Classifieds
Day: November 23, 2021
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel November 8 – 10
Judgments Paul Charles Jr., 58 4th Degree Assault 60 Days, 3 Yrs. Prob. Shain Agimuk, 22 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse of Minor 3 Yrs., 15 Yrs. Prob. Gabriel Paul, 27 2nd Degree Sexual Assault 8 […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending November 5
• On 11-1-21 at 4:33 P.M., medics responded to the report of a person that is intoxicated. • On 11-2-21 at 2:08 P.M., medics responded to the report of a person that has altered mental […]
Contributors
The Dry Drunk Syndrome – Impulsivity
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I don’t have a question to respond to, but I have had many people ask about the dry-drunk syndrome. So, over the next few weeks, I will delve into each […]
Sports
Bethel Lady Warriors play at State 3A Volleyball Finals
The Bethel Lady Warriors fought a valiant fight but fell to the Seward Lady Seahawks during the opening round of the 3A Volleyball State Championships in Anchorage on November 11th, 2021. Bethel fans were there […]
Sports
Bethel Wrestling Invitational at the WarriorDome
Fourteen out of town wrestling squads came to Bethel to compete in the Bethel Wrestling Invitational for high school boys and girls last weekend at the WarriorDome. Alakanuk, Emmonak, Chevak, Hooper Bay, Lathrop (Fairbanks), Mountain […]
Sports
Bethel hosts Wrestling Invitational for Elementary/JH grapplers
The Bethel Regional High School hosted boys and girls elementary and junior high teams from all over the region for their wrestling invitational tournament, November 12-13, 2021 at the WarriorDome. Teams from Aniak, Avalanche Wrestling […]
Contributors
Part 2: The Great Tribulation vs. The Wrath of God
by Tad Lindley There is a good chance that many of us will live to see these two events. What are they, and how and when exactly will they happen? I urge you as you […]
Contributors
Expanding the outlook on life
by Peter Twitchell At the end of August 1970 when I returned home from firefighting and working at the Bristol Bay at the Alaska Pacific cannery I had the strong desire to go to the […]
Letters to the Editor
Thank you to our Veterans and their Families
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement in honor of Veterans Day: On Veterans Day, we express how grateful we are to all who served in America’s armed forces, and for the sacrifices […]
Speak Your Mind
The Alaska Redistricting Board’s last-minute gerrymandering failed Alaska
by Senator Tom Begich Given the opportunity to create a fair legislative map for Alaska, the Chair and a majority of the Alaska Redistricting Board instead chose a radical direction in the last two days […]
Village Telegraph
Calista Education and Culture, Inc. publishes book about Ircenrraat
For over 20 years, the Calista Education and Culture, Inc. (CECI) research team has been interviewing Yukon-Kuskokwim Region Elders about their traditional knowledge and publishing books based on those interviews. During many of CECI’s discussions […]
Village Telegraph
TKC creates a brighter future for Shareholders through initiatives
The Kuskokwim Corporation is entering the final phase of its Brighter Future Project. The program is bringing energy efficient lighting to the corporation’s Shareholders. As the final step, TKC is sending LED light bulbs to […]
Crime
Bethel man arrested for bank robbery
Bethel Police Communications received a report of a bank robbery on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at approximately 11:00am from the AlaskaUSA Federal Credit Union within the Alaska Commercial grocery store at 135 Ridgecrest. Officers responded […]
In our Native Land
Shorebirds depend on wee slivers of Alaska
by Ned Rozell Pencil-beaked shorebirds with the ability to stay airborne for a week — flying all the way from Alaska to New Zealand — rely on a few crescents of mudflat to fuel that […]
Inside Bethel News
Council approves to accept grant for Fitness Center gym and track
A City of Bethel action memorandum No. 21-36 to accept and approve the FY 2022 State of Alaska, Designated Legislative Grant, approved by the 32nd Legislature for the Design of the Yukon Kuskokwim Fitness Center […]
Inside Bethel News
ONC awarded USFWS Tribal Wildlife Grant
More than $6.6 million awarded to 37 projects in 17 states to bolster fish and wildlife conservation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding more than $6.6 million in Tribal Wildlife Grants to federally […]
Inside Bethel News
Calista Corporation extends CARES Application deadline
by Calista Corporation Staff Over $7.7 million going to eligible shareholders who already applied. Calista Corporation celebrates the success of its CARES Act Tribal relief fund financial assistance program. Six weeks after launching, about 24,000 […]
From The Editor
First land allotments granted to Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans
by Greg Lincoln On November 4th, 2021 history was made as the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Land Management completed the first federal land allotments under the Alaska Native Vietnam-era […]
Village Telegraph
Twinning on Ice
Peter and Jackie Martin, twin boys from Kipnuk, enjoy a day of ice fishing for smelts with their Mom Lorena on the Kugkaktlik River in front of their village of Kipnuk last Friday.