A Voice from the Eastern Door
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On Friday, April 24, 2015 the St. Regis Recreation Center held a variety of wellness displays. Vendors gathered to show their wares, homemade products, therapy systems and growing systems. Showcasing their products were; Handmade Creations by Katy Tarbell, 2445 Organics by Tiffany Cook and Natural Skincare Navigator by Ginnie O'Brien....
Girls Lacrosse In the development of any young athletic program there are often moments in time when a team can capitalize on an opportunity to turn the corner toward becoming an established powerhouse. For the Salmon River girls' varsity lacrosse team, it's not difficult to see that one of those moments is now. The situation is dramatically different this season. The Lady Shamrocks are sitting atop of the standings with an undefeated NAC league record of 7-0, the first winning streak in the pro...
The Akwesasne Area Management Board, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, Community Futures Development Corporation, Social Development Council of Cornwall and Area's Employability Network and the A'nowara'ko:wa Arena staff have been very busy since January planning the 2015 Akwesasne Career Fair for area high school students. This event takes place every two years and is always a tremendous success and this year was no exception. Students, community members and the 75 business vendors enjoyed the...
If you missed last month's light therapy workshop, have no fear, Ginnie O'Brien will be back on Friday, April 24th from 4:30-7:30 at the St. Regis Recreation Hall. "We had such a great turnout in March and people were sorry they missed it so I am excited to bring another workshop" commented Mrs. O'Brien. Ginnie and Tina Tarbell will show people how they can experience healing with DPL Light Therapy which has been proven to be effective in addressing pain management and skin issues. It blocks...
The Salmon River Athletic Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the Athletes of the Month for the 2014-15 fall and winter seasons. Each month coaches select student athletes for their athletic accomplishments, attitude, leadership, sportsmanship, and team spirit. Each winner receives a $25.00 gift certificate donated by Twin Leaf of Akwesasne and Ft. Covington, which can be used at either establishment and at Jreck's Subs. Each student also receives a Certificate of Achievement from the Salmon Riv...
The spring sports season has debuted with a promising start for many of the Salmon River teams. The weather was cooperative, the fields were dry and there were many first home game wins. The girls' lacrosse team made program history by not only winning the home opener but also achieving its first shutout. The Lady Shamrocks hosted OFA on Thursday, April 16th and sent the Lady Blue Devils home with a 20-0 loss. The Shamrocks scored half the goals by halftime to lead 10-0. Freshman Trysten Burns...
Steven Sondheim and James Lapine's "Into the Woods" is one of the most entertaining and difficult ensemble musicals ever written. On March 13 and 14, 2015, Salmon River High School attempted and achieved the show with flying colors. The show is a dark retelling of everyone's favorite childhood fairytales. The story centers around the Baker (Shawn Brown) and his wife, (Ciera Jock) attempting to barter with a witch (Breana Griffin) so that she will reverse a curse she put on them that keeps them...
Healing the human body with a beam of light seems like a scene from some futuristic movie, but light has become an effective way to treat just about everything. "Come to the light" is a phrase Virginia (Ginnie) O'Brien tells people in her business. "Seven years ago I was in a great deal of pain when I came across Deep Penetrating Light (DPL) light therapy. After doing some research I purchased it and it has worked great for me and my family," says Ginnie. Ginnie lives in Onondaga with her...
"And they lived happily ever after" is the ending that we have heard at the end of most fairy tales as we were growing up. What exactly does that mean? For most of us, we would assume that our heroes lived the rest of their lives in peaceful, prosperous kingdoms. No enemies, witches, giants, wicked stepmothers or bad spells cast upon them. They enjoy perfect health and untroublesome life. The real questions are... what happens after Cinderella finds her Prince? What happens when Little Red...
The Shamrock Figure Skating Club had its annual ice show February 28th where its members jumped, twirled and glided across the ice. The Theme of this year's show was "Shamrocks Visit Ice Vegas" and the Tom C. Cavanaugh Arena was transformed into a casino with blinking lights, slot machines, dice, poker chips and cards decorating the ice rink boards. The audience enjoyed songs such as "Poker Face"," Let's go to Vegas", "Sin City", "The Gambler" and more, as skaters ranging in age from 4 to 17,...
SRCS Boys Basketball The Salmon River boys' basketball and hockey teams had great wins this week in Section 10 playoff games. Boys Basketball Salmon River 66-Canton 53 In the Section 10 Class B semi-finals, second-seeded Salmon River Shamrocks(12-5) took a 27-16 halftime lead and worked steadily to a 66-53 win over Canton Central in front of a home crowd. Russ Oakes led the Shamrocks offensive attack with 20 points and 9-12 from the line down the stretch. Brandon Burdash provided 13 points and...
This year Massena has been part of the Stamford Volleyball Association. The SVA club volleyball program has a 15U, 16U, 17U, and an 18U team that is comprised of seven different school districts in our area. The teams had their first official tournament this past Sunday and placed second in the Gold Division (18U team), second place in the Silver Division (17U team), and the 16U placed second in its division. The girls did a great job representing the North Country. They will continue to travel...
