• 3-16-18 at 7:16 p.m. Medics responded to Third Ave for the report of an intoxicated person. Patient was assessed and transported to the hospital. • 3-16-18 at 8:35 p.m. Medics responded to the area […]
by Millie Bentley Greetings. My friend Katie from Bemidji, Minn. shared this recipe with us back in 2000. Back then she was a newcomer to Bethel. She is also a really good cook. She made […]
by Brad Cole It was evening while walking to a local trail that a young boy ran up to me and asked to follow. The sunlight had just dimmed behind a passing cloud and soft […]
by Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky I’m looking forward to providing District 38 constituents with legislative updates about what’s happening in Juneau! A Budget Amendment Passes to Fund Alaska State Defense Force for District 38 and Rural […]
by Tad Lindley Jesus was stripped naked and nailed to the cross. Then the cross was elevated and he hung on it, the force on his arms tearing at his chest, and Him pushing up […]
by YKHC Staff On March 21, 2018, the Alaska Section of Epidemiology received a report of a suspected case of foodborne botulism in an adult from Bethel. A possible source of the botulism toxin for […]
Judgments Glen A. Changsak, 39 Reckless Endangerment 27 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. Michael C. Heckman, 56 2nd Degree Sexual Assault 15 Yrs., 15 Yrs. Prob. Sammie L. Bingham, 53 4th Degree Assault 60 Days, 3 […]
Bethel Regional High School sophomore Hayden Lieb placed 5th this year at the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) High School National Wrestling Tournament. He makes All-American Honors for the 2nd year in a row. […]
The fifth and sixth grades here at Marshall School are building benches to set out around town for the elders. Each grade was asked to decorate a board. The kindergarten decided to do handprints.
by Sharon Wegner The LKSD District JR high speech contest was held in Bethel March 20-21, 2018. There were 52 students (7 students less than last year) from 11 schools (Akiuk, Akula, Chefornak, Gladys Jung, […]
Baseball is a fun, active, team sport that is a blast for boys, girls and parents alike. Who doesn’t want to swing a bat at a ball? We want to bring baseball back to Bethel. […]
by Tommy Wells John Fredericks and Clevon Constantine did everything they could on Friday afternoon for the Bethel Regional High School Warriors’ showdown with state-ranked Valdez. They scored. They rebounded. They blocked shots. In the […]
by Thom Leonard Calista Corporation opens nominations for the 2018 Shareholder Awards. The Calista Awards are focused on Calista Shareholders and Descendants. Nominations are open to Shareholders and Descendants living in and out of the […]
by Peter Twitchell I’ve been watching with astonishment how the Anchorage roads and side roads have been plowed after a week of heavy snow. We’ve got huge piles of snow here about 50 inches so […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors pushed the Nikiski Lady Bulldogs to the brink of exhaustion on Saturday morning in the fourth-place game at the Class 3A state basketball tournament in […]
The Newtok Village Council has been awarded 1.7 million dollars in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds to acquire and demolish Newtok village homes threatened by erosion from the Ninglick River. The HMGP funds will […]
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I have been thinking of going to school to become a psychologist. What kind of a salary might I expect to make in that profession? That’s an interesting question. I […]
by Greg Lincoln We are so in love with this land that we live on. The beauty of the tundra, the rivers and the ocean is beyond words. I like to think that when our […]
Alissa Nadine “Anguksuar Qiuran” Rogers has accept the position as Mrs. Bethel United States. She is the wife of Leland J. Rogers, of Bethel, Alaska; the granddaughter of the late John & Alice Hanson, of […]
by K.J. Lincoln The Bethel Warrior boys and girls teams both suffered losses in the 3A State Basketball Finals on opening round Thursday, March 22nd, 2018. The Warrior ladies, coached by Eric Jung, were matched […]
I listen to the radio station KYUK at Bethel, AK. The main topic of the Yup’ik and English talk shows is alcohol and the problems and hardship it is causing to Bethel and surrounding Yukon […]
by Peter Twitchell Retirement after 50 years of working with and for people, leaves you kinda numb and lost feeling, just like I lost a good friend. I may have to find a part-time job, […]
The Aniak Lady Halfbreeds are bringing home the State 1A Girls Basketball trophy back to the Kuskokwim. They beat the Selawik Wolves last Saturday in Anchorage for the win, making it their second state championship […]
