Indian Time - A Voice from the Eastern Door

More than 200 children and parents dressed up and attended the St. Regis Recreation’s annual Halloween party last Thursday.

Along with a traditional costume contest for all ages, the party also featured a pumpkin-carving contest, a Halloween treats bake-off and a prize for the best house decorated in St. Regis.

The St. Regis Recreation Committee organized the event and relied on other volunteers to help with the free meal that children and adults devoured like goblins.

Staff members from Akwesasne Child & Family Services played games with the children, gave out prizes, and gave a presentation on Halloween safety.

Winners of the costume contest were:

Age 0-2

Edward Jacobs Jr. as Puppies for Sale

Blayne Jocko as Curious George

Bella Tarbell as a butterfly

Blazen Swamp as a skunk

Age 3-6

Ienonkwahawis as a queen

Connor Lazore as a soldier

Naveah and Baby Louie Diabo as Raggedy Ann & Andy

Teka Gray as Bat Man

Age 7-12

Terrel Thomas as the Tin Man

Jaden Barnes as a clown

Keri Horne-Burns as Bloody Mary

Mercedes Clark as a bucktooth girl

Karakwas as Steve Erkle

Teen

Carli King

Faryn King

Tyler Armstrong

Tazz Jacobs

Winners of the pumpkin carving contest were:

Melissa Johnson & family

Talon Jacobs

Connor Lazore

Winners of the Tricky Treats contest were:

Leona LaFrance

April Seymour

Tawny Thompson

Winner of the Best Decorated Yard contest was:

Heather Mitchell

The St. Regis Recreation Committee would like to thank the following people for their help with the party:

-Our wonderful cooking staff of Arnold, Noah, Larry, LeeAnn, and Darlene... the food was great and everyone enjoyed it...

- LeeAnn, Brad, Shannon, Laura, Delores, Cindy and Preston for decorating the hall - it was spooktacular.

Winners (and their parents) in the Age 0-2 category.

- The student volunteers, Preston Mitchell, Breanne Herne, Kelsey Bigtree-Thompson from CCVS

- Akwesasne Dental Clinic for the toothbrushes.

- The Kana:takon School for lending us your microphone system.

- ACFS staff: Danielle Oakes-Jacobs; Wanda Thompson; & Ramona O’Brien for your hard work and dedication to ensuring our community is healthy and safe.

- The costume judges: Cynthia Lord, AMPS; Keith Mitchell; Ramona O’Brien; Breanne & Kelsey.

- To everyone who stayed and helped clean up – our tired feet appreciated it very much!

- Last but not least, the parents who took time out of their busy schedules to bring their ghosts, goblins, witches, and clowns to our party, making it a huge success.