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  • COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT

    Dec 19, 2013

    The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Environment Division shares a notice on behalf of the Department of Environmental Conservation concerning hunting licenses: The DEC will be switching to a new automated licensing system. Beginning December 26, 2013 there will be a blackout period for license sales and game harvest reporting as we transition to the new automated licensing system. Hunters, anglers and trappers need to purchase their licenses, stamps and permits and register for recreational marine fishing prior to December 26, 2013 in order to h...

  • Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Notice to the Community – December, 2013 Update:

    Dec 19, 2013

    Throughout the period of March 25, 2013 to April 5, 2013, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne – Internal Trust Technical Team held a callout to community members to serve as Overseers for the Settlement Trust. Under the mandate of Mohawk Council Resolution 2012/2013 #156A, and in accordance with the Draft Mohawks of Akwesasne Settlement Trust document, “The Overseers shall be a committee of seven (7) Members, appointed by Council, consisting of Elders, Youth and other community leaders, each of whom is capable of providing vision, leadership and...

  • Community Notice Akwesasne Community Fund

    Dec 19, 2013

    (Akwesasne Mohawk Territory – December 16, 2013) The Akwesasne Community Fund Review Team, on behalf of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA), is pleased to announce a new call out for applications for funding from the Akwesasne Community Fund. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has set up the Akwesasne Community Fund to provide financial support for community based, not-for-profit organizations and groups who are located and/or operate in the portion of Akwesasne coming under the jurisdiction of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne. This is the s...

  • NAME THE MASCOT CONTEST Create the Logo for the AMBE Schools "Show Our School Spirit"

    Dec 19, 2013

    The Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education is searching for a mascot and/or logo. AMBE is looking for designs that will represent all three schools. Submissions will be accepted from Tsiothohrhko:wa/January 2-20, 2014 “”Winner will receive an i-Pad Mini Students from Tsi Snaihne School, Kana:takon School, and Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School are eligible to submit entries for the competition. Individual entries, or submissions by a pair of students will be accepted. Students may submit multiple entries. Designs that reflect our traditional Kan...

  • Holiday Crafts & Gingerbread Decorating

    Dec 19, 2013

    The St. Regis Recreation is inviting families to attend a kids holiday crafts day and gingerbread decorating contest. This free, family event will be held from 10am-12:30pm on Saturday, Dec. 21 at the St. Regis Recreation Center with lunch provided. Prizes will be awarded for best decorated house. No sign ups required. Any community member who would like to host a holiday craft of their own at this event is welcome to and supplies can be provided. Contact the St. Regis Recreation at 575-2700 for more information....

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  • Blake Tarbell having Standout Season with Rochester Junior Americans

    Andy Gardner|Dec 19, 2013

    The Rochester Junior Americans are dominating the U.S. Premier Hockey League's Empire division, and a large part of that success is due to a 19-year-old native of Akwesasne. Blake Tarbell, who plays left wing, is the team's second-highest scorer with 12 goals and third-highest in points with a total of 28. But, according to his coach, his biggest contributions come when victory is at stake. "When he scores, it counts – he has seven game-winning goals so far," Junior Americans Head Coach Jeff K...

  • McQuaid Wins SRCS Christmas Tournament

    Rachelle Garrow Hayes|Dec 19, 2013

    Last weekend the Salmon River Shamrocks hosted their annual Christmas Tournament at the Tom Cavanaugh Arena, sponsored by the North Franklin Hockey Association. Participating teams were Massena, Queensbury and McQuaid. The McQuaid Jesuit's team speed eventually outlasted the other three teams to claim top honors and go undefeated in the contest to earn seven and a half points. Salmon placed second with five and a half points, Massena was close behind with five and Queensbury finished fourth...

  • North Franklin Mites Win Tourney

    Dec 19, 2013

    Submitted by Tewentahawihtha Cole, Mite White Team Manager North Franklin Mite Red and Mite White came home Sunday night with the TriTown Mite Hockey Tournament Championship. Mite Reds won the Championship with zero losses and Mite White with 4 wins, 1 tie. Congratulations! Front Row (L to R): Carter Johnson, Rick Chatland 2nd Row (L to R): Hunter Thompson, Wyatt Benedict, Dylan Johnson, Myles Cook, Fire Swamp, Evan Collette, Kahontiio Lazore 3rd Row (L to R): Jacob Chapman, Kollin Stowell,...

