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By Judy WeeksIMMOKALEE — The week of July 4 is one of the

busiest times for celebration across the U.S. Fireworks,parades, rodeos, picnics, boat and car races abound as peoplecommemorate the day our nation declared it’s independence.

It has been approximately one year since the forma-tion of the Immokalee Seminole Youthand Livestock Ranch (ISY&LR).Director Benny Motlow said he couldn’tthink of a better time to put together aweekend of activities with something foreveryone; three rodeos, a roping clinic,carnival, team roping and fireworks.

Motlow said, “It’s hard tobelieve that it has already been a yearsince organizing the Youth Ranch. Wehave been so busy setting up programsand building our facilities that it seemslike yesterday.

“In addition to scheduledevents, we have weekly riding lessons,barrel racing and roping instructions aswell as roping practice and competi-tions. Projects currently in the works aretoo numerous to name, but are quicklybecoming a reality.”

ROPING CLINICThe Youth Ranch hosted a rop-

ing clinic last April with great success.As promised, Motlow re-enlisted theservices of roping professionals Bourneand Lowry for a teaching session onJune 27 and 28.

Tom Bourne is a heeler fromChapel Hill, Tenn., and his heading part-ner, Ross Lowry, hails fromSummerville, Ga. Both men have made

their mark in roping competitions and are currently followingthe Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) circuitacross the Southeastern U.S.

Working with their students both days, they empha-sized the basic concepts of roping and the need for continuedpractice.

Brighton Middle SchoolersTravel to New York City

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All Reservations Celebratethe 4th of July

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Dennis Doesn’t StopEmployee Picnic

By Iretta TigerPEMBROKE PINES, FL — On

July 9, hundreds of Seminole Tribal employ-ees and their families braved gloomy weath-er to participate in the First AnnualEmployee Appreciation Picnic. The picnicwas held at C.B. Smith Park.

A huge tent was constructed andincredibly decorated for eating and dancing.A pavilion was also decorated and would bethe children’s area; there were also severalrides.

By Iretta TigerHOLLYWOOD — The June Tribal

Council was held on the HollywoodReservation in the Tribal gymnasium. Thecouncil’s agenda consisted of three resolu-tions.

The first resolution was an agree-ment between the Seminole Tribe of Floridaand Rolldown Aluminum Shutter Co. TheHousing department is hiring the RolldownCompany to install hurricane shutters onseveral homes on the Brighton reservation.Homes owned by Tribal citizens that are inthe surrounding areas off the reservation arealso included.

Tribal Secretary Priscilla Sayenbrought to attention of the council a discrep-ancy in the wording of the resolution. Aftersome discussion between the council, theHousing department and the Legal depart-ment, the resolution passed on the provisothat the wording is changed.

The second resolution of the agendawas withdrawn without further comment.

The third and last resolution on theagenda was a donation from the Tribe to theAssociation for American IndianDevelopment (A4AID). Trail LiaisonWilliam Osceola is a member of A4AID’sHonorary Advisory Board.

The Tribe donated a vehicle toA4AID’s Reach the Rez program. As part of

He joins performers John Andersonand several other Grand Ole Oprycountry musicians

By Iretta TigerHOLLYWOOD — On July 6

the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &Casino opened its next phase; HardRock Live in Seminole Paradise. Aswith all the Hard Rock openings a spe-cial party was held for Seminole Tribalcitizens; though this party was actuallya concert.

Country music fans weretreated to the Grand Ole Opry extrava-ganza, which featured Ricky Skaggs,Patty Loveless, The Del McCouryBand and John Anderson.

Patty Loveless gained severalnew fans within the Seminole Tribe.John Anderson and Ricky Skaggs con-gratulated the Tribe and expressed theirawe at the beauty of the hotel.

Tribal citizens did not hesitateto show their appreciation for all of theOpry stars.

There was one fan in particu-lar who stood out. He’s not a tribal citi-zen and no one seemed to know whohe was. He first appeared onstage inthe background for the first half of theOpry. He was hard to spot but if you

For full coverage of Hard Rock Live’s grand opening festivities please see pages 25-26.Iretta Tiger

Slate Bronson makes a flying stop in the calf tie down event at the youth rodeo.Ron Mandes

Litefoot (center) with Tribal officials.Iretta Tiger

The youngsters enjoyed the kids play area.Iretta Tiger

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By Iretta TigerHOLLYWOOD — This is one of

the moments Ft. Pierce Seminoles have beenwaiting a long time for; to become home-owners. On July 11 the Seminole Tribecalled together the first 10 soon-to-be home-owners to the ballroom of the Seminole HardRock Hotel & Casino. Over an elegant din-ner, the 10 were about to learn everythingabout their new community.

Ft. Pierce Liaison Sally Tommiebegan the dinner with a candlelight ceremo-ny in honor of four Seminole matriarchs:Rosalie Tommie, Hope Tommie Wilcox,Marie Tommie Gilliam and Minnie TommieHoward.

“This is the first gated communitywithin the tribe and it was purposelydesigned that way,” said Tommie.

The name of this new community isChupco’s Landing with official address of3351 Sally Chupco Tommie Way. Rules andregulations were compiled for the new com-munity and Tommie took the time to go overthem. From swimming pools to landscapingto house painting all the details were cov-ered.

Tommie stressed the zero toleranceregulations and she put it in plain English.

“Dealing or abusing of drugs will

Crystal Sneed of the Ft. Pierce Rez.Iretta Tiger

First Ten Chupco’sLanding ResidentsPrepped on Rules

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ISY&LR Celebrates Independence Day

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� See ISY&LR, page 24By Iretta Tiger

HOLLYWOOD — On July 15the Seminole Tribal Council held itsmonthly meeting in the Hollywood Tribalauditorium. The meeting started with therecognition of two special groups.

Education Director LouiseGopher announced to the council thatseven Tribal citizens have completed theNative Language Certificate Program.These seven graduates are now certifiedto teach the Miccosuki and Creek lan-guages.

Gopher then presented LoreneGopher, Jenny Johns, Jenny Shore, DianeSmith, Virginia Tommie, Teresa Jumperand Carol Cypress their certificates.

“I am truly humbled by the dedi-cation of these people,” said Gopher.“Classes were held weekly at Big Cypressand in Brighton for two years and theyalso studied for ten days of each year atFlorida Gulf Coast University.”

The second group to be recog-nized is the Tribal employees and Tribalcitizens who participated in the Citizen’sPolice Academy.

“This group is one of the greatestexamples of how we can work as a team,”

The Native Language program grads.Iretta Tiger

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Two GroupsRecognizedAt CouncilMeeting

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Dear Editor,I am wondering if Buffalo Jim is

alive. I am working on a film on prophecyand I would love to make contact withhim.

Thank you,Bruce

Dear Bruce,Thank you for your inquiry and

inclusion of one of our tribal members asa source in what sounds like an incredi-bly interesting project. Unfortunately,Buffalo Jim, a resident of the BigCypress reservation, passed away. If youneed more information please contact us.

Tina Osceola, Executive DirectorAh-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum

Dear Editor,Do you still have lightning bingo

as it has been removed from your HardRock location?Sincerely,

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Dear Editor,

Thank you so much for the copiesof The Seminole Tribune that your depart-ment provided per my request. As I men-tioned, this request is in relation to theSeminole Indian/Big Cypress presentationI did on June 15 for my cultural anthropol-ogy class at Grand Canyon University,located in Phoenix, Ariz. I sure appreciateyour assistance.

Sincerely,Kathryn O. Steiner

Dear Editor,I want to express my deepest

respect for your decision to supportFlorida State University the name of yourTribe as their mascot.

You seem to be the first to realizethe actual intent of their use–it is meant asa matter of respect. Nobody names theirteams after something or someone theydon’t respect. Do you ever see the Kittens,Puppies, Weaklings or Caucasians?

It is obviously meant as a signthat your Tribe possesses qualities that weshould desire, strength and courage.

Now, I don’t care much aboutFlorida State; I live in Minnesota. I didn’tgo to the university, but I would preferthey had a much stronger name than agopher. My state has a long history orAmerican Indians here and I fear that withthe loss of our team names, the Tribesmight be relegated to casino names.

Sincerely,J. Ackerman

By Dr. Dean Chavers© Copyright 2005

[Editor’s Note: Dr. Dean Chavers is Director of Catchingthe Dream, a national scholarship and school improvement pro-gram for American Indians located in Albuquerque, NM. The opin-ions he expresses here are his own.]

Most folk these days are supporting our troops in Iraq andAfghanistan. The same was not true for us

old geezers when we got back from Viet Nam. Nobodythanked me for 37 years! That may sound unbelievable, but it is thetruth.

The first time I was thanked for my service in Viet Namwas this year. I was in San Diego for the Trade Show of theNational Indian Gaming Association (NIGA). After I finished mybusiness at NIGA, on the way back to the hotel, I stopped at anoth-er hotel were the Indian Education Centers (IEC) were holdingtheir annual meeting.

One of the ladies, Jayne White, at the NIGA had told meabout the IEC meeting. I was naturally interested since I spent 10years of my life in California; a lot of it spent hanging around withthese same educators.

When I got there, I found that my friend Linda Murr fromTule River was running the IEC meeting.

I was there for an hour or so, and got to see some oldfriends. The next day I went over again, and they were still in ses-sion. So I decided to take in the exhibits. As I walked around theexhibit hall, I passed an exhibit of one of the Southern CaliforniaTribes that has a VFW post.

One of the guys asked, “Are you a veteran, brother?”“Yes, I am,” I said.“Which war?” he asked.“Viet Nam,” I answered.He came from behind the exhibit and hugged me.“Welcome home, brother,” he said.I choked up and couldn’t stop crying. All of a sudden I

realized this was the first time I had been thanked. They all camearound and hugged me, and were all very kind.

They wanted to know if I belonged to the VFW backhome, and I said I didn’t. I didn’t have the heart to tell them I don’twant to live that war all the time. I have no desire to sit around witha bunch of guys and reminisce about war. I doubt I will ever join aVFW or American Legion.

The encounter made me start thinking. What is it aboutthat war, an uncalled for war of aggression against a defenselesspopulation in a Third World country, that made people hate us somuch? And what is it about the current war, another uncalled forwar of aggression against a defenseless population in a ThirdWorld country, that makes people love the troops so much?

We hung on in Viet Nam for more than a dozen years. Sofar we have hung on in Iraq for three years. Will the population ofthe U.S. still be enthusiastic about this Iraq war a decade fromnow? Unless we declare victory and leave, we will still be there adozen years from now.

I met a young lady the other day and told her about myexperience with the VFW guys. She was not registered to vote, soI handed her a voter registration form. She said “Well, I thank you.My father was a veteran and I thanked him.”

“You don’t have to thank me,” I told her. “I told you thatstory because I can’t figure out the difference between Viet Namand Iraq.”

“I don’t know,” she said. “But we should be thankful toall our veterans.”

Not only did people not thank me when I got out of theAir Force in 1968, they spit on us. I drove a cab for six months inOakland that next year to pay for my college at Berkeley. One ofour favorite stops was at the Oakland Army Terminal. Guys wouldget out of the Army there, and would want to get to the airport rightaway to get home. Or they wanted to go to Travis AFB to catch ahop. Or they had to go to Travis to catch a plane to Viet Nam.

When these troops would come into contact with an SDS

member or other Berkeley/Oakland radical, sometimes that radicalwould spit on them. The least the radicals tended to do was yell atthem and call them names. From time to time the radicals haddemonstrations outside the terminal.

Then they would go to the steps of Sproul Hall and cheerfor Jerry Rubin as he burned his draft card. I don’t know how manytimes Rubin burned his draft card. I saw him do it once at Sproul,and it was all I could do to restrain myself from attacking him.

President Lyndon Johnson started the Viet Nam war on alie. The Gulf of Tonkin resolution was based on a false report ofNorth Vietnamese boats attacking U. S. warships in the Gulf. Theday after it happened, the president went on television anddemanded that the Congress pass a resolution calling for militaryactions against North Viet Nam.

The resolution passed both houses of Congress with 504members voting for it and only two voting against it–WayneMorse, (D-OR) and Ernest Gruening (D-AK). The resolutionpassed only five days after the fabricated “attack” happened!

Bush started the Iraq war with two lies. One said Iraq hadweapons of mass destruction, nuclear and biological weapons. Theadministration knew at the time they said it that this was a lie.George Bush should be impeached for this lie, but he has gottenaway with it.

The second said there was a direct tie between Iraq andthe terrorists headed by Osama bin Laden. The intelligence peopleas well as the White House knew this was a lie, but Bush andCheney have also gotten away with this. If anything, SaddamHussein had taken steps to keep the terrorists out of Iraq.

It is true that Saddam was a brutal dictator. But so was IdiAmin. So was Juan Peron of Argentina, and many others includingCastro in Cuba, Stalin in the former Soviet Union, etc. Why did wenot go to war against those other dictators, including the ones onthe rampage in Sudan now?

Is it because they didn’t have big oil fields that wouldmake Bush and his rich friends even richer? Am I being too cyni-cal here? I don’t think so.

I can almost understand the thinking of Johnson,Kennedy, Lodge, McNamara, Cutler, Harriman, and the cold war-riors about Viet Nam. After seeing China and Cuba fall to commu-nist dictators, they had no desire to see another country go commu-nist. Their “domino theory,” while wrong, was the prevailing par-adigm for 40 years. What I can’t understand is the thinking of theBush-Cheney warmongers.

Where is the threat to the U.S. from the Iraqis underSaddam Hussein? Had he started building a fleet of ships or planesto invade the U.S.? If he had I missed it.

I hope the country does not reach a point where we werein 1968 when I got out of the Air Force. It was the most divided Ihave ever seen it, and probably the most divided it has ever beenin history. When had we had a war when people protested againstit the way they did against Viet Nam?

It still hurts me that nobody thanked me for 37 years. The20-year-olds that I joined as a junior at Berkeley when I was 27thought I was really old. They also thought I was misguided forhaving pulled four tours in Guam, Viet Nam, Okinawa, andThailand. My 138 missions and $5 will get me a cup of coffee inManhattan.But I think everyone should thank every military person returningfrom Afghanistan and Iraq these days. I run a scholarship program,and one of our graduates, an Army lieutenant who had finished hisactive duty and started on his career, just got recalled to activeduty. As I write this he is back in uniform, waiting to get his ordersto go back overseas.Let’s hope he comes back safe, is able to resume his career, and geton with his life. After all, most of us are not lifers in the military.We pull our tour and go back to civilian life.And let’s hope Bush does not start any more wars. Lord knows wedon’t need them. And there are at least three more potential oneson the horizon-Iran, Korea, and Sudan. Who knows when anothercountry in Africa or Asia might become a target?

Nobody Thanked Me

“Fourth of July is the day set aside to celebrate freedom and independencein our country. This holiday has come to mean more to me than fireworks, picnicsand rodeos,” remarked Chairman Mitchell Cypress.

“Since the beginning of time, people around the world have created tribes,kingdoms, nations and empires, which rise and fall. As time passes entire groupsof people are forced to melt together or divide, forming new relationships, butalways attempting to retain their own culture.”

“The United States of America is a melting pot of people from all over theworld, who came to our country seeking the freedom and independence that theycould not find anywhere else. Unfortunately, this wave of immigrants washed overthe Native Americans and after many battles and several hundred years, we standstrong.

“While celebrating Independence Day, I couldn’t help but think about ourbrave forefathers, who fought and died to preserve our freedom and independence.As the settlers pushed them slowly southward into the heart of the Everglades, theywere engaged in three wars, suffered capture, removal and death to preserve theirfreedom. The few remaining men, women and children fought bravely, held theirground and have made it possible for us to live here today.

“We are the Free Unconquered Seminoles.

Mitchell CypressChairman, Vice President

The 4th of July Means Freedom and IndependenceThoughts on this Holiday from Chairman Mitchell Cypress

Seen here is Brighton’s Billy Walker

Can you guess who this Seminole woman is? Please see the next issue of TheSeminole Tribune, which comes out Aug. 12, to see if you guessed correctly.

By Felix DoBoszHOLLYWOOD —

On June 27 Vincent Micco ofSPD, told Alex Adams of theBuilding and Grounds depart-ment about a large bee hive 25feet above the parking lot in atree branch. The hive waslocated in the southwest sideof the main entrance gate ofthe Hollywood Headquartersbuilding.

