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

Saturday saw clear blue skies, cold temperatures and sled dog racing for the fun. Sixteen rookie mushers ran in the 17th Annual Mayor’s Cup Sled Dog Race sponsored by the Iditarod Trail Blazers at...

Prominent Seward musher Dan Seavey isn’t daunted by the idea of running the 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race — 1,150 miles from Anchorage to Nome. Even at age 74. Rather, he’s looking forward...

A ship in port over the weekend is one that made international news last year when Somali pirates took control of the vessel on April 8 some 200 nautical miles North-East of Salalah, Oman, according...

Chugachmiut, a tribal consortium serving the seven Native communities of the Chugach Region by providing health and social services, education, training and technical assistance to the Chugach Native...

No matter if the groundhog sees his shadow today or not, Seward will celebrate breakup. The Seward Spring Breakup Festival is on again for 2012, Rick Brown of Adventure Sixty North announced last week. The second annual festival is planned for the...

Ring the Bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in — Leonard Cohen, “Anthem” Alaskans seem frozen in place. After a...

I just wanted to give a big shout out to our fabulous volunteer fire crews of Seward. When I had my chimney fire the other week, not only was the response fast, but they were efficient, professional, courteous and kind. Dave Squires and the crews...

Dear Seward Phoenix LOG staff, Thank you very much for your kind selection of me as your Citizen of the Year. I was completely surprised and humbled by the words and comments from such a wide variety of friends and co-workers. Seward is very fortunat...

Resurrection Bay Historical Society surprised long-time museum director Lee Poleske with a party at the Jan. 26 monthly meeting and honored him for his 30 plus years of volunteer effort with RBHS. Bec...

Questions and speculations about a potential superintendent for Anchorage and perhaps the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District began circulating several weeks ago. In December 2011 Anchorage School District announced that KPBSD Superintendent...

“Animal Planet” host and leading conservationist Jeff Corwin will headline the Alaska SeaLife Center’s 3rd Annual Alaska Marine Gala on Feb. 18 at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage. Corwin has worked for the conservation of endangered species...

As expected there will be less halibut available for fishermen to catch this year — an 18 percent drop to 33 million pounds, to be split among fisheries along the west coast, British Columbia and...

Flood meeting planned The Seward/Bear Creek Flood Service Area holds its regular board meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 in the Seaview Plaza Building, Kenai Peninsula Borough Annex Office, Suite 122. This will be the only meeting in February. The public is...

Lindsey Lenette von Borstel was admitted into the Golden Key International Honour Society at the University of Alaska Fairbanks on Sept. 23. The Seward High School graduate was active in academics,...

Alaska Railroad Corporation board met in Anchorage Jan. 20 for a regular meeting. On display outside the meeting was information about ARRC projects....

Seward Middle School’s wrestling squad continued to improve and impress onlookers with its performance at Soldotna Middle School’s annual Rubber Chicken Tournament Jan. 21. Of the 10 wrestlers...

Seahawk varsity girls basketball team met Barlett Golden Bears on Jan. 19 in the T-Bird Classic at East High in Anchorage. Seward won the squeeker 45-44....