A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
Sorted by date Results 101 - 125 of 399
It couldn't have been a better day for the first annual Heart to Heart 9K Walk & Run held on Saturday September 27, 2014. Roger Allen, Heart to Heart Fitness Center's General Manager, organized the race. Besides the great exercise and great feeling of knowing you're doing something for a good cause, participants were given t-shirts, a free month membership to Heart to Heart and a delicious meal after the race. "Roger did a great job organizing all this," said Justin Tarbell. A DJ at the...
A group of elders have been meeting for months with the purpose of starting an Elders Benefit Program. The program would look to “assist our Elders in achieving and/or maintaining financial stability for their health, education and welfare.” The committee is proposing a $200 monthly benefit to be paid quarterly to all living eligible elders, which are defined as enrolled voting elders who are at least 62 years old. The committee deems the source of the funding “should be included as part of the St. Regis Mohawk budget with funds from the St. R...
The Highland Greens Golf Course Club Championship tournament was held on August 23, 2014. It is an annual tournament between all club members and this year Diane Boots and Leona Cook took the Championship title in their respective categories. Diane Boots won the Women's Club Championship, and her mother Leona Cook was the Women's Super Senior Club Champion. It's not only amazing that a mother-daughter team won this year, but they are three time champions! They won in 2011, 2012, took a break...
It was a warm Sunday evening when the archers donned their bows at Generations Park. The Akwesasne Archery Club has been meeting since mid July and will continue, hopefully and weather permitting, until the end of October. Kenny King and Arnold Printup, who have practiced archery for years, are the founders, and this is the first year they put the club together. The archery club meets every Wednesday and Sunday from about 5pm-7pm. Kenny and Arnold are in the process of gathering funding and have...
On Friday, the Kanatakon School held a bus safety assembly and drill for students. In the gym, transportation staff went over emergency and evacuation procedures students should follow in case of an event like a fire or if the bus tips on its side. Transportation staff went over the five rules of the bus, showing examples and the importance of why each rule must be followed. Their motto, "Safety is a must when you ride the bus!" After, the students went outside and practiced the procedures...
On Saturday, September 13, Iakhihsohtha held a Volunteer Appreciation Day. It is the first event of its kind, and went from 8am to 8pm starting with a big breakfast and the Drew's Crew Cloggers. Activities Coordinator Jamie Ross said, "It's a long day, but wonderful for the residents. Our goal is to show our appreciation to our volunteers. They're here in rain, cold, snow, they are here. It's a big deal that they come." After a cookout luncheon everyone was treated to bingo, Iakhihsohtha's Got T...
On Monday, September 15, 2014, the St. Regis Mohawk School held a welcome back to school assembly. The assembly was held to congratulate everyone on the great job they did during the evacuation drill, introduce Tribal Police officers and emphasize the school's motto Sken:nen Ratiha:wi. The assembly started with Tribal Police Captain Matt Rourke introducing police officers, a firefighter from HAVFD, and talking about the evacuation drill. Rourke said, "You did an excellent job on Friday, the...
About a year ago we brought you a story about Bridget Thompson writing four books. At that point she was raising money to get them published, they were just pages in binders. Now they are published! The four children's books, geared for ages 5-12 are titled, "You're Perfect Just the Way You Are," "Love Doesn't Hurt," "This is My Body" and "Drugs Aren't Fun." And she not only has books, Bridget has bags, t-shirts, teddy bears and hopes to have hats soon, with her logo, "Bridget's World" on them....
On Saturday, August 30, Blooming Beauty Floral & Gift Shop and The Munch Box held a fundraiser for the St. Regis Catholic Church. There were three contests including a pie, hot dog, and Jell-O eating contest. In each contest, participants had three minutes to eat as many of the food item as they could. Owners of Blooming Beauty and the Munch Box, Jonathan Lazore and Danielle Cole-Lazore, organized the event with the help of many volunteers and family. They wanted to donate to a good cause, and...
On Thursday, August 21 the Winter Ballroom at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort was filled with artists, performers, area chambers of commerce members, Akwesasne and area business owners and Mohawk, city, state, county and federal government agencies, for Experiencing Akwesasne: A Community Presentation Of Tourism Opportunities. The night began with a vendor showcase including artists such as Natasha Smoke Santiago, John Thomas, Niio Perkins and Vaughn Phillips. The Akwesasne Cultural Center...
On Saturday August 23, 2014, the MCA Safe Zone Program held its kick-off event at the St. Regis Recreation. The event included several speakers, great food, informational booths from several programs and a sexual health carnival with games and prizes. Akwiratekha Martin summed it up when he said, "This is groundbreaking." The mission of the Safe Zone program at Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is to distinguish and support community members, faculty, and staff who identify as a Safe Zone advocate on...
The rain didn't stop the dedicated golfers at the 5th annual Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club "Be Great" Golf Tournament held on Saturday, August 26, 2014. Cedar View Golf course was still bustling with golfers helping to fundraise for ABGC. At the clubhouse, golfers were served a delicious meal after they came in from the fall-like day. There were several great items in the silent auction and the 50/50 was an incredible $1,200 and may have gone even higher! ABGC Executive Director Jessica...