Bee keeper GreggWindham of Alpine Farms Bee& Wasp Removal from PalmCity, Fla. was called to removethe large hive.

To prepare for theextraction Windham put onspecial coveralls and the bee-keeper’s hat with a screened-incanopy. He then put on thickrubber gloves and got a chemi-cal sprayer to make the beesless aggressive.

Windham thenclimbed up a tall ladder to thelarge branch the bee hive wasattached to and sprayed the

hive very careful-ly and quickly. Hethen grabbed theentire hive fromthe top of thebranch and placedit in a large blackgarbage bag andthen into a largeplastic box. TheBee keeperclimbed down theladder and threwthe box with thehive into the backof his servicetruck.

No onewas stung by abee, includingWindham.

Bee Keeper Gregg Windhan removed the hive from the Hollywood Headquarters.Felix DoBosz

Bee Hive Removed fromHeadquarters Parking Lot

By Shelley MarmorHOLLYWOOD —

Approximately 30 Tribal citizensand employees met in theHollywood Headquarters auditori-um lobby to discuss the 2006 TribalFair on July 6. This was the com-mittee’s first meeting.

Gloria Wilson, HollywoodBoard representative and TribalFair co-chair, led the meeting.Fellow Co-Chair and Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Executive DirectorTina M. Osceola also attended.

“We’d like to integrate[the museum] into all aspects of theTribal Fair,” said Wilson.

One of the first orders ofbusiness was the appoint sub-com-mittee chairpersons. Ciara Billiefrom the Tribal CareerDevelopment Program volunteeredto vice-chair with Osceola andWilson and Jean Amritt, adminis-trative assistant for Okalee Village,was appointed as secretary.

Since this was a preliminary meeting, the committeespent most of the meeting throwing ideas around. One of theirmost challenging issues will be space planning for vendorbooths and the fair festivities themselves, such as the pow-wow.

Loretta Micco distributed copies of the site plan ofthe Seminole Hard Rock complex so the committee could geta better idea of how much space they have to work with.Wilson, however, suggested the group “go there and take alook at it” before continuing the discussion on where to set upwhat.

“There’s going to be a lot of logistics as far as that’sconcerned,” she added.

Though the meeting was preliminary, the group didcome to several unanimous decisions about the 2006 TribalFair.

In one of these decisions, the committee chose to

move the annual Bill Osceola Memorial Rodeo to the weekendpreceding the fair. The rodeo usually coincides with the TribalFair, however, this year it will take place the weekend of Feb.4, 2006.

The Tribal Fair committee also set the admissionprices for the fair: adult admission costs $10, senior citizensages 55 and older cost $5, children 5–12-years-old cost $3 andeveryone four and younger gets in free.

At the suggestion of Osceola, this year’s Tribal Fairattendees will have the option of buying a three day pass for$25 and receive the fourth day’s admission free. The 35thannual Tribal Fair will take place at the Seminole Hard RockHotel & Casino, Thursday–Sunday, Feb. 9–12.

The next Tribal Fair meeting’s will take place at theAh-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum at Okalee Village in the museumtraining room on Aug. 10.

Submitted by the IT DepartmentThe Information Technology (IT) department, headquar-

tered at the Hollywood Tribal offices, became a council programin 1989 in order to better support all other Tribal programs astheir computer needs increased. Today the department supportsmore than 1,200 computer users on all of the Tribe’s reservations,including a site in Naples.

The IT department is committed to better serving theTribe’s business needs and its future growth by establishing atechnology infrastructure that is integrated and flexible to accom-modate expanding operations. The department is divided intoseveral divisions: technical services, telecommunications, appli-cations engineering and business process review.

The Technical Services division is responsible for tech-nical support for all users of the Tribe’s computer and telephonesystems. By funneling all requests for support through the helpdesk, IT is able to properly route the users request to the appro-priate support personnel. The help desk can be contacted at Ext1234 or by dialing 1-866-SEMTRIBE.

The telecommunications division is responsible for theinstallation and maintenance of telephone, internal PBX andCellular, systems and data networking infrastructures. The

Telecommunications division manages more than 40 phone sys-tems and wide area network sites, using services from Bellsouth,Sprint, Verizon and MCI., including Microwave and other wire-less transport methods.

The office is also responsible for the NEXTEL andAT&T Cingular Wireless, formerly known as AT&T Wireless,phone services on all the reservations. It is the goal of thetelecommunications division to have state of the art voice anddata services at all Tribal government offices on all reservations.

All software implementation efforts are supported by theIT department’s applications engineering division. Utilizing ourstaff business analysts, the applications engineering office will beable to better conceptualize, develop and implement softwaresolutions for Tribal government departments, using our own staffof programmers, and database administrators and system admin-istrators.

This division provides support to the Seminole Tribethrough project management of software implementations toincrease department’s productivity. They also do business processreviews to enhance the way things are done and training of basiccomputer software such as Windows XP and Microsoft Word,Excel and Powerpoint.

IT Director John Anderson (far left) with his department.Sherry Maraj


Meet the Information Technology Department

After safely bagging the bee hive, Windhamremoved it from the premises.

Felix DoBosz

Hollywood Board Representative and Tribal Fair Co-Chair Gloria Wilson (right) ledthe meeting.

Shelley Marmor

The large hive, high atop the parking lot.Felix DoBosz

First Meeting Held for 2006 Tribal Fair


The Annual Seminole Princess PageantWHEN: July 30, 2005 WHERE: Hollywood, Florida

If you are interested in running for the title of Miss Florida Seminole

and/or Jr. Miss Florida Seminole please contact Wanda F. Bowers at

(954) 966-6300, Ext. 1468, or your local Princess Committee Member.

Guidelines for Miss Seminole/Jr. Miss Seminole Contestants

Miss Seminole contestants must:Fill out princess application

Be 18–25 years oldHave a 2.0 GPA (if in high school or college)

Write a 300 word essayTurn in color photo

Turn in report card (if in high school or college)

Jr. Miss Seminole contestants must: Fill out princess application

Be 13–17 years oldHave a 2.0 GPA

Write a 300 word essayTurn in color photoTurn in report card

By Adelsa WilliamsHOLLY-

WOOD — TheSeminole Tribe ofFlorida has recently hada few new staff addi-tions to several depart-ments. In Hollywood,meet these three newindividuals.

First, there isAndrea Samuels, theHealth department’snew case manager.Samuels is a NativeAmerican fromTahlequah, Okla. Shehas relocated to SouthFlorida in April of thisyear.

Samuels holdsan associate’s degree innursing from BaconeCollege in Muskogee,Okla., and is workingto obtain her bache-lor’s. She has attendedmost of her college years thanks to an IndianHealth Service Scholarship, she proudly men-tioned.

“I love working with Native Americans,”she said, “This is my way of giving back to Indian

HealthServices.”

Herjob consistsof supervisingand coordi-nating med-ical cases forTribal citi-zens. Sheworks in con-junction withanother case-worker mak-ing sure thereis a smootherand fasterregistrationprocess dur-ing a patient’shospital visit.

Theyalso follow upafterwards tohelp assistwith anyadditionalservice. Thismay includehome health

accommodations, special medical equipment, andmaking sure the patient is supplied their medica-tion, especially the elder community.

“We help elders understand what’s goingon with their disease,” said Samuels.

Samuels is married and a proud motherof two young girls, ages five and three. On herfree time she enjoys singing gospel music with agroup called Native Voice, who are close friends tothe Battiest family from the Hollywood reserva-tion.

New to the Health department is alsoChantal Vallee-Rogan, the new accounts payablespecialist. Valee-Rogan has been employed withthe department since March and resides inHollywood. She is originally from originally from

Quebec, Canada, though haslived in South Florida for morethan two decades.

Vallee-Rogan acquiredher accounting skills havingworked previously for the well-known Seagram’s® company.She says that her fluency in theFrench language has been anasset for obtaining employ-ment.

As an account payablespecialist, Vallee-Rogan isresponsible for processing pur-chase orders and requisitions,process all daily incoming mailand make sure all of thepatient’s medical, dental andutility bills are paid in duetime.

Vallee-Rogan said thatshe had tried to become aSeminole Tribal employee formore than a year before finallygetting hired.

“It was worth thewait,” she said. “I wanted to

work in a community environment and get of theretail business because of the stability the Tribeoffers.”

Vallee-Rogan is a single mother of a 16-year-old gifted student, Alex. In her free time shesaid she enjoys going to the beach, walking, danc-ing and reading books by James Patterson.

The third featured new employee is CeliaArcia, the Health department’s EnvironmentalHealth administrative assistant. She is a Cuban-American, born and raised in New York City andrelocated to South Florida more than a year ago.Arcia joined the Seminole Tribe in May.

Arcia holds a bachelor’s degree in foodand nutrition from Queens College in New York.She is currently working in special projects and todate has worked with her supervisor andEnvironmental Health Program Manager PatrickPeck, touring the community on several inspec-

tions. She is looking forward to meeting and inter-acting more with the community as she stables her-self into the Tribal system.

“For now I’m shadowing and learning,”Arcia said.

In her free time, Arcia said she enjoysbike riding and her new piece-of-mind living intranquil South Florida away from metropolitanNew York City.

Dear Counselor,I am frustrated with my

inability to make my girlfriendhappy. I go out of my way toplan a nice evening with her. Iam 29 years old, college educat-ed and I plan to marry my girl-friend one day. My girlfriend is24 and is hard for me to figureout. My girlfriend told me I wasnot creative and I should knowafter six years of dating whatmakes her happy. My girlfriendsaid our romance is OK, but arelationship is more thanromance. Please help me.

Confused Lover

Dear Confused Lover,Your girlfriend wants

you to fulfill her fantasy. A com-mon fantasy among manywomen, aside from being asktheir hand in marriage is to betreated with respect and honor. To be treated withrespect and honor should not be a fantasy but anobligation by every man towards his woman.

The happiest place for a woman shouldbe in the arms of her man. The safest place for awoman should be in the arms of her man. Whenyou handle yourself use your head, when youhandle your girlfriend use your heart.

Some women want to be seduced by flow-ers, satin sheets, and extended stay at a lovers’resort, but others would quickly trade in a nightof passion for a lifetime of security. There’s anold adage that romance is 99 percent mental, andit’s true.

Confused Lover, your girlfriend wants ameeting of the heart. Your girlfriend wants to beproperly courted, and wooed by you. She wantsyou to stimulate her spiritual and emotional sides;because, generally speaking, women equateromance with a demonstration of unconditionallove. Contrary to popular belief, all fantasies are

not sexual in nature.It doesn’t matter if

you’ve been dating your lady forsix months or six years she stillneeds to be reminded that youappreciate her. Most women feeloverwhelmed, overburdened andunappreciated. Many times theresentment doesn’t come fromtheir work load or responsibility,but from feeling as if they’re notvalued or appreciate by the manin their lives.

It is important for youto show her that words of elo-quence without love is just noise.It is important for you to showher that you know that a per-son’s heart beats 31,536,000 sec-onds in one year. You must proveto her that she is in every beat ofyour heart.

You can do this by giv-ing her what every woman

wants: time; quality time is the secret recipe for agood relationship.

You can do this by: preparing her dinner,if you happen to be a little lacking in the kitchen,have her favorite restaurant cater, giving her afacial and foot massage, rejuvenating her wearyeyes with the sight of a sparkling clean house,giving her a thank you gift, planning a getawayfor the you two, choosing a place or event she’salways wanted to visit, purchasing a love card andhiding it somewhere in the house and/or finding aname of endearment that only you know, and callher it when the time is right.

Showing the woman in your life thatshe’s loved , honored and appreciated has its justrewards, not only will she experience the uncon-ditional love and happiness that only you can give, she’ll also be inclined to return the favor

Counselor

Submitted by Lieutenant David Logan, FireInspector/Fire Prevention/Logistics Coordinator

Now that summertime is here, many peoplewill be cooking on outdoor grills. There are manysafety tips that everyone should be aware of beforeusing their grill.

Each year, about 30 people are injured as aresult of gas grill fires and explosions. Liquid petrole-um (LP) gas or propane is highly flammable. Many ofthese fires and explosions can be prevented by per-forming a few simple safety checks.

They are: -check the tubes leading into the burner for

any blockages from insects, spiders, grease–use a pipecleaner or wire, check all hoses for cracking, brittle-ness, holes, leaks, make sure there are no sharp bendsin the hoses or tubing, keep gas hoses away from allhot surfaces and dripping hot grease.

-check for gas leaks following the manufac-turer’s instructions, if a leak is detected immediatelyturn off the gas and leave it off until the leak getsfixed, never use a grill inside because it builds up

toxic gases, keep lit cigarettes, matches or openflames away from a leaking grill and when storing anLP container, always keep it upright–always followmanufacturer’s instructions when connecting or dis-connecting LP gas containers.

Each year about 30 people die and about 100are injured as a result of toxic gases from charcoalgrill and hibachi grills used inside. Charcoal producescarbon monoxide when it is burned. Carbon monox-ide is a colorless and odorless gas that can accumulateto toxic levels in a closed environment.

To reduce the threat of carbon monoxide poi-soning, here are a few tips:

-never burn charcoal inside a home, vehicle,tent or camper, even if ventilation is provided, do notuse it inside, since charcoal produces carbon monox-ide fumes until it is completely extinguished.

-do not store the grill indoors with freshlyused coals and always keep children away from allhot surfaces and never walk away from a grill that isstill in use.

Meet The Tribe’s Three New HealthDepartment Employees

Andrea SamuelsAdelsa Williams

Celia ArciaAdelsa Williams

Chantall Vallee-RoganAdelsa Williams

Gas and Charcoal Grill Safety Tips


not be tolerated within the communi-ty,” she stressed. “If you have a guestwho is involved in any drug activityit will reflect on you so do your bestin keeping it out of our community.”

Utilities Director SusieKippenberger was the first to give asummary of the work the Utilitiesdepartment has done in the communi-ty. Kippenberger then introduced rep-resentatives from the companies thatare involved in creating the commu-nity and asked them to brief thehomeowners.

From environmental issuesto the architects to the SeminolePolice Department all the bases werecovered.

The houses will range fromthree to five bedrooms and the win-dows in each of the homes are hurricane proof; theycan sustain winds up to 125 miles per hour. In furtherhurricane proofing built-in generators come with eachhome. The generator’s propane tanks are undergroundand can hold up to 250 gallons which means thatshould the power go out the generators will providepower to the homes from four-and-a-half to sevendays, without air conditioning.

The community has a guardhouse which ismanned 24 hours a day.

Chairman Mitchell Cypress made a specialeffort to attend the dinner; he drove from Orlando

directly to the Hard Rock.The Tribe is so proud of these homeowners

that it has provided them with a budget for furnitureand an interior designer will be available for consulta-tion. As a special gift to the homeowners SallyTommie gave each of them a framed picture of thematriarchs. The picture was taken several years agowhen the land was officially signed into trust for thetribe.

No exact move-in date was given but when itdoes happen there will be a big celebration. Forupdates and announcements be sure to read theupcoming issues of The Seminole Tribune.

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The site plan for the new housing development.

Tammy Tommie will soon own a home in Chupco’s Landing.Iretta Tiger

said Seminole PoliceDepartment (SPD) ChiefMike Floyd.

The council thankedand congratulated bothgroups.

The first items onthe agenda were the tabledresolutions. All three wereagain tabled with no furthercomment. On the consentagenda were three resolu-tions regarding homesiteleases on the Hollywood,Brighton and Big Cypressreservations. All three wereapproved in one vote.

Items on the regularagenda included revocablepermits and the purchase ofrefuse vehicles for the reser-

vations. These items were approved. Also on the agenda was a resolution to begin

the construction of a water treatment plant for theBrighton reservation. After much discussion the item

was tabled.SPD will acquire

10 new vehicles for thoseofficers assigned to the newFt. Pierce gated communityChupco’s Landing.

At the conclusionof the meeting HollywoodCouncil Representative MaxB. Osceola, Jr. announcedthat the Hollywood reserva-tion is planning a celebra-tion commemorating theanniversary of the Tribe’sConstitution. He said thecelebration is scheduled forAugust.

The next councilmeeting is scheduled forAugust 26 on the Brightonreservation.

