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Inside This Issue . . .

By Elrod BowersHOLLYWOOD — The Tribal

Council, at its Nov. 16 meeting, passed aresolution demanding the immediate andunconditional return of $6 million inTribal funds from Prudential Securities.

The $6 million is what remainsof the Tribe’s original $27 million reservefund at Merrill Lynch. The fund wastransferred from Merrill Lynch toRaymond James & Associates. The fund,by the time it was transferred fromRaymond James to Prudential, had shrunkto $6 million.

The resolution, requested byPrudential, was approved by the Councilin order to release the funds back to theTribe.

The Council also:Approved an Owner’s

Representative Agreement with the GulfBuilding Corporation. Gulf will act as theTribe’s on-site representatives at the HardRock construction sites in Hollywood andTampa.

Approved a support agreementwith Winterfest, Inc. for the WinterfestBoat Parade, which will be held on Dec.15 on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Gave conceptual approval for aVeterans’ Building on the Brighton reser-vation. The resolution set a six-monthdeadline for a survey and other informa-tion to be presented to the Council.

By Libby BlakeHOLLYWOOD – Over 100

educators, representing seven private andtwo public schools, were given a taste ofSeminole culture on Thursday, Nov. 15 atthe Okalee Village, courtesy of the ParentAdvisory Committee. Many of the teach-ers that attended either were teachingSeminole children in their classroomsnow, or had taught Seminole children inthe past.

The sharing of culture and foodswith the group, which included teachers,administrators, spouses and children, wasbrought to fruition by PAC ChairmanWanda Bowers.

“I remember years ago, when mykids were little, they used to give theseappreciation dinners every year. That waswhen Christine Nevaquaya was Chairmanof PAC. When she left as chairman, theyjust kind of stopped. When I got electedchairman, I decided I wanted to start itagain,” said Bowers.

“It must be at least 13 years sinceI was chairman so I suppose that is when

we had the last appreciation dinner for thekids’ teachers,” said Nevaquaya.

According to Nevaquaya, theoriginal PAC Committee included BobbieLou Billie, Mary Jane Willie, Pat Gopher,Cornelia Osceola, Mildred Bowers,Nevaquaya, and then-EducationCounselor, Pepper Harris.

“Since our children spent theirday in school, [the PAC Committee]though it would help if the teachers couldrealize that there are some real culturaldifferences with Seminole children,” saidNevaquaya about the past appreciationdinners.

“The idea of the culturalexchange was to improve relations withthe schools. At that time, all of the chil-dren were attending public school. Wewanted to share some of our heritage, his-tory and culture.

“We served lunch, adding someof the traditional foods like corn sofkee,turtle soup and fry bread. We had Tribalmembers speak about the organization ofthe Tribe. Some members talked about

when the Seminole children first startedschool at Dania Elementary. We had thealligator wrestling show and even hadsome teachers that were brave enough tohandle the gator for the picture. It was a

lot of fun as well as educational for us all.“We probably had the cultural

exchange for about five years. The last

Students rebuild vandalized Chickee during Florida Cracker Heritage event, Betty Williamson discussed the history of the Seminole Indian mural. See page 4.

PAC Committee Serves Culture, Dinner To Area Educators

Rosetta Jumper and Victor Billie preparing chicken for the PAC appreciation din-ner. The Nov. 15 event attracted over 100 educators.

5th Annual Time Travel Tour:

Earthworks Of The AncestorsBy Alexandra Frank

GEORGIA – On Nov. 11-15,Tribal citizens participated in Time TravelTour: “Earthworks of the Ancestors,” thefifth in a series of trips sponsored by theDepartment of Anthropology &Genealogy, to historic monuments andsites that relate to the history, culture andheritage of the Florida Seminoles.

Dr. Pat Wickman, Anthropologyand Genealogy Director, Geneva Shore,Genealogist, and Lisa Mullennix,Administrative Assistant, scheduled thefive-day tour.

On Sunday, Nov. 11, a tour busmade the rounds of 3 reservations to pickup Tribal citizens at the Hot Meals build-ing parking lot.

There was a total of 43 tribalmembers from the Hollywood, BigCypress, Brighton and Tampa reserva-tions. The Tampa residents rode in theirown form of transportation to the firststop of the Time Travel Tour, Valdosta,GA, where everyone would eat dinner andspend the night.

Valdosta served as the firstnight’s rest area before the Tour group hitthe road to visit 3 state parks featuringhistory of their Seminole ancestors. Therewould also be a chance to see the areathat was home to the little known exis-tence of the well-established society of

the Woodland and Mississippian Indians.On the second day, the Time

Travel Tour headed northwest of Valdostato Blakeley, GA, the location of theKolomoki Mounds State Park. The his-toric site is 50 miles east of the Alabamastate line.

The Kolomoki Mounds StateHistoric Park is set in the rolling country-side of Georgia. The towns that surroundthe park are reminiscent of Okeechobeeand Clewiston.The park features a museum built arounda burial mound, believed to be that of achief-priest. Named mound E, an orienta-tion theatre is located on the edge of themound.

In the theatre, a visitor is able tosee a video that covers the history of themounds discovery and what is assumed tobe the lifestyle of the Weeden Island peo-ple, who dwelt in this region.

Mound E, a burial mound, wasone of the first mounds in the Kolomokiarea to be scientifically excavated. Theexcavated mound is just as the archaeolo-gists left it. Four people were buried inthe mound, along with 54 complete pot-tery items, which were to be used in theafterlife.

In the museum, visitors were

Pool Hustler “Black Bart”Wins Senior Masters II

By Libby BlakeBILOXI, MS –

Legendary hustler Bob“Black Bart” Ogburn shotthe lights out at SteveMizerak’s Senior MastersII, held Nov. 6 – 10 atCasino Magic. The tour-nament, which had$40,000 in guaranteedprize monies, drew 57 ofthe world’s best poolplayers. Because of theresponse, an additional$10,000 was added to thepot before the start ofplay.

A last minutesubstitute for the ailingGeorge Grasshopper,Ogburn came from theloser’s bracket to win theevent and take the $10,000 first prizeback to South Florida.

“Legend of the backroom”Bob Ogburn, who frequents HollywoodBilliards, was asked by Big CypressCouncilman David Cypress to replaceGrasshopper as the Tribe’s sponsoredentry. Ogburn drove from St. SimonsIsland, GA., where he had been visitingfriends, and arrived just ten minutesbefore his first match.

Ogburn, known to only a fewby reputation, took players and specta-tors by surprise by making it to thefinals. Vanover, who had put Ogburn inthe loser’s bracket earlier, was down sixgames to zip before finally winning agame. In control for most of the match,

Ogburn easily beat Vanover 11-6. (Allmatches were a race-to-10 except thefinals, which was a race-to-11, andplayed using Pro Express rules.)

The win was Ogburn’s first.Also known as “Black Bart” and “BigBob,” Ogburn has shunned the majortournaments all of his life. Ogburnthanked the Tribe and David Cypressfor their sponsorship of him and theevent after the win.

“ I have been a hustler all mylife and never went in for all the pic-tures and attention (of professionalevents). It was great to come in hereand win this one for David and the

Big CypressVeterans DayCelebrationBy Janice Billie

BIG CYPRESS – The 14thAnnual Veterans Day Celebrationwas hosted at the Big CypressEntertainment Complex on Nov. 8.

The day dawned with acool, pleasant breeze as Tribal offi-cials, veterans of war, and guestsarrived to honor and remember ourSeminole Veterans, along with thenation’s veterans.

The annual event was start-ed 14 years ago by Seminole TribeBoard President/Acting Chairman,Mitchell Cypress, the late Roy NashOsceola and Jacob Osceola.

That year, Roy Nash’s son,Herman Osceola, had passed in atragic helicopter training accidentwhile serving in the U.S. Air Force.The tragedy initiated a discussionamong the three men to hold amemorial ceremony on Veterans Day.

At the time, a formal gather-ing that honored Seminole veteransdid not exist, so the memorial servicedeveloped into what has now becomean annual Tribal tradition.

The date was changed fromNov. 11, because they knew manyveterans and guests would be com-mitted to other Veterans Day events.

This year’s Veterans Dayprogram was emceed by formerComanche Tribal chairman, WallaceCoffey. This is the second year thatCoffey has graced this event with hisengaging charm and outstandingsense of humor.

Originally from Lawton,OK, Coffey lives in New Mexico,working as Cultural ResourceSpecialist at the Institute ofAmerican Indian Arts in Santa Fe.

Coffey is a popular tradi-tional announcer who has emceedpow wows, conferences and concertsall over Indian Country for thirtyyears. Coffey also holds a Harvarddegree in education.

Seminole Tribal officials inattendance included President/ActingChairman Mitchell Cypress, BrightonCouncilman John Wayne Huff, Sr.,Immokalee Council RepresentativeElaine Aguilar, Big Cypress BoardRepresentative Paul Bowers Sr.,Hollywood Board RepresentativeDavid DeHass, Fort Pierce CouncilLiaison, Sally R. Tommie andCouncil Liaison William Osceola.

Also attending the cere-monies were Miss SeminoleMercedes Osceola, Seminole TribeDirector of Anthropology &Genealogy Dr. Patricia Wickman,Seminole Agency Acting

See TIME TRAVEL TOUR, page 8

L-R: Lawanna Niles, Judybill Osceola, Connie Gowen, Priscilla Sayen.

Tribal CouncilDemands ReturnOf $6 Million

See MASTERS, page 9

See PAC, page 5

Last minute entrant Bob Ogburn defeated BobVanover in the finals, 11-6.

‘Tis the Season! The Tribal Christmas Party is Friday, December 21, 2001 at 6:30 p.m. at the Broward Convention Center. Be there with bells on!

See VETERANS, page 4

Alexandra Frank

L. Blake

L. Blake

By Libby BlakePOMPANO BEACH —

Historian and Seminole Tribune contribu-tor Patsy West was the featured speaker atthe November meeting of the FontenadaChapter of the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution, held at the Elks Lodge.

Chapter Regent Opal Spencerinvited West to speak at the luncheon inhonor of Native American HeritageMonth. West has written two books on theSeminoles and is currently working on athird. Her latest book, A Seminole Legend– The Life of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, isavailable at Amazon.com, Barnes andNoble, and Borders bookstores.

West has also been published innumerous historical and archaeologicalmagazines and papers. West’s next bookwill be on Native American warriors inthe twentieth century, including SamJones, whom West called, “the greatestSeminole warrior ever.”

In 1972, West founded theSeminole and Miccosukee PhotographicArchives, which currently has over 10,000images in the collection. She has servedas its director since the founding.

West spoke on how theSeminoles came to be in Florida and theirmigration into the Everglades. She alsoexplained how the drainage of theEverglades in 1906 changed the way oflife for the Seminole from “being a hunterinto being a tourist attraction as a meansto survive.”

West also read an excerpt fromthe first chapter of her latest book inwhich Betty Mae Jumper writes of almostbeing killed at birth for being a “half-breed” and how, when she was older, shewas able to go away to the CherokeeSchool in North Carolina.

Mrs. Ivy Stranahan and the localchapter of the DAR, of which she was amember, provided the money and clothesfor Betty Mae and two of her cousins togo to the school.

Ms. West briefly explained thepatchwork design of Seminole clothing,calling it the “Seminoles’ identity.” Sherelated a story told to her by BillyCypress about when he was living andworking in Washington, D.C. Cypress told West that he would wearpatchwork, “when I wanted people toknow I was a Seminole.” “Otherwise,” he told Ms. West, “people

thought I was a Filipino.”After speaking to the group,

West opened the floor for questions.Probably the most significant questionwas asked by Regent Spencer. “Since the Seminoles don’t need moneyanymore for clothing, housing, schooling,or food, what can we, as a group, do forthe Seminoles?” Spencer added that shehas been trying to reach the FloridaGovernor’s Council on Indian Affairs,without success, and asked Ms. Westwhom she could contact.

The Fontenada Chapter of theDAR currently supports two NativeAmerican schools – Chemawa IndianSchool in Salem, OR and Bacone Collegein Muskogee, OK. They also contribute tothe Florida State Society of the DAR forthe Ann Wood FSSDAR American IndianEndowment Scholarship Fund, establishedin March 2000.

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By Alexandra FrankFORT LAUDERDALE – What

do opera, the Philharmonic Orchestra,Seminoles, sand and sun have in com-mon? The Culturally Florida campaign!

The Culturally Florida Campaignshowcases Florida’s abundant heritage,arts, and cultural diversity to a worldwideaudience.

On Oct. 29, the Seminole Tribejoined forces with VISIT FLORIDA topromote Florida’s rich cultural heritage.

The Tribe was represented by:Billy Cypress, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Director;Tom Gallaher,Development andPromotions CoordinatorOkalee Museum; and LeeTiger, Florida TourismDevelopment Director.

The feeling wasto ensure that the Tribestays in the public eyethrough ventures such asCulturally Florida. Whatbetter way to this task butto join the organizationVISIT FLORIDA?

VISIT FLORIDAdeveloped the CulturallyFlorida campaign, whichis sponsored by AmericanExpress, the FloridaDepartment of State and anumber of convention andvisitors bureaus and artsorganizations.

The program wasdeveloped within 2 yearsto help enhance Florida’svisibility and touristexpenditures by promoting the state’s richheritage and cultural diversity.

Secretary of State KatherineHarris flew in from Tallahassee to giveher support to the newly formed cam-paign. Mrs. Harris expressed the commit-ment to meet the needs of Florida’s com-munities and her people.

Mrs. Harris said that a revitaliza-tion of Florida’s unique sense of place is

dependent on its ability to preserve andsupport the historical and culturalresources.

For the past two decades, Floridahas invested more in the development ofits historic and cultural resources then anyother state. Florida ranks first in theUnited States in historic preservationfunding and third in cultural developmentfunding.

The Culturally Florida campaignoffers visitors a riveting new guide to thedynamic cultural heritage of Florida and

opportunities to have an authentic experi-ence of Florida’s local culture.

Florida’s Department of State,through legislative appropriation, hasinvested over $612 million to preservehistoric properties open to the publicthroughout the state, foster Florida’s cul-tural organizations and individual artistsand support Florida’s history museum’sand traveling exhibits, reaching students

and visitors in the tens of millions.Mrs. Harris’s statements

acknowledged the importance ofCulturally Florida to the state’s economyand cemented the program’s adoption intothe state’s legislation.

There is no doubt that theSeminole Tribe will benefit from theCulturally Florida campaign in regards tostatewide and international recognition.

In an economy that is still reelingfrom the Sept. 11 attacks, Tribal ventureswill need advertising and an association

with a high caliber program. Linking withCulturally Florida should accomplishthese needs.

Due to the foresight of BillyCypress, Tom Gallaher, and Lee Tiger, theTribe can only benefit greatly from theirinvolvement in a state-funded program,aimed at sponsoring Florida’s rich culturalheritage.

Tribe Joins Culturally Florida Campaign

(L-R): Billy Cypress, Lee Tiger, Secretary of State Katherine Harris, Greater Fort LauderdaleConvention & Visitors Bureau President Nicki Grossman, Connie Gowen, Austin Mott, CEO VisitFlorida, Kerry Post, Vice President of New Product Development, Visit Florida, and Tom Gallaher.

Alexandra Frank

By Patsy WestMuch of the nation’s history will be written different-

ly after the events of September 11. That is the effect that suchclimactic events have, yet life moves on.

Since I wrote for the last issue of the Tribune, I havebeen on Ground Zero, Manhattan.

Ground Zero is not as powerful now as it was whenthe remains of the Twin Towers loomed in the air and thebucket brigaders toiled below in their efforts to locate sur-vivors.

Now that the number of workers has diminished, itlooks like the last remains of a demolition site, smoking gen-tly in the breeze as white papers fall, like a flock of egrets,from a damaged building nearby.

Interestingly, the site gives a more positive feelingnow, of rebirth, whether reflecting on the nation’s patrioticunity or the positive energy of looking forward to the vast newconstruction project, which will come. A project in which, notonly our country, but the entire world, will take note, as itrises, like a phoenix, from the ashes between the adjoiningskyscrapers.

But, until that time, crowds will continue to pressagainst the gated perimeters to visually and emotionallyprocess the emptiness of what had been and leave their memo-rials of flowers. Without a doubt, Twin Towers, the nothing-ness of where it once stood, is now the nation’s most viabletourist attraction.

I was on site, looking over the plastic-wrapped chainlink fence amidst the vast quantities of dead and fresh flowerswedged in the links, wearing expendable clothes and shoesand a 98% effective dustmask on the site.

Although a sympathetic policewoman at the outercheckpoint had let myself and three colleagues through, wehad to pass through yet another checkpoint down the block.We were the only people on a surreal street, walking in theashes. Ashes containing deadly asbestos and other toxic com-pounds.

I had never been to a war zone before. It was quietnow, save for the distant rumble of a bulldozer. We providedthe only color in an otherwise black and white landscape. Itwas late afternoon, after the sun had long ceased to shinethrough Manhattan’s thicket of skyscrapers, when we arrivedat our colleague’s apartment building, the closest residences toGround Zero.

The narrow Lower Manhattan street, a hangover fromthe Dutch period, could have been most any city in Europewearing its thick coating of grey. The tiny 12-storyFoundation Building, which hearkened back to some forgottenpast, had escaped demolition during Urban Renewal some 25years ago, when far greater edifices were raised in the name ofprogress. Now it stood alone.

All twelve stories were coated in grey ash, paperscontaining stock reports, and correspondence when the win-dows blew in from the Twin Towers’ blast. It was Hollywoodat its best as a spotless, vibrant building had been made tolook like a veteran derelict.

Hesitant to take the elevator (which probably workedjust fine), we chose to climb the 10 flights of stairs on ourown amid an overpowering scorched smell. The stairs, thesmell, and the confining mask made me feel claustrophobicand I wanted to rip it off , but I knew that it would be worsebreathing without it.

The rescue workers had checked the building for sur-vivors as soon as they could. Every door had a hole made bysledgehammer. Every wall next to the doorjam had a corre-sponding hole punched in the concrete. A large chain wasthreaded through both holes with a padlock. On the walls out-side of all apartments was the message “no victims” spraypainted in orange.

Even though I had been told the condition of our col-league’s apartment, it was a real shock to see it. Everythingwas as she left it after she saw the first plane hit the buildingand fled, but all was now covered in the thick grey ash. By thetime we arrived, the open windows in the building had beencovered with Canadian particle board.

Our colleague works for a New York museum. Shewas a major component in an exhibition which opened justdays after the strike on the Twin Towers. The exhibition is onpearls, a serene topic reflected in the timeless beauty of thisexhibition. Such a major contrast from her apartment!

