From The Editor

by Greg Lincoln Hello friends. This past week we remembered those who perished during the attacks on our nation on September 11th, 2001. On that day we were at home in our village. The very […]

by Greg Lincoln On August 31, 2020 the City Council passed Emergency Ordinance 20-27 which enacted a mask mandate. The mandate states that masks or similar face-coverings be worn in public in indoor and indoor-adjacent […]

by Greg Lincoln Another whale has washed up on the shores of the Bering Sea on Nelson Island, as shown in this photo. The whale was photographed by Jimmie Lincoln of Toksook Bay. He spotted […]

by Greg Lincoln Hello friends. If you like to drink pop in Bethel and you also enjoy our city parks, this might interest you. The City of Bethel council will be considering an ordinance to […]

by Greg Lincoln The primary election is scheduled for this Tuesday, August 18th, 2020. On the official ballot for the Democratic and Independence Party are four candidates for U.S. Senator: Edgar Blatchford of Anchorage, Chris […]

by Greg Lincoln This year, the election for REAA or Regional Education Attendance Area will be on October 6th, 2020. The Alaska Division of Elections has the following candidates listed as certified as of this […]

by Greg Lincoln In the July 28th, 2020 report to the City of Bethel council, City Manager Vinny Corazza gave details about the non-congregate shelter that is currently in operation with passage of the Coronavirus […]

by Greg Lincoln Hello friends. The communities of Cordova, Anchorage, Seward, Valdez, Dillingham, Kotzebue, Gustavus, Tununak, Tuluksak, and Emmonak and our capital city of Juneau (and possibly others) all have mask-wearing requirements for indoors in […]

by Greg Lincoln Last week we were down by Lomack Beach in Bethel enjoying the nice weather when we saw a most incredible sight. It was a small plane parked and the owner, who happened […]

by Greg Lincoln It is Salmonberry Season, and berry pickers all over the YK delta are getting ready to harvest the bounty of the tundra. Some folks have already started picking this most beloved berry. […]

by Greg Lincoln Staff Sergeant Joseph A. Sallafie of the Alaska Army National Guard in Bethel was promoted to Sergeant First Class during a ceremony at the National Guard Readiness Center last Tuesday, June 30th, […]

by Greg Lincoln This year is the first year in 17 years that I am able to spend the 4th of July in Bethel. Usually on this day I am making my way up Mount […]

by Greg Lincoln If you are a dad, happy Fathers Day! And happy Summer Solstice. Today we would like to reflect on fatherhood. Fathers, and mothers also, are to be revered and respected. They are […]

by Greg Lincoln Why does it feel so hot when the temperature only reads 60˚F? It makes you do a double-take on the thermometer and you have to look really close and hard to make […]

by Greg Lincoln On this day 107 years ago, a man by the name of Walter Harper made the first successful summit of Mount Denali right here in Alaska. Today, we celebrate this day in […]

by Greg Lincoln Many years ago lightning and thunderstorms were uncommon in our area while I was growing up. I asked my dad who is 90 years old if he could recollect any storms like […]

by Greg Lincoln On the last Monday in May, we gather together in solidarity and with solemn reverence to honor and remember those who died in military service for our country so that we may […]

by Greg Lincoln On this day, May 16th, 2020, the Bethel Regional High School celebrated their senior graduation with a historical outdoor drive-in style graduation. The ceremony began with a Parade of Graduates that began […]

by Greg Lincoln Class of 2020, you may now turn the tassle! Congratulations! You have worked hard for your diplomas, endured through it even in the midst of a worldwide pandemic, adapted to some difficult […]

by Greg Lincoln Hello friends. Have you filled out your census questionnaire yet? It looks like we as a state are nearly last in the nation according to census updates. Alaska’s census self-response rate is […]

by Greg Lincoln Hello friends. Birdsong is once again filling the tundra air here in our beloved homeland – the sweetest trills, calls, and melodies that we all know and love so well. There are […]

by Greg Lincoln Hello friends. Flattening the curve is the name given to what we, as humans, are doing now – slowing the spread of COVID-19 – by taking part in various health measures, such […]

