Village Telegraph
COVID-19 Testing Update
Since beginning to test for COVID-19 in March, YKHC has continued to expand our testing capacity. As of noon on April 8, we have tested over 150 individuals. Of those tests, 103 tests are still […]
Day: April 8, 2020
Heard it in the Steam House
Village grave led to virus breakthrough
by Ned Rozell One-hundred-two years ago, a strain of influenza virus spread across the globe, eventually reaching Brevig Mission in Alaska. Five days after the flu hit the Seward Peninsula, 72 of the 80 villagers […]
In our Native Land
Zirkle awarded the Humanitarian Award for the 2020 Iditarod
Veteran Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle of Two Rivers, Alaska, has been awarded the Iditarod XLVIII Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award, designated to a musher whose team demonstrates outstanding care of their race team while remaining competitive. […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Calista 2020 Spring Distribution is Early Nearly $4 Million in YK Delta
April 3rd, 2020: The Calista Corporation 2020 Spring Distribution is now scheduled for Monday, April 6. Amid coronavirus concerns, the Calista Corporation Board of Directors held an early board meeting and voted to approve a […]
Contributors
Hamburger in the Honey Bucket
by Tad Lindley For those who are reading on the internet or get the Delta Discovery in the lower 48 and who might be unfamiliar with the term “honey bucket”, let me explain. Where we […]
Classifieds
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel March 31 – April 3
Judgments Tristen Coy Snow, 22 2nd Degree Burglary, 1st Degree Criminal Trespassing 27 Mos. Lloyd Wassilie, 42 4th Degree Assault, Importing Alcohol – Dry Area $3000, 120 Days, 3 Yrs. Prob. Samuel Moses Jr., 41 […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending April 3
• 3-23-20 at 6:17 P.M., medics responded to 4th Avenue for the report of an intoxicated person. The patient refused evaluation and transport. Medics went back into service. No transport. • On 3-24-20 at 11:58 […]
Village Telegraph
RavnAir Group stops all operations
April 5, 2020: RavnAir Group today announced that due to the global COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented loss of 90% of passenger revenue at all three of its airlines (RavnAir Alaska, PenAir, and RavnAir Connect) […]
Village Telegraph
Winter logging
The Friend Brothers of Kwigillingok were successful with their wood haul from the Kuskokwim. From left are Harry, David, and Johnny Friend. Their sleds are loaded with logs as they head back to Kwig. Photo […]
Contributors
Pouting is not a Symptom of Depression
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: Is pouting a symptom of depression? Depression is a mental disorder that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. Depending on the severity of the depression, it can affect the way […]
Inside Bethel News
To All Sport Fishing Outfits and Rafters
Re: Request to Cancel all 2020 Sport Fishing and Rafters Season to prevent spreading of COVID-19 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading rapidly through Alaska. It is only a matter of […]
Speak Your Mind
The Candlelight
by Brad Cole I was walking down the airport road just outside of Tuluksak, listening to the sound of the wind ripping past the telephone line that was swaying in a cloudy sky. I could […]
Contributors
Concept of the Flying “V”
by Peter Twitchell I like the concept of the letter “V” formation geese and other migrating birds fly in. Someone told me once that the reason geese fly in a “V” formation is so they […]
Inside Bethel News
Alaska National Guard Infantrymen return from Kosovo
April 4, 2020 JBER, Alaska: The state of Alaska will welcome back more than 150 Soldiers from the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, returning from deployment on Saturday, April 4. The 297th […]
Inside Bethel News
BCSF opens YK Delta COVID-19 Response Fund
by Bethel Community Services Foundation Bethel Community Services Foundation announces the opening of the YK Delta COVID-19 Response Fund. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to expand in Alaska and across the United States, our families, […]
Inside Bethel News
City of Bethel activates Emergency Operations Center
April 1, 2020: The City of Bethel partially activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 11 am today in response to preparations to prevent and minimize illness and death caused by the coronavirus that causes […]
In our Native Land
Alaska issues cloth face masks COVID-19 Health Alert
by Commissioner Adam Crum and Dr. Anne Zink April 3rd, 2020: Health Alert 010 – Recommendations Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings Scientific evidence available to date indicates that asymptomatic and presymptomatic shedding of […]
From The Editor
A case of mistaken identity
by Greg Lincoln Have you noticed that as we age, we start to look more and more like younger versions of our parents? As I started growing older, our kids would tell me that I […]
Inside Bethel News
Governor calls for Alaska Day of Prayer and Hope
April 7, 2020: Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced April 10, 2020 as Alaska’s Day of Prayer and Hope, an interfaith day of prayer in which Alaskans are called upon to join in prayer and reflection […]
Inside Bethel News
Update on positive COVID-19 case in the YK Delta
by YKHC April 7, 2020 Because YKHC has been preparing for the region’s first COVID-19 case since February, we had numerous systems in place to support the response last night. Immediately upon receiving lab confirmation […]