Among the things she collected were baskets. Somewere displayed on a counter, other larger ones were mountedon walls. Woven rugs were supposedly scattered throughoutthe apartment on the floor, but I never saw them as the debriswas too thick.

Her collection of books were likewise shadowyimages. It boggled the mind how any of this material could besaved, and in fact it probably won’t be. The time and expensewould be extraordinary and each hazardous material requires aseparate, expensive test to be detected, with a greater expensefor cleaning.

She has been sleeping at various friends and col-league’s lofts and apartments, living out of a meager suitcaseof clothes that they have given her. From her computer atwork, she keeps in touch with the other tenants, her landlord,her insurance company, the authorities.

She has found herself to be in a grey area, just likeher apartment. She is still alive, but the emotional trauma isgreat. She has lost her community and all of her possessionsto a moment of terrorism. She has a home with no way toreclaim it, a locked in rent that she will probably never seeagain. Since September 11, she is homeless, a victim of war.

Ground Zero (New York City)

Native American Heritage Month Patsy

West Speaks At DAR Meeting

My Big Cypress VisitDear Editor,

Hello there, I would like toexpress my thanks to Lulu and Spencer ofthe Aviation department. In early October,I had the opportunity to visit Big Cypressthrough Spencer, I was introduced to thestaff and given a small tour of your thereservation by Lulu, and I must say that Iwas amazed to learn about your historyand the way you all take care of oneanother. Now if the rest of the worldcould do the same.

Anyways, thanks for the visitand tour of your reservation I have alot ofpics to remember. Next time I will bringmy family along for a full tour. Thanks toLulu, I have a better understanding ofyour tribe and what it means to you.Thank You... I’ll be back.

Rudolph Corey JamesTrinidad, West Indies

Thank YouDear Editor,

Last week I started working forFamily Services at the BrightonReservation. On Wednesday and ThursdayI had the opportunity to attend theVeteran’s Celebrations at both Brightonand Big Cypress, I was very touched andproud to have been in attendance.

I got out of the US Army about25 years ago and this is the first time Ihave ever had anyone thank me for myservice, this is something that will staywith me in my heart for the rest of mylife.

I would like to thank the TribalOfficials, Tribal Members and Vets forsharing this time with me.

I look forward to serving theSeminole Community through FamilyServices and I am thankful for this oppor-tunity.

George W. Robinson, Jr., MS Brighton Family Services

DAR Chapter Regent welcomes Patsy West, Historian and Seminole Tribune con-tributor. West spoke in honor of Native American Heritage Month.

L. Blake

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By Alexandra FrankFORT LAUDERDALE — The Winterfest

Kick-Off Celebration took place on Nov. 2, at the newlyopened Renaissance Inn on 17th Street Causeway.

The event was held in honor of HollywoodCouncil Representative Max Osceola, Jr., who now hasanother title to addto his name: hon-orary commodoreof the WinterfestBoat Parade, whichis held everyDecember on SouthFlorida’sIntracoastalWaterway.

Theevening’s highlightsincluded patrioticsongs by perform-ers Ande andJoanne Daniels, anda raffle sponsoredby the AmericanRed Cross to bene-fit the AmericanRed Cross DisasterRelief Fund forSeptember 11. Theraffle offered aseven-nightCaribbean Cruisefor two, and twoSouthwest Airlinetickets.

The 2002South FloridaFirefightersCalendar Men werealso on hand to selland sign calendars,all of the proceedswent to a firefight-ers charity fund.

The moodwas festive as theChairman of theWinterfest organi-zation, Joe Ducanis,Jr., introduced MaxOsceola while thetitle sponsor PatCollier, representing Cingular Wireless Services, gave ahelping hand.

Mr. Ducanis introduced Max as the honorary“Commodore” for the Winterfest Boat Parade and askedMax to come up to the podium.

Mr. Ducanis commented on Max’s love for golfand gave brief background information about Max, who

has served as a council representative for about 12 years.Mr. Ducanis gave Mrs. Collier a captain’s hat to

place on top of Max’s head, which signified his new titleas commodore.

Max thanked both presenters and said howproud he was to be named honorary commodore. He told

the audience that he hadmentioned the newlygained title to his mother,who jokingly replied,“don’t they know youcan’t see?”

Max also shared a bitof history with the crowd,he said it was a commonfor Seminoles way backwhen to get into canoeson the New River andtravel to the StranahanTrading Post. There, theSeminoles traded goodswith the Stranahan familyand even learned to readand write from Mrs.Stranahan.

Max said it was anhonor to receive the titleof commodore for a festi-val viewed by many as ahighly rated tradition ofFt. Lauderdale.

Max finished hisspeech by saying, “Sho-naa-bish.” He receivedanother round of applauseand was soon posing forphotos with Mrs. Collier,and Lee Tiger.

The Seminole Tribehas been a sponsor of theWinterfest Boat Paradefor the last few years.They have participated inthe yearly event, whichdraws thousands of peo-ple to the intracoastalshoreline.

Ft. Lauderdaledepends on the extraincome generated by thethousands of people whocome to the parade,

which features boats, yachts and ships decorated in theholiday spirit. The best-decorated boat in the parade willearn the boat owners a cash prize and bragging rights.

If you enjoy seafaring crafts and holidaysparkle, make arrangements to view the spectacular dis-play of lights and sound. You will not be disappointed.

Winterfest Kick-Off Celebration HonorsHollywood Council Rep. Max Osceola Jr.

By Alexandra FrankTAMIAMI TRAIL — On Oct. 22-25,

the Miccosukee Resort and Convention Centerserved as host to the USET Annual Meeting.There were a total of 24 Tribes from the south andeastern area of the United States represented bychairmen, presidents and representatives.

The Call to Order, conducted by USETPresident Keller George, officially began theannual meeting. The opening ceremony included a“Posting of the Colors” that featured the SeminoleTribe’s own color guards, Paul Bowers Sr. andTimmy Johns.

Students of the Miccosukee Tribe deliv-ered the “Pledge of Allegiance” in their nativelanguage, which was a treat for the meeting atten-dees.

Following the Miccosukee youth wasMiccosukee Tribe Chairman Billy Cypress, whoextended a warm welcome to the attendees andthanked them for making the trip to Florida.

He commended them for the solidarityshown by not letting the recent tragedy in NewYork stop them from attending the meeting.

Mr. Cypress stated, “I think it is a signthat we all stand together no matter what. Andalso as a tribute to our pioneer friends that westand with them. We have a lot of offers to help,but we must continue to help our community toheal because I think some friends, relatives andbusiness people have come to accept NativeAmericans I would say as the foundation of theU.S.

“We have been called upon to do servicesthroughout the year, and I think we will continueto go and set foot to keep marching forward.”

Mr. Cypress received a round of applausefor words that expressed what many people feltwere true.

Mr. Cypress then introduced the Mayorof Sweet Water and Miami-Dade CommissionerJoe Sanchez. Both men extended a greeting to alland expressed their gratitude to the visitors.

Following the two guest speakers wasroll call of the 24 Tribes, an “agenda review” wasread by Mr. James T. Martin, USET ExecutiveDirector.

The meetings main focus is to hold a“Board of Directors” forum. The forum focuseson all aspects of the USET committees. The com-mittees represented programs such as:Commercial Law, Legislation and EconomicDevelopment, Culture and Heritage CommitteeAgenda, Education Committee Agenda, EMS andFire Protection Committee Agenda, HousingCommittee Agenda, Natural Resources CommitteeAgenda, Social Services Agenda, TransportationCommittee Agenda, and Tribal Justice CommitteeAgenda.

The committee meetings are a chance forprogram directors to present a 6-month narrativereport on the work being accomplished under theirtenure. They also present a budget report whendiscussing their program’s 6-month narrativereport.

The meetings also allow time for ques-tions, compliments or complaints. There were afew meetings that were well attended, dependingon the keynote speaker. One such meetinginvolved Franklin Keel, Regional Director Bureauof Indian Affairs, Eastern Regional Office.

Mr. Keel’s topic was Regional IndianIssues, a BIA Perspective. Mr. Keel’s presentationtouched on various issues related to the IndianGaming Regulatory Act. One issue he spoke aboutwas approving Tribal/State Compacts and ClassIII Compacts.

Tribes interested in obtaining a Class IIIgaming facility must first negotiate a compactwith the state in which they want to have the gam-ing facility.

Then, the Secretary of the Interior, within45 days of receiving a Tribal/State gaming com-pact, will either approve or negate the compact.

The BIA Regional Director’s office hasan attorney on staff to review the compacts thatare submitted to the office. To date, the RegionalDirector’s office has approved 225 compacts from24 states.

In 2001, under the new White HouseAdministration, there have been 15 approvedcompacts or amended compacts and none havebeen disapproved.

Mr. Keel noted some of the compacts theBIA Regional Office has dealt with recently fromthe Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, the Tunica-Biloxi Indians of Louisiana, the Coushatta Tribeof Louisiana and another amendment from theTunica Tribe.

There have been no compacts or com-pacts submitted for the eastern region. The JenaBand of Choctaw is negotiating a compact, fromwhat has been said to the BIA Regional Office.

Mr. Keel also spoke on issues regardingcompacts and the changes made by the WhiteHouse Administration as to the process requiredfrom Tribes submitting a compact. These changeswill affect eastern Tribal compacts, and right nowit will affect the Tribes in Louisiana.

The state has agreed that it would be pro-tectorate of the gaming revenues that should go tothe payment to the state and local government forimpact costs.

The previous White HouseAdministration had required that the impact costsbe documented by a federally or an analysis toshow that there is indeed room for certain impact

costs and what type of impact would be affected.The new Administration agreed that it

would increase the impact cost overwhelmingly.The local offices of the BIA decided it would notrequire extensive documentation on the processand uses of these payments to the state.

The BIA felt that if the tribe and statehave agreed to an increase impact cost. It willthrow the tribe and state into rehabilitation interms that the payment is adequate.

If the department wants it will signify theprocess and if it gains approval some of theLouisiana compacts will be affected.

Issues such as the one mentioned arebrought to the meetings for the attendees to gainknowledge about changes through such groupslike the BIA, and the effects that will no doubtchange how tribal government programs go aboutdoing their business.

The USET Annual Meeting also boostedan Expo center at the Miccosukee entertainmentdome. Here attendees were able to visit and insome cases interact with tribally funded programsin a display booth.

Also invited were private companies likeCanon Camera. They exhibited a new device amidat the tribal health department. A camera is set upto take a photo of the human eye, specifically thatof a diabetic due to a degenerative eye diseasethat must be stopped in the early stages.

The cameras function is take a photo ofthe Macula and Forea area (the back of the eye).The photo is instantaneous it shows up on a com-

puter screen that a trained medical technician canreview with a patient right in the medical center.

The photo is also sent to a lab that spe-cializes in doing a scientific analysis to determineif the patient shows any sign of the disease in thebeginning stages. The Indian Health department isbeing targeted because of the high number of dia-betic patients in Indian Tribes. Also many reserva-tions are in remote areas and getting results sentand reviewed so quickly is detrimental to thepatient’s health.

The Expo participants were informativein their presentation of the ventures tribes allacross the south and eastern regions are involvedin.

The presentation of the various meetingsand the topics discussed were delivered in a forumany attendee could gasp. It was apparent that thesouth and eastern and tribes are becoming moreself-sufficient as they invest money into variousventures and then reap the rewards generated bythose business.

The programs’ like the HealthDepartment, Utilities or even the Culture andHeritage Committee show people not familiarwith a tribal organization that they are responsiblefor their peoples and for the future generations tocome.

The final days for the USET meetingswere spent in a USET Business Session. Thisinvolved discussing Committee Reports,Resolutions, Minutes of USET 2001 Semi-AnnualBoard Meeting, FY 2002 USET Budget andOrganizational Structures, Host of USET 2002Annual Meeting and Expo.

Keller George USET President wished allwho made the trip to the Miccosukee Resort welland that their trip home be uneventful and safe.Mr George also mentioned that he had hopes thatnext year’s annual meeting would be well attend-ed as the one the Miccosukee Tribe hosted.

On a special note Joel Frank Senior wasgiven recognition that his birthday was onOctober 22, Joel received an impromptu renditionof “Happy Birthday” sang by USET attendees.

Joe Dan Osceola dubbed the first USETPresident was on hand to welcome the UESTgroup and spoke about the importance of unitywhen involved with an organization like USET.

Mr. Osceola’s daughter MercedesOsceola also shared welcoming remarks aimed atUSET meeting attendee’s. The father and daughterspoke to everyone during a dinner hosted by theSeminole Tribe of Florida.

By Michael JamesHOLOPAW — On Nov. 17, Patrick Smith,

author of A Land Remembered and Forever Island,was honored at the second annual Patrick Smith Day.The event was held at Forever Florida.

Forever Florida, started by Dr. William J.Broussard in 1999, is 3,200 acres of Florida wilder-ness that time has forgotten. The public can enjoy apetting zoo, restaurants, horse riding, carriage toursand view the local wildlife.

Attached to the land is Crescent Ranch, a1,300-acre working ranch with herds of cracker cattleand cracker horses, which were first introduced toFlorida in 1521 by Ponce De Leon. The horses, alsocalled “marshtackies,” and cattle, known as “scrubcattle,” are the direct descendants of an unbrokenbloodline.

The event started at9:45 a.m., when Smith led theaudience in reciting thePledge of Allegiance. Smithwas on hand this year to signhis works, including his latestbook, In Search of theRussian Bear.

In Search of theRussian Bear was released onNov. 17. A non-fiction work,it is not a political book, butrather a look at the innermostthoughts and emotions ofpeople of Russia andUzbekistan.

The book focuses onMiddle Asia in 1983, whenthe Soviet Union was knownas the “Iron Curtain” and fewAmericans were given com-plete freedom to meet the

people. In this book, one will find humor, heartfeltmoments and a description of a place most people willnever see.

A longtime friend of the Seminoles, Mr. Smithis author of six novels: The River is Home, TheBeginning, Forever Island, Angel City, Allapatah, and ALand Remembered. Mr. Smith has been nominated threetimes for the Pulitzer Prize: in 1973 for Forever Island,in 1978 for Angel City and in 1984 for A LandRemembered.

A Land Remembered was an Editor’s Choiceselection of the New York Times Book Review.

Smith’s lifetime work as a writer was nominat-ed for the 1985 Nobel Prize for Literature and has subse-quently received five additional nominations. In June1999, Smith was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall ofFame. During the ceremony, Secretary of State KatherineHarris presented him with a commemorative bronzesculpture by artist Enzo Torcoletti.

The folk and heritage event had musical per-formances by Jeannie Fitchen, The Gilbert HancockBank, Jerry Mincey, Sticky Steve and The Scrubjays,Dale Crider, The Ashley Gang and Chuck Hardwicke.There was also storytelling by Ada Forney, Ann Thomas,The Storytelling Sims, Butch Harrison and Judge NelsonBailey.

Pat Collier and Honorary Commodore of the Winterfest BoatParade, Max Osceola, Jr.

Alexandra Frank

Charlie Cypress with his share of 2nd placeprize money. Cypress, Max Osceola, LawrenceOsceola and Marl Sayen shot a 60.

Alexandra Frank

Winners of the USET Golf Tournament 4-Man Scramble were Jimbo Osceola, Frank Patrillo,Chris Grant, and Harry Kennedy. The Oct. 21 tournament, held at the Don Shula Golf Club, wassponsored by the Seminole Tribe.

Alexandra Frank

USET Meets At Miccosukee Resort

Author Patrick Smith signs copies of his latest novel, InSearch of the Russian Bear, released Nov. 17.

Folk And Heritage Event HonorsBook Author Patrick Smith

Ranch hand at rest. Crescent Ranch, a 1,300 acreworking ranch, is attached to Forever Florida.

The herd of Cracker horses, also called “Marsh tackies” are the direct descen-dants of an unbroken bloodline.

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Since the September tragedy and the UnitedStates involvement in Afghanistan, patriotism hasrisen to the forefront of many people’s lives, encour-aging a greater appreciation for our people in the mil-itary, past and present.

The Seminole people are no exception andthis year’s ceremony was a chance to display theirpride and support of the nation and its veterans.

After the invocation by L. W. Howard, thePledge of Allegiance was recited by AhfachkeeSchool students.

Singer Henry Battiest poured his heart andvoice into “God Bless the USA,” a song that hasbecome almost a second anthem for this nation.

Next, in what has become a Veterans Daytradition, Moses Jumper, Jr., read a poem he had writ-ten especially for the occasion. He acknowledged hislate father, Moses Jumper Sr., and uncle, HowardTiger, who were two of thefirst Seminole enlistees inWorld War II.

Jumper, who hasbeen writing poetry formany years, said, “I writewhat strikes my heart andflows from my spirit.”

Before introducingMitchell Cypress, emceeCoffey took the opportunityto ask the audience, “Whatdoes Osama bin Laden havein common with GeneralCuster?”

“Neither one couldfigure out were all thoseTomahawks were comingfrom.”

President/ActingChairman Mitchell Cypressrose to make his welcomingremarks and acknowledgespecial guests. Speaking inMiccosukee, he made thesad announcement of thepassing of a Tribal elder,Lillian Johns Bowers of theBrighton Reservation. Heasked everyone to remem-ber the family in theirprayers.

Cypress said he“was very glad that thisSeminole Veterans Dayevent has become a tradi-tion with our Tribe becauseit is important to remember and appreciate our veter-ans. It also illuminates the fact that many NativeAmericans served in the Armed Forces, a fact notknown to many.”

Cypress welcomed back Wallace Coffey tothis year’s gathering and acknowledged special guest,Boy Ladd (Winnebago), a decorated Vietnam warhero.

Ladd was instrumental in getting three

Seminole veterans inducted into the Red FeatherSociety, an organization of Native American veterans.

After Cypress’ welcome, emcee Coffeythanked Paul Buster’s “Cowbone Band” for providingsome of the mood music for the occasion.

Coffey introduced all of the Tribal digni-taries in attendance. Seminole Princess, MercedesOsceola made her introduction and welcomingremarks in both Miccosukee and English. Shethanked the veterans for fighting for freedom andprotecting our way of life.

Dr. Patricia Wickman was introduced next.Dr. Wickman took the opportunity to present MitchellCypress with a medallion from Lt. Colonel RichGallant, Commander of the National Guard, 2ndBattalion, l2th Infantry.

She explained that the Guard has a battalionnamed afterthe Seminole, and they a feel a kinship to theUnconquered Nation and abiding admiration for theirstrength as warriors.

The greeting for the men in the SeminoleBattalion is a salute and the words, “Seminole sir,never surrender!” Dr. Wickman presented Cypresswith a medallion with the Seminole Battalion salute

inscribed on it..The

Reverend L. W.Howard, who wasintroduced next,spoke words of lifeand encourage-ment. He remindedeveryone that allthings are possiblewith faith in Godand the importanceof unity.

