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Canine friends

February 26, 2020 0

by Greg Lincoln People from all over the world have their own unique friendships and relationships with our canine counterparts and Bethel has its own also and you can see it firsthand at one of […]

Food is a love language

February 19, 2020 0

by Greg Lincoln Hello fellow friends. I have a couple of good words for this week. Have you ever done some cleaning and you ended up finding treasures of all kinds that you had forgotten […]

Hold fast

February 12, 2020 0

by Greg Lincoln Any kind of loss can be hard to bear, and to hear of loss no matter how far away you are can affect you in one way or another. When a person […]

Nunavut Alaska Provisional Government seeks to strengthen tribes

February 26, 2020 0

The Nunavut Alaska Provisional Government will be meeting at the Bethel Alaska Moravian Church Seminary meeting room starting on March 9th, 2020 at 1:30pm until 5:00pm. The next day the meeting will start on March […]

Bethel’s McEachern recipient of Usibelli Distinguished Teaching Award

February 26, 2020 0

Dr. Diane McEachern has been awarded the 2020 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching, Research and Service Awards, established in 1992, are named in honor […]

LKSD Board of Education appoints new Superintendent

February 26, 2020 0

by LKSD Staff The Board of Education for the Lower Kuskokwim School District is pleased to announce their choice for a new Superintendent of Schools, Ms. Kimberly Hankins, beginning July 1st, 2020. The Board wishes […]

Bill establishing June 7 as ‘Walter Harper Day’ passes Alaska Senate

February 26, 2020 0

Feb. 7th, 2020: The Alaska Senate today unanimously passed a bill establishing Walter Harper Day on June 7 of each year. “Walter Harper left an indelible mark on Alaska history when, at the young age […]

Cleaning up the Yukon

February 26, 2020 0

by Alex N. Evan I’d like to reflect on the time I was at Fort Yukon for the Yukon River Watershed Summit some 19 years ago. It was the time I represented 2 tribes of […]

Your kindness and generosity will come back ten-fold

February 26, 2020 0

by the Food Bank of Alaska When Edna and Jose Estrella moved to Selawik in the Northwest Arctic part of Alaska with their church, they were shocked by the prices in the grocery stores. They […]

It will never end until we say it is time

February 26, 2020 0

by Victoria Hill Hello, my name is Victoria Hill; I reside in the village of Hooper Bay. I am writing this letter, to voice my concern about the use and abuse of alcohol. I’m speaking […]

Alaska Natives and American Indians are being seriously threatened by Climate Change

February 19, 2020 0

by Mike Williams Sr. This is the Testimony of Michael Williams, Sr. before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations, Sub House Committee on Interior, Environment, and related agencies for the “Climate Change Panels” […]

It’s Time to Look to the Future

February 12, 2020 0

by Governor Mike Dunleavy Last week, I shared with you my vision for the Last Frontier – an agenda that highlights the priorities of Alaskans from Kotzebue to Ketchikan. It’s time to examine the way […]

Response to the news

February 26, 2020 0

My name is John Simon and I’ve lived in YK Delta my entire life. I’m writing about the dog roundup that was recently in in the news. I agree with the communities that we have […]

What is Wrong with Introducing and Enforcing Prohibition? Part 3

February 19, 2020 0

It makes me wonder what the mindset is with the federal government, the state government, local governments, when in 2010, there was $1.2 billion dollars spent only in Alaska, from the ripple effects of alcohol. […]

Honoring Black leaders in Alaska’s history

February 12, 2020 0

This Black History Month I’ve been reflecting on powerful Black leaders in Alaska’s history. Today, I want to tell you about Senator Bettye Davis. A woman whose life truly exemplifies public service to me. Bettye […]

GCI Gives program will provide $2 million for Alaska nonprofits

February 26, 2020 0

Feb. 14th, 2020: GCI announced today that its robust philanthropy program, GCI Gives, will donate $2 million in direct funding, in-kind services and products to Alaska organizations in 2020. This is consistent with the Alaska-born-and-raised […]

Sundogs, light pillars enliven the dog days

February 26, 2020 0

by Ned Rozell Fairbanks’s recent mornings in the minus 30s Fahrenheit may be extending local residents’ winter fatigue, but there are some rewards that come with cold, clear skies. Sundogs are two colorful bursts of […]

Get your REAL ID at ANC

February 12, 2020 0

Alaskans have a new location to receive REAL IDs. The Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will now process REAL ID applications at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC). “ANC and the DMV are […]

An amazing life

February 26, 2020 0

by Peter Twitchell For the last month I’ve pondered a question I believe man has pondered. It is truly amazing to me how a chicken can have eggs, any bird for that matter, and the […]

Tropical Pineapple Pork Adobo

February 26, 2020 0

by Millie Bentley Greetings. Daylight hours are increasing and it won’t be long before spring is here to stay. Here is a recipe for Pineapple Pork Adobo that is really good to go along with […]

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

February 26, 2020 0

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: What is Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, and can you give some examples? Answer: Munchausen Syndrome is now known as Factitious disorder imposed on self. It is a mental illness, in […]

Life After the Wedding

February 26, 2020 0

by Tad Lindley Marriage is like flies on a screen door; the ones on the outside are trying to get in, and the ones on the inside are trying to get out. – Rev. Harry […]

The ACF announces investment from Hilcorp Alaska

February 26, 2020 0

Feb. 3rd, 2020: Today, The Alaska Community Foundation (ACF) announced a new partnership with Hilcorp Alaska that will result in more than $5,000,000 in charitable contributions over the next twelve months. Through this partnership, ACF […]

‘Quarantine’ to protect Alaska potato crop from imported disease

February 26, 2020 0

State agricultural officials are taking steps to protect Alaska’s valuable potato industry against contamination from potatoes infected by viruses affecting Lower 48 growers. “Alaska potatoes have a positive, well-deserved reputation at home and abroad for […]

AIDEA Board approves $14.475 million dividend

February 26, 2020 0

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) Board at its meeting Wednesday (Dec. 4th, 2019) in Anchorage approved a dividend of $14,475,000 to the state general fund for Fiscal Year 2021. “We are pleased […]

Catching Yukon Pike

January 29, 2020 Comments Off

Logan Larson, age 9 of Russian Mission caught a pike while manaqing with his mom Lianna on a beautiful clear cold day, January 25th. He caught 5 altogether while fishing across from Russian Mission. They […]

Ice Fishing on New Years Day

January 8, 2020 Comments Off

Regulations for subsistence take of fish published in Federal Register

August 21, 2019 Comments Off

On August 12, 2019, the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) published the final rule for the Subsistence Management Regulations for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Subsistence Taking of Fish in the Federal Register (84 FR 39744). This […]

ANC reports record passenger numbers in 2019

February 26, 2020 0

by the Alaska Dept. of Transportation Staff The results are in! A record number of more than 5.7 million passengers traveled through Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) in 2019. The number of passengers passing […]

Alaska seafood industry continues to prove vital to state economy

February 26, 2020 0

The 2020 update of The Economic Value of Alaska’s Seafood Industry report finds that statewide Alaska seafood value, employment and investments continue to show economic strength. Ex-vessel and first wholesale values as well as employment […]

The salmon-eating wolves of Alaska: Tongass film shoot captures, for the first time on video, wolves catching salmon at night

February 26, 2020 0

by Mary Catharine Martin It was past midnight one night in August, 2018 that the film crew and their Alaskan guides, out shooting for a Netflix documentary series called “Night on Earth,” found themselves sitting […]