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Police arrested an Akwesasne man Monday and charged him with 1st degree robbery in connection to the unsolved Stockholm, New York murder of May 13, 2008. Kaientanoron Swamp, 27, was arrested at his mother’s Route 37 home, police said. He was arraigned in Stockholm Town Court and ordered held without bail. Swamp is accused of robbing Daniel Simonds, 31 of Stockholm. According to authorities, Swamp and at least one other man, Brian Latulipe, also 27 of Bombay, New York, attended Simonds home a...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe – with support from tribal members at a recent tribal meeting – will hold a caucus and special election to fill the empty sub-chief position. A sub-chief was elected at the regular June election but before taking oath Joseph Phillips opted not to take office. “As a result of this unexpected turn of events we are making arrangements for a special election,” said Katrina Jacobs, Election Board member. A motion from the floor was also taken Saturday at the July Tribal Meeting, and a unanimous vote indicated tribal me...
Ironworkers from several states were in Akwesasne this week to join Mohawks in celebrating the ironworking trade. The Akwesasne Mohawk Casino once again hosted the Ironworkers Competition, which brought some of the best column climbers together. The event was held in the casino parking lot on Saturday, July 12. While the column climb has for years been the most popular event among spectators, the ironworkers – both retired and active – also competed in a rivet competition, packing competition, s...
Mr. Alex H. Oakes, Sr., 83 of TSIIONKWANONHSOTET Nursing Home died Thursday July 10, 2008 at the nursing home, where he had been a patient since Dec., 2006. He was born August 14, 1924 in St. Regis, Quebec, the son of the late Richard and Margaret (Brown) Oakes. He attended St. Regis Island School and then the St. Regis Village School. He married Irene Conners on Feb. 1, 1943 at St. Regis Catholic Church, she died June 19, 1974. He then married Eunice Gibbs June 5, 1976 at the United Church of...
Funeral Services for Catherine M. (Garrow) Bigtree will be he held at the Phillips Memorial Home, 64 Andrews St., Massena, NY on Monday, July 14, 2008 at 8:30 PM. Family and Friends are invited to call at the Phillips Memorial Home, 64 Andrews St., Massena on Monday, July 14,2008 from 2 to 4PM and from 7 to 8:30PM. Funeral Service will follow at 8:30 PM with Rev. George Belgarde officiating. Interment will take place in the St. Regis Cemetery at the convenience of the family.Catherine is survived by her husband of over 50 years, John Bigtr...
Carol (Shatlaw) Anz, age 50 of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, died suddenly on Sunday, June 8, 2008. Carol was born July 22, 1957 in Malone, NY. Her parents are Dorothy (Gray) Shatlaw and the late Louis Shatlaw Jr. Carol has 8 siblings: Barbara Derouchie of Fort Covington; Beverly (deceased); Joanne Rich of Kokomo, Ind.; Andrew of Fort Lauderdale, Fl; Debbie Jones of Hamilton, Ohio; Kathy Therrien of Fort Covington, NY; and twin sisters Darleen and Donna of Fort Lauderdale, Fl. Carol has two sons, Anthony Shatlaw and James Anz both of Florida....
Mr. James F. Edwards, Jr. “Bunkey”, 51, of 32 Second Ave, Waterford, a native of the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, died very unexpectedly Tuesday (July 15, 2008) evening at Albany Medical Center, after suffering a heart attack. He was born May 8, 1957 in Cornwall, Ontario, the son of James Franklin and Margaret White Edwards. He attended Mohawk schools and graduated from Massena Central School. A marriage to Nancy Laramy ended in separation. He worked at various odd construction jobs and at Gen...
Mr. J. Robert Herne, 75, of 259 Beaver Meadow Road, Hogansburg, died Wednesday (July 16, 2008) afternoon at his home, where he was under the loving care of his family and Hospice of the North Country. He was born March 10, 1933 in the town of Bombay, the son of Thomas and Louise K. Canadian Herne. He attended the old Mohawk and Bombay Schools. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. On February 11, 1956 in married Delores A. Jock at St. Regis Catholic Church with Rev. Michael J...
