A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Alex Jacobs has been working as an artist for a number of years and has been based out of Santa Fe, NM. This is a tough artisan market to compete in, and this Akwesasronon artisan has created his own style in a collage-style inspired by the quilts made by his mother and grandmother. Alex takes pieces of fabric, attaches it to a board and then uses acrylic to cover over the fabric – the final results of his hours of hard work are beautiful works of art that from a distance resemble his p...
The Akwesasne Toastmasters received a grant for $2,000 from Best Buy in Watertown, NY. Manfred Laube, Distinguished Toastmaster from Watertown and Best Buy employee applied for the funds through his volunteer efforts in assisting Akwesasne Toastmasters establish a Toastmasters Club. Best Buy gives out these grants and awards throughout the country. They normally don’t fund a project located 100 miles away from their store. Manfred was able to convince the funders that Akwesasne was a good p...
Back: Irene Eddy, John Cook, Vi Flagg, Ray Trail, Charlie Terrance Front kneeling: Everett White, Tommy Trail and “Spuggy” Thank you to Dale Bintz for sharing this photo with our readers....
Welcome to the Consumer Corner for the week of July 14th. Everyone wants to save money these days especially on the main stays of daily living: food, electricity and clothing. Here are some ideas on how to save on groceries: 1. Vegetables and fruit: buy at a farmer’s market. The prices are cheaper and the product is fresher. The food does not travel far so the owners can keep the prices lower. Tip: Once you get the product home do not store together. Fruits release a gas called ethylene. This gas causes the vegetables to spoil sooner. Place t...
Well, summer break has come up so quickly that I’ve barely had time to catch my breath. Between the beautiful weather and invitations from friends and family to join them on beach trips or park excursions I can’t believe it’s the second week of summer vacation already! As soon as Big Brother was done school we hit the road for a family road trip five hundred miles south. We went with my mom and the boys were surprisingly well behaved and patient in the car. Little Brother was on his first big trip with the underwear so I was a little worried an...
The Akwesasne Jr. B Indians began their second series of the 2011 playoff season against Halton Hills this past weekend. They played first on Saturday night with Halton Hills taking the early lead scoring in the first 31 seconds of the game. Both teams proved to be an even match as they ended the first period tied at 3-3. Goals scored by the Indians in the first period go to T. Roundpoint, Z. Hopps and K. Davey. Starting off the second period in scoring, D. Hopps gave the Indians the first lead of the game bringing the Indians ahead 4-3....
The Caughnawaga Indians defeated a seriously depleted Snake Island Muskies on Saturday night at the Kahnawake Sports Complex by a score of 16-11. The Muskies showed up with 11 players and the team’s leading scorer Joe Hall ended up playing in goal. Saturday’s game also saw the debut of Delby Powless in a Caughnawaga Indians jersey. Powless scored four goals and added five assists in the game to lead the Indians past the Muskies to end a six-game losing streak. The Indians took a 4-2 lead after the first period, and were leading 11-7 after two...
A big shout out to Hiio “Hurricane” Herne of Akwesasne who has netted a Jr. A hockey card for the 2011/2012 season. Herne is the son of Vincent Herne and Louise McDonald-Herne. After playing in the NAHL All-Star Prospects Showcase in Topeka, Kansas, and being one of the leading scorers at the tournament, Herne was scouted by the Alaska Avalanche, Jamestown Ironmen, Michigan Warriors, and the Odessa Jackalopes of the Tier II Jr. A Hockey Clubs. The Odessa Jackalope’s eagerly pursued Herne and s...
AKWESASNE, NY – JULY 8, 2011 With cool temperatures in the air and a very tacky racing surface, the night’s action at Mohawk International Raceway was sure to be exciting as the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series made its inaugural visit. With the sprints taking to the speedway for 30 very fast laps many fans were curious to see how these drivers would handle on this night as it was the first time 410 sprint cars had turned a lap on the track. Stevie Smith and David Gravel who were still looking for their first win in 20...
A co-ed Softball Tournament was held at Tom White’s field the weekend of July 2 & 3, 2011. Team ST.Boyz came in 1st with a prize amount of $1000. Team Fort came in 2nd place with a prize amount of $600 and Team T came in 3rd place with a prize amount of $400. Thanks to every team that entered and the fans who came to watch some good ball games in such hot weather! Hope to see everyone again at the labor day tournament!...
Ky Tarbell participated in the in an elite training camp over the weekend called ESPN Rise Warrior 40. While playing at a tournament in Florida for the Kanienkehaka Krunch lacrosse team he was asked to tryout for the Warrior 40 at Hofstra University. Having been selected as one of the 42 players from across the country, Tarbell traveled to the weekend training camp where he had the “Warrior experience”. “It was different, but nice to play with kids that I haven’t ever seen before,” said Tarb...
