1A Alaska Coastal Conference Basketball Tournament Awards
Free Throw Girls1st: Angela Twitchell, Akiuk Lady Grizzlies2nd: Candace Beebe, Quinhagak Lady Seahawks
Free Throw Girls1st: Angela Twitchell, Akiuk Lady Grizzlies2nd: Candace Beebe, Quinhagak Lady Seahawks
The Toksook Bay Islanders (90) vs. the Tuntutuliak Bluejays (51), Game 7 Boys on Sunday, March 5th, 2023 of the 1A Alaska Coastal Conference
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
The Nunapitchuk Wolves (52) vs. Nightmute Nighthawks (42), Game 4 Boys on Saturday, March 4th, 2023 of the 1A Alaska Coastal Conference
The Chefornak Shamans (59) vs. the Kipnuk Falcons (57), Game 3 Boys on Saturday, March 4th, 2023 of the 1A Alaska Coastal Conference
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
by Calista Staff Over 1,200 shareholders added in past year. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation’s largest-ever Shareholder distribution of $11 million will occur on or before April 14. This distribution is nearly 13 percent larger than last […]
by AVCP Staff The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) leadership, is testifying at the Alaska State Board of Fisheries’ “Fish Area M” meeting to halt the ongoing salmon crisis facing Western Alaska. The Board’s […]
by Greg Lincoln March Madness is here and we always look forward to this time of year after a long winter. Basketball fires up fans from all over our YK delta home. Here are the […]
The Bethel Warriors boys varsity team hosted their 3A western conference counterparts this past weekend – the Nome Nanooks at the WarriorDome. These were the last regular season games for the Warriors. On Friday night, […]
Anuska Cingliaq Nanalook, 90, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, January 13, 2023. She was born around October 24, 1932, in Togiak to Cuyiiq and Angilan as the youngest of seven. She moved to […]
February 8 – 14 Judgments Samuel Moses Jr.,44 3rd Degree Assault 1 Yr. Brandon Chad Evans, 24 4th Degree Criminal Mischief 3 Days, 5 Yrs. Prob. Pauline Nicori, 41 2nd Degree Theft 18 Mos., 3 […]
• 2-10-2023 at 15:46 M-5 was called to respond to a report of a behavioral health issue. • 2-10-2022 at 19:02 M-5 responded to a report of alcohol intoxication. • 2-10-2023 at 20-03 M-5 responded […]
Lifelong Alaskan resident Joerene Maria Hout passed away on November 25, 2022, at the age of 88. Joerene was born on February 21, 1934, in Douglas, Alaska to Walter and Gladys (Green) Savikko. She was […]
Mary N. Evon was born in Bethel, AK, to the late Henry and Annie Nansen on July 28, 1929. She died peacefully at home with her children by her side on October 4, 2022. She […]
The Bethel varsity boys Warrior basketball team hosted the Kotzebue Huskies this weekend, splitting the wins with their 3A western conference counterparts. On Friday, the Warriors came out on top winning in a close match, […]
by Tad Lindley Conversations like this have been happening for the last 2,000 years now: “Dude, I just scored a few grams, come over and we’ll smoke some bowls and play PubG!” “Nope on the […]
Kieran Bentley of Napaskiak has been named to Ithaca College’s Fall 2022 Dean’s List. He is the son of Talbert and Kimberly Bentley of Napaskiak, Alaska. Congratulations! Founded in 1892, Ithaca College is a residential […]
Alaska Airlines, a longtime strategic partner of ANSEP (Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program), is offering a new opportunity to ANSEP middle and high schoolers through hands-on simulations that will introduce students to the aviation […]
Devoting a little time every day to care for yourself can go a long way toward protecting the health of your heart. Simple actions, such as taking a moment to de-stress, giving yourself time to […]
The Qasgirmiut of Bethel, the Qaluyaarmiut Yurartait of Toksook Bay, the Cupiit Yurartait, and the Pingayak Dancers will be some of the featured dance groups in Fairbanks at the Festival of Native Arts, which has […]
by Dave Kutcher More and more folks are coming to see us with the idea of moving their money to cash because they are looking for a safe harbor. We get it. It is hard […]
by Peter Twitchell In my life I am fortunate to reflect back and look into the mirror to witness gospel songs, country and western songs, rock songs, and songs of my own composing and all […]
Alaskans, we are halfway through the 2023 filing season! If you haven’t done so already, please file for your dividend online today! You can file for your Permanent Fund Dividend at https://pfd.alaska.gov. After you have […]
The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed a resolution, introduced by Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), to nationally recognize February 16, 2023 as “Elizabeth Peratrovich Day,” honoring the historic Alaska civil rights leader […]
Meet Naja, a 7-year-old, Belgian Malinois, serving as a single-purpose drug detection K9 in Interior Alaska. Naja has been a K9 trooper for five years and assigned to Inv. Heinbaugh for the last two. Naja […]
The State of Alaska filed a complaint yesterday (Feb. 15, 2023) against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) asking a U.S. District Court to vacate the critical habitat designations for ringed and bearded seals. The […]