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I have a friend who is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. After returning home from her most recent, she doesn’t want to eat, and to me she seems very depressed. Do […]
by Tommy Wells Midway through the third quarter of Saturday’s Class 1A state championship game, the Aniak Halfbreeds found themselves in need of some energy. Over the previous three minutes, the Selawik Lady Wolves had […]
by Tad Lindley But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman… (Galatians 4:4) On my dad’s side I inherited a receding hairline, my last name, […]
by Millie Bentley Greetings. This recipe is one that I found on a mailer. The mailer found its way into the trash, but rescued when I looked down and saw a picture of these bars […]
by Andrew Guy March 15, 2018 In response to the February 14th, and March 7th, 2018 opinion letters written by Mr. Grant Fairbanks, I wish to offer some points of clarification. The Calista Corporation owns […]
Peter was born April 11, 1949 in North Bend, Oregon to the late Mary Ann (Wilkens) and Alvin Cecil Athanas, and passed Friday, March 16, 2018 in Lufkin after battling liver cancer for the last […]
• 3-10-18 Medics responded to Ptarmigan Street for an inebriated person who was passed out. The patient woke up on medic request but refused evaluation and transport to YKDRH-ER. • 3-10-18 Medics responded to Calista […]
by Vicki Turner Malone Cama-i is a time of healing; when people of the region come together to celebrate their culture and rejoice in the traditions of others. It is a time when so many […]
by Greg Lincoln This past weekend we went to the State 1A basketball finals in Anchorage. It is the biggest tournament for small schools and teams from all over Alaska are there. It is different […]
Judgments Levi Beaver, 28 4th Degree Assault 1 Yr. Prob. Kathleen Henry, 29 1st Degree Criminal Trespassing 1 Yr. Prob. Timothy J. Evon, 55 4th Degree Assault 30 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. Matthew Black, 26 […]
(Bethel, AK) John Paul Donald Douglas was sentenced today in Bethel to ten years imprisonment with six years suspended and four years to serve after pleading guilty to a consolidated count of possession of child […]
The Aniak Lady Halfbreeds defeated the two-time defending state champions, the Scammon Bay Lady Eagles Friday night, March 16, 2018, during the semifinals of the girls 1A state basketball finals. The final score was Aniak […]
by Ina Pavila I am reminiscing about coming in from the cold, with my skates on, to a warm, clean home and the smell of food cooking on the stove. My mother and father in the […]
Every year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issues a list called the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). And every year, the Red Dog Mine’s ranking on this report is misrepresented by various commentators, casting our operation […]
Concern for the continued health, safety, and welfare of their people has driven the Native Village of Marshall Traditional Council to pass a resolution requesting the Governor Bill Walker to declare a state of emergency […]
by Tad Lindley The Bible tells of a time when people would love pleasure much more than they would love God. In his teaching on the end time Jesus himself said, And because iniquity shall […]
Congressional candidate Alyse Galvin, challenging Don Young this fall, will be visiting Bethel during CAMA-I weekend to meet people from across the Delta and hear their concerns. Armed with energy and a committed team, Alyse […]
by Greg Lincoln What is the meaning of compassion and empathy? Empathy is the ability to feel and understand what another person is going through. Compassion is to suffer together. These kinds of words and […]
Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) is pleased to announce its recent hire of Michelle Humphrey who has joined the CVRF team as the company’s first-ever Outreach Manager. Humphrey will be coordinating CVRF’s internal and external […]
Rachel Emma Unruh, 52, passed away on February 23, 2018 at Seattle Swedish Hospital. Rachel was born in Bethel, Alaska on May 19, 1965. She graduated from Kotlik Regional High in 1984 as Valedictorian with […]
by Nick P. Andrew, Jr. The Native Village of Marshall is one of approximately 75 communities statewide totally without law enforcement reliant on the Alaska State Troopers for public safety. Marshall is located in the […]
Clevon Constantine weaves in through the Barrow Whaler defense to shoot a jumper under the basket. The Bethel Warriors boys and girls teams both finished in the top 2 position at the 3A Western Conference […]
