A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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In Senior B Playoff action the 2nd place Cornwall Island Redmen and 3rd place Snake Island Muskies teams are matched to play against each other in the first round of playoffs in order to advance to the finals. The St Regis Braves placed 1st in the regular season and are presently playing against the Kahnawake Indians who fell to the 4th spot. On the opening game for the 2nd and 3rd teams, the Redmen overcame their opponent by scoring 13 leaving the Muskies with 5 goals. The following night at...
During the early mornings or sun-setting evening walks, you can pass by the beautiful and inviting home of one of Ahkwesahsne’s gentlest ladies on McDonald Road. If you have ever met Isabel Mcdonald, you would feel as if you knew her for a lifetime. Her calm, friendly and generous way would put you at ease immediately. Our elders have such a wealth of information to share, which allows our readers to learn about elders’ lives to compare and realize the changes that have evolved over the yea...
Ninety-one years ago, September 26, 1920, a little girl was born at Christie’s Island on the St. Lawrence River within the territory of Ahkwesahsne. This little girl was named Margaret Tekawennake Lazore. She joined a family of two sisters, Louise and Hatti, along with three brothers Jake, Abe and Bazil Lazore. Many people would probably remember the brothers, as they were well-known fishermen, who were best known for their night line-fishing skills to catch sturgeon. These men would cut up t...
The Akwesasne Sports girls soccer team faced off against a team from Heuvelton this past Tuesday night at the Generations field. The teams tied at the end of the game at 2-2 with a single goal going to both Alley Bero and Amanda King. This game went into overtime with neither pulling ahead. The next game scheduled for the Akwesasne Sports team is against Potsdam on Thursday....
“A man without a country, let’s put it that way”, said Barney Rourke during a very interesting visit with him and his wife Viola at their homestead on St. Regis Road near the “S” curve. This is a question he always wondered about and still wishes he had asked his mom: “Where was I born?” Ostonnonke or Korahneha, he never knew. Barney was born on September 4, 1924 and joined a family of two brothers, Joe and Andrew. During his earlier years, Barney began to work at lumber camps as many men from Ahkwesahsne did in those days. He gained lumber...
Blake Lazore with teacher Mr. Sienkovich. Blake earned 5 awards: English Language Arts Student of the Year, Math Student of the Year, Overall Outstanding Student of the Year, nominated by teacher Mr. Sienkovich, the Gold Presidential Award for 90 or above average since grade 4 and Honor Roll – 85 or above. Way to go Blake!...
The St. Regis Mohawk School Graduation was on June 17, 2011. It was a beautiful breezy day when no other could have been more perfect for these young people as they were leaving their childhood school. So many of them wore the traditional outfits, some made by moms, aunties and totas. Twelve special ones were made by the students themselves after school. Two boys wore Kastowas that their hands made. So proudly they stood, some with tears as they gave hugs to some teachers and parents....
Fifty years ago on the very hot day of July 1, 1961 a sacred unity occurred between Elizabeth Jackson and Mitchell Sunday. This couple is one of Ahkwesashsne’s most fun loving and dear people for sure. Anyone who has been fortunate enough to meet this couple knows that their bond is made up of friendship and respect over the course of many years. Father White oversaw Mitch and Liz’s blessed union in a wedding ceremony at the St. Regis Catholic Church. The wedding party included Shirley Jac...
These are some of the grade six students who began sewing after school to complete their ribbon shirts and dresses for graduation. They began working on their clothing in January, staying after school once a week with helpers Leanne King and Mrs. King. This was an enjoyable time together and it was obvious that each student enjoyed the projects, especially when Leanne brought in snacks. There was an offer to help the children create their own outfits as long as they provided their own material....
The Salmon River Central School student athletes of the months for December, January, February and March were selected by their coaches. Each month a male and female student is chosen and photographed with a Hall of Fame committee member. These pictures are posted at the Akwesasne Jreck Subs for the community to view. Congratulations to each student athlete and good luck for the remainder of your high school careers at Salmon River. First, we celebrate Storm Adams, who has played for Coach Tim...
The Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis was the site for the Robotics Competition named FIRST, which stands for ‘For Inspiration Recognition of Science and Technology’. A team of 5th and 6th graders from Jefferson Elementary School had advanced to the national level. The team is called the Jefferson Jaguars Robotics Team. In December, this team won the championship honors at Clarkson University. They were then invited to attend the World Festival at an international level in Missouri. What an acc...
The Hall of Fame is upon us all again for the year 2011. There have been 8 recipients selected to enter the hall for this year, 4 individuals and 4 teams that have passed through the halls of Salmon River Central School. Congratulations to all of them as we honor them at the Hall of Fame ceremony. It will be held at the Brasshorse Lounge on May 21st beginning at 3 o’clock. The tickets are now on sale for $15.00 each and can be purchased from any of the 13 committee members or contact Joe Binion,...
Singer Theresa Bear Fox performed at the Bears Den Gift Shop to share her songs and music and to promote the music of other Native artists whose work can be found in the gift shop. Performing with Bear was Dan White on drums and rattle and Carl Patterson on guitar....
