From The Editor

From The Editor

March Madness begins

by Greg Lincoln The 36th Annual Coastal Conference will be taking place this weekend, starting on Saturday, March 2nd and finishing up on Monday March 4th here in Bethel at the WarriorDome. On the girls […]

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Ranked choice voting

Dear Fellow Alaskan, In the past few days, we observed both Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and Presidents’ Day – holidays that allow us to honor and reflect on the contributions of leaders who shaped our country. […]

Inside Bethel News

Village Telegraph

Delta Fishin’ Report

Delta Fishin’ Report

ILKIVIK Tom Cods

3 year old Kallie Lewis of Kongiganak is happy for her ceturrnat tom cods that were caught at the Ilkivik River on August 22, 2023. photo by Marcy Daniel

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Delta Fishin’ Report

Kuskokwim Fishing Report

Sport Fishing Kuskokwim River tributaries Salmon •Sport fishing for king and chum salmon is closed throughout the entire Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management area due to a below-average king and chum runs in the Kuskokwim River drainage. Sport […]

In our Native Land

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In our Native Land

Tribal members appointed to NPMC

The Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Tribal Consortium (AYK TC) applauds the recent appointment of three western Alaska Tribal members to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (the Council’s) Advisory Panel, leading to more Alaska Native representation on the […]

Sports Photos

Sports

Sports

Bethel Warriors hosts JV and JH teams

The Bethel Warrior Dome was busy this weekend with junior varsity and junior high basketball teams. Bethel welcomed junior high teams from Akiak, Akiachak, Gladys Jung, Tuluksak, and St. Mary’s and also the Kalskag Grizzlies […]

Summer Living

Delta Lifestyles

Eek River Moose Hunt

Gloria Mark from Eek, Alaska enjoys reading the Delta Discovery newspaper while moose hunting up river on the North Side this September. Photo by Richard Mark, also of Eek.

CONTRIBUTORS

Contributors

Contentment in aging

by Peter Twitchell Old age is not bad. I’m more content with life, more relaxed, more focused. I regard good health way up there, it’s very important these days to take care of oneself. Paying […]

Contributors

Love others

by Peter Twitchell As I’ve grown older and wiser, and closer to the Lord and savior Jesus Christ, our Redeemer of Nazareth, I have learned a few things about my own behavior. When I was […]

Contributors

Man’s Best Friend

by Tad Lindley I have a hard time sleeping in a tent in bear country. I am plagued by visions of the bear’s gaping maw pressing against the thin nylon of the tent until he finds […]

Delta Lifestyles

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Delta Lifestyles

Pumpkin Pie Squares

This recipe looks so good. Pumpkin Pie Squares by Elsie Mather of Bethel and submitted by Margaret Chaney from the “Alaskan Grub Box” recipe book by Sis Laraux. Enjoy! Pumpkin Pie Squares 1 c. flour […]

Heard it in the Steam House

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Heard it in the Steam House

Eagle Summit fatalities

The Alaska State Troopers received a report on January 3, 2024, at 5:54 pm, that two adults had not arrived in Circle after departing Fairbanks earlier in the day. The two had reportedly left in […]

Youth News

Sports

BRHS hosts Invitational Volleyball weekend

The Bethel Regional High School volleyball teams hosted a weekend of slamtastic with teams from Chevak and Juneau-Douglas participating. The games started on Friday and continued on through Saturday. The Juneau-Douglas Bears varsity team came […]

Obituaries

Obituaries

Mary Helen Paniyak

Mom, Mary Helen Paniyak, Paniyagaq. Born March 21, 1945 in Qissunaq. She used to tell the story of when she was born. She’d say she was born during the flu. The elders told her mom […]

Obituaries

Ruth Wavichuk Nilsson

Ruth Wavichuk Nilsson, “Qiaviar,” passed on November 19, 2023 at her daughter’s home in Anchorage, Alaska. She was born March 29, 1950 near Kwethluk, Alaska to “Tan’gurraq” Alfred Nicolai and “Qessailnguq” Balassia (Toguyak) Nicolai. Ruth […]

Obituaries

Mari Auxier

Mari (Beach) Yates Auxier, 74, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 31, 2023 at home. Please join us for a celebration of Mari’s life 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, at the Kenai Performer’s Performing Arts Center […]

The Cop Shop

Crime

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Crime

Bethel woman pleads guilty to murder

Today (Jan. 16th, 2024), 36-year-old Stephanie Olrun entered a guilty plea to the charge of Murder in the Second Degree for the March 12, 2021, murder of her 2-year-old adopted daughter, Jane Olrun. Bethel Superior […]

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Crime

Village incident results in fatality

Alaska State Troopers received a report on August 22, 2023, at 1:03 am, of a shooting in the village of Alakanuk. Troopers from Emmonak responded to Alakanuk. Investigators from the Alaska Bureau of Investigation also […]

Chasing the Ambulance

Hairy Man – Big Foot Stories

Hairy Man

Berry pickers spy Bigfoot

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

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

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 […]

Hairy Man

Whitefish set netters spot Bigfoot

by K.J. Lincoln Two fishermen from Bethel saw a creature too tall to be a human walking upright while checking their whitefish net at the upper mouth of Tarperrnaq River. Dana Kopanuk, was one of […]

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