by Tommy Wells Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta basketball fans will have plenty of action to keep themselves occupied over the next two weeks as the 2018 Class 1A/2A and Class 3A/4A state tournaments get underway at the […]
by Amy O’Brien Angela Asicksik was born on October 4, 1934 and raised in Fish Village along a slough connecting to the Yukon River. She lived in a one-room log cabin with two windows, a […]
by Tommy Wells John Fredericks scored 12 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and helped the Bethel Regional High School rally for a 53-33 victory over the Nome-Beltz Nanooks in the second-place […]
• 3-4-18 4:13 p.m. medics responded to the Pool for a person unknown reasons. Transported to the hospital. • 3-6-18 2:27 p.m. medics responded to the Morgan House for a stabbing. BPD confirmed no stabbing. […]
by Millie Bentley Greetings. Here’s a recipe that you and your family will enjoy. Having (and using) a crock pot enables one to stay away all day and return home to a ready-to-eat meal. Crock […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors punched their ticket to the Class 3A state basketball tournament on Saturday evening in front of a large crowd in the Dimond High School Gym. […]
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: Is it true that people who are highly intelligent have a more difficult time fitting in socially and don’t do as well in life as people with more average intelligence? […]
Judgments Kyle Nicholi, 35 Driving Under the Influence $3000, 20 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. Kenneth Dostert, 23 2nd Degree Theft 22 Mos., 4 Yrs. Prob. Willie Egoak, 30 Driving Under the Influence $3000, 20 Days, […]
Emilie Entrikin of Fairbanks is the winner of the 2018 Western Alaska Sprint Championship dog race in Bethel. She had the total best time for three days of racing which took place last weekend, March […]
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announces an Emergency Order opening and season extension of the RM 621 resident winter moose season in GMU 18, in the portion south and including the Goodnews River […]
The Napaskiak Tribal Council is requesting Governor Bill Walker to declare a disaster of emergency and to close the liquor store in Bethel due to numerous alcohol-related deaths in and around the surrounding villages near […]
Representative Tiffany Zulkosky took her oath of office on March 9th, 2018 during the House floor session. She is now the House District 38 representative. She was chosen by Governor Walker who appointed her to […]
by Greg Lincoln Friends, a while back we wrote about visiting the resting place of our beloved as we, who still walk this earth, ourselves await that happy day when we will all be together […]
by Greg Lincoln Bereaved parents may feel an overpowering sense or feeling to protect their other children. It is like a heightened parental reflex or response after the loss of a beloved child. Why? Because […]
by Greg Lincoln Hello with warm Christmas and New Year greetings to you all. This issue of the Delta Discovery marks the end of another great year of publishing our newspaper. We thank the Lord […]
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by K.J. Lincoln The Bethel Warrior basketball team took on the Nome Nanooks, Thursday, March 8th, 2018 on opening night of the 3A Western Conference finals in Anchorage. The final score was 54-35. Bethel fans […]
AHFC funds four projects for safety, health and education professionals. The Village of Tununak is the recipient of a grant that will be used to build a three-bedroom house. Tununak has been recruiting for a […]
by Tad Lindley Many of you will remember the old Budweiser beer slogan: For all you do, this Bud’s for you. Generations took it to heart, drinking Budweiser as a way of getting through life. […]
by AVCP Staff The Yupiit Piciryarait Museum was established in 1994 by the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP). The mission of the YP Museum is to promote Yup’ik culture through history, language and arts. […]
by Grant Fairbanks Donlin is not ready or capable to build a safe mine at this time. Their proposed gold mine would be the largest of this type in the world. After reading over 5000 […]
Have you heard about the issues with students being able to have their phones in school? Well I’m going to give you my opinion of why students should be able to use their phones. I […]
by House District 38 Staff March 2, 2018 Regular Session Reaches Halfway Mark Dear Friends, At day 45, we are halfway through the regular legislative session and the House Finance committee has taken up HB […]
by K.J. Lincoln The winners of the 31st annual 1A Coastal Conference basketball tournament are the Kipnuk Falcon boys and the Toksook Bay Islander girls. The tournament took place last weekend, March 1-3 at the […]
