From The Editor
A legacy that lasts
by Greg Lincoln As we continue on this journey, do you ever ask yourself what or how you would like to be remembered by those that are left? What legacy do you want to leave […]
From The Editor
From The Editor
Alaska Press Club Photos
February 12, 2019
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I’m disappointed I missed the Alaska Press Club deadline. We won’t be winning any awards this year (sad face). I thought I would share my would-be entries here for your enjoyment. Thank you for your […]
From The Editor
The words of a song
February 6, 2019
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by Greg Lincoln I remember listening to a song a few years ago where the singer talked that about all the hardships that he was facing in life. He sang about losing his job, his […]
Inside Bethel News
Inside Bethel News
Senate District S Update
February 13, 2019
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by Senator Lyman Hoffman Hello, The Legislature is in week four of this session. This week, the Senate Finance Committee continues overviews of various programs, including State Debt and Credit Ratings from the Department of […]
Inside Bethel News
Kuskokwim Tribes Fight Donlin Mine Permits
February 13, 2019
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Today (Feb. 7th, 2019) a consortium of tribal governments from the Kuskokwim region led by Orutsararmiut Native Council (ONC) has filed an appeal of two permits recently issued by the State of Alaska to Donlin […]
Inside Bethel News
Music is good
February 13, 2019
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by Peter Twitchell Time flies when you’re having fun or not! I moved to Anchorage 11.30.2017, not too long ago it seems – just like yesterday. I’ve made a lot of friends and 85 percent […]
Village Telegraph
Sports photos
Kusko League Boys Basketball Photos
February 15, 2019
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Friday evening games in Napaskiak, Alaska.
Village Telegraph
Arrest Made in Fairbanks Cold Case
February 15, 2019
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by Alaska DPS Staff February 15, 2019 (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – After nearly 26 years, the Alaska State Troopers is finally able to help an Alaskan family get one step closer to justice. On February 15, 2019, […]
Village Telegraph
When Alaska salmon ‘go viral’
February 13, 2019
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by Jenny Weis The sitting president of the United States visited Dillingham in 2015 and picked fish, ate traditional foods, and joined local kids for Yup’ik dancing. On Kanakanak beach, President Obama picked a humpy […]
Speak Your Mind
Speak Your Mind
We are concerned about the development of the Donlin Gold Mine and how it will impact our salmon-spawning river
February 13, 2019
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This is from 136 YK Region Women who are shareholders of Calista Corporation who signed this open letter to Calista CEO Andrew Guy and Board Chair Robert Beans in hopes our voices will be heard. […]
Speak Your Mind
Local Tribal Governments’ Concern Around Donlin Gold is Ignored
February 13, 2019
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by Peter Evon With the onslaught of state permits issued and proposed in recent weeks, it bears repeating that the Donlin project is not nearly as benign as incoming DNR Commissioner Corri Feige would have […]
Speak Your Mind
Tailings don’t have to be a river of mud
February 6, 2019
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by Dr. Kendra Zamzow On January 26th, the Feijao tailings dam in Brazil released 85 percent of the 13 million m3 of iron-ore tailings behind it. At least 84 people died, and the final death […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Airfare prices
February 13, 2019
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I just checked Bethel-Mekoryuk air passenger flight price $514 round trip for a short flight. It used to be about $60 one way, outrageous pricing but apparently a fact of life in 2019. You can […]
Letters to the Editor
Cutting 20 million from Alaska’s education budget is not good for Rural Alaska
February 6, 2019
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The proposed $20M cut from Alaska’s education budget, I feel, is a bad idea! As an Alaska resident who has supported the education of our children in our communities, I am speaking up to be […]
Letters to the Editor
K300 Kalskag Checkpoint Thanks
January 30, 2019
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Hi there, I’m just writing to thank our Kalskag donators who donated for the K300 this year. To the ANICA Store of Kalskag, they donated $400 worth of goods, they donate every year, which we […]
In our Native Land
In our Native Land
FNA board names Rev. Anna Frank as Elder Advisor
February 13, 2019
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FNA board names Rev. Anna Frank as Elder Advisor The Fairbanks Native Association Board of Directors has appointed the Rev. Anna Frank as Elder Advisor for the Fairbanks Native Association. The appointment is for three […]
In our Native Land
Misconduct involving a controlled substance
February 6, 2019
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Alaska State Troopers contacted Kaylena Charlie, age 23 of Minto, AK, and Lethearen Jimmie, age 20 of Fairbanks, AK, smoking THC (marijuana) concentrates at the front door of the Nenana School (with “No Smoking” signs […]
In our Native Land
BCSF Announces 2019 Give+Get Drawing
February 6, 2019
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by BCSF Staff Bethel Community Services Foundation (BCSF) announces that the fifth annual Give+Get Drawing in 2019 will reward two lucky donors who choose to Pick.Click.Give. to a Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta-based nonprofit. The first-place winner will […]
CONTRIBUTORS
Contributors
There’s Not Enough Violence on Television
February 13, 2019
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by Tad Lindley Warning: The following article contains graphic depictions of violence that may not be suitable for those wishing to remain discouraged. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom […]
Contributors
Both are Worse
February 13, 2019
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by Dr. Lorin Bradbury This article is an attempt to respond to comments on the Delta Discovery Facebook page in response to the article titled, Which is Worse? Alcohol or Marijuana? But before I respond […]
Contributors
Botany File #1: The Seed Has to Be Buried
February 9, 2019
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by Tad Lindley When I was younger I worked summers in Bristol Bay. One of the camps was on the Egegik River up near the lake. Down by the top of the lagoon there were […]
Contributors
Got Religion, but Still a Dry Drunk
February 6, 2019
