Heard it in the Steam House
Incident at BRHS
Today, March 22, 2023, at approximately 8:30 am BRHS staff was alerted to a student who had brought a weapon to school. By 8:39 AM, the weapon was in the possession of BRHS staff. The […]
Month: March 2023
Obituaries
Nina Nanviaq James
Nina passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on February 20th, 2023 at 1:54 PM. Nina James was born on March 1st, 1934 to the late Ickeley and Irusqanaq Paulina Charles. She then married the […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Man found on trail
Bethel Police Dispatch was advised of a deceased individual laying on the tundra between Bethel and Napakiak on 03/16/2023. Bethel Police Department along with Bethel Search and Rescue responded to the area and located the […]
Contributors
Moses Life #3: Put Blood on Your Doorposts, Or Die!
by Tad Lindley God had struck Egypt with 9 plagues: blood, frogs, lice, flies, beef, boils, hail, locusts, and darkness. After each plague, Pharaoh (the name for the Egyptian king), refused to let Moses and […]
Classifieds
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel
March 13 – 21 Judgments Samuel Lake Jr., 23 2nd Degree Sexual Assault 2 Yrs., 5 Yrs. Prob. Jeffrey D. Soots, 64 1st Degree Harassment 1 Yr. Anthony L. Washington, 64 4th Degree Assault 1 […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending
March 24 • The EMT-1 course concluded on February 10. There are currently six recruits. These recruits will soon take their cognitive examination and complete their skills verification portfolios. Once the exam is passed and […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Judge sentences inmate three more years for failing to submit DNA sample
Superior Court Judge Eric B. Smith found David Simmons guilty of five counts of violating an order to submit to DNA testing after hearing evidence at a court trial conducted on March 22, 2023. Under […]
Delta Lifestyles
Delta Lifestyles
Miss Cama-i 2023
Congratulations to Cheyenne Chikigak from Alakanuk and Anchorage, she is the new 2023 Miss Cama-i. She was crowned on Saturday night of the Cama-i Festival last weekend. There were four contestants. Participants joining Chikigak were […]
Letters to the Editor
A helping hand in a cold Alaska winter
While those of us in Western Alaska regularly face unique challenges because of where we live, it was a very trying holiday and winter season for the people of our little, remote village. Quite literally […]
Speak Your Mind
Sustainability means investing in keeping Alaska as healthy as possible
by Adeline Raboff Sustainability is an abstract thought when you’re young and invincible like the State of Alaska. Time and technology are now rolling into our great wilderness at record speed. So are the roiling […]
Delta Lifestyles
Sharon Hamer named Virginia Small Business Person of the Year
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the 2023 State Small Business Persons of the Year award winners on March 16, 2023. Akiak Technology LLC is proud to announce that Sharon Hamer, the first indigenous […]
Contributors
Let’s get rolling
by Dave Kutcher It is quite often that when we meet people for the first time they have already retired and are seeking alternatives for their employer sponsored retirement plan assets. Some of you reading […]
Contributors
Blessed are the Elders
by Peter Twitchell Our lives from childhood to adolescence have depended largely on our parents, and other mature adults including our beloved Elders and our teachers who were there for us sixteen years of their […]
Inside Bethel News
Alaska Army National Guard Black Hawk to continue training, operating out of Bethel
by Alan Brown The Alaska Army National Guard has been operating a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter out of Bethel since late January 2023 and will continue doing so for the foreseeable future to continue federal […]
Inside Bethel News
Alaska National Guard, DMVA recruiting outreach during Cama-i Dance Festival
The Alaska National Guard along with agencies from the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs held a recruiting outreach event in Bethel March 24-26 coinciding with the Cama-i Dance Festival. Members of multiple Alaska National […]
Inside Bethel News
Bethel Lady Warriors compete at 3A State Basketball Tournament
The Bethel Lady Warriors made it to the State 3A Tournament by claiming one of the berths for the Western Conference. They competed at the state level last week March 22 – 23, 2023 in […]
From The Editor
Cama-i Festival 2023
by Greg Lincoln The long-awaited Cama-i Festival is back at its former venue, the Bethel Regional High School after a few years and folks were thrilled with its return. It was hosted by the SouthWest […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Residential structure fire
