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Owners of Mohawk International Raceway as well as police are searching for an individual or individuals responsible for burning a building at the racetrack in Frogtown early Sunday morning, breaking into each concession booth and eventually stealing a racetrack vehicle. Cameras at a nearby business show an explosion taking place at around 4:30 a.m. at the track’s one-year-old administrative building that housed offices, the ticket counter as well as the bar. The building was a total loss and o...
Salmon River Central School recently announced two vacant seats on its school board open for election. The school board seat is a 5-year position responsible for orchestrating the direction of the school and assisting in the success of its students. Competing for a seat were three candidates: Greg Cunningham, Shannon Nye and Clarissa Terrance-Chatland. Elections were held on May 18 at the Salmon River auditorium from noon until 8pm. Voters had to be at least 18 years of age and reside within the school district. They did not have to have a...
Akwesasne’s 2010 senior games took off last week on May 10, 12 and13 at the St. Regis Mohawk Senior Center in Hogansburg with events hosted at the Tri-District Elders in Kawehnoke (Cornwall Island). The games were created as part of a health and fitness initiative at the center to encourage seniors to stay fit and active. The event originated in 1999 by the Senior Health and Fitness Committee as a Senior Health and Fitness day. The event was such a huge success that in 2005 the committee decided...
Two policemen on trial for their roles in a 2008 police chase that ended with three fatalities took the stand this week in a Cornwall courtroom. Constable Michael Biron and Sergeant Kenneth “Kuy” Chaussi of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service have been on trial for the past month and both testified this week about their memory of the night of November 14, 2008. Biron and Chaussi were charged with criminal negligence causing death when a suspect vehicle Biron was pursuing on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) crashed into a vehicle occupied by an eld...
Lisa Margaret Lafrance, of Akwesasne, age 44, passed away at the Ottawa General Hospital on Friday May 14, 2010. Wife of the late Larry King. Dear mother of Noel King, Kirsty Lafrance and Stevie-Rae Lafrance all at home. Dear daughter of Elizabeth (Johnson) Lafrance and the late Antoine (Tony) Lafrance, Dear sister of Tony Lafrance (Shelby) of St. Regis, Marvin Lafrance (Joanna), James Lafrance (Chris) and Charlene Lafrance (Stan) all of Snye. Lisa will be sadly missed by many nieces and...
Thank you to the community of Akwesasne for the fundraiser for my son, Brad Bonaparte. These events raised $7,003.00 through the barbecue chicken dinner, the blues bands in the evening, the raffle of all the items and the extra raffle of a doll. I want to especially thank all of Brad’s friends who sponsored these events and who worked so hard at all of them. It certainly took a lot of people who did the planning, preparing of the food and putting the dinners together. The response of the community who came through and bought the dinners and o...
Thank you, We would like to thank all the wonderful people who helped us give Tawietsia the send off that he wanted and deserved; our family and friends who were there from day one to prepare for Tawietsia. The cooks at the Tsi Snaihne Recreation who prepared the great meal. The ladies, who prayed, sang in church and led the prayers for us throughout. Father Belgarde for the beautiful mass. For the men who were pallbearers. And to every one who sent flowers and brought food or were just there to help out with your support or your kind words....
May 15, 2010 Letter to the Editor: I nominated Randy Hart for chief of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe because of a number of reasons. First, I like his attendance at the monthly tribal meetings. Every time I’m there he is there also, right in the front row. He has a lot of knowledge about what is going on and does not like the way a lot of issues are handled. Randy wants to have a system in place to make referendums permanent and not advisory. There should have been a referendum on the IGA purchase, but there wasn’t, yet when Burning Sky was for...
Letter to the editor, My name is Jason McDonald, I was one of the candidates for the tribal sub-chief position that the community will be voting on June 5th. I was nominated by my mother Edith McDonald and seconded by my Aunt Emily Lauzon. I accepted nomination and went through the requirements of getting the background check and the drug test. This is where I ran into a problem. It is of no one’s doing but my own and I’d like to share the situation. I failed the drug test due to marijuana use. My last usage of the drug was April 1st 2010. I w...
Dear Editor 5/17/2010 The recent events in the Gulf of Mexico demonstrates the vulnerability of the energy market, insofar as a simple remote shutoff at the base of these off shore drilling rigs, could have averted this major oil leak. As a result, thousands of off shore drilling rigs will probably have to be re-tooled to prevent this from happening again. I don’t have a PHD in economics I am just a simple lay person, a product of my time, but I do know one thing, this will only have a negative impact on the price of energy. I already see fluct...
Three candidates warrant serious consideration this election. After working very hard for two terms as sub-chief, a position that puts the sub-chief in close and frequent contact not only with the issues of our day but also in touch with the average Tribal member; assisting you with very personal issues and helping the Tribal member traverse the bureaucracy that is the Tribal government programs and services. For six years sub-Chief Ron LaFrance has worked hard for you, laid aside the priorities of his family to serve your family. Six years to...
Congratulations to the $700. winner of the Kawehnoke Kateri Circle 50/50 Raffle, which took place on Sunday, May 16, 2010. Our winner was Jayleigh McDonald of Snye, QC. Thank you all for your generous support....
Correction The following were missed on the Salmon River Central Elementary Honor Roll lists. Sadie Adams & Brook Oakes. Grade 5...