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by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: Dr. Bradbury, some time in the past, you wrote an article explaining the “dry-drunk syndrome.” I don’t know where I put the article and I would like to read it […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Heard it in the Steam House
Anchorage man convicted
November 27, 2018
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On October 31, 2018, an Anchorage jury convicted Nicholas Philemonoff of first degree vehicle theft. According to the evidence presented at trial, around 11:00 p.m. on October 11, 2017, Philemonoff was caught driving a vehicle […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Alaska’s first commercial drone company receives first overhead waiver
November 27, 2018
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Alaska Aerial Media (AAM) in collaboration with Advanced Aerial Education (AAE) is the first small unmanned aircraft service company in Alaska to obtain a certificate of waiver (COW) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Calista Public Advocacy and Engagement Committee endorses Dunleavy
October 24, 2018
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Yukon Kuskokwim Infrastructure and Donlin Gold Support, and opposition against Ballot Measure 1 remain pivotal issues. The non-partisan Calista Public Advocacy and Engagement Committee (PAEC) has updated its gubernatorial candidate endorsement. “The PAEC members appreciates […]
Delta lifestyles
Delta Lifestyles
Foundation approves projects from Unalakleet to Sitka
January 16, 2019
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by Lisa Demer Cabins in the wilderness, new ways of working with Alaska’s youth, and the first assisted living home in the Bering Strait region are among the areas of investment recently approved by the […]
Delta Lifestyles
The Salmon State: The International Year of the Salmon brings people together across the Atlantic and the Pacific
January 16, 2019
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by Mary Catharine Martin 2018 was a mixed year for Alaska salmon. Bristol Bay saw its biggest run on record when 62.3 million sockeye returned to the bay. Other Alaska runs, in contrast — the […]
Delta Lifestyles
Pick.Click.Give. program is easier than ever to participate in
January 10, 2019
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It’s January of 2019 and that means it’s time to file your permanent fund dividend (PFD) and participate in Pick.Click.Give. This year the Pick.Click.Give. Charitable Contributions Program will be found within the PFD application. Instead […]
Sports
Sports
Mute helps Lady Warriors earn split with Nome
February 13, 2019
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by Tommy Wells Jaron Mute didn’t just save the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors once this past weekend, she did it twice. In the same game. And, as a result, the Lady Warriors rolled […]
Sports
Warriors drop pair to Barrow
February 6, 2019
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by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Warriors suffered a tough 85-68 loss to the Barrow Whalers on Saturday in the final game of a Western Conference twinbill in the Warrior Dome. Bethel Warrior […]
Sports
Warriors rally past Glennallen to grab Ravn/YKHC tourney title
January 30, 2019
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by Tommy Wells Heading into the final eight minutes of play, the Bethel Regional High School Warriors’ hopes of raising the Ravn-Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation Basketball Invitational championship trophy appeared about as likely as a […]
Obituaries
Obituaries
Moses “Slo-Mo” Samuelson August 23, 1924 -January 2, 2019
February 6, 2019
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Our beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, cousin and friend, Moses “Slo-Mo” Samuelson left us sadly, on January 2, 2019. He passed away at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital at the amazing age of 94. He passed […]
Obituaries
Timothy Theodore Oosterman July 10, 1953 – August 1, 2018
November 27, 2018
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Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, resided in Bethel, Alaska. “His soul was like a star and dwelt apart…” Wordsworth Although not written about Tim Oosterman, these words of old describe him well. Tim was his own […]
Obituaries
Darlene Margaret Cole Aug. 12, 1964 – Aug. 16, 2018
October 3, 2018
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Darlene “Goosh-Goosh” Margaret Cole, born August 12, 1964 in Bethel, Alaska passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family on August 16, 2018. Darlene was the oldest of four daughters born to Alex and Maybelle […]
The Cop Shop
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel January 24 – February 8
February 13, 2019
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Judgments Ottolene James, 51 Importing Alcohol – Dry Area $1500, 3 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. Jimmy Jones, 21 4th Degree Assault 1 Yr. Prob. Shaun Murran, 32 4th Degree Assault 85 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. […]
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel January 26 – 31
February 6, 2019
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Judgments Joseph Anvil, 43 Driving Under the Influence $5000, 120 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. Walter Rickett, 31 4th Degree Assault 1 Yr. Prob. Adam Lupie, 56 4th Degree Assault 60 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. Jonathan […]
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel January 22 – 24
January 30, 2019
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Judgments Robert Sallaffie, 47 Disorderly Conduct $150 Billy Samuelson, 34 4th Degree Assault 1 Yr. Prob. Fred Nick Jr., 34 4th Degree Assault 90 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. Martin James, 52 4th Degree Assault 1 […]
Hairy Man – Big Foot Stories
Hairy Man
Berry pickers spy Bigfoot
July 26, 2018
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by K.J. Lincoln On Saturday, August 3rd, 2013, a family from Bethel witnessed a very tall, black colored creature walking upright while they were out picking berries. The family of three – the dad and […]
Hairy Man
Hairy Man tracks along the Kisaralik River
July 26, 2018
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by Delta Discovery staff The Kisaralik and Kasigluk rivers snake through the tundra together from the Kuskokwim River and make their way to the Kuskokwim and Kilbuck mountains. Hairy Man people, or Bigfoots, and/or their […]
Hairy Man
Hairy Man sighted in Napakiak
July 25, 2018
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by Delta Discovery staff In late April 2013, a worker at the Napakiak village corporation was just taking a look outside the 2nd story window of the building during the early afternoon hours, when she […]
