Articles from the February 16, 2012 edition
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By Heidi Zemach 
Local 
February 16, 2012 
Student’s eyes opened with exchange in Hungary
Seward High School Junior Neeka Erchinger seems just a little more self confident and mature these days, and her long sun-bleached sandy-blond hair and tanned skin are testimony that she’s been...
By LOG staff Local February 16, 2012 
Group catches fish under the ice
Kyle looks for fish through one of the holes in the ice on the Community Schools ice fishing trip to Grouse Lake on Sunday. About 50 people took the trek to Grouse Lake to do some ice fishing Sunday...
By Nate Chambers Local February 16, 2012 
SMIC plans discussed
“Seward’s future looks bright,” said Assistant City Manager Ron Long opening the public meeting last Thursday night at the Rae Building. Hosted by R&M Consultants, the meeting had around 50...
Local February 16, 2012 
Heavy snow load collapses building
An accumulation of snow and ice brought down the building on the southwest corner of Fourth and Madison Saturday night. In the 1940s Malcom’s Bus Line occupied the building from which a...
By Elstun Lauesen Opinion February 16, 2012 
The Owner State and Governor Parnell’s oil tax roll-back
The Owner State and Governor Parnell’s oil tax roll-back Note: This article jointly appears in the February 2012 Alaskans United newsletter On Feb. 9, the “Moore Up North” television program hos...
By Philip Smith Opinion February 16, 2012 In reality Republicans are not racists
Editor’s note: The following is a response to the column “What the redistricting trial unmasked is not pretty” that was published in the Jan. 19 LOG. I reject your premise that white Republicans are racist bigots. Your blanket statement, “Of...
Announcements February 16, 2012 
Concert/Dance set for Feb. 25
Melissa Mitchell, Spiff and Rik Nelson will perform in Seward Feb. 25 for the Winter Concert Series. The three skilled and well established Alaskan musicians bring to the stage an amalgamation of...
By Heidi Zemach Local February 16, 2012 
Seward reaches out in friendship to Germany
Heidi Zemach For The LOG Cultural exchange is alive and well in Seward. Lori Krier, an English teacher and Travel Club advisor, seven Seward High School students, and some chaperons will visit Europe...
Announcements February 16, 2012 
Wilde raffles quilt to fund Bolivia exchange
Destined for Bolivia for a year as a Rotary Youth Ambassador, Veronica Wilde is raffling a quilt to raise funds for her adventure. Tickets for the raffle are $5 and can be purchased by calling Wilde...
By Laine Welch Fishing February 16, 2012 
Sensors monitor door and hatch status
Over half of all fishing fatalities are due to vessels going down, and most of the boats sink because of flooding. The sinkings of the Alaska Ranger and Katmai in 2008, for example, in which 12 men...
Arts February 16, 2012 
“Almost, Maine” delights audiences
Port City Players perform “Almost, Maine” at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 and 18, and at 3 p.m. Feb. 19 at Resurrect Art Coffee House. The play is set on a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter,...
Announcements February 16, 2012 Out & About — Feb. 16, 2012
Library hours change Seward Community Library hours are now 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursdays, closed Sunday. The library is at 238 Fifth. Ocean film premiers Feb. 24 The new film “Ocean Frontier...
Announcements February 16, 2012 SPRD Activities — Feb. 16, 2012
Kidz n K9s is a class for youth, 10 and older, who want to learn about dogs. Sessions will be 5 - 6 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 1, and March 3, Seward Middle School. The first two classes are without dogs. For the March 3 session with dogs, the dogs must...
Announcements February 16, 2012 Calendar — Feb. 16, 2012
To add or change a non-profit or free regular meeting or event on the LOG’s Calendar, e-mail adminassist@TheSewardPhoenixLOG.com or phone 224-4888. Thursday, Feb. 16 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department Meeting, Bear Creek Fire...
Features February 16, 2012 
Back when...
A gold shipment arriving in Seward on January 27, 1912 carrying 2,318 pounds of gold, at that time worth about a half a million dollars. From 2008 to 2012 Alaska has been celebrating the centennial...
Local February 16, 2012 
Locals craft handmade cards and gifts for Valentine’s
Monday night crafters gathered for Community Schools workshop to make cards and chocolate pillow boxes for Valentine’s Day....
Announcements February 16, 2012 Miners conference set for March 19
Alaska Miners Association is holding the 23rd Biennial Conference March 19-24 in Fairbanks. This year’s focus is Technologies and Challenges for Mining in Cold Climates. The conference and associated events will at the Westmark Hotel on 10th and...
Police LOG February 16, 2012 Police LOG — Feb. 16, 2012
Feb. 6 06:13 - Glacier Taxi advised of an motor vehicle accident at Pacific Park parking lot and two people screaming at each other. Officer responded and made contact with a subject who advised that there was no accident and the argument was over...
By Justin Matley Alaska February 16, 2012 Iron dogs ready for race in the bush
Following the success of last year’s race the 2012 Iron Dog will host a battalion of snowmachining’s top guns. They’ve secured trophies and championships in races across the U.S. and Canada, and on Feb. 19 on Big Lake they’ll convene for the...
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