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For Sale

For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic […]

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In our Native Land

Missing man found in Bethel

On September 22, 2022, Valdamire Kinegak was reported missing to the Bethel Police Department. Over the next few weeks, attempts at locating Mr. Kinegak were made by law enforcement and members of the community. On […]

Contributors

Sears Roebuck catalogue days

by Peter Twitchell There are countless humorous stories from the early days. One story involves the Sears Roebuck catalog. Here is as I heard it. I was told by an Elder on the southwest coast […]

Letters to the Editor

Vote Yes for a Constitutional Convention

As an Alaska Native woman, I’m voting yes on Ballot Measure 1 for a Constitutional Convention on November 8th for two main reasons. First, I believe we can have better representation from Alaska Natives and […]

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Inside Bethel News

School of Nursing honors outstanding alumni and friends for accomplishment, service and impact

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Alumni Association recognized 11 alumni and friends for their extraordinary work during the recent 2022 Reunion State of the School Address and Awards Ceremony. One of the 2022 honorees […]

From The Editor

AFN 2022 President’s Awards Honorees

by Greg Lincoln Every year, AFN honors those who have made outstanding contributions to their families and the Native community. Awarded the Roger Lang Youth Leadership award is Golga Oscar of Kasigluk. Congratulations! The 2022 […]

Classifieds

For Sale

For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic […]

Sports

Bethel Warriors host Wrestling Scramble

The WarriorDome was packed with fans on Friday and Saturday night for the Wrestling Scramble event last weekend. High school, junior high, and elementary teams from Akiachak, Alakanuk, Aniak, Bristol Bay, Chevak, Dillingham, Emmonak, Hooper […]

Inside Bethel News

Steel Salmon & Raven Auction

by SWAAG The Steel Salmon & Raven Dinner and Auction returned with maximum attendance at a fun-filled evening on October 8th at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center. The Southwest Alaska Arts Group (SWAAG) was able […]

Letters to the Editor

Deaths in prisons ought to be rare

A letter to Governor Dunleavy from the ACLU of Alaska demanding answers to deaths in DOC custody. Dear Governor Dunleavy, The ACLU of Alaska writes to you with grave concerns over the fact that 15 […]

Village Telegraph

Calista Corporation shareholders will receive 15 percent higher Akilista Distribution

Shareholder enrollment grows to over 35,800. The Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation Board of Directors and the Trustees of the Calista Settlement Trust recently approved the largest Akilista (AW-kee-lis-tah) total distribution to Shareholders, over 2.3 times higher […]

Inside Bethel News

Bethel Native Corporation, GCI partner to close digital divide in Western Alaska

Region receives more than $73 million for fiber broadband service through two federal grants. Affordable, reliable, high-speed internet is coming to Western Alaska! Bethel Native Corporation (BNC), in partnership with GCI, Alaska’s largest telecommunications company, […]

Inside Bethel News

AVCP CEO provides testimony to fisheries consultation

The following is the testimony presented by Vivian Korthuis, the CEO of the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) to the Department of Interior & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Tribal Consultation on October […]

From The Editor

Voters oppose alcohol proposition for package store in Bethel Newly elected and re-elected council members take oath of office

by Greg Lincoln The initiative for a package liquor store in Bethel for selling beer and wine did not pass during the October 4th, 2022 municipal election. Nearly 60% of Bethel’s voters said that they […]

Classifieds

For Sale

For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic […]

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In our Native Land

FEMA housing inspectors in Chevak

FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Housing Inspectors were in Chevak on Thursday, Oct. 6 to help survivors register for FEMA assistance and perform housing inspections […]

Delta Lifestyles

Blessing of the Pets

The Table of Grace Lutheran Church in Bethel hosted the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center. Folks were invited to bring their pets to be blessed […]

Contributors

Loving memories

by Peter Twitchell My first cousin Mary Evon told me when I was a teenager that all my cousins were my brothers and sisters. I began looking at Mary as a leader, an Elder who […]

