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In early March, someone in a community near Bethel received a letter from the state gaming manager. It ordered them to stop conducting illegal gambling on Facebook, and to turn in their gaming equipment and records to the state.
The person who received that letter, startled, contacted Anna Bill, who was a tribal police officer in Mountain Village at the time.
“They asked me to take a look at it,” Bill said. “And they were concerned about it.”
Bill said that the person was concerned the letter was a potential scam, so she contacted Alaska State Troopers, who told her that the letter was indeed real.
Credit Annalyne Ulroan / Lower Kuskokwim School District The art made by students in the Lower Kuskokwim School District will take center stage at the Bethel Cultural Center on Friday, May 7. Up until now, all the art made by students could only be viewed virtually. The instruction that took place was also done remotely because of the pandemic.
At 6 p.m. on May 7, the doors will open at the Bethel Cultural Center for a live, in person First Friday show of student art. Teddi Worrock, the cultural center s program director, said that the event will span many art forms.
“We worked together to create this beautiful wall that has art from all the students all over the Y-K Delta,” explained Worrock. We also have a dance group that will be performing. We have art from Reyne Athanas and Jamie and Katie Nicolai that will also be displayed. We also have an art station provided by the library that’s a lot of fun for kids. So if the parents want to walk around and view the art, the ki
Credit Greg Kim / KYUK
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation has changed its COVID-19 testing hours. Currently, people in Bethel hoping to get an unscheduled COVID-19 test can do so at the drive through testing site across from the hospital. The site is now only open on Fridays from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for unscheduled appointments.
Testing is also open to all at the Bethel Alaska Airlines terminal when daily flights arrive at noon and 7 p.m. If you need to schedule a test outside of those hours, you can call YKHC’s COVID-19 hotline at 543-6949.
YKHC also continues to vaccinate residents in the Y-K Delta against the virus, and urges everyone aged 16 and older to register for a vaccine. A spokesperson for YKHC said that staff can give rides to and from the hospital for those with vaccination appointments, and is also offering to vaccinate people at home. To schedule a vaccination, call 543-6949 or register online on YKHC’s website.
Posted by Angela Denning | Apr 30, 2021
This sign is posted on the door of the Petersburg Post Office. (Photo by Angela Denning/KFSK)
April 30, 2021 Notes from KFSK’s Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Panel Discussion
Petersburg Borough’s Emergency Operations Center Incident Commander Karl Hagerman Incident Commander
–We are happy to report that there are no active cases in Petersburg right now. Things are looking pretty good, the risk level in Petersburg is really low, we’re at yellow, and we’re really happy to see that.
–As we get closer to the Little Norway Festival, I want to thank all the event planners that have submitted mitigation plans for their events and functions. It really helps the community to stay safe and keep our risk level low. Planning for those mitigations and making sure that participations and volunteers are safe during the festival is really important so we appreciate that. The Chamber of Commerce has been working diligently on that as well. They are co
Credit Katie Basile / KYUK
Some families in Bethel are considering moving if the next school year looks similar to this one. On April 29, 18 parents, teachers, and students, nearly all from Bethel, called into the Lower Kuskokwim School District board meeting. They pleaded with the district to allow students to return to in-person school five days a week, and for sports to resume. The district is taking action to meet those demands.
In March 2020, the Lower Kuskokwim School District, along with many districts around the nation, closed down in-person schooling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. LKSD kept in-person schooling closed while the virus hit the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta harder than almost anywhere else in the country. Carolyn Iverson, a parent and school social worker in Bethel, said that she was on board with those decisions at the time. Iverson is married to KYUK’s general manager.