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From The Editor

Grief intervention

June 20, 2018 0

by Greg Lincoln Last week we talked about how it is like to visit places once loved by those who have passed on. The memories are still there and they always will be. Visiting those […]

Reminders of our loved ones

June 14, 2018 1

by Greg Lincoln Visiting the places where a loved one had once been can be difficult for those who are grieving from losing someone they love. The feelings that you may experience can range on […]

by Greg Lincoln Our backyard has been full of our little wild Alaskan songbirds visiting our birdfeeders. Their sweet singing, chirping, and occasional squabbles make us smile. So far we’ve been visited by black-capped chickadees, […]

Kuskokwim River Salmon Announcement

June 20, 2018 0

by ADFG Staff This is an announcement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Bethel for subsistence fishermen in the Kuskokwim Area. From the Yukon Delta NWR boundary at Aniak upstream to the […]

Kuskokwim Area Regional Planning Team to meet

June 20, 2018 0

You are invited to a meeting of the Kuskokwim Area Regional Planning Team. This two-day meeting will be held in Bethel and the public is welcome to attend and participate. The meeting will be held […]

Yukon King Salmon

June 20, 2018 0

Henriann Nickoli of Russian Mission holds up a beautiful Yukon Chinook salmon. They caught it right in front of their community while fishing on June 14th, 2018.

Bethel Search & Rescue has YK Delta’s very first K9 SAR team

June 20, 2018 1

by K.J. Lincoln Bethel Search and Rescue (BSAR), the local volunteer organization dedicated to helping save lives by searching for missing persons, now has a 4-legged helper – a St. Bernard named D.O.G. D.O.G. will […]

Councilman Shabani resigned

June 5, 2018 0

The City of Bethel posted a Notice of Vacancy in Office on Thursday, May 10, 2018 due to the resignation of council member Naim Shabani. On May 8, 2018, the Bethel City Council accepted Council […]

Local Option Petition certified

June 5, 2018 0

On Monday April 30, the City Clerk’s Office certified a Local Option Petition contained more than the required 248 qualifying signatures to present the following local option question to the voters: Question 1 Shall the […]

2018 St. Mary’s Community Clean Up

June 5, 2018 0

by Eric Alstrom I would like to say a very big “Thank you!” to our youth litter patrollers (40), youth supervisors (7), and adult volunteers (9) that put in their own time to clean up […]

Akiak residents clean up the litter

June 5, 2018 0

The Akiak Native Community IGAP sponsored their village’s 2018 Clean Up Green Up project this year. They sent this photo of the participants in front of the community building before they started picking up litter […]

Nelson Island Smelt

June 5, 2018 0

It was a great day for fishing for Logan Charles of Toksook Bay who went dipnetting for smelt on the Tununak River last Saturday, June 2nd. He dipped his net in and pulled out this […]

New art mural unveiled at Kuimarvik

June 20, 2018 1

by K.J. Lincoln A large painting spanning the length of the hallway at the Kuimarvik YK Delta Fitness Center in Bethel now brightens the view for visitors, and it is inspiring, inviting, and is in […]

A True Story Told by John Active

June 20, 2018 0

by Ann Feinup-Riordan When word came that John Active had passed away, we at CEC (Calista Elders Council) were deeply saddened. Right now we are finishing a new bilingual book that will be published later […]

The Salmon State: A downriver homecoming

June 20, 2018 0

by Mary Catharine Martin The Taku Kwáan Dancers have been traveling from Atlin, British Columbia to Juneau’s biennial Celebration for years. This year, for the first time, seven of them did it the traditional way: […]

Stand for Salmon Today and Tomorrow in the Y-K Delta

June 20, 2018 0

by Danielle Craven Here on the Kuskokwim, we are thankful for the first opening this past week where many of our families enjoyed the sharing of the first catch, fresh boiled fish, and began the […]

Correcting the Record Strict governance process is in place to protect Calista

June 14, 2018 0

by Margaret Pohjola, Treasurer, Board of Directors The Calista Corporation’s (Calista) Board and Executive Staff wake up every day thinking about how to create a stronger, more effective organization. Every choice our Alaska Native Corporation […]

Salmon initiative promises to protect a way of life

June 5, 2018 0

by Frederick Olsen Jr. When I think of salmon, I think of summer days that have lasted my whole life. I pray they never end. Most often it starts on a dusky dawn in June. […]

Kuskokwim River Chinook Salmon Forecast/Outlook

May 9, 2018 0

by the ADF&G This is a joint announcement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for fishermen in the Kuskokwim Area. The 2018 Kuskokwim River Chinook Salmon forecast […]

Alaska hot springs, far and wide

April 18, 2018 0

by Ned Rozell KANUTI HOT SPRINGS — After a few hours of skiing through deep snow, Forest Wagner and I smelled a tuna sandwich. We knew we were closing in on warm pools of water. […]

AVEC awards Top 10 Power Plant Operators of 2017

April 18, 2018 0

by Amy Murphy Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) announced the Top Ten Power Plant Operators of 2017 during its recent annual meeting in Anchorage. The following plant operators received recognition for their outstanding achievements: Freddie […]