Letters to the Editor

Energizing Alaska

Dear Honorable Mary Sattler Peltola: It is great that we have one of our own representing us in Washington DC. We finally have a seat at the table. I would like to comment on your […]

Speak Your Mind

Women Veterans Day

Alaska Governor Dunleavy announced the following proclamation on November 9th, 2023 to recognize and honor the servicewomen and their families of our country who served our State and nation to uphold our freedoms. WHEREAS, women […]

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A time for thanks

by Dave Kutcher With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us and Christmas and New Year just ahead, we like to take this time of year to reflect and be thankful for all that we have been […]

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Urban living

by Peter Twitchell It is no secret when I left Bethel October 30, 2016 it was mainly to leave the high cost of living in real Alaska for a chance to live a better life […]

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Sports

Lancer Smith JV Wrestling Results

The Lancer Smith Memorial Wrestling Tournament also featured a junior varsity event last weekend at the Menard Center in Wasilla. Bethel wrestler Brandon Ayapan took first place in the 112 lb. bracket. Jackson Iverson, also […]

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JH Wrestlers compete at Lancer Smith

Sixth through eighth grade wrestlers competed at the Lancer Smith Invitational 6-8 Youth Tournament last Friday at the Menard Center in Wasilla including wrestlers from the Yukon Kuskokwim region. Winning gold was Bethel’s Maya Iverson […]

Village Telegraph

“Believe It or Not”

by BSAR The following is the BSAR Kuskokwim River Aerial Survey Report for 2023-24 – 01*. Summary: For the past several years BSAR has been scheduling our first Aerial Freeze Up Survey of the Kuskokwim […]

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Inside Bethel News

K300 increases for all 2023-24 Purses

by K300 Race Staff The Kuskokwim 300 Race Committee is proud to announce substantial, across the board increases to prize purses for all 2023-24 races. The K300 (scheduled for Friday, January 26) purse will increase […]

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Inside Bethel News

Bethel Christmas Cookie Extravaganza

by Bev Hoffman For 30 years Bethel Christmas Cookie Bakers have been donating holiday delights to support programs at the YK Fitness Center Pool. The 30th annual YK Delta Lifesaver Christmas Cookie Extravaganza is happening […]

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Inside Bethel News

2023 #BethelGives Campaign

by Bethel Community Services Foundation Bethel Community Services Foundation announces the beginning of the 2023 #BethelGives Campaign. The 2023 campaign is supporting nine local nonprofit organizations. Funds raised are divided up equitably among the participating […]

In our Native Land

CVRF’s wildly popular People Propel® Program

People Propel® Program, funded by Wild Alaska Pollock Fishing, achieves $50M in powersports purchases. This month (November), Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) achieved a major milestone of $50 million in purchases by community members of […]

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White-winged Crossbill Puyiiq

by Frank Keim Have you ever come across a little pink bird singing in chirpy twitters on the top of a spruce tree in winter? Or even better, singing almost continuously in the same sweet […]

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For Sale

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What’s your social status?

by Dave Kutcher Each October the US Social Security Administration announces annual changes to the program for the upcoming year. For 2023, those changes include a significant Cost of Living Adjustment, an increase in the […]

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Commitment to education

by Peter Twitchell I’m thinking back in time to 1954 when Mom brought me to the log cabin building – the school in downtown Bethel which was located next to the Cowan Hut, across the […]

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Village Telegraph

AFN Testifies in SCIA Fish Hearing

Today (November 10th, 2023), the Alaska Federation of Natives participated in a field hearing called by the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in Bethel titled, “The Impact of the Historic Salmon Decline on the […]

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Inside Bethel News

United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds Bethel Field Hearing on historic salmon crash

by AVCP Staff The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) leadership, testified at today’s (November 10th, 2023) historic field hearing to urge federal lawmakers to help end the ongoing devasting salmon crisis in Alaska. AVCP […]

Inside Bethel News

Search for missing Marshall man

Michael Isaac, age 20, was reported missing to the Bethel Police Department on November 2nd, 2023. His family and BPD are asking the public for help finding him. He last spoke to his parents on […]

In our Native Land

Academic Decathlon & Pentathlon seeks teams

Scholastic statewide program improves student achievement, increases self-esteem, and awards $49,000 in annual scholarships! The Alaska Academic Decathlon and Pentathlon are currently recruiting middle and high school teams for the upcoming season. The Alaska Academic […]

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Sports

Napaskiak Hawks host wrestling scramble

Napaskiak wrestlers hosted the Napaskiak Scramble for varsity, junior high, and elementary teams this past weekend. Wrestling squads from Akiachak, Kwethluk, Gladys Jung of Bethel, and Bethel Regional Junior High joined the host team for […]

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Big Mac, Large Fries, and a Diet Coke

by Tad Lindley You’ve probably been there and seen it happen. You’re not a doctor, but, nevertheless, when you sized them up, you felt that MacDonald’s was not the best dietary choice for them. Perhaps […]

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For Sale

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Something better

by Peter Twitchell Everybody feels down in the dumps at some point in their lives, bummed out, discouraged, gloomy, and miserable. This is a normal human reaction when you lose your job, lose a friend, […]

Village Telegraph

Chefornak NYO Meet Results

The Chefornak Shamans hosted their Native Youth Olympics meet this past weekend, five teams participated in the event. Traveling to the coastal village of Chefornak were high school and junior high teams from Akula, Kipnuk, […]