Alaska State Troopers from the Bethel AST Post were in Napaskiak conducting a village visit on March 16, 2023. Shortly after their arrival, they were notified of a residential fire in the village. Troopers responded […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Wildlife Violation
Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Fairbanks received information that a Facebook post was made advertising the sale of food items made with moose game meat on 02/28/2023. Investigation revealed the Facebook post belonged to Amy Carroll, […]
Delta Lifestyles
Encouraging students to envision themselves working in the medical field
by Carlo Mandras Our junior and senior high school students visited the YKHC on March 13 to learn about various careers in the healthcare industry. Student participating in the Medical Terminology and Human Biology program […]
Classifieds
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel
March 7 – 15 Judgments Maxie Glela Mezak, 58 3rd Degree Assault 6 Mos., 6 Yrs. Prob. Tristen Snow, 25 4th Degree Assault, 1st Degree Vehicle Theft, 1st Degree Criminal Trespassing 3 Yrs. Prob., 1 […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending
March 10 • 3/5/2023 12:13 AM- M5 transported a patient with hip pain. • 3/5/2023 10:35 AM M5 transported an intoxicated patient with leg pain. • 3/5/2023 8:36 PM M5 transported a patient that had […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Ancient moose antlers hint of early arrival
by Ned Rozell When a great deal of Earth’s water was locked up within mountains of ice, our ancestors scampered across a dry corridor from what is today Siberia over to Alaska. Those adventurous souls […]
Contributors
Moses Life #3: “Enough of this nonsense, I’m turning up the heat!”
by Tad Lindley Many years ago, about 3,200 years or so, the Hebrew people were slaves in Egypt. They had entered Egypt as unusual heroes 400 years before that, but as their population grew and […]
In our Native Land
The porcupine’s winter in slow-motion
by Ned Rozell While running through Bicentennial Park in Anchorage, biologist Jessy Coltrane spotted a porcupine in a birch tree. On her runs on days following, she saw it again and again, in good weather […]
In our Native Land
Miss FNA crowned
Congratulations to the newly crowned 2023 Miss Fairbanks Native Association (FNA), Hailey Anganaran Moses of Fairbanks. And the 2nd runner up Miss Fairbanks Native Association Princess is Alana Amitatugaq Moses. Hailey and Alana are sisters, […]
Letters to the Editor
An accurate portrayal of parental rights isn’t controversial
When presented accurately, the rights of parents to be involved and informed about what their children are being taught in school should not be controversial. For mothers and fathers, the question is simple: Should you […]
Speak Your Mind
We urge the implementation of management measures to reduce Bering Sea salmon bycatch
by the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission In this time of climate change, warming waters, and changing marine food webs, it seems more important than ever that we do all we can to protect declining […]
Contributors
Where do I go from here
by Dave Kutcher Well, if you have been following us here each week, you’ve heard us discuss safe distribution guidelines before. For years the industry accepted rule was not to exceed 4% of your retirement […]
Village Telegraph
176th Wing Guardian Angels jump into Pilot Station to enable medevac
by Maj. Chelsea Aspelund During a complex medevac involving three 176th Wing Guardian Angel teams, two HC-130J Combat King II aircraft and one HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, a combat rescue officer and a pararescueman parachuted […]
Village Telegraph
Alaska Academic Decathlon State Competition
Rep. Peltola, GCI Tech GiveAway & $35K in Scholarships. The 2023 Alaska Academic Decathlon State Competition brought together high school students from around the state to the UAA Campus, March 1-4, to compete in ten […]
Inside Bethel News
Warrior Wrestlers compete at junior high Tanana Invitational Meet
The Bethel Junior High Wrestling team competed at the Tanana Invitational Wrestling Tournament on March 3-4, 2023 in Fairbanks, AK. Wrestling squads who competed include: Anchor Kings , Anchorage Christian Schools, Avalanche Wrestling Association, Bethel […]
Inside Bethel News
What you should know about the North Pacific Programmatic EIS
by KRITFC The Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, created in 2004, is the document that guides fisheries management in the North Pacific, including the setting of commercial fishing harvest quotas and bycatch limits in the […]
Inside Bethel News
KRITFC co-hosts Kwethluk Weir meeting
