by Greg Lincoln The worst storm in recent times hit our homeland this past weekend – the coastal regions bore the brunt. Reports and photos of homes collapsing off their posts, extensive coastline erosion, extreme […]
by Willie Kasayulie Akiachak Native Community hosted a Pinariuq Conference during the first week of July 1984 with Tuluksak Native Community and Akiak Native Community tribal council members participating. This gathering officially started the discussion […]
I wonder how it is that our body knows when someone is going to pass? How is it our spirit knows when there is a calamity approaching? It was the week of in-service, I could […]
The Bethel Regional High School volleyball teams hosted a weekend of slamtastic with teams from Chevak and Juneau-Douglas participating. The games started on Friday and continued on through Saturday. The Juneau-Douglas Bears varsity team came […]
Calista urges affected communities to send requests for assistance. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation is actively working with local communities, State of Alaska officials and emergency agencies on a statewide coordinated response to the September 2022 storm […]
Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration for the 2022 September storm currently impacting the west coast of Alaska (on September 17th, 2022). The disaster declaration activates the State Emergency Operations Plan, bringing together a […]
This is a letter dated September 17, 2022 to the Honorable Governor Dunleavy from the Association of Village Council Presidents. Dear Governor Dunleavy, Thank you for declaring a disaster for communities impacted by Typhoon Merbok. […]
The 2022 fall Chum and Coho salmon runs are nearly complete in the lower river. Therefore, Federal protections for these species are no longer warranted. Restrictions to subsistence salmon fishing are being rescinded in Federal […]
by Mary Fogarty George The Superintendent and Regional School Board of the Yupiit School District hosted a five-day district-wide in-service in the downtown Marriott Hotel August 29-September 2. Guest speaker Panigkaq Agatha John Shields, led […]
by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal On the shores of the Kuskokwim River, 400 miles west of Anchorage, a Bethel couple cuts strips of salmon before carrying them to their smokehouse as youth spectators eagerly watch […]
Mmm, popcorn smells and tastes so good. Here is an easy recipe for you to try, especially if you want to make savory popcorn using the old fashioned method. It is a different way to […]
by Tad Lindley Let me recap the historical setting in case you are unfamiliar with it. At least several thousand years ago there was a godly man named Job who lived in the land of […]
by Peter Twitchell Life gets interesting as I age. First, I’ll admit time flew by from my youth to my retirement age. I have to admit again that it seems like it’s slowed down to […]
by K.J. Lincoln This past week a group from Bethel participated in a workshop to learn how to sew Yup’ik grass baskets. I had the honor of learning with them and sharing the knowledge learned […]
Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum is seeking proposals for their Winter Lecture / Culture Share Series to be held on Zoom between November of 2022 and March of 2023. Speakers are invited to propose to […]
by Ned Rozell The year is 1905. You are a prospector in Alaska relaxing in your cabin after a chilly day of working the tailings pile. Craving a cup of joe, you pull a tin […]
The Bethel Fire and Police Departments responded to 548 Fifth Avenue for a report of a structure fire at 11:21 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2022. Upon arrival, firefighters observed smoke and fire emitting from […]
Sheila Carl, Tribal Council member of the Akiak Native Community has been appointed to the Tribal Advisory Council for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Other Alaskans appointed also include Diana Zirul, Tribal Council Treasurer, […]
The Bethel Regional High School volleyball teams hosted a weekend of slamtastic with teams from Chevak and Juneau-Douglas participating. The games started on Friday and continued on through Saturday. The Juneau-Douglas Bears varsity team came […]
March 4, 2022Comments Off on 1A Alaska Coastal Conference Day 1 photo highlights
The basketball games for Day 1 of the 1A Alaska Coastal Conference are in the books. The Lower Kuskokwim School District is hosting the tournament at Bethel Regional High School, March 3-5, 2022.
Laura Angela Kylook, 90, of Bethel, peacefully died on July 25, 2022 with her children by her side. She was born on May 17, 1932 at Fish Village, AK to Xavier Afcan and Clara (Phillip) […]
Jerome “Jerry” Rogauskas, born September 22th, 1945 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday, August 7th, 2022, in Lincoln City, Oregon. He is proceeded in death by his father, Frank Rogauskas, and his mother, Anna […]
Billy Norbert Westlock, lovingly named after Aupalria & Aurralria, was born in Bethel on November 20, 1972 to Gordon Sr. and Nora Westlock. He entered Eternal Life on July 4, 2022. Billy was well-known to […]
Officers from the Bethel Police Department responded to the area of Watsons Corner in reference to an assault on 09/13/2022 at approximately 0233 hours. Officers arrived at the scene and observed a female was bleeding […]
The Bethel Police Department receive a report of a stolen vehicle on 09/07/2022 at approximately 22:11 hours. At 01:31 hours on 09/08/2022, Officers of the Bethel Police Department observed a vehicle of matching the description […]
Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted two individuals with a recently harvested bull moose in Brown’s Slough in Bethel On 09/15/2022. Further investigation revealed the individuals, identified as Steven Andrew and Tyler Walker, located the moose swimming […]
• On 9-9-22 at 12:45 p.m. firefighters responded to the Cultural Center for a fire alarm. There was found to be a malfunctioning detector and no fire. • On 9-9-22 at 4:11 p.m. firefighters responded […]
by Kenneth Hargens 7 December 2021 This incident happened in 2018, I believe. Certainly not any later year. I am sure the month was September as the tourists had left and there was very little […]
July 26, 2018Comments Off on Berry pickers spy Bigfoot
by K.J. Lincoln On Saturday, August 3rd, 2013, a family from Bethel witnessed a very tall, black colored creature walking upright while they were out picking berries. The family of three – the dad and […]
July 26, 2018Comments Off on Hairy Man tracks along the Kisaralik River
by Delta Discovery staff The Kisaralik and Kasigluk rivers snake through the tundra together from the Kuskokwim River and make their way to the Kuskokwim and Kilbuck mountains. Hairy Man people, or Bigfoots, and/or their […]
July 25, 2018Comments Off on Hairy Man sighted in Napakiak
by Delta Discovery staff In late April 2013, a worker at the Napakiak village corporation was just taking a look outside the 2nd story window of the building during the early afternoon hours, when she […]
July 25, 2018Comments Off on Question about Hairy Man or Bigfoot in our land
by Delta Discovery staff By now, you may have read over a dozen stories of sightings of Hairy Man in the Y-K Delta. We still have many more stories that we have collected and will […]
July 25, 2018Comments Off on Whitefish set netters spot Bigfoot
by K.J. Lincoln Two fishermen from Bethel saw a creature too tall to be a human walking upright while checking their whitefish net at the upper mouth of Tarperrnaq River. Dana Kopanuk, was one of […]
