June 2019 – The Delta Discovery, Inc.

State of Alaska District Court in BethelJune 17 – 21

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

Judgments Henry Johnson, 30 4th Degree Assault $150 Christina Ulak, 31 3rd Degree Attempted Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance $1000, 1 Yr. Prob. Keane Guest, 28 4th Degree Assault 90 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. Natalia […]

The Source of Personality

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: Are people born with personality, or is it something learned? Answer: You bring up the age-old question of nature v. nurture. It’s probably a combination of both. Any parent who […]

What’s She Doing at the Feast?

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

by Tad Lindley You’re probably a better person than me, but perhaps you’re not, so let me ask you this question, “Have you ever studied the people at a feast? Have you ever just looked […]

Barn Door Alaskan Halibut

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

Randall Charlie (at left) and Sanky Ulak of Scammon Bay pulled up these barndoor-sized halibut while deep sea fishing 13 miles from the end of the Askinuk Mountains. Randall’s fish measured 75 inches and Sanky’s […]

Another three Gray Whales are found deceased

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

by NOAA Staff June 20, 2019: NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region has received reports of three additional dead gray whales, bringing the number of gray whale mortalities in Alaska to ten. The confirmed gray whale reports […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending June 22

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

• On 6-8-19 at 4:51 p.m. medics responded to the Sobering Center for a person with low blood pressure. Patient was assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 6-10-19 at 8:04 p.m. medics responded […]

Eek resident Olivia Muntz studies conservation in India

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

Eek, Alaska resident Olivia Muntz, a current master’s student in the Global Field Program from Miami University’s Project Dragonfly, will travel to India. Muntz will study the ecological, cultural and spiritual landscapes of the Western […]

Alaska Native Tribes send joint letter to Bureau of Land Management

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

by Native Peoples Action, Inc. Twenty tribes sign letter stating Tribal concerns, ask BLM to collaborate with Tribes, provide balance and protections for Tribal watershed nominations. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently […]

Place names and landmarks of home

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

by Greg Lincoln For some of us, we consider the place of our birth or where we grew up as children our hometowns. These places hold special places in our lives because they are part […]

Fish Camp Salmon Cutter

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

Leighton Riley-Alexie, age 7, of Napaskiak cut her first king salmon on June 12th, 2019 at her family’s fish camp area.

Ivory carving is more than a hobby for young Yup’ik

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

by G. Lincoln Casey Balluta, age 26, is a young ivory carver who became interested in working with tools when he was a boy, learning from his grandfather Phillip Moses. His name in Yugtun is […]

Public hearing announced for Unit 18 Moose

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

A public hearing is scheduled for 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at the Qanirtuuq Corporation “Red Building” in Quinhagak, to receive public testimony on a Wildlife Temporary Special Action request received […]

Doyon Foundation launches Doyon Languages Online Project

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

by Doyon Foundation Staff Tomorrow, Friday, June 21, after three years of dedicated efforts, Doyon Foundation will officially launch its Doyon Languages Online project with the release of the first online language-learning course featuring Benhti […]

For Sale

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic […]

Bethel’s champion Powerlifter makes her mark with six World Records

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

by K.J. Lincoln When Natalie Hanson was a kid growing up in Bethel, the thought of becoming a powerlifter never occurred to her, it just never came up. Now at age 29 she is a […]

Fry Sauce

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

by Millie Bentley Greetings. When I was in Anchorage at the assisted living house, one of the people there from Idaho told me of a sauce that used to be served there with French fries. […]

Kuskokwim River Salmon opportunity from Kalskag Bluffs to Aniak

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

by USFWS Staff Open until superseded by subsequent Emergency Special Action. This emergency special action reopens opportunity for the harvest of Chinook Salmon by all legal means on Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River […]

Fish cutter

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

Nevah Valadez, who is 6 years old, is learning how to cut salmon for drying at fishcamp from her Grandma Ella Nicori of Kwethluk.

