Volume XXV, Number 3 February 27, 2004

HEADLINES
Council Meeting Held in Brighton
Improvements to Snake Road in the Works
Brother and Sister Win Little Mr. & Miss Seminole Titles
Close Call for the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Annual Seminole Sports Hall of Fame Banquet
Keith Mitchell Advances in State-Wide Wrestling Competition
Letters to the Editor
Letter Archives
Get the ENTIRE Seminole Tribune today!
Council Meeting Held in Brighton

By Emma Brown
BRIGHTON
— On Monday Jan. 9 the Brighton Reservation hosted the monthly council meeting at the Brighton gymnasium. Ken Fields introduced the new Tribal Treasurer Mike Tiger. (continue...)
Improvements to Snake Road in the Works

By Shelley Marmor
BIG CYPRESS
— Carmen Arrango, Site Supervisor for Family Services in Big Cypress knows the dangers of County Road 833, AKA Snake Road, first hand. She travels on the road twice daily, and says she sometimes feels frightened because Snake Road has no rails on its sides, and “if you go off the side you go into the canal.”
“ Its only two lanes,” said Arrango. “There’s no railing, no lights; it’s very dangerous.” (continue...)

Brother and Sister Win Little Mr. & Miss Seminole Titles


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

Close Call for the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino


By Adelsa Williams
HOLLYWOOD
— Heavy smoke appeared in the sky above the soon-to-be-completed Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino after fire broke out on Monday Feb. 23. The hotel and casino is scheduled for completion for late-April or early-May 2004. (continue...)
Annual Seminole Sports Hall of Fame Banquet

New Inductees are Marcellus Osceola Sr., Billy Joe Johns, Boettner Roger Jumper and Brendan Joshua Young.

By Adelsa Williams
HOLLYWOOD
— On Feb. 11, four Seminoles were inducted into the Seminole Sports Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held at the Hollywood auditorium. The Hall of Fame was founded by the Seminole Tribe six years ago to inspire young Seminoles to reach their full potential through sports. (continue...)
Keith Mitchell Advances in State-wide Wrestling Competition

By Kenny Bayon, C.PT
TAMPA
— For almost two years, Keith Mitchell Simmons has been on a quest to win a Florida state wrestling championship. Whenever he’s lifted weights, run his shoes thin on the track, or wrestled in practice until near exhaustion, he’s envisioned it all paying off with a Class 2A heavyweight title. (continue...)
If you would like to see the ENTIRE
Seminole Tribune, subscribe today!
Advertising Information

Home · History · Culture · Tourism & Enterprises · Government · Services · Employment

Copyright © MMIV Seminole Tribe of Florida
6300 Stirling Road
Hollywood, Florida 33024
Phone: (800) 683-7800
URL:
All questions/comments: tribune@semtribe.com
Webmaster: webadmin@semtribe.com
Web site maintained by Seminole Tribe of Florida