Governor Mike Dunleavy issued the following proclamation to honor Elizabeth Peratrovich on February 16, 2023. *** WHEREAS, born on July 4, 1911 in Petersburg, Alaska, Elizabeth Peratrovich was an Alaskan Native woman of the Tlingit […]
by AVCP Staff While most people in our region are focused on navigating our cold snowy January days, AVCP’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is already working with other experts from across the state to […]
GCI has committed $40,000 this year to support Alaska students through the GCI Scholarship Program. Twenty Alaska students who have decided to pursue a career in Science, Technology, Education and Math (STEM) will each receive […]
by Alan Brown The Alaska Army National Guard rescued two overdue snow machiners suffering from severe frostbite near Tuntutuliak, Feb. 14, 2023. After learning the two men were overdue, the Alaska State Troopers requested assistance […]
The inaugural February 50 Doubles Sled Dog Race has its new winners – Raymond Alexie and Michael Larson who ran a team from the Alexie Racing Kennel of Kwethluk. On Sunday, February 19th the K300 […]
by Greg Lincoln The Village Police Academy #40 graduated its class of 10 new officers last Thursday at the completion of the Rural Law Enforcement Training at Yuut Elitnaurviat in Bethel, Alaska. Special guest speakers […]
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 […]
The Alaska SeaLife Center admitted a northern fur seal pup to the Wildlife Response Program on January 31, 2023. Fur seals are relatively uncommon wildlife response patients, and have not been cared for at the […]
Fisheries Temporary Special Action Request FSA23-01, submitted by the Native Village of Kwinhagak, requests the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) to close Federal public waters of the Kanektok River drainage to the harvest of Chinook and […]
Recipients receive regional recognition and $1,500 prize. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation is seeking nominations for its 2023 Shareholder Awards. Calista Shareholders and Descendants living within and outside of the Calista Region may be nominated for the […]
The Bethel Warriors and Lady Warriors varsity ball teams traveled to the Homer Sons of the American Legion Winter Carnival Basketball Tournament this past weekend. Teams from Houston, Kotzebue, Bethel, and the host team Homer […]
by K300 Staff On Sunday, February 19th the K300 Race Committee will introduce a new event, the February 50 Doubles Race. Each team must have two mushers. Teams can choose to pull a second sled […]
January 31 – February 8 Judgments Jimmy A. Queenie, 51 Driving Under the Influence, Violate Conditions of Release $1500, 30 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. Jamie Michael, 29 2nd Degree Harassment, Violate Conditions of Release 2 […]
February 10 • 02/03/2023 13:30:00 M5 transported an overdose. • v02/04/2023 00:24:00 M5 responded to a sick person. • 02/04/2023 02:54:00 M5 responded to an intoxicated person. • 02/04/2023 09:53:00 M5 responded to an airport […]
by Tad Lindley Oftentimes the truth is stranger than fiction, and this case is no different. The man had been blind from birth and to make a long story shorter, Jesus spat on the ground […]
Before the Alaska Municipal League and clueless legislators get to wound up on forcing unincorporated areas into Boroughs, I’m incorporating a reply I made on another post. Boroughs only work where you have private property […]
by Vivian Korthuis Our communities in rural Alaska have a Way of Life. It is so much bigger than just subsistence. It goes to the essence of our whole existence as people who live in […]
by Dave Kutcher It is Super Bowl Sunday and I am sitting at my desk considering topics for this week’s article to share with you all. In the spirit of today’s game, I thought I […]
by Peter Twitchell I had an amazing dream that I was at my fishcamp across from Bethel and the whole Kuskokwim River went completely dry – the entire Kuskokwim a river emptied itself dry just […]
by AVCP Staff The Association of Village Council Presidents, (AVCP) leadership met with National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) officials last Friday, February 3rd, to seek solutions to help solve the ongoing salmon crisis in the […]
The City of Bethel will soon have a new road through the Donut Hole, if the proposed project is funded. The Bethel City Council will be introducing a resolution that supports the City of Bethel […]
by Greg Lincoln Every year the folks at the University of Alaska Fairbanks host their annual Arctic Innovations Competition and it is now time to get your invention ideas submitted. Alaskans have always been naturally […]
Qaigyar Saddler, age 3, of Bethel is learning how to airraq with his mom Kayla. He is happy to hold the “kuvyaq” or fish net in the photo. Photo by Kayla Saddler
SalmonState today (Jan. 31st, 2023) cheered the issuance of a series of safeguards by the Environmental Protection Agency that will protect the headwaters of salmon-rich Bristol Bay, Alaska and prevent the construction and operation of […]
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: My husband sits and broods or pouts in the dark—the darker the better. He has no trouble sleeping. He either wants to sleep all the time or just sit in […]