Unhealthy noise pollution

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

by Peter Twitchell I have permanently moved from Anchorage to the Valley for one reason only – the earache the jets have been causing and the irregular sleep patterns last and this summer. There are […]

Ronald Oquilluk’s Long Road Home

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

by Ken Marsh Chance, science, and dedicated Alaska State Troopers staff unite to resolve a decades-old missing person case and blaze a trail of hope for the families of others lost in the Last Frontier. […]

Support needed for seafood industry embroiled in China trade dispute

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

A letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, dated June 11, 2019. We appreciate and support the Administration’s long-term goal of rebalancing the trade environment and establishing free, fair, […]

Calista Corporation Announces the 2019 Shareholder Awards Winners Exemplify Our Alaska Native Values

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by Thom Leonard Calista (cha-lis-tah) Corporation is pleased to announce the 2019 recipients of the annual Calista Shareholder Awards. Nominated by fellow Shareholders, these awards recognize exceptional efforts by Shareholders and Descendants to uphold the […]

Animal Psychologists

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: Is there such a thing as an animal psychologist, and if there is, what does an animal psychologist do? What kind of a degree would you have to have to […]

What is the Least I Can Do and Still Be Saved?

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by Tad Lindley The wealthy young man approached Jesus, “Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?” Jesus responded to him, “…if thou wilt enter into life, keep the […]

Council peruses proposed Kusko Liquor license transfer to AC Co.

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by Delta Discovery Staff During last Tuesday’s regular city council meeting in Bethel, Council reviewed the Administrative Report and Liquor License Transfer from Kusko Liquor, owned by Cezary Maczynski, to ACC Liquor Store, owned by […]

To Bethel City Council: Do not approve the transfer of this license

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by Amber Jones This letter was written to the Bethel City Council to protest the proposed liquor license transfer from Kusko Liquor to the A.C. Co. To whom it may concern, I am writing this […]

Yukon King Salmon

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

On June 11, 2019 Cam O’Neill with the Pilot Station Fish and Game test fishing caught the Yukon’s finest mighty king salmon measuring 91.1cm long. Photo and info courtesy of Fish and Game – Kerri […]

NOAA Fisheries responding to multiple dead ice seals in Bering Sea Region

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by NOAA Staff NOAA Fisheries is responding to several reports of unusually large numbers of dead ice seals along the coast of the Bering and Chukchi seas, in Alaska. At least 60 dead seals have […]

Barr and Soots graduate from Fort Lewis College

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

Troopers encourage Alaskans to sign up for Nixle Nixle will be used to send out messages to the public

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

The Department of Public Safety is exploring better ways to communicate directly with Alaskans about public safety matters and events statewide. For this communication to be successful, we encourage Alaskans to sign up for the […]

Alaska Guardsmen rescue bear-attack victim near Galena

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by David Bedard Airmen with the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons, as well as Soldiers of the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation […]

NOAA Fisheries confirms fourth dead gray whale in Alaska

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

A family fishing for herring north of the Clam Gulch Recreation Area on the Kenai Peninsula last Wednesday discovered a dead whale. They reported this stranding to NOAA Fisheries this past Friday with a photograph. […]

Blackened Bethel Salmon a la Stevens

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by Millie Bentley Bethel is so beautiful at this time of year, isn’t it? “Depends on where you look!”, one person replied. But isn’t that true of any place? “Depends on whose doing the looking,” […]

Vehicles damaged and items stolen by vandals at parking service in Anchorage

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by Delta Discovery Staff Nine vehicles were damaged by thieves at a long-term parking service in Anchorage this past week. The vehicles sustained smashed windows and items were stolen. One car was also reportedly driven […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending July 14

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

• On 6-8-19 at 7:13 p.m. medics responded to AC Quick stop for a person having a seizure. Patient assessed and they went to the ER with a friend. • On 6-10-19 at 3:06 p.m. […]

Spending bill amendment

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay Amendment submitted to spending bill that would stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from using funds to complete a final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble Mine. […]

Seal Hunting Season

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by Nicole Charlie It is the time of the year in spring where men in villages go out to the ocean and hunt seal for food. The women keep the seal after the men take […]

Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is reallocating the projected unused amounts of 14,600 metric tons of the Aleut Corporation’s pollock directed fishing allowance from the Aleutian Islands subarea to the Bering Sea subarea directed […]

Salmon Helper

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

She is only two years old but Winter Otto of Kongiganak does not let that stop her from helping her family prepare and care for their fish harvest. Here she is washing a king salmon […]