  • Akwesasne Minor Hockey Association

    Dec 19, 2013

    AMHA encourages all band members to participate in Little Native Hockey League (LNHL) Team Selection at A’nowara’ko:wa Arena to represent Akwesasne in Mississauga, Ont. Marcy 9-13, 2014. •Monday, December 23rd, 2013 9am Novice 8U & Atom 10U GIRLS 10am Peewee 12U, Bantam 14U & Midget 16U GIRLS 11am Novice 8U Boys 12am Atom 10U Boys 1pm Peewee 12U Boys 2pm Bantam 14U Boys 3pm Midget 16U Boys 4pm Tyke 6yrs Boys & Girls •Sunday, January 5th, 2014 10am Novice 8U Boys 11am Atom 10U Boys 12pm Peewee 12U Boys 1pm Bantam 14U Boys 2pm Midget 16U Boys 3p...

  • National Aboriginal Hockey Championships - Team Eastern Door and the North Tryout Camp

    Dec 19, 2013

    The 13th Annual National Aboriginal Hockey Championships will be taking place on April 27 to May 3, 2014 in Kahnawake, Quebec. This memo is to officially invite all interested male and female hockey players at the double letter level to make application to Team Eastern Door and The North. Team Eastern Door and the North will be having their first tryout camp on Saturday, December 28 and Sunday December 29, 2013 at the Kahnawake Sports Complex. Travel date is December 27, 2013. Registration is $50.00. Transportation, meals (except for Dec....

  • Akwesasne Library NEW INVENTORY FOR DEC. 2013

    Dec 19, 2013

    •Adults: Hunted-Karen Robards Some Like it Hot-Susan Anderson The Stone Monkey-Jeffery Deaver The Gods of Guilt-Michael Connelly White Fire-Preston & Child Command Authority-Tom Clancy Cross my Heart-James Patterson Innocence-Dean Koontz Doctor Sleep-Stephen King •Juvenile: A Game of Thrones Series-George RR Martin Mortal Instrument Series-Cassandra Clare Hunger Games Series-Susan Collins Pro Wrestler Series-James Brickyard •Children: New assortment of children’s books featuring all your child’s charecters. •DVD’s: White House Down The Hobb...

  • SALMON RIVER SCHOOL ARENA SCHEDULE 518-358-6664

    Dec 19, 2013

    •Dec. 20th 8:15-2:45 High School Phys. Ed. 4:00-5:00 Available 5:00-6:00 North Franklin Hockey 6:00-8:30 Boys Varsity vs. Massena 8:30-9:30 North Franklin Hockey 9:30-10:30 Harley Chub-Broomball •Dec. 21st 8:00-6:00 North Franklin Hockey 6:00-8:00 Public Skating 8:00-9:00 Curtis Jacobs 9:00-10:00 Available •Dec. 22nd 8:00-2:00 North Franklin Hockey 2:00-4:00 Public Skating 4:00-9:00 Shamrock Figure Skating 9:00-10:00 Available •Dec. 23rd 7:00-9:00 Rink Maintenance 9:00-10:30 Boys Varsity Hockey Practice 10:30-1:00 Rink Maintenance 1:00-3:...

  • Canton Drops Weekend Games to Franklin Pierce, Has Lost Five Straight

    Andy Gardner|Dec 19, 2013

    The SUNY Canton Kangaroos are now on a five-game losing streak, having dropped two weekend contests to the Franklin Pierce Ravens in Winchendon, Mass. The games saw Karley Cree unable to capitalize on eight scoring opportunities, Tia Mitchell found the net once out of three tries. Any Friday the 13th superstitions Canton may have had turned out to be valid, as the Roos lost to the Ravens 5 – 2. Karsyn Baker, who ended the game with a hat trick, helped give the Franklin Pierce contingent a strong start, scoring back-to-back power play goals less...

  • Wolves Take Back-To-Back Wins

    Andy Gardner|Dec 19, 2013

    The Akwesasne Wolves Junior B hockey squad took back-to-back home wins over the weekend, bringing their record back to an even 13 – 13. Saturday, Dec. 14 saw the Wolves shut out the Winchester Hawks. Following a stalemate first period, Alex Conroy Terrance took a pass from Stevie Ray Adams for the only goal his team would need at 7:34 into the middle stanza. A little more than seven minutes later, Derik Dione raised the team to a 2 – 0 lead, assisted by Adam Bomberry and Zack Seguin. The closing period brought Akwesasne two more insurance goa...

