Crime
Man arrested
Alaska State Troopers in Bethel responded to an incident involving a DV Assault on 10/11/2020 at approximately 2111 hours. Jayden Andrew, 23 years old of Tuluksak, was arrested on Assault I, Assault II, Burglary I, […]
Month: October 2020
Crime
School burglarized
Alaska State Troopers received a report of a burglary on 10/9/2020 at approximately 1551. Investigation revealed that the Crooked Creek School was broken into. This case is being closed at this time due to the […]
Classifieds
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel October 20 – 23
Judgments Misha C. Demantle, 34 Violate Conditions of Release 40 Days Gifford Berry Jr., 28 3rd Degree Assault 6 Mos., 4 Yrs. Prob. Douglas Deacon, 28 4th Degree Assault 90 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. Robert […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending October 23
• On 10-16-20 at 7:13 P.M., Medics responded to the report of a person that is coming in from a medivac with respiratory distress. Patient was treated and transported to the hospital. • On 10-16-20 […]
Heard it in the Steam House
“Bait trailer” thieves caught by troopers
This past week, the Alaska State Troopers placed a ‘bait trailer’ along the Parks Highway. After three weeks of leaving it in various spots, Troopers reported that they were “thrilled that no one gave in […]
Contributors
Cottage Cheese Pancakes
by Millie Bentley Greetings. Here is a good recipe from one of our B&B guests, who years ago was a speech therapist from western Montana. Linda worked in Alaska for more than 20 years. While […]
In our Native Land
Search ongoing for missing boaters
Alaska State Troopers (AST) in Bethel received a report of overdue boaters from Quinhagak on 10/21/2020 at about 1200 hours. It was reported that Chad Chadwick, Sr., Elizabeth Wassillie, Michael Sharp, Alexie Nose, and Wilson […]
Obituaries
Toksook Bay Elder Maria (Cupugniralria) Moses
If you talk to any of her eight surviving children, their spouses, twenty-five grandchildren, twenty-four greats, all the nieces, nephews, and cousins, they will tell you this small woman Maria Moses known as Cup’aq welcomed […]
Contributors
In our Native Land
Fireball in the sky over Alaska
by Ned Rozell Katie Kangas operates a bed-and-breakfast in Ruby, Alaska. On the morning of October 15, she turned to look out her picture window, toward the cabin next door. She was waiting for her […]
Contributors
Psychological Impact of Being Unfairly Blamed
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: Sometimes when someone dies, relatives of the deceased blame others who they believe either could have prevented the death or exacerbated it. What affect does this blaming have on those […]
In our Native Land
One COVID-19 death in the YK Delta
by YKHC Staff It is with profound sadness YKHC reports that on October 17 a YK Delta resident in their 80’s died due to complications of COVID-19. The next of kin have been notified. YKHC […]
Village Telegraph
Evidence of COVID-19 Community Spread in Chevak
YKHC has evidence that community spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, is occurring in the village of Chevak. This joint advisory is issued by YKHC, the Chevak Native Village, and City of Chevak out […]
Contributors
Cliff Swallow Ngel’ulluir(aq)
by Frank Keim I call these nimble swallows “mud daubers” because they build their nests of mud. Watch them as they do this in early spring and you’ll see them fly down to a mud […]
Delta Lifestyles
Contributors
Remembering a dear friend
by Peter Twitchell Luther Oscar was my friend and he always acknowledged me. He was my best friend, Samuel Oscar’s oldest brother. He treated me no different than he would a brother and I really […]
Letters to the Editor
Vote for people who will stand up for our interests
I have voted for decades for those candidates who truly cared about the people of the YK region. People who worked to protect our land and our water in our region, in our State and […]
Speak Your Mind
Ballot Measure 1 will hurt Calista Shareholders, Alaska’s Economy
by Robert Beans I have lived and worked in southwest Alaska my whole life. I am proud to say that in times of trouble, we Alaskans come together to do what is best for our […]
Village Telegraph
Tribes in Alaska to receive FCC Licenses in 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Priority Window
Licenses granted to 154 Tribal applicants for Prime Mid-Band Spectrum to close digital divide and enable advanced wireless communications, including 5G. The Federal Communications Commission this week (October 23rd, 2020) issued the first set of […]
Village Telegraph
Status of COVID-19 pandemic in YK Delta
by YKHC Staff October 23, 2020: Throughout the week, the YK Delta has experienced an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases in multiple communities. YKHC emphasizes that without immediate broad behavior change by the public, cases […]
Inside Bethel News
Cama-i Dance Festival set for 2022
by Linda Curda Cama-i! In the Yup’ik culture, we embrace each other with a warm and welcoming greeting by offering a hand to shake accompanied by the exclamation, “Cama-i!” It is in that same spirit […]
Inside Bethel News
Salmon Raven 2020 Art Auction
by John Oscar Cama-i – Greetings, the Kuskokwim Art Guild’s (KAG) annual steel Salmon-Raven art auction has taken on a new form this year. Over the years it was held this time of year and […]
From The Editor
REAA Election results
by Greg Lincoln Voting for the Regional Educational Attendance Area or REAA took place on October 6th, 2020 and the election results have been posted. Overall voter turnout was 17.75% statewide with 5,494 voters voting […]
Village Telegraph
Fresh Ocean Fish
Arlene Hooper of Tununak is happy to be catching fresh tasty tom cod from their river near their home by the Bering Sea. Folks were busy catching fish last weekend with manaqs and nets.