Village and Doyon Land Maps Available

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

Under the provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), Doyon, Limited will receive approximately 12.5 million acres of land across Interior Alaska. To date, Doyon has received title to over 11.5 million acres, […]

State of Alaska District Court in BethelJune 4 – 13

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

Judgments Gary Pete Jr., 27 Disorderly Conduct 1 Day Jilann C. Brown, 30 Violate Conditions of Release 5 Days Gabriel W. Stone III, 27 2nd Degree Theft 120 Days Stephen Larson, 27 4th Degree Assault […]

To Dad with honor

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by Greg Lincoln We would like to send our best Fathers Day wishes to all of our dads in our family and to all of our friends and readers who are fathers. On this day […]

Man arrested

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

Alaska State Troopers received a report from Nunapitchuk of an intoxicated man shooting at and threatening to kill household members on 6/16/2019 at about 0830 hours. Troopers from Bethel responded by state aircraft to Nunapitchuk, […]

Bethel Police Chief appointed to APSC

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

Bethel Chief of Police Burke Waldron was appointed to the Alaska Police Standards Council at the beginning of this year. The Alaska Police Standards Council is a regulatory and quasi-judicial body that was created by […]

We all have a lot to learn about life

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by Peter Twitchell In reading the June 5, 2019 Delta Discovery Newspaper I found the writers and commentators to be diverse, provocative, informative, caring, self-expressive and interesting. Perhaps the paper leads us to self discovery […]

Law Enforcement Officers graduate from Public Safety Training Academy

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

39 new law enforcement officers, including 4 Village Public Safety Officers, and 16 Alaska State Trooper recruits, graduated from the Public Safety Training Academy in Sitka, June 13, 2019. The graduation ceremony at the Sheet’ka […]

Corps extends comment period for Pebble draft EIS

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District is extending the public comment period an additional 30-days for the Pebble Limited Partnership draft environmental impact statement. The deadline for submitting comments about the draft […]

Monitoring a mystery bird in Yakutat

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

by Ned Rozell On sandy barrier islands between mountains and the sea, two different birds that look alike lay their eggs side-by-side. Biologists here are learning more about the less-common, more mysterious one. Arctic terns […]

For Sale

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic […]

Protect our culture and lifestyle

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

The destruction of subsistence food and activity is the destruction an annihilation of a culture and people as will happen with the Pebble Mine and Donlin Creek Mine. The wipeout of the fish with the […]

RavnAir “Fly Away” Sweepstakes

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

Alaska’s largest regional airline serving more than 115 destinations is conducting a sweepstakes from June 5th until June 30th offering prizes of $10,000, $2,000, and $1,000 for eligible Alaska residents who are members of RavnAir’s […]

Fishing opportunities on the Kuskowkim River

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

by USFWS Staff In consultation with the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (KRITFC), the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR) in-season manager has announced four fishing opportunities within the YDNWR from the boundary at the […]

For Sale

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic […]

Life returns fast to lonely island

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

by Ned Rozell Bogoslof Island is the gray tip of a mountain that pokes from the choppy surface of the Bering Sea. The volcano stands alone just north of the Aleutians, far south of the […]

There is hope in dreams

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

by Greg Lincoln Us, collectively, as a human race, share this condition called grief. But yet, when it befalls you, it feels like you are the only one. Why? Because your world, your very existence […]

Gadwall Uqsuqaq

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

by Frank Keim For gleaming colors, the male of this species is unremarkable, but for the visual texture of his plumage, there is no other duck that is comparable. The combination of the black and […]

Tularemia found in snowshoe hares in Interior Alaska

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

by ADF&G Staff In the last few weeks, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Fairbanks has been receiving calls about sick or dead hares found in the area. Observations during recent necropsies of […]

The PFD belongs to the People of Alaska

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

Concerning the legislature in Juneau needing to understand the position of the Governor and the permanent fund amount. It is common sense to realize the true need for the majority of the residents in Alaska; […]

Bethel community member honored with First Lady Volunteer Award

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

First Lady Rose Dunleavy announced and recognized six recipients of the First Lady Volunteer of the Year Awards at a ceremony in the Governor’s Residence, May 24th, 2019. The awards recognize volunteers who engage in […]