by Tad Lindley My favorite spot of all the places I’ve ever camped is the North Spit at Goodnews Bay. When we used to commercial fish there, we camped where the Tunt guys camp. They […]
January 19 – February 1 Judgments Nelson L. Kanuk, 28 Sol Pic Brst/Ans/Gntl Belv of Minor 3 Yrs. Prob. Dennis Pete, 32 4th Degree Assault 60 Days, 4 Yrs. Prob. Brenton Willie White, 27 2nd […]
• On 1-30-2023 at 00:08 M-5 responded to a report of alcohol intoxication. • On 1-30-2023 at 00:48 M-5 was called to respond to a report of traumatic injury. • On 1-30-2023 at 02:48 M-5 […]
Today (Feb. 1st, 2023), legislation was introduced, sponsored by Rep. Andrew Gray, designed to reduce recidivism by removing a barrier to reentry. Reentry is an essential part of public safety and can be a challenging […]
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today (February 4, 2023) released the following statement after a Chinese spy balloon was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet off […]
Azachorok Incorporated, an Alaska Native Village Corporation representing Mountain Village is calling Calista Corporation to increase resource royalty allocations and for Calista to invest in housing for homeless shareholders (and descendants). Azachorok Inc. Board of […]
The Lower Kuskokwim School District hosted an in-person science fair on February 2-4, 2023 in Bethel. Students in upper elementary through high school participated in the event where they showcased their science fair projects. Members […]
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today (Jan. 31st, 2023) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final determination that effectively vetoes the proposed Pebble mine in the Bristol Bay region. […]
by Betty Pete My name is Betty Pete from Bethel. My husband was Fred Pete Sr. He passed away September 10, 2005. Age 71. My husband was supposed to write how Bethel Search and Rescue […]
by Dave Kutcher The market was quite a ride in 2022. Even folks that manage their investments in what is a traditional mix of stocks (equity) and bonds (debt) likely found themselves with one of […]
by Peter Twitchell Alaskan Native Elders Group of which I am a member meets every month at the Native Valley Clinic upstairs second floor and you’re always invited to join us for lunch and discuss […]
The Bethel City Council has released their priority list for the SFY 2024 State of Alaska Capital Budget. Resolution 23-01 detailing the priorities was passed unanimously by council during their January 10th, 2023 regular council […]
by Greg Lincoln The VFW Post 10041 and the Bethel Regional High School Warriors hosted the 2023 VFW Invitational Basketball Tournament this past weekend, February 2-4, 2023 at the WarriorDome. The Kwethluk Lady Carayiit and […]
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in a black bear in Southeast Alaska. This is only the second time HPAI has been detected in a bear. The bear, a cub in Bartlett Cove, […]
January 25 – 27 Judgments Randy Overlander, 48 Reckless Endangerment 1 Yr. Prob. Amvrossy A. Evan, 46 4th Degree Assault 30 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. Allen C.W. Dock, 51 Concealment of Merchandise $150 Probation violations […]
December 20 • New staff and volunteers are receiving continuous Driver/Operator training on the handling characteristics, operation of specialty equipment, care, maintenance, and safety of the department’s ambulances and fire apparatus. • Staff have completed […]
Yun Lee, age 82, of Bethel was taken into custody at the scene and charged with Possession of Stolen Property and Promoting Gambling in Bethel, Alaska on January 27, 2023, said Bethel Police. Bethel PD […]
Schools with 4 or more athletes, may select a student who exemplifies outstanding citizenship and sportsmanship throughout the season. These awards are sponsored by ASAA and First National Bank Alaska. Coaches chose the following athletes. […]
by Cleo Nicolai Last weekend on January 18th the JV basketball boys traveled to Hooper Bay. They were supposed to be there for 5 days, but I guess the weather told them to stay at […]
The Barrow Lady Whalers varsity team traveled to Bethel to play at the WarriorDome this past weekend for some 3A Western Conference basketball action. It was two close exciting games this weekend, Bethel came close […]
June 12, 1951-January 15, 2023 Moe was born on June 12, 1951 to John Toopetlook Sr. and Helena Azzerella of Nunapitchuk. Moe was survived by his wife Martha of 47 years, together with their children; […]
by Tad Lindley If you are an avid Bible reader you probably already know that the word mystery appears in the Bible 27 times. You probably also know that the record holder is the Book […]
by Frank Keim When you see this large sandpiper up close, you’ve got to marvel at nature’s creative ingenuity. With their slender stilt-like legs and long slightly upturned bills, they are truly graceful shorebirds. Their […]
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: Do women need more sleep than men? Answer: Though ideas have changed through the years as to exactly how much sleep is required to function efficiently, most sleep researchers agree […]
©2023 The Delta Discovery, Inc.