“Recognize preju-dice as an enemytool, every war hasbeen won by team-work so remember,United We Stand.”

Also pres-ent to give remarkswas Hendry CountySheriff SteveWorley, and GladesCountyCommissioner,Butch Jones, whoboth came with vet-erans from Post299 of GladesCounty.

One of theday’s highlightswas the playing ofa sad, melodioustribute song called“Vietnam, Why Did

You Take My Only Son?” by renowned Nativeflautist, Sonny Nevaquaya.

A Comanche Tribal member fromOklahoma, Sonny is a veteran who comes from afamily of veterans. Nevaquaya has 10 family mem-bers who served in Vietnam and uncles who served inGermany and Korea.

Nevaquaya also made a special presentationof a handmade flute decorated with the American flagand a POW flag to Mitchell Cypress. Nevaquaya not

only plays the flute, he makes his own flutes andteaches the art of flute making.

Big Cypress Board Representative PaulBowers, Sr., entertained the audience with a recount-ing of his enlistment into the Marine Corps.

In 1968, Bowers was on the verge of beingsent home from Haskell Indian Jr. College inLawrence, KS, because of his less than averageprogress in academics and above average progress inextracurricular activities.

Bowers knew that he was probably on hisway back home, buttalked to a counselor toreview his options. Thecounselor introduced himto a Marine recruiter.

“I thought hewas going to send mehome but as it turned itwas the long way home,going through boot campin San Diego, serving inJapan and Vietnam first,”said Bowers.

When therecruiter explained theenlistment options,Bowers chose to go inunder the “buddy system,”where he and a friendwould do basic trainingand the remainder of theirservice together.

So he andDonald Mahkewa Jr., aHopi from Arizona, joinedup together. Bowers saidthat, after basic training,he had no idea what hadbecome of Mahkewa.

To the amaze-ment and delight of every-one, Bowers introducedMahkewa to the audience.After 32 years, Mahkewahad been contacted by Bowers and traveled to Floridafrom his home in Keams Crayon, AZ.

Mahkewa said that he was selected for radiooperator communications training after basic training.By the time he was sent to Vietnam in 1969, Bowershad already been shipped home.

Another highlight was a special ceremony,conducted by Boy Ladd, in recognition of the menand women who gave their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.

Ladd, a decorated war hero who served inSpecial Forces in Vietnam, a member of the RedFeather Society and War Bundle Society, spoke of theneed for unity in the nation right now and our respon-sibility to teach the young the most sacred ways.

With assistance from Seminole veterans,Ladd opened the ceremony with a prayer, acknowl-edging the spirits of all who were lost. Sage wasburned to cleanse impurities of thought and embracea feeling of well being, Ladd explained each part ofthe symbolism and purpose.

There was also an offering of food and drinkto the spirits. It was a moving ceremony that broughta hush over the complex as everyone participated inthe moment of respect.

Afterwards, students of the Big CypressAhfachkee School shared their thoughts on VeteransDay by reading their essays. The students reading this

year were Dylan Osceola, Talisha Leach, DonaldGreen, Benny Hernandez, and Brittney Buster.

Then, the Seminole Tribe Fire and Rescueworkers and Seminole Department of LawEnforcement were presented with a plaque in appreci-ation of their dedication.

Accepting on behalf of the Fire and Rescuewas Ed Moran and Police Chief Tom Hernan accept-ed on behalf of SDLE. The Seminole firefighters whowere recognized were Mary Jean Koenes, JeanetteCypress, Danielle Cypress, and Joe Frank.

As the morning cere-monies approached a conclu-sion, Fort Pierce CouncilLiaison Sally R. Tommie reada poem that referred to thenation’s recent sorrows andour resolve to become unitedand stand together. She firstthanked the Creator for allthat we are and have andthanked the veterans for theircommitment to keep us free.

As Wallace Coffeyread the names of theSeminole Veterans, a receiv-ing line, formed by all theveterans in attendance, encir-cled the width of the room aseveryone passed through theline to thank the veterans.

Afterwards, lunchwas served to the communityand guests, concluding thisyear’s Veterans Day celebra-tion.

“My Thoughts OnVeterans Day”

By Donald GreenVeterans Day is a

day of freedom, because of thevets that have served in thepast wars. The Veterans longago made many sacrifices as

the ones who are in Afghanistan are making today.They aren’t vets yet because they haven’t come back.If they come back. We have some vets here on theRez, and we especially want to thank those whoserved before. This Veterans Day is especially impor-tant to us because we have a war going on right nowin Afghanistan. These soldiers are making great sac-rifices right now, and I hope we win. So I am happyto be here to thank our vets that have helped us keepour freedom.

“Veterans Day”By Talisha Leach

Veterans Day is the day we celebrate ourfreedom and give thanks for the sacrifice the veteranshave made for us. Freedom is that we get to choosewhether we want to go to church or what we do forour profession. We have freedom of speech and wehave the freedom of how we live our lives.

Veterans Day is a different kind of holidaybecause we honor the people that have been in thewars and are still alive today. Other holidays cele-brate the birth, love and death of people.

I want to thank the Seminole veterans whoare here today, for helping us keep our freedom.

VeteransContinued from page 1

David Nunez holds U.S. flag during the Nov. 8Veterans Day ceremony.

Miss Seminole Mercedes Osceola shows offthe Veterans Day cake with the flags of theUnited States and the Seminole Tribe.

By Michael JamesOKEECHOBEE — The last time the

Tribune talked with Jo Leigh Johns, she had recentlygraduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with abachelor’s degree, and was starting a new career withthe Tribe as Youth Support Coordinator.

Johns still works in Education as YouthSupport Coordinator. However, in August she decidedit was time to continue her education and recentlyenrolled at FGCU to pursue amaster’s degree in MentalHealth Counseling.

Jo Leigh is a full-time student, a full-time moth-er to 4-year old KalgaryJohns, and a full-time Tribalemployee. The amazing thingis that she fulfills each dutywith commitment and respon-sibility.

Johns admits that herresponsibilities are, at times,overwhelming, and has decid-ed to go to school part-time inthe Spring of 2002. However,her priority is Kalgary andbeing accessible to the stu-dents on the Brighton reserva-tion.

She loves workingwith kids and is proud to beable to help the students worktowards a successful and pro-ductive future. Her goal is tocontinue working with chil-dren and adolescents afterreceiving her master’s degree.

In July, Johns wasappointed as Director of Women’s Breakaway for theEastern Indian Rodeo Association.

Women’s Breakaway is similar to men’s calfroping. Both are timed events. In men’s calf roping,the cowboys dismount from the horse and tie thecalf’s hooves together.

In women’s breakaway, the cowgirls do notdismount and rope the calf’s saddle horns.

Johns competed in the Women’s Breakawayevent in this year’s Indian National Finals Rodeo inBillings, MT. Boogie placed fifth overall. Her usualevent has been barrel racing, but this year she did notcompete in that event.

In all, Johns juggles a busy schedule of classtwo times a week, a full-time job and practicing herevents at least three times a week. Next year, shehopes to compete in all women’s rodeo events.

Jo Leigh is constantlyevolving. She recently pur-chased two new stud horses,Own Son of Doc O’Lena andOwn Son of Colonel Freckles.These two horses belong to afamous bloodline that can befound out West, but rare toFlorida.

Johns hopes that, bybreeding these two bloodlines,she will be able to provide abetter breed of horses toFlorida.

This breeding pro-gram would be a family-main-tained program, with father,Norman Johns, breaking theponies. Presently, they arebuilding a new state of the arthorse barn.

Although ColonelFreckles is dead, his descen-dents are known best for theircutting abilities. Doc O’Lena’sdescendents are best knownfor their speed and also cut-ting. As a matter of fact, thehorse Boogie uses for barrel

racing, Tually, is a daughter from Colonel Freckles.Lastly, congratulations to Jo Leigh and

Wildcat Naha Jumper. They announced their engage-ment, and plan to be married in a Christmas themeceremony at their home at Brighton Reservation onDec. 15. We wish you both all the best in your futuretogether.

What’s New With Jo Leigh “Boogie” Johns

L-R: JoLeigh Johns, Kalgary Johns,Naha Jumper. JoLeigh and Naha plan towed on Dec. 15.

By Barbara SecodyOKEECHOBEE — Nov. 2 was a day to

remember as Okeechobee High School celebratedHomecoming.

The day started off with a parade throughtown as residents and business owners came out toapplaud the parade entries as they passed by.

Floats depicting the American Spirit, march-ing bands, homecoming kings and queens and Mr.And Miss OHS were on hand to boost team spirit forthat night’s big game against the South ForkBulldogs.

Several Brighton students participated in thehomecoming festivities. Andrew Bowers, son of Kayand A.J. Bowers, was voted Mr. OHS, while BryanArledge, son of Arica Buck, was chosen as FreshmanFloat attendant for the ninth grade football team.

Ninth grader Alysa Willie, daughter ofCindy Rodriquez, a flutist, marched with the bandduring the parade.

Hundreds of well-wishers from Brighton andOkeechobee showed their team spirit as they cameout to cheer their home team at the homecominggame that evening. The stands were packed withcheering friends, family and community members asthe Brahmans easily defeated the Bulldogs.

Seminole players Jarrid Smith and AndrewBowers of Brighton drew cheers from the crowd andpraise from Coach Cary McKee.

“Andrew has done an outstanding job thisyear as leading receiver, and leads in scoring this sea-son,” said McKee.

Jarrid, Brahmans’ offensive tackle has start-ed every game.

“Good thing we will have him for two moreyears. We are looking for big things from this youngathlete,” said McKee.

“Both young men do well in school and itshould be easy to get them in college.”

Okeechobee Homecoming Features Brighton Students

E. Tiger

E. Tiger

“When my generation was growing up weknew that when we left the reservation we wouldhave to be able to compete in the non-Indian world.There was not as much racism in the schools as peo-ple like my mom and Betty Mae Jumper faced. Butthe teachers were still suspicious of us and theythought we were being abused because of the scratch-es on our arms and because we didn’t make eye con-tact with others,” said Mr. Osceola.

Other dignitaries present included TribalAmbassador Joe Dan Osceola and Hollywood BoardRepresentative David DeHass. Each welcomed the

group to the reservation. During dinner, entertainment was

provided by “Native Spirit” dancersWilliam Cypress (Seminole) and DukeRomero (Apache). Raffles were held forvarious Indian crafts.

Each educator in attendancereceived a special gift bag that includedissues of the Seminole Tribune, A Day inthe life at Big Cypress, 2000 and 2001Tribal calendars, literature about the vari-ous programs offered by the Tribe to itsmembers, discount coupons for BillieSwamp Safari and Ah-Tah-Thi-KiMuseum, and the Wagon Book by BettyMae Jumper. Libraries at each school alsoreceived books and videos about theSeminoles.

Throughout the evening, childrenwere literally pulling their parents by thearms to come and meet their teachers. Bythe end of the night, it was hard to tell whogot more out of the event – the Seminolechildren or the teachers.

The Seminole Tribune 5 November 30, 2001

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Attention. If you are betweenthe ages of 14 to 21 and interested inworking, contact Timmy Marin, BrightonReservation Youth & Work ExperienceTraining Program Counselor at (863)763-3572, ext. 101 at the EducationBuilding or (Nextel #) 634-6524, 2-wayID #55312 for more information.

By Michael JamesBRIGHTON — The Senior Citizens have

been keeping a fairly busy during the month ofNovember.

On Nov. 3, 15 seniors, escorted by BrightonCouncil Representative John Wayne Huff, Sr., on aweekend trip to shop, shop, shop. They left aboard agreyhound bus and visited the Kissimmee FleaMarket, stayed overnight in Kissimmee, visited theWebster Flea Market the next day, stayed the night,and returned on Monday.

They returned home with plenty of goodiesfrom the shopping excursion, which is sponsored bythe Board every year.

On Nov. 14, seniors from the Brighton, BigCypress and Immokalee reservations were invited toMiccosukee for an early Thanksgiving dinner.Hollywood provided bus transportation.

Arriving at Miccosukee early in the morn-ing, the group started the day with 5 games of Bingo.Cash prizes of $25 and $50 were up for grabs, aswell as door prizes.

The winners of the “Bingo tournament”were: first prize-Jenny Snow, a beautiful navy blue,satin skirt. Second prize- Mary Robbins, who won 2Seminole Indian jackets. Third place- a Trail residentwho won a man’s Indian shirt.

After Bingo, the seniors enjoyed a beautifullunch of tossed salad, pumpkin bread, rice with ham-burger gravy, corn, macaroni and cheese and friedchicken. The meal was completed with a wide arrayof cakes and pies, which they enjoyed while engag-ing in a social hour. Photographers were on hand tocapture the celebration and group pictures were takenfrom each reservation. The seniors returned homearound 4:00 p.m.

On Nov. 20, Council Representative JohnWayne Huff, Sr., treated the Brighton seniors to aThanksgiving lunch at Luby’s in the Lakeshore Mallin Sebring.

On Dec. 12, the seniors will make anothertrip to Miccosukee for an early Christmas celebra-tion, very similar to the Thanksgiving dinner.

In other past news, 10 senior citizens wentto the Professional Bull Riding in Las Vegas on Oct.25-29. There were mixed feelings about the trip.While the overall experience was enjoyable, the seat-ing in the arena was not very accessible for someseniors.

A separate trip by the seniors, during thesame time, seemed to be a bit more enjoyable.10 sen-iors went to Montana and had a wonderful time tour-ing Yellowstone National Park and seeing the snow.

By Michael JamesBRIGHTON — On Nov. 7, the community

paid special tribute to the Tribal Veterans, both livingand deceased, for their service to this country.

The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. with wel-coming remarks, followed by an Invocation by TribalVeteran Wonder Johns. The National Anthem, per-formed beautifully by Trina Bowers, preceded arecital of the Pledge of Allegiance by the BrightonSeminole Pre-School students.

After the Pledge, the Tribal Officials wereintroduced. Brighton Board Representative AlexJohns, Brighton Council Representative John WayneHuff, Sr., and President/Acting Chairman MitchellCypress participated in the Veterans Day ceremony.

The First Indian Baptist Academy also pre-sented essays for the Veterans. After the presentation

from the First Indian Baptist Academy, each Veteranwas presented a plaque, t-shirts and jackets, whichwere given to the Veterans by the Tribal officials.

The Chairman’s office presented each manwith a special bag filled with a variety of items.Lunch, a guest speaker and closing remarks complet-ed the ceremony.

The Veterans honored were: Deceased- FredSmith, Roley Buck, Charlie Gopher, Bert Jones,Lester Gopher and Cecil Johns. Living Veterans are:Sammie Gopher, Billy Micco, Russell Osceola, Sr.,Stanlo Johns, Archie Johns, Joe L. Johns, Gary Billie,Jack Smith, Jr., Dan Bowers, Timmy Johns, EddieShore, Johnny Osceola, Wonder Johns, David Nunez,Jr., Joseph Tiger, Craig Gopher, John Wayne Huff, Sr.,Andrew Bowers, Sr., and Randy Santiago.

Brighton Board Representative Alex Johns’ reaction when herealized it was no ordinary staff meeting.

By Michael JamesOKEECHOBEE

— On Nov. 16, Tribal stu-dents from the Brightonreservation rebuilt thechickee on theOkeechobee High Schoolcampus.

This summer, thechickee, which was builtby Tribal students lastyear, burned down undermysterious circumstances.Officials have had fewleads, and the mysteryremains unsolved.However, the eleven stu-dents from the Brightonreservation, with greatpride, erected a new chick-ee.

Unfortunately,this incident of vandalismwas the not the only one tobe reported. DuringHomecoming Week, theOkeechobee High Schoolwas also vandalized. Treeswere uprooted and graffitiwritten everywhere. Theperpetrators placed blame on the Class of 2001.

To refute this claim, the seniors quicklysolicited donations from the community toreplace the landscaping that was destroyed andhelped the Sophomore class rebuild their home-coming float, which was also vandalized.

The Seminole students that helpedrebuild the chickee were: 9th graders, BrianAldridge, Nola Gopher, Johnnie Jones, Jr., AdamOsceola, Deanna Osceola and Alyssa Wiles; 10thgraders, Jade Braswell, Sharri Jones and KariKroeplin; 11th graders, Nicki Osceola and JarredSmith and 12th grader, Andrew Bowers.

The rebuilding of the chickee tookplace during the Florida Cracker Heritage event,which was held at the Freshman campus.Officials agreed there was no better time to havethe Seminole students display their pride.

There was a Cow Camp re-enactment,Betty Williamson discussed the history ofOkeechobee and the Seminole Indian mural,D.R. Daniels demonstrated calf roping, farm ani-mals, traditional cracker cooking by TaylorHolmes and Earl Raulerson and the Hazellieffamily showed the infamous Cracker Horses.

Tribal Students Rebuild A Cultural SymbolDuring Florida Heritage Cracker Days

Seminole students in front of burned chickee with Youth SupportCoordinator, JoLeigh Johns.

D’anna Osceola prepares fans.

Almost done. Adam Osceola prepares to pass fans as the students work on the last two rows.

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for the month of December:Saturday, Dec. 1: The Holiday Cheer

Pool Tournament, open to all Tribal members andspouses. Pool for youth and adults, sign up beginsat 8:00 a.m. the tournament begins at 9:00 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 7: The Bert C. JonesMemorial Basketball Tournament, Indian only, 35and over, men and women. The entry fee is$150.00.

Saturday, Dec. 8: The Bert C. Jones

Memorial tournament continues with an entry feeof $200.00

Saturday, Dec. 15: The men and women’ssoftball tournament is scheduled. The tournamentis open to the general public. The entry fee is$200.00

The Senior Citizen ShuffleboardTournament that was scheduled for Nov. 14 hasbeen rescheduled for early January. The time anddate of the tournament will be made availablelater.

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Betty Osceola, Mary Jane Storm and MinnieDoctor also set up tables to display their craftwork,which were available for purchase.

Mercedes then introduced the Tribal digni-taries who were present, allowing each to address thegroup. First to take to the microphone was HollywoodCouncil Representative Max Osceola, Jr.

PACContinued from page 1

Alex Johns Turns 28

BRIGHTON — Brighton Board Representative AlexJohns celebrated his 28th birthday on Monday, Oct. 8, 2001.Wife Liz and the Brighton Cattle & Range office gave Johns asurprise party.

Linda Daum, Camellia S. Osceola and Don Robertsonwere instrumental in ensuring the surprise went off without ahitch. Alex was caught totally off-guard, thinking Don was hav-ing a mandatory staff meeting. Friends, family and staff feastedon B-B-Q ribs, chicken and all the fixin’s.