  • WOLVES HOME GAME at A'nowarako:wa Arena

    Dec 19, 2013

    Akwesasne Jr. B Wolves vs Charlan Sunday, December 22, 2013 @ 7:00 pm * Akwesasne Jr. B Wolves vs Morrisburg Sunday, December 29, 2013 @ 7:00 pm * Akwesasne Jr. B Wolves vs Westport Saturday, January 4, 2014 @ 7:00 pm...

  • Seaway Valley Rapids Weekend Road Trip

    Dec 19, 2013

    Submitted by Johanne Sullivan With no regularly scheduled games the Seaway Valley Rapids Major Novice A went on a road trip over the weekend to play some exhibition games in the Syracuse area. The first game was against the Syracuse AAA Cadets in Morrisville, New York. The Cadets are part of the Greater Niagara American Hockey League. The Rapids played a great game despite having spent four hours in a car. Carey Terrance opened the scoring in the first period scoring twice with Carson Martin ass...

  • The Iroquois Nationals

    Dec 19, 2013

    is participating in the Federation of International Lacrosse’s “2014 World Men’s Field Lacrosse Championships” to be held in Denver, Colorado, July 10-19, 2014...

  • Massena Boys Basketball Takes Down Canton, Girls Fall to Salmon River

    Andy Gardner|Dec 19, 2013

    The Massena boy's basketball squad took a 73 – 42 home win against the Canton Golden Bears on Friday Dec. 13. The game opened on even footing, as the first quarter saw the two squads tied at 15 – all. The Raiders heated up their feet in the second quarter, outscoring their opponents 25 – 9, which left the scoreboard at Massena 40 – 24 at the half. The third quarter saw a return to a more even pace, with Massena scoring slightly more than Canton 13 – 11. The final quarter saw the Raiders r...

  • Massena Wrestlers Win Two in a Row

    Andy Gardner|Dec 19, 2013

    The Massena Red Raiders wresting squad won two straight on the mat, defeating the Canton Golden Bears and the Ogdensburg Blue Devils. The bouts opened with Massena's Dan Elman taking a 12 – 6 loss by decision to Bailey Phelps in the 152-pound match. Hunter Perrine brought Massena back on top in the following 170-pound bout, taking a 12 – 9 decision over Cody-Allen David. Nathan Murdock of the Blue Devils secured the night's first victory by pin, holding down Sinclair Babb in 1:05. Alex Cole fol...

  • Lady Shamrocks Skate Past SLC

    Rachelle Garrow Hayes|Dec 19, 2013

    The Salmon River girl's varsity squad played host to the St. Lawrence Central Larries on Monday, December 9th and sent the Larries home with a 4-2 loss. Paige DeBeer put the Lady Larries on the scoreboard first when she finished off a play set up by teammates Kim Reville and Ashley DeBeer. The Lady Shamrocks didn't let that bother them as they answered back with two goals to end the first with a 2-1 lead. Nidia De Armayero tied the game when she scored an unassisted goal at the 9:03 mark. She...

  • SRCS Boys Basketball Fall to Massena, FA

    Rachelle Garrow Hayes|Dec 19, 2013

    Using their size advantage the visiting Red Raiders were able to work their way to a 33-16 halftime lead and left town with a 59-29 victory over Salmon River. The Shamrocks kept the score close during the first quarter but couldn't hang on as the Raiders 2-3 zone was difficult for Salmon to crack. Antoine Domino led the Shamrocks with 11 points and teammate Jordan Wood struck for six. Kason Tarbell added four points while Brandan Burdash and Tyler Brooks chipped in two points each. Xavier...

  • Christmas Tree of Books

    Dec 19, 2013

    My name is Erin Conners and I am the librarian at Salmon River. We had received a large donation of books from the Lion's Club in Malone. While many of the books have found a place on our shelves, some were damaged or out of date. Instead of throwing them away, I came up with the idea to create a Christmas Tree out of books. I spoke with the art teacher Jennifer Bacchus and she asked her sculpture students to design and create the tree. The tree is in the high school library and will be staying...