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The Citizens Police Academy.Iretta Tiger

By SPD Detective Henri Suissa[Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed here are those of SeminolePolice Detective Henri Suissa]

In today’s society we are filled with tremendous responsibil-ities, certain roles that we have to adapt to, trials and tribulations.

Human beings enter into relationships for numerous reasons.They want to have a significant other that they can trust, share pre-cious moments with, have support during difficult times, have chil-dren together, but most of all share a life of happiness together.

It is not human nature to enter into a relationship to bedesegregated, insulted, to loose our self-esteem, maimed, battered, oreven worse killed. This expose will help illustrate some of the untoldtruths of domestic violence.

The definition of domestic violence is as follows: anyassault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault,sexual battery, stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any crim-inal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family mem-ber by another who is or was in the same single dwelling unit.

A family or household member means spouses, formerspouses, person related by blood or marriage, persons who arepresently residing together as if a family or who have resided togeth-er as if a family, and persons who have a child in common regardlessof whether they have been married or have resided together at anytimes.

My name is Henri Suissa and unfortunately I have beenexposed to the hideous, heinous act of cruelty that should not be tol-erated. I have experienced these acts in many facets; as a lawenforcement officer, as licensed psychotherapist, and most important-ly as a witness to domestic violence.

There are many facts and figures that exemplify the harmthat such a vicious act can cause. Below are some figures that youmay find informative.

• Every nine seconds in the U.S. a woman is battered in herhome.

• Battering is the most under reported crime in the country.• More than half of the women murdered in the U.S. are killed by

a current or former partner.• Forty percent of battered women are raped by their partners.• One in five teenagers and more than 20 percent of college stu-

dents have experienced dating violence.• Battering accounts for 25 percent of female suicide attempts and

4,000 homicides annually.• Seventeen percent of pregnant woman are battered.• Twenty-five to 45 percent of battered women have been battered

in pregnancy, increasing the incidence of miscarriage, pre term labor,and low birth weight.

• Abused women have more gastrointestinal illness, pelvic pain,and lifetime surgery than non-abused women.

• Victims of domestic violence go for medical care eight timesmore than people who have never been abused.

• Ninety-two percent of those who are physically abused do nottalk about it, not even to their doctors or nurses.

Why am I illustrating these staggering statistics? For manyreasons, one of which is to demonstrate the severity of this crime. Toenforce that there are many victims affected by this act. The unbornchild is affected, the person being battered life is altered, the familymember’s of the victim is affected, and most importantly people arekilled.

How do we know who is the batterer? The batterer is a per-son who possesses very low self-esteem, and wants to control peoplein his life. The batterer lives two lives, one that is known to the pub-lic and one that is known by immediate family.

The batterer that is known to the public is as follows:Organized: showing the public that he/she is control of all

aspects of life, never misses appointments, presents with nice attireand is always well groomed.

Composed: does not show the volatile temper, explosive per-sonality or traits of anger and rage.

Often charming, even charismatic: often compliments, veryeager to help others in need, very personable, often smiling and flirt-ing with others.

Frequently makes very good first impressions: very polite,comes across as very genuine.

Denies and/or minimizes behavior: if identified in a fit ofrage, will spin and assure that he is not at fault, will always denyhis/her involvement.

Respectful of others: will show enormous respect tohide/shade his/her true identity; this is called “masking.” Only atrained observer will be able to through this mask.

The difference is mind altering when you compare the bat-terer to how his/her family sees this person.

Tracks the partner’s time.Constantly accuses the partner of being unfaithful-this is

truly the opposite as the victim is in such fear for their life that theywould almost never risk this act.

Discourages ties with family members.Prevents partner from working or attending school.Criticizes partner for insignificant things.Drugs and alcohol intensify anger and temperament.Controls the finances and forces partner to account for all of

the money spent.Threatens to hurt the children or even kidnap children.Forces the partner to have sex against their will.I can truly sympathize with this situation. I know that this

situation is grave and dangerous for the victim and/or family mem-bers.

Suddenly you find your selves with no job, no friends,absolutely no control of your life. You wake up five years later andyou find that another human being has controlled your life. Whathappened to the night out with your friends, the family dinners atyour house, you put weight on, you do not feel attractive. But most ofall you fear for your life. How can you get help? This person thatbeats you, that threatens you will retaliate if you seek help.

I asked the question of when the domestic violence ends.The violence ends when you regain control of your life. Will it beeasy? Absolutely not.

However, you do have friends, you do have resources, suchas the Seminole Police Department (SPD). Our policy adapts a proarrest attack to ending the immediate crime of domestic violence.There is counseling, resources to help you transition through this dif-ficult period. I have attached a resource list to help during this diffi-cult time. Myself and other SPD officers are only a phone call away.

If you have any questions and/or concerns please feel free tocontact me at (954) 967-8900, Ext. 145. I am always available toanswer any questions or provide resources for assistance.

Submitted by Eva Cain, PIO, Department ofEmergency Services

Five firefighters assigned to Seminole TribeFire Rescue Big Cypress Station #2 and BrightonStation #7 recieved the Billie Cypress Service Awardin recognition for their efforts in saving a life.

On the morning of April 18, emergency unitswere dispatched to the Swamp Water Café referencean individual not feeling well. Upon their arrival theyfound a 70 year old, female, Tribal employee lying onthe ground unconscious.

Emergency personnel immediately initiatedvigorous resuscitation efforts and were able to stabi-

lize the patient. She was then transported by BrowardCounty Fire Rescue’s helicopter to the ClevelandClinic in Weston, Fla. where she received extensivetreatment at the hospital’s intensive cardiac care unit.

The patient’s daughter informed the fire sta-tion that her mother was expected to make a fullrecovery thanks greatly in part to the efforts of theindividuals involved in her mother’s care that fatefulday.

Director Armando Negrin, Assistant DirectorManuel Diaz, and District Commander Keith Yeatespresented the awards and commended each firefighterfor their superior level of personalized care.

Domestic Violence: When Does the Cycle End?

Don’t let domestic violance go unreported. Call 911 to report cases.

Resources for

Domestic

ViolenceBroward County:Women in Distress of BrowardCounty, (954) 761-1133, shelter,information on services, counselingfor adult and child victims, counselingfor male batterers

First Call for Help of Broward 24-hour hotline, (954) 467-6333, pro-vides counseling information andreferral services

Legal Aid Services of BrowardCounty, (954) 765-8950,Monday–Friday from 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,free legal services

Glass House, (954) 938-0055, coun-seling services for male and femalebatterers, adolescents and victims

Women in Distress of BrowardCounty, Inc., serving BrowardCounty, (954) 760-9800, (954) 761-1133

Throughout Florida:Florida Coalition Against DomesticViolence State Hotline, (800) 500-1119

Legal information (800) 500-1119,Ext. 3

Peace River Center DomesticViolence Shelter, serving Hardee,Highlands and Polk Counties, (863)534-7020, (863) 413-2708, (863) 386-1167

Quigley House, Inc., serving ClayCounty, (904) 284-0340, (904) 284-0424

Refuge House, Inc., serving Franklin,Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty,Madison, Taylor and WakullaCounties, (850) 922-6062, Taylor andMadison Counties: (850) 223-3555,(850) 584-8808

Safehouse of Seminole, servingSeminole county, (407) 302-1700

Safe Place & Rape Crisis Center(SPARCC), serving Sarasota, De Sotoand Arcadia Counties, (941) 365-0208, (941) 365-1976

Safespace, Inc., serving Indian River,Martin and St. Lucie Counties, (772)595-0042, (772) 464-4555, St. Lucie(772) 569-7233, Indian River (772)288-7023, Martin (772) 288-7023

Safety Shelter of St. Johns County,Inc, (Betty Griffin House), serving St.Johns county, (904) 808-8544, (904)824-1555

Salvation Army Domestic ViolenceProgram of Brevard County, servingBrevard county, (321) 631-2766, Ext.18, (321) 631-2764

Salvation Army Domestic Violenceand Rape Crisis Program, servingBay, Gulf, Calhoun, Holmes, Jacksonand Washington Counties, (850) 769-7989, (800) 252-2597, (850) 763-0706

Salvation Army Domestic ViolenceProgram of West Pasco, serving Pascocounty, (727) 856-6498, (727) 856-5797

Serene Harbor, Inc., serving Brevardcounty, (321) 726-8282, (321) 726-8282

Shelter for Abused Women county,serving Collier County, (239) 775-3862, (239) 775-1101

Shelter House, serving Okaloosa andWalton Counties, (850) 243-1201,(850) 863-4777, (800) 44-ABUSE(22873)

The Spring of Tampa Bay, Inc., serv-ing Hillsborough County, (813) 247-5433, (813) 247-7233

Sunrise of Pasco County, Inc., servingPasco County, (352) 521-3358, (352)521-3120

YWCA Harmony House, servingPalm Beach county, (561) 640-0050,(800) 973-9922

Florida Coalition Against DomesticViolence, (850) 425-2749, fax (850)425-3091

Florida’s Domestic Violence Hotline,(800) 500-1119, TDD access: (800)621-4202

Nationally:National Coalition Against DomesticViolence Denver, Colo., (303) 830-1852, fax (303) 831-9251, publishesnational directory of domestic vio-lence programs, information on refer-ral services

National Domestic Violence Hotline,24-hour hotline, (800) 799-SAFE(7233), counseling, and informationabout shelters and services in allstates

National Resource Center onDomestic Violence, Harrisburg, Penn.,(800) 537-2238, fax (717) 545-9456,provides technical assistance to helpcommunities respond to domestic vio-lence

Life Saving Award Presented to Firefighters

(L-R) Firefighter/Medic Jonathon Gluck, Firefighter/Medic Drew Layne, Firefighter/EMT George Asencio,FF/Medic Jorge Valdes and Captain Robert Suit with their awards.



By Emma BrownBRIGHTON — On June 23

the Brighton library hosted theBattersby Duo in “Take Me to theMoon,” which is an award winningmusical comedy duo for children andfamilies with an educational twist.

Through music, poetry, andinteractive theatrics the presentationdemonstrated the power of the writtenword. Pseudonyms, and poems, palin-dromes, and synonyms are the platformfor this upbeat musical that involveselementary students, parents and teach-ers and takes them on a 45 minute jour-ney that is inspirational and challeng-ing.

The message to be taken awayfrom the program is that “Every Childthat Reads Succeeds.” Through silli-ness, imagination, and the power ofmusic the duo brings reading alive andpresents a new way to experience read-

ing that is fun andexciting.

Studentsfrom all reserva-tions came to expe-rience this excitingperformance thatseemed to intriguethe adults as well.The students leftwith the realizationthat reading can befun and the parentsand teachers leftwith ideas of howto bring reading tolife.

Followingthe program thestudents, parentsand teachers werefed a heartyspaghetti lunchwith cupcakes fordessert.

By Emma BrownBRIGHTON — Mary Huff, daughter of John Wayne and

Vicky Huff from the Brighton reservation,has been chosen to have her biography

published in the 2004–2005 “Who’sWho Among American HighSchool Students” book.

Only five percent of thestudents from the U.S.’s 24,000high schools are honored inWho’s Who annually. Thisacceptance automatically quali-

fies Mary to compete for one of127 scholarships that are awarded

each year ranging from $1,000 all theway up to $6,000.

Submitted by Pauline Good, ARNP, HollywoodClinic Supervisor

The end of summervacation is upon us again.Please remember that physi-cal examinations arerequired for admission toschool and participation insports.

What to Expect: Detailed history includingpast surgeries, hospitalization and medication use.Head to toe physical examination, immunizations,growth and development/maturation overview, socialdevelopmentm hearing and vision screening.

Helpful tips for meeting the healthrequirements for school admission:

Call the Tribal Health department and make

appointments in advance to on sure that all deadlinesare met, and to allow timefor follow up as needed.Remember the Academy ofPediatrics recommend annualphysical examinations for allchildren.

Arrive 10 minutesearlier than scheduled

appointment to allow for the completion of forms.Please bring the appropriate forms for sports

participation, which are usually provided by theschool.

Please call the clinics as soon as possible toschedule appointments: Big Cypress Clinic: (863)953-5151, Brighton Clinic: (863) 763-0271,Hollywood Clinic: (954) 962-2009.

Award winning musicians, The Battersby Duo.Emma Brown

Brighton’s (L-R) Cameron Thomas, Zoey Puente, Mason Micco, Blake Baker, Aiyana Tommie, ChloeChalfant, Lane Thomas enthusiastically participated during The Battersby Duo’s musical show.

Emma Brown

(L-R) Mason Micco, Blake Baker, Aiyana Tommiea and Chloe Chalfant havin a ball.Emma Brown

Huff’s Bio to be Published in ‘Who’s Who’ Book

It’s Time for School PhysicalsJUST A REMINDER:

Broward County Schools start on Aug. 8Collier County Schools start on Aug. 15Hendry County Schools start on Aug. 8

Okeechobee County Schools start on Aug. 10

Library Hosts The Battersby Duo

By Susan EtxebarriaBRIGHTON — In a special awards ceremo-

ny at the July community meeting, the Brighton resi-dents who obtained college degrees were honored fortheir achievements with a beautiful gold Rolex wristwatch.

The awards were given to the graduates byRoger Smith, former councilman, who had planned toconduct the awards ceremony months ago but waswaiting on the watches. He said the purpose of theawards is to give special recognition to those who

have received their higher education and to showcasethem as a role model for the youth to follow.

He, and Brighton’s Council RepresentativeAndrew Bowers, said they were extremely pleased togive the awards together to the Brighton collegegrads. Bowers said that the accomplishments of thesegraduates tells the youth that they can achieve thesame and it is important to strive for the highest edu-cational goals they are capable of reaching.

What is commendable is that many of these

graduates have returned to the Tribe to use their edu-cation to help the Tribe grow and prosper. Also, manyof these graduates did not have the economic advan-tages that the youth have today and getting a degreerequired not only perseverance but personal sacrifice,discipline and motivation to succeed.

These graduates are:Elrod Bowers: Bachelor of Arts in Political

Science, Wheaton College, 1994.Emma Brown: Bachelor of Arts in

Sociology, Florida Atlantic University, 1999.Carla Gopher: Bachelor

of Science in BusinessManagement, Florida StateUniversity, 1996.

Louise Gopher: Bachelorof Science in BusinessManagement, Florida AtlanticUniversity, 1970.

Willie Johns: Bachelor ofScience in History, Palm BeachAtlantic University, 1993.

Jo Leigh Jumper:Bachelor of Arts in Social Science,Florida Gulf Coast University,1999.

Noella O’Donnell: Masterof Science in Science andGerontology, Minnesota StateUniversity, 1999.

Cynthia Rodriguez:Bachelor of Science in Nursing,East Central University, 1986.

Nancy Shore: Master ofScience in Social Work, BarryCollege, 1981.

Suraiya Smith: Bachelor of Arts, AmericanIntercontinental University, 2004.

Amy Waldron: Master of Arts in PublicAdministration, Arizona State University, 2001.

Patty Waldron: Bachelor of Arts in MedicalRecords Administration, University of CentralFlrorida, 1987.

Connie Whidden: Master of Science in socialWork, Barry University, 1993.

Tribe Honors its College Graduates

Grads (L-R) Elrod Bowers, Willie Johns, Cynthia Rodriguez, ConnieWhidden, Noella O’Donnell, Nancy Shore and Louise Gopher.

Susan Etxebarria


Dear Seminole Tribe ofFlorida,

I am a coordinatorfor Oklahoma’s 2005Seminole Nation DaysCelebration and we

would like to invite allour relatives in Floridato come celebrate withus.

Thanks,Emman Spain

By Emma BrownBRIGHTON — All Brighton students earn-

ing a GPA of 2.5 or higher for the school year wereinvited to attend a trip to New York City from July5–8.

The middle school students that attended thetrip were Melanie Jones, Farrah Lytle, Amber Craig,Ty Huff, Janae Braswell, Emily Cortez, Alicia Nunez,Ariana Billie-Cypress, and Peirson Hunsinger.

The groups traveled to New York’s JFK’s air-port on July 5 were they met their group leader and

boarded their motor coach for transportation to theCrowne Plaza in Time Square.

Once the group was checked in at the hotelthe walked to the infamous John’s pizzeria for dinnerthen boarded the motor coach for a ride to the empirestate building. Each participant had tickets to travel tothe top of the empire state building to see the breathtaking view of Manhattan.