A public hearing is scheduled for 6:00–8:00 p.m., March 14, 2018, at the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) Regional Housing Authority Conference Room (411 Ptarmigan Street) in Bethel to receive testimony on a temporary […]
by Tommy Wells Landon Smith went into the Tanana Middle School State Wrestling Championships in Fairbanks knowing he had a huge target on his back. The top-ranked wrestlers get that honor. Target or not, Smith […]
by Peter Twitchell An individual texted me a question not too long ago – “Cangacit?” “How are you doing?” Then after I texted back to answer that question, I got a response back, that told […]
• 2-24-18 Medics responded to Alder Street for the report of an Alert Button being activated. Medic found no one at residence cleared scene and returned to quarters. • 2-24-18 Medics responded to the Sobering […]
Judgments Augusta Askoak, 52 2nd Degree Harassment 1 Yr. Prob. Adam Andrew Jr., 30 4th Degree Assault 30 Days, 3 Yrs. Prob. Samson Mann Jr., 23 2nd Degree Criminal Trespassing 5 Days Mabel Tony, 39 […]
by BCSF Staff The Kuskokwim Ice Classic is gearing up for another exciting year! For the second year in a row, the Ice Classic features a jackpot of $12,500. The deadline to return guesses is […]
by Greg Lincoln One thing that we have always enjoyed going to is the basketball tournament that is hosted here in Bethel each year for our villages. It features our hometeams and we get to […]
by Millie Bentley Greetings. I found this delicious recipe when organizing my recipes and thought that you might like making it for a potluck or if you wanted to try something different. It is so […]
by AVCP Staff The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) submitted comments yesterday (Feb. 27th) on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s Proposed National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2019-2024. Within, AVCP […]
The Qipneq Falcons and the Toksook Bay Lady Islanders are this year’s winners for the 1A LKSD Basketball Tournament. They will be representing the Coastal Conference at the upcoming State Championships in Anchorage.
The 2020 Census discussion planned for February 27 has been rescheduled for March 13 from noon to 1 pm. The talk will be led by Foraker Group’s Mike Walsh and co-hosted by the Kuskokwim Campus […]
by Millie Bentley Greetings. Here is a recipe that will bring on thoughts of sunshine and fish camp. It calls for tundra blueberries but you can also substitute raspberries or blackberries or other fruit without […]
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: My mother is quite elderly, and I am concerned that she may be in need of a guardian. More specifically, I am concerned that my brother, who is an alcoholic, […]
Josiah Brown, age 6 of Newtok, dances with his group during last year’s Eskimo Dance Festival in Chevak. Josiah enjoys yuraq and drumming and singing and has been dancing since he was 2 years old. […]
by Tad Lindley It was the day of Pentecost about 29 AD. Fifty days prior Jesus had hung on the cross, been buried, and three days later rose from the dead. For forty days he […]
Support needed! If you believe this location is not the right place to have a liquor store or you have had a bad experience with the store, letters of complaint should be sent to the […]
by K.J. Lincoln Maurice Andrews of Bethel is the February 50 sled dog race champion for 2018. He mushed his team from the Simons Family Glare Ice Kennel for another win this season. Coming in […]
Kyann Miller of Bethel, representing Gladys Jung Elementary School won the Alaskan High Kick event for the girls this past weekend at the Junior Native Youth Olympic games in Anchorage. She kicked 61” for the […]
by Ina Pavila Parents that live harmoniously with each other will in turn have children that live harmoniously with each other. Parents who show stability within the home will more likely have stable children. If […]
• 2-16-18 12:18 p.m. Jail Parking lot, person having an overdose. Patient transported to the hospital. • 2-16-18 5:30 p.m. AC Quick intoxicated person needing medics. BPD transported patient due to multiple calls going on. […]
Game one between the Bethel Warrior varsity boys and the Kotzebue Huskies ended in a score of 80-41 with the Warriors coming out on top. The first game was played on Saturday night. The Huskies […]
Judgments Brandon J. Mute, 27 4th Degree Assault 3 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. Brian K. Laraux, 35 2nd Degree Harassment 1 Yr. Prob. Roy T. Nick, 30 5th Degree Criminal Mischief 1 Yr. Prob. Jonathan […]
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