Council
Meeting Held in Brighton
By Emma Brown
BRIGHTON — On Monday Jan. 9 the Brighton Reservation hosted
the monthly council meeting at the Brighton gymnasium. Ken Fields introduced
the new Tribal Treasurer Mike Tiger. (continue...) |
Improvements to Snake Road in the
Works
By Shelley Marmor
BIG CYPRESS — Carmen Arrango, Site Supervisor for Family
Services in Big Cypress knows the dangers of County Road 833, AKA Snake
Road, first hand. She travels on the road twice daily, and says she sometimes
feels frightened because Snake Road has no rails on its sides, and “if
you go off the side you go into the canal.”
“ Its only two lanes,” said Arrango. “There’s no railing,
no lights; it’s very dangerous.” (continue...) |

Brother and Sister Win Little Mr. & Miss
Seminole Titles
By Iretta Tiger
DAVIE, FL — On Saturday Feb. 14, the bleachers were filled
at the Bergeron Rodeo Arena with Seminoles who came to watch their children
compete in the Little Mr. & Miss Seminole 2004 Contest. Seminole boys
and girls, ages 3 – 5, were dressed in traditional outfits and no
detail went overlooked. Though it was a long morning, the children were
ready for the colorful event to begin. (continue...) |

Close Call for the Seminole Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino
By Adelsa Williams
HOLLYWOOD — Heavy smoke appeared in the sky above the soon-to-be-completed
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino after fire broke out on Monday Feb.
23. The hotel and casino is scheduled for completion for late-April or
early-May 2004. (continue...) |
Annual Seminole Sports Hall of Fame
Banquet
New Inductees are Marcellus Osceola Sr., Billy Joe Johns, Boettner
Roger Jumper and Brendan Joshua Young.
By Adelsa Williams
HOLLYWOOD — On Feb. 11, four Seminoles were inducted into
the Seminole Sports Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held at the Hollywood
auditorium. The Hall of Fame was founded by the Seminole Tribe six years
ago to inspire young Seminoles to reach their full potential through sports. (continue...) |
Keith
Mitchell Advances in State-wide Wrestling Competition
By Kenny Bayon, C.PT
TAMPA — For almost two years, Keith Mitchell Simmons has
been on a quest to win a Florida state wrestling championship. Whenever
he’s lifted weights, run his shoes thin on the track, or wrestled
in practice until near exhaustion, he’s envisioned it all paying
off with a Class 2A heavyweight title. (continue...) |
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