A Voice from the Eastern Door
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SRCS Boys Hockey Early goals gave the Shamrocks fast starts and two wins last week as they faced off against two NAC rivals, OFA and FA. Salmon River 4, FA 0 Tanner Tarbell got the Shamrocks on the scoreboard just 18 seconds into the first stanza when he finished off a play set up by Otto Thomas and Cameron Cartier. This would be the only goal that the Shamrocks would need but they weren't done. Bryton Burns struck early in the second period when he beat the FA goalie to up the score 2-0....
The Salmon River boys basketball team started off the week with a disappointing 37-64 loss to Franklin Academy in front of a home crowd, but shook it off and travelled to Canton on Friday and left town with a big 75-63 win over the Bears. On Tuesday, January 12, the Huskies led close, 9-7, at the end of the first quarter and from there worked to a 37-64 win. Ben Kelly earned a game high 17 points for the Shamrocks followed by teammate Antoine Domino with nine. Kurt Leroux added eight points whil...
Eighth grade goalie Carli Cartier posted her first varsity shut out, 3-0, backstopping the first season Shamrock win over rival St. Lawrence Central. The Salmon River girls varsity hockey team didn't take long to establish dominance on Tuesday, January 5, when Madison Collette scored the opening goal just 18 seconds into the game, when she converted off a play set up by Olivia Moulton and Rylee Garrow. Mallory Johnson kept the Lady Shamrocks in the lead, scoring an unassisted goal at the 1:45...
The boy's varsity basketball squad traveled to Ogdensburg on Tuesday, January 5th to take on the Blue Devils. A late game surge, 18 – 9 fourth quarter run, for the Shamrocks wasn't enough for the Shamrocks to overcome the 25 – 49 halftime deficit and the Blue Devils earned the 72 – 58 win. Antoine Domino had a game high of 21 points, including three threes. Ben Kelly tallied 13 followed by Jordan Bigness with eight and Zach Smith with six. Travis Thompson and Kurt Leroux added four points each w...
Project "Sticker Shock" is a community awareness program designed to prevent people 21 years and older from purchasing alcohol and providing it to underage individuals. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's Alcohol/Chemical Dependency Prevention Program recently teamed up with Salmon River high school students to visit participating stores and place stickers with a warning message about the penalties for providing alcohol to anyone under 21. By participating in this event, students are taking a proactive...
When you don a pair of moccasins you are doing more than putting on footwear. You are protecting your sacred footprints. Just like everything in Haudenosaunee culture, moccasins have their own stories and songs. Local artist, Caroline Bigtree, showed nine participants how to make a pair of moccasins, plus raised beadwork, at the Akwesasne Cultural Center Museum. Classes took place over a three-week period meeting three times a week. Most of the participants were new to moccasin making and...
At this time of year, you can't go anywhere without hearing holiday music, from the radio and TV, old familiar tunes fill the air. They also fill the schools, in band and chorus rooms, students and teachers worked hard preparing for the 2015 holiday concerts. A packed house at the Salmon River High School auditorium was treated to the final product of all that practice; a spirited performance on December 16 and 17 for the Middle and Senior High School band and chorus programs. The Middle School...
December 21, 2015 will be a night to be talked about for a while at Salmon River as the Shamrocks gave the home crowd a dramatic and prideful victory over the undefeated Massena Red Raiders in double overtime, 70-67. The Red Raiders were coming off a seven game winning streak since the beginning of their season but fell behind, 21-31 at halftime. Massena came to life in the fourth quarter to outscore the Shamrocks 19-8 and turn its third quarter 11 point deficit into a 54-54 tie at the end of...
SRCS BOYS HOCKEY Salmon River 4, Queensbury 2 The Salmon River boys hockey squad hosted its annual tournament this past weekend at the Tom Cavanaugh Arena. The Shamrocks opened the tournament with a 4-2 decision over the Queensbury Spartans while Canisius skated away with a 9-2 win over McQuaid. Tanner Tarbell was quick on the scoring with a goal assisted by Skkylar Thomas, just 13 seconds into the first. Kenan Herne scored at the 2:56 mark in the second frame to put the Shamrocks up 2-0, when...
This was a week of home openers for boys and girls hockey as well as girls basketball. SRCS BOYS HOCKEY The SRCS boys hockey team had a busy week with ups and downs, mostly ups. On Tuesday, December 8, the team traveled to Franklin Academy and earned its second NAC win of the season, with a 3-1 victory over the Huskies. The Shamrocks kept the Huskies confined to their own end for half of the first but could not score and the period ended scoreless. The Huskies picked up their game and struck...
For the last twelve years, the Tuesday before American Thanksgiving has become a tradition at Salmon River Central School to celebrate Native American Day. It is a day where Mohawk students, along with Mohawk Club members get to share their culture with the student body and school staff. The middle school and high school student bodies were rotated through three stations of presentations by local experts from the Akwesasne Cultural Restoration Program (ACR) and the Native North American Travelli...
One of the season's most beautiful community events marks the eleventh year of Christmas Enchantment. It not only marks the beginning of the holiday season, but also the opportunity to help raise funds for various events and equipment at the community Snye Recreation Centre. The Snye Rec Centre's gymnasium was once again turned into a Christmas wonderland where visitors strolled through a glittering forest of creatively decorated Christmas trees complete with fabulous gifts that people look...
Twenty homeroom teachers at Salmon River Elementary School received a special surprise from a local Wal-Mart in the form of $50 gift cards as part of its Teachers Rewards Program to help purchase school supplies for their classrooms. It's part of the sixth year for the Wal-Mart Teachers Rewards Program. More than 5,000 U.S. Wal-Mart and Sam's Club locations are eligible to select one public school and reward them with $50 gift cards. The program provides up to 4.5 million dollars to 9,000 teache...
