Contributors

A good remedy

by Peter Twitchell Cramping legs and feet, the thing I dread the most about cold fall wet weather and the cold temperatures of winter months. It’s the worst thing that has happened to me while […]

Inside Bethel News

LifeMed Alaska celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

LifeMed Alaska, an Alaska-based ground and air ambulance service with base locations in Anchorage, Bethel, Dutch Harbor, Fairbanks, Juneau, Palmer and Soldotna, announced it will reach the milestone of 10 Years of service in Alaska […]

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For Sale

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Contributors

One Lord

by Tad Lindley It is one of the great truths central to scripture: there is one God. This is why when the scribe came to Jesus and asked him which commandment was the greatest, Jesus […]

Letters to the Editor

Begich supports protecting education funding

In villages, the school is the heart of activities. Celebrations, sporting events, and funerals take place in the largest facility available, the school. Closing a school is closing a community. Telling families they are no […]

From The Editor

When that day comes

by Greg Lincoln When you became ours, we made the decision to love and cherish you forever. It was a choice, knowing that we would have to someday lay you to rest, to say goodbye […]

Village Telegraph

Alaska Votes debuts new voting tool

In time for the 2018 midterm and gubernatorial elections, Alaska Votes has created a new tool to make voting in Alaska elections easier than ever – AKvote.org. By enabling voters to complete the entire process […]

Contributors

Overwhelmed and Immobilized

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I feel overwhelmed with work and I don’t know where to begin. As a result, I find myself feeling immobilized. Any suggestions? Answer: Several years ago, Peter Bregman wrote an […]

Speak Your Mind

Big government and Big corporations

by Adeline Peter Raboff I cannot sit by and watch and listen to the massive propaganda campaign about Ballot Measure 1 without comment. It’s Big government and Big corporations at their most hell-bent destructive ways. […]

In our Native Land

Fuel-Tanker driver pleads guilty to oil pollution

On October 22, 2018, 52-year-old Louis Nations pled guilty to oil pollution, a violation of Alaska’s environmental laws. Magistrate Judge Kay Adams presided over the hearing. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s (ADEC) Environmental Crimes […]

Sports

Warriors take 3rd at BITI tournament

by Tommy Wells The Bethel Warriors varsity wrestling team battled their way to a third-place finish at the Battle In The Interior dual meet in Fairbanks. Hayden Lieb posted a perfect record over the weekend […]

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Sports

JH Warriors grab four golds in Napaskiak

by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Junior High School wrestling team turned in a solid outing this past weekend at the Napaskiak Invitational Wrestling Tournament. The BJHRS grapplers won four gold and seven […]

From The Editor

Heart Issues

by Greg Lincoln We all have some sort of heart issue that we are dealing with and living with. These heart issues are different in extremeness, intensity, and type since we are all different individuals. […]

Sports

Bethel girls grind out win over Nome

by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors picked up a huge victory over the Nome-Beltz Lady Nanooks this past weekend, claiming a thrilling 3-1 decision. With the victory, Bethel dealt Nome its […]

Heard it in the Steam House

Calista Public Advocacy and Engagement Committee endorses Dunleavy

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 […]

Inside Bethel News

Ravn’s network expansion to McGrath begins

Ravn Air Group (“Ravn”), Alaska’s largest regional airline, today (Oct. 15th, 2018) announced the launch of its nonstop service to McGrath. Beginning October 15, 2018, Ravn’s network expansion to McGrath kicked off with Ravn operating […]

Speak Your Mind

Ballot Measure #1 – An Act Providing for the Protection of Wild Salmon & Fish & Wildlife Habitat…Know the Facts

by Dave Cannon There is a lot of misinformation going around about the Ballot Measure #1, both from outside the Kuskokwim and from within; sadly, much of it is intentional. Election Day is less than […]

Contributors

Our Youth are the Hope for the Future

by Peter Twitchell Today marks the day of the 2018 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention held at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage. The Elders and Youth Conference begins today (Oct. 15th, 2018) – we celebrate […]

Contributors

John Fogerty live in concert

by Peter Twitchell On October 10, I got to see one of my favorite rock-n-roll icons from 1968. Suzi and I shared the excitement at the Wynn Encore Theater in Las Vegas on our way […]

Contributors

Signs of Emotional Abuse

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: What are some signs of emotional abuse? Answer: Unlike physical abuse, emotional abuse often goes undetected. In fact, it’s possible that both the people doing it and receiving it may […]