Classifieds
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel September 30 – October 15
Judgments Ian John Trader, 36 Violate Conditions of Release, Driving Under the Influence 23 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob., $3000 Sandra Braden, 42 Alcohol Beverages Transported by Common Carrier $500, 1 Yr. Prob. Andronik Kashatok, 47 […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending October 15
• On 10-9-20 at 9:18 P.M., Medics responded to the report of a person that has been assaulted. No patient contact made. • On 10-10-20 at 1:56 A.M., Medics responded to a person that is […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Ravens and crows are hard to fool
by Ned Rozell Biologist Stacia Backensto has fooled a raven. When trying to recapture birds on Alaska’s North Slope during her graduate student days at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, she wore a moustache and […]
Contributors
Is Womanizing a Sexual Addiction
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I am a married man with children. For reasons of identity, I don’t want to say much more than that. I would like to think that I am happily married, […]
Contributors
Chocolate Chocolate Cookies
by Millie Bentley Greetings. I was craving the taste of chocolate and found a terrific cookie recipe that is “healthy”, low-fat, low-carb from my UNBELIEVABLE DESSERTS WITH SPLENDA by Marlene Koch. This fits the bill. […]
Obituaries
George Paul Charles, Kanaqlak
Dr. George Paul Charles – Kanaqlak George Paul Charles was born on at Punugtali Nelson Island, Alaska on 2/13/1941. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on 9/8/2020 in Bethel Alaska. George was born to […]
Contributors
The Water Cycle
by Tad Lindley Can you remember the first time you saw ice? I can’t. It must have happened way before I came into understanding. I can’t remember my first snowfall either. I’ve always known snow. […]
Crime
Man arrested
Alaska State Troopers in Bethel responded to an incident involving a DV Assault on 10/11/2020 at approximately 2111 hours. Jayden Andrew, 23 years old of Tuluksak, was arrested on Assault I, Assault II, Burglary I, […]
In our Native Land
Human remains found
Alaska State Troopers were contacted by a concerned family member of Donald R. Evans (age 89 of Palmer) on 5-27-20 at approximately 0956 hours. The family member reported that Evans was supposed to have traveled […]
Delta Lifestyles
AFN 2020 President’s Award Honorees
Every year AFN honors those who have made outstanding contributions to their families and the Native community. Please read on for a list of this year’s AFN President’s Awards honorees and scroll to the bottom […]
Delta Lifestyles
AFN 2020 Awards Honor Native and Non-Native Leaders
Every year AFN honors those who have made outstanding contributions to their families and the Native community. 2020 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR – Katherine Gottlieb The Citizen of the Year award recognizes the contributions of […]
Contributors
Cast your vote this election
by Peter Twitchell Local, State, and National Elections are important and they matter, by allowing us the “voice,” at the election booth. If you do not vote then you do not have a voice. Some […]
Letters to the Editor
Sullivan Chooses Respect?