Rae Jean Dibble, 92, passed away on June 13, 2008 at her home in Montebello, California where she had lived since 1945. Rae was the last surviving member of her family of nine brothers and sisters. She was predeceased by her husband Glen Dibble in 1999. Prior to his passing they had been married for 64 years. She leaves her son and daughter-in-law Peter Dibble and Glory Cole, Massena, NY; daughter Martha Goods; grandchildren Tom Dibble, Tammy Solano, Tony Curry, Veronica McGee and seven great grandchildren all of California. Rae was born in...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is rescheduling the meeting to discuss the Land Acquisition and Sales draft policy and information on common lands to Wednesday, July 23rd at 4 pm. The policy provides standards and guidance for the Tribe to purchase or sell land. The discussion will be held in the lobby of the Community Building. The draft document is available in the lobby and online at www.srmt-nsn.gov. Community input on this draft document is appreciated....
The Hogansburg United Methodist Church held a Bowl-A-Thon at the Bowl-Mor in Massena on July 13th. Due to the low attendance at our Church, we need to fund-raise in order to meet expenses. There were only 6 bowlers but we managed to complete two games without A/C. This was a very successful event and all proceeds have been applied to the general fund. We would like to thank all the community members who donated for their generous support. Construction of our Church began in 1923 and was completed in 1926. With the community’s help, we can c...
Nancy Oakes gives blood....
Valleyfield, Friday, July 11, 2008 - Last week, a police operation conducted by officers of the Central St.Lawrence Valley RCMP Detachment - Valleyfield Office with the assistance of the Canada Border Services Agency led to the interception and search of five vehicles west of Vaudreuil on Highways 20 and 40 and the seizure of 410,000 contraband cigarettes and 2,290 bags of bulk tobacco worth close to $252,000. The vehicles were also seized by the RCMP officers. Six suspects arrested as a result of this operation could face charges under...
South Stormont, Ontario - A 62 year old female resident of St. Andrews West, Ontario and an 18 year old male resident of Sudbury, Ontario are facing charges under the Excise Act 2001 for possession of a tobacco product not properly stamped, after a search warrant was executed at a St. Andrews West residence on July 9th, 2008 in the early morning hours. Officers from the Canada Border Services Agency, working with officers from the Cornwall RCMP Detachment, concluded a joint investigation where it is believed that fine cut tobacco was smuggled...
A group of community spokespeople hosted an election on July 5 asking members of the St. Regsi Mohawk Tribe if the traditional 3-chief form of government is valid. Although the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe heavily denies any affiliation with the community group, the group itself views itself as representative of the Akwesasne community. A total of 295 votes were cast in the referendum vote; 285 voted “NO” and 8 voted “YES.” The community group developed its own election board, consisting of Harvey C. Herne, Marlene Bero, and Veronica Cook. The board...
The Salmon River Class of 1978 reunited last week at the Cedar View Golf Course. The event was filled with reminiscing and catching up with old friends. Thanks to Leigh Shovesetull for sharing this photo. Front row left to right: Dianne (Richards) Smoke, Leigh (White) Shovestull, Doug Smoke, Tim Dumas Middle row: Jerry McDonald, Donna Herne, Dianne Herne, Nancy (Tuper) Almond, Elda Mae (Roberts) Herne, Ellen (Reardon) Angus, Martha (Harvey) Lucear, Cherie (Mitchell) Parker, Karen (Gray) W...
It all started with a trip to the Cornwall Lift Off on Saturday night to see Theory Of A Deadman. The trio of Tyler Connolly (vocals/guitar), Dean Back (bass), and David Brenner (guitar) from British Columbia played to an enthusiastic crowd. I’ve wanted to see Theory Of A Deadman since they released their debut album back in 2002. The opportunity to see them in a venue that allowed me to bring my boys was too good to pass up! They’ve been touring to promote their latest release Scars & Sou...
