Classifieds
Day: January 8, 2020
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel December 12 – 26
Judgments Christopher Charles, 40 1st Degree Assault 2 Yrs., 4 Yrs. Prob. Augusta Askoak, 54 2nd Degree Harassment 1 Yr. Prob. Kagan B. Peter, 21 Violate Condition of Release, 4th 60 Days, $150, Degree Assault, […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending December 27
• On 12-20-19 at 11:30 P.M., Medics responded to Fili’s Pizza for report of a person that was assaulted. Patient was assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 12-21-19 at 1:44 A.M., medics responded […]
Sports
Bethel Freestyle Wrestling Club recipient of Top 50 Award
The Bethel Freestyle Wrestling Club was recently recognized as one of USA Wrestling’s 50 largest clubs for the 2018-2019 membership season. This award is across the nation, meaning over 4500 clubs altogether, wrote USA Wrestling. […]
Sports
Bethel teams shine at ACS tournament
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams both posted impressive wins this past weekend at the 2019 ACS Denali Auto Glass/Pepsi Invitational tournament in Anchorage. The Warriors finished seventh […]
Sports
Mushers ready to kick off season’s biggest races
by Tommy Wells Mushers – and sled dog racing fans – are getting ready. Although the snow has just arrived in the Anchorage area, sled dog racers from throughout the state are preparing for the […]
Contributors
Words of Jesus in Black
by Tad Lindley Lots of Bibles advertise themselves as having “Words of Christ in Red”. In fact, my favorite King James version is one that my grandmother gave me on September 29, 1986. It is […]
Obituaries
Elias Venes April 22, 1928 – Nov. 29, 2019
Elias Venes was born in Akiak, Alaska on April 22, 1928 to Joseph and Annie (Wassillie) Venes. He married Ruth Lindstrom on May 20, 1949(?). Together they had 10 daughters and three sons. After Ruth’s […]
Delta Lifestyles
Working for free: What’s the dollar value of wild salmon produced by the Tongass and the Chugach?
by Mary Catharine Martin Clean air. Clean water. Deer. Moose. Blueberries. Salmon. Alaska’s Tongass and Chugach National Forests provide many different things to the people who rely on them for food, recreation or a living, […]
In our Native Land
Redoubt’s big impact 30 years ago
by Ned Rozell On December 15, 1989, a pilot who had flown a 747 passenger jet all the way from Amsterdam was looking forward to landing in Anchorage. There, he would take a short break […]
In our Native Land
Man gets botulism after eating bad jarred salmon
An Anchorage man was hospitalized with botulism after eating salmon that had been put in jars, according to a bulletin from the State of Alaska Epidemiology (SOE). The salmon had been improperly canned. This is […]
In our Native Land
Mulchatna Caribou seasons closed on federal public lands
The Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Manager, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, will close caribou hunting at 11:59 pm on December 31, 2019 on Federal public lands to all hunters under Registration Permit […]
Contributors
Slow Cooker Pork Chops
by Millie Bentley Greetings. So how are you folks doing with your New Year’s Resolutions? For those of you who want to start a new lifestyle, the low carbohydrate diet popularized years ago by Dr. […]
Contributors
Subsistence life
by Peter Twitchell For a hundred years before I ever heard about a deep sea fishery our salmon population was strong. After half that time since the 1970s our salmon fishery has dwindled to what […]
Letters to the Editor
Donlin Gold mine can never be a refuge
Anyone that has taken the time to read the full Donlin Environmental Impact Statement, EIS, and also understand the current permitting and regulation enforcement in this state and country will know that the proposed Donlin […]
Speak Your Mind
My Incurable Addiction
by Charles Moses As I begin this article, it is now the 2nd day of the New Year, 2020. First off, as an introduction, I am an alcoholic and August 2019 marked the 30th year […]
Village Telegraph
Alaska National Guard delivers Christmas gifts to children in villages
by Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead Napakiak and Tuntutuliak welcome Op Santa its 63rd year. The Alaska National Guard has a tradition of serving communities throughout Alaska during the holidays, delivering Christmas gifts and a variety […]
Village Telegraph
Calista Corporation completes acquisition of Nordic-Calista Services
by Calista Corporation Staff Company milestone: Calista’s 1st major acquisition since 2013 Effective January 1, 2020, Calista (cha-LIS-tuh) Corporation acquired Nordic-Calista Services (“Nordic Calista”), a drilling and workover company operating primarily on Alaska’s North Slope. […]
Inside Bethel News
Alaska minimum wage to increase in 2020
The Alaska minimum wage will increase from $9.89 to $10.19 in 2020. Voters passed a ballot initiative in 2014 to adjust the minimum wage annually for inflation. Alaska Statute 23.10.065(a) requires the Alaska minimum wage […]
Inside Bethel News
City of Bethel Notice of Local Option Adoption
On Monday, January 6, 2020, the community of Bethel will fall under the State of Alaska Local Option provisions, prohibiting the sales of alcoholic beverages in Bethel except through a restaurant and eating place license […]
Inside Bethel News
2019 #BethelGives Campaign
by Bethel Community Services Foundation The #BethelGives committee and Bethel Community Services Foundation are excited to announce that the fourth #BethelGives campaign raised more than $45,500. The campaign, which ended in December 2019, included several […]
From The Editor
Finding courage in the New Year
by Greg Lincoln Welcome to 2020! A brand new decade is upon us and we are looking forward to whatever it may hold in store for us all. The changing of the year is also […]
Delta Fishin’ Report
Contributors
Helping Adult Children Become Independent
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I have several adult children living in my home, and I don’t know how to get them out of my house. I am cautiously asking, knowing that I may not […]