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  • Important Dates for the Tetewatskahon Green Food Box Program

    Feb 28, 2013

    Ordering Deadline: MARCH 8th, 2013 Place your order by 3 p.m. on the Ordering Deadline...

  • Vision for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

    Feb 28, 2013

    The United States will become a place where new HIV Infections are rare & when they do occur, every person, regardless of age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or socio-economic circumstance, will have unfettered access to high quality, life-extending care, free from stigma & discrimination. GOALS FOR THE NATIONAL HIV/AIDS STRATEGY 1. REDUCE NEW HIV INFECTIONS Intensify HIV prevention efforts in the communities where HIV is most heavily concentrated Expand targeted efforts to prevent HIV infection using a combination...

  • UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL

    Feb 28, 2013

    By Kaniethonkie In an exciting finish, to cap an exciting week of racing In Super DIRTcar Series action, Brett Hearn was dominating the 50-lap finale before blowing a right rear with 15 laps to go and turning over the lead to Mario Clair. Hearn’s crew quickly changed the tire and he charged back through the 28-car field. Hearn moved to second with two to go and slid past Clair in turns 1 and 2 after taking the white flag. Hearn then held off Clair to the finish for his 21st victory at V...

  • Char-Lan Holds On, Forces Game 7 With Akwesasne

    Ian Oakes|Feb 28, 2013

    On Sunday, February 24, the Char-Lan Rebels were able to hold on and bring the series between themselves and the Akwesasne Wolves to game seven. Char-Lan played well taking an early lead, scoring two of their three goals during the first period. Tyler Filion scored a goal from Quinlin MacDonell and Matt Gregoire to put Char-Lan on the board. Char-Lan scored a power play goal late in the first from Lawson MacDougall. Michel Lefebvre and Thomas Lang got the assist. Continuing their run into the...

  • Daytona 500 Speedweek

    Kaniethonkie|Feb 28, 2013

    Danica Patrick isn’t the first woman in history to race in NASCAR, but she is the first woman in history to earn the Pole to lead the Daytona 500 55th race on Sunday, February 24, 2013. As she walked to her car, she was heavily surrounded by security and cameramen. She still found a way to wave acknowledgements to the fans celebrating her accomplishment. It’s exactly this mindset that has propelled Patrick’s career and resulted in her string of historic accomplishments -- from becoming the f...

  • Nine Players In 9 Games Provide A 9-0 Record

    Sesi King|Feb 28, 2013

    During the last two weekends, the Massena Boys grade 7 and 8 travel team was invited to enter basketball tournaments at Peru and the latest in Oswego. In Peru, the boys began their play at noon and again in the afternoon. After winning two games on Saturday, the team played again on Sunday entering into the championship game against the Saranac Chiefs. The final was 47-38 as Saranac trailed closely behind. Peru gave a nice big trophy as well as t-shirts for each player. The tournament in Oswego...

  • 2013 Section X High School Sports Schedule

    Feb 28, 2013

    BOYS BASKETBALL FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013 Section X Overall Championship - SUNY Potsdam Semifinal Winners - 7:15 p.m. N.Y. STATE BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013 N.Y.S. Class C Region II Semifinal Section X at Section II, Location/Time TBA N.Y.S. Class D Region II Semifinal Section VII at Section X, SUNY Potsdam, 7:45 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013 N.Y.S. Class B Region II Semifinal Section X draws at bye N.Y.S. Class A Region II Semifinal Section X at Section II, Location/Time TBA GIRLS BASKETBALL FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013 Section X...

  • A’nowara’ko:wa Arena Schedule Feb. 28- March 7, 2013

    Feb 28, 2013

    Thursday Feb. 28 9-4 HR Mtg. Turtle Room 4:30 A. Delormier 6 Novice 7 Atom 8 Bantam 9 Wolves Friday, Mar. 1 11-12 M. Stone 5:30-6:30 Novice Wild v Massena 7 Atom 8 Bantam LNHL Saturday, Mar. 2 8-10 Akwesasne Skating Club 1-2 L. Sunday Coaching Clinic Ice 8-4 Turtle Room 6-7:30 Public Skating 7:30-8:30 Sticks n Pucks 8:30pm Xpress Gas Sunday, Mar. 3 10:30-12 M. Sampson 12-2 L. Sunday Coaching Clinic 8-4:30 Turtle Room 3-4:30 Midget Colts v Charlan 5-6:30 Novice Wild v Kahnawake 8 J. Ritchie Monday Mar. 4 11-2 Family Wellness Turtle Room 2...