The following day began very early with afull day tour of Manhattan including visits to the

United Nations, Central Park, and Museum ofAmerican Natural History. Following the tour thegroup had dinner at Bubba Gump’s Shrimp Companythen headed off to Pier 83 for a two hour cruise onthe Hudson River where they could see the sights ofManhattan and surrounding burrows of New YorkCity from a different view.

The next day was a free day for the groupwhich allowed them to get in some shopping and seea few more sights around the city. That evening thegroup met in the lobby before being transferred to

Little Italy for a succulent Italian dinner at SalAnthony’s.

Following dinner the group was transportedto the Orpheum Theater to see a performance of“Stomp,” an upbeat, off-Broadway show.

New York City has a great deal to offertourists and is a beautiful, exciting place to visit. Themiddle school students really enjoyed there stay inManhattan and deserved every minute of it.

(L-R) Ty Huff and Farrah Lytle in front of the globe at the United Nations complex.Emma Brown

The students stopped for a quick photo before seeing the popular off Broadway show “Stomp.”Emma Brown

The Brighton students listen intently on their tour of the United Nations.Emma Brown

Brighton Middle School Students Visit the Big Apple

Amber Craig views all of Manhattan from atop the famous Empire State Building.Emma Brown

The Brighton students made another stop for a picture in front of a fountain located in the ConservatoryGardens at one of New York’s best known landmarks, Central Park.

Emma Brown


By Judy WeeksTAMPA —

Benny Motlow ofImmokalee and CarolForet of Tampa proud-ly announce the grad-uation of their daugh-ter, Miranda Motlow.The granddaughter ofSusie Doctor andLouise Motlow, sheresides in Tampa withher mother, sisterTiffany and brothers,Joel and Mason.

As a studentat East Bay HighSchool, she completedher credits to graduatein the Adult andCommunity EducationProgram. TheHillsborough CountySchool District tookover the Florida StateFairgrounds Expo Hallon May 23 for thecommencement cere-monies.

The graduateswore green caps andgowns as theymarched to “Pompand Circumstance” the traditional graduationsong. Dr. Kenneth Allen presided over the

event. Following theflag salute andNational Anthem, headdressed a full audi-torium of family andfriends came to sharein this happy occa-sion.

Programadministrators madepresentations and dis-tributed recognitionawards prior to intro-ducing the class of2005. Approximately275 graduatesreceived their diplo-mas and participatedin the processional.

Having com-pleted her high schooleducation, Mirandasaid she hopes to enterthe Tribal CareerDevelopment Programin anticipation of acareer with theSeminole Gaming.However, this isn’t heronly goal. She saidshe has always had alove of flying andintends to seek her

own flight license. The sky is certainly thelimit for this talented young lady.

Small Community’sStudent Graduates

High School

Youth Program participants: Garrett Anderson,Heather Billie, James “Micco” Billie, Amber Craig, BonnieDavis, Herschel Frank, Dedra Hall, Antonio Hernandez,Cuauhtemo Hernandez, Ty Jones, Frankie Marrero, CheyenneMcInturff, Casey McCall, Klaressa Osceola, Hayden Roberts,Dean Stokes, Calvin Tiger Jr., Marty Tommie; LeadershipAcademy participants: David Anderson, Lazara Marrero,Gabriel Stockton; Youth Facilitators: La’Shara Stockton,Raynaldo Yzaguirre.

Congratulations to all ofthis year’s SeminoleFlorida Indian YouthProgram participants

the agreement the Tribe would also cover mainte-nance, fuel, repairs and insurance for five years.Several other Tribes and companies have donated butthis resolution would make the Seminole Tribe thebiggest donor.

A4AID’s Treasurer Litefoot attended themeeting to explain the program and the association’sgoals to the council and those present at the meeting.The Reach the Rez program will travel to reservations

throughout the U.S. and they intend to reach out tothe native youth and those Tribes in need.

Before the council could vote, a Tribal citi-zen voiced his objection to the resolution, claiming

there are housing needs that has yet to be met.Hollywood’s Councilman Max B. Osceola Jr.addressed the citizen’s concern, reassuring him that assaid housing plans are coming to fruition. Osceolaalso reminded the citizen that the Seminole Tribe iswell off and that there are other Tribes who need help.

“Our heart is not just here, it’s everywhere,”said Osceola. “We are not just going to sit here and donothing.”

Big Cypress Councilman David Cypressasked the Housing department to come forward andexplain exactly what housing is doing and what itsfuture plans are.

One council-man openly opposedthe resolution andexpressed his opinionon the matter. He alsosuggested the Tribehelp out in other waysand offered severalalternatives.

With everyonehaving their say, thecouncil voted 4-1 topass the resolution.

Litefoot thenaddressed the Tribal cit-izens.

“I understandthe concerns of theTribe and I want you toknow that with this buswherever we go Iunderstand that I carrythe Seminole Tribe withme,” he said. “I realizethe responsibility ofcarrying the Tribe’sname.”

To read moreabout Reach the Rezvisit

www.reachtherez.org. There will be a tour scheduleposted along with photos and updates.

The next council meeting is scheduled forJuly 15 at 10 a.m. on the Hollywood reservation.

Litefoot (third from left) with the entire Seminole Tribal Council.Iretta Tiger

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Litefoot signs the agreement he reached with the Council on behalf of A4AID.Iretta Tiger


By Iretta TigerHOLLYWOOD — The

Seminole Police Department (SPD)attended and so did the FBI, the U.S.Navy and the US Army. What eventbrought out such heavyweights?

It was the first ever SeminoleTribe of Florida Career, Education andHealth Fair 2005. The fair took place atthe Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &Casino on June 14, from 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

The Hard Rock ballroom wasfilled with booths exhibiting career pos-sibilities and higher education facilities,each encouraging Seminole youth tolearn more about their respective organ-izations. The Seminole Tribe filled 11of the 54 booths. Tribal departmentssuch as Education, EnvironmentalHealth and the Tribal CareerDevelopment Program had booths atthe Career, Education and Health Fair.

West Point Military Academyhad to be the most interesting andintimidating of all the colleges, insti-tutes and universities present. Theesteemed university joined more than20 other educational facilities from allover the nation.

The turnout was pretty good,with Seminole students of all agesattending. Even Seminole students fromas far as Ft. Pierce and Tampa made thejourney to check out the career day.Tribal officials including ChairmanMitchell Cypress, Hollywood Board

RepresentativeGloria Wilson andBig Cypress BoardRepresentativePaul Bowers, allchecked out thebooths and talkedto the students on amore personallevel.

A raffle ofprizes donated byparticipating Tribaldepartments andother organizationstook place at theend of the fair.Grand prize winnerGabriel Stocktonof Ft. Pierce tookhome a laptop andprinter. Fourteenother prizes weregiven away.

For moreinformation aboutany of the CareerDay participants,contact HigherEducation Advisor

Dora Bell at(954) 989-6840.

Ft. Pierce’s Gabriel Stockton took home the career fair’sgrand prize Dell® computer and printer.

Shelley Marmor

The Tampa Seminole Police Department’s Sargeant Al Signore at the SPD booth.Shelley Marmor

Big Cypress Board Representative Paul Bowers at the Tribal medical clinic’s booth.

Iretta Tiger

Hollywood Tribal Council Representative Max B. Osceola Jr. spoke to the atten-dees.

Iretta Tiger

A Good Turn-Out forTribal Career Day

ATTENTION ALLHOLLYWOOD

STUDENTS


By Susan EtxebarriaBRIGHTON — What a wild and

weather-crazy day at Brighton as families

came out to celebrate Independence Dayon July 2. From beginning to end, the dayof contests and games was unpredictable.You would think the adults playing horse-shoes in the rain would run for cover.

No, not at Brighton. These hardysouls just kept on playing. Even suddendownpours during lunch didn’t sway the

participants. They had to scramble fromone side of the large white tents, wheretables and chairs were getting soaked, to

the other while grabbingplates of food. All agreedthe day was not cold andthat made a big difference.

Tribal citizens,spouses and descendantscompeted in games andactivities and few weregoing to let a little rainchase them off. On the ballfield, the youngsters linedup to play a balloon toss,three-legged races and sackraces even though the thun-der echoed in the distanceand then drew ominouslycloser. It was just a matterof waiting out the squallsand resuming the gamesagain.

The 4th of Julyevents, organized by theBrighton Recreation depart-ment, began on July 3 witha 5K run/walk at 6 a.m. anda volleyball tournament at6 p.m.

Saturday includedthe pie eating contest,bingo and fishing. Therewere a lot of kids andadults who brought theirfish to the weigh-in at 11a.m. It is always rewardingto see the excitement on the

children’s faces as they reveal their catch.The fireworks were great as

usual. There was a false start as the firstbunch of high-flying rockets just kind offizzled, but after a while the sky wasablaze with miraculous colors. Once againthe 4th of July events were a communitypicnic like none other.

By Kenny BayonHOLLYWOOD — Mother

Nature showed her kindness by finallyletting up on the rain and giving every-one a break with a warm and sunnyday. Thus, the Hollywood Recreationdepartment and Hollywood CouncilRepresentative Max B. Osceola Jr.prided itself on having one of the mostentertaining festivities for the 4th ofJuly.

This year was filled withmany events. The children were treatedto such activities as water slides,bounce houses and numerous rides.There were also clowns and face paint-ing for the kids, although the adultslooked like they were having just asmuch fun.

The day began with golf and abasketball tournament. The morninggolf tournament was held at HillcrestCountry Club in Hollywood. It wasopen to Native Americans only.

The tournament was held in apoint system format. John Madrigalwon for the men and Jackie Thompsonfor the women. As for the senior tourna-ment, Max B. Osceola Jr. won the men’sdivision and Mabel Doctor won thewomen’s division.

There were two basketball tour-naments. One was a three-on-three halfcourt and the other a five-on-five fullcourt game. During the three-on-three,Seminole Tribal citizen Lucas Osceolaand his team came back from a 15–7deficit. Osceola scored nine straight

points to lead his team to victory.“It was a tough game, but I

knew we could pull it out,” said Osceola. Afternoon began with co-ed

activities, such as egg toss, potato sackrace, watermelon race, and horseshoetoss.

“I’m so happy that we weretreated to such nice day. The fireworksare some of the best I have ever seen, itwas a really good show” said KuryaKippenberger.

The 40 minute show gave thecommunity a display of lights compara-ble to other local fireworks performanc-es. Thanks to Max Osceola Jr., theHollywood baseball field was the attrac-tion for the reservation’s festivities.

Results for July 4th activities: Egg TossSenior Co-ed Doubles: 1. Mike

and Judy Tiger, 2. Max B. Osceola Jr.and Mary Moore, 3. Moses Osceola andAnnie Jumper; Adults: 1. Marl and

Francine Osceola. Potato Sack RaceAdults, Men: 1. Ernie Tiger, 2.

Terry Tartsah, 3. Robert Smith;Women: 1. Francine Osceola, 2. AlanaOsceola, 3. Vivian Delgado.

Watermelon RaceSenior Women: 1. Annie

Jumper, 2. Judy Tiger, 3. Mary Moore;Women: 1. Francine Osceola, 2.Tammy Osceola, 3. Alana Osceola;Senior Men: 1. Max B. Osceola Jr., 2.Moses Osceola, 3. Moses “Big Shot”Jumper; Men: 1. Ernie Tiger, 2. JoeyMicco, 3. Tony Billie.

Horseshoe TossMen’s Doubles: 1. Eric

Osceola and Chuck Osceola, 2. JoeyMicco and Charles Osceola, 3. KennyTommie and Terry Tartash; Women’sDoubles: 1. Donna Turtle and MaggieOsceola, 2. Patricia Wilcox and YvetteJumper, 3. Francine Osceola andTammy Osceola.

Golf Tournament ResultsMen: 1. John Madrigal, 305

points; Senior Men: 1. Max B. OsceolaJr., 520 points; Women: 1. JackieThompson, 1,050 points; SeniorWomen: 1. Mabel Doctor, 950 points.

Closest to the PinHole #3: Men: Marcy

Osceola; Women: Virginia Billie;Senior Men: Lawrence Osceola.

Hole #5: Men: MichaelBegay; Women: Cornelia Osceola;Senior Men: Max B. Osceola Jr.

Hole #11: Men: JoshuaHarrison; Women: Jackie Thompson;Senior Men: Steven Bowers.

Hole #14: Men: Brett Green;Senior Men: Max B. Osceola Jr.

Longest DriveMen: Abe Rockwell; Women:

Jackie Thompson; Senior Men: LarryFrank.

By Judy WeeksIMMOKALEE — On July 4,

the Immokalee community gathered atthe ball field complex to celebrateIndependence Day. The gates opened at3 p.m. for a carnival with 18 rides andbooths. A catered barbecue was servedat the dining chickee between activities.

The Immokalee Recreationdepartment sponsored the event and,under the direction of Alan McInturffand his staff, a variety of games andcontests were organized.

Throughout the afternoon and

evening, contestants tried their hands atpie eating, egg toss, sack races, horse-shoes, a cracker/whistle game, waterballoon toss and bean guessing game.Each activity was divided into agegroups to allow everyone an equalopportunity.

An air-conditioned tent withinvisible roof was set up with dessertsand refreshments for everyone’s pleas-ure as they enjoyed the festivities. Afabulous display of fireworks decoratedthe sky for over an hour at the end ofthe fun-filled celebration.

Brighton’s Independence Day Weekend

Immokalee’s July 4th Extravaganza

Grant Osceola slipping and sliding.Kenny Bayon

Hollywood kids of all ages enjoyed the face painting.Kenny Bayon

David Jumper competes in the horseshoe toss.Kenny Bayon

Hollywood’s 4th of July CelebrationMatt Gopher and his daughters bringing their freshcatches for the weigh-in.

Susan Etxebarria

Brighton youngsters participated in the water balloon toss.Susan Etxebarria

Cheyenne McInturff and Rebecca Osceola on an inflatable Twister game.Judy Weeks


“My family and I had a wonderful

time. It was fun to hang out with

everyone.”

Amanda Boyce

Travel

“I had a great time and I enjoyed

the games and food. I am looking

forward to next year!”

Mario Silva

Information Systems

“It was fun–the tent, decor and

games were great, my son had a

ball. It turned out to be a good

time. We can’t wait for the next

one.”

Teresa Colaluca

Accounting

“Despite the weather there was a

good turn out. I enjoyed socializ-

ing with coworkers and their fam-

ilies I have never socialized with

before. Everybody was a good

sport despite all of the mud.”

Lisa Mullennix

Administrative Assistant

“It was nice to see the Tribal

Council recognize the employees

by having this picnic and hope

they have a second one.

Employees really feel good for

being recognized for all there hard

work by there employer.”

Ken Fields

Executive Administrator

“It was a very well planned event,

there was good food, fun games

and beautiful decorations, thank

you.”

Tasha Derienzo

Information Systems

“We lost power from the storm

and what could have turned out to

be gloomy day turned out to be

great fun for my family. Thank

you for appreciating us, everyone

who attended enjoyed every

detail!”

Melissa Sherman

Communications

“The picnic was outstanding,

everyone had a muddy good time.

The food was wonderful, the kids

had a great time, employees were

overwhelmed by the generosity of

the Seminole Tribe.”

Angel A. Torres

Human Resources

Acting Director

“It made me happy to see that all

of the employees were happy.”

Mitchell Cypress

Chairman

T-shirts and umbrellas were given to the picnic partici-pants and both gifts were fitting considering the threatof a downpour at any moment.

Several teams were formed for the Olympic-type games. The teams were color coded and they weretimed at each event. The winning team would be deter-mined by the overall time of the teams. There werefour events which the teams rotated for. There was cro-quet and sack racing and the other two events were alittle more complicated.

One event had two players wearing helmetswith a cup attached to the top. Another team memberpoured water into the cups and the helmet wearer hadto dump the water into a container without removingthe helmet or using hands to guide the cup.

Another event had players tying a rope aroundtheir waist; at one end of the rope was a potato securedby something. The players had to move a tennis ball

using the potato and without using their hands. Thiswas accomplished by moving the hips and swingingthe potato between the legs. A lot of hip action wasneeded to move the ball!