Contributors

Jimmy Dean Savory Cupcakes

by Millie Bentley Greetings! Coming up with recipes for Bethel and the Delta is tricky. For one thing we don’t have access to a full range of ingredients – especially fresh produce – and folks […]

Delta Lifestyles

AVEC holding Logo Design Contest

Get your creative juices flowing and possibly win $50! AVEC is holding a design contest to commission a special logo to commemorate our 50th year of providing power. AVEC first started energizing small villages in […]

Contributors

Philip’s Scooby Doo Moment

by Tad Lindley While I have not had television most of my adult life, I did growing up. Those of my generation might remember the old Scooby Doo cartoons. In those shows they would always […]

Village Telegraph

REAA 2018 Election Results

The Regional Education Attendance Area elections were held on October 2nd, 2018. A Regional Educational Attendance Area (REAA) is an educational area that is established in an unorganized borough of the state. REAA elections are […]

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From The Editor

The season of remembrance

by Greg Lincoln With the changing season comes reminders, small cues that trigger memory, those vast annals of things of the past. The air, the way the grass is colored, the way the sun and […]

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For Sale

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Contributors

The Importance of Sleep on Learning

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: With school now well underway, how important is it that children get regular amounts sleep? And how much sleep do they need? It is now believed by sleep researchers that […]

In our Native Land

2017 Fire in Alaska Report Released

There were 19 fire deaths in Alaska in 2017, a 6% increase from the previous year. Of those deaths, six were children under the age of 10. Additionally, juvenile firesetters were responsible for igniting 22% […]

In our Native Land

Muskox transported from Greenland to Alaska

by Ned Rozell Leaving cloven hoofprints from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, more than 3,500 muskoxen live in Alaska. All of those shaggy, curly-horned beasts came from one group of muskoxen […]

From The Editor

Our success is your success

by Greg Lincoln Last Wednesday we were honored to accept the Association of Village Council Presidents Small Business Award. That is a great honor and a humbling gift. What can we give in return for […]

Inside Bethel News

Bethel City Election Results

The City of Bethel election results are in and are scheduled to be adopted by the City Council during their October 9th, 2018 regular meeting. Receiving the most votes was incumbent Vice Mayor Fred Watson […]

Inside Bethel News

BFK9s seeks to lease city land

The Bethel Friends of Canines is seeking to lease a parcel of land next to the dog pound, says a proposed ordinance that is up for introduction at the October 9th regular city council meeting. […]

Contributors

The Price is Right

by Tad Lindley See how shopper savvy you are. How much would you expect to pay for a 12 count case of 3 lb. cans of Crisco brand shortening? That’s right ladies and gentlemen, a […]

Village Telegraph

Tundra River Pike

Young fisherman Draydon John, age 4 of Kwigillingok, caught his very first pike while rod and reel fishing in Atmautluak a few weeks ago. He gave the fresh fish to his Grandma.

Contributors

Tuna Tango

by Millie Bentley Greetings. Did you ever notice that recipes found in magazines, cookbooks, online and in newspapers these days are so fancy that it stretches your imagination when you try to figure out how […]

Inside Bethel News

Smokefree Alaska Law goes into effect October 1

Law protects over 300,000 Alaskans who couldn’t be protected by local ordinance. Back in 1998, Bethel became the first Alaskan community to pass a smokefree ordinance. Ordinance 98-07 passed unanimously and was enacted into the […]

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From The Editor

In memoriae

by Greg Lincoln Dear friends, today marks exactly one year to the day, the day our precious daughter, our beautiful, loving, kind, adventurous child ceased to walk upon this earth as you and I are […]

Contributors

Shizo-What? Part II

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I was just looking at a list of mental disorders. Some sound alike. What is the difference among Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform Disorder, and Schizotypal Personality Disorder? […]

Village Telegraph

It’s Cranberry Season

Caden Smith of Quinhagak picked almost a gallon of nice red cranberries – tumaglit. These are the first red berries he’s picked this fall.

Contributors

Alaska’s judges

by Peter Twitchell I know good lawyers and good judges, and I’ve known some lousy ones. Unfortunately not every lawyer is as good as some I’ve had to deal with. Not every judge is as […]

Contributors

Did You Say Something About Bread?

by Tad Lindley The gathering of people was almost entirely Jewish. They were pressing in to listen to the teaching of Jesus. A woman joined the crowd. She was distressed. She called out to Jesus, […]