Day: September 23, 2020
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel September 13 – 18
Judgments Sherlyn Prince, 28 Disorderly Conduct $150 Thomas Evon Thomas, 19 Violate Conditions of Release, 2nd Degree Harassment, Disorderly 40 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. Gunner Gregory, 28 4th Degree Assault 90 Days, 3 Yrs. Prob. […]
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending September 17
• On 9-12-20 at 2 P.M., medics responded to the report of a person that was laying on the ground. Patient got up and walked away prior to medics arrival. On 9-12-20 at 5:28 P.M., […]
Artist reconstruction of Eklutna Annie released
On July 17, 1980 the remains of an unidentified female were discovered in a heavily wooded area, one mile south of Eklutna Lake Road near mile post two in Eklutna Alaska. It is suspected she […]
Cetugpak File #12: Man Quits Cutting His Nails For Seven Years!
by Tad Lindley Call it hate speech if you want, but I think long fingernails are creepy, especially on a man. I realize that maybe a guy is so filthy rich that he can pay […]
XC goes virtual on Nelson Island
Last Saturday, the Nelson Island School hosted the first of two virtual cross country meets for high school and junior high runners. Two other schools, Quinhagak and Nightmute, joined the host team of Toksook Bay […]
Am I a Sex Addict?
by Dr. Bradbury Question: I don’t want to get into giving too much information, but how do I know if I am a sex addict? Answer: If your sexual behaviors create legal, relationship, career, emotional […]
Alutiiq angyaq inducted into Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame
by the Alutiiq Museum Staff Before there were pick-up trucks, there was the Alutiiq/Sugpiaq angyaq (open boats). Crafted explicitly for heavy seas, and mass transportation, and made from local materials, these historic skin-covered boats were […]
Macaroni ‘n Cheese with Broccoli
by Millie Bentley Greetings. Comfort food is calling. I love macaroni and cheese – or really macaroni and just about anything. My brother Jesse and I used to make macaroni and tomatoes for a snack […]
Great men in my life
by Peter Twitchell Today was a swell day to reminisce about a different time when my mind was being filled with what was good, and a time in Bethel when people were impressionable. My dad, […]
My Philosophy of Education
Like many people I have spent much of my life working to draw forth the potential from within in order to find and lead a good and rewarding life. This has been my education. Students […]
Tribes are connected to the land and have been for centuries
This is a letter, dated September 15, 2020, to Corri Feige, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Dear Commissioner Feige: The undersigned Tribes write to you with serious concerns over the impacts likely […]
Tribes Push Back on Donlin Pipeline
Bethel – In response to a new public notice from the Department of Natural Resources for the proposed 315-mile long Donlin natural gas pipeline, Alaska Native Tribes today (Sept. 16th, 2020) called on the Dunleavy […]
A Conversation with Hunter and Conservationist Tia Shoemaker
by Bjorn Dihle Hunting Guide Tia Shoemaker is fighting tooth and nail to ensure future generations will have the opportunity to experience the wilderness of Bristol Bay and the Alaska Peninsula. “We have something incredible […]
2020 Census Appreciation Drawing
by First Alaskans The stakes are critically high for Alaska and Alaska Native peoples for the 2020 Decennial Census. An undercount can impact our state and communities for 10 years, severely undercutting our ability to […]
Gram’s Cranberry Atsiuraq
by K.J. Lincoln Have you ever tried tundra cranberry atsiuraq? If you have not, here is the recipe for you to make. It is very easy to cook and so very good! To make this […]
Winter House seeks to move into Bethel’s old Senior Center building
by Greg Lincoln Hello friends. The Bethel City Council will be holding a public hearing for an ordinance that would authorize the sale of the land and building known as the Old Senior Center to […]
Tasty Tundra Cranberries
Caden Joseph Smith, age 11, filled up his berry bucket with tasty ripe tumaglit from the tundra near his hometown of Quinhagak on a very nice day the first week of September.