While the games were in progress other guestswere enjoying food and dancing in the main tent.

Chairman Cypress expressed a heartfelt thankyou to the Tribal employees.

“It’s really great to see everyone here enjoyingthemselves,” said Cypress. “This is your day and we[the Tribe] appreciate your efforts. We hope that thispicnic is only the beginning of a great life-long rela-tionship.”

Raffles were held throughout the day, employ-ees had to be present to win. Hurricane necessitieswere the theme of the raffle prizes. Chairman Cypressdrew the winning tickets.


Photos by Nery Mejicano and Iretta TIger

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Submitted by Ric Armstrong, Director ofDevelopment, AIGC

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Shenan R.Atcitty has been elected vice president of the board ofdirectors for the American IndianGraduate Center (AIGC). Theappointment is announced by AIGCPresident Louis Baca.

Shenan is an enrolled mem-ber of the Navajo Nation and is sen-ior counsel with the law firm ofHolland & Knight, LLP, inWashington, D.C. Her law practicefocuses on representing Indian Tribalgovernments before Congress andthe federal agencies.

Shenan has more than 10years experience representing andworking with Indian Tribal govern-ments in the areas of litigation, busi-ness and economic development, gaming, housing,health care, education, taxation, infrastructure devel-opment as well as federal government affairs andCongressional lobbying.

In the 106th Congress, Shenan was success-ful in securing the enactment into law of three tribe-specific bills on behalf of the Jicarilla Apache Nation,the Ak-Chin Indian Community and the Shii Shi

Keyah Allottees Association (Navajo AllotteesAssociation).

In the 107th Congress, Shenan has beenworking on issues such as comprehensive Indian

energy legislation, economic devel-opment and tax incentives in Indiancountry, tribal sovereignty protec-tion, land into trust, Indian gaming,infrastructure development onIndian lands, Indian health, housingand education, and evaluating theDepartment of the Interior’s propos-al to reorganize the Bureau ofIndian Affairs.

In her community, Shenanpreviously served on the advisorycouncil for the WashingtonInternships for Native Students.Shenan is married to Mark C. VanNorman, a Cheyenne River Sioux,

and they have a son Mark C. Van Norman II. Thefamily resides in Upper Marlboro, MD.

The AIGC is the only national nonprofitorganization dedicated to aiding American Indian andAlaska Native undergraduate and graduate students inall fields of study attend any accredited university orcollege in the U.S.

Graduate School ofPolitical Management’sNative AmericanScholarship Program is theFirst-of-its-KindSubmitted by Eric Solomon, GeorgeWashington University, Media Relations Office

WASHINGTON, DC — The GeorgeWashington University Graduate School ofPolitical Management’s (GSPM) “Semester InWashington” program has been awarded a$225,000 grant from the SBC Foundation, the phil-anthropic arm of SBC Communications Inc. Thegrant will fund a first-of-its-kind political leader-ship development scholarship program for NativeAmerican college students at the University.

U.S. House Representative Tom Cole, (R-OK), a former GSPM faculty member, led thedrive to initiate the SBC Native American PoliticalLeadership Program. The three-year grant willenable qualified Native American undergraduatesto spend a semester taking classes at The GeorgeWashington University, complete a professionalinternship, and interact with top political and poli-cy leaders.

The grant also will support a professor ofpolitical management both to coordinate the SBCNative American Political Leadership Program anda series of seminars on Capitol Hill devoted to pol-icy issues relevant to Native American communi-ties.

“These students will return to their com-munities knowing what it takes to win elections,form coalitions, pass legislation, and influencepublic opinion,” said Cole. “They will be betterinformed about how politics works and more awareof how they can influence those processes toimprove their tribal governments and their commu-nities.”

Nationwide recruiting of students willtake place in fall 2005. The first class of SBCNative American Scholars will begin their semester

in Washington in January 2006. The SBC grantwill fund tuition, housing, books, and other expens-es for six students each year for three years.

“GSPM is delighted to partner with SBCin this important effort to educate Native Americanstudents in the field of practical politics,” saidGSPM Dean Christopher Arterton. “As politics hasbecome increasingly technical and teachable,SBC’s generous contribution will allow us toensure that the next generation of political leadersincludes strong representation of NativeAmericans.”

“Participating Native American studentswill be immersed in the American political processand have the opportunities to learn how public pol-icy decisions are made, how legislation is created,how our government operates, and how democraticpolicies function in a free society,” said Don Cain,SBC Oklahoma president.

The Semester In Washington program atThe George Washington University offers a uniqueand invaluable up-close view of Washington,D.C.–how decisions are made, power is wielded,and government is run–by putting undergraduatesright at the epicenter of the process. Semester InWashington is a guided, hands-on tour of the work-ings of the nation’s capital, providing students theopportunity to learn elements of political cam-paigns from message development and media pro-duction to voter targeting, direct mail, andfundraising.

The GSPM prepares students for partici-pation in democratic politics, providing them withthe critical thinking, knowledge, and skills neces-sary to succeed in professional careers in appliedpolitics. GSPM also seeks to advance professional-ism in politics by assisting the careers of its alum-ni, by generating knowledge in the field, by laud-ing appropriate professional conduct so as to pro-mote ethics and professional standards, and byadvancing awareness of democratic values and tra-ditions of fair play.

Native American students interested inGW’s Semester In Washington program shouldcontact Greg Lebel at (202) 994-2526 [email protected]. For more news about GW, visitthe GW News Center at www.gwnewscenter.org.

Submitted by Patty Lavelle, Publicist, Five StarPublications

Anyone eager to serve, partner with, or mar-

ket to Native American Tribes and communities willbenefit from the completely revised and expanded“Tiller’s Guide to Indian Country.”

When the guide was first published in 1996,it was immediately hailed as an invaluable resourcefor anyone working with Native American Tribes andcommunities. The original editor, Dr. Veronica E.Velarde Tiller once again offers a detailed look intothe economies, governments, communities, and livesof modern Native America.

Though Indian Country covers more groundthan all of New England, it can’t be found on a map.Tiller, a noted historian and member of the JicarillaApache Nation of New Mexico, provides informationabout 562 Tribes in 33 states. Her guide explores thehistory and modern-day life of the Tribes, andincludes vital details about land status, culture, econ-omy, community, and government, as well as contactinformation for each Tribe.

The 1100-plus page guide not only containsunprecedented amounts of information on contempo-rary Native America, but also features HonoringContributions from Harvard University’s Project onAmerican Indian Economic Development. Called a“one-stop data bank” by the First NationsDevelopment Institute, which also contends that the“Tiller’s Guide to Indian Country” is a must-have foranyone working with Native American Tribes andcommunities.

To order, please call 800-249-7737 or visitonline at www.unmpress.com. To request a freereview copy, call (480) 940-8182 or visitwww.FiveStarPublications.com/books/IndianCountry.

AIGC Announces New Vice President George Washington University ReceivesGrant to Launch Native American

Political Leadership Program

New Guide Delivers UnprecedentedAccess To Native American Markets


Submitted byChris Jaramillo,Special EventsCoordinator

TAMPA— The TampaSeminole HardRock Hotel &Casino welcomesthe world famousChippendaledancers on Aug.18. The showtakes places in theBallroom at 8p.m., doors openat 7 p.m.

No oneunder 18 years of age will be admitted.Ladies only, please. The venue has gen-eral admission seats only; tickets are

$25 each.Tickets areavailable at theSeminole HardRock CasinoRetail Store andall TicketMasteroutlets.Purchase byphone at (813)287-8844 or(727) 898-2100and online atwww.ticketmas-ter.com.For more infor-mation, call(813) 627-

ROCK (7625).

Submitted by Chris Jaramillo, SpecialEvents Coordinator

July 22Morgan Stone, 3 p.m.–7 p.m.,

Lobby Bar, No cover.Sunset Nights: Poolside Happy

Hour, $4 Bacardi and Bacardi flavordrinks, $4 Level vodka, complimentaryhors d’oeuvres, musical entertainment, 4p.m.–10 p.m., at the pool, No cover.Entertainment starts at 3 p.m., drink spe-cials start at 4 p.m.

Floyd’s seafood dinner buffetentertainment with Theo Valentin, 6p.m.–9 p.m., Floyd’s, $19.99 for Player’sClub and $24.99 for non-members.

Posh: The Ultimate Ladies Nightat Floyds, featuring the hottest DJs spin-ning smooth South Beach-style hip hop,R&B and Top 40, go-go dancers, shadowdancers and fire breathers and a sexy bur-lesque performance by Risque’ SinfulDancers, 11 p.m.–6 a.m., Floyd’s, 21 andup only, $4 U-Call-It drinks and $2 bot-tled beer for the ladies. For VIP tablereservations call (813) 627-7703.

DJ Joey Jam, 1 a.m.–6 a.m.,Lobby Bar, No cover before 3 a.m., $20after.

July 23Paris and The Birds of Paradise,

12 p.m.–4:30 p.m., Pool, No cover.Blue Star Highway, 3 p.m.–7

p.m., Lobby Bar, No cover.Acquiesce, 8 p.m.–1 a.m., Lobby

Bar, No coverSummer Sessions at Floyd’s, 21

and up only. Featuring DJSantana/Residents Night, resident DJ’sJason Perez & Chris Craze, a mesmeriz-

ing light show, exotic go-go dancers, firebreathers and more. For more informationcontact (813) 627-7676.


July 24Paris and The Birds of Paradise,

10 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Pool, No cover.Green Room Brunch with Theo

Valentin, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., The GreenRoom, No cover.

Caribbean Experience, 3:30p.m.–8 p.m., Pool, No cover.

Crafts and Bluegrass Festival,featuring live bluegrass bands and coun-try picnic, down home southern cooking,local craft vendors will offer a variety ofgifts sure to please every taste. 11 a.m.–5p.m., Pool and Ballroom, No cover. Formore information call (813) 627-7764.


Lobby Bar, No cover.





July 28Hard Rock International “Rock

Across America.” A mobile tour that willoffer an interactive front-row look intothe lives and careers of rock superstarsand roadies, Legendary pieces of musicmemorabilia from the Hard Rock collec-

tion will also be on display. 12 p.m.–10p.m., Front parking lot, no cover.

Morgan Stone, 6 p.m.–11 p.m.,Lobby Bar, No cover.

July 29Hard Rock Presents “Rock

Across America.” A mobile tour that willoffer an interactive look into the lives andcareers of rock superstars and roadies,Legendary pieces of music memorabiliafrom the Hard Rock collection on display.12 p.m.–10 p.m., Front parking lot, nocover.

Morgan Stone, 3 p.m.–7 p.m.,Lobby Bar, No cover.

Sunset Nights: Poolside HappyHour, $4 Bacardi and Bacardi flavordrinks, $4 Level vodka, complimentaryhors d’oeuvres, musical entertainment, 4p.m.–10 p.m., at the pool, No cover.Entertainment starts at 3 p.m., drink spe-cials start at 4 p.m.

Floyd’s seafood dinner buffetentertainment with Theo Valentin, 6p.m.–9 p.m., Floyd’s, $19.99 for Player’sClub and $24.99 for non-members.

Whiskey Chicks, 8 p.m.–1 a.m.,Lobby Bar, No cover.

Posh: The Ultimate Ladies Nightat Floyds, featuring the hottest DJs spin-ning smooth South Beach-style hip hop,R&B and Top 40, go-go dancers, shadowdancers and fire breathers and a sexy bur-lesque performance by Risque’ SinfulDancers, 11 p.m.–6 a.m., Floyd’s, 21 andup only, $4 U-Call-It drinks and $2 bot-tled beer for the ladies. For VIP tablereservations call (813) 627-7703.


Submitted by JulianneCarelli, Seminole HardRock Casino

HOLLYWOOD— Tickets went on saleJune 25 at noon for theJourney performance at theHard Rock Live. Journeyperforms on September 18at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40,$50 and $60.

Band membersinclude: Neal Schon, gui-tar, Ross Valory, bass,Jonathan Cain, keyboards, Steve Augeri,vocals, and Deen Castronovo, drums. Theband formed in 1973 as an experimentalrhythm section and eventually sold morethan 50 million records to become one ofthe biggest rock groups in the world.

Journey’s legacy spans nearly 30years, with hits that include “Lovin’,Touchin’, Squeezin’,” “Who’s CryingNow,” “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Open

Arms.”The band’s

18th album, “Arrival”debuted in the springof 2001 and the grouplaunched its 56-citytour.

Doors openone hour before theshow. All seats arereserved and may bepurchased at theSeminole Hard RockHotel & Casino Box

Office, open daily from noon to 7 p.m. Iftickets are purchased at the casino boxoffice, noservice charge will be incurred.Tickets also are available at allTicketmaster outlets and online atwww.ticketmaster.com. Charge by phone:Miami-Dade (305)358-5885, Broward(954) 523-3309, and Palm Beach (561)966-3309. Parking is free.

Submitted by Meredith Miesieski, Coyne PRORLANDO, FL — Offering a front-row look into the

lives and careers of rock superstars and roadies, Hard RockInternational is bringing an interactive rock ‘n’ roll mobile tour toHollywood Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood onJuly 25 and 26.

The “Rock Across America” mobile tour will give visi-tors the chance to immerse themselves in a “rock ‘n’ roll roadtrip,” experiencing a journey through the music that has ener-gized radio airwaves and created great memories for generationsof Americans.

Hard Rock International’s “Rock Across America”mobile tour will visit multiple U.S. cities this summer offering

guests a 4-D experience that truly rocks.An interactive movie takes the visitors backstage and on

a visual journey from a roadie’s point of view, immersing theminto the experience. The roadies will experience the non-stopaction, awesome sites and sounds of life on the road, while theirseats move and interact with the film.

“Rock Across America” will feature legendary pieces ofmusic memorabilia from the Hard Rock collection, including rareconcert and backstage photographs of Bruce Springsteen, MotleyCrue guitarist Nikki Sixx’s smashed Fender Squier bass guitarand Simple Plan’s acoustic Washburn guitar.

For the latest information on the “Rock Across America”mobile tour, please log on to www.hardrock.com.

Journey to Perform at Hard Rock Live

Ladies Night Out with theChippendales Dancers

Hard Rock Takes People on Rock ‘n’ Roll Road TripHard Rock International Brings an Interactive Rock ‘n’ Roll Adventure to Hard

Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood

Upcoming Tampa Hard Rock Hotel& Casino Events


Correction

Happy Birthday

On June 13 my husband Kevin“Fatman” Osceola was fatally shotand killed. Although I have only beenemployed with the Department ofEmergency Services, Division ofEmergency Management for a coupleof months everyone has been very sup-portive and helpful during my time ofneed.

I would like to express mydeepest gratitude for the prayers, dona-tions, and concern that I have received.I would also like to thank the TribalFire department for their respectfulattendance at the funeral services; theynot only stood in support of me and myfamily, but also in respect of my hus-band who was the volunteer fire chieffor the Palmdale Volunteer FireDepartment. Firefighting was in hisheart and he loved doing it.

Again, thanks, there are notenough words to express my apprecia-tion.

Sincerely,Angela Osceola, Administrative AssistantSeminole Tribe of Florida Emergency Management

We would like to announce thebirth of our son Lazzlow Tevin Billieborn May 1 at 8:22 p.m. He was 20 incheslong and eight pounds. Parents are MeganOtero and Carradine Billie; grandparentsMatthew Otero, Corey Osceola and PatsyBillie.

Dear Momma

You know there are so many things that Iwant to sayAnd so many days that I wish we couldrewindIn which we could find the time to reallymake our promises stickTo have the best mother-son relationshipMomma, I feel like time is running fastAnd we’ve been stuck in the pastWith regrets and pains that run so deep

That they’re impossible to forgetSometimes it makes it hard to sleepAnd sometimes it makes us want to weepBut I want you to know that even as I’mgetting olderAnd becoming the man that you alwayswanted me to beI still need you in my lifeNow more than everI love you mommaForever and ever

—Mitchell Roy Primeaux Jr.

We Miss you Patrick

Hey Pat, we miss youIt’s been over a year-and-a-halfSince you’ve been where you’re atThere’s not a day that goes by your not inour thought’sWere home waiting on your returnThings have changed since you have beenawayYou’re not here to keep us in lineWe miss that!One thing has not changed: our love foryouPlease get better and come home soon.We love and miss you.

