Classifieds
Day: October 14, 2021
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel October 1 – 8
Judgments Greg Angaiak, 33 2nd Degree Attempted Escape 4 Yrs. Clarence Kalistook, 25 Reckless Driving $500 Albert J. Egoak Sr., 38 Violate Conditions of Release, 4th 150 Days, 3 Yrs. Prob., Degree Escape, 4th Degree […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending September 23
• On 09/07/2021 at 7:00 p.m., an EMT Meeting was held at the fire station. Responders reviewed basic hemorrhage control in extremities, junctional areas, and others. Several drills were conducted using tourniquets and wound packing […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Human remains found and identified
The Alaska State Troopers received a report of human skeletal remains found on a small uninhabited island near Craig and Klawock on August 2, 2021. AST responded via the PV Gow’tukan to the area where […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Connie Boochever Artist Fellowship and AK Literary Awards grants open
Applications are now open for the 2021 Connie Boochever Artist Fellowships and the 2021 Alaska Literary Awards. The Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation, in partnership with the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA), is […]
Crime
Alaska man arrested on federal charges for threatening U.S. Senators
A Delta Junction, Alaska, man was arrested Monday in Fairbanks on criminal charges related to his alleged threats against U.S. Senators. The charging documents were filed on October 1, 2021, and have now been unsealed. […]
Sports
BRHS Lady Warriors finish strong at State XC finals
by Delta Discovery Staff Payton Boney of the Bethel Regional High School girls Warriors cross country runners led her team to a sixth place finish at the 2021 State Cross Country finals this past weekend, […]
Summer Living
Life of a sockeye
by Bjorn Dihle On July 22nd, news broke that Bristol Bay was having its biggest sockeye salmon return since recordkeeping began in 1893. More than 63 million sockeye had returned to the bay’s different watersheds […]
Summer Living
The Salmon State — An early fall trip to Hasselborg Lake
by Mary Catharine Martin Four years ago this August, my partner Bjorn and I flew into Admiralty Island’s Hasselborg Lake. We fought through thick blueberry bushes and swarms of flies, angled our way up a […]
In our Native Land
Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum Winter Lecture / Culture Share
Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum is seeking proposals for their Winter Lecture / Culture Share Series to be held on Zoom between late November of 2021 and mid-March of 2022. Speakers are invited to propose […]
Delta Lifestyles
Fluorescent bill may be seabird’s neon sign
by Ned Rozell The crested auklet looks like a smiling clown that never blinks. It is probably the only seabird that smells like a tangerine. Its beak — the color of a tangerine — is […]
Contributors
What is the difference between insecurity and inferiority?
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Insecurity is a feeling of general uneasiness, or nervousness, in which you feel less than confident, and experience anxiety or apprehension. Inferiority, on the other hand, is a value judgment whereby […]
Contributors
A song in my heart
by Peter Twitchell I’ve liked and I’ve loved music all my life. I believe music, singing, dancing all have some benefit to giving me longevity, freedom to express my feelings and my emotions in a […]
Letters to the Editor
Redistricting update and upcoming Public Testimony
Greetings, Every ten years the Legislative districts in Alaska are redrawn. The new lines are based on population changes that come from the census count. At present, there are six plans under consideration by the […]
Speak Your Mind
Alaska Fishermen ask Governor Dunleavy and North Pacific Fishery Management Council to Change Course on Fisheries Management
by the Salmon Habitat Information Program Commercial fishermen and others from throughout Alaska are calling for a sea change in Alaska’s fisheries management. Today (October 6th, 2021), fishermen delivered a letter signed by over 300 […]
Village Telegraph
ANSEP alumna accepts new role at University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Michele Yatchmeneff named UAA executive director of Alaska Native Education and Outreach. Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s assistant director Dr. Michele Yatchmeneff recently accepted a position as the executive director of Alaska Native […]
Village Telegraph
LKSD School Board Member Clarence Daniel receives 2021 Don MacKinnon Excellence in Education Award
Clarence Daniel, Lower Kuskokwim School District School (LKSD) Board Member, was awarded the 2022 Don MacKinnon Excellence in Education Award by the Alaska Superintendents Association (ASA). Daniel was presented the award during the ASA fall […]
Inside Bethel News
Bethel’s Linda Curda selected as inductee to the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Linda Curda of Bethel who was selected as an inductee to the 2021 Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame. She, along with nine others, will be honored on October 19th, 2021 during the induction […]
Crime
Annual Crime in Alaska Report shows 18.5% decrease in crime
The Department of Public Safety has published the 2020 Crime in Alaska report, the annual report on instances of crime in Alaska reported a decrease in Alaska’s overall crime rate by 18.5%. This also reflects […]
Inside Bethel News
Application period opens for Calista CARES Act Financial Assistance
Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation has opened the application period for its 34,500 Shareholders to apply for CARES Act financial assistance. Eligible Shareholders who apply by the Nov. 15 deadline will receive a payment of $325 per […]
Inside Bethel News
Bethel City Election Results
The City of Bethel held their municipal election on October 5th, 2021. Four city council members were elected out of a pool of six candidates. Incumbents Mark Springer and Conrad “CJ” McCormick were re-elected along […]
From The Editor
Sallaffie honored with First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Award
by Greg Lincoln Congratulations to Bethel’s Rachel Sallaffie, recipient of the First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Award. Rachel and six other recipients were honored by First Lady Rose Dunleavy who congratulated the awardees at […]