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

The Seaveys of Seward earned the distinction of having the youngest Iditarod winner in the race’s history when Dallas Seavey, 25, crossed the finish line in Nome at 7:29 p.m. Tuesday with an...

Though it doesn’t quite seem possible yet with snow still falling at press time, Seward is ready for spring break up. And to celebrate the coming of spring, organizers are staging the second annual Seward Break Up Festival. The theme this year is...

March has not always been a month to celebrate women’s history. According to the Library of Congress, “Women’s History Month had its origins in 1981 when Congress authorized and requested the Pr...

The Bear Creek Fire Service Area is once again hoping to obtain capital funding for the construction of a new multi-use fire station building that would replace their old obsolete fire station. The...

Seward High School wrestler Savannah Fackler won two gold medals and a silver while attending the 2012 Arctic Winter Games in Canada last week. She won her first gold for freestyle wrestling, her...

After 244 years, the Encyclopedia Britannica will cease publication. When I learned this, I decided to scrap my draft column for this paper and write a remembrance of what had become the gold standard...

It’s Fur Rondy time again! But, why is there nothing going on in Seward to celebrate this time of year? (I mean zero, nada, zilch, zip...not a peep from the city leadership.) Why has there been no Iditarod ceremonial race start here — ever? In...

Seward Parks & Rec would like to thank the SHS Seahawks Girls Basketball team who assisted with the Urbach’s Youth Basketball League on March 10. We really appreciated you giving up part of your Saturday to help set up, work the snack bar, coach,...

Citizens concerned about coal dust in Seward will gather at 7 p.m. March 23 at K.M. Rae Building on the IMS campus for a presentation by Denny Larson from Global Community Monitoring describing the Bucket Brigade air quality monitoring project in...

Applications from artists residing in Alaska are open for interior public art The Alaska State Council on the Arts Percent for Art Program has announced. The commissions are for DEC Seafood & Food Safety Lab in Anchorage, Hoonah Ferry Terminal and...

Homer’s Winter King Salmon Tournament is planned for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 17. The entry fee is $100 and includes not only the chance to win prizes (last year’s winner, Mike Walls, took home over $30,000), but also food and beer at the...

A variety of Iditarower teams at the Rez Fitness in Seward were still racing the leading sled dog teams to Nome in the 2012 Iditarod Dogsled Race at press time. They were behind, but making a valiant...

Home grown salmon are Alaska’s largest crop, but don’t ever refer to it as farming. Whereas farmed fish are crammed into closed pens or cages until they’re ready for market, Alaska salmon begin...

With spring solstice right around the corner, local crews are still moving the snow around at Questa Woods....

Icicle Seafoods has made available scholarship funds for students to enroll in Kenai Peninsula College courses. The Seward Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, GED holders or students already attending college, or those who show...

The International Pacific Halibut Commission funds several merit scholarships to support university, technical college, and other post-secondary education. The scholarship fund has been established to assist the further education of Canadian and U.S....

Alaska is the latest state to participate in the Yellow Dot Program. the purpose of the program is to alert law enforcement officers and medical first responders when there is someone in a vehicle who has a medical condition. The participant is...

Casual volleyball at Seward Sports and Rec makes for a fun winter evening....

Local fire personnel took a basic firefighter course this past few weeks hosted by Seward Volunteer Fire Department. Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department members also attended the 48-hour course that...

Speaker Taylor Crowe will give his “My Life With Autism” presentation from 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 19, Soldotna Middle School library, and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Homer Middle School library. The presentation is hosted by the Alaska Autism Resource...

Mount Marathon Race applications due March 31 Applications for the 85th annual Mount Marathon Race are due to the Seward Chamber of Commerce, Conference and Visitors Bureau by midnight March 31.Applications can be completed online at www.seward.com....

Community Schools/TRAILS Emily at the ILC at 224-8711 Kidz n K9s/Tale 2 is a class for youth, 10 and older, who want to learn about dogs. Led by an experienced dog trainer, classes focus on dog body language, safety, student questions and more. The...

Thursday, March 15 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, March 16 10:30 t...

Photo courtesy of Resurrection Bay Historical Society The Alaska Railroad Depot, built in 1917, originally sat at the foot of Adams Street. In 1928 the new general manager of the Alaska Railroad,...

March 2 18:15 - Individual reported a white van blocking the alley behind his house on Third. Officer spoke with vehicle owner who stated the van was stuck and would have it moved soon. 18:23 - Troopers had a report of a female driving vehicle going...