AC Quickstop begins plans for Bethel liquor store

The Bethel AC Quickstop. (Photo by Dean Swope / KYUK)
Bethel received two liquor licenses last month. But the town’s almost half-century ban on legal sales hasn’t entirely broken yet. The two entities who obtained the licenses—Alaska Commercial Company and Bethel Native Corporation—still need to set up their stores. AC Quickstop is beginning that process this week.
Walter Pickett is the Alaska Commercial Company general manager. He says the final vision for