Dan White has been painting and sketching for a few years now and his newest talent is really showing itself. He usually works with acrylics and this is his first completed drawing of Chief Joseph in pencil. He has his artwork for sale at very reasonable prices and available at his home in Frogtown. Dan occasionally does portraits from photographs. He also paints nature scenes. Some of his other hobbies include beadwork, working with landscaping using stone, music, and recently began selling...
The Cornwall Novice Blue Typhoons captured the championship trophy at the Kanata Ranger Girls Hockey Tournament at the Bell Sensplex on March 25-27, 2011. Local players from Akwesasne on the team include Millie King and Rylee Garrow. In their first game, the Blue Typhoons beat Gloucester-Cumberland on a score of 5-3. Rylee Garrow had 2 goals. In the 2nd game, Blue Typhoons lost to Kanata Ice Tiger 4 to 3. In their 3rd game, the Blue Typhoons beat Nepean Fire Cats by a score of 4 to 0. This put...
The Cornwall Novice Blue Typhoons captured the championship trophy at the Kanata Ranger Girls Hockey Tournament at the Bell Sensplex on March 25-27, 2011. Local players from Akwesasne on the team include Millie King and Rylee Garrow. In their first game, the Blue Typhoons beat Gloucester-Cumberland on a score of 5-3. Rylee Garrow had 2 goals. In the 2nd game, Blue Typhoons lost to Kanata Ice Tiger 4 to 3. In their 3rd game, the Blue Typhoons beat Nepean Fire Cats by a score of 4 to 0. This put...
Massena Basketball Grade 5 and 6 won the championship game in Bruston over the weekend in the NC Shootout Tournament as they defeated Moriah on a score of 50-42....
On March 6, a second annual girls hockey tournament was held in memory of Katsitsientha Barnes. Many people remember this young lady as a quiet, caring, gentle and sometimes silly with friends type of girl. Her love for horses and hockey were so evident and being with her family and her friends were her best times. She will always be remembered by so many people. Her life was way too short and was taken away on August 18, 2009.. For those who haven’t experienced the death of a close one, one c...
The FIRST Lego League Championship was won by the Jefferson Jaguar “Roarbotics” Team at Clarkson University this past December. The team of grade 5 and grade 6 elementary students has already demonstrated their intelligence, commitment, and ingenuity to win the FIRST Lego League Championship for Robotics. This competition helps elementary students learn and build upon skills in the areas of team work, commitment, math, science and basic engineering principles. The FIRST championship team out of...
On Saturday, the Blue Team had played their second game to be the best out of 3. Going into Saturday’s game the girls lost one and won a game. Because of their victory on Saturday against the Black Team (5-2), the Blue Team can advance to play Tuesday night against the Red Team. The Blue Team has two girls from Ahkwesahsne.....Rylee Garrow and Millie King. On the Black Team, we also have a player named Autumn Kanerahtison Benedict. Photos to follow....
Salmon River fell to Cazenovia on a score of 4-3 in front of a jam packed arena filled with spectators. Salmon River played very well throughout the game, the state quarter finals. Cazenovia had quite a few strong and fast skaters and their numbers were spotted as they entered the ice on Saturday. The first liners were Brian Gara, Sam Lewis and Todd Christiansen...all seniors and this line was the one that made the winning goal after being tied up with the Shamrocks. The Salmon markers were...
Its hard to imagine how a person could have gotten through with all he had to do with his family lately and still manage to get his team closer to the NYS play-offs for hockey. Tim Cook’s wife Amanda is recovering well with baby Gracie in her arms and sons Timmy and Kade are back on their blades with a sport they love, hockey. No surprise to that! Tim and Amanda’s boys also enjoy writing and that is so nice to hear. The wonder of reading and writing can take a person to many places. They are...
The game at Clarkson’s Cheel Arena proved that Salmon River Central was the team that had what it takes to get a stride closer to the NY State championship in Utica. Their victory was 3-0 against the St. Lawrence Larries, the defending champs. The first period was a tight one as the teams skated back and forth each wanting to open up the scoring. The shots on goal for the first period were close 7-6. In the second period, Ty Terrance, with the assistance of Oakley Thomas, scored the first g...
The Salmon River Girls Basketball Team defeated Chateaugay with a score of 52-28 in front of a large crowd. Some of the Massena spectators stayed on to watch for the team that would play them next on Friday night March 4. The game will be held at Maxcy Hall at 6 pm and will determine the champs for Section 10. Each team has a great record, SR (East) holding to 20-0 and Massena (Central) only losing 3 for the season. Both teams played hard to reach their wins and will showdown against each...
The North Franklin Basketball team and the team from Massena were the only local teams who entered the tournament at Ellenburg on the weekend of the 29th and 30th. Other teams that joined were placed in a “A” and “B” division. It was fast action competition all weekend and saw so many talented players. Thank you to all the parents who brought their players out to the Ellenburg area....