There are two words to describe the Salmon River 2015 Girls Varsity Volleyball team: determination and solidarity. The Salmon River volleyball squad earned its fifth straight Section 10 Title by sweeping past Potsdam on Tuesday, Noveember 3. The Lady Shamrocks went on to the Overall Section 10 semi finals and turned back rivals Chateaugay, who had beaten the Shamrocks twice in the regular season, 3-1. The Shamrocks were ahead 2-1 going into the fourth game after three see-saw sets. The game was...
Dominating performances week after week earned the Salmon River boys varsity cross country team a Section X Class C championship title at sectional meet in Tupper Lake. As a team champion, Salmon River was able to take its top five runners to the NYSPHSAA meet on November 14 at Monroe-Woodbury High School. Freshman Tyler Shorette led the Shamrocks with a time of 17:22.08 for the 5K course. Colin Benedict followed with 18:08.9 while Cody Pickering logged an 18:15.8. Sose George ran a 19:26.5 and...
It's no secret that volleyball is a game of momentum. That was never truer than on Thursday in the Class C semifinals. The host Lady Shamrocks struggled a little bit in the first game against the Lady Wildcats to gain momentum, but once they had it they never let go. The Lady Shamrocks were ahead by only one point (17-16) in the first game when Raven Oakes stepped up the service line and served up eight straight points to give the Shamrocks a 25-16 win. Oakes started the second game with six...
Salmon River Girls Volleyball sweeps Tupper Lake The Salmon River girls' varsity volleyball squad was too much for Tupper Lake on Monday October 19, as it won three straight sets, 25-16, 25-13, 26-24 for the last NAC home game of season. Senior powerhouse setter, Raven Oakes, set up her teammates to hand out 27 assists while senior teammate, Brittany Brooks worked the net for 15 kills and added five service points. Senior Mara Lazore notched 10 kills and senior Tsiiowisonte Laffin tallied 11...
Another awesome community workshop at the Akwesasne Cultural Museum took place twice a week, for the past three weeks from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Local Artists Gail General and Pam Brown led six cornhusk doll making classes where twelve community members made their own doll. Cornhusk dolls have been around for centuries. The dolls were made by Iroquois children for play and usually resembled someone in the family or Clan depending on how it was dressed. The first time a doll is made it usually turns...
The last home game of the season is a bittersweet time where seniors say goodbye to the home fans as they get ready to embark onto a new stage in their lives. The varsity girls and boys soccer teams recognized their seniors this past week. Coaches Elizabeth Durfee and Ben Barkley both thanked the parents for the "opportunity and privilege of coaching their children". Mr. Barkley mentioned that many of his seniors he has coached for five years. Each coach stated that they are always a little sad...
SRCS Boys Soccer FA 2, Salmon River 0 On Tuesday, October 13 the Malone Huskies scored the first goal just 3:52 into the first half when Steven Marshall finished off a play set up by Patrick Bilow. With 10:05 left in regulation time, Cooper Law scored off a penalty goal to put the Huskies up 2-0 and that score stood to end the game. Jayson Spaulding and Ethan Dumas shared goal tending duties for the Huskies but did not have any saves to tally. Zach Smith posted nine saves for the Shamrocks....
As the chill of fall descends upon Akwesasne, so do the restless zombies. If you are a zombie (or a human zombie impersonator) in search of somewhere to walk, crawl, run, dance or gather with other members of the undead, then the Zombie Infested Obstacle Course at Tsiionkwanati:io on Friday, October 9, was the place to be. One part obstacle course and one part running for your life from creepy clowns, nurses, dolls and other ghouls and zombies, the Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment...
Volleyball Massena 3, Salmon River 0 On Tuesday, October 6, the Lady Shamrocks suffered a disappointing 3-0 loss, at home, to the Massena Red Raiders with scores of 25-22, 25-16, 31-29. Each game saw each team trading off leading the game. The Lady Red Raiders outlasted a determined Salmon River in the third game. Tatum LaFrance led the Lady Raiders with 13 service points and 19 assists. Sabrina Sunday dominated the net with 12 kills and two blocks while Aryanna Jacobs tallied seven points and...
SRCS Girls Soccer Gouverneur 2, Salmon River 0 On Monday, September 28, the Salmon River girls varsity soccer squad hosted Gouverneur and lost a hard fought 2-0 game to the Lady Wildcats. Carlee Lumley and Ireland Martin each scored unassisted goals in the first half to give the Wildcats the win. Erika Rotundo turned aside 10 shots for Gouverneur, while Lauren Martin stopped six shots for the Shamrocks. Salmon River 1, Tupper Lake 0 The Lady Shamrocks were on the road on Wednesday, September...
You've stepped on it, ignored it, and tried to eradicate it from your yard. However, this persistent little weed is one of the most useful medicines on the planet, just begging to be harvested. On Wednesday, September 23 from 9:00am – 5:00 pm, the Ononhkwa on:we Traditional Medicine Program gave community members the opportunity to make their own first aid kit in a jar. Plantain is a very useful plant whose leaves can be made into a tea or tincture that can help with indigestion, heartburn a...
It was a busy week for Salmon River fall sports with some losses, first wins and undefeated streaks SRCS Boys soccer FA 1, Salmon River 0 (OT) The visiting Malone Huskies outlasted the Shamrocks with seven minutes left in overtime. Stephen Marshall finished off a play started by Joey Brown to score the only goal of the game. Jason Spaulding made eight saves to earn the shutout while Zach Smith stopped seven balls for Salmon River. Indian River 2, Salmon River 0 The Shamrock booters traveled to S...