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Inside Bethel News

Applicants for Bethel Superior Court

Three attorneys have applied for a position on the Bethel Superior Court. Applicants for the judgeships will be evaluated by the Council’s seven members (the chief justice, three non-attorney members, and three attorney members). Comprehensive […]

Village Telegraph

Empowering youth voice to end bullying

Approximately 20% of students age 12-18 in Alaska have experienced bullying. Spirit of Youth, Anchorage Youth Vote, and other community partners are working as a coalition to build inclusive environments free from bullying in Alaska. […]

From The Editor

REAA Election results

by Greg Lincoln The official results are in as of the first week of October for the 2023 Regional Education Attendance Area election. A Regional Educational Attendance Area (REAA) is an educational area that is […]

Village Telegraph

Plastic in the rain of Southeast Alaska

by Ned Rozell “We found microplastics in every single rain sample (gathered in Juneau),” Sonia Nagorski told a group of people listening to her talk at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans […]

Village Telegraph

Fish Braider

Cale Active, age 10, holds up her first string of braided fish. She was helping her Grandma Margaret Active braid tomcod in their village of Kongiganak on November 1st. They said that she did great […]

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For Sale

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Hero of wisdom

by Peter Twitchell Elder Adam Kawagley of Akiak used to bring the subject up of “Wars and Rumors of Wars.” As we know a rumor is not always proven to be a fact or genuinely […]

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Charging ahead…

by Dave Kutcher It seems so easy, doesn’t it? You walk into the store to buy something, step to the register and pull that credit card out without even thinking twice. While using a credit […]

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Village Telegraph

AFN resolution calls for investigation into Alaska Native deaths in prisons statewide

On Saturday, October 21, the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) introduced and passed Resolution 23-07, calling for an independent federal investigation into the disproportionate prison deaths of Alaska Native people in Department of Corrections (DOC) […]

From The Editor

Alaska’s vital statistics

by Greg Lincoln In 2022, Alaska’s resident population was 736,556 persons, up from 736,105 persons in 2021 says the Alaska Vital Statistics 2022 Annual Report, updated September 22nd, 2023. This included 377,762 men (51%), and […]

In our Native Land

Common Eider

This lone common eider ocean duck was busy diving and foraging for food along the shore on Nelson Island last week during low tide. Common eiders winter in southern Alaskan regions. photo by John Lincoln

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Taste the Mayo

by Tad Lindley Growing up Mom was paranoid about mayonnaise going bad. My memory could be exaggerating it, but it seemed like if the jar of Hellman’s Real mayonnaise (we never used Miracle Whip) ever […]

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For Sale

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Chasing the Ambulance

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending 

September  • The department conducted multiple plan reviews for new commercial structures. These plans were reviewed for compliance with requirements stated in the 2021 International Fire Code (IFC), Chapter 5 – Fire Service Features. • […]

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Heard it in the Steam House

Men arrested for illegal moose hunt

AWT Bethel received a report of possible same day airborne moose hunting on September 29, 2023 in GMU 18 near Pilot Station. Further investigation revealed Seth Hunter, age 25 of Tennessee, and Connor Sherwood, age […]

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Village Telegraph

UAF names summer 2023 honors students

Congratulations to these students who made it on the honor roll for the summer semester. The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans’ and chancellor’s lists. The lists recognize students’ […]

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Honey, we need to talk

by Dave Kutcher How many times has your spouse uttered those words and you cringed as to what might be coming? Sometimes, though, we do just need to talk. In preparation of retirement, married couples […]

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Music throughout the years

by Peter Twitchell Since I was a boy growing up in Bethel, my favorite person way beyond my age range was Sonny Hoffman. Every time he saw me with my Dad or walking the streets […]

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Partnerships result in successful backhaul project from fish camps in the Middle Kuskokwim River in 2023

by Dan Gillikin Discussions around backhauling hazardous materials and refuse from fish camps along the Kuskokwim River have been ongoing for several years between interested parties. This summer, through financial support from Donlin Gold and […]

Village Telegraph

AFN 2023 Alaska Native Veterans Exhibit

The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) was pleased to unveil the Alaska Native Veterans photo exhibit, Wednesday, October 18 at 5:30pm on the third floor of the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage. The […]

Inside Bethel News

AFN 2023 President’s Awards Honorees

Every year, the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) honors those who have made outstanding contributions to their families and the Native community. Please read on for a list of this year’s AFN President’s Awards honorees […]

Inside Bethel News

Drug detection dog joins Bethel PD

Bethel Police Department’s Sergeant William Charles and Zeus, a German Shepherd K9 Drug Detection dog have teamed up to serve the community of Bethel. Photo by Kelly Lincoln Zeus, a 2-year old German shepherd, is […]

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Ciivikaaq Bristle-thighed Curlew

by Frank Keim Once back in the mid-1990’s I was picking blueberries above Marshall and a large sickle-billed bird flew over. It was making a bee-line south, probably in migration mode, and on a whim […]

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When Your In-Law is Psycho

by Tad Lindley M y wife’s family is one of the best things that ever happened to me in my life. My father-in-law taught me so much through the years, and I dearly miss him. […]

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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 Water Tanks […]