While I honor the work around domestic violence and sexual assault done by the women who penned the Oct 13, ADN commentary, “Native Women Vote for a Leader Who Chooses Respect,” I do not think […]
Speak Your Mind
I oppose the proposed Donlin Gold mine
by Tiffany Zulkosky Shortly after returning home to the YK Delta after college, I found myself turning to a career in public service much earlier than I planned. Whether in my role as a Bethel […]
Village Telegraph
Calista Corporation announces largest total Akilista Distribution
by Calista Staff The Board of Directors of Calista (cha-LIS-ta) Corporation and the Trustees of the Calista Settlement Trust recently approved the largest total Akilista (aw-KE-lis-ta) distribution to Shareholders since the fund’s inception. More than […]
Village Telegraph
USDA awards grant for Rural School Broadband
BETHEL – Today (October 13th, 2020), the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utility Service Program announced they are awarding a $25 million grant to GCI to build fiber optic broadband through the Aleutian chain […]
Village Telegraph
Every registered voter in Alaska has a right to vote
This is a letter dated October 13, 2020 to the Honorable Kevin Meyer Lieutenant Governor of Alaska from Representatives of the Alaska State Legislature. Dear Lt. Governor Meyer, We write today to urge you to […]
Inside Bethel News
Compensation and classification study approved for the City of Bethel
An analysis that will look at Bethel’s cost of living as opposed to what the City of Bethel offers its employees in terms of salary/wage and benefits has been approved by the Bethel council during […]
Inside Bethel News
Nikki Nick Corbett honored by AFN
by Vicki Malone Nicholette Corbett (Nikki Nick) was honored by AFN at the 2020 AFN Convention as the recipient of the Presidents Small Business Award last week. Her business, Sew Yup’ik, has taken off since […]
From The Editor
Fall time gathering of grasses
by Greg Lincoln Each year during the cool fall months the folks in our coastal communities begin gathering beach grass for their projects – for braiding subsistence fish for drying, and for creating works of […]
Village Telegraph
Evidence of COVID-19 Community Spread in Chevak
YKHC has evidence that community spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, is occurring in the village of Chevak. This joint advisory is issued by YKHC, the Chevak Native Village, and City of Chevak out […]
Village Telegraph
Evidence of COVID-19 Community Spread in Toksook Bay
YKHC has evidence that community spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, is occurring in the village of Toksook Bay. This joint advisory is issued by YKHC and the Nunakauyarmiut Tribe out of an abundance […]
Village Telegraph
Evidence of COVID-19 community spread no longer in Nunapitchuk
On September 16, the Native Village of Nunapitchuk, City of Nunapitchuk, and YKHC issued a joint statement that community spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, was occurring in Nunapitchuk. After comprehensive review of data […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Long-distance champions of Alaska
by Ned Rozell A scientist recently wondered which animal travels farthest across the landscape in one year. In doing his research, he found a few Alaska creatures near the top of the list. Kyle Joly […]
Classifieds
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel August 30 – September 4
Judgments Moses Toyukak Jr., 43 4th Degree Assault 1 Day, 1 Yr. Prob. Sandra Braden, 42 Importing Alcohol – Dry Area $500, 1 Yr. Prob. Roy Thomas Nick, 32 4th Degree Assault 60 Days, 3 […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending October 9
• On 10-3-20 at 10:00 A.M., medics responded for the report of a person having withdrawals. The patient was assessed and refused service. • On 10-3-20 at 4:05 P.M., medics responded for the report of […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Alaskans invited to bid on 110 state land parcels in fall auction
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is inviting Alaskans interested in owning a piece of the Last Frontier to participate in the Fall 2020 Alaska State Land Auction, Offering #491, which includes 110 road-accessible and […]
In our Native Land
Alaska Employ People with Disabilities
Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued the following proclamation, dated October 4th, 2020. WHEREAS, Alaska Statute recognizes the first full week of October as Alaska Employ People with Disabilities Week to celebrate and foster the integration […]
In our Native Land
YK Delta Regional Tribal Government Process Continues
Calista Corporate Governance Committee Shares Updates and Facts on Discussions October 9, 2020: Willie Kasayulie, Chair of the Calista Corporation Corporate Governance Committee, shared an update on the process of forming a Regional Tribal Government […]
Contributors
Don’t Worry; Be Happy
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: My husband tells me I am a worrier. He says that if I don’t have something to worry about that is real, I will dream something up. I disagree with […]
Contributors
Four Year Old Boy Trapped Inside Man’s Body
by Tad Lindley Years ago, doctors told Nicole Davis that she would never be able to have children. So when she went to the hospital in January of 2008 with extreme abdominal pain, it was […]
Village Telegraph
How to certify projects during COVID-19? Task a satellite.