We all hope to see Alex celebrate many more with ushere at the Brighton Cattle & Range office.

Michael James

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The Seminole Tribune 6 November 30, 2001

By Alexandra FrankHOLLYWOOD — On Nov. 16,

Seminole Tribal members gathered at thegymnasium to for Thanksgiving Dinner,hosted by Hollywood CouncilRepresentative Max Osceola andHollywood Board Representative DavidDehass.

Both representatives conveyedtheir well wishes to everyone during theholiday and stated that this was a day togive thanks for all things made availableto each Tribal member.

The meal, prepared and servedby Maydell Osceola and family, includedturkey, stuffing, vegetables, and pumpkinpie. Also, as an extra gift, each householdreceived a gift certificate to Publix, spon-sored by both representatives.

This Christmas, somemembers of the HollywoodCommunity are planning toorganize a Toy Drive andAngel Tree for the Seminolefoster children. With the sup-port of Council RepresentativeMax Osceola, Jr. and BoardRepresentative David Dehass,we plan to have a month longevent.

Remember, while theTribe has become more finan-cially stable, there are somethings money can’t buy. ManySeminole children within ourcommunities will not have par-

ents with which to celebratethe Christmas holidays.

We are asking foryour help to make the holidaysa little more pleasant for thesechildren. If you would like tovolunteer your time or have achild in foster care that wouldlike to be included, please callHolly Tiger at (954) 585-8920or leave a message at (954)989-6840 x1309, Elrod Bowersat (954) 967-3416 or (954)966-6300 x1265. Also call thenumbers listed if you have anyquestions or suggestions.Thank you.

HOLLYWOOD —On Nov. 13, President/ActingChairman Mitchell Cypresswelcomed gubernatorial can-didate, State Sen. Daryl L.Jones (D-40). Jones, whoannounced his candidacy onJune19, was the firstDemocrat to officially enterthe 2002 race for governor.

Jones said his cam-paign will focus on fiveissues: education, economicdevelopment, health care,public safety, and the envi-ronment.

During his visit to the Tribal headquar-ters, Jones met with President/Acting ChairmanCypress and was given a tour of the facility byExecutive Administrative Assistant SallyTommie.

“Visiting the Tribe has been very educa-tional for me,” said Jones, “to come and learnhow the Tribe benefits the rest of our communi-ty.”

“It’s been very worthwhile for me to behere.”

Camp CityPlace has chosen the Dick WebberCenter for the Prevention of Child Abuse as the bene-factor of their food drive. On Nov. 10, from 10:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Dick Webber Center will becollecting food and toys by the fountains inCityPlace. The children who attend Camp CityPlacewill be asked to bring non-perishable food to help theDick Webber Center’s neediest clients.

The Center serves over 2,000 families annu-ally and works to prevent child abuse and neglectthrough parenting, support, and case management.

Danielle Johnson, the coordinator of thedrive, hopes that this holiday season tha communitywill open their hearts to help families in their owncommunity. Even in the wake of the destruction ofSept. 11, the Center continues to prevent child abuseand help parents raise loving and responsible chil-dren.

Donations can also be dropped off at one ofthe Center’s 11 drop off locations in Palm Beach andBroward.

Santa’s Toy Drive is now collecting newunwrapped toys and gifts for children in Dade andBroward counties.

Toys collected in Dade County will be donat-ed to The Florida Department of Children andFamilies and Children Medical Services. Toys collect-ed in Broward County will go to The Children’sHome Society, Family Central and Light of the WorldClinic.

Donations are accepted through Dec. 10 atthe following locations:

All State Farm agent and claim officesin Dade and Broward CountiesParrot JungleSouth Motors Auto Dealers (5 locations

in Dade County)Sawgrass Ford Collision Center(Broward County)Ramco (2 locations in Dade County)

Other Sponsors include: HispanicBroadcasting Corp. (Radio Mambi, WQBA,Salsa 98, Amor 107.5), Radio Disney, El HeraldoNewspaper of Broward County, The Miami LakerNews, Safelite Auto Glass, Citizen’s Crime Watch ofMiami Dade, Miami Lakes Metro Dade PoliceDepartment, Volunteer Broward, Hands On Miami,Sawgrass Association of Insurance and FinancialAdvisors in Broward County.

Potential sponsors are welcome to call theSanta Hotline at (305) 820-3466.

Dorothy Tucker, President/Acting Chairman Mitchell Cypress, Peggy Osceola, Connie Gowen, andBig Cypress Councilman David Cypress were a few of the Otters who attended the Otter Clan meet-ing, held at Troy Tiger’s property on Nov. 17. Jack Motlow started the meeting off with a few wordsat 10:00 am. Lunch was catered by Betty’s restaurant. There were visitors from as far away asBrighton until well into the afternoon.

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What would you do if a friend or relativeasked you to “co-sign” for them or a child asked totake over a bank account of yours?

Maybe your son is signing his first lease,and the landlord won’t rent to him unless someoneco-signs the lease. Perhaps your mother has poorcredit because she was sick and couldn’t work. Butnow she needs a car, and the lender won’t take herunless someone co-signs for the automobile loan.

You might have a bank account you sharedwith your child, where you deposited all the child’smoney. Now that the child is 18, should you let thechild take over the use of that bank account?

These requests can be difficult to turn down,because we want to help our friends and family. “I’llpay all the bills,” the other person assures us, “I justneed your signature.” It all sounds harmless, but itisn’t. Here’s what can happen all too easily.

Your sister drives the car up on your lawnand gives the keys to you. She doesn’t want the carany more, which she says has been giving her onemechanical problem after another and needs repairs.You chide her for barely ever changing the oil andprotest that you can’t afford the payments on anothercar.

But, since you co-signed for the automobileloan, you owe all the money left to pay on the car. Soyou call the lender and tell them to take the car back.But the value of the car they repossess is not enoughto cover the loan left, so the lender bills you for$1,600. Your sister won’t pay for that lemon and yourefuse to pay on a car that’s not yours. So thebill goes into collection.

Later, when you try toget a mortgage loan to buy ahouse, the lender says hewon’t consider making adecision until you firstclear up all your delin-quent debts. Only now,with fees and interest,the bill is $2,800. So,you bite the bullet andstart paying $400 a monthfor a car you never used.

You may be harmedeven when the loan you co-sign isactually current. Suppose you insist onpaying all your bills on time and in full. Your credithistory is perfect. Or so you think. But when a lenderruns your credit history report, you credit score isbelow what is needed.

How can this be? The lender explains thatyou’ve been a month behind on automobile paymentseight times during the last year, and that single item

alone pulls your credit score down. “But that’s not even my loan!,” you protest,

“I just co-signed for a friend. It’s not fair that some-one else’s late payments count against me. I paid allthe bills I was responsible for.”

Welcome to the wonderful world of co-sign-ing. As a co-signer, that debt goes on your

credit report because it’s your debt.You are obligated to make the

payments under the contractif the other person fails to.

But you are also respon-sible for the debt’sbeing paid on time andin full every month.

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actions you do not control.Think about the basic

premise of co-signing for loans. Aprofessional lender, experienced in

dealing with hundreds or thousands of people, findsthis person too risky to accept. Before shoulderingthat risk and putting your money and credit on theline for that person, ask whether you really know bet-ter than the professional that the other person will paythe debt responsibly.

The danger of co-signing applies not just to

loans, but letting your name be on an account withanother person really using it. Suppose the other per-son overdraws a bank account or fails to pay someservice charge – unbeknownst to you, because theaccount statement goes to the other person.

Once the bank reports a delinquent loss onthat account with the other person, you might findyour other accounts frozen. Your ATM card is confis-cated by the automatic teller. A grocery store refusesto accept your check. You have no idea why becausethe problem was not even something you did.

I’m not saying you should never co-sign.I’ve done it once for a married daughter with a fulltime job, with no problem. But helping others is onething and harming yourself is another.

Before you put your good name on the linefor someone else, ask whether you really want to setyourself up to be blindsided by someone else’s fiscalignorance, inexperience, irresponsibility, and prob-lems.

Many people have regretted letting theirfinancial reputation be subject to the bad luck or badchoices of other people. One thing you might do tolessen the risk is to insist that you get account state-ments and that the other person first pay you so thatyou in turn pay any bills.

That way you at least know whether the billsare being paid in full and on time.

We’re adding art to the DSO Building! If youare interested in displaying your artwork on the 2ndand 3rd floor area of the DSO Building, or would liketo donate artwork, plants, etc. Please call MichaelKelly (Library) or Mabel Osceola (Culture) at theDSO Building at 989-6840, ext. 1226 or x1227.

We are requesting original artwork, please.Watercolor, oils, pen and ink, acrylic, prints, mixedmedia, crafts, photography, etc.

We would like to set up individual exhibitsfor artists as soon as possible. Artists may displaytheir artwork for one or more months at a time.Supply a price list and artist information sheet toMichael Kelly.

Help us bring Seminole art and culture to theDSO Building.

Michael Kelly will teach the art of papiermache on Thursdays from 9-10 a.m. for seniors at theDSO Library, 2nd floor. All art supplies are included,courtesy of the Culture Department.

Michael Kelly is a papier mache artist andteaches classes throughout the state of Florida. He hasappeared on PBS public television, Deco Drive (FOXTV), WAMI TV, the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel,Naples Daily News and many local newspapers. Stopby the library and say hello. Thanks!

New extended hours policy. Students whoarrive at the DSO Library between the hours of 2 and3 p.m. may stay until 5:00 p.m. If they would like tostay for the extended hours, they must first go homefor dinner and then return to the Library.

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Your Money – The Dangers of Co-Signing

able to preview excavated items such aspottery, and flint items used for arrows,knives, or even spearheads. Also on dis-play were models depicting what the sur-rounding area near the mounds may havelooked like when the city was in its prime.

There are also models of whatthe Weeden Island Indians may havelooked like as well as the type of structuretheir homes and/or buildings may haveresembled.

The site was first researched in1948. From 1949 through 1952, scientificexcavation of the mounds were conduct-ed. Dr. William H. Sears directed thework and received assistance from thelocal people

There were many prized artifactsdiscovered from this important site inGeorgia’s history or, for that matter, in the

southeastern region of the United States.These items were on display at the muse-um. From these items emerged details ofhow this ancient community developed.

The Kolomoki Mounds arebelieved to have been inhabited between250 and 900 A.D. and supported a com-munity of 1,500 to 2,000 people. Theiroccupation of this area was continuous forabout 650 years.

It is here that the discovery oftemple mound “A” was made. Mound A isbelieved to be the home site of the Chief-Priest and the same location where heconducted religious ceremonies.

There was a plaza in front of themound that served as a meeting and cere-monial area. Also discovered were severalvillage sites of different ages around theplaza area. There is evidence ofKolomoki, Weeden Island and Lamar trib-al cultures found in this area.

These tribes each built themounds for a different purpose. There aretwo burial mounds D and E. As men-tioned before, mound E is enclosed in themuseum. Mound D is considered the larg-

er of the two. Mounds F and H were usedfor various ceremonies.

Some of the mysteries surround-

ing the Kolomoki and their mounds maynever be discovered. The Kolomoki peo-ple were portrayed as talented individualswho used the available natural resourcesto their benefit.

They were expert craftsmen inpottery making and skilled at shaping flintto make arrowheads, knives, scrapers andfishing hooks. They fashioned a hoe outof wood and flint to turn the dirt in orderto plant squash, corn and beans. Theyeven made blowguns and darts, possiblyused for hunting or even warfare.

The Kolomoki people were alsoinvolved with ornament making, gearedtowards religious and ceremonial items.Weaving was also another specialty of theKolomoki people, they created basketsand nets, no doubt used for fishing.

Ceremonies were conducted bythe Chief-Priest, who also directed dailyactivities. Upon his death, a burial moundwas built for the chief and his servants,and sacred offerings brought there tohonor him.

Pottery and other sacred itemswere put in and around the grave. Duringthe funeral ceremony, several people weresacrificed to accompany the Chief on histrip to the afterlife.

As mentioned earlier, artifactsfound at mound E included the Chief’sashes, shell beads and ear ornaments.There were three male sacrifices placedaround the burial pit with their headspointing east. There were trophy skullsplaced at the edge of the pit and mourningpottery was placed at the eastern edge ofthe mound.

The Kolomoki people had livesrich in culture and diversity in their every-day tasks. It is still unknown why themounds and the surrounding area wereabandoned after so many centuries ofoccupation.

It had been believed that theCherokee or Creek nations were thedescendants of the Kolomoki dwellers. Tothis day, neither tribe has officiallyclaimed to be their descendants.

After the tour of the Kolomokimounds and a southern style lunch offried chicken and corn cakes, provided by

Earlene Easom, the second day of theTime Travel Tour ended.

It was time for the tour to makeits way north to Macon, GA, for the third

day of the trip. The tour participants spentthe next two days at the Crowne PlazaHotel, just east of downtown Macon. Inthis area was the Time Travel Tour’s nextstop: the Ocmulgee National Monument.

The one noticeable differencebetween the Ocmulgee NationalMonument and the Kolomoki MoundsState Historic Park is Ocmulgee’s closeproximity to the urban area of Macon.

The national monument was situ-ated near Highway 16, and less than amile from the hotel. It was a coldNovember morning when the participantswere driven to the park and dropped off atthe museum, located near the mounds.

At the museum, a 17-minutevideo was shown to participants, who alsolooked at the various display cases, whichcontained artifacts found in the Ocmulgeemounds and surrounding area.

One display caught the eye ofHappy Jones, who lives on the BrightonReservation. The display case held a smallmodel of what the “Green Corn Dance”ceremonial grounds look like.

Happy Jones commented on thedepictions made in the model, many wereaccurate, except for one little flaw thatwas fixable. Jones’s comments were notedby the tour guide, Sheila Flowers.

Mrs. Flowers stated that any cor-rections needed would be done, especiallysince the depicted ceremony was a part ofSeminole culture, and who would knowbetter about the ceremony than Tribal citi-zens?

Ocmulgee boasts 7 mounds thatare in close proximity to one another,much like the mounds at Kolomoki. Thedistinct difference is that at Ocmulgee anEarth Lodge is still intact. The EarthLodge is believed to be the site theMississippian village dwellers used tomeet in council and during religious cere-monies.

The Mississippians are said tohave inhabited the area between 900 and1200 A.D. They were a part of a distinc-tive culture, which appeared about 750A.D. in the middle Mississippi Valley and,during the next seven centuries, spreadalong riverways throughout much of cen-tral and eastern United States.

The Mississippians lived a muchmore complex way of life that seeped intothe region. It is here that they left behindeight earthen mounds and the remains ofthe ceremonial earth lodge.

The Earth Lodge did undergoreconstruction in the 1930’s over the orig-inal clay floor, dated at 1,000 years old.The clay floor has a circle of low claywith individually molded seats and a plat-form in the shape of a raptorial bird with a“forked eye.”

This symbol is the earliest exam-ple of elaborate motifs typical of theMississippian period’s southeastern cere-monial complex. Much like the Kolomokimound, the Ocmulgee mound features aGreat Temple Mound. It is recorded to bebiggest Mississippian mound located inMacon.

The mound faced an ancientMississippian town, with one side drop-ping 90 feet into the river flood plain. Notmuch is known about the mound, onlythat it was constructed in several stages.

The last two stages had anascending ramp, the highest point of thelast stage was encircled by a low earthenwall. There were rectangular woodenstructures on top that are believed to havebeen used for important ceremonies.

There is a low west platform fac-ing the Funeral Mound, it may have beenconnected to an earlier mound stage.

Both the Great Temple Mound ofOcmulgee and the Temple Mound ofKolomoki stand over 50 feet in height.The people who inhabited the surroundingvillage constructed them.

It is estimated that about 2 mil-lion basket loads of earth were used tobuild the Temple Mound of Kolomoki,which is 56 feet in height. The GreatTemple Mound of Ocmulgee was 50 feetin height and may have used 1,785,714basket loads of earth.

A basket load measured at 1cubit foot of earth. It was pointed out thatthe construction of the mounds did notinvolve any type of forced labor.

After visiting the Great TempleMound and the Earth Lodge Mound, thetour participants were treated to lunchserved on the park grounds. During lunch,Sheila Flowers brought out artifacts thathad been retrieved from the area duringthe excavation process.

Tribal citizens viewed stone

objects carved into symbols representinganimals and people. A well-kept leggingand sash with a bag was shown to Tribalmembers so they could see how the itemswere constructed by hand. All of the itemswere beaded with a flower motif. Thematerial and beads impressed many of theseamstresses and bead workers in the tourgroup.

A special occasion occurred dur-ing the lunch. Unbeknownst to PatWickman, a surprise birthday party wasplanned by Lisa Mullennix, GenevaShore, and members of the museum staff.

While lunch was being set up,Lisa passed around a birthday card to allin attendance, right under Pat Wickman’snose. It was a great moment as Pat washonestly caught off guard when the birth-day cake brought in and everyone started

to sing “Happy Birthday.”Pat was given a blanket as a gift

from the tour group and become emotion-al as she expressed thanks for the gesturemade for her birthday.

The tour of Ocmulgee ended on ahappy note, but this was not the end of theday for most tour participants. Theevening was spent shopping at the localWal-Mart or shopping mall.

On the fourth day of the tour,participants traveled to Waycross,GA,home to the Okeefenokee Swamp.

At the park, Tribal citizens ate acatered lunch before taking in a tour. Thepark offers an area dedicated to the localwildlife of the Okeefenokee Swamp. Avisitor can view alligators, an otter, deerand bear in designated areas near a boatand train ride area.

We were invited to participate inboth the boat and train tour that woundthrough the Okeefenokee Swamp.

A guide accompanied both tours,and were knowledgeable about the swampand the history of the Okeefenokee

Swamp, which once served as a source oflumber and raw turpentine.

Although there were items remi-niscent of Seminoles, such as the cypress-made canoe and chickee, the guides werenot very knowledgeable about theSeminole or their culture.

The park offers a gift shop andcountry store, which were both hit hard bythose who saved money for the rest of thetour.

It was the next to the last day ofthe Time Travel Tour and time to head tothe final destination: Fernandina Beach,FL. The day spent at the OkeefenokeeState Park had been overcast, whichmeant it was overcast all the way down toFernandina Beach.

There, the tour participantsstayed at the Hampton Inn and Suites,

located right on the beach.Some participants wanted to dosome more shopping, but ahard northwest wind kept mostindoors. This wasn’t too bad,since a buffet-style dinner wasoffered to the tour group at thehotel.

Dinner was a littlequieter then before because theTampa crew headed home rightafter the Okeefenokee StatePark visit.

