A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Massena, New York – Caring for you and about you…the staff at Massena Memorial Hospital believes that an informed patient can often help healing happen faster and better. That’s why we go out of our way to provide patients and the community with medical information they need to make knowledgeable decisions and quality decisions. Massena Memorial Hospital is offering Saturday Community Outreach Forums on pertinent health and medical issues. The forum will be the third Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, once a month. Karen Wilki...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe reported this week that there may be a phone scam occurring in the community related to prescription drugs. A community member recently reported to the tribe that they received a phone call last week during which they were asked to participate in a survey. The caller allegedly wanted to know what type of prescription drugs were in the household. The community member refused to answer the questions over the phone and instead asked for a written survey. When the written survey did not arrive, the community member...
Submitted by the SRMT Corporal Martin Jock was recently sworn in as the School Resource Officer (SRO) for the Salmon River School District. The resource officer acts as a liaison between students, families, teachers and educational administrators. Corporal Jock’s duties will include: providing safety and security to all areas of the school, to make appropriate arrests and referrals for “PINS”, and to provide a visible resource for students and faculty. He will be located in the Salmon River School in the district which serves a large proportion...
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved 80% or above for Term One, December 16th, 2010 Grade Three Mrs. Jackson Janie Johnson Anna Mitchell Lawrence Gibson Ella Bero Grade Three Mrs. Clute Angelina Roundpoint Joseph Barnes Billie Jackson-King Eddie Oakes Grade Four Mrs. Fontaine Teeweewes Swamp Kaney Tahy Grade Four Ms. Stacey Tianna Leaf Skylar David Grade Five Miss Brant Ryan Francis-Forgues Avery Tarbell Grade Five Mrs. Lalonde Darrin Cook-Grignon Grade Five/Six Mrs. Cruickshank Cash Mitchell Sequoyah Thompson...
Do you dream of producing your own video? Here is your chance to achieve all this by doing a short video clip about how you are protecting the environment. The EPA is requesting video clips of up to 10 seconds long of people doing something to protect the environment. It may be in any language, and the person must pass a sign that says “It’s My Environment” to the left. You get this sign by downloading it from the link below. Then the next person talks about what they are doing to protect the environment and passes the sign to the next perso...
Well it looks like we did it again. Another year flows through our lives like water under a bridge. Yes, we’ve had our problems in 2010 but for the most part, have dealt with these to a relatively satisfactory level. It gives us a solid place to begin the New Year. Today is December 20th and the ships are still on the river so it must be a bit warmer than past years. This is an indication that global warming has hit Akwesasne. The Department is gearing up for a busy year in 2011. We have our share of environmental concerns. The biggest c...
After the Christmas break it’s always nice to get back to school and start the New Year with something special. Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School (AMS) held its first award presentation for 2011 and the first group of students to be recognized happened to be the Early Years students. From the smiles on the children’s faces it appears they were quite happy to get back to school. Grade 3 to 6 students were also recognized at this presentation with sports awards being presented to the Intramural Dodge Bal...
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The Haudenosaunee Nations are in their Midwinter Ceremonies. As directed by the “Big Heads” from the traditional teachings, “this is the time to put everything aside and attend the ceremonies.” The “Big Heads” also tell you when the ceremonies start, January 9th and the time, 9:00am and finally what to bring. The ceremonies will end on Saturday, January 15, 2011. Ohsehrahse to everyone and we’ll be back next week. Happy New Year!...
1. Karonhia’kéhshon Throughout the sky 2. Tsi niiorihò:ten ne karonhia’kéhson The type of business of the skyworld 3. O’tónhkwa Light (ie. from the sun) 4. Karonhià:ke Tsi Tekatsistohkwahiá:ton Solar System 5. Tsi nahò:ten konwatiiátshon ne ó:ni niiohontsio’tèn:shon What the names are of the other planets 6. Karonhià:ke tsi iohontsiaténion The many planets in the sky 7. Watorià:nerons It moves 8. Teiotonhontsiatasè:ton ne kiokiehnékha karáhkwa The earth goes around (orbits) the sun 9. Tei...