  • SRC Rolls Past OFA To Claim Section X Class B Title

    B Sonny White|Feb 28, 2013

    Potsdam - It was an exciting night for the Salmon River Girls Basketball Team as they beat the Ogdensburg Blue Devils with a score of 52-47. The 1st quarter started off slow with both Salmon River’s and OFA’s defense playing quite well, but Salmon River broke the stalemate with a quick offensive push to get them on the board. The Blue Devils ran a series of passes down the floor to go in for a lay-up and keep in stride with Salmon River. The Shamrocks started the 2nd quarter with faster off...

  • Major Midget Colts Ended Season 1st Overall And Bring Back Silver From Rochester!

    Feb 28, 2013

    Submitted by Patrick Dussault The Major Midget Cornwall Colts ended the season with 1 win and 2 losses but still managed to capture 1st overall in the league with a 19-4-1 record with 123 goals for and only 47 against! In Perth the Colts won a close game by a score of 3-2. Kyle Quesnel, Brock Dazé and Mikael Dobson scored for the Colts while Alex Primeau had 2 assists and Samuel Dussault was solid in front of his net, making several key saves in the 3rd period to preserve the win. In Cornwall, the Colts lost 2-1 to North Dundas, a...

  • Seaway Motors Presents Check to Akwesasne Minor Hockey Association

    Ian Oakes|Feb 28, 2013

    On Wednesday, Seaway GM President Andre Lapointe presented a check for $1000 to the Akwesasne Minor Hockey Association. The Akwesasne Minor Hockey Association will be sending seven teams, along with their families, to the Little Native Hockey League Tournament hosted by Six Nations Minor Hockey Association, and taking place in Mississauga, Ontario. The tournament runs between March 10-14, 2013 and will be in the round robin format. Mark Terrance, who is president of the Akwesasne Minor Hockey As...

  • Twinleaf Benefits Akwesasne’s Little NHL

    Feb 28, 2013

    Twinleaf Fresh Express held a Fish Feed to Benefit Akwesasne’s Little NHL on February 8th, 2013. TLFX raised a total of $2,380.00, with 100% of the proceeds going directly to the Little NHL teams for their upcoming tournament in Mississauga, Ontario from March 3rd to March 11th. Twinleaf Stores would like to thank our parent delivery drivers for volunteering their time, especially in the inclement weather, and also to the community for their patronage during this benefit. A big thank you also g...

  • Salmon River Senior is Not Your Ordinary Athlete

    Feb 28, 2013

    By Connie Gerow, 4-H Tribal Mentoring Coordinator “It takes a lot of dedication and time.” “My high school friends did not exactly understand what I was trying to accomplish.” These were a few of the comments that were heard by the 4-H Mighty Shamrocks Tribal Mentoring members on Thursday, January 31st in the after school mentoring program. As a part of a way to inspire the 4-H members, Morgan Oakes, the daughter of Leigh and Morris Oakes who reside on the Cook Road in Akwesasne, was invited...

  • Massena Boys Reclaim Section 10 Class A Title

    Rachelle Garrow Hayes|Feb 28, 2013

    A game is never over until the last buzzer sounds. This was proven true at SUNY Potsdam’s Jerry Welsh gymnasium when at 1.7 seconds left in regulation time, Zack Rusaw’s shot made its way in the basket to give Massena a 48-47 victory over defending champs, the Malone Huskies. Malone had defeated the Raiders, convincingly, twice in regular season play as well as in last year’s Class A title. Malone was in the lead at halftime with a nine point advantage, 29-20. Massena rebounded from the nine...