Always your family,Annette and Richard

My 4 AngelsKatie, Rod, Ky-Ky, Ju-Ju,

Even though the road is rough and yourdad has fallen shortDon’t forget that he still loves youNo matter how much he ain’t beenHe was young and made wrong choicesWhich has made life twice as hardBut y’all will always be his angelsHis world for all to seeAnd he’s on his way to see y’allTo be the man he should have beenCause he misses ya’ll since he leftBut you’re always in his heartAnd that will never be broken apart

From your dad,Kiel Jumper

Happy 2ndbirthday to Julie-Anne D. Jumper. Ihope you have funwith the people wholove you and knowthat we miss you.

From,Your dad and

mom, who love you

1999 Mercedes SL600convertible/hard top. Excellent con-dition, 72,000 miles.

Asking $35,000Call Patty at (954) 931-6642 or(754) 214-4111.

New Kid In Memoriam Poems

In the June 10 issue of TheSeminole Tribune student RandelleOsceola was mistakenly referred to asa Seminole Tribal citizen in the story

“Miccosukee Indian SchoolGraduates.” Randelle Osceola is amember of the Miccosukee Tribe ofIndians of Florida.

For Sale


By Kenny BayonWeight loss or weight maintenance is

important to all but just as important is resistancetraining, which will strengthen a person for therest of their lives. A common challenge manyface in life is buckling down and gettingstarted on a tough project–especially ifthat project is the person in the mirror.

Resistance training can dramati-cally change your appearance, but thebenefits go far beyond just looking good.Mounting evidence indicates resistancetraining, also called strength or weighttraining makes us feel better.

It improves balance, thusreducing the potential for falls; com-bats osteoporosis by retarding boneloss and increasing bone density; andbuilds better body composition bypreserving and increasing lean muscletissue, which in turn increases metabo-lism, firm’s muscles, strengthens joints,prevents injury and even keeps youwarmer.

Resistance training involves pushingor pulling against force. This force could begravity, such as when you someone liftsweights or does a push up. Muscles can alsowork against another force, such as whatoccurs when using a rowing machine. Overtime with repeated activity, muscle fibersget longer and thicker. Subsequently, peoplebecome able to work against a greater force for longerperiods of time.

There are many approaches to designing aresistance-training program, but one thing should def-initely remain constant: warming up and stretching.This can be as simpleas a five minute walkon the treadmill orjumping rope, fol-lowed by a few simplestretches. Stretchinghelps the muscles pre-pare to working out,reduces the risk ofinjury and increasesrange of motion(ROM).

Remember tostretch before, duringand after all workouts.While pre-workoutstretching is good, thebest time to holdstretches is at the endof the workoutbecause muscles will be very warm and pliable.

Beyond warming up and stretching, there areseveral variables to consider when designing a train-ing program: choice of exercises, exercise order, num-ber of sets and reps, workout frequency, training dura-tion and workout intensity. These components can bemanipulated to change your routine to avoid stagna-tion and boredom.

Frequency is very important because thehuman body needs adequate rest and recoverytime between workouts. A beginner shouldaim for two to three light, full-body work-

outs a week. Intermediate and advancedlifters might be better off splitting upcertain muscle groups into separateworkouts or even dedicating one wholeworkout to a certain muscle group.

In general, give a body partat last 48 hours of rest between train-ing sessions. Abdominal muscles andcalves can generally be trained moreoften than other muscle groups. Ofcourse, frequency is dramatically

affected by intensity.Intensity governs how hard

a person works. A beginner shouldstart at a low level (8-10 exercises

per workout, 1-2 sets per exercise,10-15 reps per set) and gradually

push harder as the body adapts to theworkload. After about a month or so, that

person should be performing intenselyenough to stimulate the muscles to growstronger.

Most people can eventually performat a relatively high intensity level–pushing

until they can barely lift the last repetition ineach set–without fear of injury, as long asthey have progressed gradually. Proper tech-

nique, obviously, is crucial for preventinginjuries and to ensure efficient movements.

A key component is the duration of a work-out. Generally, the more put into it, the more gained.However, there’s a fine line between giving maximumeffort and over-training, which can lead to muscular

breakdown and otherproblems.

Another keypoint is to train majormuscle groups–chest,upper back, thighs,buttocks–first in yourworkouts, then hit thesmallermuscles–shoulders, tri-ceps, biceps, forearms,and calves. This willallow maximum stim-ulation to the largermuscle groups.

Keep in mindthat it is very impor-tant to have someonespot. A spot is when aperson knowledgeable

in resistance training who can assist with the workoutand make sure exercises are done correctly. The spot-ter also assists with safety.

One final note: Don’t listen to other peopleunless they are certified to give fitness advice.Consult with a fitness trainer and a doctor to set up anindividualized program.

Results for the weight loss contest,April 18–June 27

Submitted by Kenny Bayon, C.FT.Tribal woman: 1. Janine Cypress, 5.6%, 2.

Bonnie Motlow, 2.8%, 3. Brenda Cypress, 0.9%.Tribal men: 1. Marl Osceola, 2.7%.Tribal senior woman: 1. Linda Jim, 7.1%, 2.

Virginia Mitchell, 2.1%, 3. Dorothy Tommie, 1.4%.Tribal employee men: 1. Todd Faulds,

7.5%, 2. Felix DoBosz, 4.2%.Tribal employee women: 1. Bertha

Frederic, 6.5%, 2. Eida Rivas, 5.6%, 3. BrendaBordogna, 5.1%.

Don’t Resist the Resistance


Brittany Smith receives her award fromRecreation Director Richard Osceola.

Emma Brown

(L-R) Billy Jo Johns, guest of honor Peter Hahn, Richard Osceola,Jarrid Smith, Brighton Rep. Andrew Bowers and Leroy Boyett.

Emma Brown

Brother and sister Acelyn and Stormin Youngblood.Emma Brown

JT Baker recieves his award from Recreation Director Leroy Boyett.Emma Brown

Tyra BakerEmma Brown

Kailin BrownEmma Brown

Rudy JuarezEmma Brown

Rumor JuarezEmma Brown

Wade MiccoEmma Brown

McKayla SnowEmma Brown

Jobe JohnsEmma Brown

FIU football player Jarrid Smith.Emma Brown

By Emma BrownBRIGHTON — “You never

know how good you are until you try,”said Brighton’s newly-elected CouncilRepresentative Andrew Bowers. Bowersalso served as amcee at Brighton’s secondannual sports banquet, held June 23 at theKOA facility in Okeechobee, Fla.

The evening began with an invo-cation followed by a buffet style dinner.After dinner, Bowers gave a little historyof some of the best Seminole athletes sincethe 60s until current time making sure topoint out that in the 80s, “the females tookover.”

Bowers said Brighton folks havebeen a part of Okeechobee sports since hecan remember and that the relationshipwith Okeechobee County continues till thisday.

Pete Hahn, son of Peter and TerryHahn, was the special guest for theevening and presented the audience with a

very inspirational message. Hahn hasexcelled in sports such as football,wrestling, and baseball achieving manyawards throughout his high school years,and now continues his career at HaskellIndian University where he currently holdsseveral records.

Hahn will be receiving hisBachelors Degree in business administra-tion in December and currently works inthe college internship program for thesummer.

“Football may be the reason Iwent to Haskell, but education is the rea-son why I stay,” he said.

These were some of Hahn’swords of wisdom shared with the youngathletes. Following Hahn

The recipients of this award were:guest of honor Peter Hahn and JarridSmith.

Smith currently plays for FloridaAtlantic University and will be a red shirt

sophomore this year. Both young gentle-men are awesome athletes with brightfutures ahead of them. Next Billy JoeJohns and late Lori J. Smith were present-ed with The Legends award.

This award was given for a timeof athletic excellence shown by both Johnsand Smith in years past that is still remem-bered till this day. Bowers said that thelegends “were the best of their time.”

Following the special presenta-tions was recognition of all of the youngboys and girls that participated in sportsthroughout the year. Each young athletewas presented with a certificate andmedallion for each sport that they playedfor the year.

This awards program is sponsoredand hosted by the Brighton Recreationdepartment and encourages young athletesto continue in sports.

Second Annual Sports Banquet


By Kenny BayonAUBURNDALE, FL — Houston

Rockets All Star shooting guard and nativeFloridian Tracy McGrady held his annualTMac Foundation event at AuburndaleHigh School. Hollywood’s Sem Rec bas-ketball team, which included SeminoleTribal citizens, was able to win an invita-tion to play in Tracy McGradyFoundation’s charity event.

McGrady not onlysponsors the tournament,but plays for Team T-Mac.Never in their wildestdreams did Sem Rec imag-ine they would actuallyplay the marquee team,Team T-Mac., in the tour-nament as teams. Teamsfrom Texas, South Carolinaand New York and otherparts of the country partici-pated.

The all starentered the NBA out ofhigh school has made aname for himself on thecourt. He is currently justas well known off the courtfor his kind heart and char-ity work. His passion toserve others is the drivingforce behind The TracyMcGrady Foundation. It’sset up to positively shapethe lives of youth by offer-ing programs that empha-size learning and self-awareness and that encour-age physical development.

Known as the “Original TMAC,”this subsidiary of The Tracy McGradyFoundation is dedicated to empoweringyouth by providing them with the toolsand guidance needed to increase self-esteem and self-awareness and encouragepositive problem solving skills.

Hollywood Sem Rec began the

tournament with a loss to Auburndale AllStars 63-60.

The next morning they playedSouth Carolina’s BadBoys in a convincing66-35 victory. This matched them upagainst an old nemesis Miami Horseman, ateam that they have played many times inleagues through out Dade and Browardcounties. Little that they know it wasgoing to be a game of the ages as both

teams were pumped and ready to play thefinal game of the evening.

Down two with 15 secondsremaining, Sem Rec looked to take the lastshot. Pete Osceola III drained a 12 footjumper with one second on the clock andforced overtime. Ultimately, Sem Recpulled out a 76-69 victory in triple over-time to go on to the next round.

The forth game was an all starteam from Tallahassee named TallahasseeBozs. Sem Rec won 66-58 and set up theirtoughest match up ever.

Sem Rec made the first basket ofthe game to take their only lead. It wouldbe the last lead they would take as TeamT-Mac was playing at full throttle. TheTeam T-Mac made up of collage and NBAplayers were out to not lose to in a row.

The pesky SemRec team didn’t falter bynever giving up and evenexciting the crowd withbehind the back assistscourtesy of Pete OsceolaIII and long three pointshooting by Jerome Davisto pull make it a 32-37game with a minute left.That’s when TracyMcGrady turned it on andhit consecutive three point-ers from beyond NBArange to put Team T-Macup 43-32 at the half.

With 11 minutesleft in the second half, SemRec hit a 7-0 run to cut thedeficit to five, 48-53. TeamT-Mac put then put thepedal to the medal with sti-fling defense and lightningquick fast breaks to put thegame out of reach and wonby a score of 82-70.

“There is nothingto be ashamed of. It was agreat opportunity to play

against one of the best basketball playersin the world as well as his talented teamand for the most part we hung in there.”said Pete Osceola III. “The end of July,they will be playing in our tournament andmaybe we can play better and pull out awin.”

Seminole Tribal citizenPhalyn Osceola com-petes against theworld’s bestBy Felix DoBosz

HOLLYWOOD — Sixty-four women from all four corners ofthe globe competed in the CuetecCues Southeast Classic 9-ball tourna-ment at the Seminole Hard RockCasino & Hotel from June 22–26.The Women’s Professional BilliardAssociation (WPBA) sponsored theevent.

President Moses Osceolahosted a reception before any of thetournament events had gotten startedat the Seminole Hard Rock. Theladies also signed autographs andchatted with their many adoring fans.

“We were glad to have [theCuetec Cues Southeast Classic]back,” Osceola said. “I think it’sgreat, not only for the great publicityfor us, but we’re also pulling in theMiami Dolphins this year. We havesome of the key players here, evenMichael Irvin is here… to be partici-pating in the Pro-Am tournamenttonight, so it’s going to be great.”

He said he was pulling forVivian “The Texas Tornado”Villarreal ranked ninth, to show upand win the 2005 Florida Classic 9-ball tournament this time. The Tribehas sponsored Villarreal for a fewyears now.

The Texas Tornado made abrief speech about her charity,Vivian’s Kidz, and their goals toeveryone in the reception ballroom.She said she wants to provide an educationawareness program for needy kids.The 2005 Cuetec Cues Southeast Classic9-ball tournament got underway the fol-lowing day June 23rd.

One of the competitors in thisyear’s event was Seminole citizen Phalyn

Osceola. She played hard, but lost hermatch to Julie “Motor Molly” Kelly,ranked third, and her final eliminatingmatch against Ellen VanBuren ranked54th.

Phalyn said, “We were tied 8-8 inthe games, and then I lost the final game

of the match. It was a good experience toplay Julie Kelly, and it taught me that youmust do a lot of smart thinking to win.”

She said she looked forward afterher defeat and will be back to qualifyagain next spring, after her baby is born.Osceola is currently three months preg-

nant.Karen “Irish Invader” Corr

ranked second, is originally from NorthernIreland, but now resides near her home inPhiladelphia, PA. She played her closerival Allison “The Duchess of Doom”Fisher ranked first, in the semi-final

games.Unfortunately Fisher woke

up on Saturday with an extreme stiffneck that made her feel like forfeitingher match. Corr played extremelywell in the first few games and wasahead with a commanding 3-0 leadbefore giving Fisher a chance to win agame.

Fisher won a few games andappeared to loosen up, but it was toolittle too late, and Corr went on todefeat Fisher 7-3 and go on to the lastbattle.

After the semi-finals com-pleted on June 26, it was time for thebig showdown between the two final-ists: Corr and Ga Young Kim, 21,ranked eighth. They call the Koreansensation Kim, “Little Devil Girl” inher homeland of Seoul. She is thenumber one ranked women’s player inKorea, and in 2004 she won the mostprestigious title, the U.S. Open 9-ballchampionship.

The final showdown beganslowly, but with great anticipation, itwas tied 4-4 after a nail biting eightgames in a race to seven. Finally, theIrish Invader’s consistency paid offand she was able to defeat Ga YoungKim 7-4 with some amazing shots towin the 2005 Cuetec Cues SoutheastClassic.

Chairman Mitchell Cypresspresented the winner’s trophy toKaren Corr at the end of the matchand tournament to the great delight of

the audience.The semi-finals and finals match

was taped before a live studio audience byESPN for a featured broadcast on Aug.13th. Please check your local TV listingsfor any changes. For even more informa-tion, please visit www.wpba.com.

Sem Rec Places 5th in TMac Basketball Tournament

Houston Rocket Tracy McGrady (back, center) stops for a quickphoto with Assistant Recreation Director Marl Osceola (left, center)these Tribal youngsters.

Kenny Bayon

WPBA’s second ranked player, Karen “IrishInvador” Corr.

Felix DoBosz

The competitors met briefly with The Seminole Tribune’s Editor in Chief Virginia Mitchell (right) and signed copies of the news-paper. “The Dutchess of Doom” Allison Fischer (center) is holding one of the autographed copies.

Felix DoBosz

Southeast Classic Tour Shoots it up at theSeminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel

By Tony HeardPHOENIX, AZ — The Native

American Basketball Invitational(N.A.B.I) was the beginning of some-thing great for the Seminole Tribe ofFlorida. On June 20 the Seminole boysand girls teams went to compete in thebiggest Native American basketballtournament in the nation.

The basketball invitational,held annually in Phoenix, Ariz. Thechampionship rounds are played at theAmerica West Arena, the same arenawhere the NBA’s Phoenix Suns andWNBA’s Phoenix Mercury play theirgames.

Traveling to Phoenix and play-ing against a lot of the best native bas-ketball players in the nation, let theSeminole teams know they can competeand have a good chance to bring homethe championship very soon. The boys’team consisted of Tribal citizens fromHollywood, Brighton, and Big Cypress.With a field of 32 teams, a finish ofeighth overall is nothing to be disap-pointed about.

The talent clearly was there forthe Seminole boys to finish closer to thetop of the heap, with players like JeromeDavis, Greg Carter, Kelsey Spencer, andJordan Jones leading the push, butchemistry proved a major issue. Thisissue arose mainly due to lack of prac-ticing together and not understandingeach other on the court.