The St. Regis Mohawk School honored their exemplary students on February 7, 2010, in the first monthly Student Achievement Assembly. Students were recognized for the following accomplishments: Honor Roll, Perfect Attendance, Outstanding Students in Special Areas, and Students of the Month. Students in grades 4, 5, & 6 are recognized for outstanding academic achievement: Principal’s List is achieved with an average of 95 or higher, High Honor Roll is achieved with an average of 90 to 94, Honor R...
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Kane Robert Joseph Tehaniehtentawi Thompson Born-Dec. 23, 1010 Weight- 8lbs. 2 ozs. Parents- Cody & Jessika Thompson Grandparents- Bob & Kim Thompson, Elley McComber & Joey Thompson Great-Grandparents- Sam & Judy Samson The late Percy & Mary McComber Bertha & the late Neil Thompson Chosen Great-Grandfather Wayne McDonald...
Terrence Simon King Born: July 2, 2010 Weight: 6 lbs. 6 oz Parents: Terry King & Rhonda Laughing Grandparents: Margie & Simon King Frank & Marilyn Laughing...
L-R Dave Cook (Brenda Lafrance’s grandfather) Charles Benedict (Ernie Benedict’s father) Dave Cook (Jimmy Cook’s father-Cook Rd.) In Back- Louie Cook (Donald & Julius Cook’s father) Do you have any old photos that you’d like to share with our readers in Blast from the Past? Bring them in! Our offices are located on Hilltop Drive in the same building as CKON Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner....
Submitted by Beatrice White The North Franklin Girls Team traveled to the Tri-Town arena for their first tournament this year. While they did not win the trophy, some of our girls received individual awards. These girls deserve credit for their enthusiasm and spirit on the ice. Good job girls!...
Ogdensburg hosted the Don Goult Memorial Basketball Tournament this past weekend welcoming teams from Harrisville, Heuvelton, and Massena to compete against Ogdensburg and each other. Massena’s 6th grade team faced the Ogdensburg Blue Devils in their first game and won. Although Massena remained undefeated going into the championship game on Sunday, they had fewer players than they did the day before due to injuries. Although they faced Ogdensburg in the final and had defeated them the previous...
Soaring Eagles Volleyball Club hosts at Kanatakon School, Akwesasne 613-575-1594, or Tina 613-551-5067 [email protected] Saturday January 29th Snow Jam Coed volleyball tournament, $90.00 per team. Sat. Feb. 26th Winter Freeze Mens & Womens tournament entry fee $90.00 Sat. Mar. 19th Thaw Out Coed tournament entry fee $90.00 Fri. April 1st & Sat. April 2nd Eagle Cup Coed championships $400.00 per team, 100% pay out in prizes, MVP awards, “So you think you can serve contest” banquet & dinner...and more...
By Patty Francis Team Staff Writer Akwesasne Warriors fans entering the A’nowara’kowa Arena at home games are greeted by a man who welcomes them in and offers to answer any questions about the team. The man who greets the fans is not hired by the minor league hockey team, and he isn’t a member of the arena’s staff. He is owner Basem Awwad, and such personal efforts are exactly the image he intends to portray to the Akwesasne community. “You’re not going to find me in the office hiding,” Awwad said. “I’ve taken a much more active role here;...
OFFENSE Scoring was not a problem for the Akwesasne Warriors in the first half of the season. With the likes of Pierre Dagenais and Pat Deraspe leading the offense for the Warriors, goals came in bunches for the Warriors in the first half. Warriors lead the league with 153 goals in the first 30 games. 7 Warriors scored 10 goals or more in the first half, Dagenais has 26 goals to lead the league despite being loaned to Oslo Norway earlier this week. Martin Beaulne has 17 goals and Miguel Delisle...
For the months of September, October and November, students were chosen by their coaches and finally selected by the Hall of Fame committee to be the official athlete students of the month. The students are honored for their athletic skills and they’re additionally recognized for their character on and off the field, floor or ice. Each recipient receives a certificate from the HOF and also a $25 voucher to be redeemed at Akwesasne’s Jreck Subs. This is also where their photos will be shown, wit...