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Seminole Scenes July 31, 2020 issue

by The Seminole Tribune -
MEDICAL COMPLEX OPENS: The new Betty Mae Jumper Medical Complex recently opened in Seminole Estates on the Hollywood Reservation. As of July 1, 2020, the complex was the new home for several departments, including Advocacy & Guardianship, Center for Behavorial Health, Children’s Center for Diagnostics & Therapy, Health & Human Services Administration, Tribal Health Clinic – Non-Clinical Services and Tribal Health Plan Administration. COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the front entrance area. Behind the facility is the Seminole Estates clubhouse and pool, and further in the background are the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and the Guitar Hotel. (Carlos Fuentes/Seminole Media Productions photo)
PERFECT START: 2020 Golden Gate High School graduate and Seminole Tribal member Serena Zepeda helps start the school’s virtual graduation ceremony by playing the National Anthem on violin. The ceremony can be viewed at collierschools.com/graduation2020. (Collier County Schools/screenshot)
CON-GRAD-ULATIONS: Talia Rodriguez, a 2020 graduate of H.D. Perry Education Center, is dashingly decked out at a graduation event hosted by the Hollywood Council Office on June 18, 2020. In addition to her Tribal clothing and graduation cap and gown, her attire also recognizes jingle dancing, which she does. (Kevin Johnson photo)
IN ALL HER GLORY: The Guitar Hotel is lit up in red, white and blue to celebrate the July 4, 2020, holiday. (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood photo)
LEGEND PASSES ON: Legendary entertainer Charlie Daniels died July 6, 2020, at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee, from a hemmorrhagic stroke. He was 83. Daniels played many shows at Seminole Gaming and Hard Rock venues. One of his last performances in front of a live audience came March 7, 2020, when he performed at Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee (above). The Charlie Daniels Band’s Charlie-palooza was often held at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, including in 2013 (below). The performances served as fundraisers for the Hudson, Florida-based The Angelus, a place for severely handicapped residents to call home. (Seminole Casino Immokalee/screenshot above photo; Seminole Media Productions below photo)
GIGANTIC JACKPOT: This is what a $3.85 million payout looks like on a slot machine. A Fort Lauderdale woman hit the big payday July 23, 2020, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, marking the largest jackpot in Seminole Gaming history. (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood photo)
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