Despite losing their first gameby a close margin the boys kept theirspirits up to go on a three game winningstreak. Unfortunately, their run came toan end on a controversial call when anofficial called a game tying three-pointerby T.J. Ferrior a two.

This was heartbreaking consid-ering the Seminole boys had come backfrom being down by 13 points, late inthe game. It was their second loss andunfortunately ended the hopes ofadvancing to the championship roundson Saturday.

But the effort from most of theboys was outstanding and now theyhave seen, and played against some ofthe best native competition in the nation.There is no substitute for getting thatkind of experience, and now they knowwhat it takes to try and bring home thechampionship next year.

When asked about the tourna-ment, Coach Carlos Adamson said,“This is something wonderful for thekids to be apart of. It gives our boyssomething to push for next year.

“The atmosphere and playingin the America West Arena was good towatch. But next year we want to beplaying in that Arena.

“We are all going to use this asa learning experience myself included.Having two tough loses like we did issomething that makes you mature as aplayer and a person. Because, you canlet those losses break you or use them asmotivation to become a better player.

“I always say you can’t moveforward looking behind you. So I ampersonally looking forward to competingin N.A.B. I. next year.”

Looking forward to next year isdefinitely something the girls’ team willbe doing also. Going to N.A.B.I. thisyear with a predominately young teammade up of Seminole Tribal youth andOklahoma natives, the girls finished 3rdout of thirty-two teams. With everyonecoming back next year, things look

promising for the Lady Seminoles to bea powerhouse in the prestigious tourna-ment for years to come.

Due to a severe ankle injuryrebounding queen, Lacey Jordan, andour seventh grade sharp shooter, AriahOsceola was not able to make the trip.Even though two major pieces weremissing from the puzzle, the girls pulledtogether for a third place finish.

But it did take a couple ofgames for all of them to mesh and learneach other on and off the court. The fourgirls from Oklahoma fit right into thescheme of hard work, tough defense,and togetherness the Lady Seminoleshave been known for.

Once they suffered their firstloss at the hand of a gritty Choctawteam in the second game, they realizedit would be all over if they did not worktogether and get to know one another.Spending time together, talking and jok-ing with each other while riding to andfrom games, helped in leaps and bounds.

The girls became a unit andwent on a 6 game tear lead by MVPAngel Goodrich, defensive standoutDemetria Tigertail, and our inside force,Kensey Hall to advance to the champi-onship rounds. Part of this winningstreak included a couple narrow wins,but most were convincing due to toughteam defense by Krystle Young, andMeaghan Osceola and everyone sharingthe ball on offense.

Then came the difficult task ofplaying the defending champs, NavajoNation, at 8 a.m. at America WestArena. At first the Navajo’s seemed tobe too much for the very nervous LadySeminoles, but they would not go downwithout a fight.

Through determination, the willto win, and much needed man to mandefense, the Lady Seminoles overcame a24 point deficit, with 12 minutes to play,to pull out the miraculous victory. Theybeat the defending champs by two.

The arena was filled with sup-porting Seminole cheers of excitement,all the way from the team to the fansand even other spectators. Clearly theunderdog, the team’s collective dreamcame one step closer.

Unfortunately, the celebrationdid not last long. The Choctawssqueaked away with a one point win toend the Lady Seminoles’ hope of play-ing for the championship.

When asked about the teamschances of winning the whole thing,Coach Lila Osceola said, “We thoughtwe could win it this year. This experi-ence was so much 1 to participate inN.A.B.I. this year. I know next year willbe a different story.

“We were so close, just notclose enough. We have a pretty youngteam and now after this I can’t say inex-perienced anymore, we overcame somany challenges this tournament andnot only grew as a team, but as individ-uals as well. “The obstacles such as 112degree heat, no air conditioned gyms,slippery floors, loud fans, huge arenaand new teammates, seemed suffocatingat times.

“Believe it or not that’s why Ilove this game, it builds character. Welearned that practice, hard work, deter-mination, and more practice, pay off.With that I like to say we’ll be thatmuch better and have a lot more confi-dence and that is a start to put ourselvesin a position to reach our goal in 2006.”

N.A.B.I.: An ExperienceWe’ll Never Forget

Story by Judy WeeksBIG CYPRESS — A Father’s

Day Round Robin was held at the JuniorCypress Memorial Arena in Big Cypresson June 18.

Director Josh Jumper puttogether a well organized 4-HeadProgressive for Tribal citizens and affili-ates, which got underway at 1 p.m. Heput Arlene Rimes on the microphoneand handling paperwork with Randy

Rimes judging the event.Jumper couldn’t have picked a

more beautiful day. The sun was brightand not a cloud in the sky, which isquite an accomplishment for this time ofthe year.

Chairman Mitchell Cypress andBig Cypress Board Representative PaulBowers sponsored the occasion.

Bowers remarked, “I am grate-

ful to have the opportunity to help puttogether this presentation in honor offathers everywhere.”

The cattle were fast with thecontestants working hard to earn theirscoring times. A small mishap in thefirst round shows what cowboys aremade of. Shawn Johns’ header caught,got his dally and pulled to the side. AsJohns rose in the saddle to throw hisrope, his horse took advantage of the

few seconds whenhe would be off bal-ance and startedbucking.

Johns tookseveral hard licksbefore hitting theground with a terri-ble blow to his side.Catching his breath,he got up, dusted offand climbed backinto the saddle tocomplete the dayeventually takingFourth Place in theheeling position.Now that’s whatthey call “CowboyUp!”

JoshJumper narrowlymissed First Placewhen his heelermissed in the thirdround, dropping

them into the fifth position. This didn’thurt his brother, Happy Jumpers’ feel-ings as he slid into the first place slot.

Results were as follows: 1.Manny Cunde and Happy Jumper, 2.Manny Cunde and Bear Weeks, 3. JoshJumper and Amos Tiger, 4. Josh Jumperand Shawn Johns, 5. Josh Jumper andBear Weeks and 6. Benny Hernandezand Dustin Cunde.

Father’s Day Weekend Round Robin

Pauletta Bowers helps out with the Round Robbin.Judy Weeks


Hollywood RodeoBig Cypress, Fla., July 23Call in Monday July 18 Tuesday July 19

Clewiston Rodeo–TentativeClewiston, Fla.

Please call (863) 763-4128, Ext. 124 for all rodeos.

Submitted by Jo “Boogie”JumperAdam Turtle – BBRoute 6 Box, 595-DOkeechobee, FL 34974(863) 534-4920

Amos Pres and Billie Tiger –BAWRoute 6, Box 603Okeechobee, FL 34974(863) 467-7227

Moses Jumper – Special EventsHC 61, Box 42-FClewiston, FL 33440(863) 983-9234

Reno Osceola – TRRoute 6, Box 718Okeechobee, FL 34974(863) 634-2165

Sydney Gore – SBRoute 6, Box 626Okeechobee, FL 34974(863) 634-1651

Lisa Osceola – BarrelsRoute 6, Box 739Okeechobee, FL 34974(863) 634-3800

Josh Jumper – CR1522 Joshua Blvd.Clewiston, FL 33440(863) 677-0649

Jeff Johns – SWRoute 6, Box 769BOkeechobee, FL 34974(863) 634-1561

Paul Bowers Sr. and Paul BowersJr.PO Box 952Clewiston, FL 33440Paul Bowers Sr. (863) 447-0020Paul Bowers Jr. (863) 258-0869

Eastern Indian RodeoAssociation Tentative

2005 Schedule

EIRA Contact List

By Kenny BayonBRIGHTON — Not even the rain-filled

evening would ruin the Josiah Johns MemorialRodeo. It took place at the Fred Smith RodeoArena on July 2. Immediately following the rodeo,fans were treated to a fireworks display to com-memorate the event and the 4th of July holiday.

Josiah Johns was a great Seminole Indianand cowboy. Hepassed away in1983 and wasinvolved with therodeo for most ofhis life. Hisfavorite event wasbronc riding.

Johns leftbehind his wife,Sandra Woods,who still competesin woman’s barrelracing. He also leftbehind two chil-dren Lisa Osceola,who still competesbut is now recover-ing from surgeryand Marty Johns,who was a bullrider himself and isnow a rodeo stockcontractor. He hasseven grandchil-dren and two stepgrand childrenand they alsocompete in theIndian rodeos.

“I’m gladto be part of theIndian rodeo’sthroughout thestate of Floridaand continueworking with theEIRA [EasternIndian RodeoAssociation],”said Marty Johns.“I’m very proudof the fact that myfather’s memorialrodeo has beenbetter and betterevery year. Myfamily would liketo thank theSeminole tribeand Brightoncommunity fortheir cooperationand sponsorship.A special thanksto BrightonCouncilRepresentativeAndy Bowers Jr. for his support.”

The men’s overall winner was NahaJumper who scored 30 points by winning the calfroping and steer wrestling and winning the teamroping with his brother Josh Jumper. The woman’s

overall winner with 16 points was Billie Tiger. Sheplaced third in the breakaway roping and third inthe team roping with Amos Tiger.

The results of the entire rodeo are below:Mutton Bustin’: 1. Rylee Smith, 2.

Chastity Harmon, 3. Shae Pierce, 4. Jobe Johns. Pony Riding: 1. Timothy Bearden, 2.

William Bearden. Calf Riding:

1. Kelton Smedley, 2.Blevins Jumper, 3.Andre Jumper.

Steer Riding:1. Josh Johns, 2. JJJohns.

Jr. BullRiding: 1. JustinAldridge, 2. GarrettAnderson, 3. EthanGopher.

Jr.Breakaway: 1. EthanGopher, 2. AndreJumper.

4-8 Barrels: 1.Acealyn Youngblood,2. Kalgary Johns, 3.Blevins Jumper.

9-12 Barrels:1. Zane Duchenaux, 2.Nauthkee Henry, 3. JJJohns.

13-18 Barrels:1. Hilliard Gopher, 2.Taylor Johns, 3. ShylaJones.

Jr. Bareback:1. Jacoby Johns, 2. SethRandolph.

50 & OverBreakaway: 1. ParkerJones, 2. Amos Tiger, 3.Billie Joe Johns.

Bareback: 1.Shawn Best, 2. AdamTurtle.

SteerWrestling: 1. NahaJumper, 2. RobbieChalfant, 3. JoshJumper.

Saddle Bronc:No qualified rides.

Calf Roping: 1.Naha Jumper, 2. SydneyGore, 3. Happy Jumper.

BreakawayRoping: 1. ShelbyOsceola, 2. TrinaBowers, 3. Billie Tiger.

Team Roping:1. Josh Jumper/NahaJumper, 2. Reno/RodneyOsceola, 3. Billie/AmosTiger, 4. CiceroOsceola/Pauletta

Bowers.Barrel Racing: 1. Tess Duchenaux, Boogie

Jumper, 3. Sheyanna Osceola, 4. Carrera Gopher.Bull Riding: 1. Koty Brugh, 2. Dusty

Roberts.

By Judy WeeksIMMOKALEE — 4-H participants and

their families gathered at the Immokalee Gym onJune 27 for their year end awards banquet.

The 4-H committee provided a three partbuffet followed by a beautiful cake to celebrate theoccasion. After completing the meal, Parent AdvisorCris Marrero took charge of the assembly and intro-duced each of the speakers to the audience.

Dionne Smedley was present as Assistant 4-H Director fromBrighton and distrib-uted T-shirts to theparticipants.

Marrero alsointroduced CarlPresley, the newlyappointed 4-HCoordinator forImmokalee. Presleyhas an extensivebackground in 4-Hexhibiting and han-dling of livestock. Heraised the 1994Collier County grandchampion swine andthe reserve grandchampion steer in1998. This past yearhe has been activelyemployed at theImmokalee SeminoleYouth & LivestockRanch, where he hasexhibited an excellentrepoire with theyoungsters.

Addressing the audience, he thanked themfor their support and discussed setting up a scheduleof meetings for the next season. Presley announcedthe need for organizing a trip to Big Cypress andBrighton in the not too distant future.

“You need to examine your options in prepa-ration for selecting this year’s swine or steer project,”he said. “Purchases and weigh-ins will take place dur-ing the next few months as we launch a new season.”

Tribal Extension Agent Michael Bondaddressed the group saying, “It has been my pleasureto work this past year with a fine group of young peo-ple. I am looking forward to the coming year withanticipation.”

Immokalee Board Liaison Raymond Garzarecalled growing up in the 4-H program and the vastexpansion he has witnessed in the past few years.Several of his children are currently involved and hefirmly believes that 4-H builds character.

Past Immokalee Council Liaison Elaine

Aguilar reminisced about the beginnings of theSeminole 4-H.

“The first projects were chickens, gardeningand baking. My children and grandchildren haveraised small animals and then progressed to swine andsteers. The 4-H programs have a great deal to offerour young people as they teach responsibility andself-discipline.”

Marrero next thanked the parent volunteers,and with the aid of Secretary Cecilia Pequeno, 4-H

Assistant to theDirector DionneSmedley and CarlPresley distributedgifts of apprecia-tion. Recipientswere: SylviaMarrero, JamieYzaguirre, RhondaNunez, JenniferRamos, ElsaZamora, MichelleSanchez, ElaineAguilar, Gary andDiane McInturff,Benny Motlow,Raymond Garza,David Billie,Norita Yzaguirreand Kenny JoeDavis.

The YouthRanch staff mem-bers, GregBetancourt, GabeAcosta, Carlos

Alvarado, Lupe Cepeda and Carl Presley, were alsoacknowledged for their valuable assistance.

Marrero said, “These are the 4-H angels whomade last year’s season a success. Thank you onbehalf of the 4-H participants.”

4-H Record Books were then distributed andcertificates awarded. Special recognition was shownto the two seniors, who graduated from high schooland 4-H. Lazara Marrero and Clarissa Garza werepresented with a Seminole jacket for their outstandingefforts. Seminole vest were provided for the twoshowmanship champions, Josie and Bonnie Davis.

A series of games provided entertainmentthrough out the afternoon. Each young person pairedwith an adult for running in the sack race, three-legged sack race, balloon toss and horseshoes.Individuals entered the bingo and skittles competitionwhich took place in the gym.

Winners were offered an opportunity toselect a prize from the appropriate tables which con-tained toys, DVD players, games, radios, AppleiPods® and a multitude of other choices.

By Susan EtxebarriaBIG CYPRESS — The heat was on! It was the heat of compe-

tition at one of the most popular indoor tournaments at Big Cypress.Outdoors the only way to cool off is to jump in the pool. At Big Cypressan air-conditioned roomwith four large pooltables will do and theonly sweat is the sweat ofnerves.

There are manyexcellent pool playersamong the Tribe andsome of the best are theseniors. The 4th AnnualPool Tournament inMemory of Juanita Billiewas a well-attended eventat the Big Cypress SeniorCenter on July 7.

The tournamentwas presented by theDepartment of the Elderlyand co-sponsored by theBig Cypress RecreationDepartment, PresidentMitchell Cypress, BigCypress CouncilRepresentative DavidCypress and BoardRepresentative PaulBowers.

It was good tosee the usually busy Bowers taking time from his Tribal duties and com-peting in the tournament. He demonstrated his excellent pool playingskills and came in with a good standing in second place in his age cate-gory. As usual, Mitchell Cypress came by the dining room during thetournament just to greet the seniors.

Many of the regular players had been to the grand opening ofthe Hard Rock Live concert venue the night before, it was said, and ithad been a very late night. Some of the regular pool sharks may havebeen in Hollywood resting up while others arrived at Big Cypress for the

10 a.m. sign in. Those who made it to the tournament had a smooth dayof pool playing, a good time and a fabulous lunch.

The tournament was conducted by billiards coach, Steve Frost.Both he, and his assistant, Andy Cypress, kept busy tallying the scores,announcing winners and giving out the cash prizes, including the many

generous door prizes. A nice addition to the day’s program was the display of beaded

jewelry, traditional skirts and handbags in the lobby. Several women hadset up vendor tables to sell their arts and crafts. Some of them also won

door prizes so everyonewas included in the funand games this day. Theywere Virginia Tommie,Carol Cypress, Lottie Jimand Mabel Jim.

The results ofthe pool tournament areas follows:

GrandChampions: Men: KeenoKing, Women: JuanitaOsceola.

