun and yelled, "Pull!" As an orange clay target shot out of a machine at 42 mph, the 66-year-old’s bullet flew out at 1,145 feet per second,

By Kathryn Stolarz HOLLYWOOD — The 1000+ Club recently honored Hollywood Hard Rock employee Susan Renneisen as one of 13 Women of the Year for her involvement with Winterfest. Winterfest is a not-for-profit organization that puts on the annual Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade, which the Seminole Hard Rock has sponsored the

By Kathryn Stolarz TAMPA — Seminole Hard Rock Tampa’s pastry chef got a slice of the limelight this month. Five-year employee Alon Gontowski competed on Food Network’s Sweet Genius TV show. “It was a total fun, exciting experience,” he said. “What I enjoyed most was just the environment and the enthusiasm that came