April 8 - Seminole Tribe of Florida

The Seminole Tribune 15 April 8, 2005Adelsa WilliamsBoys & Girls Club member Notah Begay III (left) prepares these future Seminole golf stars for greatness.Boys & Girls Club Hosts Pro at Golfing ClinicBy Adelsa WilliamsHOLLYWOOD — OnMarch 7, the Boys & Girls Clubof The Seminole Tribe and theHollywood Recreation departmenthosted a Native Americangolfing clinic at the RecreationBall Field.Robert North Sr.,Director of Development for theBoys & Girls Club, proudlyintroduced Native professionalgolfer Notah Begay III, whobriefly introduced himself andaddressed the youth with a fewmotivational words.“You can do anythingyou want,” said Begay. “I makea lot of money playing golf.”Begay then grouped theSeminole youth to show them afew golf tips and tricks thatgrasped their attention and surelyentertained them.Afterwards, the childrenhad an opportunity to hit afew golf balls. Begay patientlyexplained to them the properway to hold a golf club and differentswing styles.After the clinic,Recreation Director MosesJumper Jr. and Assistant DirectorMarl Osceola presented Begaywith a traditional Seminole jacketin appreciation for taking timeto visit the Seminole Tribe andconduct the special presentationto the Seminole youth.Josephine North, ChiefAdelsa WilliamsBegay instructed children on putting.Professional Officer of theSeminole Boys & GirlsClub, also presented Begaywith a set of bath towelswith engraved Seminolepatchwork.Begay then handedout to the kids Nike®caps and golf balls andautographed posters foreach of the kids.Notah Begay III,who is half Navajo, halfPueblo, grew up on a reservationwith no hot waterand an 80 percent unemploymentrate. Consideredan icon by many, he is theonly Native American inthe Professional GolfAssociation (PGA) Tour.He was also an All-American teammate ofTiger Woods at StanfordUniversity.Begay has joinedforces with the Boys &Girls Clubs of America toencourage today’s youth tobecome club members. Hisvisit to the Seminole Tribeof Florida’s Boys & GirlsClub is in effort to promotepositive alternatives for theNative youth.For more informationon Notah Begay III,visit his website atwww.notahbegay3.com.Native Economic Summit Golf TournamentThe archers including Joel Frank (second from right) take aim at their targets.By Don OsceolaLAS VEGAS, NV — On Feb.25-27,Archery Coach John Waterhouse of Miami, Fla.and his team members, Tribal citizens RichardHenry of Tampa, Joel Frank and Don Osceola ofHollywood, competed in an indoor archery tournamentat the Riviera Hotel & Casino.During the competition, Henry used acompound bow with sights and stabilizer, whileFrank used a compound bow with a stabilizer andno sights. Osceola used a traditional recurve bowwith a stabilizer and no sights.Don OsceolaArchery Team Attends World Archery FestivalThe contest consisted of targets whichwere concentric, eight-inch circles in yellow, red,and blue. The targets were at the distance of 20meters away from the shooter. From that distance,the target looked small. Each time a shooter wentup to the shooting line, they had three arrows toshoot in two-and-a-half minutes.Seminole archery team members gainedthe experience of being in a large tournament withits pressures and stresses. They are now lookingforward to the upcoming tournaments in MyrtleBeach, S.C., Oak Ridge, Tenn. and Columbus, Ga.Seminole Motocross Schedule and General InformationPractice ScheduleThursday Practice: 11a.m.–5:30 p.m.Bikes and Quads can ride either practice track. Onoccasion we might have to split the practices. Mostof the time this occurs when the kids are out ofschool.Saturday Practice: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.In-between 1-1:30 p.m., MX bikes and Quadsswitch tracks.Sunday Practice: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.In-between 1-1:30 p.m. MX bikes and Quadsswitch tracks. We are going to switch the dirt bikesand the quads from one track to the other onSaturday and Sunday’s practice. About half waythrough the day, the bikes will ride on the Quadtrack, and the Quads will ride on the MX track.Practice times subject to change due toracing, weather, or any other acts of nature out ofour control. In the future we will post any racing orchanges in practice times.Rider and Spectator Fees: $3 for generaladmission (non-riders), $20 for riders six-years-oldand older, $10 for riders five-years-old andyounger.Rider admission is per person, not perbike. Every rider must have an arm band. If twopeople are caught using the same arm band, theywill be told to leave for the day.Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Friday:9 a.m.–4 p.m., Thursday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday,Sunday: 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Wednesday: ClosedThe Hare Scramble Trail: These trailsare meant for practice. They are not meant forlooking for a nice picnic spot. Please be aware thatbikes 80cc and higher are allowed to ride the trails.Faster riders, please be patient with slower riders,and slower riders please be kind and let the fasterrider pass–remember it is only practice, and everyonewants to have fun.Also, it is the riders’ responsibility to lookout for slower or down riders, there are no flaggerson the track. If your bike or Quad becomes disabledwhile on the trail please stay with it. Thetrail is going to be monitored though out the day.Trails are a seven mile loop. Please makesure you have a full tank of gas, also childrenyounger than 12 are not permitted to be on thetrails.The Pee Wee Track: This track is aboutfour-tenths of a mile long. This track is for smallwheel Pee Wee bikes only–50cc two stroke, and50cc up to 110cc four stroke. No 60/65’s, 80/85’sor Pit Bikes are allowed on the Pee Wee track. Noexceptions.If it becomes necessary, we will split thePee Wee riders. The riding intervals will be 20minutes.For more information, please visithttp://www.seminoletribemotocross.com.Mitch Osceola finishes first with a 69 and 1 under par.Adelsa WilliamsDave OsceolaAdelsa WilliamsBy Adelsa WilliamsWESTON, FL — On March 20, Tribal citizenMitch Osceola and The Seminole Tribe ofFlorida, Inc. sponsored a golf tournament at theBonaventure Country Club. The event was a recreationalouting for participants of the NativeEconomic Summit, which the Seminole Tribe hostedat the Hard Rock Hotel.A total of 15 players formed the two-man,blind draw game. They also enjoyed a morning sideskins game. In this style of play, the lowest score onthe hole wins the hole. If there is a tie, there is nowinner.Tribal citizen Mary Osceola and RickyDoctor were the winners in the two-man team skins,scoring a birdie, as well as Dave Osceola and JackieThompson.After the tournament, everyone awaited theresults as they enjoyed a light barbeque lunch at theclubhouse.Below are the results.Overall: 1. Mitch Osceola and Mondo Tigerwith a score of 69 and 1 under par, 2. Ricky Doctorand Marcy Osceola Jr. with a score of 73, 3. MaxOsceola Jr. and Dorian Lange with a score of 78.Skins: Hole #3 Dave Osceola and JackieThompson, #8 & #12 Mary Osceola and RickyDoctor, #14 & #18 Mitch Osceola and Mondo Tiger.Closest to the Pin: Hole #3 Steve Osceola,#5 Marcy Osceola Jr., #11 & #15 Ricky Doctor.