by Ryan Maroney and Tracy Robillard When natural disaster strikes, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is a resource to help communities rebuild via its Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program. EWP relieves imminent hazards […]
Contributors
‘Tis the season for moose stroganoff
by Millie Bentley Greetings. I dug this recipe out of my wild game file to share with you. It’s a good one. Moose Stroganoff 1 ½ pounds ground moose meat ¼ cup finely chopped onions […]
Contributors
Carry on with a greater purpose in life
by Peter Twitchell I appreciate the CARES Act assistance through ONC, my native tribal organization, that helped me to buy groceries and gasoline. When you weigh it all that is a lot of help. It […]
Letters to the Editor
Vote No on Ballot Measure 2
This election season, we are strongly urging our fellow Alaskans to VOTE NO ON BALLOT MEASURE 2. This initiative would get rid of our simple one person, one vote system and replace it with a […]
Speak Your Mind
Calista Corporation Blindsided by Scheme to Link Donlin with Unrelated Mineral Project
by Calista Corporation Staff Calista (cha-lis-ta) Corporation staff, management and Board of Directors were shocked at recent attempts to link the unpermitted Pebble Project with our Donlin Gold Project. Does Calista support this fantasy? No. […]
Village Telegraph
Good Government, Alaskans Decide AFN Virtual Convention Oct. 15-16
The Alaska Federation of Natives convention will be held virtually this year due to COVID-19 concerns. The theme is “Good Government, Alaskans Decide”. The annual convention serves as the principal forum and voice for the […]
Sports
Scammon Bay runners take top 3rd and 5th spots at State XC finals
Scammon Bay’s Leah Amukon and Isaac Titus ran in the 2020 ASAA Cross Country Running State Championships 5K held at Kincaid Park in Anchorage last Saturday, October 10th, 2020. Titus came in 3rd place with […]
Inside Bethel News
Council member Franko tenders resignation
Bethel council member Cece Franko has tendered her resignation from the city council, effective October 31st, 2020. Bethel Mayor Perry Barr will be introducing an action memorandum to accept the resignation and confirming the process […]
Inside Bethel News
Kuskokwim 300 sees record-breaking first day registrations
by K300 Race Staff October 6, 2020: Registration for the 42nd Annual Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race opened at 9:00 AM yesterday, Monday, October 5th. At 9:01 AM, the first submission came through, from Glenallen, […]
Inside Bethel News
City of Bethel 2020 election results
The City of Bethel election votes have been tabulated – two incumbents will remain on council, and one newly elected council member will be sworn in during the next regular meeting, Tuesday October 13th. Current […]
From The Editor
Beloved landmark falls to time and erosion
by Greg Lincoln The rock island in Kangirrluar Bay, where Toksook Bay is located, has succumbed to time and the unrelenting forces of nature and has collapsed into the sea. It put up a good […]
Village Telegraph
ASAA cancels all 2020 Fall State Championships
The Alaska School Activities Association is announcing the cancellation of all 2020 Fall State Championship Events. For the activities currently in season, Regions are allowed to complete their Regional championships, if they are able to […]
In our Native Land
Local health care worker at Bethel Long Term Care tests positive for COVID-19
by YKHC On October 9, YKHC confirmed a local health care worker at the YKHC Long Term Care (LTC) center tested positive for COVID-19. Sometime after the individual completed a shift at the facility, the […]
Contributors
Fear Dance
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: My husband and I have arguments that escalate in intensity as they progress. It seems that each of us are reacting one another’s comments. There is so much emotion involved […]
Classifieds
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel September 21 – October 3
Judgments Anthony Evan, 38 Driving Under the Influence $1500, 20 Days Douglas Onstot, 39 Failure to Salvage All Edible Meat $500 Isaiah Nick, 20 Reckless Driving 30 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. Bernard George, 26 Send/Bring […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending October 2
• On 9-25-20 at 12:10 AM firefighters responded to the report of an alarm going off at the old bowling alley. Firefighters checked and secured the building. No smoke or fire. Firefighters cleared scene. • […]
In our Native Land
Alaska delegation welcomes cross-border permit for Alaska-Canada Railway
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements after President Trump signed a presidential border-crossing permit for the Alaska-Alberta (A2A) Railway Development Corporation to lay track across […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Court ruling moves 2020 Census deadline back to late October
