A Voice from the Eastern Door
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It was senior night for four Salmon River High School girls basketball players on Thursday, February 2, but of course, visiting Malone (7-7, 8-11) did not care as they went on the win 54-35. The Lady Huskies ran out to a 13-6 first quarter lead and worked their way to 29-17 at the half time buzzer. The Shamrocks (2-12, 5-14) rallied in the third to cut the deficit to only eight but the Huskies kicked it up and went on a 8-0 run to put the game out of reach of the Shamrocks. Hayley Lewis led the...
The Salmon River Athletic Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the Athletes of the Month for the 2016 Fall Season. Each month, a coach from each varsity team selects a student athlete for his/her athletic accomplishments, attitude, leadership, sportsmanship, and team spirit to receive the award. Each winner receives a $25.00 gift certificate, donated by Twin Leaf of Akwesasne and Ft. Covington, which can be used at any of its establishments; Twin Leaf convenience store and restaurants, Jreck's...
Girls Hockey Salmon River 2, SLC 0 The Salmon River girls varsity hockey team blanked St. Lawrence Central, 2-0, in the first round of Section X girls hockey playoffs at the Tom Cavanaugh Areana on Monday night. After a scoreless first period the Lady Rocks got on the scoreboard with 2: 27 left in the second, with the only goal that they would need, when Madison Collette finished off a play started by Lexi Lazore. Collette struck again late in the third frame with an unassisted open net goal wit...
Salmon River rallies to tie Massena 1-1 The Salmon River High School boys hockey team skated to a 1-1 overtime tie with rival Massena at the Tom Cavanaugh Arena on January 18. The Shamrocks trailed Massena going into the third period but refused to lose. The first period ended scoreless and it looked as if the second would end the same until Matthew Derouchie beat Salmon's goalie, Jarrad Jackson, to put Massena on the scoreboard with 1:11 left in the period. Nick Kozsan and Jack Loran assisted...
Roger Mitchell sings a song that he wrote for his brother Russell "Hoss" Mitchell about ten years ago, called 'Flying High' while his sister Becky cuts a birthday cake made for Russell, since it is his day of birth. It looks like a big birthday celebration, but it was a night to lay Russell, who died ten years ago, to rest while raising funds for the AMBE hot lunch program. The River Mohawk Band provided music, food was in abundance and many awesome baskets were raffled off to lucky winners....
The week of January 9-14 was a week of bitter losses and sweet wins for the Salmon River winter teams. Boys Varsity Basketball SR-43, FA- 47 Things were looking good for the Shamrocks as they built a first quarter 12-7 lead over the visiting Franklin Academy Huskies. There was a short time in the second quarter where the score was knotted but the Shamrocks worked hard and regained the lead. Early in the third quarter, the Huskies rallied to take their first lead of the game and were able to...
"Turnovers on poor passing choices got the best of us" according to Salmon River girls' varsity coach, Liz Durfee. The visiting lady Wildcats defeated the Shamrocks by a score of 58-34. Gouverneur got out of the gate quickly, scoring 23 points in the first quarter to lead 40-9 at half time. "Sitting back against a high pressure team like Gouverneur isn't going to help our cause" commented coach Durfee. "In the second half we settled down and handled the press better and that caused us to get a b...
Another successful community workshop at the Akwesasne Cultural Museum took place on Mondays and Thursdays from November 28-December 22. Local artist, Denise Jock led a fancy basket making class where nine people participated. Many of the participants were able to weave at least two baskets, some made more. Mrs. Jock has been making baskets for 43 years and learned the talent from her mother, Sarah Thompson Jocko. "I started masking baskets when I was twenty years old", explained Mrs. Thompson....
As Salmon River High School kicks off another winter sports season, each team intends to strive for success as well as look to improve their record from the previous year. The basketball court, as well as the ice arena, were busy this week as the boys and girls varsity hockey and basketball teams played home openers. Not having ice for a few weeks, due to complications in the SRCS arena, created a rough start for the boys and girls hockey teams. However, the issues have been resolved and both...
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The legend of the Black Ash Baskets says that Black Elk was concerned for his people and when he died he wanted to leave them something that would not only help them provide for their families, but also teach them patience. Local artist, Richard David, taught eight people how to make utility baskets during eight classes over the month of November at the Akwesasne Museum. Most of the participants were new to basket making and Mr. David took them through the entire process. Patience is a key...
Communities all over are concerned about growing their local economy and Akwesasne is no exception. The Akwesasne Tourism Working Group was given a $10,000 award by the Citizens Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) to come up with ideas to incorporate Mohawk language and culture into designing our roadways, signage, landscape and buildings. The Working Group has been busy coming up with different ideas and strategies to create a community with high appeal for residents, businesses and visitors that...
Dominating performances week after week earned the Salmon River Boys Varsity Cross Country team a Section 10 Class C Championship title at Sectionals at Norwood-Norfolk. As a team Champion, Salmon River was able to take its top seven runners to the New York State Class C Cross Country championship meet at Chenango Park. Team Captain Colin Benedict led the Shamrocks at Sectionals, covering the 5K course in a time of 19:16 and a place on the Section 10 All Northern Second Team. Teammate Tyler...