by Greg Lincoln Happy Easter everyone. Thank you for all the Easter greetings, we return the warm outpouring with all sincerity, quyana. I hope you had a nice time with those in your household and […]

by Greg Lincoln Have you noticed that as we age, we start to look more and more like younger versions of our parents? As I started growing older, our kids would tell me that I […]

by Greg Lincoln Hello friends. You are in our thoughts continually and we are hoping that you are making the best of each day. If you think about it, evey day that we continue on […]

by Greg Lincoln Greetings friends. This, we must say, is the first time that we have experienced having to change our lives this much to deal with the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic going on in our […]

by Greg Lincoln Hello friends. This past week we have been notified about many different cancellations and postponements for some of our most beloved events here in the YK delta and statewide due to the […]

by Greg Lincoln The 33rd Annual 1A Coastal Conference Basketball Tournament has come to a close after an exciting weekend of basketball action. Our 1A teams displayed sportsmanship and discipline in the midst of extreme […]

by Greg Lincoln It is March Madness here in the YK Delta and teams throughout our region are having or have had their league tournaments for basketball. The long-awaited week is finally upon us here […]

by Greg Lincoln People from all over the world have their own unique friendships and relationships with our canine counterparts and Bethel has its own also and you can see it firsthand at one of […]

by Greg Lincoln Hello fellow friends. I have a couple of good words for this week. Have you ever done some cleaning and you ended up finding treasures of all kinds that you had forgotten […]

by Greg Lincoln Any kind of loss can be hard to bear, and to hear of loss no matter how far away you are can affect you in one way or another. When a person […]

by Greg Lincoln Have you ever tried Pickled Pike? I’m sure most of you have, but if you haven’t, it is a delicious and tasty alternative way to eat pike. Pike fish is one of […]

by Greg Lincoln Greetings friends. There is a phenomenon that occurs right here in our homeland when the days are clear and cold. It is when things in the distance such as the Kilbuck Mountains […]

by Greg Lincoln Congratulations to our local champions Pete Kaiser, Matt Scott, and Greg Larson who won the K300, Bogus Creek 150, and the Akiak Dash Sled Dog Races this past weekend! And congratulations to […]

by Greg Lincoln Firstly, we would like to welcome all the teams who are here to race in the Kuskokwim 300, the Bogus Creek 150, and the Akiak Dash to Bethel, our Home – the […]

by Greg Lincoln Welcome to 2020! A brand new decade is upon us and we are looking forward to whatever it may hold in store for us all. The changing of the year is also […]

by Greg Lincoln Merry Christmas everyone! This week is the last week of 2019 and we have made it through another year with your thoughtful help and support. Quyana! So now it is time for […]

by Greg Lincoln The refreshing of the changing seasons, the holidays, and the continuation of time and the traditions that go with it brings us something that feels like a sense of peace and rest. […]

by Greg Lincoln This past weekend we had the privilege of attending the state finals for Mixed 6 and 2A volleyball. Mixed 6 is a unique sport and one of the only sports where boys […]

by Greg Lincoln This Thanksgiving we were blessed to spend it with my dad, who has been lately battling health issues. It is hard to see your beloved parents get old, since we are so […]

by Greg Lincoln Let us be thankful in all that we do, because the opposite of thankfulness is to not care, and that is not how we should be. Folks living in our vast homeland […]

by Greg Lincoln In this day and age that we have been destined to be born into, we sometimes find ourselves seeking new things that are beneficial to our health. We strive to be healthy […]

by Greg Lincoln Our lives are intertwined with the land we reside on. It provides us with the food that we so love to eat every day. This life/land/food relationship defines who we are, the […]

by Greg Lincoln Each fall before the grip of winter takes hold of the Kuskokwim River and the waters are still ice free, you can find folks fishing for lush fish along the seawall in […]

by Greg Lincoln This past week I had the opportunity to travel to Fairbanks. During my trip I was able to go to the Alaska Federation of Natives convention. Every trip is like a gift […]

by Greg Lincoln As we age and our life experiences expand, the moments that we spend in laugher become less frequent than when we were children. Even in serious situations there might be something funny […]

by Greg Lincoln Parents, we are proud of your kids for running with all their hearts at the State Cross Country finals this past weekend. Everyone did a great job representing their schools, communities, and […]