by KRITFC We co-hosted a community meeting in Kwethluk about the Kwethluk River weir project. The Kwethluk River weir is a long-term salmon spawner abundance monitoring project operated by the Organized Village of Kwethluk, U.S. […]
From The Editor
1A/2A State Basketball tournament concludes
by Greg Lincoln Yukon Delta region basketball teams who made it to the state 1A and 2A championships included the Akiuk Lady Grizzlies, the Scammon Bay Lady Eagles, the St. Mary’s Lady Eagles, the Akiachak […]
Delta Lifestyles
Kuskokwim mushers finish Iditarod 2023
photo by John Wallace Local Kuskokwim mushers Pete Kaiser of Bethel, Richie Diehl of Aniak, and Mike Williams Jr. of Akiak crossed the finish line for the greatest dog mushing race on earth – the […]
Classifieds
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel
August 30 – September 4 Judgments Wendy Ward, 40 2nd Degree Harassment 1 Yr. Prob. Otto Lloyd Moses, 41 2nd Degree Harassment, Violate Conditions of Release 1 Yr. Prob. Kimberly Cheryl Seton, 31 Violate Conditions […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending
February 28 • Between 02/01/2023 and 02/28/2023, the Bethel Fire Department responded to 86 EMS and 11 Fire incidents. • On 02/05/2023 at 1:58 p.m., medics responded to Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway for the report […]
Heard it in the Steam House
AST K9 assists in tracking suspect
Alaska State Troopers attempted to stop a black 2015 GMC pick-up for reckless driving on the Parks Highway near Wasilla Lake on 03/10/23 at 2013 hours. The driver of the GMC failed to stop and […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Wildlife Violation
Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Fairbanks received information that a Facebook post was made advertising the sale of food items made with moose game meat on 02/28/2023. Investigation revealed the Facebook post belonged to Amy Carroll, […]
Delta Lifestyles
Yukon Delta Conference 1A and Western Coastal Conference 2A Basketball champions
The Yukon Delta Conference 1A basketball tournament has its champions – the Scammon Bay Eagles and the St. Mary’s Lady Eagles. The Western Conference 2A winners are also in – the Hooper Bay Warriors and […]
Letters to the Editor
Student-centered funding could fix Alaska’s education outcomes
Total spending per Alaska K-12 student was more than $18,000 in 2020 — 35% more than the national average, and that doesn’t count millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief and some other related funds. That […]
Speak Your Mind
Challenges at the Northernmost Border: A Focus on Getting the Right Priorities Resourced
by Vivian Korthuis Critical Infrastructure, Communications, Technology, Climate Change, and Energy. The following is the testimony provided to the Panel: Critical Alaska Native Concerns on Economic Security, Energy Security and Food Security by Vivian Korthuis, […]
Contributors
It is not what you earn, it is what you keep
by Dave Kutcher We’ve all heard this statement before, haven’t we? The underlying notion is it doesn’t matter what you earn on your money, or how much money you earn … it matters how much […]
Contributors
Jury duty in the courtroom
by Peter Twitchell The television networks, have been showing law judges trying cases on television that millions of people watch each day. Judges on television hear cases every day about personal injuries, and other legal […]
Inside Bethel News
AVCP remembers Ashley Johnson-Barr
by AVCP Staff In 2018, Ashley Johnson-Barr was taken from her family, friends, community, and Tribe. March 12th is her day and AVCP joins people around the state in taking the day to remember and […]
Letters to the Editor
Four teams to head to 3A State Basketball Tournament
The Bethel Lady Warriors, the Barrow Lady Whalers, the Nome Nanooks, and the Barrow Whalers have earned berths to the 2023 State 3A basketball tournament in Anchorage, March 22 – 25. The Bethel Lady Warriors […]
Inside Bethel News
KYUK says goodbye to Max Angellan, long serving board chair
by KYUK Staff KYUK is saddened to learn about the recent passing of the long-serving chairperson of the KYUK Board of Directors, Max Angellan of Kwethluk. We extend our condolences to his family and friends. […]
From The Editor
Akiuk Lady Grizzlies and Toksook Bay Islanders win 1A Alaska Coastal Conference basketball tournament
by Greg Lincoln The Alaska Coastal Conference girls division has a brand new champion – the Akiuk Lady Grizzlies. This is the first time in the history of the 35 year tournament that the Lady […]
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2A Chevak Lady Comets (17) vs. Su-Valley Lady Rams (39)
March 16, 2023
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1A Boys Aniak Halfbreeds (64) vs. Noatak Napaaqtuq Lynx (55)