  • Benefit Volleyball & Dodge Ball Tournaments

    Feb 28, 2013

    Blind Volleyball Tournament Saturday March 2 Games Start at 9am $100 Per Team Double Elimination Must have 3 girls on the Court Contact Maggie (613) 551-0964 or Leonee Mitchell at (613) 651-0438 to put in a team Concession will be open Hamburgers. Hot Dogs, goulash, chili & Sunday March 3 Dodge Ball Tournament Games Start at 10am $100 per team Must have 2 girls on with min. of 7 players and max of 10 Contact Leonee Mitchell 5186510438 or Maggie King 613 551-0964 Full Concession Indian Taco Dinner starting at 11am til all is sold $10 per dinner...

  • Salmon River Girls Athletic Foundation Holds First Meeting

    Feb 28, 2013

    The Salmon River Girls Athletic Foundation (SRGAF) held their first organizational meeting on February 18, 2013 at Twin Leaf Diner in Fort Covington, NY. The officers include: President Beverly Griffin, Vice President Kathy Valancius, Secretary Kimberly Treptow, Treasurer Cindy Reyome, Public Relations Danielle French, and School Contacts Kim Russell and Liz Durfee. The foundation plans to fund partial scholarships for Salmon River Central School female athletes to attend a sport camp over the summer who will be entering grades 8-11 in...

  • Massena Girls Defend Section 10 Crown

    Rachelle Garrow Hayes|Feb 28, 2013

    The Massena Lady Raiders basketball squad defended their Section 10 Class A crown when they held off the Lady Huskies, 41-36, at SUNY Potsdam’s Jerry Welsh Gymnasium. Malone struck first when Morgan Fountain fired through a three-pointer to start the scoring. Alisha Jacobs answered back with a three-pointer of her own and the first of her trio of threes. Massena continued to build a first quarter lead of 9-7. Malone pulled ahead 14-9 early in the second quarter when Janelle Heden drained a p...

  • Free Public Skating at Salmon River Arena

    Feb 28, 2013

    Thurs. Feb. 28th Old Timers Shoot-Around 10:00-12:00pm Fri. Mar. 1st Parents w/Tots & Senior Citizens 10:00-12:00pm Sun. Mar. 3rd Public Skating 2:00-4:00pm Tues. Mar. 5th Old Timers Shoot-Around 1:00-3:00pm Wed. Mar. 6th Parents w/Tots & Senior Citizens 1:00-3:00pm Thurs. Mar. 7th Old Timers Shoot-Around 1:00-3:00pm Fri. Mar. 8th Parents w/Tots & Senior Citizens 1:00-3:00pm...

  • NLL 2013 Schedule

    Feb 28, 2013

    Thurs. Feb. 28 Bufflo Bandits at Toronto Rock 7:30pm in Toronto, Ont. Fri. Mar. 1 Philadelphia Wings at Buffalo Bandits 7:30pm in Buffalo, NY Sat. Mar. 2 Rochester Knighthawks at Colorado Mammoth 9pm in Denver, Co. Fri. Mar. 8 Colorado Mammoth at Toronto Rock 7:30pm in Toronto, Ont. Sat. Mar. 9 Colorado Mammoth at Buffalo Bandits 7:30pm in Buffulo, NY...

  • Akwesasne IP Hockey’s 6U Fun Day

    Feb 28, 2013

    The Akwesasne IP hockey team hosted their annual 6U fun day at the Anowarakowa Arena on Saturday. The following players received hustler of the game awards: Game 1: Akwesasne 1: Drey Thompson Charlan: Brennen Besner Game 2: Akwesasne 2: Honni Cook Kahnawake: Phoenix Lahache Game 3: Akwesasne 1: Dayne Thomas Kahnawake: Nikwataa Cross Game 4: Akwesasne 2: Bleyton Thompson Charlan: Colby Lauzon Game 5: Kahnawake: Pheonix Lahache Charlan: Drew Anderson Game 6: Akwesasne 1: Kinley Rourke Akwesasne 2:...