A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 75
TERRITORY OF AKWESASNE – The Akwesasne community has experienced a horrific tragedy this past weekend in the deaths of three community members, including two small children, during a house fire. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne sends its deepest condolences to the entire David and Bigtree family and all who have been affected by this unimaginable loss. We ask the community to unite and offer emotional support to those most in need, in any capacity you›re able to be. Our strengths as a car...
Akwesasne – On Sunday January 26, 2014 at approximately 10:20 a.m. the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department (HAVFD) was dispatched to a structural fire with possible entrapment on the St. Regis Road, which resulted in the tragic loss of a father and two sons. The house fire claimed the lives of Jarius Chrisjohn, 46 years of age, Javin Chrisjohn, 5 years, and Hunter Chrisjohn, 3 years, all of 184 St. Regis Road, Akwesasne, New York. Michele David, 27, and her son, Jericho Chrisjohn, 8, survived the fire. HAVFD firefighters attempted r...
Ieweras Gray is a fighter, a fighter who is stronger than most of the young men participating in a Benefit MMA fight on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the St. Lawrence Centre Arena. Gray has been battling Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) since the age of 5. ALL is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. In the past year, after numerous treatments and hospital stays her cancer returned in the form of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) affecting the red and white blood cells as they mature and grow....
On Friday, January 24, Timmy Rourke was honored as being the youngest recipient of the Wayne Castor Fan Award. This award has been presented annually for the past 8 years to a loyal and dedicated fan of the Salmon River Central School Hockey Team. The deserving fan faithfully cheers on the Salmon River hockey players with a display of good sportsmanship and is known for being there for the team. Timmy Rourke is just 13 years old but that doesn't stop him from attending virtually every SRCS hocke...
AKWESASNE - Mr. Jarius A. "Jerry" Chrisjohn, age 46, Javin M. Chrisjohn, age 5, and Hunter C. Chrisjohn, age 3, tragically passed away Sunday morning, January 26, 2014 at their home on St. Regis Road. Jerry was born March 7, 1967 in Syracuse, the son of Mary Chrisjohn and the late Jarius Lester Chrisjohn. He was a fun loving man who was devoted to spending time with his children. He enjoyed telling a good story, watching television, and will be remembered for his energetic personality. Javin,...
Mr. Thomas George, age 73, of Rochester, NY, formerly of Akwesasne, passed away on Sunday afternoon, January 26, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Lucille, by 2 sons; Mark, and Guy and by one daughter Tara. Also survived by two sisters Diane King and Lorraine George and by a brother Mike George. The family will likely be holding a service in the coming days or weeks when Thomas returns home to Akwesasne....
Mary Elizabeth Balcom, age 86, of Clayton, NY passed away Friday, January 24, 2014. Mrs. Balcom was born in Alexandria Bay on March 28, 1927, daughter of Joseph Harold and Elizabeth Hill Hunt. She attended schools in Clayton, NY and married Lawrence C. “Lince” Balcom on October 2, 1948. He predeceased her on August 26, 2004. She had worked as a clerk at River Rat Cheese Store, Clayton and at Sea Mist Marina, Boynton Beach, FL. Mary Elizabeth was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church, taught religious education classes, and sang at many funer...
THANKS, On behalf of the Akwesasne Winter Carnival Committee we would like to thank Roger and the entire Mitchell Family for choosing the Carnival as the Recipients of the 7th Annual Hoss Mitchell Memorial Dance, The dance was well attended, the Committee had many gift baskets up for Auction, Door Prizes and 50/50 Draw. We would also like to thank the following people and businesses who donated baskets for our Auction: Roger & Cathy Mitchell, Noonie Thomas & Family (Keegans Tobacco), Village Currency, Terry & Rosie Terrance, Winnie & Reginald...
Perhaps you sent a lovely card, Or sat quietly in a chair. Perhaps you sent a floral piece, If so we saw it there. Perhaps you spoke the kindest words, As any friend could say; Perhaps you were not there at all, Just thought of us that day. Whatever you did to console our hearts, We thank you so much Whatever the part. The family of Wallace (Wally) A. Jacobs would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those who came forward during our time of need in the loss of our husband/father/grandfather/great grandfather. To family, friends,...
This is to inform the patients of our community pharmacy of my intentions to sell or close this pharmacy. It has always been my desire to have a pharmacy continue to operate here, to provide services to our people. This was the sole reason that I remained here this past year, for our people. So, as far as O Non Kwa Son A Pharmacy is concerned there are two possible options: A) The pharmacy gets bought out by the Ontario corporation and the services continue to be handled here at this location. B) The pharmacy closes on March 31st 2014 and we...
Last year, on February 21st, 2013, Devin Lazore, 19 years old at the time, was caught by the Cornwall Regional Task Force for attempting to bring about 200 kilograms of fine cut tobacco through the Cornwall Port of Entry. Lazore, now 20, pleaded guilty to smuggling 218 kg of shisha, a fruit flavored tobacco. The substance itself isn’t illegal, but the tobacco was not stamped “duty paid.” Lazore is facing a fine of $46,008 or as much as 18 months in jail, according to the Canada Excise Act. But Lazore and his lawyer, Lawrence Greenspon, will...