After all was said anddone, everyone had a goodtime on the tour and learnedabout their ancestors, who hadestablished a lively society inthe state of Georgia.

The study of two cul-tures advanced enough to cre-ate societies lasting over sever-al centuries and setting up asociety complex in politicalstructures and religious struc-tures will continue in thefuture.

It seems more exten-sive research about the NativeAmerican tribes surroundingGeorgia should be conducted.As pointed out by Pat

Wickman and a tour guide ofthe Kolomoki Mounds StateHistoric Park, archaeologistsand scientists have alwayslargely ignored these societies.

At times, Dr. Wickman had tointerject on facts that the museums werepassing on as information from universi-ties and speculation by archaeologistabout findings made at the mound sites.

There was wording used todescribe certain individuals who may haveheld power in those societies that Dr.Wickman felt was not appropriate.

Dr. Wickman tried, at certainpoints during the tour, to see if wordsused by the museums were familiar toTribal citizens. It seemed some wordsmight have some similarity to words usedtoday, but due to the “passing” down ofsome of those questioned words, theywere either mispronounced or forgotten.

The Time Travel Tours are agreat way of seeing how historic sites per-taining to the Seminole are presentinginformation to the general public. Iencourage you to participate in one of thetours, you can learn interesting facts aboutsocieties and their cultures. The informa-tion obtained from historic sites can bene-fit all native peoples of this continent.

The Seminole Tribune 8 November 30, 2001

Time Travel TourContinued from page 1

Climbing stairs was great form of exercise foreveryone it also helped process a delicious friedchicken lunch served at the Kolomoki State Park.

Pat Wickman, Agnes Bert and Onnie Osceola surprised everyone by climbing thesteps that lead to the top of the Great Temple Mound at Ocmulgee NationalMonument.

Connie Gowen points out some important features depicted in a model of a "GreenCorn Dance" ceremonial ground.

This sign is right in front of the Kolomoki Museum, the rocks in the foregroundweigh as much as 50 pounds and heavier.

By Gary PadgettTAMPA — On Sept. 21, the Tampa

Community held their annual Indian DayCelebration. This year’s Celebration included com-petitions in 9-ball, Horseshoes, and Log Peeling.

Women’s 9-Ball: 1) Andrea Holata 2)Carol Foret 3) Colleen Henry 4)Joannie Henry.

Men’s 9-ball: 1) Ramsey Had o 2) JessieJimmy 3) Bobby Henry 4) Ronnie Doctor.

Men’s Horseshoes: 1) Phillip Smith 2)Danny Santiago 3) Gary 4)Jerry Henry.

Women’Horseshoes: 1) Tina Smith2) Barbara Sisneroz 3)Myra Simmons 4) CarolForet.

Men’s LogPeeling: 1) Jerry Henry,3:36 2) Jimmy Osceola,4:30 3) Ronnie Doctor,5:13 4) Ramsey Harjo,5:30.

Women’s LogPeeling: 1) Andrea Holata,3:13 2) Myra Simmons,3:20 3) April Baker, 3:47 4)Carol Foret, 4:29.

Richard Henry,Tampa Liaison, would liketo thank Alex Johns andJohn Wayne Huff for theirhelp in supporting thisevent. CongratulationsTampa Community onanother successful IndianDay Celebration.

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Winners of the Women’s Log Peeling competition: Andrea Holata, MyraSimmons, April Baker, and Carol Foret.

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Seminole Tribe,” said the “well over 50”Ogburn.

Vanover, who had come to thefinals undefeated, had to settle for runner-up, a position he’s been in five times now.“If you had asked me before I left Dallasif I would be happy with second, I wouldhave said yes. But after coming all theway through this from the winner’s sideI’m a little disappointed,” said Vanoverafter receiving the second place trophyand a check for $6,000.

Vanover hails from Dallas, TX.where he has been Texas State 9-Ballchampion nine times. He is also a formerBCA Seniors champ and has played regu-larly on the Seniors Tour.

“King James” Jim Rempe, ofScranton, PA, took third place after suffer-ing two losses – 10-6 and 10-5 – to

Ogburn. Rempe had commented earlier,during a match between Ogburn and JoséParica, that he “hope (d) Parica winsbecause Bob is a better shot and I’d rathernot have to play him.”

Frustration was evident onRempe’s face after suffering his first lossto Ogburn. It became more pronouncedduring their second match-up, when

Ogburn asked Rempe to “rack the ballswith the one on the spot.” A “friendly”discussion of the rules on racking ensued,and Rempe contended that the one ballonly had to touch the spot. Ogburn gra-ciously conceded and racked the balls inthe same manner as Rempe.

After two of the Rempe-favoredracks, with the score Ogburn 4 – Rempe2, Rempe asked tournament director ScottSmith to rack the balls for the rest of thematch.

With Ogburn leading 9 – 5,Rempe had a chance to keep the matchgoing when Ogburn failed to pocket a ballon the break. Rempe ran out one througheight but missed the nine ball, leavingOgburn an easy tap-in to win the gameand the match.

Rempe, a Meucci cues staff play-er, holds 93 world class titles in billiardsincluding a win at the Senior Tour stop inTulsa. His world champion titles havebeen won in 9-Ball, 8-Ball and one pock-

et. Because of Ogburn,he was unable to addthe Mizerak Masters IIto the list.

Fourth placewent to Dick Lane,Dallas, TX. Lane isCEO of Click’sBilliards Rooms – achain of pool halls inTexas. Lane’s accom-plishments include-three-time South WestTour Player of the Year,a past winner of theWillard Open 9-BallTournament and runner-up at the Straight PoolU.S. Open.

Fifth and sixthplaces were taken by“Nacho Man” ClaudeBernatchez of Quebec,Canada and “Little Joe”José Parica of West

Covina, CA. Parica, who came the UnitedStates in the 1970’s, was the first in a longlist of world class players from thePhillipines.

“The Rifleman” Buddy Hall,Seffner, FL, and Judex James, Peoria, IL,placed in seventh and eighth spots. Hall,whose nickname denotes his straightshooting, has been a championship player

for three consecutive decades with over50 professional titles. He was inductedinto the BCA Hall of Fame last year andrepresented the U.S. at the 6th WorldGames in Akita, Japan in 2001. Hall wasthe winner of the 1st Annual SouthwestFlorida Open 9-Ball tournament, held inAugust at Art’s Place in Naples, whichwas sponsored by Naples RepresentativeO.B. Osceola, Jr.

Finishing ninth through twelfthwere Fred Congleton, Howard Vickery,Jim McDermott, and South East Florida’sAl Koklys, who plays on the Classicsteam in VNEA league events. Vickery placed third at last year’s Mastersevent, held at the Seminole Tribe’s FourPoints Sheridan on the Tampa reservation.McDermott, Tulsa, OK, owns two bil-liard rooms – including Magoo’s, a pool-room popular with Native Americans inthe area.

Winnings were paid to the top 32places and were as follows: 13th – 16thFrank Tullos, Ray Martin, Billy Wells,and Bob Warmington; 17th – 24th AndyTennent, Paul Blanchard, John Wilds,John Galloway, Mike Lewis, C.M. Lee,Jim Ditoro, and Wayne Catledge; 25th –

32nd Scott Smith, Bill Stephen, RockyMcElroy, Ed O’Leary, Larry Charbonnet,Joey Aguzin, Paul Mottey, and PaulThornley.

Charismatic player Grady “TheProfessor” Matthews failed to place in themoney. The author of Bet High and KissLow, a book about his life as a pool playerand gambler, was busy with autographs,new wife of seven months, Randi, andproviding ad-lib comic relief throughoutthe long days. (First matches started at9:00 a.m. with last match of the day end-ing between 1 and 2 a.m.)

Mathews, a four-time World OnePocket Champion, had a small part in themovie “The Color of Money” whichstarred Paul Newman and Tom Cruise.His book “is not for the squeamish,” con-taining some risqué stories and “lots ofprofanity – just like in all the pool roomsall over the world,” said Grady.

Just before the finals, the playerspresented Steve Mizerak with a specialplaque – the Purple Heart Award. Theplaque features a purple four ball on ablack background and was presented “InAppreciation for all you have Contributedto the Sport.”

Mizerak, who was frequentlyseen with tears in his eyes, has been side-

lined since suffering a stroke earlier thisyear. “This is the first tournament I’vemissed in over 35 years,” said a sad, butappreciative, Mizerak.

Comments such as,“Tournaments and events like this couldnever happen if it weren’t for Steve,” and“Who else could put together an eventlike this with the money being paid outexcept Steve Mizerak,” were heardthroughout the tournament rooms duringthe event.

Mizerak brought together theSeminole Tribe of Florida, Casino Magic,Brunswick Tables, Masters Chalk,Simonis Cloth and Centennial Balls astournament sponsors. Many left the eventwondering who would be able to takeover were something to happen toMizerak.

Steve’s website states, “Steve’sjovial personality and gregarious mannercertainly complements his skills as theleading and most prominent pocket bil-liards player in the world today. There hasnever been a mass communications effortthat did more for pool than SteveMizerak’s Miller Lite Beer Commercials.” To learn more about Steve Mizerak andthe Senior Tour, visit his website atwww.themiz.com.

The Seminole Tribune 9 November 30, 2001

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By Ernie TigerBecause of the falling tempera-

tures, the fall deer rut is moving in fast.Now is a good time for deer hunters to

take advantage of the buck’s abnormalbehavior.

Hunters who have done their pre-season scouting will get their best chances

at the trophy bucks during thefall deer rut, which happensevery year about this time.

In the deer rut, thebuck’s mating instincts peakduring the first cold fronts inNovember, which provideshunters with the rare opportu-nity to take a clean shot dur-ing bow or muzzleloader sea-son.

The white-tail deer,who usually stay within theirmarked territory, becomenomadic during the rut sea-son. Especially the bucks,who will travel great dis-tances in their pursuit of amate.

The Big CypressReservation, which is one ofthe least-hunted areas in theEverglades, provides goodhunting for Seminole Tribalmembers and those luckyenough to be accompanied bya member. On the B.C. reser-vation, deer are not pursued atthe same rate as in areas sur-rounding the Reservation.

When the occasionalswamp buggy passes throughor around their bedding areas,

the deer’s navigational path only changesslightly the next morning on the reserva-tion. More often than not, the buggiesbelong to hog hunters, which only leavesthe deer to find a different way to theirusual feeding grounds.

Deer are usually easier to locateat this time than later in the season. Whenthe rut is over, most bucks will returnback to their usual territory.

When the first cold fronts movein during the first weeks of November,30-mile per hour gusts pushing throughthe open fields and thickets are notuncommon. This usually makes groundhunting with a bow, or any type of hunt-ing for that matter, second choice for me.Personally, I feel this is the time to takeadvantage of the excellent fishing to befound on the Fort Lauderdale coast at thistime of year.

The fall bait run will producemany exciting tugs with some of Florida’smost sought-after table fair game fishincluding the Spanish Mackerel and thePompano. This year, these fish have beenmost plentiful on the strongest high tidesduring the full moon phases. Although Ihave many “the one that got away” sto-ries, I’ll spare you readers the details.

Rather, I would like to urge allOutdoor enthusiasts: Tribal or non-Tribal,to please send in pictures and hunting andfishing stories, as well as updates in theirarea, no matter what state. Contact: ErnieTiger at the Seminole Tribune at (954)966-6300 x1261.

Ladies, don’t know what to buyfor your outdoorsman for Christmasmorning? It seems like he already hasevery gadget known to man for any out-door situation?

Although there are many storesin the area that offer products for out-doorsmen, no store can match the varietyor supply of products at Bass Pro ShopsOutdoor World, located near I-95 onGriffin Road.

While their prices might not bethe most competitive around, Bass ProShops have something in their store forjust about every outdoor hobby. Fromscuba diving to hiking some the mosttreacherous mountains in the best qualitygear available.

If, for some reason, you waituntil the last minute to shop, like I usual-ly do, and the stores are out of that cer-tain product, there are other stores in thesurrounding Hollywood area that offertop of the line products at bargain prices.

I have selected a few of myfavorite picks for specialized products inthe area, which I hope will help you findthat special gift.

Hinkles Bait Shop offers awide variety of fishing baits that arecommonly used in the surrounding areasduring tournaments. Some of the prod-ucts in the store are specialized baits,which have not yet been released to thepublic, by individuals who are just get-ting started in the fishing industry.

Also, used rods and reels can befound in the store for those of you whoare just getting your feet wet. 5790Griffin Road, Davie Florida 33314 #(954) 583-2189

Army Surplus offers a widerange of affordable hiking gear including

tents, hiking packs, camping stoves,boots and military fatigues of differentcolors. On Davie Road Extension.

Still don’t know what to buy?Let me guess, your significant other isalready an established fisherman orhunter and most of the products you’rethinking of buying, they already own,right?

Luckily for you, most fishingproducts wear out fast and need replace-ment, especially fishing line, fishingbaits and, of course, clothes.

Most sporting stores are morethan happy to talk about what’s workingand what’s not. So don’t be afraid to askquestions, because even the profession-als do.

Hunters or hikers who are in thefield often are always in need of a newpair of boots, pants or just a good jacket.The most needed product in Florida ismosquito repellent.

Still having problems? Well,here is a list of Christmas gift ideas thatyour hunter or fisherman will definitelysmile about. Keep in mind, there aremany varieties of each these products, socompare prices. Gift Certificate to Outdoor WorldCamouflage mosquito-proof outfit (both) Columbia Rain Suit (fisherman)Stren brand 12 lb. fishing line (fisher-man) Knife or filet knife (both)Binoculars (both)Sunglasses *with uv protection (fisher-man)Rocky, Magnum, and Redhead brandhunting boots or Plano brand offshorefisherman boots (both)Boga Grip fish scale (fisherman)Lures or rubber baits

Veterans Day Pool TournamentBy Barbara Secody

BRIGHTON — The SeminoleTribe is proud of the accomplishments ofmany young people who have gone thatextra mile in sports or academics, butonce in awhile, you will find students whohave excelled in both. Two such youngmen are Jarrid Smith and Andrew Bowersof the Brighton reservation.

Jarrid, the 16-year old son ofCamellia Smith-Osceola of Brightonand Curtis Osceola of Hollywood, is asophomore at Okeechobee HighSchool. Smith, who maintains a 3.0average, is one of the Brahman’s starplayers.

Recently named “Gatorade’sWill-To-Win - Athlete of the Week,”Smith has chalked up quite a fewaccomplishments this year, excelling infootball and basketball, as well asattending two honors courses in historyand English.

Before moving fromHollywood to Brighton, Jarrid attendedMcFadden Tech in Davie. He moved toBrighton, where he transferred toOkeechobee High School in the ninthgrade. Smith enjoys hanging withfriends when he has the time, but keepsbusy with sports and school.

Jarrid plans to attend college, buthas not selected his major yet. He plans topursue something in the field of comput-ers or electronics.

Camellia is very proud of herson, and credits her father, the late FredSmith – with instilling many of his valuesin his grandson.

Smith, who served as TribalPresident for many years – was highlyrespected by his people. He spent a greatdeal of time with Jarrid and taught himvaluable lessons in life and how to be agood person.

Jarrid has learned well, and hismom states that, although he really misseshis grandfather, she knows that her father

would be proud of who Jarrid hasbecome.

Jarrid says that – for now – hehas no desire to pursue a political career.He has set his goals and priorities to com-plete his education and enjoy playingsports. He credits his mom and grandfa-ther for his success in life and, whenasked what advice he would give to otheryoung people, he says, “don’t give up,

don’t do drugs and stay in school.” Andrew Bowers, the son of Andy

and Kay Bowers, is another youngSeminole who has accomplished many ofhis academic and athletic goals. As a sen-ior, he was chosen as Mr. OHS this year.

With Andrew’s tenure at OHSnearly over, he has plans to attend college– hopefully at Florida State. As the

Brahman’s wide receiver, he has madea name for himself and hopes to con-tinue playing football in college.Bowers also plays center field in base-ball and plays shooting guard in bas-ketball.

Although Andrew is sports-oriented, he still places emphasis on agood education. Good grades areBowers’ top priority, and while he hasmany friends and enjoys socializing,he has also set goals for his future,which means a lot of hard work.

Andrew credits his parentswith his success in sports and academ-ics and for setting a good example forhim to follow. He states that his par-ents have always been supportive ofhim, and he always wants them to beproud of him.

These young men are a shiningexample of outstanding youth leadershipand have made the Seminole Tribe andtheir families proud of them.Congratulations to both of them on theiraccomplishments and good luck to themin future endeavors. Give a big pat on theback to their parents, who have supportedand helped mold them into the fine youngpeople.

Brighton Athletes Excel In Sports, Academics

Andrew Bowers, Brahmans Coach CaryMcKee, and Jarrid Smith.

MastersContinued from page 1

By Libby BlakeCLEWISTON – Seminole

Tribe of Florida President and ActingChairman Mitchell Cypress sponsored apool tournament on Sunday, Nov. 4 atthe R & R Lounge to honor all veterans.Randy Coyle and Reina Blissett, ownersof R & R Lounge, co-sponsored theevent.

Contests were held for men

and women in 8 – ball, 9 – ball andscotch doubles 8 – ball. Entry fee was$20 per person in the singles divisionand $20 per team in the doubles divi-sion. Over 60 men and women turnedout to compete.

Big Cypress RecreationDirector George Grasshopper and LibbyBlake served as tournament directors.Results were as follows:

8 – Ball Men: 1st place – Raymond

Garza, 2nd place – Benjamin Callins,3rd place – Jason Grasshopper, 4thplace – Frank Lasagna, 5th place –David Cypress, 6th place – CoreyPenrod.

Women: 1st place – ReinaBlissett, 2nd place – Krissy Zack, 3rdplace – Juanita Osceola, 4th place –Dale Grasshopper, 5th place – ElishaHuson.

9 – Ball Men: 1st place – Corey

Penrod, 2nd place – Jeremy Bowling,3rd place – Howie VanPelt, 4th place –Glen Olson, 5th place – Earl Highsmith.

Women: 1st place – ElishaHuson, 2nd place – Virginia Billie, 3rdplace – Libby Blake.

Scotch Doubles: 1st place –Glen Olson/Elisha Huson, 2nd place –Jeremy Bowling/Krissy Zack, 3rd place– Howie VanPelt/Juanita Osceola, 4thplace – Corey Penrod/Anita Nunez, 5thplace – Kiel Jumper/Patty Suarez, 6thplace – Randy Coyle/Reina Blissett.

Mitchell Cypress, caught stealing apiece of cake at the R&R LoungeVeterans Day Pool Tournament.