March 16, 2023
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1A Scammon Bay Lady Eagles (27) vs. Buckland Belugas (60)
March 15, 2023
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1A Scammon Bay Eagles (88) vs. Anaktuvuk Pass Amarut (54)
March 15, 2023
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Sports
2023 3A Western Conference Basketball Tournament Awards
March 10-11, 2023 at Bethel, Alaska
Classifieds
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel
August 30 – September 4 Judgments Allen W. Amik, 26 3rd Degree Sexual Abuse of Minor 1 Yr., 5 Yrs. Prob. Nelson L. Kanuk, 28 Soliciting Indecent Picture of Minor 3 Yrs. Prob. Cameron Jacob, […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending
January 18 • Between 01/01/2023 and 01/31/2023, the Bethel Fire Department responded to 103 EMS and 22 Fire incidents. • On 01/05/2023 at 6:35 a.m. Firefighters responded to Ridgecrest Drive for the report of a […]
Delta Lifestyles
The demise of Scotch Cap lighthouse
by Ned Rozell In spring of 1946, five men stationed at the Scotch Cap lighthouse had reasons to be happy. World War II was over. They had survived. Their lonely Coast Guard assignment on Unimak […]
Village Telegraph
House passes resolution to defend Alaska’s right to manage Our Fisheries
The Alaska state legislature has taken an important step to protect the state’s fisheries and support the trolling industry, passing House Joint Resolution 5 with unanimous support from both the majority and minority caucuses. The […]
Contributors
Checking the rear-view mirror
by Dave Kutcher You are driving into the darkness, no streetlights, the snow is swirling in the heavy winds and you can barely see ten feet in front of you. Your knuckles are white as […]
Letters to the Editor
Ukraine war has an impact in Alaska
Spring planning is well underway for the 2023 open water season. Unfortunately, there is no relief in sight from last year’s higher fuel prices. The oil market has seen some decrease in crude oil prices, […]
Speak Your Mind
2023 First Lady Volunteer Awards
by Rose Dunleavy Serving as Alaska’s First Lady has given me the opportunity to meet many truly inspiring Alaskans. Reflecting on this time, I feel a deep sense of gratitude to call Alaska home and […]
Village Telegraph
Governor Dunleavy issues disaster declaration for Tuluksak school water emergencies
Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration Feb. 24, 2023 to assist the Tuluksak Native Community, and the Yupiit School District with emergency response expenses related to the broken water line between the water plant […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Lekanoff indicted for 1994 sexual abuse of a minor in Anchorage Park
An Anchorage grand jury indicted 52-year-old Lawrence Andrew Lekanoff on two counts of sexual abuse of a minor on Feb. 23. Lekanoff is charged with sexually abusing a five-year-old child in an Anchorage park in […]
Contributors
The competitive spirit of Iditarod Mushers
by Peter Twitchell As I advance in elderhood I look at the world with open eyes savoring each moment and everything has greater meaning for me. One such event is the 1000 mile longest sled […]
Inside Bethel News
Inside Bethel News
Musher start order set for Iditarod 51
by the Iditarod Trail Committee A lively crowd filled up the Dena’ina Civic Convention Center for the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Mushers Banquet. The banquet is the largest fundraiser for the Iditarod Trail Committee, […]
Inside Bethel News
Senate District S Legislative Report
by Senator Lyman Hoffman Greetings, Today is day forty-six of this Legislative session. I am currently in travel status. Bush Caucus members, I, Senator Olson and Representatives Edgmon, Foster and McCormick, of the Legislature, are […]
From The Editor
1A Alaska Coastal Conference Tournament – Part 1
by Greg Lincoln The 35th annual 1A Coastal Conference Basketball Tournament is underway here in Bethel at the WarriorDome. Girls varsity teams from the Island League: Chefornak, Toksook Bay, and Newtok/Mertarvik; the Midcoast League: Kipnuk, […]
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1A Alaska Coastal Conference Basketball Tournament Awards
Free Throw Girls1st: Angela Twitchell, Akiuk Lady Grizzlies2nd: Candace Beebe, Quinhagak Lady Seahawks
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Toksook Bay Islanders vs. the Tuntutuliak Bluejays Photos
The Toksook Bay Islanders (90) vs. the Tuntutuliak Bluejays (51), Game 7 Boys on Sunday, March 5th, 2023 of the 1A Alaska Coastal Conference
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Akiuk Lady Grizzlies vs. the Chefornak Lady Shamans Photos
The Akiuk Lady Grizzlies (45) vs. the Chefornak Lady Shamans (39), Game 7 Girls on Sunday March 5th, 2023 of the 1A Alaska Coastal Conference
