
Day: February 19, 2020


State of Alaska District Court in Bethel February 3 – 6
Judgments Jackelyn Augusta Steven, 22 Driving Under the Influence $1500, 3 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. Steven Amik, 38 2nd Degree Criminal Trespassing 10 Days Juliana Danielle Peterson, 23 4th Degree Assault 3 Yrs. Prob. John […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending
February 10 •On 1-31-20 at 12:26 P.M., Firefighters responded to YKHC hospital for reports of fire alarms going off inside the hospital. Firefighters arrived on scene, saw no smoke or fire. Firefighters did a 360 […]

Don’t Share Your Vulnerability on Facebook
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Last year I wrote the following article, I was asked to submit it again for publishing in the Delta Discovery. Please read and be very careful what you post. Question: I […]

Lady Warriors take 3rd at Grace Christian tournament
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors rode outstanding performances from Ava Lieb and Audri Goodwine to a third-place finish at the 2020 Grace Christian Hardwood Classic. The BRHS girls went 2-1 […]

Unalakeet girls climb to No. 2 in latest poll
by Tommy Wells With the regular season nearing an end, the Unalakleet Lady Wolfpack are moving in the right direction. And they’re climbing in the state rankings. The Wolfpack ensured western Alaska was left off […]

Warriors split twinbill with Unalakleet
by Tommy Wells The Unalakleet Wolfpack knew coming into the Bethel Regional High School WarriorDome for a nonconference showdown with the Warriors wasn’t going to be easy. In fact, they knew they would have to […]

Are You Suffering From Atheistic Tendencies?
by Tad Lindley Reputable surveys suggest that somewhere between two and four percent of Americans are atheist. In case you are not up on the lingo, an atheist is a person who denies that God […]

Alaska Military Youth Academy starts first class of 2020
by David McPhetres Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska – The Alaska Military Youth Academy campus was quiet last week. There were no cadence calls or marching commands echoing between the buildings. That changed Feb. 12 when […]

AST releases names of decedents in plane crash
The Alaska State Troopers has released the names of the four passengers that were in the plane that crashed 12 miles south of Tuntutuliak on February 6th, 2020. They were all from Kipnuk and did […]

Delta doghouse project a success
by Angie Fitch We are excited to announce that Alaska Native Rural Veterinary, Inc. is expanding our doghouse building program with the help of the Yukon Kuskokwim Canine Health Association! This project is made possible […]

The Power of Music
by Peter Twitchell I have always believed that music unites us! No matter who we are on this planet we have that in common. It is one common denominator we share in our journey through […]

What is Wrong with Introducing and Enforcing Prohibition? Part 3
It makes me wonder what the mindset is with the federal government, the state government, local governments, when in 2010, there was $1.2 billion dollars spent only in Alaska, from the ripple effects of alcohol. […]

Alaska Natives and American Indians are being seriously threatened by Climate Change
by Mike Williams Sr. This is the Testimony of Michael Williams, Sr. before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations, Sub House Committee on Interior, Environment, and related agencies for the “Climate Change Panels” […]

Andrews wins Kwethluk Sled Dog Race
Maurice Andrews raced his Glare Ice Kennel team to victory at the 2-day Kwethluk Sled Dog Race this past weekend. Andrews had a total elapsed time of 3:07:32. The trail was 20 miles each day. […]

Minimum qualifications for Alaska Police Officers makes Alaska safer
by Bob Griffiths Most people are bewildered when they find out people with serious criminal convictions are serving as police officers in rural Alaska. It truly is shocking to learn that individuals convicted of felonies, […]

TWC Child Advocacy Center receives grant
The Tundra Women’s Coalition is the recipient of a community grant from the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to provide enhanced services to victims of domestic and sexual violence and underserved victims […]

Oct 2019 Bethel Point in Time Homelessness Data Collection
by Bethel Community Services Foundation Staff On October 26, 2019, 47 people were identified as possibly or definitely homeless in Bethel, with another 2 who were at risk of homelessness. This information was provided by […]

Food is a love language
by Greg Lincoln Hello fellow friends. I have a couple of good words for this week. Have you ever done some cleaning and you ended up finding treasures of all kinds that you had forgotten […]