Twinleaf held its 5th annual Customer Appreciation Day on Wednesday August 13th at all locations. There were tons of in-store raffles, giveaways and promotions. There were food deals all day including free breakfast sandwiches and $5.99 prime rib at both the Fort Covington Diner and Fresh Express, $1 whole subs at Jreck Subs and $1 ice cream cones at both Sweet Treats. There was also 10 cents off a gallon on gas. Even more impressive, Twinleaf gave away $100 gift cards, which can be used at all...
For about two weeks now Bessie Mitchell has been getting nighttime visitors, only they are not invited. Something is trying to get into her garage, and it looks like it is trying to eat it! At first it was thought to be a dog, but the damage sure doesn't look like a dog could cause it. AMPS and MCA Conservation have both visited Bessie's home, and traps were even set, but no animal. If something like this has happened to you, or you think you may know what animal this is, give the Indian Time...
Over the weekend there was quite a scene at the community garage sale on Rt. 37. Apparently a swarm of hundreds of bees just suddenly dropped dead. On Monday the parking lot of Rt. 37 Homes was still filled with dead bees. I thought Googling "Why would a swarm of bees drop dead" would yield some answers, but none very definitive. I asked Paul Hetzler, Horticulture and Natural Resources Educator for the Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County, his opinion on the event. He said that...
On August 18 and 19, a girl's lacrosse camp was held at Generations Park. The Akwesasne Varsity Elite Skills Camp was put on by Akwesasne Attack in conjunction with Syracuse University(SU) players. Over 20 girls attended the camp. There were 5 SU women's lacrosse players as coaches, which gave the camp a great 5 to 1 player/coach ratio. SU lacrosse players Erin Francis, Kailah Kempley, Ella Thorpe, Gabby Jaquith and Kelsey Richardson travelled up and coached the camp. Akwesasne Attack organizers...
The 2014 Cedar View Golf Club (CVGC) Club Championships were held on August 9 and 10. Sixty Golfers competed in what is the big annual competition for Club members. There were five divisions; Women's, Mens, Juniors, Seniors and Super Senior's. The Men's and Junior's divisions were cleaned up by a brother duo. Trent Thomas was the Mens Division Champion, while Terrell Thomas was the Juniors Champ. CVGC Manager Dianna Tarbell said, "The Thomas brothers are here practicing all the time with their...
The Customer Service Essential Skills Program is congratulating its graduates on a job well done. The program in sponsored by the Akwesasne Area Management Board and the Government of Canada. It is an intense two-week program where students learn the power and need for great customer service in our highly competitive market. Yes, customers want more, faster, cheaper and good quality products and services. But how do we really keep the customer? Today, the only option is with good customer...
On Tuesday, July 29, 2014, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the new lacrosse box at Generations Park. The lacrosse box was dedicated to Travis Solomon, a man who left an immeasurable impact on the sport of lacrosse in many communities. Travis was also a Tribal employee for nine years before he was overcome by Lou Gehrig's disease and passed away in October 2010. Travis played from 1976 to 2006 a span of 30 years. He was a member of several elite teams, won...
On Saturday July 19, Tribal Police Community Resource Officer PJ Burns participated in "Fishing for Special Needs" and took youth and adults with special needs fishing in the St. Lawrence River in Akwesasne territory. The event was put on by the Include Program, a program out of Cornwall, ON that seeks to enrich the lives of people with special needs. Program Coordinator Art Levert Jr. created the event to fundraise for the Include Program's Clubhouse and contacted Burns to see if he would...
Last week, the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club and the Johnson O'Malley "Steps to Success" summer program at the St. Regis Mohawk school celebrated Hero Week. Students came in wearing their favorite superhero costume. Tim Cook is running the program again this year with the help from assistant Zach Bonaparte. The program had a special guest last Thursday, a duo called Fire Magick. They travel around and teach kids hula-hoop dance with a focus on health and movement meditation. They did 8 workshops...
Last week, the Native Early Childhood Education Conference was held at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort. The annual conference has been going on for about 20 years and is held in different First Nations communities, and this year was Akwesasne's turn. "Spirit of Home" was the theme of the conference as educators hope to recreate the sense of comfort and confidence home provides, within the classroom. Lani Sunday, MCA Ottawa Region Representative of First Nations Child Care Supervisors, and...
On Saturday, July 12 the American Legion Post 1479's parking lot was chockfull with around 100 motorcycles. The Norfolk American Legion Riders were doing a fundraising ride for the Wounded Warrior Program, and one stop was Post 1479 where Auxiliary members fed them lunch. Vice President of Post 925 Royal Sheldon said, "The ride is for the Wounded Warrior Program, specifically for the 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum. We wanted to make sure our money went local." Most of the riders are vet...
The 7th Annual Twilight Fun Run/Walk Series started up again for the summer on Thursday July 10 with the first of several sessions. The Tewathahita Walking Trail was the place to be at 5:30pm and it was the perfect weather. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Let's Get Health Program puts on the event every Thursday during the summer, with the last session being August 28. Arlene Thomas and Heather Pontius from Let's Get Healthy were on hand with water and popsicles for participants. Each week differ...
On Wednesday, July 9th, the Family Support Program held a social for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Family Support Program is under the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Community and Family Services Division. Staff member Melissa Jock said, "We've been doing it a while but not at this scale." Program Director Doug Hamilton said, "We're getting more people involved. Melissa got in touch with other programs like IPP and Traditional Support." The Kanienkehaka Men's singers...