By Andy Gardner A representative with the federal Environmental Protection Agency announced at a Thursday, Jan. 16 meeting of the North Country Redevelopment Task Force that 250 percent more contaminated soil than anticipated has been removed from the former GM site to date. As a result, the project is over-budget. But, tribal officials are confident the site will be properly cleaned up. “RACER has pledged to complete the clean-up; they have a legal and ethical responsibility to ensure the project is completed”, Chief Ron LaFrance said in an...
TERRITORY OF AKWESASNE – The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is proudly announcing that they have formally approved the Respect in the Workplace Policy (RIWP). This new policy is meant to ensure that employees of MCA are treated with respect and are free from harassment, bullying and violence while working. Mohawk Council approved the policy by resolution on December 17, 2013 and it will officially go into effect on April 1, 2014. “This policy has been in development for several years and we are happy to finally bring it to the employees of MCA...
On Tuesday morning, the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Kanonhkwatsheriio in St. Regis. Allegedly, a person smelled smoke inside the building and pulled the alarm. Employees evacuated the building and waited while HAVFD cleared the building. The building was deemed safe and employees returned to the building....
Akwesasne - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe hosted an informational session for community members on Thursday, January 23, 2014 to kick-off the broadband services rollout. More than one hundred residents packed the Community Building lobby to receive an update on the status of the project and services that are now available in the community. The Broadband Team introduced two service providers the Tribe has contracted with, Flint Communications and Wideband Networks. Both gave excellent...
On Tuesday, the K-5 class at the Kanatakon School held a presentation for their families. All year they have been working with Kakwiroton Oakes and teachers Maureen Benedict and Kanerahtahawi Mitchell to prepare for this performance. They started with the Tekanon'teneha Alligator Dance. Then students performed a play Tekwanonhweratons Sonkwatsi:a and Kiohkehnekha Karahkwa. The students then sang the song Wakatshennon:ni Tsi Wakenonhsion:ni. The class did a fantastic job and the hard work of the...
By Connie Gerow, 4-H Mentoring Site Coordinator From learning to set a table, making a salad, preparing brownies, to serving dinner and cleaning up after a meal, are many of the life skills that the Love Our 4-H Family Pasta Bash 4-H Mentoring participants will be utilizing in preparation for the 2nd annual Family Night Outing. Research shows that the fundamental practical learn-by-doing experiences encourages youth to grow and become more confident, mature adults and are more ready to succeed in today’s challenging world. Beginning at 6pm o...
Continued from last week. #4 - Thank Her for the Little Things SHE Does If she does something sweet or thoughtful for you, THANK HER! But also realize that not only is she sweet, but she may be sending you a signal that she would like the same thing done for her, but from the head. Most of my ideas of the little things I can do for my spouse/partner come from the premise “If someone did this for ME, would it make ME feel loved? Because, whatever will make ME happy, will also please someone else. #5 - Make Her Breakfast or take her out to b...
Gracie King is in the 5/6 transition class at the Kanatakon School. Teacher Miss. Lafrance is having the students work on creative writing. Gracie wrote this piece from a story starter....
Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service - On Wednesday, January 28th, 2014 the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service executed a Feeney Warrant of Arrest and a Warrant to Search at a residence on Kawehnoke. Mitchell Lahache Jocko, age 32 was arrested on outstanding Arrest Warrants. The Arrest Warrants for Jocko, issued from the Ontario Provincial Court, are for complaints of Uttering Threats, Assault, Mischief and Breach of Conditions. The Akwesasne Mohawk Police were also investigating an occurrence of shots fired at a vehicle on the Ice Bridge near St....
By Rosemary Bonaparte A year or so ago when Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast and New Jersey’s boardwalk was wiped out, I had my own problems here. Early in the day we had a cat in our tree. It was on a small branch that reached almost to the garage. When the boys went outside and heard it crying they tried to reach it but it was too far away to do anything. Then they had to leave for the day. I went outside and it wasn’t any cat I had seen before. It was quite large with gold fur and it was crying pitifully. I thought it would find its way...
2. Swimsuits Buying a swimsuit is about as much fun and demoralizing as buying jeans. So without trying on a hundred of them I can’t imagine wearing someone else’s swimsuit. Think about it - swimsuits hug the body. The close contact can transmit bacteria and other diseases – which may transfer to you when you wear the suit (FYI – you CANNOT get AIDS from a used swimsuit). Swimsuits are also fragile. If the washing instructions aren’t followed, the straps might rip or the swimsuit might lose its shape. So you could be buying something that may...
A pogo in the backseat door handle. A timbit between the car seat buckles. A shoe on the front steps. A sock in the sink. A ninja turtle in my bed. A hot wheel car in my purse. Legos in the couch. Batman in the dish water. A GI Joe in my boot. Socks stuffed in the snack cupboard. Remote control in the fridge. Glove in the driveway. Hat in the bathroom. Angry bird toy in the silverware drawer. Crayon melted on the heating vent. Goldfish snacks swimming in the bathroom sink. Carrots in the dog’s dish. Juice box in big brother’s bookbag. Too...
Mohawk Lesson...
Students at the St. Regis Mohawk School - Year Unknown These photos were from the family of a Mr. Edward Palmer. Pictures can be picked up at I.T. 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....