Scotch Doubles:1. Annie Jumper andKeeno King, 2. DavidJumper and BettyOsceola, 3. JuanitaOsceola and RussellOsceola, 4. Paul Bowersand Louise Osceola, 5.Harley Jumper andMaydell Osceola.

Senior Women:1. Betty Osceola, 2.Annie Jumper, 3.Maydell Osceola, 4.Patsy Billie, 5. Louise

Billie; Junior Women: 1. Juanita Osceola, 2. Alice Sweat, 3. LouiseOsceola, 4. Esther Buster; Senior Men: 1. Bobby Clay, 2. RussellOsceola, 3. Harley Jumper, 4. Tommy Billie, 5. George Billie; JuniorMen: 1. Keeno King, 2. Paul Bowers, 3. David Bowers, 4. DavidJumper, 5. Joe B. Osceola.

Pool-Playing Seniors Beat the Heat Indoors

(L-R) Alice Sweat women’s grand champion Juanita Osceola.Susan Etxebarria

Keeno King, the men’s grand champion.Susan Etxebarria

End of the Year 4-H Banquet

(L-R) Carl Presley, Cecilia Pequeno and 4-H Parent AdvisorCris Marrero.

Judy Weeks

Josiah Johns Memorial Rodeo(L-R) Naha and Josh Jumper took first place in the team roping category..

Kenny Bayon

Parker Jones ropes a calf.Kenny Bayon

Recreation Director Moses “Bigg Shot” Jumper.Kenny Bayon


Lowry pointed out, “Even as professionals,we try to get in some practice time daily. Like anyother sport, you only get something out of it, if youare willing to put in a reasonable amount of effort.”

Although there were some new students, theywere pleased to see Chad and Cody Motlow were notonly back for more help, but had made obviousimprovements since the last clinic.

“Working with youngsters like these andrealizing that you have made a difference, is probablyone of the most rewarding experiences you can have,”said Tom Bourne.

CALF SCRAMBLEPrior to the scheduled rodeos on Friday and

Saturday evenings, youngsters ranging from five to 16

years old were given an opportunity to enter a calfscramble. Divided into age groups the children gath-ered in the arena, where they charged after the calvesattempting to grab the ribbon from their tails. Shoutsof encouragement and squeals of laughter filled therodeo grounds.

PROFESSIONAL RODEO COWBOYS ASSOCI-ATION

John Jimmie Memorial Arena was host tocowboys from all across the Southeastern U.S. as theycame to participate in the two day PRCA rodeo Fridayand Saturday evenings, July 1 and 2.

Charlie and Wanda Lowry’s 6-L Rodeo Co.of Summerville, Ga. provided some excellent live-stock for the events. The announcer, Andy Stewart,came all the way from Monroe, La., to inform andentertain the contestants and spectators. Two very

skilled Georgia boys, Kevin Ellis and Ben Lee,proved to be exceptional athletes as bullfighters.

They worked hard to distract the bulls andhorses while protecting the riders from injury andassisting with other events. Judge Terry Hayes offici-ated both nights.

A very memorable tribute was paid to ourservice men fighting for freedom around the world. Alittle ten year old cowboy entered the arena and said,“My hero is the bravest man in the world. I don’t seehim much because his job is to guard our backs. He isan American soldier.”

He was followed by the testimonies of a sol-dier’s wife and mother. Representing fighting meneverywhere, a soldier in fatigues gave a moving pres-entation which left the audience with a feeling of deepgratitude and respect.

Miss Rodeo of Florida Charleen Rowanparaded around the arena with Old Glory while thecrowd sang the National Anthem.

Bareback and saddle bronc riders put on aterrific performance bothnights on some of the rank-est horses Immokalee hasever seen. The excitementran through the crowd asrider after rider excited thebucking chutes. TheSeminole Tribe’s AdamTurtle of Brighton drew aparticularly bad bronc, butstuck with him for a ridethat he will long remember.

Winning theBareback was JohnGiannasi fromSummerfield, Fl. with ascore of 74 on #31 Benny.Brad Bates of Morton, Ms.scored 76 points for thewin in Saddle Bronc onL72 Cope Dot Com.

The scores in steerwrestling were very closethroughout the competitionwith the majority receiving4 and 5 second runs.Bulldogger Cade Woodruffof Montgomery, Al. tookfirst place with a time of3.7 seconds.

The calf tie downroping had more than 30entries, with riders working

hard to catch their calf, throw and tie him for a holdof more than six seconds. Competition was fierce andthere were no times, broken barriers and scores rang-ing from 10 to 22 seconds. The end result was a tiefor first place between Brent Walden of Stockbridge,Ga. and Rabe Rabon of Okeechobee, Fla.

Josh and Naha Jumper held first place in theteam roping on Friday night: however, they were beatout in the slack by two Georgia boys: DustinBuchanan of Rydal, and Ty Ethridge from Franklin.Among the contestants was National Finals Rodeoqualifier Brad Culpepper, who had a tough breakwhen his header’s horse broke the barrier.

Women’s Professional Cowboys Associationbarrels drew a multitude of women hoping to win thepurse and add points to their year end standings.Scores averaged in the 16’s with the winner, Jodi

Jansen, from Loxahatchee, Fla., making a 15.65run.

One exceptional barrel rider is ShawnaBourne, who broke her leg in competition inCalhoun, Ga. a week or so ago. Despite her legbeing in a cast, she came to Immokalee andtook first place in Brighton at the PCA. That isa dedicated athlete.

The rodeo clown’s job isn’t just toentertain, but to assist the bullfighters as theyrush to protect the riders. Keith Isley of NorthCarolina did a fantastic job. As a winner ofRodeo’s Funny Man of the Year, he had anextensive repertoire.

Accompanied by his four-legged com-panions, he kept the attention of the crowd.Isley’s beautiful palomino gelding performedtricks and responded with gestures that were sointelligent that you couldn’t help but wonder ifhe could talk. With a miniature horse, smallerthan most dogs, he wowed the crowd and itwould be hard to top the abilities of his welltrained dog.

Four man teams competed against each otherin the Wild Horse Race. Each team had to subdue theanimal, saddle and get a rider on its back before theiropponents. The winning team belonged to Ty Murphy.During the event on Saturday evening, an unfortunateaccident took place. Zack Thomas was knocked to theground during the scuffle and his leg was broken.Thomas, who hails from Rustic Ranch in Okeechobee,is a veteran of Wild Horse Racing. He has organizedmany teams and refers to such injuries as an occupa-tional hazard.

With names like Black Jack, Supersize,Gator, Tornado and Live Wire, it’s amazing that thebull riders aren’t intimidated before they lower them-selves on the bull’s back. Apparently this isn’t thecase because there were over 30 entries eager to taketheir turn in the chutes.

Before it was over, Charlie’s Pet had droppedto his knees slinging Bill Peterson through the air.Brandon Hendricks got hung up and Gator spun himaround in circles before he fell to freedom. ShaneDuncun’s bull declared war on the pick up man, whileMike Gilliam’s mount head butted bullfighter KevinEllis. Amid cheers from the crowd, Jason Fordham ofBeverly Hills, Fla., took first place with 81 points onH94 “Roach.”

Following Saturday’s rodeo, an elaboratefireworks display entertained everyone.

JUNIOR RODEOSaturday morning, July 2nd, saw the John

Jimmie Memorial Arena filled with young faces readyto compete in the Junior Rodeo. Stanley Bronson wasJudge and Arena Boss for the day. Joanna and PaigeSherman handled the microphone, books and timers.

Contestants included Youth Ranch partici-pants, local youngsters from surrounding communitiesand the offspring of several PRCA contenders.

Ten young ladies were entered in the barrelswith the following results: 1. Jennifer Devoe, 2. LanieCulligan, 3. Tiffany Brown, 4. Ashley Farrabee.

Breakaway roping drew both boys and girls.Unfortunately, only one of the 12 entries received ascore. Wyatt Larson took first place by default.

Tie down calf ropers fared much better withSlade Bronson in first, Jesus Gonzales Jr. in second,Wyatt Larson in third and Ty Piggot in fourth.

Goat tying proved to be very difficult with

scores ranging from 18.5 to 43.3 seconds: 1. AshleyFarrabee, 2. Kindall Tindall, 3. Dustin Cunde, 4.Massie Culligan.

Pole benders finished as follows: 1. JenniferDevoe, 2. Tiffany Brown, 3. Carly Lanier, 4. AshleyFarrabee.

Sixteen teams rounded out the roping. Thefirst few runs had a rash of no times but then the com-petition became heated: 1. Jesus Gonzales Jr. andWyatt Adams, 2. Ty Pigott and Wyatt Larson, 3. SladeBronson and Wyatt Adams, 4. Slade Bronson andCurtis Culligan.

ALL GIRLS RODEOISY&LR sponsored an All Girls Rodeo at 11

a.m. on July 3. Gene Fulford organized the affair withStanley Bronson judging. Joanna and Paige Shermanhandled the secretarial positions.

The seven events took most of the day tocomplete with several entries in each category.

Results were: Steer undecorating: 1. Pauletta Bowers, 2.-

Josie Fulford, 3. Lori Brinker, 4. Bobbi Jean Fulford.Breakaway roping: 1. Bobbi Jean Fulford, 2.

Dara Walker, 3. Josie Fulford.Tie down calf roping: 1. Bobbi Jean Fulford,

2. Lori Brinker, 3. Josie Fulford.Team roping: 1. Bonnie Jean Fulford and

Pauletta Bowers, 2. Stephanie Sullivan and PaulettaBowers.

Goat tying: 1. Lanie Culligan, 2. StephanieSullivan, 3. Bobbi Jean Fulford, 4. Amanda Porter.

Poles: 1. Amanda Porter, 2. Josie Fulford, 3.Amanda Norman.

JULY 4th ROUND ROBINA one head Round Robin got underway at 10

a.m. July 4 at the John Jimmie Memorial Arena. From18 headers and 17 heelers, 306 teams were formed.Competing until late-afternoon, they all agreed thatthere was no better way to celebrate theirIndependence Day. No results were available at presstime.

A carnival with 16 rides and booths, togetherwith horse drawn wagons, was set up on the groundsall four days and remained busy entertaining theyounger set. All Youth Ranch employees worked veryhard each day to make this production possible.

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Brighton’s Adam Turtle tries for eight seconds at the PRCA competition.Judy Weeks

Youngsters practiced at the ISY&LR’s roping clinig.Judy Weeks


By Shelley MarmorHOLLYWOOD — On July 5 the newest mem-

ber of the Seminole Hard Rock family, the 5,500-seatHard Rock Live, held an opening reception for membersof the media. At the event, journalists and other invitedguests got a first look at the 120,000 square footamphitheatre before its public grand opening on July 12.

Chairman Mitchell Cypress, President MosesOsceola, Hollywood Tribal Council Representative MaxB. Osceola Jr., Seminole Gaming CEO Jim Allen andSenior Vice President of Entertainment Bernie Dillon allspoke at the event.

Dillon told the audience about the features atHard Rock Live that will separate it from other entertain-ment venues. According to Dillon, the tri-level venueallows a good view from any seat; the furthest seat mere-ly 200 feet from the stage.

He said the Hard Rock Live also features astate-of-the-art VDOSC/D-VDOSC sound system.Acoustic sound panels also line the walls and ceiling,which will eliminate sound echoes and improve overallsound quality.

Once operational the Hard Rock Live will hostcomedians, sporting events, corporate meetings, exhibi-tions and of course musical acts. Some of the biggermusical names confirmed to play Hard Rock Live, suchas American Idol Kelly Clarkson and country star TimMcGraw, sold out. Popular comic Larry the Cable Guy’sJuly 28 performance also sold out.

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looked closely you couldn’t mistake himdancing around. Actually his dancing wasmore like hillbilly slam dancing. How do weknow?

For the second half of the Opry hemoved to floor seating but he didn’t sit. Hisdancing had everyone, including the Oprystars, laughing. Those there couldn’t help butlaugh.

In between shows, several Tribal cit-izens were allowed to participate in the meetand greet. At the meet and greet fans wereable to pose for pictures with Ludacris andwith the Opry stars.

Now it was time for Ludacris to per-form and as soon as the lights went down hisfans rushed the stage; even the younger fanswere at the front of the stage. It was a greatevening and it’s only the beginning.

To check out future events at HardRock Live surf towww.seminolehardrock.com and click onEntertainment.

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Styx, REO Speedwagonand The Outlawsentertained the massivecrowdStory and Photos By Felix DoBosz

HOLLYWOOD — A sell-outcrowd arrived early to hear classic rock leg-ends The Outlaws, REO Speedwagon andheadliners Styx, performing for the veryfirst time at the brand new concert hallopened on July 12th.

The indoor parking garage atSeminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel inHollywood had to shut down due to theoverflowing cars arriving for this event.Even the outer parking lots got full quicklyfor the grand opening of the new Hard RockLive at the Seminole Paradise. A new 2,200-car parking garage is being built, but it willnot be ready for another year.

The Hard Rock Live Seats 5,500 inthis acoustically state-of-the-art venuedesigned and engineered for concerts andmany more big entertainment events. TheHard Rock Live boasts of having the closestseats; the seats up in the back balcony areonly 200 feet from the stage.

The charged up show attractedmany fans of all ages, but mostly olderrockers who knew how to groove on classicrock tunes that have never gone out of stylebut only seem to get better over the years.Chairman Mitchell Cypress, PresidentMoses Osceola and Hollywood CouncilRepresentative Max B. Osceola Jr. wereamong some of the many dignitaries thatenjoyed this grand opening of the HardRock Live.

Local TV news crews were there tochristen the event for the public, as well assome prominent Seminole citizens like oldrock fan Ruggy Jumper enjoying this first-time event.

Jumper said, “Both bands [REOSpeedwagon and Styx] take me back when Iwas younger and I first saw them at the oldSportatorium in Hollywood…many moonsago, I like the way the REO SpeedwagonKevin Cronin plays to the crowd, he’s reallygood. I really enjoy them”

Jumper got some souvenirs too, aStyx baseball cap, and a couple of REOSpeedwagon T-shirts to remember this mag-nificent event.

The Outlaws played a 30-minuteset that got people into the foot-tappingmood that prepped them up for what was tocome, a rare musical treat that lived up toall the hype and excitement.

After a long break to set up thenext bands equipment, and even longer linesat the snack counters, REO Speedwagoncame out of the shadows from behind thedark black curtains and into the warm lightto a hot reception from adoring fans. Theyplayed all there big hits including “Keep onLoving You,” “Can’t Fight This FeelingAnymore” and “Take It On the Run” withripping guitar riffs by Dave Amato andKevin Cronin on vocals.

Young and old fans rushed thestage as soon as the lights went low in theplush auditorium; for it was time for theheadliners Styx to hit the stage for theirmuch anticipated set. Earlier in the eveningthey were kind enough to stop by the HardRock Café to chat and sign autographs forfans. They also took time to dedicate a fewsigned guitars and stage outfits to DonBernstein who collects and displays rockstar memorabilia in conjunction with theHard Rock International.

Styx played the crowd like a pokerplayer on a hot winning streak; they could-n’t lose, digging into their vast treasurechest of rock classics. It was one hit afteranother, to a massive crowd that wasswarming like bees making honey, gyratingto the rocking sounds of STYX.

Some fans stood on top of theseats, but the ushers made them get downoff those seats, but it was an exercise infutility. The sound emanating from the bandup front was so loud and pulsating, the fab-ric in your clothes seemed to vibrate andtwitch to the persuasive sweet pounding ofbass acoustical assault and melodic guitarriffs with powerful keyboard layers stretch-ing out a well worn tapestry of pulsatingsounds.

Some of the big hits that theyplayed were “Too Much Time on MyHands,” “Grand Illusion,” “FoolingYourself,” “Miss America” and the everpopular “Come Sail Away.” Some fans weredisappointed that “Mr. Roboto” was notplayed in the short set. There are only twooriginal players left in Styx, Chuck Panozzoand James Young, the rest of the current six-man lineup consists of, Ricky Phillips, ToddSucherman, Tommy Shaw and LawrenceGowan. Styx has a new album released lastMay “ Big Bang Theory” featuring theBeatles classic hit, “I am the Walrus” with apsychedelic video. Just think, this is onlythe beginning, of the hottest new complex,Hard Rock Live!

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