This was a bittersweet week for the Salmon River Boys Basketball and Hockey teams. Sweet, because both teams had big wins heading into playoff week. It was also the week to say goodbye to all the graduating seniors. Senior Night is the night that the seniors play their final regular season varsity game at home. Seniors are honored for their hard work and dedication to their sport and team and can be very emotional for the athlete and parents. "This is the biggest group of seniors I ever had," co...
The Salmon River boys' hockey squad had a busy hockey week with only one day of rest in between games. The Shamrocks were scheduled to play the Islanders on Monday February 2nd, but the game was cancelled due to bad weather. The game was rescheduled for the next night on Tuesday. The Shamrocks played OFA on Wednesday, then they were back in action on Friday for a two day tournament at Massena. Salmon River 6, Islanders 3 Riley Youngs opened up the scoring for the Islanders in the first period...
Earlier in the week, the Salmon River boys' basketball squad were named Champions at the Darcy Tournament and on Friday night outshot the Brushton –Moira Panthers 22-7 to win 84-45. The Shamrocks raced out to a 26-11 first quarter lead and while the Panthers' offense livened up in the second quarter, the Shamrocks kept their momentum and went to the locker room with a 51-32-halftime lead. The Salmon River defense played strong in the second half to hold the Panthers to only 13 points. Antoine D...
SRCS Boys Basketball SR boys basketball avenge earlier loss to Potsdam. The second meeting of the season was far different than the first, when Salmon River played host to the Potsdam Sandstoners last Friday night. Losers by 22 points in December, the Shamrocks stormed to a 20-17 lead and pulled away in the second half to a 51-32 win, to hand Potsdam its second Central Division loss of the season. "I feel that we are where we need to be defensively," said Coach Shawn Miller. The boys' hard work...
All students who received perfect attendance for the month of December had their names put into a drawing, at each grade level, to receive the Perfect Attendance Award. Each winner received a goody bag donated by CKON....
We missed it! This great article got lost in the Christmas shuffle! We know it's a few weeks old, but we wanted to share it with our readers regardless. With only 30 seconds left in regulation time, Chad George put the puck past Queensbury goalie, Otto Miller, to give the Shamrocks a 3-2 win in the consolation game of the Salmon River Christmas Tournament last Saturday afternoon. The Shamrocks celebrated their first win of the season when George took on passes from Sean David and Tyren Boots to...
Boys Hockey Salmon River 6, Potsdam 3 The Salmon River hockey team scored three unanswered goals in the third period to come away with a 6-3 win over the Potsdam Sandstoners on Saturday, January 12. Potsdam's Max Warden started out the scoring on a power play at the 3:59 mark off an assist from Jacob Keleher. Sean David knotted the score at 8:29 only to have Jacob Kelleher make it 2-1 for Potsdam at 12:23 off a play from Logan Ford. Salmon answered back at 14:34 when Skkylar Thomas evened...
The Ogdensburg Blue Devils outscored Salmon River in each quarter on their way to an 88-44 win over the Shamrocks on Monday, January 5th at Salmon River. OFA took a 22-11 lead in the first quarter and continued on to improve their record to 4-0 in league play. However, the Salmon River boys did not give up and played hard to the end of the game. "I felt we battled well and our effort was there" said Shamrock Coach Shawn Martin. "OFA is solid and made us turn the ball over too easily during key...
Day in and day out, caregivers devote themselves to others, sacrificing their own needs and desires to put loved ones first. Long days and nights are dedicated to a spouse dying from cancer, a parent with dementia, a paralyzed sibling, to a child with autism. Recognizing the need for caregivers to have a time of respite for themselves, the St. Regis Tribe's Office of the Aging Caregivers Program hosted a Caregivers Celebration on Wednesday, December 3rd., from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The red carpet...
On November 24th the Salmon River seventh grade STEM Team members became teachers as they invited members of the community to come to school and listen to presentations on trash pollution in the St. Lawrence River. The idea about the presentation came about as the students were reading a book called "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park. It is based on a true story alternating between the lives of a young girl and boy living in Sudan. The young girl travels two hours from her home to a pond...
It was a tight, hard fought game where Salmon River scored first. Jarrod Jackson was on his game but the home opening game of the boys' division II varsity hockey season ended 2-1 in Malone's favor. "It was one of those games where it could have gone either way," said head coach Tim Cook. "Malone played well, we played well. Malone's goalie played well and so did our goalie. We definitely had a lot of chances, but it just didn't happen for us this game." The Shamrocks were first on the board,...
There is a new face on the Salmon River girls' varsity hockey bench. Olivia Cook, a Salmon River alumnus and hockey standout, has taken over the coaching reigns from Mike Tremblay this season. Not only is the coach new, but the team has many new and young players. There are two eighth graders, four ninth graders, and five sophomores with one junior and one senior. Ms. Cook says that she is "seeing improvements galore" from her varsity squad. "The team is really coming together and I am so...
The Tuesday before American Thanksgiving has become a tradition at Salmon River Central School to celebrate Native American Day. It is a day where Katsitsionni Fox's Mohawk Club members get to share their culture with their classmates and school staff. The Middle School students took part in the activities in the morning while the High School celebrated in the afternoon. The student body of both the Middle School and High School were called down to the auditorium where they were shown four...