by Greg Lincoln When we are beset by loss we come to a point in time when we are tasked with the great duty of writing a eulogy. It is like a tribute, an homage […]

by Greg Lincoln It feels like fall came quickly this year, or maybe it is back to its normal schedule. So far we have had frost on the ground in the mornings for the past […]

by Greg Lincoln When a person is struck by some kind of tragedy or trauma, such as the loss of a close and beloved friend or family member, the feelings and the experience they are […]

by Greg Lincoln When a family is in trauma from an ordeal or tragedy that causes feelings of uncertainty, despair, or hopelessness, they need our help. What helps is to let them know that they […]

by Greg Lincoln Part of losing someone that you love is having to lay them to rest. These days we have community cemeteries where our loved ones are placed, where they will return to the […]

by Greg Lincoln As we age, we sometimes find ourselves not being able to remember things. For instance, we may go into the kitchen only to stop and think, what was I going to do […]

by Greg Lincoln Sometimes during the onset of grief it seems like the weather knows what you are going through and feeling and it becomes part of your grieving. The wind may pick up, the […]

by Greg Lincoln There is a very brief moment in time that occurs between the moments when you come out of unconsciousness from sleep and full wakefulness. During this time between sleep and full consciousness […]

by Greg Lincoln There came a point in time when we realized that we needed to do something about our energy consumption and our energy bills. What can we do to cut down costs? How […]

by Greg Lincoln In our small town sometimes we hear of pets getting lost. It happens almost weekly, I am sorry to say, and this last week it happened to us. We are happy to […]

by Greg Lincoln When we are befallen with an overwhelming loss, such as the loss of a close family member, we are allowed to take time off work to grieve, to prepare to lay our […]

by Greg Lincoln Each year we plan a trip to Fairbanks for the World Eskimo Indian Olympics. It is always pleasant to see another part of our great state and to visit our friends and […]

by Greg Lincoln When your natural environment becomes something that is not what you are used to, what do you do? First you endure it and through your endurance you adapt. But adapting can be […]

by Greg Lincoln There is a phenomenon where the sun gives off a green tint or flash at its apex at the moment of sunset when the sun disappears below the horizon. It is a […]

by Greg Lincoln For some of us, we consider the place of our birth or where we grew up as children our hometowns. These places hold special places in our lives because they are part […]

by Greg Lincoln We would like to send our best Fathers Day wishes to all of our dads in our family and to all of our friends and readers who are fathers. On this day […]

by Greg Lincoln Us, collectively, as a human race, share this condition called grief. But yet, when it befalls you, it feels like you are the only one. Why? Because your world, your very existence […]

by Greg Lincoln When I close my eyes, I envision the moments that we spent with you. And although memory can sometimes be fuzzy, when I think of you it is as clear as the […]

by Greg Lincoln This past Monday, the community of Bethel was invited to the Veterans Cemetery for the Memorial Day Ceremony, hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10041 and the Ladies Auxiliary. The […]

by Greg Lincoln Our villages are our homes, despite the hardships and difficulties that we may experience, there is no other place that we would rather be. Nature and all of the natural gifts of […]

by Greg Lincoln Mother’s around the world are celebrated for all that they do for us on Mothers Day. Every second Sunday in May is designated as the special day for moms here in our […]

by Greg Lincoln When you are deep in thought about something that is perturbing to you or it is a thought of something that takes all your focus you may find your mind traveling through […]

by Greg Lincoln This past weekend we were happy to attend the 2019 Native Youth Olympics State championship event in Anchorage. The atmosphere at any NYO event is always very comfortable, respectful and notably absent […]

by Greg Lincoln Stressful situations surround us every day. I guess you could say it is a part of life and we have to find ways to work through those, to endure them, and then […]

by Greg Lincoln At some point in time in the future we have been told to anticipate a kind of change in our behavior and thinking towards grief. How do we know and what do […]

by Greg Lincoln Defense mechanisms are things that you do when you are faced with anxiety and pain, and are known to be done unconsciously. We talked a little about this a couple of issues […]

by Greg Lincoln The Cama-i Festival is always a great time to meet up with friends and to see and hear the latest songs our local dance groups have come up with. Some of the […]