The Akwesasne Baptist Church has had its share of obstacles. Several years ago the church became homeless after a fire on Cornwall Island. It took a lot of planning, donations, and more obstacles before the members of the church finally had a new place to call theirs. Their new church is located on White Road. Although they’ve been in their new church for nearly five years, the development of the building has been a work in progress and on Tuesday, the Akwesasne Baptist Church finally got its s...
On July 10, representatives from Jacobs Tobacco Company took a trip to Sue Wing’s home in Ogdensburg, NY. Wing was the winner of the Ultimate Design on a disCOUNT contest. She could pick any room in her home and the ladies from Jacobs Tobacco Company would give her room a makeover valued at $5000. Wing picked her bedroom, and we showed up to do the job with all the furniture coming from Wholesale Furniture and Mattress in Winthrop, new bedding, curtains, a paint job and all the acces...
The Brass Horse Restaurant management offered the Akwesasne community something a little different than what they’re used to in terms of entertainment this weekend. On Friday evening, two comedians from downstate took the stage to entertain the crowd of patrons who also got dinner with their admission ticket. The show was opened by female comedian Stacey Prussman who picked on some ironworkers in the front row and wanted more audience participation than the Mohawk crowd wanted to give. H...
Every July, the city of Cornwall hosts an internationally attended event that brings their small community to life. The Kinsmen Cornwall Lift-Off is a hot air balloon festival that is accompanied by weekend-long entertainment. The festival was held this past weekend and the city spent weeks preparing, with businesses hanging paper hot air balloons in their windows, and workers steadily preparing Lamoureux Park for the festivities. Each year, roughly 20-25 hot air balloons lift off from the park...
The Mohawk Billiards ACS 8-ball League has recently finished the fourth week of play. There are 6 teams from establishments such as Gardners, 37 West Lounge, Spragues and the All Inn Lounge. Lisa Sprague of Spragues Restaurant in Rooseveltown, NY says about the Mohawk Billiards 8-ball league ‘It’s very beneficial for business and keeps the players in practice. I recommend that other bars join, the league officers are doing a great job.” Corrine Johnson and Priscila Thompson form the league execu...
On Friday, July 4, Tom and Chubby Oakes celebrated the grand opening of their paintball course on Akwesasne’s Yellow Island. The Red Oakes “Karihton” paintball field and course was celebrated and used for the first time with many participants showing up for the first tournament. Yellow Island is just across the Snye Channel waterway from Tsi Snaihne (Snye). In the summer, a 30-second boat ride will land gamers there. At the grand opening, paintball fanatics played with others or just spent...
Mrs. Alexander/Mrs. Post-Grade 4 Principal’s List: Adriana Reardon, Tianna Smith, Zachary Smith Mrs. Alexander/Mrs. Post-Grade 4 Honor Roll: Cheyenne Boardway, Brittany Broooks, Brittany Cassavaw, Lexi Cree, Isabella DeArmayero, Matt Hall, Isaiah Humiston, Patrick Lapage, Caroline Russell, Ashley Warner Mrs. Merry-Grade 4 Honor Roll: Jordan Bigness, Sarah Durant, Jenna French, Sage Herne, Carly Lafrance, Chantell Paquin, Kiakowisonkies Phillips, Aanzhenikwe Silver, Tyler Sisto, Waylon Square Mrs. Ryan-Grade 4 Principal’s List: Kaylee Adams Mrs...
The following students have achieved Principal’s List Honors for the 6th marking period. Grade 7: Robert Gray Miranda Green Samantha Monette Morgan Shook Harvey Smith Grade 9: Jessica Beach Brittany Bigness Derek Dustin Grade 10: Stephanie Fleury Pratik Patel Grade 11: Daniel Gerow Ryan Godard Amanda Kitchell Natalie Sharlow Trevor White Grade 12: Genevieve Aaron Lauren Adams Jason Beach Katelyn Bero Colleen Brethour Juanita Gratton Steven Lauzon Marc Plante Roland Poirier Melissa St. Onge Danny Tremblay The following students have achieved H...
