A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Authorities from Ontario’s Provincial Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad (ROPE), Eastern Region, is requesting the public’s assistance in nabbing six wanted parolees who are believed to be hiding in Akwesasne. All men are wanted for being unlawfully at large, stemming from previous charges and convictions. - Manny Pierce, age 24, is 5’11, 170 lbs. with hazel eyes and brown hair. He has been wanted since January 10, 2006. Pierce is serving a determinate sentence of 4 years for causi...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe notified the community this week of a possible mail scam in progress. David Staddon, the SRMT’s director of public information, said the alleged scam involves some type of “secret shopper.” “Victims receive a sizeable check for ‘salary and training pay’ and a list of businesses, including Western Union and Moneygram Transfer,” Staddon said. “Victims are asked to evaluate the business services from each company and to send sizeable money transfers via Western Union and Moneygram to the firm who is conducting the...
Two Mohawk men from Akwesasne, along with their families, traveled to St. Catherines, Ontario this past Saturday for the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony. Brian Conners and Steve Thomas were the latest Akwesasne lacrosse legends to be honored with induction into the OLHOF. Conners was inducted under the “Builder” category based on his years of experience building lacrosse players in Akwesasne. “His involvement in lacrosse has spanned 3 generations as a player, referee and coa...
St. Regis Mohawk School Principal Sharlee Thomas announced this week that asbestos cleanup will begin at the school on Oct. 27, 2008. School officials made the decision earlier this fall to have all asbestos in the school removed, rather than continuing the long-followed and common approach of leaving the asbestos covered and untouched. Asbestos, which is known to have serious health effects if inhaled, is only harmful when broken up and released into the air. “The abatement process will begin in the evening of Monday, October 27, 2008,” Tho...
After a courageous battle, Cecil passed away at the Douglas Memorial Hospital in Ft. Erie, Ontario, Canada on Monday, October 13, 2008 in his 84th year. Loving husband of Joan. Proud father of Lezlie (Gordon) Ellison of Fort Erie, ON., Jimmy (Sue) Smith of Buffalo, NY, Lynn (Wallace) Thompson, Rhonda King and Jackie Smith all of Akwesasne. Cherished grandfather of Aleaha, Allissa, Angela, Candace, Aymee, Beets, Michael Paul, Elaina, Justine, Jessica, Sheyanne, Alexandra and Victoria. He was...
Philip Michael Jocko, age 58, of 30-A Jocko Road, Cornwall Island, died at his residence, with his family by his side, on Thursday, October 16, 2008. Husband of Joyce (Edwards) Jocko. Dear father of Philip Jocko Jr. of Lake Placid, NY, Louis John Jocko of Baldwinsville, NY, Kelly Edwards (Jerry) of Onondaga, NY, Sarah Mary Jocko (Ed) of Cornwall Island, Cindy Square-Laughing (Matt) of Frogtown, NY, Dorothy Powless (Shawndar) of Lafayette, NY and Lisa Marie Jones of Fulton, NY. Philip was predece...
John Barnes, age 76, Tonawanda, formerly of Hogansburg, died Monday, October 6, 2008 at McAuley Residency nursing home, Kenmore. Mr. Barnes was an ironworker for 32 years in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area. He was born April 26, 1932, in Hogansburg, the son of Peter and Grace Beaubien Barnes. He married Pauline Titus on August 31, 1957 at Notre Dame Church, Malone, NY. He is survived by his wife, a brother and his wife, Wilbur and Greta, Hogansburg; a sister and her husband, Felicia and Douglas...
Christine Marie Herne, infant daughter of Thomas E. Herne of Akwesasne and Tabitha C. Wood of Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, died October 18, 2008 at the Children’s Hospital of Boston where she had been a patient since October 15, 2008. Christine was born August 25, 2008 in Hyannis, Massachusetts. She is survived by three half brothers; Austin Herne of Malone, NY, Curtis and Brennan Herne of Pennsylvania, by two half sisters; Alexis and Kamry Herne of Malone, NY, by paternal grandfather Thomas A...
