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Senator Lisa Murkowski brings national debates to Seward
When Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) visited Seward Friday, May 4, she attended a Chamber of Commerce business luncheon, talked about the incredible opportunities for Alaska to take advantage of...
Man killed in accident at dock
LOG Staff A boom truck fell over onto its side at the T-Dock in front of Icicle Seafoods in the small boat harbor Tuesday killing the boom truck operator, Felix Morales, 52, of California. The tip of the boom arm punctured the deck of the M/V...
Dogs and yard get spring cleaning at shelter
A volunteer washes a dog Saturday, while other volunteers cleaned the yard at Seward Animal...
One rec camp to close
One of the military recreation facilities in Seward will close after the 2012 season, according the camp’s Website and the April 24 city council report on sewardcitynews.com. The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Seward Recreation Camp...
Iditarod Trail monument now graces waterfront
Leon Youngblood | The Seward Phoenix LOG The new monument commemorating the beginning of the Iditarod Trail was presented to the City of Seward by the Iditarod Trail Blazers on May 3. A crowd of...
Girl Scouts learn about science opportunities
On April 1, Seward girls participated in Women of Science Day, a Girl Scout of Alaska signature event, in which female presenters share their fascinating careers in science. This year, the Seward...
Crop Walk aids many
Participants in Sunday’s CROP Walk take a break. The worldwide fundraiser donates 25 percent of the money raised each year to the local He Will Provide food band and the...
Announcements
KBEA scholarships awarded
The Kenai Borough Employees Association has awarded this year’s scholarship recipients. Each of the students receive $500 to further their education. KBEA’s membership of over 200 employees fund the scholarships. Jed Wilde, Seward High School...
Highway closures announced
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities The Seward Highway at Trail River will be closed between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. from May 7-10 and May 13-17, according to an announcement by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public...
Out & About — May 10, 2012
Spring concert set The Seward Middle/High Combined Concert Choir and the Seward Community Choir will perform the “Music In May: A Vocal Celebration” concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10 at Seward High School auditorium. Admission is $5 for...
SPRD Activities — May 10, 2012
TYC tyc@cityofseward.net - 224-5472 Middle School Dance - The last dance of the school year is 7:30-10 p.m. May 11. The cost is $5. Summer Camp registration is underway for youth in grades 1-6. The 12-week program, which is open to first through...
Calendar — May 10, 2012
Thursday, May 10 6:30 to 8 p.m., Community Choir, Seward High School music room, Sue McClure, 224-6784. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek Fire Station, 13105 Seward Hwy, Mile 5, 224-3345. Friday, May 11 10:30 to...
Fishing
Tohoku tsunami debris hits Alaska coast
Soccer balls… motorcycles… reminders of the massive tsunami in Japan a year ago are now appearing along Alaska’s coastlines. “It’s safe to say that tsunami debris is here,” said Merrick...
Sports
Seward Track Invite
Teams from around the borough gathered in Seward May 1 for the Seward Invite Track and Field...
Features
Back when...
Students toss eggs at the end-of-the-year Seward High School picnic at Trail Lake Campground in May 1978. Teachers and students enjoyed a day of contests, sporting events, picnic lunches and just...
Turn back the pages — May 7, 1987
Compiled by Julie Rosier Little change in five years — The City of Seward is doing very well. In preparing the budget in April 1983, the City looked at the revenue projections for the coming years and saw that fiscal 1988 was supposed to be the...
Obituaries
Carole Jean Norton
Sunshine, Alaska resident Carole Jean Norton, 57, passed away at her home on April 17, 2012. Her remains will be scattered with her brother and dad on Mount Alice by Seward. Carole was born in...
Opinion
Holy Tsunami, Batman! We need some super-heroes
The 2011 Japanese tsunami isn’t over. Not by a long shot. The dramatic events we witnessed in March 2011 didn’t end when the waters receded. In fact, when the Tsunami washed ashore in Japan, it...
Mariners' Memorial coming together
On behalf of the Seward Mariners’ Memorial committee, I would like to thank the fine folks at the Kenai Mountains Turnagain Arm National Historical Area and the William H. Seward Yacht Club for their generous and timely grants. We are at a...
Republicans led women’s suffrage struggle
To the Phoenix LOG, This is a response to the April 26 column by Elstun Lauesen, “Join the call to end the war on women.” With snarky ignorance, Mr. Lauesen refers to it as the “Republican war against women.” But the Democrats have not...
Police LOG
Police LOG — May 10, 2012
Listings in the Police Log are from journals sent to The Seward Phoenix LOG by the Seward Police Department. April 27 10:11 - Officers went to multiple locations attempting to serve old warrants. 12:59 - OCS requested a welfare check at a residence...
Arts
Gallery walks begin
As snow melted away, greenery began to appear, and businesses opened up for the upcoming tourist season, the First Friday Gallery Walks started up again May 4 downtown and at the Small Boat Harbor....