(CORNWALL, ONTARIO) – The Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) made or assisted in contraband tobacco seizures in the following regions between May 6th, 2010 and May 17th, 2010: 4 seizures at the Cornwall, Ontario Port of Entry 3 seizures in Cornwall, Ontario 4 seizures in South Glengarry, Ontario These seizures resulted in the arrest of fourteen individuals: 4 from Cornwall, Ontario, 5 from Akwesasne, Ontario, 1 from Ingleside, Ontario, 1 from Surrey, British Columbia 1 from Hogansburg, New Y...
The photo below* ran in last week’s issue with an incorrect team name. We apologize for the error. Kanienkehaka Crunch Team performed community service during the dinner: Adam Bomberry, Nolan Thomas, Andrew Bomberry, Oakley Thomas and Kason Tarbell....
The grade 2 classes competed May 14, 2010 at Tsi Snaihne School. Students were asked to design and create a vehicle that would go the farthest down a ramp. The students learned about simple machines in Science class and had to put the information they learned to the test. Fun was had by all....
Submitted by D. O’Connell The students of the month for April enjoyed a pizza party with the principal in the school library on Monday, May 17th. A student was chosen from each classroom. The criteria to be student of the month is regular school attendance, consistently completing homework and being friendly and co-operative with their teachers and peers. Tsi Snaihne School is proud to honour the hard work of our successful students....
1. Valedictorian: Pratik Patel Salutatorian: Kaitlin Patenaude HIGH HONORS: Dane Alexander, Rachel Benedict, Olivia Cook, Stephanie Fleury, Emily Fritz, Raymond Phillips, James Pyke, Braden Seidel, Ashley Wyble and Jenna Young 2. PERFECT ATTENDANCE Grade 10-Sean Godard Grade 11-Brittany Bigness, Nicholas Fleury and Thomas Lauzon Grade 12-Cody Brady, Pratik Patel and Raymond Phillips 3. JOM-USET TRIBES PARTICIPANTS: Errolynn Bradley, Anna Kelly, Marlee King-Jacobs, Leslee Loran and Emma Phillips 4. GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM: Lauren Cook,...
To Start Making Your Home Energy Efficient and To Reduce Waste: To Start Making Your Home Energy Efficient and To Reduce Waste: • For renters or homeowners • No expertise needed • 2 days to finish all of them • Little money needed 1. Install CFL or LED light bulbs 2. Put your most used lights on timers 3. Put bathroom, basement lights on occupancy sensors 4. Install an Energy Star programmable thermostat 5. Turn down your water heater to 120 degrees F 6. Weatherize windows and doors 7. Recycle...
Cleaning up General Motors Powertrain plant in Massena will take an estimated $150 million from an $800 million federal Environmental Response Trust to help remediate and redevelop the polluted GM site that has extensive pollution issues and was deemed a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency. Since the GM bankruptcy, the site is owned and controlled by Motors Liquidation Co., and will work with federal, state and local communities to fulfill environmental obligations....
What is enabling? You are enabling when you do something for your alcoholic/addict that they could and should do for themselves. When you help someone to avoid the consequences of their actions, you are denying them the opportunity to learn that their behavior is inappropriate. If you do something for someone who is unable to do it for them self, you are helping. If they could and should do it for them self, you are making them dependent on you. A really good example of enabling goes like this. My alcoholic /drug addict used to joke that her...
It’s addictive. It’s delicious. And it may actually be healthy for you. New studies suggest that drinking coffee may protect against liver cancer and type 2 diabetes. In a number of studies, people who drank coffee every day lowered their risk of type 2 diabetes by 30 to 50 percent, even when the coffee was decaffeinated. So go ahead, enjoy your joe! To reap the maximum health benefits and enjoyment, keep the following in mind. Choose brewed. Drip brewing uses a coarser grind than espresso and allows water to stay in extended contact with the...
According to the Mayo Clinic, head lice is the second most common communicable disease (after the common cold) among school children. These tiny insects are parasites that live and feed on the blood from a human scalp. Because lice spread easily from person to person via close contact, contracting lice is in no way a sign of poor hygiene. Over-the-counter treatments and prescription medications will rid your child’s head of lice, but most contain potentially toxic pesticides—their goal is to kill bugs, after all. Instead, try a natural, hom...
5. Wa’kèn:ron ne teiohnionwarón:ton otsì:tsia The rose said 51. “Nio, tsi iah tesewaia’tató:ka tsi nahò:ten sewateríhonte.” “It is true, It doesn’t show what you are appointed to do” 52. “Ok ní:se, iotsi’tsianentákhon, thé:nen ken sateríhonte?” “And you, hollyhocks, are you appointed to do anything?” 53. “Káton ken nek ié:ken seweién:te” “Or do you only know how” 54. “Owerá:kon tahsenónniahkwe?” “To dance in the wind?” 55. “Raóraon ratihneko’tsí:reks ne aktsì:tsia” “The hummingbird suck out the...
The sailing ship that was the symbol of the British in the Two Row Wampum is also an essential element of the Silver Covenant Chain. It is that ship which was being tied to the Confederacy, first by a rope held in people’s hands, then to a tree, then to a rock, and finally by a chain linked to the heartland of the Confederacy at Onondaga. It is sometimes said that the three rows of wampum which separate the sailing ship and the canoe on the Two Row Wampum are the three links of the Covenant Chain: Peace, Respect and Trust. These three keep the...