Winthrop – Funeral services for Christopher Lawrence Villnave, age 30, of Winthrop, formerly of Massena, will be held Friday morning at 11:00 A.M at the St. Lawrence Church, North Lawrence with the Rev. Patrick Ratigan presiding. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Mr. Villnave entered into rest unexpectedly Monday morning(October 20, 2008) at his home in Winthrop. The family will receive friends at the Hammill Funeral Home Thursday October 23, 2008 from 6-9 at the funeral home. C...
You Are My Heart And Soul By Elisabeth A. Robinson Thank you… For standing by me through thick and thin For not giving up on me when I didn’t win For your patience when I kept pushing you away For caring when I said I didn’t need you anyway I am grateful knowing… I can count on your strength Ask for your support, and know you’ll go to any length When I lose my way You help me get back on track When in pain Your comfort soothes and brings me back I love you and miss you dearly. Love, Lauralee...
Dear Editor, She:kon. Word has been received of organized labor having a strong interest in forming a union within the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino. As a tribal gaming enterprise of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, the facility operates under a signed compact with New York State, after a referendum in 1995 within the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory approved the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe entering into gaming for the benefit and livelihood of Akwesasronon. Efforts have been made to educate casino workers into the changes in operation that a labor union would bring...
We all need reminders from time to time. Some can mean the difference between life and death. For the 21st year in a row, Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) have teamed together to support Change Your Clock Change Your Battery®. This campaign encourages families to take action in preventing accidental deaths caused by home fires by changing the battery in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Serving as a reminder since 1987, the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program began as a pilot program in St....
On Wednesday, October 15th, Tsi Snaihne School was fortunate to have some special visitors. Volunteers from the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Fire Department came to Tsi Snaihne to teach the students some important fire safety techniques. Students learned what to do in the event that their house caught on fire. The firefighters encouraged the students to have a family meeting to plan a safe meeting place outside their home. The students also had an opportunity to check out the fire engine and meet a f...
Standing (left-right): Peter Martin (1E-Lacombe), Conrad Oakes (2E-Leaf), Payton Logan (2E-Oakes), John Jacobs (2E-Garrow), Kahnekanoron Lazore (1M-Peters), Iohehtiio Peters-Martin (K5M-Oakes) Sitting (L-R): Annika Wolphagen (K5E-Alida), Ienonhenehtha Point (1E-Mitchell), Wahienhawi Lahache (Principal), Teya Mitchell (K4E-Chubb), Rakwirahes Pembleton (K4M-Mitchell) Missing from the photo is Katsi’tsiakwas Martin (3M-Peters)...
The Akwesasne Mohawk Casino’s Mohawk Mystery Jackpot broke the 3 million dollar mark with another surprise jackpot won on Wednesday, Oct. 15. John Shampine, from Evans Mills, New York, was the lucky winner of over $6500, which eclipsed the $3 million mark of the popular Mohawk Mystery Jackpot promotion. Shampine celebrated his win with friends and family and was also surprised to learn that he not only won the Mohawk Mystery Jackpot, but a casino and hotel prize package that included a b...
One of the on-going goals at the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School (AMS) is to be “Kind and Caring.” The students and staff have worked very hard to create this positive school community. To launch the third year of the “Caught You Caring” recognition and incentive program, everyone at the school was given a secret friend for the week of October 14th to October 17th. The students and staff were encouraged to do kind and caring acts for their friend, “In Secret”, and to keep them guessing by doi...
Malone—Noel Varghese, D.O., a member of the Alice Hyde Medical Center Medical Staff, will continue his Obstetrical and Gynecological (OB/GYN) practice at a new location in Malone, 16 Third Street, Suite 3 on the Medical Center campus. Dr. Varghese is Board-eligible in Obstetrics/Gynecology and his specialties include high risk pregnancies, minimally invasive surgeries, infertility, sterilization, menopause, and contraceptive management. He will continue to deliver at AHMC’s Family Maternity Center. The Center has seven private rooms in whi...