by Greg Lincoln In our Yup’ik culture and everywhere else throughout the world, people love to laugh. Sometimes when we laugh, we laugh so hard that it makes our stomach hurt. Have you ever laughed […]

by Greg Lincoln On behalf of the Delta Discovery and our family, we would like to say how proud we are of your great win and extend our sincere congratulations. This accomplishment will forever be […]

by Greg Lincoln Coping with the loss of a loved one calls for the bereaved to adjust to the new reality that life will be different. Perhaps one of the most difficult things to adjust […]

by Greg Lincoln This weekend we enjoyed seeing many of our loved ones from villages across the YK delta at the 1A tournament held here in Bethel. We have looked forward to it every year […]

by Greg Lincoln There is something called Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. The symptoms of SAD are thought to be caused by the lack of daylight in the winter months. About 6% of our population […]

by Greg Lincoln Every year on February 16th, Alaskans throughout our state remember and honor Elizabeth Peratrovich. Today, we will continue this tradition. Elizabeth Peratrovich was born in Petersburg, Alaska, on July 4, 1911, and […]

by Greg Lincoln As we continue on this journey, do you ever ask yourself what or how you would like to be remembered by those that are left? What legacy do you want to leave […]

I’m disappointed I missed the Alaska Press Club deadline. We won’t be winning any awards this year (sad face). I thought I would share my would-be entries here for your enjoyment. Thank you for your […]

by Greg Lincoln I remember listening to a song a few years ago where the singer talked that about all the hardships that he was facing in life. He sang about losing his job, his […]

by Greg Lincoln Courage is finding the strength to face our grief and our pain. When someone we love passes away, it is like a part of us also passes away with them. The person […]

by Greg Lincoln Not being able to sleep or having trouble staying asleep is called insomnia. Most all of us, unless you are one of the lucky few, have probably experienced insomnia which is very […]

by Greg Lincoln When a person has been experiencing grief from the loss of a loved one and it has been over a year and it is the second year, the components or characteristics of […]

by Greg Lincoln We welcome the New Year and are looking forward to see what it has in store for us. We will not know what is coming up unless we keep going forward. Do […]

by Greg Lincoln Quyana and many good Christmas wishes to you all! Dear friends, this issue of the Delta Discovery marks the end of another amazing year of publishing our project, our beloved newspaper. We […]

by Greg Lincoln Last week on Wednesday, the community of Bethel came together to celebrate the first ever Lighting of the Christmas Tree. Local dignitaries, organization members, community members, children, and some pets attended (because […]

by Greg Lincoln Every person is gifted with something that they like to do. Whatever it is that you like to do can be equivalent to treatment for grief. We must be active participants in […]

by Greg Lincoln When an earthquake hits, it happens unexpectedly without any forewarning. It occurs without any regard to what you may be doing or feeling, and without any consideration to how you will react […]

by Greg Lincoln Every one of us has that certain food that we like to eat. We will eat it and then after some time has passed we will want to eat it again. These […]

by Greg Lincoln Therapeutic heating for aches and pains in our bodies has long been practiced by the Yup’ik people through steambathing, or maqiq. For folks suffering from chronic pains like arthritis, a nice steam […]

by Greg Lincoln Last week we started talking about writing our thoughts down for ourselves, for our benefit. Have you considered starting a journal if you do not keep one already? Journalers sometimes get writers […]

by Greg Lincoln Dear comrades, writing this column every week has helped us talk about our grief. To us, it is like writing in a journal since it chronicles our feelings, our joys and pains, […]

by Greg Lincoln When you became ours, we made the decision to love and cherish you forever. It was a choice, knowing that we would have to someday lay you to rest, to say goodbye […]

by Greg Lincoln We all have some sort of heart issue that we are dealing with and living with. These heart issues are different in extremeness, intensity, and type since we are all different individuals. […]

by Greg Lincoln With the changing season comes reminders, small cues that trigger memory, those vast annals of things of the past. The air, the way the grass is colored, the way the sun and […]

by Greg Lincoln Last Wednesday we were honored to accept the Association of Village Council Presidents Small Business Award. That is a great honor and a humbling gift. What can we give in return for […]