L-R: Bob Vanover, Bob Ogburn, Steve Mizerak,Tournament Director Scott Smith, Councilman DavidCypress, Randy Epperson, Ed O’Leary.

Mizerak displays his “purple heart”award, given to him by tournamentplayers.

L-R: Nine-time Texas State 9-Ball champion Bob Vanover placed second. Legendaryhustler Bob “Black Bart” Ogburn came out of the losers bracket to finish in FirstPlace.

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The following are the standings, listed inplacing order, for the PRCA:

All Around- Herbert Theriot fromPoplarville, MS; Spunk Sasser from San Antonio,FL; Chad Phipps- Dalton,GA; Chad Hagan-Leesville, LA; Rabe Rabon- Okeechobee, FL; TimEdge- Fulton, MS; Mikey Fletcher, Jr.- Okeechobee,FL; Brad Culpepper- Poulan, GA; Paul Yorks-Cocoa, FL; Jeff Clair- St. Cloud, FL; Jake Parrish-Davie, FL; Ross Lowry- Summerville, GA; ChadKlein- Clinton, LA; Zeb Chapman-Lafayette, GA;Tommy O. Cargle-Armuckee, GA;

Bareback Riding- Phil Broome- Rome,GA; William Pittman-Florence, MS Kirk Richard-Iowa City, LA; Aaron Burch-Longville, LA; BrandonHolmes-Falkville, LA; Scotty Rogers-Adairsville,GA; Jared Lavergne-Ville Platte, LA; Chad Klein-Clinton, LA; Chad Hughes-Adairsville, GA; AaronHudson-Arcadia, FL; Corey Johnson-New Iberia,LA; Clint Evers-El Dorado, AR; Mike Whitesell-Baton Rouge, LA; John Giannasi -Chulwota, FL;Lance Ethridge-Franklin, GA;

Steer Wrestling-Darby Hunt-Jacksonville,FL; Iron Nelson-Williston, FL; Chad Hagan-Leesville, LA; Spunk Sasser-San Antonio, FL; JacobBurks-Benton, AR; Clay Perry- Equality, AL; JaysonSchoenfeld- Livingston, AL; Herbert Theriot-Poplarville, MS; David Quirin- Brandon, MS; BobBartlett-San Antonio, FL; Hardy Dymmek-Kissimmee, FL; Steve Gaines-Kissimmee, FL; BobLummus- Folson, LA; Luke Campbell-Robertsdale,AL.

Team Roping Header-Mikey Fletcher-Okeechobee, FL; Frank Graves-Poplar, MS; SpunkSasser-San Antonio, FL; Bubba Ireland-North Ft.Myers, FL; Dustin Buchanan-Rydel, GA; JoshMcMillan-Enigma, GA; Nelson Linarres-Hialeah,FL; Ike Dodson-Reddick, FL; Jimmy Tanner-Tifton,GA; Richard Traylor-Poplarville, MS; Brent Aldoff-Anthony, FL; Kelsey D. Pitts-Westville, FL; LukeBrown-Charlotte, NC; Zeb Chapman-Lafayette,Georgia; Scott Elliott-Live Oak, FL.

Team Roping Heeler-Pete Hays, Jr.- Ft.

Pierce, FL; Fletcher Nail-Ft. Pierce, FL; JakeParrish-Davie, FL; Ross Lowry-Summerville, GA;Ashlee Swedenburg- Reform, AL; Kyle Lawrence-Tifton, GA; Brad Culpepper-Poulan, GA; JerryWayne Courson-Lake Butler, FL; JimmyHendrickson-Jacksonville, FL; James Pilcher-Bonifay, FL; Victor Shaw-Pine Level, AL; ChadSpillers-Florence, AL; Sam Smith-Athens, AL; ChadAgner-Perry, Florida; Rick Davidson-Kissimmee,FL;

Saddle Bronc Riding-Jim Burnette-Kenansville, FL; Mike Johnson-El Dorado, AR;Jeremiah Diffee-Hatfield, AR; Cody DeMoss-Crowville, LA; Tim Edge-Fulton, MS; AudieReagan-Haughton, LA; Ethan Lee-Walker, LA;Kevin Carlton-Mims, FL; Ben Lee-Macon, GA;Mark Tindall-Felda, FL; Josh Hunt-Mt. Olive, MA;Joel Compton-Thedford, NE; Lee Williamson-Okeechobee, FL; Loren Barber-Slate Shoals, TX;Lane Barber-Slate Shoals, TX;

Calf Roping-Herbert Theriot; Rabe Rabon-Okeechobee, FL; Todd Gould-Terry, MS; Jud Gully-Scroba, MS; Glenn Breaux-Crowley, LA; Tim Pharr-Resaca, GA; Jarrod Seale-Daleville, MS; Jeff Clair-St. Cloud, FL; Jeremy Landry-St. Martinville, LA;Matt Stokes-Okeechobee, FL; D.R. Daniel-Okeechobee, FL; Chad Hagan-Leesville, LA; JadeConner-Welsh, LA; Paul Yorks-Cocoa, FL; CliffGoodrich-Humboldt, TN;

Bull Riding-Chad Phipps-Dalton, GA;Tyler Folwer-Theodore, AL; Will Hines-Milledgeville, GA; Lamar Duren-Sycamore, GA;Jason Brumley-Davidson, NC; Danny Varnadore-Waycrossy, GA; Joshua Sofield-Harrison, TN; JayHenderson, Jr.-Olive Branch, MS; Darren Howard-Labelle, FL; Michael Riggs, Jr.-Claxton, GA; ChrisCoody-Deridde, LA; Ethan Allen Russell-Houma,LA; Sheldon Ison-Hodges, AL; Joey Baker-Kissimmee, FL; Wasey Granger-Sulfer, LA.

As a special “thank you,” everyone atBrighton that helped out at the Southeastern CircuitFinals Rodeo were given a trip to attend the NFR inLas Vegas, Dec. 6–Dec. 10. Good Job!

The Seminole Tribune 10 November 30, 2001

December is the month for festivities allmonth long in Hollywood. There will be holiday giftdrawings in bingo from Dec. 19-23. We will giveaway 10 gifts for the matinee session, 20 gifts for theEvening session and 10 gifts for the night owl sessioneach day. We will also be starting cash drawings inpoker during the month of December. Instead of theT-Shirts, hats, and golf balls that we have been givingaway we will be holding five drawings a day for cash,because nothing says “Happy Holidays” like cold hardcash!

But that’s not all we have planned forDecember, we will have casino-wide drawings twiceduring the month. We have a drawing for cash onDec. 6 starting at 1:00 p.m. and we will be drawing for

$500 dollars every other hour until 11:00 p.m. whenwe will draw for $5000. That’s a pretty nice drawing,but wait until you see what we have planned for Dec.27. We will hold cash drawings for $500 every otherhour starting at 1:00 p.m. and at 11:00 p.m. we willhold our grand prize drawing for a brand new car!That’s right, ride into the New Year in style, courtesyof the Seminole Casino-Hollywood.

How do you enter these drawings? That’seasy, buy in in poker, Lightning Bingo, Buy a pack inbingo, or cash out a machine at $50 or more and youget a ticket for our drawing held that week. So comeand play often. The more you play, the more chancesyou will have to win. See you in December!

The excitement does not stop at the CoconutCreek Casino beginning with:

Nov. 28, Wed. - Private Party hosted by andat the Coconut Creek Casino for the Florida StateH.O.G. Rally with over 1,000+ Harley members withlive entertainment by the Fabulons.

Nov. 29, Thurs. - Center Stage from 9:00p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Al & Selena performing Top 40Hits.

Dec. 1, Sat. - 2nd Annual Bikers Bash, pri-vate party hosted by and at the Coconut CreekCasino for the Boys & Girls Clubs of BrowardCounty with live entertainment, Silent Auction andsome of the finest Harley Motorcycles in Florida.

Dec. 1, Sat. - Center Stage from 9:00 p.m. –1:00 a.m. Midnight Siren performing their Top 40Hits.

Dec. 2, Sun. - Center Stage from 8:00 p.m.– 12:00 a.m. Michael & Company performing Top40 Hits.

Dec. 7, Fri. - Coconut Creek Casino will beparticipating in the 8th Annual Sun-Sentinel MusicFest.

Dec. 16, Sun. - Back by Popular Demand,“Holiday Memories of Elvis” performed by ChrisMacDonald Center Stage from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Drawings throughout the afternoon, starting at 1:30p.m. Chris will take you back to the early years,with songs from the 50’s & 60’s, the movie career,the comeback special and the Las Vegas years. Thisis a young, lean Elvis who draws the audience into

the illusion with the look, sounds and nuances thatmade Elvis the King of Rock n’ Roll.

Dec. 25, Tues. - Center Stage ChristmasNight from 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Al & Selena per-forming Top 40 Hits.

Dec. 26, Wed. - Center Stage from 9:00p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Michael & Company performingTop 40 Hits.

Dec. 27, Thurs. - Center Stage from 9:00p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Al & Selena performing Top 40Hits.

Dec. 28, Fri. - Center Stage from 9:00 p.m.– 1:00 a.m. Midnight Siren performing their Top 40Hits.

Dec. 29, Sat. - Center Stage from 9:00 p.m.– 1:00 a.m. Midnight Siren performing their Top 40Hits.

Dec. 31, Mon. - NEW YEARS EVE CELE-BRATION COCONUT CREEK STYLE - NorthBroward’s Premier Gaming Action with live enter-tainment Center Stage, Champagne, Party Favors....Festivities begin at 9:00 p.m.!

Coconut Creek Casino is proud to sponsorits 2nd ANNUAL U.S. MARINE CORPS. - TOYSFOR TOTS DRIVE. Toys can be placed in theWhite Sleigh inside the Casino, with convenient dropoff - 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

From all of us at the Coconut Creek Casino,we extend our best wishes for a very Happy HolidaySeason and a prosperous New Year!

PRCA Standings As Of November 12, 2001

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Casino v Esh-te-may-bee ChekeHoliday Happenings At Seminole Casino-Hollywood

Upcoming Events at the Coconut Creek Casino

OKEECHOBEE-On Nov. 10-12, Brightonhosted the PRCA Southeastern Circuit Finals Rodeo.Bareback Riding- First Round: 1) Aaron C. Burch,79 2) Jack Sims, 78 3) Phil Smith, 77 4)(tie) WilliamR. Pittman Ii, 75 5)(tie) Phil Broome, 75 6)(tie) ChadC Hughes, 75.

Second Round: 1) Chad Klein, 78 2)(tie)Ron C Leger, 75 3)(tie) Kirk Richard, 75 4) WilliamR Pittman Ii, 74. Third Round: 1) William R PittmanIi, 85 2) Aaron E Hudson, 82 3) Ron C Leger, 81 4)Chad Klein, 78. Average: 1) William R Pittman Ii,234 2) Chad Klein, 228 3) Kirk Richard, 225 4)Aaron E Hudson, 224.

Bull riding- First Round: 1) Jake Baker, 852) Brent J Vincent, 84 3) Stu Sellars, 81 4)(tie) JasonBrumley, 80 5)(tie) Randall Hinote, 80. Secondround: 2) Jake Baker, 81 3) Chad Phipps, 77 4) BlueRodriguez, 75. Third Round: Stu Sellars, 89 2) WillHines, 80 3) Brent J Vincent, 79 4) Tyler Fowler, 78.Average: 1) Stu Sellars, 240 2) Brent J. Vincent, 2333) Jake Baker, 166 4) Tyler Fowler, 161.

Calf Roping- First Round: 1) Tim Pharr,8.3 2) Herbert P Theriot, 8.4 3) Doug Pharr, 9.0 4)Jade Conner, 10.6. Second Round: 1) Herbert PTheriot, 8.9 2) Rabe Rabon, 10.1 3) Ryan Gibbs,11.7 4) Rand Cory, 12.0 Third Round: 1) Tim Pharr,8.2 2) Todd Gould, 8.5 3)(tie) Glenn M Breaux, 9.94)(tie) Spunk Sasser, 9.9, 7; 5)(tie) Jeff Clair, 9.9Average: 1) Herbert P. Theriot, 29.6 2) Glenn MBreaux, 35.4 3) Jeff Clair, 36.3 4) Rand Cory, 38.1

Saddle Bronc Riding- First Round: 1)(tie)Jermiah Diffee, 77 2)(tie) Mike Johnson, 77 3) CodyMartin, 76 4) Cody Demoss, 74. Second Round: 1)Jim Burnette, 81 2) Cody Demoss, 77 3) LaneBarber, 74 4) Josh Hunt, 73. Third Round: 1)(tie)Cody Martin, 76 2)(tie) Jermiah Diffee, 76 3) LaneBarber, 68 4) Cody Demoss, 67. Average: 1) JermiahDiffee, 223 2) Cody Demoss, 218 3)(tie) JimBurnette, 152 4)(tie) Cody Martin, 152.

Steer Wrestling- First Round: 1) IvonNelson, 3.8 2) Herbert P Theriot, 4.1 3)(tie) Jayson

Schoenfeld, 4.4 4)(tie) Scott Owens, 4.4 SecondRound: 1) Hardy Dymmek, 3.8 2) Buckshot TallantJr, 4.5 3) Ivon Nelson, 5.0 4) Jayson Schoenfeld, 5.4Third Round: 1) Rodney Burks, 3.9 2)(tie) SpunkSasser, 4.7 3)(tie) Ivon Nelson, 4.7 4) Scott Owens,4.8 Average: 1) Ivon Nelson, 13.5 2) Spunk Sasser,18.4 3) Darby Hunt, 20.0 4) Scott Owens, 24.2

Team Roping- First Round: 1)(tie) JimmyTanner, Brad Culpepper, 5.3 2)(tie) Josh McMillan,Ashlee Swedenburg, 6.0 3)(tie) Mikey Fletcher Jr,Jake Parrish, 6.0 4)(tie) Dustin Buchanan, Ross WLowry, 6.8 Second Round: 1)(tie) Adam G. Toole,Jason Hill, 5.0 2)(tie) Brad Culpepper, JimmyTanner, 5.4 3)(tie) Ashlee Swedenburg, JoshMcMillan, 5.6 4)(tie) Kyle Lawrence, Nelson RLinares, 5.7 Third Round: 1)(tie) Dustin Buchanan,Ross W. Lowry, 4.7 2)(tie) Mikey Fletcher Jr, JakeParrish, 5.8 3)(tie) Bay Allen Davis, Chad Agner, 6.14)(tie) Josh McMillan, Ashlee Swedenburg, 6.6Average: 1) Brad Culpepper, Jimmy Tanner, 17.8 2)Jake Parrish, Mikey Fletcher Jr, 18.0 3) JoshMcMillan, Ashlee Swedenburg, 18.2 4) Adam G.Toole, Jason Hill, 23.6

Committee Secy: Ellen Click Smith, ArenaSecy: Mildred Klingemann, Stock Contractors :DanKlein and Sons, Five Star Rodeo, Four L Rodeo,Harper, Morgan and Auger, Silver Spurs Club.

Officials: George E. Gibbs, Steven Knowles Timers: Judy Harville, Danna McFarland Specialty Acts: Blake Goode Clown: J. Bryan Hope BullFighters:Gary Raulerson,Travis Lee

Adams Barrelman: J. Bryan Hope Flankmen: Charles Lowry, Walter Douglas

Partin, Carter Smith, Errol J. Klein Chute Boss: Howard J. Klingemenn, Troy

Weekly.Pick up Men: Barry Lewis, Robert G.

Montsdeoca, Jr.

Brighton Reservation Hosts Southeastern Circuit Finals Rodeo

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The Seminole Tribune 12 November 30, 2001

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BIG CYPRESS — The RedRibbon Week activities kicked off with acommunity dinner at the gymnasium tohand out red ribbons. Councilman DavidCypress graciously sponsored the dinner.

Red Ribbon Week activitiesincluded:

The B.C. Health Clinic put on abreakfast at the clinic, where more redribbons were distributed.

Board Representative PaulBowers hosted a luncheon at the commu-nity center.

The community members partici-pated in a walk from Sadie’s bridge to theballfield, where they then competed inhorseshoes, volleyball and kickball.President Mitchell Cypress sponsored alunch to top off these activities.

B.C Family Services enjoyed

working with the young people duringthese Red Ribbon Week festivities.Michael Onco particularly expressedpride in the entries for the poster contest.

Mike brought the winningposters to the new Family Services officeMonday morning, where he displayedthem in the lobby. The community isencouraged to stop by Family Services tosee these award-winning drawings.

Big Cypress Family Serviceswould like to thank all of the Tribal lead-ers for sponsoring the meals for RedRibbon Week festivities. We would alsolike to thank the Recreation Staff and theHealth Education Staff for all their work.The meals and activities were the key ele-ments in making this year’s Red RibbonWeek a great success.

BRIGHTON – On Oct. 19,Brighton Family Services hosted aSobriety Walk in celebration of RedRibbon Week. The 5-mile walk started at6:30 a.m. at the Field Office.

There were nine walkers in all,the walkers was awarded with healthybreakfasts, t-shirts, water bottles and“goodie bags.” There were also cashawards given to the top five finishers.

They were as follows: 1) Shawn

John 2) Laverne Thomas 3) Elton Shore4) Mable Haught 5) Sandy “Sadd” Billie,Jr.

Emma Johns and KarlaHildebrand would like to especially thankthose who attended and helped make theirfirst sobriety walk a success. It takes thistype of dedication shown by all of thewalkers to continue striving for a drugand alcohol-free community.

By Tina MennellaHOLLYWOOD — Get together

with friends. Watch a happy video. Learnsomething new. These were a few ideason a poster called “101 Things To DoInstead of Drugs.” The poster was part ofRed Ribbon Week, which was commemo-rated in many schools across the country.

The Family Services Program atthe Hollywood Reservation held its owncelebration of Red Ribbon Week, whichpromotes the importance of living a drug-free life.

Red Ribbon Week was originallycreated to honor Enrique “Kiki”Camarena, a United States law officerwho was killed while trying to stop a druggang. Red Ribbons were hung on trees toremember his sacrifice. The red ribbonnow signifies a pledge to be drug-free.

On Oct. 23 and 25, FamilyServices hosted events that were attendedby children and their parents. Everyone

signed a big banner to pledge to live adrug-free life. Red ribbons were worn andvaluable information given out about howto talk about drugs with your children,drug-free ways to cope with stress and thethings one could do instead of drugs.

The importance of living a bal-anced life was discussed. This includestaking care of your health and mind. FSPstressed that drugs only get in the way ofone’s dreams and lead to a dead end. It isimportant to remember that, although it’snot easy to cope with stresses and prob-lems of life, using drugs will only add tothe problem.

