Articles from the April 8, 2010 edition
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Trio charged with attacking man over alleged Oxy debt
An alleged robbery and assault Monday morning, April 5 lead to the arrests of three Akwesasne residents who remain in custody. State police said Adah...
Tribal court orders removal of alcohol from All Inn
St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Court Judge PJ Herne issued an order on April 2, 2010 directing authorities to remove all alcohol from the All Inn Lounge on Route 37. According to the tribe, the...
Fire department busy battling brush fires; Community asked not to start grass fires
Submitted by Norman Peters, HAVFD Fire Chief The Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department (HAVFD) has been called to numerous grass and brush...
Historic Ice Study Completed on the St. Lawrence Seaway
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) together with Transport Canada, the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC), the...
Thank you
Thank you, The family of Mark Smoke would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their generous support in our time of need. There are just too many names to mention, so please accept...
Thank you
Thank you On March 17, the Akwesasne Minor Hockey IP team presented Tarbell Management with an appreciation plaque for their substantial financial...
Letter to the editor:
Letter to the editor: I live in the Frogtown area and I read in the Massena newspaper about the Mohawk International Raceway having races on Fri. August 20th and Sat. August 21st, Fri. September...
To the editor:
To the editor: I am writing in response to Doug George’s piece of April 2 posted on Indianz.com. For the record, the rally in Syracuse on March 25, organized by the Seneca Nation was in fact an...
To Whom It May Concern:
To Whom It May Concern: This is our official letter announcing we will be accepting applications for the Pyke Family Memorial Scholarship. The criteria are as follows: A. Applicant must be an...
WORK BEE
WORK BEE Please note after the pancake breakfast scheduled for this Sunday, April 11, 2010 a work bee is to follow. Everyone is welcome to give a helping hand with clean up at the longhouse, the...
RCMP Tobacco Seizures
As a result of surveillance operations conducted from March 26th to March 31st, 2010 targeting illegal contraband tobacco smuggling, the RCMP, in partnership with the Ontario Provincial Police,...
Three charged with drug possession following domestic incident
Police in Dewitt, NY were called to a Super 8 Motel for an alleged domestic incident Tuesday morning, April 6. Upon arrival, two individuals were observed in the parking lot standing near a vehicle....
GVIS students hosts Native social
By Joe Harty, Vice-President, GVIS On Tuesday March 30, 2010, General Vanier Intermediate School (GVIS) hosted its first ever Native Social...
Crafts at the Tri-District Elders
On March 30, the seniors of the Tri-District Elders in Kawehnoke (Cornwall Island) held their annual Easter dinner and exhibited the quilt work and...
AAMB Pre-Employment Program graduates 10 participants
Submitted by AAMB On Friday March 26, 2010 the Akwesasne Area Management Board’s Pre-Employment Program held their graduation for ten participants...
The Sun Dance Salon welcomes some new faces and services
The Sun Dance Salon has become a highly reputable beauty center in Akwesasne where both men and women can find a variety of services in hair care,...
Akwesasne to host Career Fair 2010
On Friday, April 23rd, the Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education and Training Center will be hosting Career Fair 2010 at the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena on Cornwall Island (Kawehnoke) from 8:30 a.m. to...
Salmon River’s PTO hosts Easter Egg-dyeing
Submitted by Alison Benedict, Home-School Coordinator On March 31, 2010, the Salmon River Parent Teacher Organization hosted an Easter Egg Dyeing...
Tracking the Environment
THE TRUTH ABOUT CIGARS Cigar parlors. Cigar magazines. Cigar clubs. Don’t be blinded by the haze. Here are nine good reasons to say “no way” to...
Secondhand smoke is dangerous
Everyone knows that smoking is bad for smokers, but did you know: Breathing smoke from someone else’s cigarette, pipe, or cigar can make you and your children sick. Smoking inside a home or car is...
“Weight Loss and Health Secrets with Jason Christoff”
The primary idea regarding “truth” is that there can only be one truth…not two. When you sit down and start thinking deeply about what truth is and what fibs are, you can’t help but notice...
Spring Clean Your Life
Limit time wasters, such as email E-mail, voicemail, and social media sites are great tools for staying in touch or doing business, but they also can be incredible time sinks. And overusing them may...
Italian Harvest Vegetable Soup
Serves 8 / If my Grandmother had been Italian, she would have made this soup. It is as wholesome and delicious as it is beautiful. Prep tip: If you don’t have fresh spinach, you can use one...
Baby Moccasins
On March 31, Family Home Visitors from Healthy Babies Healthy Children program, Cheryl Thompson and Sarah Peters, instructed a baby moccasin making...
Easter Egg Hunting
Children at the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Early Childhood Development Program had some Easter fun last week. Staff members scattered colorful...