The SRMT Alcoholism Chemical Dependency Prevention Program would like to announce the upcoming events for the annual celebration of the National Red Ribbon Week October 27th – 31st. Salmon River Central School students and St. Regis Mohawk School students along with communities across the nation will be celebrating this week by affirming our commitment to drug prevention and education. Please join us this week to encourage positive choices, healthy, drug-free, and violence free lifestyles. The following is the agenda for Salmon River D...
The Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre presents the region’s first ever conference for artistic entrepreneurs: ARTpreneur. The Conference will be held on October 30th, 2008 at the Best Western Parkway Inn & Conference Centre, Cornwall, Ontario. This all-day conference is a unique learning event that will appeal to a wide variety of creative professionals, including painters, musicians, writers, dancers, actors, magicians, sculptors, comedians and photographers. “We have many talented, cre...
Akwesasne’s own Nikaiataa Skidders landed on stage at the Glen Building in Cornwall as one of the lead actors in an Agatha Christie murder mystery entitled “The Unexpected Guest”. Nikaiataa graduated from the University of Vermont with a major in Theater and a minor in Film Studies. She was involved behind the scenes on several productions in her program at Vermont. “The Unexpected Guest” is Nikaiataa’s first major role and her first production with Vagabond Theatre, a local community t...
The American Legion Post 1479 held an Early Bird Dinner Saturday evening. The event, which is held annually, serves a number of purposes. First, it is a time for members to remember Prisoners of War and soldiers who are Missing In Action. A special place setting is made to represent those individuals. Second, it is an opportunity for the Legion to thank those members who have paid their annual dues. Third, new officers are sworn in before a large gathering of their fellow members. The recently...
Áhsen niwáhsen énska enhská:ra’ne tsi niiontkonwaró:roks nikahá:wi ne ratina’tónhkhwa. Ronakiohkowá:nen ne onkwehshón:’a tánon ratiksa’okón:’a enhontkonwaró:roke, tenhonkierónnion. Tsi iakonónhsó:ton rati’terón:ton tenhonhkwatá:se. Akwé:kon ó:ia’ na’té:ioht tsi ronatkonwarorókhon. Ókia’ke iótteron, ókia’ke iosté:ris. Ókia’ke kaia’tón:ni tánon ókia’ke teiotenonhianíhton tsi ratihétken. Ókia’ke enhonnì:ron thenkwaié:ron. Tenkwarihwaierónnien káton enhskwatsikhè:tanonte. É:so otsikhè:ta thontká:was. É:so she’s shatitsikhe’tenhá:wi. Shatiiar...
Continued from last week. Reprinted from Rotinonhsion:ni Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Social Dances booklet. The Fishing or Canoe Dance Iontahrio:tha The Fishing or Canoe Dance is another fun dance. The women dancers form a circle around the singers and stay in their position; they do not move. The men form a circle around the women, and do a stomp dance when dancing around the women. Half way through the song the singers will give a signal to the dancers to start pulling the women into their circle and then the singers give another signal for the women...
Centipedes and millipedes are not insects because they have more than six legs. They are arthropods and are distant relatives of shrimp, lobster, and crayfish. Arthropods are an invertebrate animal with jointed legs and a segmented body with a horny casing (exoskeleton) that is shed periodically as the animal grows. While their marine cousins live in the water, centipedes and millipedes are land dwellers. However, the centipedes and millipedes do prefer moist habitats. They are seen most o...
It has occurred to me that all (well maybe some are perfect but most) parents tell little white lies. It never starts out on purpose but we eventually fib a little to get desired results. Like leaving a shopping center or maybe going in the house when it’s getting dark outside. Some of mine must be pretty believable because once in a while a family member will actually question me about it in front of Baby T and totally blow my cover. Fibs I have told in my own selfish conquest at sanity were started by Baby T’s never ending interrogation. It...