Fishing for Herring

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

by Nicole Charlie It is almost that time of the year where local villages around the Southwest fish for herring. Eating it dry is the traditional way, but herring can be eaten in a few […]

Cell phone theft

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

Alaska State Troopers responded to an address in Sutton for the report of a stolen cell phone on 6/9/2019, at approximately 2028 hours. Investigation revealed an unknown female was hitchhiking from Palmer to Eureka and […]

Man arrested

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

Alaska State Troopers in Bethel received a report of assault from the village of Akiachak on 6/6/2019 at about 0902 hours. Tribal Police Officers (TPOs) reported Matthew Pasitnak threatened them with an axe. Investigation revealed […]

Alaska Airlines and Ravn Air Group announce codeshare agreement

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

Today (March 28th, 2019) Ravn Air Group (“Ravn”) and Alaska Airlines announced a new and expanded codeshare agreement and frequent flier partnership, which will provide more seamless travel and mileage earning opportunities throughout the state […]

Burglar identified, arrested

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

Alaska State Troopers were notified of a burglary at the city building in Napakiak on 11/12/2018. The suspect had used a crow bar to break into the building and steal a safe that was bolted […]

St. Mary’s Spring clean up

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

by Eric Alstrom The Yupiit of Andreafski EPA/IGAP Environmental Program would like to say “Thank You!” to all the 6 youth supervisors, 26 youth litter patrollers, and 4 adult volunteers for their time and effort […]

Bethel City Council’s action memo request for post termination meeting with attorney fails

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

The action memorandum that would direct the Bethel City Clerk’s office or the City Attorney to reach out to a third party attorney – Michael Gatti, to request to meet with the council at the […]

Smelts on the Rack

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

Hillary Beebe of Quinhagak helped filled up their family’s fish rack with smelt after a day of dipnetting this past weekend. Photo by Cynthia Beebe

State of Alaska District Court in BethelJune 1 – 6

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

Judgments Eric R. Black, 41 4th Degree Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance $1000, 1 Yr. Prob. Ramona Olson, 50 4th Degree Criminal Mischief 1 Yr. Prob. Shaun Agwiak, 33 4th Degree Assault 2 Days, 1 […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending June 7

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

• On 5-23-19 at 11:50 p.m. medics responded to Lulu Heron for a person in seizure. Patient assessed and transported to the hospital. On 6-2-19 at 4:07 p.m. Medics responded to 3rd and Main Street […]

Mortenson graduates with Masters Degree

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

Ryan Mortenson of Bethel graduated with his Masters in Business Administration on December 8th 2018 from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He during walked the commencement ceremonies for UAF on May 4th of this year. […]

Encounters with Big Foot

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

by Peter Twitchell When I was a boy about 8 years old I was walking to the Civil Aeronautics administration compound. I had a sense that there was something out there in the trees watching […]

Church vandalized

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

AST responded to a church near mile 2 of Big Lake Road in Big Lake for the report of a burglary on 06/07/19 at 1850 hours. Investigation revealed a window was broken on the church […]

Murkowski hosts rural trip to Bethel and Napaskiak

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

by Senator Murkowski Staff U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently welcomed U.S. Attorney General William Barr to Alaska for a visit focusing on law enforcement and public safety issues. During Attorney General Barr’s four-day trip, […]

Alaska Buds license protest opportunity passes

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

Six people testified in opposition of the Alaska Buds marijuana store license for Bethel during the May 28th, 2019 city council meeting’s People To Be Heard. However, the opportunity for the City of Bethel to […]

Have You Fed the Calf Lately?

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

by Tad Lindley Remember the Parable of the Elder Brother? Maybe you’ve heard it called the Parable of the Lost Boy or the Parable of the Prodigal Son. It’s about a young man who leaves […]

Partners to recycle used vehicle batteries from remote Alaskan communities

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

Pledging to support the retrieval and recycling of used vehicle batteries from more than 180 remote communities across Alaska, the U.S.-based nonprofit Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) and the Solid Waste Alaska Taskforce (SWAT), which oversees […]

Rhubarb Pickles

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

by Millie Bentley Greetings from Southern California. It has been a long time since I’ve talked to you. Most of you know that in October of 2017 I broke my leg and was medevaced to […]