Inside Bethel News

Calista Corporation and Alaska Communications will bring affordable, high-Speed broadband to seven Tribal Communities in Alaska

More than 2,300 rural Alaskans in seven communities along the Kuskokwim River will receive affordable, high-speed internet for the first time thanks to a tribal broadband grant funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration […]

Inside Bethel News

BNC awarded $42.4M federal grant to bring fiber internet service to Alaska’s Y-K Delta residents

BNC and project partner GCI focus on fiber to close the digital divide in Western Alaska. Bethel Native Corporation (BNC) has been awarded a $42.4 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) […]

Village Telegraph

Fall Hunting Success

13 year old Tracin Pleasant of Quinhagak, Alaska caught his 2022 moose at the scenic Qanirtuuq River on Saturday, September 24th. Photo courtesy of Christine Pleasant

Inside Bethel News

Please help find man missing

Valdamire “Doyun” Kinegak has been missing and his family is worried about him and wants him to come home. Doyun was last seen on September 16th or 17th, 2022 in Bethel. A missing persons report was […]

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Heard it in the Steam House

Aircraft Emergency Landing

The Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks received a report from the U.S Army Air Traffic Control unit located at Fort Wainwright on 09/19/2022 at approximately 1854 hours, of a plane having an inflight emergency. It […]

Classifieds

For Sale

For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic […]

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Crime

Man arrested for assault

The Alaska State Troopers were notified on September 28, 2022, at approximately 5:30 pm, of an attempted sexual assault in Kwethluk. Troopers immediately responded to Kwethluk and began investigating the report. Troopers determined that 21-year-old […]

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Mudflats rescue

The Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified on October 1, 2022, at 12:51 pm of a juvenile male stuck in the mudflats near the Matanuska River, approximately 1.5 miles downstream from the Glenn Highway bridge. Troopers […]

Heard it in the Steam House

Congrats to Winners of 2022 Calista Click Contest

by Calista Staff Two Shareholders Who Signed Up for Digital Services Won iPad minis. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation would like to congratulate the winners of the 2022 Calista Click Contest: • Maria G. Moses • Timothy […]

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In our Native Land

Tribal consultations on Alaska Fisheries Protection and Restoration to be held in Bethel

Virtual and in-person sessions with Alaska Native leaders on subsistence needs will take place in Bethel and Fairbanks. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will hold […]

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In our Native Land

Search for missing boater

Search volunteers with Bethel Search and Rescue and other partners from throughout the state and local neighboring villages have been diligently seeking for missing boater/hunter Carl Flynn of Bethel. Flynn was last known to be […]

Contributors

Things to Tell Your Husband

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I’ve been married several years, and there have been some pretty serious ups and downs in our relationship. Growing up, I always heard my mother say that you never build […]

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Delta Lifestyles

Understanding your Health Appointments

by Heather McMillion, MS, RD, LD, CDCES Health conditions and medications can be complicated. When we go to see healthcare professionals, we may hear words we do not know. However, it is important that we […]

Contributors

The great voices of radio past

by Peter Twitchell Through the years since May 1971 KYUK has had great announcers – people like Levi Lott. He was one of the first announcers, he was from Tuluksak knowing the traditional language of […]

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Inside Bethel News

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration

by Theresa Quiner The University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus would like to invite the community to join us in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 10th. Please join us in honoring the Yup’ik, […]

Inside Bethel News

U.S. Representative Peltola announced as keynote speaker for the 2022 AFN Annual Convention

The Alaska Federation of Natives, the state’s largest statewide Native organization, chose for its 2022 Convention keynote speaker Representative Mary Sattler Peltola. After winning the special election and becoming the first Alaska Native and the […]

Village Telegraph

APU research partners Indigenous Arctic communities with scientific researchers for climate resilience

Collaborative effort, backed by $2.98 million grant from the NSF, will collaboratively address water and sanitation challenges in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. A new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $2.98M will support a three-year collaboration […]