The Seward Phoenix Log - News of the Eastern Kenai Peninsula since 1966

People living in the Bear Creek Fire Department area should take heart to learn that there are many well trained volunteers willing to drop everything and race to your door, or wreck, to help out in a...

The year is starting out hot for area firefighters. Already they have responded to 11 fires and five of them between Friday and Wednesday, reports Chief Mark Beals of Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Departm...

Who would stand out in the wind and cold of ice encrusted Seward to watch people plunge into frigid Resurrection Bay, much less do the plunging? People who support the American Cancer Society....

Many area residents spent their spare time digging out driveways and walkways after last weeks blizzard. The storm dumped several feet of snow on inland terrains, like this home at Bear...

One of the terms we often hear lately is “agenda.” This politician has an “agenda” or that group has an “agenda.” Mostly we mere mortals are left to speculate what an “agenda” might be...

The family of Marilyn Sieminski express their heartfelt thanks to all who showed their condolences for our loss through prayers, cards, flowers and calls. Some with just a smile and a hug was deeply felt. It has been a difficult time for our family...

Perry Nathan Buchanan was born in Roseberry, Idaho on May 28, 1929 and died on Jan. 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Perry moved to Alaska with his brother Gene in 1951. He met Lettie Lavern Fox (Dolly)...

Heather Apperson and Leif Bardarson married Jan. 7 at Tern Lake Lodge. The temperature warmed up from 10 below the day before to 10 above at the wedding, and it was snowing. The bride and groom did...

Rosemary Star Youngblood was born Jan. 9 to Leon and Kim Youngblood of Seward. She weighed 4 pounds 3 ounces and was 16 inches long. Rosemary’s family (below, from left are great-grandmother Lena...

Most people don’t know that 40 years ago Alaska pioneered the use of sonar to track salmon runs, or that state fishery managers operate 15 sonar sites on 13 rivers from Southeast to the Yukon. The g...

It takes a certain type of person to jump into the icy waters of the Seward Small Boat Harbor every year. But if you ask what type of person that is, the answer varies. Anyone can be affected by the...

It takes courage to plunge into the freezing waters of Resurrection Bay, even if just for a fraction of a minute, and you also have to have heart. That’s definitely what a group of women who work...

Engine No. 1 of the Alaska Central Railway was built in 1883 for the Northern Pacific Railroad, from which the Alaska Central purchased it in 1904. It arrived in Seward on April 23, 1904, the first...

RBCA potluck to honor volunteers A volunteer appreciation potluck is planned by Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance (RBCA) for 6 p.m. Jan. 20 at Resurrect Art Coffee House. The evening will also include two films. The evening is intended to show...

Biannual Poker Tournament, 10 p.m.,Jan. 27, Christo’s Palace. Buy in is $30. Proceeds go towards TYC’s Sponsorship program. For information call Jenni at 224-5472. TYC tyc@cityofseward.net 224-5472 After School Program is offered by The Teen and...

Jan. 4 11:36 - Ambulance requested to the AVTEC shop on Leirer for a female who fell and hit her head. SVFD/SVAC responded and patient was transported to the hospital 15:34 - Medium sized black dog with no collar reported loose in the alley between T...