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Nunapitchuk Wolves vs. Nightmute Nighthawks Photos
The Nunapitchuk Wolves (52) vs. Nightmute Nighthawks (42), Game 4 Boys on Saturday, March 4th, 2023 of the 1A Alaska Coastal Conference
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Chefornak Shamans vs. Kipnuk Falcons Photos
The Chefornak Shamans (59) vs. the Kipnuk Falcons (57), Game 3 Boys on Saturday, March 4th, 2023 of the 1A Alaska Coastal Conference
Heard it in the Steam House
Calista Corporation to hold 2023 Annual Meeting on June 2
Aims to Hold Meeting in Y-K Region. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation has set June 2 as the date for its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. “A key goal for the Board of Directors is to hold […]
Classifieds
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel
February 13 – 17 Judgments Loretta Agwiak, 30 Reckless Driving 1 Yr. Prob. Galen A. Frank, 44 Driving Under the Influence $1500, 3 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. Caroline Janice Ivanoff, 57 2nd Degree Harassment 1 […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending
February 24 • 02/17/2023 11:37:00 M5 transported a patient with breathing problems. • 02/17/2023 15:10:00 M5 did an airport to hospital transfer. • 02/17/2023 23:39:00 M5 transported an intoxicated patient. • 02/18/2023 08:51:00 M5 transported […]
Contributors
The Resurrection: A Door of Hope in a Valley of Trouble
by Tad Lindley There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. (Hosea 2:15) Achan gets greedy… The Book of Joshua records the story of […]
Heard it in the Steam House
The world according to a dog’s nose
by Ned Rozell When a Lab vacuums the ground with her nose and her tail moves like a helicopter blade, you know a grouse is about to fly. When the dog stops like a dragonfly, […]
Delta Lifestyles
Eat well now for a Healthier Future
by Heather McMillion What you eat today can affect how you feel in 10, 20 or more years from now. As we get older, many of us may develop one or more chronic diseases, such […]
Contributors
Sometimes the best offense is good defense
by Dave Kutcher You’ve heard us talk about ways to mitigate market volatility and how zero can be your hero at retirement when devising a distribution strategy that will give you the best probability of […]
Delta Lifestyles
UAF names 2023 honorary degree, service award recipients
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has selected six people to honor during its 2023 commencement weekend in May. Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson and Helen (Dick) MacLean will receive honorary doctorates, which recognize recipients’ lasting contributions […]
Contributors
Ancient warnings have come to pass
by Peter Twitchell I saw a newscast just the other day on KTUU Channel 2 Anchorage where my relative Mr. Michael Williams of Akiak testified that he had caught two (2) Chum Salmon last summer […]
Letters to the Editor
Calista Corporation’s Comments to Board of Fisheries
Calista Corporation is deeply concerned about our state and federal regulators allowing commercial fisheries to intercept too many salmon returning to our region’s rivers and wasting our most precious food as bycatch. Until recently, salmon […]
Speak Your Mind
Take a stand with me in protecting our children and our legacy
by Gloria Simeon This letter is in response to comments made by Rep. David Eastman during the House Judiciary Committee meeting on 02/20/23, in reference to abused children who die. “It gets argued periodically it’s […]
Village Telegraph
LYSD to compete at Academic Decathlon State Competition
The 2023 Alaska Academic Decathlon State Competition will bring together twelve teams of high school students from around the state, including a team from the Lower Yukon School District, to the UAA Campus, March 1-4, […]
Village Telegraph
Alaska Native Leadership promising to keep up fight following disappointing Area M Decision
by AVCP Staff The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) leadership, is committed to keeping up the fight and finding real solutions to help end the salmon crisis which is devastating Western Alaska. A marathon […]
Village Telegraph
February Kwethluk Sprint Dog Race Results
The Kwethluk Dog Race took place on February 11, 2023 last month and Raymond Alexie continues to dominate the local sprint races this year. He won the race in a field of seventeen teams in […]
Inside Bethel News
Kaiser of Bethel signs up for 2023 Iditarod
Peter Kaiser, 35, is signed up for the 2023 running of the Iditarod. He is the 2019 Iditarod Champion and this will be his thirteenth race. Kaiser was born and raised in Bethel, Alaska. He […]