Four-legged and two-legged participants of all ages took part in the Akwesasne Animal Society's "Strut your Mutt" fundraising walk on Sunday, October 23 at the Tewatahita Walking Trail from 11:00am to 2:00pm. The dogs and some humans were decked out in clever costumes like a hot dog, a mermaid, dinosaurs, a lobster, a shark, a skeleton and some lions. However, the cold and windy weather conditions caused the event to be cut short and moved to the pavilion area. Despite the cold, dogs and humans...
Salmon River booters outlast the Wildcats The last home game for the boys' varsity soccer team ended the way they hoped it would; a 4-2 win over Gouverneur(2-13,1-11). A senior game is always sweeter with a win for the fans. Clayton Jones found the back of the Wildcat net with a shot set up by Cameron Cartier to put the Shamrocks on the scoreboard. Cartier then fired a shot past the Gouverneur goalie after finishing off a play set up by Dillon St. Ann-Spinner. Mac Lazore upped the score 3-0,...
About 100 people had smiles lighting up their faces on Friday night, October 14, but that wasn't all. They also had a number of glow sticks wrapped around their neck, wrists and heads to light their way during the third annual Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club Glow walk at Generations Park. The walk, which kicked off at around 7:15pm, went around the trail where participants could walk or run as many times as they wanted for the next hour. Many families braved the cold to take part in the free...
The fall sports season begins to wind down to give way to playoff games, winter sports and the rite of passage called senior night. Senior night is a term used to represent the last home game or meet in a teen's high school sports career. After three or four years of working together and playing to win, many athletes like to take in senior night as a night of their own. For the underclassmen, senior night is a great way to have one last hurrah with older teammates who have helped to pave the...
Walking into the cradleboard making class, held at the Akwesasne Museum, the smell of wood burning and the chatter and laughter of casual conversation are in the air. Ten students were busy finishing up their cradleboards that they had just learned to make in three days, September 28,29 and 30. By the looks of the beautiful cradleboards, the instructor, Bill Loran, with the help of Bill Billings, did an awesome job instructing each student. Bill Loran is an Akwesasne artist who is known for his...
Varsity Shamrock girls’ soccer team ties Massena 4-4 Massena was first on the scoreboard just four minutes into the first half when Novaleigh Lagrow finished off a play started by Kyrsten Stone. The Shamrocks rallied back to score the next two goals when Nidia Dearmayero found the back of the net off an assist from Jadie Burns at the 22:08 mark. Ten minutes later Dearmayero capitalized off a pass from Shye Chubb to put the Shamrocks up 2-1. Massena answered back with only 38 seconds left in t...
After a week of no home games the Salmon River Shamrocks were back on home turf to take on some strong NAC Section 10 opponents. Girls Soccer SRC-0, Canton-2 Janet Beaudin opened the scoring for the Golden Bears at the 18:53 mark, in the first half, off an assist by Mimi Husinec. Eleven minutes later Katie Furnia found the back of the net when she finished off a play started by Erin Grandaw to give Canton a 2-0 lead that stood through the second half. Lauren Martin stood tall in the Shamrock...
As Salmon River High School kicks off another School Year its fall sports teams begin to compete. They intend to strive for success as well as look to improve for each of their upcoming seasons. The first week of competition has been a good week for the Shamrocks as many teams are coming off home field and court wins. On Thursday, September 8, the boys varsity Soccer team saw its home opener end in a 1-1 draw against Ogdensburg. The team is in a rebuilding year after losing nine seniors to...
The intermittent downpours on Friday, August 12, made Styx concertgoers at the Franklin County Fair in Malone reevaluate their decision to sit on the track instead of the covered grandstand. As it turned out, the weather cooperated with no rain and it was a beautiful night for a concert, although the die-hard Styx fans would not have let a little rain dampen their excitement in anticipation of watching the Chicago classic-rockers. The track in front of the stage as well as the grandstand was...
The Native North American Traveling College couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day or a prettier place than the shores of the St. Lawrence River to host its annual Friendship Day on Saturday, July 30, from 10:00am -7:00pm. Friendship Day was started back in the 1970's as a way to bring the families of the Akwesasne community, neighboring communities and other nations together in the spirit of unity to share art, culture, and good food. "Friendship Day is a great way to accurately educate...
More than 900 people paraded through the Solomon Memorial Lacrosse Box at Generations Park on Thursday, July 21, for the 26th Annual Wellness Day. Many departments from the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and the Akwesasne Mohawk Council, as well as hospitals and organizations from surrounding communities, joined forces and set up tables loaded with program information, handouts, promotional freebies, and reusable bags. Months of planning and coordination went into organizing the day, which was...
The Akwesasne Family Wellness Program, in conjunction with the Native North American Traveling College(NNATC), held the first workshop, Social Song Education, as part of a Cultural Education series at the Seven Dancers Coalition building on 352 State Rt. 37 on July 13. The series will take place each Wednesday from 6:00pm-8:00 pm for the rest of July. The next workshops are July 20 -Social Dance Education and July 27 –Ceremonies. Shate Fox, Donovan Thompson and Haneh Brant from the NNATC T...