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) issued the following statement after U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Judge Lucy H. Koh issued a preliminary injunction which prevents the Trump administration […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Sullivan meets with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today released the following message after meeting with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. *** Hello, Alaska. I […]
Heard it in the Steam House
2020 First Alaskans Institute Elders & Youth Conference speakers announced
by FAI Staff First Alaskans Institute’s 37th Annual Elders & Youth Conference (Elders & Youth) will begin on Sunday, October 11 and close out on Wednesday, October 14 in a reimagined and culturally-enriched virtual environment. […]
Contributors
Restaurant Tells Tacophobic People, “You’re Wrong”
by Tad Lindley The t-shirt read, “If you don’t like Taco Bell, you’re wrong!” When I saw that I thought to myself, “This guy better watch his step or he is going to get jumped […]
In our Native Land
Howard Pass an extreme, inviting place
by Ned Rozell Howard Pass, a rock-stubbled tundra plateau in the western Brooks Range, is one of the lowest points in the mountains that arc across northern Alaska. It is a broad gateway between the […]
Contributors
Violet-green Swallow Kauturyaraq
by Frank Keim Take a close look at this swallow. Notice its long wings and white “saddle bags,” and the glossy quality of its plumage, sparkling with iridescent emerald green and metallic purple in the […]
Contributors
Buffalo Wings to stampede for
by Millie Bentley Greetings. Here’s a favorite of my grandson Jack’s, Buffalo Wings. Back when he was 10 he was disappointed to learn that buffalo wings do not come from buffaloes. So I had to […]
Contributors
Hardship teaches lessons
by Peter Twitchell What is money anyway? It’s only paper, right? Absolutely correct. The Creator and his infinite wisdom has been teaching me the value of the dollar in the last several months. I haven’t […]
Letters to the Editor
Who would Elizabeth have voted for if she were alive today?
I just finished reading a wonderful article in the New York Times (“Overlooked No More,” March 20, 2019) about Elizabeth Peratrovich, and started to think, “Who would Elizabeth have voted for if she were alive […]
Speak Your Mind
Why all Alaskans should join me in getting a flu shot this year
by Dr. Anne Zink As an emergency department physician, it saddens me, but I have come to terms with the fact that some people get awful cancers. Or that car accidents can change a person’s […]
Inside Bethel News
GCI connects “Eskimo Ninja” Nick Hanson with high school students across Alaska
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced “Eskimo Ninja” and motivational speaker Nick Hanson to transition from speaking in-person before a crowd of North Slope students to a seemingly impersonal online platform, he didn’t expect the powerful […]
Inside Bethel News
Winter Trail Markings
by Gisela Chapa The days of the midnight sun are slowly turning to the days of the mid-day moons. Winter will continue gradually creeping in until, alas! It is that time of the year to […]
Inside Bethel News
Calista Corporation disappointed by Tribal Relief Fund delays
by Calista Corp. Staff Calista (cha-LIS-ta) Corporation continues to have serious concerns about the health and safety of people in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region. Despite Congress in March 2020 passing the CARES Act, which includes $8 […]
Village Telegraph
Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame Virtual 2020 Induction Ceremony
Bethel’s own Reyne Athanas will be inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame during the Induction Ceremony which will be held virtually on Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Joining […]
Inside Bethel News
The Kuskokwim Postseason Salmon Survey Project Bethel Update
by Janessa Esquible Waqaa! Orutsararmiut Native Council (ONC) will begin conducting subsistence salmon harvest surveys on Sunday, October 11. There will be 6-8 ONC local fisheries technicians conducting harvest surveys around Bethel. All technicians will […]
From The Editor
Sharing goes a long way
by Greg Lincoln Hello friends. I wanted to say a heartfelt quyana to our sharing community. Bethel is a sharing community. It is one of the nicest things that we love about living here. A […]
Village Telegraph
Evidence of COVID-19 Community Spread in Quinhagak
YKHC has evidence that community spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, is occurring in the village of Quinhagak. This joint advisory is issued by YKHC, the Native Village of Kwinhagak, and City of Quinhagak […]