Delta Lifestyles
Snow Art
Tamaq Nelson created these beautiful snow ptarmigan and snow rabbit sculptures at his home in Napakiak. (Photo by Daniel Nelson)
Day: March 24, 2021
In our Native Land
Why did the vole climb the tree?
by Ned Rozell A few years ago, Link Olson wanted students in his mammalogy class to see one of the neatest little creatures in Alaska, the northern flying squirrel. He baited a few live traps […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Youth mortality
The Bethel Police Department received a report of a missing 15-year-old juvenile female on 03/15/2021 at approximately 1:00pm. At approximately 6:00pm the family of the missing juvenile believed they had located her body on the […]
Classifieds
Chasing the Ambulance
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel March 13 – 19
Judgments Byron S. Watson, 30 4th Degree Assault 1 Yr. Martha Nokowallera, 69 Violation of Custodian Duty $100 Kenneth George, 34 Violate Conditions of Release 7 Days Moxie Alexie, 40 4th Degree Assault 30 Days, […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending March 18
• On 3-12-21 at 12:49 p.m. medics responded to the report of a person who is feeling lightheaded. The patient was assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 3-12-21 at 2:26 p.m. medics responded […]
Crime
Man arrested who shot VPO in Nunapitchuk
Alaska State Troopers in Bethel were notified that a Village Police Officer (VPO) in Nunapitchuk, Alaska had been shot by a prisoner who was being secured at the Nunapitchuk Public Safety Building on March 16, […]
Sports
Contributors
Read Before Giving Up
by Tad Lindley This is for those times when you feel like giving up. I want you to cut this out and tuck it away in the back of your Bible for a rainy day, […]
Sports
Larson takes lead in final stretch of season finale 50-mile race
by Delta Discovery Staff Greg Larson of Napaskiak drove his 8-dog team to victory this Saturday, winning first place by 8 seconds over Akiak musher Mike Williams Jr. Larson, driving his Larson Kennel Team, finished […]
Contributors
Delta Lifestyles
2021 ONC Science & Culture Camp
ONC will be hosting the Science & Culture Camp this summer and our application is NOW OPEN for Lower Kuskokwim School District high school students grades 9 – 12, including incoming 9th graders in the […]
Contributors
It is our Duty to Survive
by Peter Twitchell I thought I retired from working a job, but today I miss working with people and I really have this desire in my heart to go back to the work force! I […]
Contributors
Geof’s Spaghetti
by Millie Bentley Greetings. Here is a recipe that my son Geof loves to make. Once, as a teenager, Geof went on a skiing weekend at Big Bear Lake. His one concern seemed to be […]
Letters to the Editor
Let’s Conquer COVID
COVID-19 does not discriminate. It doesn’t care where you live. It doesn’t care how important it is for you to gather with friends and family. For many months, the number of cases per 1,000 people […]
Speak Your Mind
Questions about our tribal laws
by Alice Crow March 26, 2021 An open letter to ONC citizens: I am sending in the written statement I read during our Tribe’s last regular council meeting on March 3, 2021, under the agenda […]
Speak Your Mind
Request to Tribal organization to exercise due diligence
by Alice Crow March 16, 2021 An open letter to ONC citizens: I am sending in the written statement I read during our Tribe’s regular council meeting on February 3, 2021, under the agenda item […]
Village Telegraph
Statement from Deb Haaland, the 54th Interior Secretary
Deb Haaland will take the oath of office to become the 54th Secretary of the Department of the Interior later today (March 16th, 2021) in a small ceremony with family. The oath of office will […]
Village Telegraph
Legislation introduced to fund sanitation in Tribal Communities
Today (March 16th, 2021), Congressman Don Young (AK-AL) and Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) introduced legislation to allocate $2.6 billion in funding to the Indian Health Service (IHS) Sanitation Facilities Construction Program to construct and improve […]
Village Telegraph
Tuluksak teacher releases new book
McManus was born in Stanley, Wisconsin before moving to Montana and then Washington. In her new book, Related to Loon: a first year teacher in Tuluksak, she takes the reader on an Alaskan adventure. McManus […]
Inside Bethel News
Donlin Gold welcomes reopening public comment on Water Rights Permit
Donlin Gold welcomes the recent decision by the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR) to add a second public comment period for the project’s water rights applications. The first public comment period took […]
Sports
Dallas Seavey wins record-tying fifth Iditarod championship
by Iditarod Staff Veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey (bib #23) of Talkeetna, Alaska, crossed the finish line of the Iditarod Gold Trail Loop in Deshka Landing at 5:08 a.m. today, claiming his fifth Iditarod Trail […]
Inside Bethel News
Hardwick finishes her second Iditarod, claims Red Lantern Award
Victoria Hardwick, veteran Iditarod musher wearing bib #48 of Bethel, is the final musher to cross the finish line for the 2021 Iditarod Gold Trail Loop Race. She finished in Deshka Landing at 12:22 a.m. […]
Inside Bethel News
Legislative session at halfway mark
by Senator Lyman Hoffman Hello – It’s day 60, it’s March Madness and it’s snowing in the Capital city! This week the Senate Finance Committee received an update on the state’s revenue forecast from the […]
From The Editor
Braves, Warriors, Eagles to head to state tournament
by Greg Lincoln Part of life here in the YK delta is having the choice to participate in extracurricular activities that supplement your schooling when you’re in grade school and high school. Since covid happened, […]