Hollywood FSP enjoyed sharingthese events with the children and com-munity members. In addition to the edu-cational stuff, there was also a pizza partyon both days and face painting on the sec-ond day. FSP would like to give specialthanks to the Hollywood representativesfor their generous support.

Michael H. Trujillo, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., AssistantSurgeon General and Director of the Indian Health Service(IHS), an agency in the Department of Health and HumanServices (HHS), gave the opening address at the dedication cere-mony for a new health care center for the Colorado River IndianTribes.

“This center will help ensure a healthier future formembers of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, and its creationreflects our successful efforts to work together to expand accessto health care,” HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said. “Nohealth organization can meet the needs of the entire populationalone; community involvement is vital to ensuring a successfulhealth care delivery system.”

The construction of the Parker Health Care Center rep-resents a major partnership effort between the Colorado RiverIndian Tribes and the Indian Health Service. The Tribe is the sec-ond tribe in the IHS Phoenix Area to construct a facility under aP.L. 93-638 (the Indian Self-Determination and EducationAssistance Act, as amended) construction management grant.

A unique aspect of this project is that the ColoradoRiver Indian Tribes provided approximately $1.5 million to buildthe inpatient portion of the new facility, which will be transferredto the IHS. Congressional appropriations provided $21.6 millionfor the facility.

The Tribe and the IHS began planning for the new clin-ic, which contains almost 7,000 square meters, in 1984. The new

facility will replace a 2,838 square-meter facility that was origi-nally built in 1930.

“This center is a monument to the spirit and persever-ance of the members of the Colorado River Indian Tribes,” saidDr. Trujillo. “Their commitment to improving the health of theirpeople and their tireless efforts were critical to the success of thisproject. For years to come, this center will serve the health careneeds and help raise the health status for their tribal members,their children, and their children’s children.”

The new health care facility will support a health caredelivery program for a projected user population of 6,239 and29,780 outpatient visits annually. The new facility has 17 inpa-tient beds, a 24-hour emergency room, and space for a full rangeof ambulatory and community health services.

The Indian Health Service is the principal federal healthcare provider and health advocate for American Indian andAlaska Native people. It is composed of 12 regional offices and asystem of 49 hospitals, 221 health centers, 120 health stations,and 170 Alaska village clinics. It works with tribal and urbanprograms to provide health services to approximately 1.5 millionAmerican Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to more than560 federally recognized tribes in 35 states.

For more information on this topic, contact DianneHammack, IHS Public Affairs, at 301-443-3593. Additionalinformation about the IHS is available on the IHS website athttp://www.ihs.gov and http://info.ihs.gov.

By Jeanne Hatfield, Health DirectorDiabetic Support Day is a day to have fun while learn-

ing about importance of nutrition and exercise. Council Representative Max Osceola, Jr. and the Health

and Recreation Departments host this event every other month.In October, we had a wonderful

time, going down to the Bayside MarketPlace in Miami. The day started off by walk-ing around the mall following JeanneHatfield, Health Educator, to get the bloodflowing and the hearts pumping.

For lunch, we went to the HardRock Café, where Nutritionist JenniferDuncan went over all of the healthy mealselections and ordering techniques.

It was a great lesson about diningout. After getting our bodies fueled up withsome great nutritious meals, we went on a“sight-seeing” cruise where we saw fabulousplaces in downtown Miami such asMillionaires’ Row and Key Biscayne.

The day was not only educational,but fun-filled as well. Lawrence Osceola andEverett Osceola from Broadcasting filmedthe one-day event. They will be airing thesegment on the Broadcasting Channel soon,so look out for it!

In December, we will be having ournext Diabetic Support Day, when we visitthe Sawgrass Mills Mall in Sunrise. Thiswill be a great opportunity to exercise, as wewalk from one end to the other of the gigan-tic mall.

We will also be learning some moreabout nutrition when we have lunch at theRainforest Café. Please look for our adver-

tisement on the Broadcasting Channel. If you have any questions, or would like to learn more

about this event, please call Suzanne Davis or Jeanne Hatfield at(954) 962-2009. We hope to see you there!

By Jennifer Duncan, Registered andLicensed Dietitian/Nutritionist

Approximately 16 million peoplein the United States have diabetes. 90-95%of people with diabetes have Type 2. Thistype of diabetes results from insulin resist-ance—the body either fails to make enoughinsulin or fails to properly use insulin. Inmany cases, this type of diabetes can becontrolled through losing weight, as well asimproved nutrition and exercise. If not,people may need oral medications orinsulin to control the diabetes.

If diabetes is not well controlled,there are many complications that canarise. These include:

Blindness—diabetes is the lead-ing cause of new blindness in people 20-74 years of age.

Kidney Disease—10-21% of allpeople with diabetes develop kidney dis-ease.

Heart Disease and Stroke—people with diabetes are 2-4 times morelikely to have heart disease and stroke.

Nerve Disease and

Amputations—each year, 56,200 peoplelose their foot or leg to diabetes.

Take care of your health:• If diabetic, keep blood sugar lev-

els close to normal• Control your weight• Eat a healthy, well balanced diet• Get regular exercise• Have regular checkups• If diabetic, check your feet every-

day for minor cuts or abrasions• Do not smoke.

By Alexandra FrankDid you know that taking care of your teeth during

pregnancy can lead to a healthy set of teeth for your child? TheSeminole Tribe’s Dental Department, under the guidance ofDental Program Director Michael Sofianos and Dental AssistantKerri Cook-Descheenie, relayed this surprising piece of informa-tion at a Nov. 1 class for parents.

The Pre-School department served as the meeting placefor the class on caring for your child’s teeth. Parents were askedto fill out a short questionnaire at the beginning to test theirknowledge about dental care for children.

A video was shown answering some of the questionsasked on the questionnaire. The Lummi tribe from WashingtonState produced the video.

Dr. Sofianos pointed out important information about“baby bottle tooth decay” and some of the factors that contributeto the degenerative disease. One factor is a baby bottle given atbedtime can cause drinks to puddle around the “primary teeth,”starting the disease.

Mrs. Descheenie gave tips on how to combat the dis-ease and warned that, although the child should be weaned off ofthe bottle by the age of one, sipper cups do not totally protect thechild from baby bottle tooth decay.

A parent should consider giving water to a child at bed-time because milk, sports drinks, soda, and even juices can leadto the decaying process. A pacifier or soft toy should be given in

place of the bottle to help in the weaning process.If a parent does not follow the suggestions, the resulting

tooth decay can cause problems for a child, such as: pain, noteating properly, suffering speech problems, having emotionalproblems, and damaging permanent teeth.

Here are a few more tips to help in the prevention oftooth decay:

Get into the habit of wiping the child’s gums or primaryteeth with a soft wiping cloth or especially made toothbrushdaily. Wiping your baby’s mouth with a soft wiping cloth withnon-fluoridate toothpaste should begin around 5-6 months ofage.

Use toothbrushes in various styles and colors to takeadvantage of your child’s curiosity for brightly colored objectsand new shapes. It also encourages the child to want to feel thebristles of a toothbrush in their mouth.

Another question asked was “when is it a good time tobegin flossing a child’s teeth?”

Dr. Sofianos suggested that 2 years is a good age tostart flossing. Any younger can pose a hazard for both the parentand the child.

The dental department is planning to have more classes,geared towards children older than 2 years. Most of the classeswill be held in the Pre-School area, so make plans to attend.

Keeping informed about your child’s dental care canhelp prevent unnecessary dental problems in the future.

By Jeanne HatfieldOn Oct. 20 and 27, the Health

Education Program, led by Jeanne Hatfield,was pleased to provide a very successfulbabysitting program for the community.

This program consisted of twoSaturday classes, taught by Health Educationstaff and the American Red CrossRepresentatives.

These facilitators shared their owninsights and taught many fundamentals everybabysitter should know.

The students learned many necessaryskills, such as the proper techniques for chang-ing a diaper and feeding an infant, as well asbeing trained in CPR and First Aid.

Every student who attended was veryeager to learn and able to get hands-on train-ing.

During these classes, the studentslearned what it takes to be a safe, responsible,and successful babysitter.

Upon completion of the program,each student received official certification bythe American Red Cross.

IMMOKALEE — TheImmokalee Reservation, working togetheras a team, is celebrating Red RibbonWeek for an entire month. David andMaria Billie, of the RecreationDepartment, scheduled a series of fourclasses for the youth to hone their preven-tion skills.

Billie Napper, of FamilyServices, is providing the classroom por-tion of the classes to assist the youth inlearning about substance abuse, learninghow to work together as an extended fam-ily, and learning how to improve theircommunication skills, interpersonal skills,and negotiating skills.

Billie is currently negotiatingwith the Health Department to provide at

least one session on living a healthylifestyle. The Recreation Department andBoard Representative Norita Yzaguirreare working together to provide refresh-ments for the group.

The first class had a total of 20youngsters who pledged to maintain adrug and alcohol free lifestyle. GailBoone worked with Billie and Naria toencourage the young people to participatein the class activities.

Billie will also be going to thereservation’s preschool to discuss how to“Just Say No” with the preschoolers. “JustSay Boo to Drugs” was the theme of the“goodie” bags provided to the children atthe Halloween Festival.

IHS Director Speaks At Dedication

Diabetic Support Day Cruises Into Fitness

November Is National Diabetes Month

Big Cypress Red Ribbon Week

Hollywood Red Ribbon Week

Immokalee Red Ribbon Week

Mable Haught finished fourth in the Oct. 19 Brighton Family Services Sobriety Walk.

Brighton Family ServicesHosts Sobriety Walk

(L-R) Front row: Scarlett Young, (hiding) Barbara Billie, Everett Osceola, SusanDavis, Diabetic Coordinator, Vivian Delgado, Jennifer Duncan, Nutritionist. Backrow: Jeanne Hatfield, Health Educator, Joe Billie, Angel Delgado, Bo Young andLawrence Osceola.

Kneeling: Kurya Kippenberger, second row (L-R): Leticia Foster, HeatherKippenberger, and Jessica Turtle. Third row: Atlanta Johns, Jeanne Hatfield,and Rachel Robbio.

Babysitting Class Held For The Community

Caring For Your Childrens Teeth

The Seminole Tribune 13 November 30, 2001

I would like to wish a veryHappy 25th Birthday to my man MichaelL. Onco, Jr. on August 5. I love you somuch. I am going to say “Yes.” I willmarry you. Love you, Jamie RobertsOsceola

The Seminole Tribune 14 November 30, 2001

Happy Birthday • Heech-ka-ta-hon-ka En-neh-ta-ke Sha-faach-kee-keAnnouncements v Ahnahhegeh v Nakorkerkecetv

Notices

Birth Announcement

Wedding Announcement

One Love

Welcome Maleah Kelsey Smith,born on October 2, 2001 at 12:53 p.m.,weighing at 8 lbs. and 6 oz. And 20 ½inches long. Proud parents are JasonSmith from Cherokee, North Carolina,and Mary Ann Doctor from Hollywood.Proud grandparents are Mary Smith fromCherokee, North Carolina, Virgil Doctorand Colleen Osceola from Hollywood.Proud great-grandparents are HelenJackson in Cherokee, North Carolina andMinnie Doctor from Hollywood.

I would like to take theopportunity to wish a very Happy 29thBirthday to my one true: MicheleCypress, on Dec. 11th.

Also, I want you to know that ILove You, Chinqos, that I’ll always behere for you, no matter what.

For you no matter what, togetherwe can accomplish anything. We gotthree years down, and many more to go.Happy Birthday!

Much Love, Ernesto Castillo Jr.!

Engagement

Congratulations to Douglas M.Osceola and Misty Daniels on their recentengagement.

Nov. 9, 2001. Happy BirthdayCoowahcooche “John Rhodes McKinleyOsceola.”“Big 2” We have love you lots. Have funon this day and please, don’t be a“terrible two” take it easy on us. Onelove, Grandma Doris, Great GrandmaPeggy and Grandpa Bear.

11-9-01. Happy Birthday to mybaby Boy John-john. I love you and MissYou everyday I’m away from you.Remember Mama loves ya! From, Bio-mom Kim.

Happy Birthday John-john! Welove you lots, Brother & Sisters Denise,Dom, and Letitia.

Happy Birthday to my daddyLeo. Love, Chaska Nodin Osceola

Happy 8th Birthday to TanaWind Bear Osceola on August 27.Chaska, Jamie, Leo, Maranda, Dad,Grandma Teresa and Papa Joe

Happy Birthday to “Ah-tah-thay-gee” Kyrell Josh born November 19. Youare three years old now and we love youmore now then the day you were born.Hugs and kisses from all of us who loveyou more than you will ever know.

I still love you,But you’ve broken my heart,

Should I weep till I fall asleep?Or pick up the shattered piecesAnd make a new start.

I am lost,Without direction or causeFor a moment I pause.

Should I try to regain focus?Be a man,And admit to my flaws.

And watch you walk happilyWith your new love,Decking the halls.

Or let my rip the pageWith my vicious claws.

I never meant to be such an ass,But you’ve gotta understand my situation,I’m from the rez’s most under class.

It’s a shame I took the drugs and boozeover a wonderful past.

You must admit,We had some times.

The lord opened up the HeavensAnd let the bright light shine.

We once laughed together,Now each time we make eye contactWe wanna kill each other.

We have a bond that can’t be broken,You’re my baby’s mother.

Through thick and thin,We always prevail.

For you and the kids,I will crawl through hell.

I love you boo,It isn’t hard to tell.

If in life I succeed or fail,On you and the children,I shall never bail.

Feel these words,As I silently yell.

One Love.

By: Markell Billie

December 14 IssueNovember 30

January 11, 2002 IssueDecember 28

February 1, 2002 IssueJanuary 18, 2002

DDeeaaddlliinneess

Happy Birthday to my fiancéDouglas Osceola born 11-19-69. Loveyou lots, Misty.

Happy Birthday to “Big Doug”from the Otter gang. Hope you had agood one. One Love, Doris and Kids.

Congratulations to Brandi andGavin Williams, who were recentlymarried on Oct. 28 in Las Vegas.

Brandi Jones is the daughter ofMingo and Linda Jones of the HollywoodReservation.

Gavin Williams is the son ofAnnie Mae Williams and (the late)Johnson Williams. He is a member of theChoctaw Tribe from Mississippi.

Brandi and Gavin have beenseeing each other for the past four yearsand have two beautiful children, daughterMi-lyn, and son Brandon.

They will reside on theHollywood Reservation.

Congratulations on yourwedding day, Oct. 28, 2001 to Brandi andGavin Williams from your one and onlysister Cassandra, Daniel Jr., Francisco

Congratulations to our sisterBrandi and our new brother-in-law GavinWilliams. From your brothers, Konradand Lorenzo Jones.

Happy 20th Anniversary (Nov.10) to Mingo and Linda Jones and alsoHappy Birthday to Mom Linda from yourchildren and grandkids.

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Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m.

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Call To Action!The Chickee Christian Academy

students need to raise a minimum of$3,000 to publish the 2002 yearbook. Tohelp, become an Ambassador Advocateby doing one or more of the following:

Have your name listed on theAmbassador Advocates pages in theyearbook for a donation of $20.00 foreach name listed, which may includenames of children, in memoriam, etc.

Advertise your business orministry by purchasing a 1/8 page(business card size) ad for a donation of$50.00. The ad may extend “BestWishes” to the Chickee ChristianAcademy, or to that special student inyour life.

Submit a list of businesses,friends, family members, etc., from whichwe can establish a database of contacts toapproach to support our fund drive.

Volunteer your service bycontacting people you know. Come by theschool for further details.

The Chickee Christian Academyhas until the first week of March to payall fees and submit all materials to thepublisher for a June 2002 delivery date.For more information, call (954) 894-5651.

Assistance For Native American(“ANA”) Grants

ANA has funding available for itsNative American language programs. Thegrants have been broken down into twocategories 1) planning and 2) design andimplementation.

ANA has $2 million available forboth categories. Category I grants will beup to $60,000; Category II grants will befunded up to $150,000.

Applications are due by April 5,2002 with a project start date ofSeptember 30, 2002. Applicants shoulddevelop projects that begin afterSeptember 30.

Poster Contestant Groups:Group One: Kindergarten,

First GradeGroup Two: Second Grade,

Third Grade, and Fourth GradeGroup Three: Fifth Grade,

Sixth Grade, and Seventh GradeGroup Four: Eight Grade,

Ninth Grade, Tenth GradeGroup Five: Eleventh

Grade, Twelfth Grade

Entries due: At ParentAdvisory Committee designatedlocation on or before December 27,2001.

Dates: Contest beginsSeptember 1, 2001, Contest ends:December 27, 2001 and Judging willtake place on January 10, 2002. Threejudges selected specific toreservation/area.

Display: All winnersdisplayed at the Tribal Fair 2002.

All non-winners displayedon specific reservation/area preferablyat the local Tribal Library.

Winner featured in TheSeminole Tribune.

Theme: Education - WhatIt Means To Me.Participants: Members of

the Seminole Tribe of Florida,Hollywood Reservation, Big CypressReservation, Brighton Reservation,Immokalee Reservation, TampaReservation and Non-Residents.

Contest: Standard posterboard size.

Media: Collage, Poem withartwork, Painting, Pen and InkSketches, WaterColors, Mixed Media.

Judging: Visual Affect,Creativity, Layout/Organization andCopying/Reproduction will not bejudged.

Awards: 1. First Place willreceive $100.00, 2. Second Place -$75.00, 3. Third Place - $50.00, 4.Honorable Mention - $20.00 plusmedallion, 5. Honorable Mention -$20.00 plus medallion, 6. All non-cash awarded participants - ribbon“For Participation”

2002 Tribal Fair Poster Contest

December 8 Party at Okalee Village.Anyone who is interested in seeingover 25 of South Florida’s best D.J.’s,log on to www.electricpowwow.comor call 460-5908 for more information.

Attention All Pool PlayersThe Immokalee VNEA

Winter Pool League started MondayNov. 26 at the Immokalee Pool Barn.Only six teams signed up on openingnight. Deadline for team sign up isMonday Dec. 3.

Teams, consisting of fiveplayers – men or women orcombination, will play a 16-weekschedule. A mini-tournament will beheld on the eight week. Dues are $25per team per week. No league onMonday Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) orMonday Dec. 30 (New Years Eve).

For more information callLeague President/Secretary MariaBillie at (941) 658-2040 or (941) 658-0020, Vice President GeorgeGrasshopper at (863) 983-9659, orTreasurer Libby Blake at (954) 967-3416.

Job Title: Accountant Open Date: 10-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Corporate Board Accounting,

HollywoodSalary: $50,000 annually w/ benefits

Job Title: Accountant Open Date: 10-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Corporate Board Accounting,

HollywoodSalary: $38,200 annually w/ benefits

Job Title: Alligator Wrestler Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, Okalee Village

Job Title: Commission Officer Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, GamingSalary: $28,000 annually w/ benefits

Job Title: Community OutreachCoordinator

Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, HealthSalary: $29,100 - 35,600 annually w/

benefits

Job Title: Database Administrator Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Information SystemsSalary: Negotiable

Job Title: Executive Administrator Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: President’s Office Salary: Negotiable w/ benefits

Job Title: Foster Care Worker (1) Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, HealthSalary: Negotiable w/ benefits

Job Title: MaintenanceWorker/Janitor

Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, Okalee VillageSalary: $14,560 with benefits

Job Title: Medical Receptionist Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, Health Salary: $18,740 annually w/ benefits

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Jobs v Tahgathkegé Ahhuglahpehgé

Hollywood

TampaJob Title: Commission Officer Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Tampa, Gaming Salary: $28,000 with benefits

Job Title: Cultural Language Instructor Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Tampa, Cultural Education Salary: $28,120 with benefits

Job Title: Surveillance Operator Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Tampa, Gaming Salary: $17,680 with benefits

Coconut CreekJob Title: Commission Officer Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Coconut Creek, Gaming Salary: $28,000 with benefits

Job Title: Surveillance Operator Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Coconut Creek, Gaming Salary: $17,680 with benefits

BrightonJob Title: Bus Monitor (P/T) Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Brighton, Education Salary: $6.05 Per Hour

Job Title: Carpenter Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Brighton, Housing/Construction Salary: $33,280w/benefits

Job Title: Commission Officer Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Brighton, Gaming Salary: $28,000 with benefits

Job Title: Maintenance Worker Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Building & Grounds Salary: $14,500 with benefits

Big CypressJob Title: Water Quality Sampler I Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Big Cypress, Water Resources

DepartmentSalary: $18,500 annually w/benefits

Job Title: ARNP Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Big Cypress, HealthSalary: Negotiable with benefits

Job Title: Bus Driver Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Big Cypress, Ahfachkee School Salary: $12.50 per hour

Job Title: Cook Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Ahfachkee School Salary: $9.00 per hour

Job Title: Community HealthRepresentative

Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Big Cypress, Health Salary: $18,700 w/ benefits

Job Title: Custodian Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Big Cypress, Ahfachkee Salary: $15,600 w/benefits

Job Title: Operator Maintenance Trainee (2)

Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Big Cypress, UtilitiesSalary: $18,720 w/benefits

Job Title: Patient Services Coordinator Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Big Cypress, Health Salary: $21,840 with benefits

Job Title: Secretary Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Family Services Salary: $20,800 with benefits

Job Title: Maintenance Workers (2) Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: AH-TAH-THI-KI Salary: $16, 640 w/ benefits

Job Title: Water/Waste Water Plant Operator

Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Big Cypress, Utilities Salary: Negotiable commensurate w/

experience with benefits

ImmokaleeJob Title: Commission Officer Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Immokalee, Gaming Salary: $28,000 with benefits

Job Title: Cultural Language Instructor Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Immokalee, Cultural Education Salary: $28,120 with benefits

Job Title: Maintenance Worker Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Immokalee, Building & Grounds Salary: $14,500 with benefits

Job Title: Surveillance Operator Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Immokalee, Gaming Salary: $17,680 with benefits

Job Title: Medical Records Assitant Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, HealthSalary: $ 26,000-32,000 annually w/

benefits

Job Title: Office Clerk Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, Secretary Treasurer Salary: $20,000 annually w/benefits

Job Title: Office Clerk (P/T) Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, UtilitiesSalary: $8.00 per hour w/ benefits

Job Title: Patient Services Coordinator Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, HealthSalary: $21,840 annually w/ benefits

Job Title: Payables Disbursement Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, AccountingSalary: $18,740 annually w/ benefits

Job Title: Plumber Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, Housing /

ConstructionSalary: $24,960 annually w/benefits

Job Title: Secretary II Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, HealthSalary: $26,000 annually w/benefits

Job Title: Senior Admin. Assistant Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, Madio Adjusting Co.Salary: Negotiable

Job Title: Snake Handler Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, Okalee VillageSalary: $20,800 with benefits

Job Title: Surveillance Operator Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, Gaming

Job Title: Transporter Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Hollywood, Health Salary: $18,720 annually w/ benifits

Job Title: Nutritionist Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Brighton, HealthSalary: $35,000 w/benefits.

Job Title: Operator Maintenance Trainee Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Brighton, Utilities

Job Title: Surveillance Operator Open Date: 9-10-01 Close Date: Until FilledLocation: Brighton, Gaming

By Alexandra FrankHOLLYWOOD — On Oct. 31,

under a full moon, the reservation ball fieldlooked like a Wes Craven horror movie cometo life. Babies, children, pre-teens, teens, andadults of all ages came out on All HallowEve’s for a night of spooky fun at theHollywood Fall Festival.

The festival featured several contests,held by various programs (such as Pre-School)and sponsored by the Council and BoardRepresentatives. A pumpkin carving conteststarted off the festivities, Steve Young andKristin Duda, of Hollywood Recreation, hadthe honor (orhorror) of judg-ing the contest.

PumpkinCarving Contest-Youth (17 andUnder) 1) KrystleYoung, 2)ChassidyHarjochee, 3)Deandra Tiger. Adult (18-49) 1)Geraldine L.Osceola, 2)Chuck Osceola,3) Gladys Doctor. Senior (50 andOver) 1) BettyOsceola, 2)Jimmie HankOsceola, 3) PatGopher.

Therewas a lot of tal-ent on display inthe pumpkin carving contests, as there was inthe costume contest. A lot of people lookedforward to entering the contests, and it showedin the work and time they put into makingtheir costumes and carving the pumpkins.

There were a lot of participants in thecostume contest and, sad to say, many creativeoutfits did not place in the top three positions.There were four categories to place in: scari-est, most original, prettiest, andthe king and queen of the festival.

Here is a list of all thewinners and the category in whichthey placed. I hope all of yougoblins and ghouls had fun andenjoyed the candy, see you nextyear.

Costume Contest -Infant through 1 Year Scariest- 1) Grant Osceola, 2)Matthew Osceola, 3) FranciscoRodriguez Jones. Most Original- 1) Colby Cypress,2) Caitlyn Billie, 3) FranklinJumper. Prettiest- 1) Aniya Gore, 2) AleniaMicco, 3) Jonah Billie. The King- Donovan Spiva. TheQueen- Elizabeth Frank.

2 Year Olds Scariest- 2) Daniel Rodriguez Jr.,2) Caleb Wolf, 3) RichardPrimeaux. Most Original- 1) Brent Frank, 2)Mila Osceola, 3) Franklin Jumper. Prettiest- 1) Rylee Osceola, 2) RayleneStewart, 3) Skyla Osceola. The King- Cecil Johns. The Queen- KiraMowatt.

3 Year Olds Scariest- 1) Rhett Tiger, 2) Donovan Osceola,3) Tyler Plummer. Most Original- 1) Maurice Billie, 2) LukeBaxley Junior, 3) Tyson Osceola. Prettiest- 1)Kiana Bell, 2) Janay Cypress, 3) CarsonKnaby. The King- Lorenzo Jones. The Queen- AriannaPrimeaux.

4 Year Olds Scariest- 1) Nick Dehass, 2) Ty Pierce, 3)Agullbee Osceola. Most Original- 1) Elizabeth Wolf, 2) EthanCypress, 3) Dakota Tiger Prettiest- 1) BriannaBillie, 2) Shania Johns, 3) Ellyse Frank. The King- Cameron Osceola. The Queen-Fairuza Billie.

5-6 Year Olds Scariest- 1) Jonathon Frank, 2) BrandtleyOsceola, 3) Konrad Jones. Most Original- Neko Osceola, 2) Trevor

Osceola, 3) JamieTiger. Prettiest – 1) JoslynCypress, 2) MaleahIsaac, 3) Tia Blais-Billie. The King- DorianJumper. The Queen-Katelyn Young.

7-9 Year Olds Scariest- 1) HustonOsceola, 2) NaomiBillie, 3) TylerHarjochee. Most Original- 1)Brodie Blais-Billie, 2)Talena Castillo, 3)Ravenne Osceola. Prettiest- 1) TiannaYoung, 2) DeandraTiger, 3) StarzSanchez. The King- J.T.Osceola. The Queen-Cindi Adair.

10-13 Year Olds Scariest- 1) Casey McCall, 2) Nick DiCarlo, 3)Pedro Fuentes. Most Original- 1) Spencer Battiest, 2)Rhiannon Tiger, 3) Jack Turtle. Prettiest- 1) Shelby Dehass, 2) BriannaHarjochee, 3) Chelsea Mountain. The King-Joshua Cypress. The Queen- Krystle Young.

14-17 Year Olds Scariest- 1) Joey Richardson, 2) StephenBillie, 3) Jerome Davis. Most Original- 1) Mike Gentry, 2) Catlin Jim,3) Bobby Osceola. Prettiest- 1) Tasha Osceola, 2) Jojo Osceola, 3)Mercedes Osceola. The King- Legus Bowers. The Queen-Christine McCall.

18-49 Year Olds Scariest- 1) John Billie, 2) Ricardo Hernandez,3) Thomas Storm Jr. Most Original- 1) Nathan Doctor, 2) Scarlett

Young, 3) VivianDelgado. Prettiest- 1)Reina Micco, 2)Brandi Williams, 3)Iretta Tiger. The King- VinceMotlow. The Queen-Brande Clay.

50 Years and Over Scariest- 1) DorothyTucker, 2) JuanitaOsceola. Most Original- 1) JoeDan Osceola, 2) PaulBuster, 3) CorneliaOsceola. Prettiest- 1)Betty Osceola, 2)Betty Mae Jumper, 3)Pat Bowers. The King- JimmyHank Osceola. TheQueen- WandaBowers.

The Seminole Tribune 16 November 30, 2001

By Robin OsceolaHOLLYWOOD — It was Halloween and the sen-

iors were at their bewitching best and ready for a goodtime.

After walking throughthe Hot Meals entrance, trans-formed into a spooky tunnelfilled with spiders, bats andother creatures, the seniorsknew they were in for a treat.

The morning beganwith a visit from the Pre-schooltrick-or-treaters, who receivedmore treats than tricks.

Afterwards, the eventsstarted as the seniors competedin costume, pie-eating, pump-kin carving and piñata breakingcontests.

There was also a spe-cial challenge match, a pie-eat-ing contest betweenCouncilman Max Osceola, Jr.and Board RepresentativeDavid Dehass.

The two piñatas werebroken by Joe Dan Osceola,Mary Gay Osceola, and DavidJumper. Jimmy Hank Osceolawas victorious in the last event,musical chairs.

For those of you whowant to know who won the pie-

eating challenge: it was Max Osceola, Jr., who came up forair only twice.

After the events were finished, Jack Motlow ledeveryone in prayer before a special chicken and rib lunch.

Costume Contest-Men- 1) Ronnie Doctor.

2) Mason Osceola. 3) Jimmy HankOsceola. 4) Jack Motlow. 5) JoeDan Osceola. 6) Eugene Bowers.7) Harley Jumper

Women- 1) Betty Osceola.2) Maydell Osceola. 3) MabelOsceola. 4) Dorothy Tucker. 5) PatGopher. 6) Maggie Osceola. 7)Mary Tiger. 8) Minnie Doctor. 9)Mary Bowers. 10) Betty MaeJumper.

Pie-eating Contest-Men- 1) Mason Osceola.

2) Joe Dan Osceola. 3) RonnieDoctor. 4) Eugene Bowers. 5)Jimmy Hank Osceola.

Women- 1) Annie Jumper.2) Betty Osceola. 3) Betty Jumper.4) Maydell Osceola. 5) Judy AnnOsceola.

Pumpkin CarvingContest-

1) Eugene Bowers. 2)Mabel Osceola. 3) Pat Gopher. 4)Betty Osceola. 5) Jimmy HankOsceola. 6) Ronnie Doctor.

By Barbara SecodyMICCOSUKEE RESERVATION — It seemed

that the entire Miccosukee Tribe came out for the 20thannual community Halloween party, held on Oct. 24 at thegymnasium.

The event was coordinated by Betty Billie,Virginia Poole, Sharon Logan and Jimmie Poole of theCommunity Resources Department; and Judy Osceola andLouise Bert of Community Action Agency.

Vehicles were lined bumper to bumper along theroad as parents ushered their little ghosts and goblins intothe building for the celebration. Once inside the door, thekids took off in all directions to explore the various boothsand games.

Other games were happening in the center of thefloor, such as the musical chairs game. Betty Billie and afew helpers did their best to keep order as the squeals of thekids rang throughout the building.

Once the music stopped, it was quite a sight to seethe kids scramble to claim a chair. Naturally, one was leftwithout a chair – and was eliminated. There were plenty ofprizes for everyone, and no one went home empty-handed.

Each department was responsible for setting upand manning their own booth. Each booth provided sometype of a challenging game, such as the ring toss set up bythe Finance Department.

Two large poker tables were set up for those whofelt lucky. The stakes were high, and the proceeds wereallocated to elderly assistance programs. Even ChairmanBilly Cypress tried his hand at the game with the rest of theplayers. Win, lose or draw, they all had a good time.

The Senior Center provided a dart game. TheMiccosukee Police Department set up a football toss game,which was a hit with the younger crowd. Many showedpromise of someday entering the big leagues with some oftheir powerful throws.

Other games provided were the spooky quarterdrop, sponsored by the Learning Center; and a math andpumpkin game provided by the MIS department.

Drawings were held throughout the evening, andmany went home with a little extra money in their pockets,or a great prize under their arm. Tina Osceola was thehappy winner of the 50/50 raffle drawing. Marilyn H.Thomas pocketed a generous amount for being the seller ofthe winning ticket.

There was a long line at the food booth throughoutthe evening. Playing games and having fun worked up apowerful appetite. The hard-working folks in the foodbooth were busy all evening.

The highlight of the evening was the drawing forthe two big prizes: a patchwork men’s traditional jacket andwoman’s patchwork long skirt. Not just any jacket andskirt: - a Virginal Poole original.

Virginia is one of Miccosukee’s most popularpatchwork designers, and her work is always in demand.Someone wanting a skirt or jacket is in for a wait, as hercreations are in high demand. Tickets were snapped upthroughout the evening by people hoping to win one of theitems.

Ironically, both items were won by members ofVirginia’s own family. She said she wished someone out-side of her family had won them, but was happy for thewinners. The winner of the jacket went to 20 month-oldAimee Osceola (Virginia’s granddaughter); and the skirtwas won by Theresa C. Osceola.

As the festivities came to an end, and departmentworkers packed up their booths, a lot of happy and tiredkids (and parents) were ready to head home. It had been agreat party and everyone had a good time. Congratulationsto those who worked hard to make the 20th annual party agreat success.

Something is always happening in Trail. TheMiccosukee Tribe maintains community unity through workand play. Fun, games, food and family is what keeps thiscommunity strong. The people work hard and work togeth-er; but they always make time to enjoy their lives and thatfor which they have worked so hard.

By Gary PadgettTAMPA — This time of year means different

things to different people, but for the Tampa Community,it’s a time to come together to celebrate, compete and dressup in the best and scariest costumes.

Women’s Horseshoes: 1) Debbie Henry 2) TinaSmith 3) Mayra Simmons 4) Joanie Henry.

Men’sHorseshoes: 1) PaulSimmons 2) PhillipSmith 3) Bobby Henry4) Craig Foret.

Women’s 9-ball: 1) Debbie Henry2) Trish Doctor 3)Mayra Simmons 4) TinaSmith.

Men’s 9-ball:1) Richard Henry 2)Jessie Henry 3) CraigForet 4) JimmyOsceola.

PumpkinDecorating Contest:

Ages 3-6: 1)Christina Clark 2)Ricky Dillon 3) TrystynStorm 4) Ethan Smith.

Ages 7-12: 1)Mathew Henry 2) JacobSantiago 3) TiffanyForet 4) Devin Doctor.

Ages 13-17: 1) Linda Jane Henry 2) Alana Henry3) Amanda Sisneroz.

Costume competition:Ages 0-2: 1) Miguel Dillon 2) Ruby Thomas 3)

Colime 4) Mason Foret. Girls Ages 3-5: 1) Christina Clark 2) Kanika

Jimmie 3) Ryanna Thomas 4) Danelle Thomas. Boys Ages 3-5: 1) Jeremiah Santiago 2) Ethan

Smith 3) Ricky Dillon 4) Lolo. Girls Ages 6-9: 1) Dylame Henry 2) Tiffany Foret

3) Phayda Clark 4) Stacy Smith.

Boys Ages 6-9: 1) Jacob Santiago 2) Joel Foret 3)Mathew Henry.

Girls Ages 10-17: 1) Jamie Henry 2) Linda JaneHenry 3) Sierra Simmons.

Boys Ages 10-17: 1) Aaron Frank 2)Joseph Santiago 3) Kyle Henry 4) Nick Frank.

“King” Contest: 1) Tina Smith 2)Mayra Simmons 3) Trish Doctor.

“Queen” Contest: 1) Ronnie Doctor2) Phillip Smith 3) Ramsey Harjo 4) JahnaSmith.

Seniors: 1) Bobby Henry 2) SusieDoctor 3) Nancy Frank.

Ages 3-6: 1)Christina Clark 2) RickyDillon 3) Trystyn Storm 4) Ethan Smith.

Ages 7-12: 1) Mathew Henry 2) JacobSantiago 3) Tiffany Foret 4) Devin Doctor.The costumes were given a chance to comealive in the Haunted House. Like last year, theHaunted House was a success and everyonewho participated had fun.

On behalf of the Tampa Community,Richard Henry, Tampa Liaison, would like tothank Alex Johns and John Wayne Huff fortheir help and support in this event. The TampaCommunity enjoyed a fun and safe Halloween,and looks forward to another one next year.

Hollywood Fall Festival

Winners of the “Prettiest” category of the 7-9 year olds were Starz Sanchez, Deandra Tiger,and Tianna Young.

Alexandra Frank

CHICKEN RUN: Franklin Jumper placedthird in the “Most Original” category.

Alexandra Frank

Costumed youngsters strike their best pose for the judges.

Gary Padgett

Future Homecoming King and Queen?

Alexandra Frank

Backstage at a Slipknot concert? No, it’s the cast and crew of the Haunted House.

Gary Padgett

Mason Osceola placed second with this costume.

David DeHass

Hollywood Seniors Spook Hot Meals

Tampa Reservation Halloween Hauntings

SWATHED IN SILK: Mercedes, JoJo, and Tasha Osceola swept the“Prettiest” Category.

Alexandra Frank

Miccosukees Celebrate 20thCommunity Halloween Party